Chapter 105 – Ep.105 Smith, a Black Company in Another World
“Hehe~ As soon as the peace agreement was announced, money started flowing in. That’s great!”
A soft line was drawn at the corner of the mouth of Nyaho, the head of the Bazelan branch, sitting in front of the office chair and sorting through the pile of documents.
“Huh~?”
Nyaho’s gaze stopped as he was examining the document.
〈Baron Bastia – Report〉
“Where where~”
Nyaho slowly wiggled his furry ears and looked at the report sent by the top leaders of the merchant association that had a branch in the Barony.
“There is no other support~? One thousand five hundred elite spearmen. Three hundred archers. “30 knights and 300 lancers.”
Nyaho thought as he pushed the report aside.
The Barony of Bastia is not a very wealthy territory.
Spearmen and archers are the classes that all lords generally train, so it is not strange if their numbers are large.
However, it was very strange that a territory that was not threatened by monsters had trained three hundred lancers.
“I know you’re really pissed off at Biorin’s mannyani, but isn’t it still strange?”
First of all, even if it was a horse that was considered to be of the lowest breed, it was truly ridiculously expensive compared to an ordinary horse.
However, the second problem is that it is expensive.
Unlike the number of fiefdoms on the continent that produce electric horses, the number of lords trying to obtain electric horses is countless.
In other words, it is not something you can get with a lot of money.
According to the contents of the report, it was even written that the fur of the warhorses that the knights and lancers under Baron Bastia would ride were reddish-brown, and the tail was as white as snow.
There were three fiefdoms in this kingdom that handled war horses, and all three had different characteristics of war horses.
Among them, Reishi produces electric horses with reddish-brown fur and snow-white tails.
He is one of only three great lords in the kingdom and was given the title ‘Winter Sword’ by the previous king. It is the territory of Margrave Ardel Filoria, the current head of the Filoria family, a family credited with founding the Kingdom of Vittorio.
“If it were three hundred warhorses from the Filoria family, it would have been enough to cover two years’ worth of the barony’s budget.”
Plus, if you think about the barding and management for the horse…
“It’s too much~”
No matter how much he thought about it, it was not an amount that Baron Bastia could afford.
“It’s really difficult because someone completely unexpected has intervened.”
Actually, it was nothing to worry about.
Only the royal family can purchase the Filoria family’s warhorses, and the royal family auctions or balances the horses they purchase and sells them to the lords.
Naturally, the relatively poor baron’s chances of obtaining the Filoria family’s horse were extremely low.
If such a baron had three hundred warhorses of the Filoria family, there was only one thing he could think of.
“Margin Baek personally provided support.”
There is no answer other than that.
If that is true, this territorial war will absolutely end in Baron Bastia’s victory unless a natural disaster occurs and the Baron’s soldiers are wiped out.
The reason is simple.
This is because since the founding of the kingdom, the Filoria family has never once engaged in anything harmful to the family.
“Well, I might find it if I look for it.”
At least that was the case in the documents recorded so far.
So what do you want to say?
If the count’s family simply provided support to only one place, it wouldn’t be a problem to worry about. But the reason I’m worried like this now is because the Count’s hand has been touched on both sides that will be fighting each other.
“It’s really difficult…”
Nyaho’s eyes narrowed as he rested his chin on his desk.
It is not a kingdom, but a black line that belongs to the top five continents.
There are no items that we do not handle, and of course information is included among them.
Of course, it is true that their status is lower when compared to the underworld that crosses the line and operates.
However, if you want, you can get information about the internal affairs of Viscount Biorin and Baron Bastia that are considered confidential.
But this time was different.
No trace of Count Philoria could be found anywhere.
No traces of conversation, no traces of transactions. I couldn’t find anything.
Nyaho, who had been looking at the desk with narrowed eyes for a long time, opened his eyes wide again and smiled.
“This time, I guess I’ll just have to eat the bean paste.”
As always, the plan was to use the information obtained in advance to dispel rumors before betting and raise money by agitating on the day, but this time it seemed impossible.
As a merchant, there are times when you have to gamble boldly, but at least not this time.
“Ugh~! “Huh?”
Nya Ho stretches his hand upwards, all the way! I stretched out.
His furry ears and tail followed his hand, stretching up and then slinking down.
“But it’s been so long since it was time to bring snacks, why isn’t anyone coming?”
Sugar is essential for brain use.
That’s why Nyaho always had sweets in his mouth.
However, even though the time to replenish sugar had passed, no one who was supposed to come to the room came.
Nyaho took out a crystal ball from his desk drawer.
After a while, a soft blue light flowed from the crystal ball.
-Yes. Branch manager.
“Huh~? Where did Benard go?”
― Deputy Director Benard went down briefly to greet his guests from the castle.
“Guest~? “Then you should call Nya. Why don’t you call Nya?”
―There was a man in the group.
“I see~”
Nyaho was convinced.
Human men are instinctively afraid of pure-blooded, heterogeneous women, so there is nothing they can do about it.
“But~ When did you come down?”
-It’s been a while.
“But~ Why aren’t you coming up?”
―I heard that there was a problem in the relationship between the owner of Golden Reed and the guests who was supposed to handle the entertainment on behalf of the branch manager, so the deputy manager was acting as mediator and entertaining the guests instead.
“More than half of the items were stolen, so what’s the problem?”
―Some people heard one of the guests say that the owner of the Golden Reed Sangang was a bastard who took money from him.
“Merchant Association~ Is he the one who does all the disgrace?”
Nyaho blinked as he tried to send her on an errand to bring him some sweet treats.
‘All the important people are away today?’
So who are the people who came now?
“By the way, who are the guests who came?”
―First of all, it is known that the eldest daughter of the Filoria family gave clothes as a gift to a man in the group who had Viorin’s mark and had dinner with him yesterday.
“What~? Ardella phyloria. “Is he?”
Nyaho was astonished for the first time in a long time.
‘The eldest daughter of the count, who is known to have refused even arranged meetings with the royal family, gave the man clothes as a gift and had dinner with him?’
“Okay~ Good job.”
Nyaho thought as he put the beads in the drawer.
Gifts and meals.
The true meaning is unknown, but what is certain is that she has feelings for the man.
Above all, if he is a man who is sensitive to the interests of the family and shows goodwill…
‘There is a need to contact them even if it is difficult.’
The fact that Benard, the deputy manager, had not called her meant that the meeting had already been rejected, but the thought of meeting the man kept lingering in my head.
“Still~ It might be a bit awkward to suddenly show your face, so for now…”
Nyaho quickly took out a small piece of stationery and scribbled a few words.
Then, package it nicely in a black bag.
“Lily~”
The cat curled up on a cushion in one corner of the room raised its head.
“Come here~”
The black cat with blue eyes yawned softly and walked up to Nyaho’s desk with graceful steps.
Nyaho placed her hand on Lili’s head and closed her eyes.
After a while.
Nyaho and Lili’s eyes opened at the same time.
Lili’s blue eyes had changed to blue and green odd-eyes like Nyaho’s.
“Okay, shall we go?”
Nyaho, who had perfectly borrowed Riri’s body, jumped under her desk with her Riri body.
‘This way~’
Following the scent of Vice-Chief Benard, Nyaho took his breezy steps.
The place we arrived at was the room where the crystal ball that would be used in the broadcast of the Territory Battle that would take place four days later was stored.
Nyaho confirmed that Benard’s voice could be heard through the tightly closed door and gently scratched the door with his front paw.
Not long after, the door opened and Nyaho quickly slipped his body inside before Benard came out.
“…”
‘What~ are you looking at with eyes like that? ‘Please read the letter quickly.’
Even though they couldn’t communicate, they could tell what each other wanted just by looking into each other’s eyes, so Nyaho looked up at Benard, who was looking down at her with a very embarrassed and displeased gaze, and blinked.
Finally, Benard read the letter.
‘Now, please mention me again.’
Nyaho blinked as he watched Benard folding the letter.
However, the words that came out of Benard’s mouth were not what Nyaho wanted.
“I’ll get rid of this guy right away.”
‘What~? Why are you cleaning me up? Are you going to come out like this? Then, should I just leave?’
Nyaho quickly got up from his seat as he saw Benard reaching out his hand toward him as he sat down.
At that time, I heard a very thick and clear male voice next to me.
“Yes? No. “It’s okay.”
At the man’s words, Benard took his hand back and straightened his back.
Nyaho, who was about to leave the room and head straight to where Benard was, also stopped his steps and sat down in front of the stairs.
‘What~? ‘Did the man stop you now?’
Next to monsters, the thing men are afraid of is cats, and a man stops them.
Nyaho moved Lili’s body to identify the person involved in this unbelievable situation.
‘This…’
Is it because the gaze has been lowered?
Or is that man really big?
Also, why is my heart pounding so hard?
Nyaho couldn’t take her eyes off the man’s face staring at her with straight black eyes.
Then he asked Benard what the man who was looking at him was doing.
“Can I possibly touch it?”
Nyaho was surprised.
‘What? Touching it? Who? Me?’
To be precise, he meant to touch Lili, the cat who had borrowed his body, but Nyaho was so shocked that he couldn’t even tell the difference.
At that time, Nyaho heard something like, ‘You say you want to touch me, so what can I do?’
It seems that the women around him also gave their permission.
‘Really… ‘You want to touch me?’
Before she knew it, Nyaho was slowly approaching the man who had bent his knees to his eye level.
A large hand slowly stretches out.
The incredible heat felt there.
Nyaho frantically rubbed his head with his large hand.
‘Ha… Haaa… What, what is this, this tickling sensation… ?’
I just rubbed my head against his hand, but my body started to heat up and my lower abdomen kept pounding.
“Huhhh…”
The man began to gently rub his head and back with his hands, but at that moment, he could not stand it and almost screamed.
Even though Nyaho gritted his teeth, he was intoxicated by the dizzying sensation he had experienced for the first time in his life, and could not take a single step away from the man’s hand.
The sensation of a large hand caressing your entire body.
A large hand reaching out to places that were never allowed.
My lower stomach kept pounding with shame that I had never felt before in my life.
“Ha, ha… !!”
It got to the point where I couldn’t hold my rough breathing any longer.
The very moment I felt that the large hand that had been playing with my back had disappeared.
Phut-!!
“Hiyauuu~!!”
A current of pure pleasure that could not be filtered anywhere hit Nyaho’s brain.
“Ugh, hehe♥”
Nyaho literally lost his mind.
**
“Okay…”
Nyaho stood up, clutching his throbbing head.
At that time, a sharp female voice came from behind.
“Have you finally come to your senses?”
She turned her head and there was Benard sitting in her desk chair, looking through documents.
Benard spoke to her boss, who was holding her head with sleepy eyes.
“What on earth are you thinking?”
There was quite a lot in those words.
Why did someone who was more capable than her do something like that?
Why did she do such a thing when she clearly signaled several times that she couldn’t do it?
If he had ignored his objections and left a good impression, using everything he could to make a good impression, it wouldn’t have been enough, so why was he sprawled out like a prostitute in the middle of the stairs?
I wanted to say all these words out loud, but Benard felt like his boss was in a bit of a bad state, so he condensed and condensed his words.
Instead of answering Benard’s question, Nyaho said.
“On the day of the Yeongjijeon… “Who is in charge?”
“Why are you suddenly asking that?”
“No, it’s okay. “What does it matter?”
Nyaho got up from the sofa, mumbling to himself.
Black hair deeper than the night sky flowed down her shoulders.
Her folded ears straightened and her limp tail lifted her head.
“Beñard.”
“… Yes.”
Benard, who was sitting in Nyaho’s seat, got up and moved to her side.
Nyaho said, casually sitting down in the same spot where Benard was sitting with her.
“Director. Change it to nya.”
“Director Emma is going to protest…”
As she was speaking, Benar stopped talking when Nyaho turned her head and looked at her.
Between the narrowed eyes, an eerie light seemed to penetrate right into the soul.
She said as Nya Ho turned her head again.
“Change.”
“… Yes.”
Benard did not reply any further.
