Gather Divine Coins and Gacha! - Chapter 82

The two who had gone out both came back a little after noon.

It seems they had gotten some information, but since they'd start with my information first, we went into 【Hideout】 from Seriana's room and decided to watch the recording.

Well, the only real highlight was the battle scenes at best, and it wasn't anything that impressive.

"That's Balgo."

That strong mage.

So he's called Balgo.

You know him, Alec?

"Who?"

"He was a man known in the west as an all-purpose mercenary who could handle both command and combat. I've never teamed up with him, but when I was in the west too, I greeted him once. If you were an adventurer, it wouldn't be strange to have at least heard his name... So he was attached to the church."

So he was a famous one.

No, I did think he was strong.

"The church..."

Seriana muttered suggestively.

What could it be?

"Well, whatever. Next, Alec, do you have anything?"

"Unfortunately, nothing major. First, it seems there weren't any foreign adventurers who had come to the royal capital by yesterday and were acting suspiciously. The Knight Order will probably confirm their whereabouts today, including the lower town. I also tried asking the adventurers at the guild, but it was the same."

"So it doesn't seem like they had carefully worked out a detailed plan."

"Is that so?"

"Zelkis aside, in the royal capital region, adventurers who don't dive into dungeons are treated like ruffians. If there were people like that around, you'd at least hear rumors. They probably hurriedly gathered adventurers who usually operate elsewhere."

"Hoh..."

To begin with, if I had refused to attend this time, it would have ended in a complete miss, so it certainly does feel slapdash.

And I ended up falling into something like that...

"That prediction is correct. The sender of the letter they brought back is someone connected to the Loud Company. One of the ringleaders of that illegal trade from before."

"...Did my name come up?"

I was pretty sure they had hidden it.

They had even fudged the date on Akame's registration.

"No. The target was that."

Her gaze turned toward my right foot.

"【Scarlet Bee Needle】?"

I showed it while wiggling my right foot.

"That's right. The Loud Company does business in the Rudo Kingdom and several other countries to the west, but because of this incident, it seems a considerable number of them, beginning with the head of the company, are going to be executed."

"Ooh..."

Well, making a hole under the wall that keeps monsters away is basically the same as making an entrance for monsters, so it can't be helped?

"That's already certain, but the one and only thing that could overturn it is winning acquittal with 【Judgment Boots】. After all, if the gods declare them innocent, then they're innocent. You said recently that you might be under surveillance, didn't you? It seems they were trying to confirm whether 【Scarlet Bee Needle】 and 【Judgment Boots】 were the same Blessed Item. And they were also investigating you. It seems they didn't have enough time, so they had only managed to look into 【Floating Orb】, 【Scarlet Bee Needle】, and 【Mira's Blessing】..."

I see.

So they hadn't been wary of 【Shadow Sword】.

That's why they only tied me up, and there was no surveillance either.

"So what were they planning to do after kidnapping me?"

"It seems they were planning to draw you in."

"...?"

Isn't that way too slapdash, even for this?

"It seems that to people who don't really know the situation, you look like you're simply being exploited. Making you dive into dungeons from early morning, using 【Mira's Blessing】 to let nobles owe favors, and despite that, not even giving you free time, and not even letting you wear nice clothes."

She explained while chuckling, as if it was just that ridiculous.

"...Ehhh"

If anything, I'm doing pretty much whatever I want... Is that really how it looks?

No, well... but is that how girls are?

"Do you want clothes or jewelry?"

"I don't."

"Right. And in the end, since you didn't have it, that plan failed, but in that case, it seems they were planning to use you on me as a hostage. Since they'll be executed if they do nothing, they really weren't being picky about means."

"Can I even be used as a hostage?"

Putting aside whether I'd agree or not, am I really worth that much?

"If I refused, then they could make a scene saying I abandoned an attendant who brings me profit, and lower my evaluation, so for some people, wouldn't that be convenient?"

"...I see?"

"It's not something you need to worry about. The Rudo Kingdom has bad luck too. Just by writing a name on an invitation, they might end up being treated as accomplices."

Ah, so they weren't involved.

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Sera・【Hideout】【Prayer】【Mira's Blessing】・【Floating Orb】【Shadow Sword】【Scarlet Bee Needle】・7 cards

Seriana・【Range Identification】・【】・19 cards

Elena・【】・【Green Fang】・1 card

Alec・【】・【Red Shield】・2 cards