Chapter 083
Three days have passed since the kidnapping incident.
A few things have come to light during that time.
First, the building and village where the guys who kidnapped me were based.
Although the village itself has nothing to do with them, it seems that it was one of their hunting grounds to procure monsters for trading.
On the morning of my return, a party was dispatched from the order of knights and succeeded in capturing them on the spot.
They were not adventurers, but rather mercenaries from the West, who had originally come to Mesaria as merchant escorts during the spring school season.
They planned to return to the West as escorts once again after the founding festival ended. However, when they caught and brought the monsters to the royal capital, the monster trade itself was abolished and when they had their schedules free, the Rowde Company hired them to kidnap me.
Capturing monsters itself isn’t a crime, but because of bringing them into the royal capital and my incident, they will probably be charged with some kind of crime.
Vargo and the others have not yet been found.
It seems that they disappeared without returning.
Revealing my [Hideout] and showing the recording might serve as evidence, but we decided it would be better to stop doing that.
I don’t want others to go inside either, so I think that’s fine.
They probably joined through the church, but the church didn’t seem to be enthusiastic about this matter and seemed to only be watching them quietly, so they probably won’t target me.
And then there is Lude Kingdom.
Un.
I can only say, well… it’s unfortunate for them.
It’s true that someone from the Rowde Company instigated them to write my name, but they didn’t think deeply about it because they knew that Seliana was using me to deepen her relationship with other nobles.
Her engagement with the fourth prince has not yet been announced, so it is not yet known that it has already been decided to be Seliana, but it is a well-known fact that she is the most likely candidate.
Even if it wasn’t so, they probably decided it would be beneficial to be associated with House Müller.
Well, they probably never thought something like that would happen…
Let alone Mesaria Kingdom, the Kingdom of Lude doesn’t even want to have a dispute with House Müller.
For example, if they were able to cooperate with my search and rescue, and the capture of the criminal, they would have been able to regain their face and make amends.
However, I was able to return on my own and the knights were dispatched early in the morning, so they couldn’t do anything.
After all of that is done, all they can do is apologize.
“Please take this.”
I’m getting tired of the long words of apology, but it’s finally over.
I glanced at Grandpa and he nodded.
It seems I can receive it without any problem.
“Yes. Certainly.”
In the reception space in Grandpa’s office.
Items of apology to me spread out on the table there.
Dress, jewelry, sweets, and big paintings.
…so there’s no cash?
“Our kingdom also has no intention of creating troubles with your kingdom. We ask you to continue cooperating with the investigation. Do not worry, we will not treat you badly.”
Grandpa generously posed.
“Thank you. We shall spare no less effort to cooperate.”
The opponent then lowers his head and answered immediately.
In so-called flat stature and low head manner.
I don’t know if this person is an ambassador or a diplomat, but he seems to be a person with a considerable position in his home country, but… although he was previously a head of a house, Grandpa’s peerage rank is Baron, right?
The humbleness of his manner despite that.
It shows the difference in the level of national power.
On the contrary, it makes me feel sorry.
I wonder if it will be over soon~…
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“Are you not good at formalities?”
“I can’t help it…”
After apologizing, the other party left.
We stayed in the room without even seeing them off.
It seems to be to clearly mark black and white, or rather, top and bottom, but this kind of thing is…
I wouldn’t mind if they were clear hostility like the director of the orphanage, but… my stomach hurts.
I’m surprisingly small-hearted.
“What, no worries, it’s not that common. However, the items they sent are splendid. I guess Lude also wanted to end the discussion before it became an issue between kingdoms.”
“It’s hard being an adult, huh~… we can all eat the sweets, but what should we do with the others?”
I thought about how to use them while digging around the items of apology.
“They are not perishable. Is it [Hideout]? You simply can store it over there. If there is liquor, I don’t mind taking them for you.”
Hoard them inside my [Hideout] huh…
I also don’t have people I can give them to. What should I do?
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Sera – [Hideout] [Prayer] [Mira’s Blessing] [Floating Orb] [Shadow Sword] [Scarlet Bee’s Needle] [11 Divine Coins]
Seliana – [Area Recognition] [ ] [19 Divine Coins]
Elena – [ ] [Green Fang] [1 Divine Coin]
Alex – [ ] [Red Shield] [2 Divine Coins]
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