In the drawing room, in addition to me, Sue, and Ao, there is the Margrave and the previous Margrave. No one else was there, not even the head butler. That shows how highly confidential the matter must be.
“First of all, thank you. You guys really helped a lot in rescuing those children. The treatment was spot on, and I thought it was very impressive.”
“Shiro was the first to stand up to that man so I think she deserves a lot of credit.”
“Hohoho, that’s right. I’ll have to reward her later.”
We just did the basic treatment, and Shiro took down the rogues.
While receiving a reward for the rescue, we get down to business.
“To start with, there is no doubt that the rescued children were illegally recruited. Also, that Muhou Trading Company was exiled from another territory for the crime of dealing in illegal slavery. That’s why I didn’t allow them to do business in the Margravate territory in the first place.”
“But the fact that they were still able to do business is a big loophole. This was a lack of supervision on our part.”
The Muhou Trading Company is really as lawless as the name suggests huh. Even though they had a criminal record, they can even operate so openly.
“But why did they gather the children?”
“Firstly, it’s probably to get money. The church was collecting expensive medical expenses, so they definitely needed money.”
“It is probably providing operating funds for the humanist group. They are even openly rebelling against the Royal family and various Margrave. They’re a real headache.”
This is clearly a political battle then.
I guess I can’t tell the content of this conversation to the people in the shopping street.
“We have been protesting at church headquarters up until now but it is possible that we have been blocked by those humanist group. In this regard, we decided to protest through a different route.”
“Sue, I’m sorry, but can you please take at look at this to see if it’s okay?”
“I understand. I’ll check it out.”
Yep, I’m out of the game in this part. There is no way I can help her check the content of the letter they’ll send to a nobleman.
While the three of them were fiddled around with tablet-like device and revising the message, I ate some snacks with Ao.
“I think this is okay.”
“Mm, that’s a drastic move. Let’s get started right away.”
“Okay, let’s send it. I’m looking forward to seeing what the result will be.”
Now that the letter was completed, the Margrave immediately operated the terminal.
The fact that the former Margrave is grinning widely must mean that Sue had come up with an amazing message.
“Is Sue’s message that amazing?”
“Haha, it’s a message that inspires the recipient. That’s how amazing it is.”
“Oh, I got a reply right away. Hmm, they said they would send an investigator and a knight of the church within two weeks.”
“Looking at the reply, it seems like they’re very angry about what happened. They said they’re going to raid the church headquarters in the Royal Capital too.”
Wow.
Once Sue sent the message, things started to move in an instant. But I’m too afraid to ask who the message was sent to.
“In terms of timing, the investigators will arrive around the time the cherry blossom viewing is almost done. Once the cherry blossom viewing is over, we will be able to move.”
“Well, I’ll talk to some of the adventurers in this town then. By the way, the matter of the church signage has already become a big topic.”
“There will be the cherry blossom viewing festival so let’s be on high alert for two weeks. Even if the number of soldiers and knight increased, I think there won’t be any problem as long as I say it’s for the cherry blossom viewing festival.”
“Yes, I understand. We’ll be there too, let’s all be careful.”
As discussed, we’ll all be on high alert during the cherry blossom viewing period.
I’ll try to be extra careful for the next two weeks. Both Sue and Ao are motivated, so I asked them do their best.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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