After returned from Japan, I made 18 rice balls in the kitchen. Thatās enough for the six guards. Right, Iām treating the free guards next to the product storeā¦ as a token of gratitude.
They have had onigiri before. It was very popular because it was delicious, quick to eat and fill up the stomach. ā¦well, no one would complain about the freebies brought by the girl next door!
One of the guards told me, after joyfully receiving the rice balls.
āMiss Mitsuha, late last night, a suspicious man wandered around the store. Man, he got the guts to intrude a store next to the guard postā¦ā (Guard-san)
āEh?! Then, what happened?ā (Mitsuha)
What a surprising report from the guard uncle!
Iām glad I chose this place.
āWe caught and tortured himā¦ After we heard his confession, it seems that he was a lackey of a certain Viscount. He tried to sneak in and plotted to do something bad, so we contacted the Viscount to come over, and thenā¦ā (Guard-san)
āAnd then?ā (Mitsuha)
ā[I donāt know that person], is what the Viscount saidā (Guard-san)
Well, naturally. If the culprit that tried to sneak into a house where a young girl lives alone is his minions and acting at his command at that, it would bring trouble given his status.
āWhen I said, [Itās a serious affair that an unidentified person tried to break into a noble house from another country, so Iāll contact the Royal Palace immediately and hand over the culprit for a strict investigation. Iām apologies for the troubleā¦], and thenā¦ā (Guard-san)\n
āAnd then?ā (Mitsuha)
āHe came to pick the culprit up immediately. Rather than handing him over to Royal Palace and instigating the Viscountās grudge on missy, I think that would be more convenient for missyā (Guard-san)
And then, the guard uncles laugh it off.
Well, youāre doing a good job!
I donāt know if the purpose is the jewelry, information, or myself, but it would be pretty bad for me if the Royal Palace noticed about me at this point.
That cultured pearl necklace and artificial jewelry. An unimaginable asset that can be easily given to children. What did the viscount think by doing that? He might be incurring the wrath of the senior noble from other countryā¦. No, if it goes bad, he might be drawing a royal blood. And if the criminal were to be investigated at the Royal Palace, thereās no way he could get away. ā¦ Or rather, why did he decided to take such action towards me?
Since the other party is a viscount too, was it a nuisance for him that I was claiming to be a viscount despite my age? Or did he want to get some information and negotiate with me? Or he just wanted to get the pearls and gems?
Well, I want to believe that he didnāt mean to attack me.
However, the guards helped me quite nicely. this is the fruits of good relationship with your neighbors!
Anyway, it seems that the person who came to pick up the culprit confirmed his identity and signed the receipt certificate. And those facts were submitted to the Royal Palace as security recordsā¦
Well, this is the center of the aristocratic district, and this guard post is part of Royal Guard directly under the Royal Palaceās authority, so itās natural. They are trained to intervene in the afflictions between aristocrats, and they are not the ones that can be affected by the nobilityās threats and pressure.
Unlike the guards in common district, the guards in the aristocratic district still have enough authority to deal with practically anyone, even nobles. So, the guards seem to be a little bullish even with nobles. The guards even said [Rest assured; you can count on us with confidence!].
āSo, if in the future, that Viscount decided to meddle with missy again, he wonāt be able to say anything if you brought this story. There is a report record in the Royal Palace, and there is a record of duty here as well. And there is no shortage of witnesses either. No one would doubt the testimony of six guards in charge of the aristocracy districtā (Guard-san)\nUmmm, so what are you saying is, if I talked about this at some party, the viscount would be quite troubled?
Just why did he do such a ridiculous thing?
Ah, [Because heās stupid], you say? Is that soā¦?
Well, even if the first generation of a noble house was a respectable person, the successor is not necessarily the same, the heir could be either stupid or idiot. If there were hundreds of nobles, at least there would be one or two idiots among them.
Well, anyway, Iām thankful for guard-sanās consideration!
āWait here for a moment!ā (Mitsuha)
For now, letās return to the store and transfer to Japan.
āIām sorry for making you wait!ā (Mitsuha)
And I brought a box with six brandies with me.
It costs around 4000 yen each, and itās very deliciousā¦ it seems, yeah!
These ones much higher quality than the one I refilled into a 200ml bottle last time. And this time itās a 720ml, fresh from the store.
āThis is as an apology for the trouble, and as a token of gratitudeā¦ā (Mitsuha)
āA-are you sure?ā (Guard-san)\n\nāMy lord, thereās a suspicious guest at the front gateā¦ā (gatekeeper)
āWhat? If the other party are suspicious and has not made any appointment, then you just have to turn them down. Why bother reporting such a thing to me?ā (Marquis Mitchel)
After receiving a report from one of the gatekeepers, Marquis Mitchell scolded the gatekeeper with a slightly unpleasant tone after his family gathering time being interrupted .
Ā However, this gatekeeper is not a novice. He can make the appropriate judgement, and in fact, he has. So, Marquis Mitchell knew that there might be some reason.
āā¦howās the guest looks like?ā (Marquis Mitchel)
Visiting a noble without an appointment at such time, he can only imagine that the guest has no common sense.
āRight, the guest is a young girl around 12 ā 13 years old with exotic figure, her clothes donāt stand out but looks very expensive. Also, she has a message to Miss Michelineā¦ā (gatekeeper)
That was enough for the marquis, and his daughter who is sitting opposite to him, to guess who the guest is.
Just as expected, it was certainly [a person without common sense]
And Micheline was rubbing her temple with her both hands.
āā¦. W-what is the content of the message?ā (Mitchan)
āRight, she said [Mitchan, I came to play!], that is all.ā (gatekeeper)