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Though I feel bad for saying this to Omiros, I also want to dance with Reiji.
Though I once dance with him, it wasnât for too long since there were many girls who wanted to dance with Reiji-kun were already waiting in line. I want to enjoy it slowly if thereâs another chance to dance with him.
I want to dance with Kuroki, too. Kuroki isnât very good with this kind of gaudy and expressive buildings like this one and will leave at once. But, he might change his mind once he sees my current appearance.
Since Kurokiâs appearance isnât that bad, I think that he should come to this kind of place once in a while. He shouldnât live in a dark place like Nargol. Hence, Iâm definitely going to take him back.
ăItâs okay, my lady. If he dares to do something insolent to you, Iâll smash him by myselfă
Corfyna and I smile wryly after hearing Kaya-sanâs words.
Letâs not ask her which place sheâs going to smash.
By the way, we were not informed that Parsish-tachi received dance lessons in another place.
But to be able to dance with a beauty like Kyouka-san, they should have that level of preparation.
At any rate, tomorrow is the ball dance. I have to gather enough information about Kuroki as soon as this ball dance is finished.
âFormer Governor, Echigos
ăDamn it⊠What should I do nowâŠă
I ponder about my future plans while walking on the streets of Velos kingdom.
After that event, Daigan and I were tied by those ogre-like women with padlock, carried like a luggage with hippogriff, and came to this kingdom.
They let the hippogriff take a rest so many times along the way. The burden on the hippogriff became higher due to carrying us. I wanted to tell them to release us already if possible.
Daigan is in jail right now. They couldnât leave him out because they donât know what heâs capable of if they leave him alone.
As for me, I was released after spending one night in the jail since Iâm just a normal human, after paying the maintenance cost for letting me into jail.
Though it was a good thing that Iâve been released from the jail, Iâm penniless now. What should I do from now on?
All my gold are hidden in the secret room in my mansion at Koki country. I have to take it back at all costs.
But, it might take a lot of money to go back to Koki country. Currently, I have no way to gain some money in this kingdom.
What should I do to get some money, then?
This kingdom is kind toward merchants. The reason is because the queen of this kingdom is originally a merchantâs daughter.
The queen is hailed as the textbook of a lady and the incarnation of virtue.
But, she would receive different evaluation from me and my merchant comrades: Calculative woman.
She ignored the hero in the past, but itâs just natural. The queen is originally a lowborn daughter of a merchant. She was going to lose her hard won queen position if she were to ride along with the heroâs invitation which would then ruin her family.
The queen wonât perform such dangerous actions because the hero wonât always come to save the day.
Currently, sheâs governing this kingdom from the shadows by receiving the affection of the king.
Though I was a wealthy merchant in the past, my business collapsed and I lost everything including my patron due to that queen. Thanks to that, I became a wandering merchant.
Though the queen appears to be a calm and kind person at glance, sheâs in fact an extremely shrewd woman. And before I know, she has become as one expected of a queen.
The trading rule of that queen is perfect without any loopholes. It might be true that I donât want to earn my income in an honest way. What should I do?
Someone calls out to me while Iâm pondering about that matter.
When I turn around, I saw two large men with a seemingly elder woman between them. It seems the one that called me was one of those man.
I donât remember seeing the three of them.
ăUhm, may I ask your business with me?ă
I reply with a polite tone. I can feel signs of violence from those big men. Taking my life with those big arms of theirs might be an easy matter.
Letâs act humble for now.
ăIf Iâm not mistaken, I saw you once before in Zenguâs house. Your name is Echigos, right?ă
Cold sweat trickles down my spine when I heard Zenguâs name.
ăIt seems I was rightă
The big man is laughing. It hit me once I saw something like a tusk in his mouth.
It means that the trio, who know Zenguâs name, could only be ogres. So they can assume human-like appearance, huh?
There are some demons who can assume a human appearance. Itâs not like have I never heard about that story.
And then, when I look at the old woman.
Thinking through the probable ogres who know about Zengu, the identity of the old woman might be that terrifying mother of his.
I must run away from this place.
ăU-Uhm, could it be that youâre mistaking me for someone else?ă
After saying so, I step back, about to break into a run.
Only to end up falling on that place. My feet felt like they were stuck to the ground.
ăYour shadow is stitched to the ground. Do you think that you can escape from this Kujig?ă
When I look at my feet, the cane of that old woman is pinned on my shadow. It seems like some kind of magic to seal my movement.
Kujig, I know that name. Sheâs Zengu mother. And then, an ogre wizard hailed as the queen of the blue forest.
The name âKujig the witchâ is famous in the northern part of the continent.
The confectionary castle in which she lives deep inside the blue forest has an extremely sweet scent that it could reach the kingdom of humans that are quite far from it. And before they know, those humans would be drawn by that sweet smell and end up as Kujigâs prey.
The old woman is coming closer. I can see the terrifying tusk growing out from her mouth. My body is trembling in fear.
ăNow, spit out everything you knowă
Kujig is laughing. It was an extremely terrifying laugh.
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