One week had elapsed since we stopped the rebellion of Great rchant Greed. The golem hordes, a negative legacy of the Great rchant Duke, and in response to the criminals of the Dark Ward, had kept the knights of the kingdom in Polorock extrely busy, regardless of the hours.
It seems they are quite busy, and Bennett, a knight of the kingdom, said, “Kanata, we’re close, right? Make it my achievent and help out!” but of course, I refused.
It seems that the Greed Company was in turmoil, with those vying for Greed’s position engaged in fierce factional struggles. In the end, it appears that the female rchant Isabella erged as the successor.
It seems that Isabella had already laid the groundwork with the Chivalric Order and is recognized by them as a provisional lord to temporarily restore order amidst the chaos. There was also the judgnt that governing Polorock requires soone with a certain level of knowledge about comrce.
“The Great rchant Duke Greed… I had heard rumours that he was a dubious man, but I never expected him to cause such a major incident. You arrived at a bad ti, l. With this situation, it will be a while before we can focus on 《Fairy's Wings》,” said Rosemonde as she heaved a sigh in the staff-only room of 《Fairy's Wings》.
“No, no, actually, it was quite lucky! It seems that during this commotion, the detailed contract terms of the Greed Company ca to the attention of the knights. They decided that it was unacceptable, so a review is being considered. Therefore, it’s being discussed that the terms imposed on us might be revisited, and there could be a substantial refund involved!” l spoke excitedly while patting Philia, who sat on her lap, on the head.
“Hehe… it seems that, as a result, we might end up getting pri land in Polorock at a low price! Isabella, who oversees us, has also had a big promotion! It looks like we might be able to expand this shop significantly! Really, thank you all so much!”
“Well, I don’t know the details but… congratulations.”
“Really, it’s mostly thanks to you, Kanata, so I’ll make sure to thank you properly again! Like, really! Isabella said it’s for the shop, and she’s going to give us an incomprehensibly large amount of money…! The plan was to send 99.99% of the profits to you, Kanata, so we’ll pay you that amount for now!”
“… I appreciate the sentint, but no.”
“Uhm l-san… You won’t get any profit if you do that, you know?”
Pora asked anxiously to l.
However, despite the good news, there was sothing about hearing about money that left feeling a bit overwheld. Adam, who masqueraded as the Great rchant Duke Greed, used to say that the essence of humanity is desire, and that he built Polorock to expose that essence. As a result, I’m literally acting in the way Adam wanted if I accepted l’s offer. And it was sothing that I couldn’t accept.
“Hehe, with this, we can really start putting l’s designed products out into the world! It’s kind of… well, it’s really amazing, isn’t it! When I think about how the things l has created can make even more people happy than before! Hehe! Was that a bit cheesy? I an, I might have exaggerated a bit…! But making and selling things, that’s what it’s all about, right!”
My lips ford a smile upon hearing l’s remark.
“Ahhh! Kanata, you’re laughing! You must be thinking sothing along the lines of, ‘What is this girl going on about, getting all excited!’”
l swung her hands furiously.
“Sorry, I’m not laughing at you, I just feel relieved. I’m really glad that I’m investing in soone like l-san.”
“Ehehehe… I don’t understand what you’re talking about, but I’m really happy to be praised by Kanata-san.”
To the end of the day, Greed just acted out of 《World King; Veranta》 from the 《Invisible Hand of God》 machination. In the first place, there was nothing but people dyed in their own desire, such as Wontz, that gathered around the Great rchant Duke Greed. Maybe, Greed, or should I say, Adam himself, might have been desiring an enemy to hate and was trying to convince himself of that.
“But… I’m sure that the people and the world aren’t as bad as you thought they were.”
I muttered as I looked at the spectacle outside of the window.
Even if Greed desired a target to hate and chose human greed as that target… there is clearly soone else he should truly hate.
Greed himself wasn’t an existence that should be permitted. He was so consud by hatred that he drove many people into the depths of misery, and ultimately, he even intended to start a war for selfish reasons.
“But, I can at least get revenge for him.”
“… Co with us to Peach Dragon Village, Rosemonde-san.”
“That was the agreent. You all have fulfilled your roles more than adequately. As for … I will extract the information about the 《Invisible Hand of God》 from Ramiel. Since I owe you a debt, I will make sure to drag every clue out of her, even if it costs my life,” declared Rosemonde while snapping her fingers.
“Ah, are you going to do sothing dangerous… Rosemonde-san? That’s… Originally, it was for l…!”
“That is my decision. I will live as I see fit. That’s all there is to it. Helping you was simply because it was unpleasant for to leave you in that situation. Rather… I’m just going to gather information from the great sinner who tried to disrupt the balance of the world, no more no less.”
“Y-You’re way too good of a person!? Um, Kanata-san, are you really, really sure that’s okay?”
l looked anxiously at .
… It seed that Rosemonde was overthinking the fact that she had been summoned by Ramiel. I an, even if she was the weakest, Ramiel was still one of the mbers of the 《Invisible Hand of God》. She must be thinking that the reason she was summoned was sothing absurd.
Maybe she’d never expected that the reason we summoned her was because Ramiel said, “I’m bored of this place already, bring that noisy fella called Rosemonde.”
At that mont, I heard footsteps from outside.
“A custor? Even though we’re closed today…”
l spoke with a troubled voice.
“Oi, where’s the shopkeeper! Cooperate with the Chivalric Order—Ah, if it isn’t Kanata!”
The man’s loud voice trailed off in the middle and softened at once.
“Ah… Bennett-san.”
Just when I thought that it might be another troubleso person… It turned out to be Bennett from the Kingdom’s Chivalric Order. Well, the part about him being a troubleso person was mostly correct though.
“I should’ve turned down the invitation and cooperation request from the Chivalric Order…”
“It’s not about that. There’s sothing I’d like the residents of Polorock to cooperate with, so I’m going around places where people are likely to gather.”
Bennett showed the bundle of paper in his hand.
“That’s…”
“Wanted poster. High-ranking figures from the Dark Ward and forr subordinates of Greed are on the run. I want you to put these up inside and outside the shop.”
“If it’s just that then feel free to paste that wanted poster in this store, Knight-san.”
l replied joyfully as she received the wanted poster from Bennett.
“Eh, this person is…”
l’s eyes blinked in disbelief upon looking at the picture on the topmost wanted poster.
“Do you know this person?”
I peeked at the wanted poster in l’s hand and saw the picture of a familiar man with a shady smile on his face.
“Wontz…”
“He’s the forr number two man in the Greed Trading Company. He was quite close to Greed. There’s a high possibility that he was involved in Greed’s plans.”
I recalled Wontz’s state during the uproar in Polorock as I listened to Bennett’s explanation.
“The kingdom’s knights think I’m in cahoots with Lord Greed! If they find , I’ll be lucky if they only take away… I might get cut down on the spot! I knew he was getting senile and doing suspicious things, but I had no idea he was planning sothing this big. I wasn’t told anything.”
… Honestly, I don’t think that was an act.
“Well… I don’t know… What do you think… It doesn’t seem like it really matters, does it? Maybe we should just leave him be…”
“Even if Wontz wasn’t involved in Greed’s terrorism, he’s still suspected of fraud, market manipulation, and intimidation, using his position to his advantage. Either way, we need to capture him.”
“Well… True enough…”
Though I considered the option of siding with Wontz and giving him so advice, from what I heard, he was an irredeemable scoundrel. Personally, I had no qualm about arresting Wontz.
“It seems that Wontz has been involved in swindling incidents and repeated ‘eat and dash’ ever since that riot.”
I heaved a sigh upon hearing that.
“H-How petty… Why did the ex-big shot of Greed Company resort to such thods?”
“Because all Wontz’s assets were confiscated by the current president of Greed Company due to their contract. He should be penniless right now.”
Wontz’s fortune, gained from swindling others, was confiscated by the Chivalric Order. He really reaped what he sowed. Caught in the midst of a riot, Wontz seed to regret his way of life to the point of wishing he were dead, but given his repeated criminal activities, it seed he was ultimately unable to change.
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