CH 135

Chapter 135 – Treasure Secured

“W-Whoa…!” (Bouchi)

“Hohoho, now this proves I wasn’t lying, right?” (Rajie)

“Y-Yeah…” (Bouchi)

“With a reward like this, you must be motivated now, no?” (Rajie)

Of course, I didn’t think that there was such a huge amount of treasure just lying around.

The Chancellor, Vodara…. The people who had suffered under his oppressive rule would faint from seeing the opulent amount of extravagance he held in these coffers.

All of this was most likely the accumulated funds taxed from the citizens of the Empire. They had been bled dry for years, even decades.

It would make sense to give it back to the people who had suffered under the oppression of the Empire, but for better or worse, they weren’t in this world.

“Can I have all of this?” (Bouchi)

“Y-You! How dare you say you want all of it?!” (D’esta)

Ah, perhaps I was being a bit too greedy.

“Just kidding, just kidding. Your survival funds included in there, right? I’m not that merciless.” (Bouchi)

Plus, I would be continuing my work as a merchant from here on, so there wasn’t any need to rush.

“Stop making jokes like that!” (D’esta)

“Hohoho, calm down, D’esta. If you lose your temper with a merchant, they’ll only end up taking advantage of you, don’t you know?” (Rajie)

As expected of a former merchant, he knew what he was talking about.

“But old man, even if we break Nike out of here, how were you planning to transport all this treasure?” (Bouchi)

There was so much that if they wanted to move it, they would need a truck in order to do so.

“Of course, we plan to transport it by horse-drawn carriage. But do you have any better methods?” (Rajie)

“I suppose so. At first, we were only planning to move the bare minimum.” (Rajie)

“That’s too big of a waste. You might as well take all of it. You can never have too much money, after all.” (Bouchi)

“Then what should we do? We want to carry out the rescue mission as soon as possible and leave the capital.” (Rajie)

“…If you trust me, we can solve this problem right away.” (Bouchi)

“Hoh? Could it be that you have a means to transport all of this treasure at once?” (Rajie)

“Well, yeah. I have an ability like that.” (Bouchi)

Rajie stared intently at me. He was probably using his skill to confirm whether my words were the truth.

“….You seem to be telling the truth, but wasn’t your skill ?” (Rajie)

“Huh? Who said that?” (Bouchi)

“You transformed into a garbel earlier, and you yourself said in the conference room earlier that you could take gold, which had lost its value, and turn it into something of value. That’s why I thought it might be a skill that could transform things, but…” (Rajie)

“Unfortunately, that’s off the mark.” (Bouchi)

“…..Sigh. That appears to be true too. But you weren’t telling a lie in the conference room either. What kind of skill would be capable of turning money and valuables into something else, and even be able to transport all of this treasure at once…?” (Rajie)

“Well, just watch.” (Bouchi)

It would be faster to show them than to explain.

I touched the treasure, and all of it was collected into the .

““―?!””

Naturally, Rajie and D’esta were astonished to see all of the treasure in the place vanish in an instant.

“W-What in the world….! Hey, you! Where did the treasure go?!” (D’esta)

“Calm down. I’ll take it out now.” (Bouchi)

This time, I moved the treasure out of the . In the next moment, all of the treasure appeared again, everything in the same position as before.

“W-What a surprise…! Could it be that you actually have some kind of skill?” (Rajie)

“Close, but not quite. Actually, this power is a byproduct of my skill.” (Bouchi)

“B-Byproduct? A power like this is only a byproduct? …Who in the world are you?” (Rajie)

“Just a somewhat unusual earthling.” (Bouchi)

““……..””

Both of them gazed at me as if I was some kind of rare animal. Their reactions weren’t unusual in the slightest. I would also be bewildered if I was in their shoes.

“But now you know that I can transport the treasure, right?” (Bouchi)

“Y-Yes.Then we’ll leave the transportation to you then.” (Rajie)

“Ah, but you’ll certainly provide a transportation fee, yes?” (Bouchi)

“….Quite the shrewd lad, aren’t you? Color me impressed.” (Rajie)

“I’ll definitely take what I can get. Isn’t that just what merchants do?” (Bouchi)

“Hohohoho, that’s right. Then let’s take the treasure back right away. Thanks to you, we’ll be able to move the rescue operation up. Noalia-sama will be pleased to hear this.” (Rajie)

“But you…! Don’t think you’ll be able to get away if you try to run off with the treasure, alright?” (D’esta)

My, my, looks like I’ve been told off. Well, with how much treasure there is, I’m sure they wouldn’t notice even if a bit of it happened to oh-so-mysteriously disappear.

“I’m working in good faith here, you know? I would certainly be honest with the people who I foresee having a long-term business relationship with.” (Bouchi)

“….With an inconsequential guy like you?” (D’esta)

Rajie looked at D’esta with a wry smile and said, ‘come on, let’s go’.

And thus, we returned to their hideout with all of the treasure.

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“―Is that really true?!” (Noalia)

When we returned to the hideout and Rajie explained the matter regarding the treasure, a smile lit up on Noalia’s face as she clapped her hands together.

She had voiced her desire to see how I actually transported the treasure, so I took it out and stored it back into the , which she found quite amusing.

She looked like a girl her age, which made me smile a bit. After enjoying the peaceful mood for a moment, Noalia took a deep breath and put on a serious air.

“With this, it looks like we can carry out the operation right away, yes?” (Noalia)

“Yes, Your Highness. I will return to the palace again and confirm Nike-sama’s whereabouts once more.” (Rajie)

“Please do. Bouchi-sama, I would like to launch the operation as early as tomorrow, at midnight. Would that be alright?” (Noalia)

“Normally, it would be impossible to prepare safe haven in such a short amount of time.” (Bouchi)

“A-As expected, it’s too short notice… is that right?” (Noalia)

She turned her eyes up at me with a teary, apologetic look. From behind her, D’esta unleashed a surge of murderous intent, as if she was saying that she would kill me if I made Noalia cry.

“As I said, ‘normally’. But I am no normal merchant. A safe haven? I can prepare something like that in no time.” (Bouchi)

All I had to do was buy an uninhabited island and place it in the sea. It was no different from the previous requests. In fact, it was a job that could be done in less than an hour.

Hearing my words, a beautiful smile bloomed like a flower upon Noalia’s face.

Just seeing that face would make any man fall in love with her at a single glance. I also thought it was a nice smile, but the organ that evoked emotion within me was broken, so it didn’t set me off balance.

After that, Rajie made his way towards the palace, and it was decided that I would spend the night in the hideout.

D’esta showed me to a guest room, and after entering a room that could be considered neither big nor small, I stretched myself out on the bed.

“…Sigh. I never expected things to take such a turn.” (Bouchi)

I came here in high spirits thinking I could enter business negotiations with the Empire. Partly because of Ze’ev, whom I had encountered on the way, I was able to meet with King Dragia, the head of the allied forces that had toppled the Empire, and was able to make proper contact with him.

But on the way back, I didn’t expect to receive a request from another source.

“Milord, what are you going to do about the business meeting with the Empire?” (Shiki)

Shiki naturally asked the question that was on my mind.

“Dunno… What should I do?” (Bouchi)

It wasn’t like I had signed a contract with them yet, so it was still possible to renege on the matter.

I had heard that some of them weren’t too keen on the proposal, so I could also cancel the deal and refuse negotiations under the guise of it being for the sake of my own personal safety.

However…

“…It certainly is a waste, huh?” (Bouchi)

I would definitely be able to earn a huge profit if I could sign a contract with King Dragia and the others.

So on that note, it would be better to maintain cordial relations with them, but…

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