CH 170.1

Chapter 170.1. I’m Good At Plotting

The Washizu family serves as the financial backbone of Takano County, which dominates the shipping industry.

“I don’t care about that. What about Nagalaja’s drop, young lady?”

Their wealth could be considered the mainstay of the branch family.

“Nowadays, the main family doesn’t need the Washizu family anymore. What about Nagaraja’s drop?”

“Ah, come on! I’m trying to be serious here, so stop interrupting!”

“Not every girl is suited for seriousness. Let’s make your love for stuffed animals your unique trait.”

Frigg-oneesan shakes her body and tries to intimidate me. She is unusually persistent this time. It seems she has high expectations for Nagaraja’s drop.

With her ash-gray hair fluttering and lovely petite body swaying, Frigg no longer seems to ease up unless the drop is shown.

“You said Washizu Shipping wouldn’t get involved last time, right!”

“Isn’t Nagaraja’s drop more important? Why worry about the scums?”

“You’re being too blatant! I won’t show it until the conversation is over, alright?”

Mii-chan bares her teeth and threatens with a growl. It’s like being threatened by a cute little animal.

Frigg wants to know what’re the drops. Seeing Mii-chan’s serious face, she can’t help but calm down. Frigg elegantly brushes her dazzling golden hair and leans back on the sofa, crossing her legs.

Ordinarily, I would be captivated by her enchanting charm, but I know what’s inside, so I don’t feel anything special.

“The Washizu family is involved, but they’re not the masterminds. The reason is that we don’t know who the client is. Can you believe the loose with security Washizu family easily obtains port schedules can act without revealing the client?”

“I see. So the Washizu family only prepared the ship. If we were to pursue it, they could claim to have rented it through legitimate procedures. Are they planning to argue that we didn’t know how they use it?”

“I think they genuinely don’t know. If they knew even a little, they would be in trouble if it came to light.”

“You’re smart… So the situation is dire, but there’s insufficient evidence?”

“I-I think the role of being a mob comes into play there…”

Freya joins the conversation while juggling a hot roasted rice cake.

I see. The Washizu family doesn’t take direct action. It’s the nobles pulling the strings behind the scenes who did them a favor. Hmm, it sounds plausible.

“Weren’t we supposed to stay out of this?”

“I had that intention, but I never expected there would be an assassin with godly powers, you know.”

It’s impossible to have guards who can defeat Nagaraja. Both Nagamasa and the enemy are too powerful.

I don’t need a tragic and unfortunate background like the heroines often have in the original story.

“Well, we have to investigate the nobles who are using the Washizu family as a scapegoat, but our immediate goal is to eliminate the Washizu family’s position. If we do that, the other nobles behind the scenes will have no choice but to behave.”

“And can papa do that?”

“Yes. In this world, shipping isn’t covered by insurance. You see, there are powerful monsters in the sea. Quite several ships get damaged. The same goes for cargo.”

“…I see. So that’s why papa and Grandpa Kazamichi left in a hurry.”

That explanation made sense to me.

Was the Washizu family owned that warehouse district owned?

“It’s not that convenient. Still, 40% of it belongs to the Washizu family. There were piles of cargo scheduled to be transported after the New Year, so there must have been significant damage.”

“Th-the damage from just the cargo is about 8 billion yen, including the warehouse, it’s close to 10 billion yen.”

“For the entire damage?”

“For the Washizu family alone.”

“I see…”

I asked hopefully, but Freya-san quickly dashed my hopes. I lost. It wasn’t a game-like development.

In the game, no matter what kind of magic I used. I won’t destroy the surroundings. But this is the drawback of the real world.

“T-the total damage is about 20 billion yen.”

“Huh? Surprisingly cheap, isn’t it?”

“The Washizu family had stored luxury items, it seems. They were quite aggressive in their business, so their losses were greater than others. It serves them right.”

“At this rate, will they go bankrupt?”

“Never. It will hurt, but there won’t be any big problems. However, there is one troublesome problem even if they don’t have financial difficulties.”

Because they are in the shipping business, they won’t flinch at a mere 10 billion yen.

“On the other hand, if the young lady’s father and the others are doing some questionable actions. It might affect Miss’s education.”

“They’re doing something bad…? They’ll destroy the Washizu family’s warehouses in various places, right?”

“No, it’s different.”

I thought we wouldn’t resort to murder, so I thought of this method. But I guess I was wrong.

I clapped my hands and guessed what my papa did. If that’s the case, then I’m probably right.

“They sank all the ships owned by the Washizu family!”

“No, that’s not it. I realized it wasn’t a method that would harm young lady.”

Sighing and putting her hand on her forehead, Sister Frigg looked exasperated. What’s with that face? I think it’s a peaceful method.

“Washizu Yoshitaka used the young lady, no, you as a front to secure orders for high-priced magical tools and magical creature ingredients. If you place an order, they will relay the message to Miu-sama and make arrangements.”

“No way, so the Washizu family was using me to make money too?… I see. That’s why they concluded that they didn’t know about the assassin.”

If they wipe out Takano County they won’t be able to profit by using Miu as a front anymore. There are plenty of people who seek connections with recovery magic users. Other branch families are likely doing similar things.

“As perceptive as ever. That’s right, from the perspective of the Washizu family, wouldn’t it have been best if they killed both your parents and only let the young lady survive?”

“The Kiyosu Conference, huh…”

The Kiyosu Conference refers to an event in the history of my previous life. After Nobunaga died in the Honnou-ji incident, Hideyoshi became the successor to the young child Sanbōshi and successfully took over the Oda family.

After realizing the meaning, Miu’s face turns bitter as if she had eaten disliked vegetables. She doesn’t like celery.

No, it’s different. It means that people thought Miu to be as young as Sanboushi. I failed. I overdid the act of a pure-hearted child.