The lord of this city has been replaced, and the power relations have changed. The guildmaster of the commercial guilds was also replaced, and all kinds of previous connections were no longer available to me. As a result, I no longer had a monopoly on goods, and sales plummeted. The money I had given to the lord and the guildmaster had gone to waste, and the situation was worse than ever. Without money, I can’t do anything new.
Some of the employees have quit, and the store is struggling.
If I don’t do something, I will run out of money soon.
Then I thought of stealing. If you don’t have money, steal things and re-sell them. The profit is huge. It’s never been this easy.
I instructed one of my men and ordered him to gather those who, like me, were parasites on their lord and in need of money.
The man was reluctant, but when I told him that if he succeeded in this job, I would let him have the store, he accepted without knowing it was a lie.
Stealing was going well. For the amount of goods that would come in for the little money I paid the bandits, I couldn’t stop laughing. I should have done this from the beginning. No other job could bring in so much money so easily.
The only drawback is that you can’t specify what they are stealing. We don’t know what cargo the merchants are carrying, and I can’t give them detailed instructions when I’m in town.
But that Miguel guy is doing well. He steals things that are worth a good amount of money. Maybe he is a surprisingly talented thief.
But it’s time for this business practice to end.
Earlier, the Adventurer’s Guild and the Commercial Guild contacted us about bandit subjugation.
“It’s time to move on.” (Redent)
It was sooner than I thought it would be, but I decided to do one last job.
Only a few people know about this. The more people who know, the greater the chance of leakage. Therefore, I had to do the final cleanup myself. I had decided to do this from the beginning, but it was a hassle.
The next day, I left town by myself.
I was supposed to pick up the goods today. The place to pick up the package was in the forest near the town. There was a large rock at the edge of the forest, and I was supposed to pick it up in front of the rock.
When I arrived at the appointed place, Miguel was there as promised.
“Redent-sama, I’ve been waiting for you.” (Miguel)
“So, what is it this time?” (Redent)
There are large bags around Miguel.
“It is a high-quality cotton. I think it will sell well to the aristocrats as cushions and comforters.” (Miguel)
I checked the big bag near Miguel. It indeed contains cotton. When I touched it, it was extremely soft, and I knew immediately that it was high-quality cotton.
“Well done.” (Redent)
“Thank you.” (Miguel)
I put the bags of cotton in the item bag.
“And what about the money to pay the bandits?” (Miguel)
“That won’t be necessary.” (Redent)
“What do you mean by that?” (Miguel)
“The Adventurers’ Guild and the Commercial Guild have made their move. The guilds will subjugate them soon.” (Redent)
“Then I guess my part is done.” (Miguel)
Oh yes, it’s over.
“So now you will let me have the store as promised, right?” (Miguel)
“That’s right. I will have you do your best at the store.” (Redent)
I tapped Miguel’s shoulder with my left hand. Miguel looked happy. I reached into my pocket with my right hand and grabbed my hidden knife.
If I kill Miguel, no one will know who I am. Even if the bandits knew about me, there would be no proof.
It would be best if the adventurers would kill them all.
The moment I took a knife out of my pocket and tried to stab Miguel, somebody grabbed my arm.
“What the…!” (Redent)
A man I didn’t know was grabbing my arm.
Is he one of the bandits?
“Redent-sama, you tried to kill me.” (Miguel)
“Miguel, what’s going on? Did you betray me?” (Redent)
“No, he didn’t. He made a deal with me.” (Mylene)
A woman in a commercial guild uniform appears from behind a large rock.
“What is a commercial guild employee doing here?” (Redent)
“I heard everything you said and the deeds you’ve done on-site.” (Mylene)
“What’s the meaning of this? Miguel!” (Redent)
“I made a deal with her and told her where the handover would take place.” (Miguel)
“Miguel!” (Redent)
I tried to attack Miguel, but the man holding my arm twisted it.