The Returned Sword King Decided to Become a Tyrant Episode 9
Find what I need (3)
“Lord, I have committed a sin worthy of death!”
Federal Empire.
The general manager’s head was already hitting the floor when he heard that name.
“Did you commit a mortal sin?”
“Yes, that’s right!”
“Hoo.”
I lowered my crossed legs and looked at the sight with interest.
But in the eyes of the general manager, even that appearance seemed to be nothing more than that of an executioner about to be beheaded.
That would be the case,
“You guys must not have been unaware that behind Asus is the ‘one’ from the Federal Empire. If you guys have always been relying on Asus’s prestige to receive various benefits.”
“Yes, how could we forget that fact! You are so right!”
In fact, there is no way that the person who was able to reap the benefits thanks to it would not know.
Who is the real backer of Asus?
Also, what does it mean to disappoint ‘them’ when they are just a swindler?
At that moment, small noises were felt outside the door.
-General Manager?
-What’s going on?
They were guards.
Then the general manager shouted with all his might.
“Everyone, shut up and step aside! How dare you interrupt my conversation with the distinguished guest!”
-Yes… …Yes! I’m sorry!
“Damn… … .”
Whoosh- whoosh-
Then, he started to breathe heavily, just as he had been banging his head.
I looked down at the sight and made a small, invisible sneer.
‘Well, it was a success for now.’
That look of someone who is fooled by mere acting and looks like they would take out all their liver and gallbladder at any moment.
Not a bad reaction.
No, it was a really fun reaction.
It’s so useful that it’s a shame I can’t kill him here.
… … But it was still not enough.
Now that I had made it clear to him that I was a sent from the Federal Empire, I had to offer him something more definitive.
Something that would make you swear that you had to give it your heart and bones.
I said, holding back the laughter that threatened to escape my lips.
“Do you think he would take his eyes off Esteban just because someone like Asus died?”
“That’s not it… … .”
“But why did you touch something that He didn’t even allow?”
“That, that, coincidentally… … .”
“Hmm. I didn’t mean to, and I didn’t dare to guess that you would take your hand off me?”
“… … Yes.”
The bastard bowed his head even deeper, as if to say that his words were not a lie.
On the contrary, my smile as I looked at him began to gradually deepen.
Slowly, like teasing prey.
At that moment.
“Otherwise, he must have thought you were too stupid to even recognize such a trick.”
“Absolutely not! I just… … .”
“Did you think that if things went wrong, you could just take refuge in the branch you had started building in the south?”
“… … !”
The general manager raised his head in shock.
“How, how about that!”
The southern branch of the guild that had been secretly built just recently. I was speechless at the fact that I knew about its existence.
But the words that followed left me with no choice but to bury my head in the floor again.
“In front of whom do you raise your head?”
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry!”
Now the general manager’s body was trembling with fear.
The reaction was exactly as intended.
‘As expected.’
It was clear that not a single doubt remained in the boy’s mind now.
Rather, he must have realized that if he continued to act in a way that was more absurd than this, he would have no life left.
So now it was time to reap the spoils.
I spoke coldly to the general manager who was lying flat on the floor.
“I didn’t participate in the auction to see your face. I was simply following orders to retrieve the items.”
“… … .”
“What could be more annoying than having to attend an auction and collect the items myself?”
It was just closer to an accusatory tone than a question.
But the guy forced himself to think in fear and came up with the right answer.
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“I will give you the auction items you won for free!”
“That’s a given.”
“… … .”
I continued speaking with a grin.
“I don’t think that’s all the stuff Asus left for me. Where are the rest?”
“I’ll give it all to you! I’ll tell the subordinates right now to organize it along with the auction items!”
“I see.”
I was provoking him because the items up for auction were a bit different from the ones I had seen before returning, but since he readily agreed to give them up, it seemed like there were some left over as expected.
It’s annoying.
“Well, okay. That should be enough. I’m sure he’ll let it slide this time.”
“then…….”
The bastard’s expression suddenly relaxed.
As the story progressed peacefully and smoothly, there was hope that things could be resolved appropriately.
Of course, I didn’t intend for it to end like this.
“Until now, it was orders from above. But, isn’t there still a debt between us?”
“……yes?”
“What do you think would have happened to you if I hadn’t participated in the auction?”
It was like grasping at clouds.
But suddenly something flashed through his mind.
“Oh, thank you for taking the time to make sure I could get it back without any problems! If you hadn’t been my noble person, I would have been rude to you without even knowing the topic!”
“That’s right. If it weren’t for me, Asus’s stuff would have been scattered all over the country. Retrieval would have been impossible.”
“That’s right!”
Of course, there was a way to stop the auction and prevent it from falling into the hands of others.
But if that had been the case, the dark guild that operated on the basis of trust would likely have suffered a blow.
And from the moment I found out about that fact.
For him, the existence of a country had become something close to a savior.
“I just need something.”
“Yes! Just say the word, and I will definitely save you.”
Good posture. Give and take. Is this the virtue of a black marketeer?
My lips curved long.
Finally, I lowered my head and whispered very quietly so that only he could hear.
“The fruit that blooms from the Eleira flower.”
“… … !”
“If I say it like that, you understand?”
“That, that is… … .”
The general manager stuttered in embarrassment.
It was a natural thing.
Raw material for narcotic hallucinogens.
Not only was it an expensive and hard to obtain item, but it was also something that did not and should not exist in Esteban in the first place.
“But it’s something that’s only occasionally found in the Southern Continent, so it’s hard to get it right now… … Besides, the border security is so strict these days… … .”
“You owe me your life, yet you have a long tongue.”
“Is that possible? If it takes some time, I’ll try to find it somehow.”
“until when?”
“Just give me this week’s time.”
“good.”
I nodded in satisfaction and threw something at the head of the guy who was lying on the floor.
What fell out was a note with something written on it.
“Let me read it.”
Then the general manager hurriedly picked up the note.
“This is… … .”
“The place written there is the most remote place in the capital city of Esteban. Not only are there no guards, but there are also few people.”
“iced coffee.”
“The deadline is this week at midnight. Leave the Eleiras flower berries there. The collector will come and get them.”
And yet, he did not forget the final piece of advice.
“Don’t forget that this is His last chance.”
“I will keep that in mind.”
Gulp-
The bastard’s throat was rumbling loudly.
I looked down at the sight and slowly walked away.
It was a departure without any notice, just like when I first came.
“… … .”
Jerk- Jerk-
-Ahh! Guest number 21 has sold the Elixir of Life for 1.1 million gold!
When we arrived back at the auction house, the auction was almost finished.
The occasional glances we met showed caution, but we paid no attention and just kept moving.
At that moment, I noticed the frozen baron and chuckled.
“… … I think I clearly told you to win the bid without missing a single one.”
Looking at that determined look, it seems like he just kept his position, let alone bidding.
With that easygoing personality, how could he have moved even a single finger?
I wish they would have at least given me an explanation that there would be no need to spend money.
‘Well, I don’t think I would have participated though.’
I approached the Baron and tapped him on the shoulder.
Then, he turned away from the Baron, who was looking at me in surprise, and smiled with satisfaction as he spoke.
“All your work is done, so get up now. I’ll be back as soon as the items are ready.”
“D, finally… … Yes, I understand!”
All that remained was to bide their time.
* * *
“……shit.”
The eventful auction has ended.
The general manager was so shocked by that fact that he couldn’t move an inch from his seat.
Being threatened with death was equally draining.
“Life-threatening?”
Suddenly, the general manager who had been mumbling like that burst into laughter.
Can something like that be compared to a threat to one’s life?
Those who talk like that either don’t know about him… … the Fourth Prince, or even if they do know about him, they haven’t noticed the hidden self within him.
But he knows.
A madman’s laughter hidden behind a polite mask.
The true face of a bloodthirsty tyrant.
That was not just a threat to life, but something closer to the devil’s judgment that would subjugate even the soul.
“… … Damn, the guy I thought was an intruder ended up saving me.”
“General Manager.”
“Haa, what is it now?”
The subordinate who had come inside before I knew it approached me with a frown on his face.
His two-meter-tall, grim figure was riddled with suspicion.
“I’ve even confirmed that they’re moving in a carriage. Should I have my subordinates chase them?”
“… … Chasing after me?”
“Yes, no matter how you look at it, their behavior is suspicious. If you think about it, it is.”
The giant’s men began to chatter excitedly.
Without even noticing the general manager’s expression distorting.
“At this timing, Asus’s agent appears? That’s strange in the first place. If there really was an agent, the bastard would have taken the property as soon as he died… .”
“……shut up.”
“You came to find me… Yes?”
“Shut up, you little punk!”
puck!
“evil!”
The general manager kicked one of his subordinates in the shin with the toe of his shoe.
The expression on the subordinate’s face after being suddenly hit was full of bewilderment.
“Ah, no, why on earth… … .”
“This kid is already upset, and now he’s talking nonsense and making a big deal out of it!”
“That, that… … .”
It may have been pitiful to see his two-meter-tall body hunched over, but the general manager’s anger was not over.
“If you don’t know anything, then don’t come forward! Just shut up and do as I say!”
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry!”
“… … Haa. Well, what crime have you committed?”
The general manager, who had been holding his head in his hands, shook his head.
I washed my face with a dry wash, as if I was sweeping it away.
‘What’s the use of taking your anger out on someone who doesn’t know anything?’
Suha is unaware of the relationship between the Federal Empire and Asus.
They only thought that they were agents who had come to claim Asus’s property. So from the beginning, they were not happy about handing over the auctioned items without receiving a single penny.
Yeah, I can understand that much.
However, that does not mean that you should ever act rashly and provoke a polite man.
Even if I had to get angry and stop him, I dared not do that.
“You must never chase or spy on them. Even after you deliver the fruit. That’s the only way for us to survive now.”
“Yes? Oh, I understand.”
“… … Okay, then I’ll go out now.”
“yes.”
Clank-
“… … Phew.”
As the subordinates left, the general manager stood up from his seat, clearing his self-deprecating thoughts.
There was no time for this.
“I must find someone who knows the whereabouts of the Eleira flower, even now.”
Last chance.
If I miss even that, I really won’t have any way to survive.
