Chapter 159 – Episode 145 – Beast Paradise! (5)
After writing down the crimes the guys spit out, I sent the people inside the building and called the soldiers.
Fortunately, except for the bar inside the building, there weren’t many people because it was just a room where prostitution was conducted, and there were no other employees in the bar except for the women who were involved in private loans.
Apparently, the bar was also run by women involved in private loans…
Cubs. How do you manage a bar like that, really…
Anyway, I informed the lord’s castle about them, and a few days later the lord, who seemed to be slimmer than before, sighed as he overly welcomed me.
“Really… It’s not enough to thank you and the saintess. Ha…”
I must have been very surprised. It’s not completely nonsensical.
“I never thought that Baron Brandy would be so involved… To put it mildly, it wouldn’t be strange if the entire nobles of Ladia were misunderstood as hiding a criminal. Thank you so much.”
“Haha. Because I also suffered from those guys. Fine.”
Seeing the lord keep lowering his head even though he said it was okay, it must have been a really dizzying situation for the lord as well.
“Baron Brandy was immediately arrested and transported to the capital along with his family and the criminals. …Ha. I have nothing to say even though I heard that the lord was disqualified. Didn’t know about this…”
“…I heard that Baron Brandy is in charge of the entertainment industry in Ladia. Can’t the lord intervene?”
“Yes? Oh You don’t know. The nobles in each city receive a license for their business area in that city and a portion of the business tax. In the case of Baron Brandy, he took 15% of the profits from licenses and taxes on the entertainment industry.”
Wow. Even if you stay still, you ate 15% of the tax? Besides, the business license was granted by the nobility?
It wasn’t noble for nothing. Besides, it’s a perfect structure to make money behind that.
“The lord oversees the city, but he doesn’t have much interference with the business areas of the city’s aristocrats. There are rights to adjust ratios, organize, and investigate crimes, but in the case of secretly hiding criminals like this, even the lord won’t know unless their tails are stepped on.”
Saying that, the lord sighed again.
“Recently, there have been a lot of accidents related to monsters and dungeons around the city, so I was paying attention to that… I never thought something like this would happen… Whoa… I’m not used to seeing His Majesty the King…”
As if trying to catch his breath, Young-ju took a sip of his tea and closed his eyes for a moment… Soon, he corrected his expression again and spoke to me.
“The nobles of Ladia will take this opportunity to thoroughly investigate whether there are any cases like Baron Brandy. Please tell the saintess that I am truly sorry for causing concern.”
“All right.”
Certainly, the power of the saintess is strong. It’s to the extent that the lord notices it.
I was thinking of bringing it, but they said they would appease the clerks, so I just said yes.
“…I should also thank you… Hmm…”
After patting his chin for a while, the lord began to ponder for a while.
Yes yes It’s because you’re here today.
Ruler. Throw in something nice reward.
“…You said you would be an adventurer with the saintess, right?”
“Yeah. Yes, but…”
“Are you appointed by the saintess as her guardian?”
“Yeah. By the way.”
“And she created and runs a guild herself… She received a reward from His Majesty the King in the capital… Hmm, hmm…”
After thinking about it for a while, the lord made a sound and gave me a suggestion instead of a reward.
“Are you thinking of starting your own business?”
“…Business, you mean?”
“If you have any thoughts, I want to hand over the building and business right seized from the criminal this time.”
Building! Business right!
Maybe… Is this me becoming the landlord?
But there, the surrounding environment is not so good, so it’s not a condition that I’m very craving…
“Actually, the area south of Radia where the criminals were is quite a headache for the lord.”
As if reading my expression, the lord slowly began to speak his words.
“Since Ladia is also a big city, even the lord couldn’t help the gap between the rich and the poor. It is around it that the rather poor people of Ladia gather. Of course, it’s not at the level of the area near the southern wall, which is very serious.”
But. I thought it would be a very gloomy atmosphere.
“I tried various things to improve it, but it didn’t have much effect… Unfortunately.”
Well… I heard that there are hundreds of thousands of people in Radia, but would that be a simple improvement?
“If you want to make your guild bigger, you need a base, right? You will also need a stable source of income.”
Hmm… I don’t know anything else, but I’m looking for a stable source of income…
“So let me tell you. Why don’t you just take over and run the building and the bar? …If you can, while taking care of the security and employment around it.”
Somehow, the eyes of the lord who said that seemed to sparkle with anticipation.
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“Hehe… The lord is better than I thought. To entrust the work while pretending to be rewarded.”
“Yes. I thought it was pretty good, so I said I’d accept it.”
The 8th floor, the highest floor of the empty building. Looking around the large room inside, Lisbeth and Clea nodded in satisfaction.
I wondered if it was because of the location, but it was fortunate that both of them seemed to like it.
“Good job. Although the lord said so, it’s a relatively bad location compared to other places, but it’s not as bad as you think.”
Clea, who was examining the walls, said that as if to reassure me.
Well, that’s right The atmosphere is a bit like that because there are entertainment establishments, but since this is also a place inside Radia, it’s not to the extent that it’s a problem.
At least a few drunks roaming around at night… To the extent that Rihanna could have been shopping for her sex toys by herself.
In fact, from the feeling of looking around when the sun is up, this area doesn’t feel much different from the accommodation streets where adventurers’ accommodations are gathered.
Then, isn’t this just a building?
Phew. God, I’m the landlord! It’s a bar and an adult store, but it’s the owner anyway!
“Hehe. I thought so too, so I decided to take it. Isn’t it normal to have a building and a business right? Even though it’s a bar and an adult store.”
“Yes. Even considering the location, this would probably cost over 1,000 gold coins.”
Haha… It’s stronger than I thought. More than 1000 gold coins?
Well, if you think about management rights in an 8-story building, you might get that order…
“At this point, you can use this floor as your home. Can we decorate it however we like?”
“It would be better to tear down the wall and use the entire floor here. Fortunately, the building itself is strong, so if you tear down here and here…”
As if a decision had already been made, the two naturally started discussing how to decorate it.
It’s like a house here… The 8th floor is connected to the rooftop. Uh, is this a penthouse?
Hey It’s not very high, but it’s a rooftop floor, so if you decorate it well, I think it’s okay to call it a penthouse.
To realize the dream of wanting to live in a penthouse once in a while. It’s been really well received. This.
“By the way… What about the clerks? Master?”
“Ah, clerks, the loan debt is gone. After subtracting the interest they specified, the principal amount was not much. I just paid for it while I was at Yeongju Castle.”
I wondered if it would simply disappear, but it seemed that the loan had been reported, so the debt did not disappear.
Fortunately, the crazy interest rate was non-existent, and only the principal remained… The principal amount was a little over 10 gold coins when all the clerks combined, so I just paid it back and left.
Crazy, really, with that, people… Like bullies. I should have lost more
“Now that this has happened, I wonder if it would be better to hire them as they are. Excluding prostitution or rough work, and paying a normal salary.”
I heard that instead of increasing the interest, they were reducing their debt by receiving only enough money to barely survive here.
Even if the debt is gone, it will be difficult to live as it is. You’d be better off paying them right and keeping them employed. First of all, I have experience running this place.
“Good for you. Finally, to them ReadyI also ordered it.”
“Uh? Preparations? What?”
“Whoops…♡ Let’s go down. Master♡”
Lisbeth and Clea lead me by the arms while smiling strangely.
At the bar on the second floor where the two led me… A truly embarrassing scene awaited me.
