9-9 Part 1
Aiding a Jailbreak with a Single
Shovel
- The Younger Brother Who Knows No
Restraint -
Translator : PolterGlast
The loose-lipped guy blabbed all their secrets. It seems the
storage location for the merchandise is the
same as the auction venue.
The location is boldly in the south of the Imperial
Capital, in the basement of a members-only salon there. Though not all of
them, it seems they were supplying
the kidnapped beastmen to the members there.
The boss's name is Ansef. Outwardly a trade merchant,
but in the shadows, a cold-blooded man who also engages in human trafficking.
He has a mansion in the noble district and hoards enormous wealth there. Up to
this point is a story I already heard from Sigrun.
However, there is a hidden safe in his living quarters, and
he hides secret ledgers there. In an emergency, he can use the ledgers as a
shield to threaten those above him as much as he likes—so the blabbermouth
traitor spilled.
This made the plan to seize the ledgers realistic. If
seized, it's not only a shield in emergencies, but a treasure with countless
other uses.
Above all, if I secure the secret ledgers, it becomes a clue
to save the sold beastmen. I wanted to secure them if possible.
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Leaving the white wolf Yashu to Sigrun, I
returned to the palace that night. Spending the night there, I visited Georg-aniue's room early in the morning. I
had heard from Atomina-aneue
that he planned to train the palace guards today.
「I'm getting a bad feeling...」
When I visited General Georg's room, he welcomed me
brusquely at first. Since it's rare for his younger brother to visit like this,
perhaps he was happy in his own way.
But he is a general of a nation. It seems he realized
something was amiss.
「Ashley, what recklessness are you plotting this time... What is
your aim in coming here...」
「It helps that you're quick on the
uptake, Aniue. Actually, I have a favor to ask you.」
「Wait, stop with the recklessness
like with Atomina and Dulin. Lately you are—yes, too
precarious; as a brother, I can't rest easy...」
「It's fine Aniue, there isn't
as much danger as that time. Though based on extremism, it's hard to say.」
I can't possibly tell him the full scope of the plan. If I
do, he'll oppose it. I decided to convey only the surface of justice to Georg.
「Ashley! I am asking what you intend to do this time; answer me!」
「The Beastman Country Kaha.
Introduce me to their ambassador.」
There are embassies of various countries in the Imperial
Capital. Georg should have acquaintances through ceremonies, VIP
protection, and high society. Running his hand through the beautiful blonde
hair I've always admired, Georg suspected my request from the bottom of
his heart.
「For what purpose are you meeting?」
「To steal beastmen back from
kidnappers.」
「...Ah. I see, so it comes to that.
Hahaha... I see, haaah...」
Georg held his
head. Then, despite being in uniform, perhaps due to sheer exhaustion, he lay
down on his bed.
「Listen to me Aniue, it
happened the other day. I happened to meet an escaped beastman in the city. I
decided to take back her friends from the kidnappers. But even if I steal them
back, the Beastman Country is terribly far from here. The ambassador's power
will be necessary.」
「If Jii heard this, he'd go mad...」
「Yeah, I'll keep it a secret just for
this time.」
「Stop it. It is not something the
Seventh Prince should do...」
「Is that so?」
「It's decided that it is. Our role as
royalty is to protect the people.」
Society stands because there are strait-laced people like Georg.
But I cannot become Georg. Even if I reconcile with Father and am given
the rightful succession rights, my nature won't change.
「I want to help them. If I can't save
them through legitimate means, I should just steal them like with Dulin.」
「Stop it! If you continue such
things, you will be ruined someday!」
「According to Uncle Morak, it
seems the Crown Prince has no intention of letting a deformity like me live.
...My ruin is alraedy there. Then, what is there to fear anymore?」
「I won't let such a thing happen! I will
persuade him! You are our younger brother! A brother killing a brother must not
happen!」
If that happens, Aniue will have to submit to the
Crown Prince. I don't know what position Aniue will be driven into as a
result. I want no part of being protected.
「No, don't protect me; Aniue's
position will worsen.」
「I don't care! If I lose you, neither
I nor Atomina can live!」
「The same goes for me. But I have
lived pushed into a tower. I refuse to live with my life held by someone else
anymore. I have no intention of standing on the protected side anymore.」
I glared at Georg-aniue. Strangely, Aniue, who was so terrifying, isn't
scary now. I want to believe it's not just because I became stronger, but
because I gained something unshakable.
「H-Hawawa... It's a carnage scene, Onee-sama.
Sh-Shall we come back later...?」
「What are you saying; it's precisely
because it's a time like this that Big Sister stops them.」
However, Alchemist Dulin and Atomina-aneue, whose hair shone in the
morning sun, arrived there. Laughing cheerfully at the glaring brothers, she
trotted up next to me. Then she glared at Georg-aniue in my stead.
「Georg! You mustn't bully Ashley!」
Except for the point that she completely misunderstood the
situation, Aneue was kind and reliable. Aniue seemed to have
complaints, but he seemed more exasperated than that.
「Why does it turn out like this... Ashley,
explain to her...」
「Oh my, am I wrong...?」
Aneue's blank
look softened the savage atmosphere. Aniue isn't particularly a bully.
Rather the opposite.
「Yeah, Aniue is the same Aniue
as always. Nothing much, I'm asking him to introduce me to the ambassador of
the Beastman Country, but he just won't nod his head...」
「Oh my, in that case, I will
introduce you. Fufufu, the ambassador of Kaha is a very cool person, you
know?」
「Dulin met him the other day too. He
looked scary, but he was a kind person.」
So he was Aneue's acquaintance. Then I have no more
business with Georg-aniue.
Directing a gaze of expectation at Aneue, I decided to take the
initiative and leave here before Georg interrupts.
「Wait Ashley! You, you are
just, how far... You aren't wrong, the only one who can save them is probably
you...! But if you go as is, you will—stop it Ashley!」
「Aniue. The fact that I, born deformed, have lived until today is
itself a miracle. Let me do what I want before I'm erased.」
We left Aniue's room. Moving to a deserted garden
from there, I selfishly told Atomina-aneue that I wanted to meet the ambassador of Kaha right
now.
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