The Laid-back Life in Another World of the Ex-Hero Candidate Who Turned out to be a Cheat from Level

Chapter 59: Ha~a… Those People

◇◇ Crylord Castle • Queen’s Office ◇◇

… What happened?…

The Princess Queen frowned as she read the document that had been delivered urgently.

The document was a report referring to a series of cases of destruction of some buildings in different places that had been occurring recently.

In each of the cases, although no one was seriously injured, each of the buildings was considerably destroyed.

In addition, in all cases, the perpetrator managed to escape without leaving a trace, which only made the investigation even more difficult.

However, what most worried the Princess Queen, were the buildings that were destroyed.

Each of the buildings had traces of having been used for commercial purposes, but.

• There was no official record related to the business of those stores.

• Formerly, it had been classified as an evicted building, but suddenly a business had been opened inside it.

• There were clues that some suspicious business had been done in there.

From the information they could gather, they managed to discover that each of the stores that were destroyed had similar characteristics.

However, due to the type of business that was taking place within the destroyed buildings, they could not issue any notice regarding this to the public.

… Although the damages were slight, the buildings destroyed are still buildings in the city, so we can not leave this aside, but how should we act? …

The Queen Princess was trying to think of a solution while rubbing her eyes, which had begun to lose focus after having spent 4 days without sleep.

At that time, there were still piles of documents to be processed in front of her.

The Princess Queen was still dealing with acts of corruption that her Father, the Former King, had performed -which were mostly related with tax evasion and bribes make by some Nobles-.

◇◇ In a certain room of a certain building in a certain city ◇◇

「What? Another of our stores was destroyed?」

「I’m sorry, my Lord」

「… I’ve already been banished. From now on call me Dark King. So, what happened this time?」

「It was the same as the previous time, the buildings where we erected our stores were suddenly destroyed after having made a few transactions」

「How many were the damages?」

「It seems that they only took some of the products we had for sale, like the previous ones」

「… I don’t understand… If they thought to rob us, why didn’t they take everything?… They thought that, since we worked with suspicious articles, they could not get too much?… Hey, did you hire bodyguards for the store?」

「Yes… But whoever attacked us was too powerful… Our guys said it was as strong as a beast…」

「… We can not do anything about what we’ve already been robbed … Increases the number of guards and the security of the stores. Also triples the surveillance」

「Understood, Dark King」

Note: In case you don’t remember… Former King → Dark King

◆ ◇ Houtarou City • Variety Store Ugô ◇ ◆

「Lately there have been several accidents related to some buildings being destroyed everywhere. The market was full of people muttering that」

After returning from the market with purchases, Furio muttered that while handing the cloth bag with the remaining money to Uliminus.

「I’ll send someone from the store to investigate to be sure. It could be related with the Demons or the Evil God Nya」

After receiving the money, Uliminus, the ex-leader of the former intelligence department of the Demonic Army, the Silent Ear, reviewed the purchase and sale reports of the Ugô store while bowing her head.

「However, there is still very little information so far Nya. There still seems to be no serious damage, but we will be watching Nya.

… By the way, did your shopping skills improve? We have much more money saved than I had planned」

Uliminus, who confirmed the contents of the bag, said that to Furio with a voice full of admiration.

「Apparently, this type of work is still the most appropriate for me, after all, I’ve been doing it since I lived in my original world」

He said that while laughing.

◆ ◇ At the Same Time • Furio’s House ◇ ◆

It had been a week since Barissa’s family had visited them.

That day, Jarren, the Young Knight who became Barissa’s stepbrother, had arrived at Furio’s house, but,

• Furio, Uliminus, Gozaru and Barissa were working in the various Ugô items store.

• Berano was teaching at the magic school.

• Brossam was working in the fields at the back.

And so, only Lys, Furio’s wife, Bireri, who took care of the ranch and Saber, the couple’s pet, were there to welcome him.

After greeting everyone, Jarren stepped into the living room.

「Well, I had thought that in this house I could learn to be a good noble, so I decided to come」

After saying that, he give them a letter from his father.

In the first half of the letter, his father only wrote about how much his son had insisted that he be allowed to come here.

… But, as he went on writing the second half, he began to talk about the gifts they received from Furio and Gozaru to celebrate their engagement, about how busy he was and about how much he and his wife were willing to go on a honeymoon…

… Practically… he’s telling us that he was only interfering with his newly-married life …

… Awa~, I also believe that~…

Lys and Bireri could not help but smile ironically after reading the second half.

But, despite that,

「Your step-sister Barissa also lives here so I guess we can accept you.

Even so, please, check with Danna-sama too」

Lys said that while smiling.

「Yes! Thank you!」

Jarren smiled cheerfully as he tilted his head gratefully, but Lys.

「In addition, Brossam is also here」

She said that while smiling again.

「Hey!? No-!? That…」

Upon hearing that, Jarren jumped over while blushing, then, he could only keep quiet while muttering to that joke.

Then, Lys, who saw him put himself that way.

… Good, that’s a good reaction. I have to make an effort to create a bond between those two!

Again, Lys had begun to move in the opposite direction to what Brossam wanted.

◆ ◇ That Afternoon • Furio’s House ◇ ◆

On returning home, Furio heard Jarren’s story, then said.

「It’s important to learn that kind of thing, so I approve it, I’ll help you in everything I can」

After hearing that, Jarren began to bow repeatedly in front of Furio to thank him.

So.

「… Wh-Why are you here? Hey!」

「Brossam-san! I am in debt to you for the last time! Thanks for everything!」

After returning from her job in the field, Brossam was surprised when Jarren appeared in front of her while leaning to thank her, then he explained that he had come to learn to be a better Noble.

「… Aah, it must be because of what I told him the last time…」

Brossam, who understood that this was because of the things she told Jarren the last time, had no choice but to accept it reluctantly,

… This boy has been trying to get close to me since I gave him that scolding… I do not have any taste for young boys either… What should I do now?

Brossam thought with a bitter smile on her face as she watched Jarren, who seemed to want to give her a hug.

After a while.

Barissa, who had also arrived home late, was surprised when she met Jarren, and was even more surprised when she found out that he was staying here to train and then got upset when she read the letter his father sent.

「No, I’m not opposed to my stepbrother staying here to study. However, shouldn’t you have talked with me, the eldest daughter, before doing something like this? …」

… Until then, everything was fine, but …

「Right now… those two must be having fun on their honeymoon… Isn’t it unfair that my Father can do this when I don’t !? I, his own daughter, haven’t even been able to have my own honeymoon yet, and even so… I can’t even have a moment alone with him… and even so… Even so~!」

As she progressed with the second half, the dignity she had while speaking at the beginning, began to disappear as she swayed from side to side, unable to control her own emotions.

And Gozaru, who saw that from the side.

… Fumu , Barissa never ceases to amaze me, as expected of her.

He said while laughing with his arms crossed.

◇◇ In a certain place in a certain forest ◇◇

「Blonde Hero-sama~, here, I found another one of those columns!」

「All right! Those columns are everywhere, just as I predicted.

Everything I have predicted so far has been correct」

「Yes~, now let’s take out the magic stone and go to the city to sell it」

「Yes, but, it seems that the store to which I sold it the last time was destroyed the other day」

「Eeh~? Is that so~?」

「Yes. I heard several rumors about how the store was destroyed. Since we can not show ourselves to the public, it will be difficult for us to find another shop that buy these magic stones」

「I want to be an innocent person again soon~」

「Me to. If we continue selling these magic stones that we find, soon we will have enough money to buy our amnesty」

「So, do you really think it will work~?」

「Don’t worry, I’ve done it before」

「Hey? Have you done it before?」

「Oh, n-no, I didn’t mean that. Forget it」