With the dexterity of a first-class intelligence officer, Marielle took the action to scout the guards that might have been there.
[Well, if you’ve done that far, I’ll be safe for a while.
But it might be dangerous if you kept doing it. The next time you want to contact me, let a young child maid, who seems to be underworked and unable to do important errands, to come and do some shopping.] Kaoru
[Ha, hai.] Marielle
It is undeniable that there is some power in the shadows that keeps observing as Marielle may come in contact with the angel again to get the connection with the goddess. And if she does it too frequently, they might target her.
It was out though, the moment when she shook them off.
In other words, <I’m supposed to be monitoring her but I lost her>, and it’s almost as if she already confessed that she’s doing something that should not be revealed.
For a professional, that is a big screw up. A checkmate.
But if the professional is seriously willing to give a chase without sparing manpower, time, and money, they won’t have any trouble against an amateur lass, who just put on a little more effort.
So, what’s important is that <I don’t have doubts in the first place>.
Therefore, instead of taking the risk yourself, use a younger lass to do the errand. Just make sure that she <will never betray you> and that she can deliver the letter, that is enough.
And no one in this world would betray the goddess.
……At least if you knew the past behavior of Celes.
Yeah, that’s right.
After that, the story I heard from Marielle was almost as I heard from Taonna, a disciple of a pharmacist. The Viscount of Leffel has not leaked any information, so there is nothing particularly new.
The only thing remains is from the royal palace…
[Should the person from the royal palace be destroyed?] Marielle
Bu ha!
W, what the heck? Where did that come from?!…
[A goddamn enemy, especially in profanity by sniffing around the goddess. Even if you tell me tonight…] Marielle
No…
No, no…
No no no no no!
What the heck is wrong with you, Marielle-san!
[No need. They will try to act as a messenger of the country, so they will choose their words cleverly. That means, it’s not an official order from the country, but someone’s personal minion.
So, if they went missing, whoever ordered it would investigate the case and make them appear as if they were operating under the direct order from the kingdom. It will be troublesome if it becomes public, so we should not crush them to avoid such troublesome thing…] Kaoru
Fumu, it’s the same evaluation as Taona. As expected, the camaraderie of those who were injured. They will analyze the same information they will get, they might arrive at the same answer…
So I’m scared of how she will deal with them!
[How do you even deal with the <dark side> for example?] Kaoru
Dark side. An illegal, dark organization that took the life of Marielle’s family.
(TN:『暗部』Better suggestions, anyone?)
[No, the dark side is almost destroyed. Now, we’re only hunting for the remnants. All that remains are small fishes, so it’s practically completely neutralized at this point.] Marielle
Eh?
[Ho, ho hohow, how did you…] Kaoru
(TN: 「ど、どどど、どうやって……」[do, do dodo, dō yatte ……] )
It’s understandable that Marielle hates the dark side who killed her parents and her brother.
However, how on earth did she beat the secret organization that was rooted half deep, that even her relatives, the Earl’s family, could not help?
It kinda scares me when Marielle creepily smiles and laughs fufufu.
Even Francette who’s present with me is pulling back a bit…
Don’t tell me, that? Is it the same pattern as Emile, Bell, and Francette?
[I used another territory.] Marielle
[Eh?] Kaoru
That… No way.
She’s not in the Viscount Leffel’s territory. But in the one adjacent to it, which is the territory of a close relative, Earl Masrius.
Viscount Leffel’s territory is a small territory and does not have a big city in it. So of course, there is the Viscount’s mansion in the territory (which is embarrassingly in a rural town), but she heard that Earl Masrius has a villa in a nearby territory. Even now, she is staying in that villa of Earl Masrius.
It seems that the place was easier to live in and very convenient for political activities. Since her territory was small, she’s not worried even if she left it to a trustworthy vassal. Since the territories were adjacent and relatively close to each other, she can occasionally check the situation even while she is staying in another territory. And when there was an important project, the vassal of the vassal or the vassal himself will come to ask for her. It looks like there’s no problem.
So, what you’re trying to say is.
No other territory can move the soldiers in her territory freely. That is also true for the parent territory who has a higher position.
Besides, the dark side, which even the Earl couldn’t handle was left abandoned and would be destroyed quickly by just using a part of the Viscount’s territory.
Totally hillarious.
……But it was starting to scare me, so I stopped listening.
After that, I listened to various stories from Marielle, then she went on her way after that.
In order for the people of the royal palace and others to understand the meaning of having contact with me, I told Marielle that she should not come here anymore, so she has a look like it’s the end of her world. But that can’t be helped.
I felt like I heard some dangerous words such as destroying someone and I don’t want to know about the small details. It’s not good for my mental health. Anyway, it’s no use thinking about it.
[So what are you going to do, Kaoru-chan…] Francette
After Marielle left, Francette asked me about the next step.
[Nothing, none at all?] Kaoru
[Eh……] Francette
Yeah, we don’t have to do anything else.
[I’m just a young and beautiful shopkeeper, so I don’t need to worry about anything.] Kaoru
[[[[…………]]]]
Together with Francette and Bell, Roland and Emile who came from the next room are now in here!
Why are you staring at me silently!!
Riette-chan is my only ally! Damn it…….
[Anyway, there is no relationship between me and other various matters. The color of my hair and eyes are different from the angel of Balmoa Kingdom, and we do not sell potions. I’m just an owner of a general store.] Kaoru
[Well, that’s right, but…] Francette
It doesn’t seem to convince Francette when I said it.
Well, Even I don’t think the royal palace can be easily deceived or simply withdraw.
[Well, we’re a bit far from the royal capital, so if something happens, they’ll just go back to the royal capital and report to their employer, then they’ll think about what to do next, and come back here after that. It will take days, but the only information that will be conveyed was the information that the person whoever made the contact told, so some of the information will contain inaccurate information with the tail fins attached together with their own speculations.
And if something happens, we’ll just quickly move out of the country and away from the royal capital before the messenger arrives. If we proceed along the coastline from here, we can easily cross the eastern borderline, right? And by the time they reach the royal capital and dispatch a messenger, or chase us, or whatever they do, we’ll be very far away since we have fast horses and a special lightweight high-speed typecarriage.] Kaoru
Thanks to the item box, it takes only a few minutes to remove the whole store. Ed and the others can be doped with potions. The specialcarriage can be easily put in and out of the item box, so we can confuse the eyes of the trackers by changing the formation of <a group of 5 horses> to <a group of 1 carriage and 4 horses of the escort>…
Umu, it’s perfect!
[Well, I’m just glad we’re far from the royal capital and near a seaside town. In the royal capital, it’ll take them half a month or even a full month to move, so we can relax.] Kaoru
Having a great distance away from those who have the power to make decisions was a big barrier in itself. Well, in a small city, where the population is small, we’ll earn less profit, but that doesn’t matter to me. Fresh and delicious seafood in the seaside town.
…… No matter how much time can the item boxes maintain the freshness, it doesn’t feel essentially the same after a few days have passed from the date of purchase.
Now then, after this, I will handle the person from the royal palace alone (and one guard) and skilfully handle them!
I’ll change the color of my hair and eyes. Black wig ok! Then I told Francette, <Don’t come down from the second floor until I call you. Even if I go upstairs with a customer, wait in the room until I call you!>.
My hands are ready for a fight!
With the dexterity of a first-class intelligence officer, Marielle took the action to scout the guards that might have been there.
[Well, if you’ve done that far, I’ll be safe for a while.
But it might be dangerous if you kept doing it. The next time you want to contact me, let a young child maid, who seems to be underworked and unable to do important errands, to come and do some shopping.] Kaoru
[Ha, hai.] Marielle
It is undeniable that there is some power in the shadows that keeps observing as Marielle may come in contact with the angel again to get the connection with the goddess. And if she does it too frequently, they might target her.
It was out though, the moment when she shook them off.
In other words, <I’m supposed to be monitoring her but I lost her>, and it’s almost as if she already confessed that she’s doing something that should not be revealed.
For a professional, that is a big screw up. A checkmate.
But if the professional is seriously willing to give a chase without sparing manpower, time, and money, they won’t have any trouble against an amateur lass, who just put on a little more effort.
So, what’s important is that <I don’t have doubts in the first place>.
Therefore, instead of taking the risk yourself, use a younger lass to do the errand. Just make sure that she <will never betray you> and that she can deliver the letter, that is enough.
And no one in this world would betray the goddess.
……At least if you knew the past behavior of Celes.
Yeah, that’s right.
After that, the story I heard from Marielle was almost as I heard from Taonna, a disciple of a pharmacist. The Viscount of Leffel has not leaked any information, so there is nothing particularly new.
The only thing remains is from the royal palace…
[Should the person from the royal palace be destroyed?] Marielle
Bu ha!
W, what the heck? Where did that come from?!…
[A goddamn enemy, especially in profanity by sniffing around the goddess. Even if you tell me tonight…] Marielle
No…
No, no…
No no no no no!
What the heck is wrong with you, Marielle-san!
[No need. They will try to act as a messenger of the country, so they will choose their words cleverly. That means, it’s not an official order from the country, but someone’s personal minion.
So, if they went missing, whoever ordered it would investigate the case and make them appear as if they were operating under the direct order from the kingdom. It will be troublesome if it becomes public, so we should not crush them to avoid such troublesome thing…] Kaoru
Fumu, it’s the same evaluation as Taona. As expected, the camaraderie of those who were injured. They will analyze the same information they will get, they might arrive at the same answer…
So I’m scared of how she will deal with them!
[How do you even deal with the <dark side> for example?] Kaoru
Dark side. An illegal, dark organization that took the life of Marielle’s family.
(TN:『暗部』Better suggestions, anyone?)
[No, the dark side is almost destroyed. Now, we’re only hunting for the remnants. All that remains are small fishes, so it’s practically completely neutralized at this point.] Marielle
Eh?
[Ho, ho hohow, how did you…] Kaoru
(TN: 「ど、どどど、どうやって……」[do, do dodo, dō yatte ……] )
It’s understandable that Marielle hates the dark side who killed her parents and her brother.
However, how on earth did she beat the secret organization that was rooted half deep, that even her relatives, the Earl’s family, could not help?
It kinda scares me when Marielle creepily smiles and laughs fufufu.
Even Francette who’s present with me is pulling back a bit…
Don’t tell me, that? Is it the same pattern as Emile, Bell, and Francette?
[I used another territory.] Marielle
[Eh?] Kaoru
That… No way.
She’s not in the Viscount Leffel’s territory. But in the one adjacent to it, which is the territory of a close relative, Earl Masrius.
Viscount Leffel’s territory is a small territory and does not have a big city in it. So of course, there is the Viscount’s mansion in the territory (which is embarrassingly in a rural town), but she heard that Earl Masrius has a villa in a nearby territory. Even now, she is staying in that villa of Earl Masrius.
It seems that the place was easier to live in and very convenient for political activities. Since her territory was small, she’s not worried even if she left it to a trustworthy vassal. Since the territories were adjacent and relatively close to each other, she can occasionally check the situation even while she is staying in another territory. And when there was an important project, the vassal of the vassal or the vassal himself will come to ask for her. It looks like there’s no problem.
So, what you’re trying to say is.
No other territory can move the soldiers in her territory freely. That is also true for the parent territory who has a higher position.
Besides, the dark side, which even the Earl couldn’t handle was left abandoned and would be destroyed quickly by just using a part of the Viscount’s territory.
Totally hillarious.
……But it was starting to scare me, so I stopped listening.
After that, I listened to various stories from Marielle, then she went on her way after that.
In order for the people of the royal palace and others to understand the meaning of having contact with me, I told Marielle that she should not come here anymore, so she has a look like it’s the end of her world. But that can’t be helped.
I felt like I heard some dangerous words such as destroying someone and I don’t want to know about the small details. It’s not good for my mental health. Anyway, it’s no use thinking about it.
[So what are you going to do, Kaoru-chan…] Francette
After Marielle left, Francette asked me about the next step.
[Nothing, none at all?] Kaoru
[Eh……] Francette
Yeah, we don’t have to do anything else.
[I’m just a young and beautiful shopkeeper, so I don’t need to worry about anything.] Kaoru
[[[[…………]]]]
Together with Francette and Bell, Roland and Emile who came from the next room are now in here!
Why are you staring at me silently!!
Riette-chan is my only ally! Damn it…….
[Anyway, there is no relationship between me and other various matters. The color of my hair and eyes are different from the angel of Balmoa Kingdom, and we do not sell potions. I’m just an owner of a general store.] Kaoru
[Well, that’s right, but…] Francette
It doesn’t seem to convince Francette when I said it.
Well, Even I don’t think the royal palace can be easily deceived or simply withdraw.
[Well, we’re a bit far from the royal capital, so if something happens, they’ll just go back to the royal capital and report to their employer, then they’ll think about what to do next, and come back here after that. It will take days, but the only information that will be conveyed was the information that the person whoever made the contact told, so some of the information will contain inaccurate information with the tail fins attached together with their own speculations.
And if something happens, we’ll just quickly move out of the country and away from the royal capital before the messenger arrives. If we proceed along the coastline from here, we can easily cross the eastern borderline, right? And by the time they reach the royal capital and dispatch a messenger, or chase us, or whatever they do, we’ll be very far away since we have fast horses and a special lightweight high-speed typecarriage.] Kaoru
Thanks to the item box, it takes only a few minutes to remove the whole store. Ed and the others can be doped with potions. The specialcarriage can be easily put in and out of the item box, so we can confuse the eyes of the trackers by changing the formation of <a group of 5 horses> to <a group of 1 carriage and 4 horses of the escort>…
Umu, it’s perfect!
[Well, I’m just glad we’re far from the royal capital and near a seaside town. In the royal capital, it’ll take them half a month or even a full month to move, so we can relax.] Kaoru
Having a great distance away from those who have the power to make decisions was a big barrier in itself. Well, in a small city, where the population is small, we’ll earn less profit, but that doesn’t matter to me. Fresh and delicious seafood in the seaside town.
…… No matter how much time can the item boxes maintain the freshness, it doesn’t feel essentially the same after a few days have passed from the date of purchase.
Now then, after this, I will handle the person from the royal palace alone (and one guard) and skilfully handle them!
I’ll change the color of my hair and eyes. Black wig ok! Then I told Francette, <Don’t come down from the second floor until I call you. Even if I go upstairs with a customer, wait in the room until I call you!>.
My hands are ready for a fight!
