Vol 6 Chapter 81 (2/2)
“Chickennn dickheaddd!”
“D-don’t cry, Monica… I would never do so full of love… erp!”
The splendida
Forcing hie onwards, Lyle couldn’t help but lie down
“It really was tasty, but… what’s that supposed to be? Did she co a party?”
Aria herself had gluttonously dug into quite a large portion of it, so Miranda replied
“And despite that, you sure did eat a lot So et fat”
There, perhaps finally gaining awareness of the fact she had eaten just a little too much, Aria’s stance hardened
It see of a potato, and she still wished to eat more
“While Monica-san may be skilled in the kitchen, her repertoire really is so else This party may really be quite a luxurious one”
Seeing Clara happily stuff her face, some complicated emotions surfaced in Miranda
Having experienced Growths, they had allmemories for themselves
What’s more, Clara had thrown out quite a bit of verbal abuse
(Even so…)
The reason they were on standby like this was for the wooden crate they were quite purposefully showing off
(Lyle sure has quite a few convenient Skills on him)
Once the buyers had left, the info on where the Gryphon was kept had spread alongside the rumors of the battle
It seems Lyle had it in mind that there would be some to try and steal it
And one of the likely candidates was Miranda’s own home
(I do think they’ll take various measures, but… will they really make a move so fast?)
When it caht
While she had thought his expenditures a waste, he was quite reliable in finding proper ways to replenish his savings
Shannon was sleeping on Porter’s luggage tray with a blanket wrapped around her, and Nove Lyle
There, Lyle went through great pains to raise the upper half of his body, and looked around
“Well that came faster than expected”
The warehouse wasn’t even locked
Having the door broken doould truly be a pain, but leaving it unlocked with the lights on made it more difficult for outsiders to think to enter
Of course, Miranda did sur for the Gryphon as well
She pulled out the dagger hanging at her waist, while Aria rose and put her hands on her short spear
Novem exited Porter with her staff in hand
Lyle alone walked boldly to the front of the box, and Monica tagged alongside him
“Just show yourself already”
When Lyle said that, several h the warehouse’s , and a few dozen of theh the open door
Miranda got into position, but Lyle ers
After aout, and before she knew it, the round
Looking closely, a wall of ice had surfaced close to the
When that disappeared, Lyle took a silver bow in hand
(It’s much smaller than I heard Is that not a short bow?)
She had heard it was a large bow, but with his sht, before releasing the On their descent each one of theround close to one of the men in black
‘Twas a threat
“Now go hootiate when he does And that this Gryphon’ll be handed off whencomes”
Seeing Lyle tap his hand against the crate, the black-clad ilance of the party
Lyle pulled back the bow
“Or would your failure rather be reported with your corpses?”
As he said that, the ilant as they made their way outside
(They were looking atfor another… Shannon?)
Miranda turned to Porter, and found Shannon poking her head out to see as going on
Those black-clad irl, and left
After a while, the bow returned to its original necklace-forlass
“… I’ him for that”
Returning to Porter, Lyle told Nove his body a bit
“… So he knew it all”
Saying that, Miranda sheathed her blade…
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As expected, the Circry House’s Head Ralph-san paid a visit to the storehouse
(After putting up such airs, I’ve no idea hoould act if it was sohable)
When I whispered in arbed men from before
Nearby, he had even thoughtfully brought a wagon to carry the contents of the crate
Miranda and Shannon’s eyes were looking at the ht than before They seemed a little surprised
“… You intentionally brought soht if I work under that assumption?”
Hearing that, I found he wasexactly as the Ancestors had instructedbut nod
“I see Then let’s get to negotiations It will be troublesome if that Gryphon is to end up anywhere besides the palace I’ve prepared two hundred gold I’”
The Fourth spoke to me
『So the starting offer is two hundred gold coins… Lyle』
When I rip the Jewel, the black-clad men behind Ralph-san reacted at once
It was a little bit a
“I’ve paid a whole five hundred on my side Also, just look at that… because of you lot, theof the storehouse we rented is in so many pieces I’ll have to at least cover the cost of old sound to you? If you’ve got some extraneous circumstance, you should at least be prepared to pay out that much”
Ralph-san spoke in a fed-up tone
“Oh I’e as well Understood I don’t mind if I’m to cover the repair costs for theBut the five hundred gold was so you arbitrarily spent of your own accord I’old coins, then I’ll pay it”
It was nowhere near enough, so I smiled and spoke
“Trying to drive your daughter’s boyfriends- and myself- to our deaths, and that’s the sum you put up? It was my own ineptitude when I took up the request, so how about I lower it to nine hundred and fifty gold?”
“… It’s just that flow of information to our household was a little delayed If I knew, I surely would never have sent Miranda To even drag little Shannon along… what a terrible man you are Three hundred”
“Make sure you put a gold soive a elcome to those lover boys in question who’ve finally racked up soold”
The negotiations continued on as such, with old
Ralph-san presented a price of four hundred
The Fourth…
『Looks like it’s around the point where you’re finally starting to make a profit It’s fine to stop it here, but the problem lies in the fee for the request he issued you』
The Fourth’s grinning face surfaced in my head
“… Six hundred gold coins Including the fee for your request, doesn’t it sound oh-so cheap? You’ll get this beast the expeditionary force sold off A request to guard two people, what’s uished service”
Ralph scoffed
“How shaive them brownie points In the first place, I never knew a Gryphon would coe I’m sure there were some mistakes onryph It looks like you fail to grasp a father’s heart”
Sha
While holding those impressions, I spoke
“… Five hundred fifty gold Any more is impossible”
There, Ralph-san as well
“Five hundred gold Any further, and I’ll consider use of physical means”
Around were the black-clad men, and they had now turned into the man’s trump card
Since his daughters were there, he likely didn’t want to injure the for any more would surely lead to further disputes
I decided to fold
“Understood Oy”
“Yes, Lyle-sama”
I had Nove the oversized head of an eagle come into view
It was frozen quite solidly, and the white frosted-over contents made it difficult to make out, but my opponent did confirm it
Ralph-san tossed a leather bag over to me
I picked the jingling bag off of the ground, and had Monica confirm its contents
After ht, she looked at my face, and nodded
“Negotiations complete I’ll send you the invoice for thelater”
“I’d prefer it you didn’t request an exorbitant sureedy one”
I laughed
“I’ but the repair cost for the warehouse Even like this, I’m still under the impression that I’m an honest man”
(Right, Lyle hasn’t told a lie!)
And like that, Ralph-san motioned his subordinates to leave, and arily watched them off
While watching his men transport the crate, he spoke to Miranda
“… Doris and Lucy are unreliable Miranda, do you have any mind to return?”
Hearing that, Shannon seemed quite down
Miranda spoke
“… So you’ll never say such things to Shannon, will you I don’t want to be involved anyto fool?”
Hearing her lack of intent to return, Ralph-san merely whispered, ‘I see,’ to himself
The crate wasbehind, Ralph-san didn’t turn to us again
I asked Miranda and Shannon
“Are you sure about this? The both of you?”
There, Shannon responded
“A-as if I want to return to a house like that!”
Her eyes were tearing up
Miranda was…
“Just by returning, there’ll be unfavorable rumors that’ll surface Whatever the case, it isn’t a comfortable place to be”
And to the two of them…
“How about you honestly say you decided to choose ret it”
When I said that, Shannon looked straight at me
“Looks like you haven’t recovered yet”
And said that
Novem spoke
“No matter what Lyle-sama you are, I’ll still like you… and uet hard from now on, but please do your best”
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The next day
In the warehouse, I accepted the payment from the merchant who purchased the Gryphon
To ht tone
“The expeditionary force that returned earlier this ht, they truly looked like an experienced ar, really”
(Yes, just like ret over the et)
I accepted the bag of gold, and handed the Gryphon over to the merchant
“The first had its head in quite a state, and the second looked like it was shot through the stomach I’m sure it was quite a vicious battle”
(The ones who did that were me and Aria)
I put the money away, and handed the man some documents to confirm the details with Norma later
There
“There’s plenty of worth in the Gryphon defeated by the heroes of the expeditionary force, but lad I made the purchase in time to welcome our important customer”
Apparently, she was quite satisfied hearing she would get a Gryphon in quite a good condition
“It’s just as race for me”
“Well, nice doing business with you”
Seeing the s man and his party leave with the Gryphon loaded on his cart, I waved
Miranda walked to my side
“Like hell you’re not one for lies damn swindler”
She poked her elbow at ly spoke
“… I-I didn’t lie, you know”
Right, I didn’t lie Not a single soul said I would be selling a Gryphon
What was negotiated with Ralph-san was a Hippogryph
That’s all the frozen body had been, and the old coins
This should be enough co us all
Miranda put her hand to her s lips
“And I’ve chosen you, Lyle, so ret it Well, quite a bit’s happened this time around, but it was fun, so all’s well”
My face turned bright red, as I turned round
Monica seemed disappointed
“… Looks like the Chicken dickwad’s Fever Time has ended When is the next one scheduled for?”
She asked me with quite a serious expression
I looked at her face
“As if I’d ever do it again”
I swore in my heart, but the Sixth’s voice escaped from the Jewel
『Lyle… it’s because you think that way that everyone’s troubled But let』
Buildingface, I swore for the third tiain