Chapter 61 \nOn that day, the fight was felt throughout the entire Royal Capital. Everyone was roused from their sleep to the gunfire and explosions. To a company that had been leveled and its owner arrested by the Royal Guards and the Kurtmelgaâs Order of Knights.\n
The next morning, they managed to salvage a few precious magical tools from the rubble. The luck was good or bad, depending on the perspective. As they took items from the safe, many of the tools were linked to previous crimes. Most of them were prohibited under Kurtmelga law. It proved the involvement of Ragorche and plenty of his men with the Onibasu. In the end, everyone involved was arrested without exception.
Judgment would soon be passed by the Order of Knights and they would either receive the ultimate punishment; or be forced into hard labor for the rest of their lives.
One of the main focuses of the investigation was the unknown cause that destroyed both the buildings, thus closed because of no leads. It was also clear that the company had been behind the attack on Marida Company and all our actions were deemed self-defense in light of the kidnapping.
The guards present at the time of the collapse, by their testimony, something connected to them. Getting Yagorcheâs testimony was impossible. He had gone completely mad and his words were nonsensical. In his case, he was given the ultimate punishment.
I had already returned to Marida Company and checked if Malta-san had arrived. That, and also checked on the safety of everyone else. Throughout the whole ordeal, I had been surrounded by employees who wanted to show their gratitude, but after everything, I hadnât gotten any sleep. Since I couldnât continue to work this way, I had decided to get some rest first. After a while, I woke up to an empty stomach. I checked the time and it was just past midday. Since it was still night when I returned, I went to sleep since I couldnât eat.
The bed was covered in dust and blood.
I had killed a lot of people, including those who attacked us at the rest area. As I thought about it, I could hear my beating heart. I didnât plan on regretting it all. I had just been transported to this world as Schwartz and All I cared about now was how I would live form here on out. That was how I reassured myself. I opened up the TSS and checked on the fuel levels for the vehicles. Then as I was about to switch clothing in the avatar customization menu, my finger stopped.
I wondered if the overcoat I gave to Melta earlier disappeared or not⊠I checked my inventory and couldnât find it anywhere. Could it have been considered a trade between us? I donât recall VMB having such a function, but it was in fact gone. I figured Iâd store my current outfit back in the TSS for now and take it out again. By doing so, itâd come out clean as if it was brand new. It was quite useful since I didnât have to wash it myself.\n
I put my mask back on, something I removed before I slept, and left the room. Fist order of business, meeting up with Malta-san to check on the situation.âOohhh, Shaft-san! I see you have woken upâ Malta-san called out to me.
He mixed in a few polite words but coming from someone whoâs life had been saved 3 times along with his daughter, I guess I couldnât blame him for it.âGood morning Malta, is there anything to eat? I woke up to a massively empty stomachâ I asked.âI shall have it prepared instantly, where would you like to eat?â He said.âWell since I canât take this off it would be great if you could bring it to the guestâs room,â I said.
Malta-san rang a bell that sat on top of his desk and called over a maid. He asked her to prepare a meal and tea.âSchwartz-san, Iâm extremely thankful to you. I do not know how I can ever repay you for what you have done for us, please, if there is anything I can do donât hesitateâ He said.
Malta-san sat in front of me with a lowed head. He thanked me by name and I took off my mask.âMalta-san please raise your head. Thereâs no need for you to go that far, I just did what I thought was right. On top of that, I didnât do it expecting to get any money in return.â I said\nAs a guard of the company, it was my duty to defend it. I did just that.âBut thenâŠâ He trailed off.âOf course if thereâs anything I need from you I wonât hesitate. I barely have any friends or acquaintances in this country so Malta-san, Iâm counting on youâ I said.âSurely! Please do count on me whenever you need me. Both me and Marida, feel free to count on us for absolutely anything whenever you need!â He said.
Meanwhile, I listened to the events that took place while I slept and we heard footsteps heading towards us. Malta-san signaled to me and I put the mask on.âExcuse me. Shaft-sama, I heard you had woken up so I came to visitâ Minea called out.
Minea entered the room as Meltia pushed the tea table.âShaft-sama, thank you so much for what you did last night,â She said.
Minea wore a pink dress, her face flushed red to the point she resembled a tomato. She thanked me with a beautiful curtsy, the ends of her skip held in her hand as she bent her knee. Malta and Marida were both merchants, not nobles. However, there were many cases where the daughter of a powerful merchant would marry into a noble family. Mina, whos talented in magic and attended the Primary Institute of Magic, would most likely marry into such a family when she became an adult.
\nâWhatâs wrong Shaft-san? Itâs nothing but a simple talk and the reward delivery.â He said.
As if he saw my nervousness, Malta-san laughed as he explained. Apparently, we had the right to claim the reward for killing a wanted criminal, Runoldo, and more for assisting with the Yagorche incident. That was all⊠I got sweaty there for a moment. Well, to be honest, it comes in handy. I had used up all my bullets and ran out of C4 SPO. It mightâve been powerful, but the cost matched its power.