Chapter 400 – Rank 2 Smith
As soon as the interview with the lord was over, I headed to the Black Moon with Trisian.
The wagon driven by Phillips roamed the Westway’s bumpy pavement without hesitation.
Feeling the vibration of the familiar wagon, I summarized the contents of the conversation with the lord.
Count Verolder’s request is to disturb the silver mine of the Viscount Desien family. It doesn’t matter which way. The upper ranks under Tricker are making significant profits from the silver mines, so we just need to influence those profits.
If there is a problem with the silver mine and the vertical at the top is reduced, it will affect the political base of the trickers who are attracting vassals with money.
For detailed plans, you should look at the silver mine of the Viscount Desien family and its surroundings. There is nothing more to think about here.
Here’s some information about the cult.
To be honest, I don’t really care what the pseudo-groups are doing, but I do care that they use ‘Jiangshi’ and ‘amulet’.
Of course, I don’t know if that hideous lump of leather really is a Jiangshi, but it has similarities with Jiangshi in that it wears an amulet on its forehead and is a monster made of human corpses.
Above all, the writing on the amulet was clear in Chinese even when viewed from above and from below.
No matter how much you think about it, it is necessary to keep a close eye on the fact that traces of the “Chinese style” Have been found in this world far from oriental.
In that sense, Roin and Hana are the same.
Traces of “Japanese style” Far from this world. Moreover, in this case, the word ‘ninja’ came out of the old man’s mouth, so it was all the more certain.
It is strange that Natalya even accepted the word ‘ninja’ without much question.
Is there such a thing as a “Ninja” In this world?
While stroking his chin with his arms crossed, he thought about it, then felt his gaze and slightly raised his head. Trisian, who was looking at me from the other side, met my eyes.
“You seem to be thinking hard about something.”
“Hmm… Trisian, do you know that you are a ‘ninja’?”
“Ninja?”
At my question, Trisian tilts her head. Ah… Also don’t you know
“It’s fine if you don’t know…”
“I know.”
“… Know?”
I was momentarily speechless when Trisian replied as if it were obvious. I was dumbfounded and stared at Trisian with my eyes wide open.
“Isn’t that a reference to people with excellent tracking skills?”
Embarrassed by the slightly different answer than I expected, I asked the same thing Trisian said.
“Uh, huh? Does ninja refer to someone with tracking skills?”
“Isn’t it?”
“A ninja? Why?”
“Why? . You’re asking a strange question. Of course, the war with the Yongin… Ah, since you said you are an incarnation and have no memory, is it any wonder that I don’t know?”
Came out again It’s a war against the dragons. I couldn’t understand why the words came out, so I tried my best to roll my head.
I remembered the other day, the vice-captain of the Arpagon Knights talking about fighting against the dragon race guerrillas while exploring unexplored lands 20 years ago.
“The war with the dragons… So, it was 20 years ago?”
At my question, Trisian shook his head.
“I heard that what happened 20 years ago was a small-scale local war rather than a war. When we talk about the war with the dragons, we usually talk about the war that took place 50 years ago.”
“Fifty years ago…”
I remembered the story I heard from Count Verolder the other day.
Arpagon is a city that protrudes from the territory of the Pytex Kingdom to the west, as if isolated in an unexplored area.
Arpagon’s owner is Count Arpagon.
A former mercenary who made great contributions in the war against the dragons, was granted the title of count, and became a Marquis protecting the unexplored lands of the west.
Despite being a Marquis due to the label of being a mercenary, the title is Count.
Considering that Thermia, who was born and raised in Arpagon, is 40 years old, ripe for eating, the war with the Dragons must have happened more than 40 years ago.
Due to the war that Trisian said occurred 50 years ago, a mercenary named Arpagon became Count Arpagon and a city named after him was built.
And, another existence that played an active part in that war was a “Ninja”?
“What did the ninja do in the war against the dragon race?”
At my question, Trisian was slightly taken aback but opened his mouth.
“Because I don’t know too much about it. It is said that thanks to the ninja’s excellent tracking skills, he found the village of the Dragon tribe in the vast waters of the unexplored land and dealt a heavy blow to them and helped them to surrender.”
“Hmm…”
It reminded me of floods in unexplored areas where trees were so dense that it was difficult to see more than 10 meters in a straight line, and trees so thick and gigantic that even five or six people could not turn around even if they held their arms.
Even in an ordinary forest, if there is no proper guide, it is bound to get lost.
Moreover, the unexplored land is the home ground of the Yongin people.
Even mutts eat half of it at home, but the Yongin people would have added more, not less.
Entering the jungle, the stronghold of the enemy, is suicidal.
It is easy to understand the danger if you think about the Vietnam War. Didn’t the US Army, which was called the world’s strongest army at the time, have to suffer all sorts of humiliation in the jungle against the Reds and eventually suffer defeat?
I don’t know why the war with the Yongin tribe, which was said to have occurred 50 years ago, was started for some reason, but if you find a way out of the enemy’s home ground, the unexplored sea of floods, and lead the army to the hidden village of the Yongin tribe, it must be a great performance. .
Then, who the hell introduced himself as a “Ninja” And introduced “Ninja” To the world?
“Who is the ‘ninja’ who was active in that war? Aren’t people famous for being so successful? Like Count Arfagon? Did he ask you to call him a ninja?”
“Hmm… I’m not sure because I wasn’t a participant in that war. It is not known who the ninja active at that time was. Anyway, after the war, word of mouth spread about the existence of a ‘ninja’ who found a village of dragons among the mercenaries and soldiers who participated in the war. Since then, among the hunters, those who are confident in tracking claim that their skills are at the level of ninjas, and they know it as a word that has spread.”
Is this the etymology of the word ninja in this world?
“Come to think of it, Miss Roin’s tracking skills are at the level of a ninja.”
Who the hell are you? Who the hell called ‘ninja’ and did such an active job?
My head was complicated, so I heard Trician’s words of praise for Roin in one ear and let it out in the other. The carriage stopped vibrating.
“Im here!!”
For now, let’s ask Roin. Maybe there will be other answers. Above all, didn’t Roin call himself a ninja?
I got off the wagon and headed to the office where Trisian and Germi were staying. He told Roin to keep an eye on Smith’s movements. But that time was limited to daytime. It was because I had to have sex at night, and above all, I couldn’t make my woman suffer too much.
And she was sure that neither Smith nor the magistrate could meet her secretly after dark. Don’t worry, in the unlikely event something like this happens, the spy planted there will contact you.
Sending the old man there was the intent of insurance. After all, spies aren’t chasing Smith around the clock.
“Come here~!”
As expected, when I opened the office door, I saw an unexpected face along with Germi’s.
“Roin?”
I thought her Germiya would be there for sure, but it was surprising to her that her old man was here, so I looked at her.
“Huh? What. Did Trisian come with you?”
Roin, who was lying on the sofa, waved his palm gently and greeted him. He raised Germi’s gaze from her desk and looked at me.
“What. It looks like you went to the lord?”
“Huh. But Roin, being here right now…”
Roin smiled meaningfully at my question.
“We brought you the interesting news you wanted~”
“Hoo. I really want to hear that.”
“It would be nice if Trisian would listen too. Awesome.”
Saying that, Roin got up from the sofa and sat upright. I understood that it meant to sit next to me and sat next to the old man, and Trisian, who had followed, also sat next to me.
Germi also stopped what she was doing and turned her arm around to loosen her shoulders.
“Ouch… I can finally hear the story. I was just wondering because he didn’t say that he would talk to you all at once, but lay down on the sofa and roll around.”
As the three of us, Trissian and Germy, looked at the loin, the loin crossed his legs in an arrogant pose.
“A magistrate came to Smith’s house.”
“A magistrate? Hmm, what conversation did you have?”
“They blamed Smith for the messed up winter preparation plan?”
“Hmm, blame that on Smith? How did you ask?”
“I heard the conversation, and it said Smith was supposed to supply all the bedding for the winter? But you know? When Ajio Village was destroyed, all the things Smith prepared were gone?”
I remember it well.
Didn’t the ground collapse and the warehouse collapsed suddenly?
“So the magistrate got angry and said, ‘This is a breach of contract! Pay the penalty! You have no idea how embarrassed I am!’ When he said this, Smith cried and begged me to watch.”
A humming song came out spontaneously at the thought of giving candy to both Smith, the arrogant prospective traitor who was seeking Germi’s position, and the scandalous administrator who harassed Trisian.
