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-Ziethe-
139 To the royal capital 1
âIn the end, we don´t know who is the mastermind behind this incidentâ
After that, Roland continued to interrogate the men for a while before handing them to the city guards, looks like we have to wait a few days for the reward money and the profit of the sale as criminal slaves.
Of course I intend to invert this money on the orphans⌠but if you give such large money in cash, they will become prey of some criminal gang or other orphan group, so we have to think carefully on this.
When we were handing them over, I had Bell call Roland, so the conversation with the guards went pretty smooth. His valueâs existence is solely for situations like this (taking care of external affairs), so if he doesnât work at times like this, thereâs no point for us to feed him.
Since Francette was away on business (protecting Riette-chan), Roland, who was away when all this happened, started complaining to me âWhy have you let me out of all this?â Haha, itâs not my fault you werenât here at the moment, I donât why are you complaining.
At any rate, in the eyes of the people, Rolandâs appearance, which is that of a bit spoiled noble son who is good at swordsmanship with considerable strength and ability, would have a better effect than those of a commoner(we) whose appearances are those of underage children and young adults.
Yeah, itâs better to use anything thatâs convenient.
So, after helping the orphans and handing the men over to the guards, I came back to âConvenience Store Bellâ.
âHah, thereâs no such thing as an employer telling a disposable pawn all the details, thatâs normalâŚâ
As Francette says, there is not mastermind who would share details like that.
Well, they are disposable, employed maybe by any of the royal, aristocracy, or merchant who still doubts of me, or who hasnât got the new information about my hair and eye color yet.
âŚbut thatâs ok. Yeah, thatâs ok.
It is ok, whether it is a smart person who was not misled by the information disturbance, a weak information person who could not even obtain it, a person who thought about using me, everyone is working desperately for the benefit of themselves, subordinates, implicated persons, and residents of their own territory.
âŚbut they tried to harm my Riette-chan, and the orphans.
You shouldnât have done thatâŚ
ââŚcrushâŚâ
âHmmm?â
Francette let out a slightly out of tune voice.
Emile and Bell nodded silently, and Roland only shrugs his shoulders lightly.
Yes, the same reaction, as usualâŚ
Then, in the evening of the same day, a maid came shopping at âConvenience Store Bellâ and when she paid and left I noticed a small piece of paper between the silver coins.
âThereâs a summon from the royal capital. I am unable to refuse this time because it is from the head of the faction to which my uncle, Count Masurius, belongs. I admit there is the need for a meeting about the contents to be explainedâ
ââŚOh, such a good timing. Then, shall I goâŚ?â (Evil grin) (ÂŹâżÂŹ )
âThen, Iâll leave things to you while Iâm away.â
âYes, have a safe trip, young lady (Ojou-sama)â
Well, Marial is not the Viscountâs daughter anymore, but the Viscount herself, though the âyoung ladyâ remains. Thatâs because sheâs still single, and cannot be called âLadyâ (Oku-sama/wife) and âmasterâ (Goshujinsama) doesnât fit well. In addition, the servants have been used to call her âyoung ladyâ for many years already, and until she gets married, sheâd probably be called like that, maybe.
Marial belongs to the faction to which her relative, Count Masurius belongs⌠which means that Marial belongs to the faction to which Viscount Reifel family belongs⌠Anyway, we decided to head to the royal capital because I received a summoning order from the leader, the Marquis-sama. Earl Masrius headed to the royal capital ahead of us and seems to be laying the groundwork for various things. And as to why I am here nowâŚ
âThen, letâs go, Kaoru.â
âYes, young lady!â
âŚthatâs why.
After receiving the call from Marial, the laundry maids and the assistant maids, in other words, the low-ranking and unmarked servants were given letters and contacted several times to help me establish this strategy (trained me ŮŠ(･â˘Ěâżâ˘Ě･)Űś ). Yes, Iâm the young ladyâs maid. Marial, of course, is the young lady. Thatâs the plan.
A ladyâs maid is a senior servant that has considerable privileges for her youth. Itâs a special treatment that the housekeeperâs personnel rights donât reach. Itâs not too unnatural to always stay by the young ladyâs side, and itâs easier for me to do various things.
And many other thingsâŚ
Francette, Roland, and Emile are horse guards. Bell is a babysitter maid. Riette-chan is⌠baby maid? âŚand what the hell is that!? (Tte, nani ja sorya!)
No, well, Bell is the one who babysits. I created that position.
And thereâs more.
Ed and other four are riding and replacement horse staff.
The horses used by Viscount Reyfelâs bodyguards, and the carriage horses used by Marial and his servants.
Dogs and birds are selected as an elite team because there are many applicants.
Alright, the preparations for attacking the royal capital are perfect!
⌠No, weâre not going to do it.
With this group, Iâm going to raid the capital⌠not!!!.
Marial, it is almost certain that she will be used to advertise that the blessings and favor of the goddess are with her faction, as a âdear child of the goddessâ rather than something like a âzoo pandaâ to the factionâs major nobles and royalty, and perhaps even to the people at the temple.
Therefore, she is probably full of anxiety about what to do if she is cornered, wondering how much she can say, or rather, what she should do if cornered, since she is sure to be demanded to say everything.
She cannot make the position of the Viscount Reifel and the Counts Masrius, to whom she is greatly indebted, worse, and she cannot pick a fight with the heads of the factions, the royal family, and the temple. That would be troublesome.
And so I took advantage of Marialâs trip to the royal capital to help her, a desire to avoid having her talk about me in a flippant manner, and with the purpose to âsnapâ those who tried to harm Riette-chan by sneaking into the royal capital unnoticed.
âŚwe have come together with the ones selected from the dogs and birds who said they wanted to take a bite on any of our enemies. Of course, in order not to stand out, everyone slipped in as Marialâs escorts and servants.
The reckless attempt to make Viscount Reyfelâs royal capital mobile unit itself inconspicuous was abandoned from the beginning. How can that be possible, surrounded by dozens of dogs, dozens of birds of various kinds flying in the sky, patrolling and mopping up the front and surroundings? I meanâŚ.
AhahahaâŚ
The others were put in a different carriage, and inside the carriage there were only four of us, Marial, me, Bell, and Riette-chan. During the break, Ed complains to Bell about me, who am keeping Riette-chan all to myself, and asks, âWhy doesnât she ride me!â and got angry, it was terrible.
And the day before we reached the royal capital it happened. Itâs here!. Finally, the thieves who had been waiting for a carriage with sufficient guards, and even though it was rare for an idiot to attack a carriage that was clearly an aristocratâs carriage, were waiting.
If you attack a aristocratâs carriage near the royal capital, that would put the royal family to shame so the royal capital army will retaliate with all their might. If left unattended, they would be licked and the carriages of noble families would be attacked one after another, or they will be despised by other countries, and the number of carriages heading to the royal capital, including merchants, will drastically decrease, which will be a big blow.
And thenâŚ
ăWe detected a group of people further ahead of us blocking the way!!ă
A messenger came from the patrol birds ahead, stopped on the protrusion of the carriage and reported