Chapter 05 – Chase the Conspiracy (1/2)

CHAPTER 5 – CHASE THE CONSPIRACY

「It’s becoming dangerous to collect copper coins in this town now」

「I agree, it has decreased considerably, so doing more would get attention and would be dangerous」

「Let’s just carry out what we’ve collected. Arrange it」

「I got it」

It’s a man’s voice, there was two of them talking.

「Customer?」

「Uwa!」

A hand was waved in front of my face. It was suddenly, so I was surprised.

「What’s the matter dear customer, looking at the door that intently」

「Ahh, No」

I chose my words.

The voice I heard was through the door, so it was from outside the store.

「I’m sorry, I remembered urgent things to do」

「Eh? But the food is stillーー」

「I’ll come again」

I said, then jumped out the store.

And, focused my ears.

Among the noises, I picked up the voice a little while ago.

When listening to music, and from hearing different soundsーーfor example hearing carefully only the drums’ sound, it’s the same to that feeling.

「Damn, making a profit is good, but the carrying it is hard work」

I caught the voice I heard a little while ago.

I chased after it.

The two from earlier was together, chatting.

That’s why I chased after that, relying on their voice I chased after them.

After a cornering a few alleys, I entered an unpopular place.

The voice suddenly got little.

「Did they enter somewhere?」

I looked around the vicinity.

Entering the back alley, there were many kinds of structures.

I searched for a place that can be enteredーーstood in front of the door of that building, and focused my ears.

Doing that, in the fifth building’s door, I heard the men’s voice from earlier.

「This is everything right, good, we’ll carry it out tonight. Join the guys in a different town, and bring it the place of the melting furnace」

「Hey, how much are we going to earn for this?」

「From today’s copper’s market price……melting it and selling it will probably double it」

「Woah, it had increased from before. That means that this, will be worth twice the money right」

「That’s right」

「Uhhaa」

The men’s words. As I felt it when I heard it for the first time, it sounds dangerous.

「The copper coins……melting it in a furnace making it raw material and sell it off?」

Melting the country’s money without permission, that is a grave crime that is prohibited by any country.

I thought I’d suppress them as is, but listening to them, but they have business partners, and people who cooperate with them.

If I suppress them as is, the lizard’s tail would only be cut.

「……」

I carefully remember the place, and left that place.

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「This place huh」

I asked a townsperson, and arrived at this town’s public office.

Something like the police, when I asked the place where they keep the criminals, this was the place was taught.

「Wait! Who are you」

Just like the first time I came to this town, armed guards stopped me.

Well, it’s a natural reaction, but I too, have something prepared.

I took out the fan Princess Helen gave me, and showed it to the guard.

「I’m the princess’ aide. Let me meet the person in charge」

「Princess……? Mu! that is the royal family’s crest……in addition, the real thing」

The guard confirmed the fan’s identity with magic（or something like that）.

At once, his attitude became like that of a different person.

「Please wait a minute, I will inform them at once」

「Yeah」

The guard ran inside.

I waited there for a while.

After about ten minutes, the guard came out.

「I’m sorry to have kept you waiting. Almosso-sama is waiting inside. Please enter」

Being passed through by the guard, I went inside.

Guided just like that, I came to a place like an office.

Inside the room was a middle-aged, a man with good clothes.

As soon as the man saw me, he asked with a serious face.

「Kefuka Almosso, I am called」