Chapter 87

Chapter 87 \nAnyhow, it turned out that my pictures didn’t circulate that widely in other kingdoms.\n

If thousands are circulated in the market with this price, I will cry!

Well, I will immediately stopped the sales if I felt someone is using my picture for no good, so the absurd amount of them was not the case at all. So far, It seems that the people from the royal capital who had bought it never tried to let it go.

I was lucky enough to stopped the sales before being mass-purchased by merchants or resellers at that time. Pez-san was complaining a lot though.

 

(Merchant) 「Then, it’s about the bandits……」

The merchant changed the conversation to the next topic.

Yup, we need to discuss that, right..

But I have already decided, though.

I don’t think that the merchant will go against my decision.

 

(Mitsuha) 「Ah, I will give them to you all, so do as you like.」

(Merchant) 「Eh? Ah, no, that kind of thing is……

Since we are only carrying them to the nearest city, we cannot receive the prize money which is the captor’s share from the sales profit for the crime slaves, and we need to pay the rescue rewards for you too. If we don’t do this, our reputation will get involved.」

 

Uwah, troublesome!

But, well, if the rumor that the merchant did not pay the reward money spread, certainly it will become a problem……

However, even if I say that, I cannot go together with the merchant. If I drive the car for a long period of time at such slow speed, it won’t be good for the engine, especially the plug and the others. Even before that happens, I will just get frustrated and won’t stand it.

That’s why……

 

(Mitsuha) 「Okay then, please don’t talk about us, the hush money will be those rewards.」

(Merchant) 「Eh……?」\n

The merchant was surprised.

(Mitsuha) 「No, I will be troubled if a rumor that I’m traveling alone spread here and there. Thus, I will pay with those money as hush money. If so, there won’t be any problem for a merchant because it’s a legitimate transaction, right?

And if there’s no trace of my presence, I won’t be worried about the possibility of being a topic by other people. It’s good for both sides!」

(Merchant) 「Wh……」

The merchant and the others made an astonished face, but this is the best outcome. Because I don’t want to make money in this way.

 

(Merchant) 「Well.. certainly.. I understand that Mitsuha-san doesn’t want her information revealed. However, if that’s the case, you can just told us. Even if you don’t bother to make money or exchange terms, just say the words like 『Don’t tell anyone』 and we will follow it.

There’s no one in our group who will go against the words from Princess Shrine Maiden-sama who is our lifesaver!」

 

Ah, Merchant-san got worked up.

…But, well, that’s also true…

These serious and religious people who were saved by Princess Shrine Maiden-sama cannot bear not to give their gratitude and were given hush money by her instead. I misjudged them a little, huh…

Well, let’s go with this.

Make a serious face, straighten my back, let out a stern voice……

 

(Mitsuha) 「To the religious and serious merchant, I will give you three divine mandates.

First, conduct the bandits’ disposal.

Second, substitute the reward money into food for the orphans.

Third, I forbid any declaration of having met the Princess Shrine Maiden. Let the bandits be caught by you and make sure that my words also goes through to the bandits. On that occasion, explain that 『those who disobey the instructions will be striked by lightning』.

That’s all.」

 \nThe merchant and his wife got up from the wooden box they were sitting on, rushed back a few steps and then dropped their head with their knees on the ground.

The escorts also followed in a hurry.

Next to me, Sabine-chan, who was trying hard to make the bitten hard bread go into the back of her throat with water, spurted out the water brazenly.

Colette-chan was behaving like usual. There was almost no sign of discomposure because of my speech and conduct.

……Accustomed. That was the only answer.

 

Yup, some of the royal palace’s officials and nobles think that I’m a Royal Highness from a faraway kingdom only because I could use peculiar secret arts.

『Princess Shrine Maiden』 seems to be interpreted as my real status in my home country.

However, they didn’t bother to send out such accurate information. Thus, most of the people in the royal capital at that time still think of me as something like God’s messenger. Based on that setting, rumors had been spread around. They were passing the information by word of mouth like a telephone game.

Maybe that’s why it turns out to be 『Goddess’ angel, who appeared and lead the soldiers under the protection of the Goddess』….

 

Seeing how everyone from the trading company were acting, it was probably the correct answer.

No, of course, I don’t think that the merchants from the sea or mountain towns believe in such rumor that easily.

But a merchant is 『someone who prepares for the worst』.

There are no disadvantages for believing the rumor. However, if they didn’t believe it and being rude about it, there will be big disadvantages if an emergency arises. Hence, it is decided that it’s better to take safety measures. ……well, they also had already looked at the car and guns, right?

Thus, the objectives had been decided.

 

 

After that, he told us various things about this kingdom and the royal capital, and finally, after a slightly long lunch break, together with the company, we were ready to depart.

The company’s preparation for the departure was done immediately, as no fire was used to prepare for the lunch.

……Us? Well.., because we only need to get into the car, it took an instant.

I waved my hand from the window to the company’s people while slowly returning to the main road. Then, I stepped on the accelerator.\n\nSince the transfer was carried out, only one drop of dirty water was lost, and there was no need for washing, sterilization, deodorization, and such. ……how convenient it is, this transfer ability.

 

Next, I drained the contents of the water supply tank, that is, the remaining water to the side of the road. Then, transferred the car to my house and locked it firmly before returning.

How easy it is to not have to worry about cleaning the tank at all!

 

All the passing carriages were staring at the parked car on the way to here. Because they are in the opposite direction, they won’t come to the town after us. We also transferred continuously to bypass the carriages that were moving in the same direction with us, so they only saw a little of the car’s figure from a distance, which should have been unclear to see.

In other words, no one will say that they saw a car. It’s perfect!

And we started to walk towards the city.

 

(Sabine) 「……I’m tired, Mitsuha-neesama……」

And not long after, Sabine-chan whined.

(Sabine) 「If only we brought bikes……」

(Mitsuha) 「Don’t! If you get into the town with that kind of thing, you will  absolutely stand out! There’s no point in putting the car away if it’s like that, you know.」

(Sabine) 「Uuuu…」

Sabine-chan could only groaned while Colette-chan is still looking fine.

Yup, certainly it won’t be any concern for a country bred like her if it’s only this distance, right?

 

 

 

(Mitsuha) 「……I’m tired… if only we brought scooters…」

And after a while, it’s my turn to whined.

I made a mistake. The town’s main gate was still far away.