Bear-san, Captures The Evil Merchant
“Now then, untie him.” (Mylene)
When Mylene-san said so, Jade-san untied the man’s rope.
The man stood up, rubbing his arms.
“If only things went well, I would have been entrusted with the management of a store as a merchant.” (Man)
The man who betrayed Redent complained.
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“What are you talking about? How could he entrust the store to someone who could be caught red-handed so sloppily? Did you really think this would go on forever? If the banditry continues, both the Adventurers’ Guild and the Commercial Guild will make their moves. Just think about it for a minute, and you will understand.” (Mylene)
Hearing Mylene-san’s words, the man looked around. He looked at the ten adventurers who came out for them, plus three bears.
“And above all, you should’ve realized that the moment when you are not issued a guild card. Without a guild card, citizen card, or other proof of identity, the adventurers might have accidentally killed you for thinking you’re one of the bad guys.” (Mylene)
The man hangs his head at Mylene-san’s words.
“Don’t be depressed. Can you tell me your name first?” (Mylene)
“It’s Miguel.” (Miguel)
“So, Miguel. How did you manage to hand over the stolen goods? Without your guild card, you wouldn’t be able to enter the city, would you?” (Mylene)
“The handover happens outside of Sheleen.” (Miguel)
“Where’s the exact location? And when is the next handover?” (Mylene)
“In the forest. The next handover is tomorrow, sometime in the afternoon.” (Miguel)
Tomorrow. Well, there’s no point in keeping the stolen goods forever.
“Who will come to take it?” (Mylene)
“Redent-sama, the person himself. Because only Redent-sama and I know about this.” (Miguel)
“I see. Thank you. And one more thing. Is there any chance that the ones who escaped might have come into contact with Redent?” (Mylene)
“No, I don’t think so.” (Miguel)
“Are there no people trying to make money by selling information about what happened here?” (Mylene)
“Even if there were, they can’t meet Redent-sama easily. Redent-sama is a cautious person. That’s why I’m the only one who knows about this.” (Miguel)
“For now, I might as well stake a lookout at Redent’s shop, just in case. Well, no one would be stupid enough to go to Redent to report this incident unless they are fools.” (Mylene)
I thought that if there were such idiots, I think one or two would have stayed back in the hut.
“But if you’re supposed to meet tomorrow, we’d better hurry.” (Mylene)
Then we discussed how to apprehend the merchant called Redent. But mostly, we just followed Mylene-san’s plan.
We split into four groups.
>The first group would be Mylene-san and me riding on Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear, heading into the city.
>The second group would be Blitz’s party, who will come into the city shortly to overwatch the store.
>The third group, Jade-san’s party, would go to the forest where Miguel and Redent are supposed to meet.
>The fourth group, Lurina-san, and Gil, would take the watchman to Crimonia.
We were divided into groups, and our roles were explained.
The three who had ridden Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear when we came here would have to travel by horse and carriage, which the bandits had hidden. The three who could no longer ride Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear were visibly disappointed.
It can’t be helped.
“But if you just want to catch him, you don’t have to go that far, do you? If we wait for him, he will come to us eventually, won’t he?” (Yuna)
He usually comes to pick up the stolen goods. I think if we hold the place down, that’s the end of it.
“I agree. There are many reasons. If Rendent had no choice but to let his employees do it for a living, there are some extenuating circumstances. The bandits didn’t kill anyone. If they did, I would let the lord decide on their punishment. And if he did it for personal gain, I intend to make him pay more than the current charges. But if the merchant named Redent had even the slightest bit of a good heart, he would order the bandits to disperse and tell them to run away. And he will try to put Miguel in charge of the store.” (Mylene)
Certainly, as Mylene-san said, some people in this world have no choice but to commit crimes. I don’t think that is right. But I do think they could be saved a little.
“But if not, If he’s not worth saving. Let’s hunt him down.” (Mylene)
Mylene-san smiled. That smile was scary. Jade-san and the others’ faces were also twitching. As one might expect, she’s the guildmaster of the commercial guild. Even though she looks like your everyday-receptionist-neesan.
“You really can’t judge a person by their looks.” (Yuna)
“I don’t want to hear that from you, Yuna-chan.” (Mylene)
Everyone nodded at Mylene-san’s words.
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-Evil Merchant’s POV-
There were two lords in this city. One was a lord who did bad things to increase his power. The other was a lord who seemed to be a good guy. The good man was exploited by the evil man and would soon disappear. 𝚋𝚎𝚍𝚗𝚘𝚟ｅｌ.ｃ𝚘𝚖
But the one who disappeared was the lord, who was doing bad things that I supported.
I don’t know all the details, but I heard that he was exposed for his wickedness and was caught. And the lord, who was supposed to be decaying, became the lord of this city.