Chapter 22: The Dark Conspiracy of the Midakudo Trading Company
“I’ve wasted fifty million Clover on useless expenses. I never imagined that that foolish duke’s son would catch my subordinates and gather evidence. I let my guard down.”
Midakudo, the head of the largest trading company in the imperial capital, was expressing his frustration while holding a glass of wine.
“My subordinates acted on their own without my knowledge, and I managed to cover it up with a bribe, but this damage is no small matter.”
“It pains me that the duke himself delivered the verdict. If it were Ballad, being a child, we might have had some leverage.”
A burly man with three scars on his face said this.
“No, Ballad is not to be underestimated. Delegating this issue to his father is proof he is no fool. But if we leave things as they are, the name of the Midakudo Trading Company will be tarnished.”
“Then shall we carry out appropriate retribution?”
“It all started with a request from the irritable bishop to turn that orphanage’s sister into a slave in Ronma Town. We were so close to success when Ballad interfered, and all my subordinates ended up being sent off to the mines as slaves. We must repay this debt.”
“According to the information, Ballad has made diving into dungeons a daily routine..We could disguise it as an accident within the dungeon. Should we kidn*p the sister from the orphanage using old methods?”
“Hmm, that sounds good. As expected of the midakudo trading company’s shadow unit leader.”
“I’ll prepare everything then.”
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Feeling good about the situation with Rose, I was selecting magic stones in the workshop of Ballad’s mansion when Gant, the male dwarf, showed up.
“Young Master, what are you doing?”
“I’m sorting the magic stones by size and type. The stronger the monster, the larger the magic stone. Also, the color changes depending on the monster’s type of magical power. A monster good at fire magic yields red magic stones, while one skilled in water magic gives blue, and earth magic produces brown. If you create a weapon with the magic stone of the monster’s proficient magic, it will exhibit the effects of that attribute. Let me show you.”
I loaded a brown bullet into the Magic Gun M19 nearby and fired.
The bullet transformed into a massive earth wall about ten meters in front of me.
Next, I loaded a red bullet and shot it, causing an explosion of flames as it simultaneously impacted the earth wall, obliterating it.
“See? It’s not just about shooting the enemy; you can produce effects like this.”
“It’s akin to a magic sword slicing through foes with wind slashes or incinerating them with flames.”
“Exactly, Gant quickly understands. But what are you here for? You didn’t come just to talk about the Magic Gun, did you?”
“Actually, when I mentioned your Magic Car to a friend, they expressed a strong desire to work here. One of the gardeners was recently dismissed due to misconduct, so I thought they might be a good substitute.”
Ah, one of the gardeners was a spy from the Midakudo Trading Company that had just been fired.
I had been thinking of hiring a replacement, so this worked out perfectly.
“If he’s interested in the Magic Car, could he be a magic tool maker?”
“That’s right. His goal is to create new magic tools with his own power, and although he tried to make a Magic Car before, he failed, so he wants to see the real thing here to learn. Of course, his primary job will be as a gardener.”
“Well then, let’s meet him. When can we see him?”
“Anytime tomorrow!”
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