Ore wa Mada, Honki o Dashite Inai

 

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“That’s why I need you to go check on this Bacillus guy.”

 

When I returned to Pindos, I summoned Kyorus of the Phantom Troupe to the brothel and told him what I had heard from His Majesty the King.

 

“I see”

 

Kyorus’ eyes become sharp.

The people who use disasters to line their own pockets are the people the Phantom Troupes hate the most.

 

“I understand, I’ll go look for it quickly”

“Please”

 

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“Fodder?”

 

A few weeks later, I came back to the Royal Capital.

After our training session, I told the king what the Phantom troupe had found out.

 

“Yes, for cows and pigs …… well, it’s the main thing that livestock eat.
That’s what they bought”

“What does that mean?”

“It’s just like when you buy flour for baking bread, if he put his money on the fodder, he can buy five times as much fodder.
It seems that Sir Bacillus have bought the fodder, distributed one to the refugees, and kept the remaining four in his own pocket.”

“What was that!!”

 

The king was enraged.

He pulled out his sword and slammed it into the ground.

 

“Does that mean he distributed livestock feed to the refugees!!”

“That seems to be the case”

“This is unacceptable! I will seize and question him!”

“That is ―― I don’t think that’s possible.”

“What was that!”

 

The king stared at me, quite angry, and a little chill came on my back.

 

“It seems that the bandits called the Phantom troupe learned of the story, stole Bacillus’ property, and offered it and the person himself to the refugees.
Naturally, the anger of the refugees, who were forced to eat fodder to feed themselves, was ……”

“That Phantom Troupe, huh”

“Yes”

“I see.
Hmm, it serves him right”

 

I sighed secretly.

I only asked them to investigate, but it was too much for them, the phantom troupes went into a rage and “did something” to Bacillus.

 

Well, I’m glad I listened to the end of their story, because it made me feel better.

 

“I see, the phantom troupe huh.
I’ll have to thank them for that.”

“Eh!?”

 

I was startled.

The king will thank a bandit?

 

“Ple,please wait a minute, Your Majesty, as expected, that’s”

“As I thought, is that no good?”

 

As I thought.

Fuh, His Majesty the King knows exactly what he’s doing.

 

“Of course, that’s no good.”

“Fumu, that’s also true.
Geez, being a king is inconvenient.”

 

His Majesty the King laughs in self-mockery.

 

Fuh……

What is he talking about all of a sudden?

 

I looked at His Majesty the King, who still seemed to be in a painful reluctance.

This is …… I have to divert the story.

 

“Your majesty, you haven’t come to Pindos lately.”

“Fumu”

“Why don’t you go see Daphne?”

“Daphne, huh, that’s right.
Okay, I’m going to disguise myself for stealth.
Wait a minute.”

“Yes”

 

His Majesty the King calls for a nearby maid to change clothes, and enters the palace.

Alright, I’ve deflected the conversation.
……so I thought.

 

His Majesty the King turned back.

He stood in front of me and made a grinning face.

 

“I came up with a good idea.
Sensei, what about my skills?”

“Eh? No, there’s still room for growth ――”

“How do I compare to the bandits?”

“That’s…… well, you can win with a margin.”

“I have that level of skill, huh.
Alright, I’ve decided.”

“……What is it?”

 

I had a bad feeling about this.

A very bad feeling.

An extremely bad feeling.

 

“I’m going to hide my identity in secret and join the Phantom troupe to fix the world!”

“……Eeeeeeeeeeehh!?”

 

I thought I had diverted the conversation, but it seems that my guidance had led him in the opposite direction.