Chapter 2 - 18 The End of Settlement in Commercial city, Einzhale

The fierce-looking guys made Dardaril bite the cloth to keep him from biting his tongue, and a few of them held his hands and legs to carry him.
Then Darwin sits down in the place where Dardaril was seated just recently.
Meira sits next to him with a graceful gesture.

[Sigh............. What do you think?] (Darwin)
[There's no way to do this or that. You're going to take the responsibility instead, aren't you?] (Reinrich)
[Well............. Even though he' s incompetent, I was the one who left him alone. I guess I'll just have to take it. I mean, that's why you guys brought me here.] (Darwin)

Reinrich and Yashisu grin at these words.
Before I knew it, the heavy and scary atmosphere that I had been feeling before was gone.
Or rather, if I look at it like this, I'm an ordinary old man. His face is fierce due to the scars on his eye patch, but other than that, the atmosphere is normal.

[Dammit. I should have never come. I shouldn't have known...] (Darwin)
[You can't do that way, either. foster father-sama] (Meira)
[If that happens, I'll report your son's smuggling and selling of illegal drugs for the Pharmaceutical Guild to the church.] (Reinrich)
[Uh......... No wonder he's able to make monthly payments. It was good until he started a pharmaceutical guild, and then he got greed. Dammit.] (Darwin)
[With this, four time] (Meira)
[Ah, that does not make any change on him.] (Darwin)

Reinrich and Yashisu knew that and that's why they were cornering that guy.
Or rather, how do you guys know that......

[How much of a crime is illegal drug trafficking if someone gets caught?] (Kazuki Shinomiya)
[It is nice for you to ask that question. At best, it's forced labor for life. I'd say he'd be hanged for being bad. Well, he won't be able to survive the hard work, so he'll die either way.] (Darwin)
[Does that make him criminal slave?] (Kazuki Shinomiya)
[Do you think there's a chance he's going to be bought? No matter which slave trading house I take you to, they'll be sure to tell me they don't want it because it'll cost too much to maintain.] (Darwin)
[Of course, I don't need him either. And it would put a lot of pressure on the room.] (Yashisu)
[I can' t even sell him in underground. There's a chance that a mad scientist will buy him as guinea pig for an experiment. But either way, he's going to die.] (Darwin)
[He's definitely going to die.] (Meira)
[Is that so....] (Kazuki Shinomiya)

Sorry, I don't want him either.
Dardaril. You have my condolences for your life.
I was oddly comfortable with the idea of people dying.
I force myself to convince myself over and over again in my head.

Alright.
In reality, I felt that he could die from doing something like that, but I can't help but think it's unavoidable if he involves narcotics drugs.
In the original world, it might be called ruthless or something, but this is another world.
When you enter a township, you follow the township and reaffirm that that's the kind of world I'm in.

[Master, please don't be troubled. Master is not responsible for anything.] (Wendy)
[Yup, this is not thing to do with Lord] (Shiro)
[You're a little weak-mined. With being like this, you'll die, understand?] (Solte)
[Lord's virtue is kindness, but you don't need to put it on the wicked guy. Because that's not even the Cardinal of the Church doing that.] (Aina)
[I understand. It going to fine.] (Kazuki Shinomiya)

All 4 of them worry on about me.
Ah, it going to fine. I truly mean.

[Did you see that, Meira? He changed his eyes right away. ....I take like on you after all. How about you become my adopted child even you are being Reinrich’s disciple?] (Darwin)
[No way. I want to live my life without hardworking.] (Kazuki Shinomiya)
[Without working. In a way, you can live without working, you know?] (Darwin)
[I'm not going to relax. Right?........ I don't want to live in fear because I'm a weak-willed person after all.] (Kazuki Shinomiya)
[Hmm, you talk me like that while being able to make me this sorrowful state] (Darwin)
[If you try to mess with my surroundings, I will bite back without avoiding whoever it is.] (Kazuki Shinomiya)
[Ha-ha-ha-ha. I can't believe you're such a coward with those eyes. Then how about becoming Meira’s husband? Surprisingly, she is capable woman.] (Darwin)
[If it is order from foster father-sama, I will accept gladly.] (Meira)
[No, I already have two and I don’t want to increase more.] (Kazuki Shinomiya)

What the hell is this guy saying all of a sudden?
And don’t be happy with this, I will refuse.
For this parent, adopted daughter is that much worth to him?
These guys are outrageous.

[Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha! Truly, Meira is easy to get jealous so it might be impossible!] (Darwin)
[Forster father-sama? I'm just being possessive. I'm not jealous at all. Besides, if he cheats on me, I'll rip off the part of my partner that how many times he having affairs and live with it. That's about the extent I will do.] (Meira)
[How is it? Isn't she a good woman who feels love?] (Darwin)

On which place?...
I could still live with hold hands, but what is she going to do if I touch waist and stroke head?
Just thinking about it is horrifying.

[If you're going to mess with my surroundings, I'm going to devour whoever it is.] (Kazuki Shinomiya)
[Well, let's give up and get back to it, but let's leave that one to us, and then what about the rest?] (Darwin)

Reinrich gently placed her hand on the test tube, and Darwin returned the conversation as if nothing had happened.
Let's just learn how fast he's switching now.

[Three things: the cost of repairing the guild's walls, the nuisance fee to us, and keeping quiet about the narcotics drugs from the church.] (Reinrich)
[Are you gonna keep silent about narcotics drugs?　Are you sure you want to do this?] (Darwin)
[I will create a flow that comes naturally to the church. In the meantime, I'm going to have to cut my ties with you. Just make sure it doesn't affect me if you get busted.] (Reinrich)
[The guys from the Pharmaceutical Guild will also be taken down at the same time, won't they? Unfortunately, I have my own uses, so I'll be a criminal slave until the day I die.] (Darwin)

I guess it's basically a heavy-handed ruling.
So, the final decision is whether it's worth using or not.
I'm sure it still hard to bear the thought of being a criminal slave for life though.

[For the time being, it would be a troublesome to pay compensation to each request one by one, so why don't I just pay them at once?] (Darwin)
[Oh, it’s fine. Yashisu also fine with that?] (Reinrich)
[Yes, of course. But it was scary, wasn't it? I never thought I'd be surrounded by that many people.] (Yashisu)
[You didn't seem intimidated at all.] (Reinrich)
[No, no, no, not at all. I was deeply wounded in my heart. I may miss three days of work.] (Yashisu)
[......You want me to compensate you for that? How about 10 million Nord...... If you work in the meantime, you'll have your money back to me.] (Darwin)
[Yes, of course. It's been a while since I've been able to spend time with my wife for her hard work.] (Yashisu)

Yashisu, are you married?!
You have wife?
Plus, to make 10 million Nord in three days, isn't that amazing?
How much work do you usually do?
After all, this man is full of mysteries.

[Hah.... If Yashisu is fine with that, how about Reinrich?] (Darwin)
[I'll just take the money to fix the wall and one of your exclusive privileges.] (Reinrich)
[Hey, hey, hey. I don't mind fixing the walls, of course, but what do you think you're taking from me?] (Darwin)
[It' s bank. Is it obvious, right?] (Reinrich)
[... Obviously you will think that. Isn’t it?] (Darwin)
[Aah! I guess that's it.... It is impossible have a privilege to monopolize it. I don’t mind getting this privilege with you in half.] (Reinrich)
[It can' t be helped. But with this you can't make loan for yourself with your decision.] (Yashisu)
[Hah ... Ouch, it hurt ... I want to kill that bastard with my own hands.] (Darwin)
[I'm happy to help you, Father-sama. I suggest we should sling him.] (Meira)

Meira sighed heavily and shook her head as well.
And yet, Darwin kept the bank in check.
No wonder there are so many people who can't stand against him.
And Reinrich, you who splits that right in two mercilessly is amazing!

[Well, this kind of thing is light. After all, my disciple will have amount of five people.] (Reinrich)
[Ah? Five people? What does that mean?] (Darwin)
[Every girl out there is a slave to this child. Because the reparations to the slaves will be returned to the master.] (Reinrich)
[Huh! You've got four slaves! If I look closely, it's the Red Front. Is this the meatpacking area? or harem? you bastard.] (Darwin)
[This is outrageous! I haven't laid a hand on them!] (Kazuki Shinomiya)
[Ah……] (Aina)
[Aina! Shhh!] (Solte)
[Um, okay] (Aina)

Oh, I didn't do anything on them, right?
Since I came to this world, the only alcohol I've drank was fruit wine in the central square, and I don't remember getting drunk.
Speaking of which, while I was sleeping....
...... I didn't do anything, right?

[Huh.......... Even so, it's for five people. So, what do you want?] (Darwin)
[I don't know what you're saying out of the blue.] (Kazuki Shinomiya)
[Tell me what you want, whatever it is. I'll tell you if I can or can't. If not enough, Reinrich will say something] (Darwin)
[Hmmm......... Well, then I want a house. big house] (Kazuki Shinomiya)
[How high?] (Darwin)
[Hmm, size is about not too big, not too small?　For the time being, the three of us can live in there and have no trouble having guests.] (Kazuki Shinomiya)
[The size that you said is...] (Darwin)
[You have it. Right? There is one around West and South districts.] (Reinrich)
[Hey, hey, hey. Don't be ridiculous. You can't take that place!] (Darwin)
[I see. That mansion?] (Yashisu)
[Don't you think it's good?] (Reinrich)
[Yeah. I think it's very good.] (Yashisu)

Don’t just proceed talk without me!
I don't know anything, okay? Should I leave that to you two?

[Don't proceed without my permission! You may be small, but it's quite a mansion. Do you know how much that house worth?......] (Darwin)
[Even so, it's a little bit short. Is there anything else you want?] (Reinrich)
[Don't be ridiculous! That house alone is overkill!] (Darwin)
[When you say that house, do you mean the Lord's first house?] (Kazuki Shinomiya)
[That's right. I bought a new house and the next month I suddenly became a lord. Thanks to this, I had to move to the lord's residence right away, so it must be almost brand new. If I recall, it was sold in a hurry, so it was bought and beaten at a very low price. And it becoming for you.] (Darwin)
[Yes, that's right! I have people cleaning it once every three days, so it's just like new building!] (Meira)
[How many rooms and facilities?] (Kazuki Shinomiya)

This is important. I hear it's a mansion, but it would be a problem if it's not at least complete.

[Ah, I'm not sure, but there are one living room, one kitchen, four other rooms, with a garden and a terrace. There's no bath, but there are two basements. The toilets were the latest thing they made in Royal City at the time.] (Meira)
[Then, I'm fine with it.] (Kazuki Shinomiya)
[You're merciless! You're ruthless unlike your look! Don't you ever think about my reaction to that?] (Darwin)
[Err.......... Because Reinrich said it wasn't enough...] (Kazuki Shinomiya)
[You... don't you dare get carried away...] (Darwin)

Oh, don't make that face, you're scaring me.
Your face change easily.
I can't make eye contact from the front.

[Foster Father-sama, I thought this was a place where you should show your goodness and give him a favor. Fortunately, he seems to be a good alchemist, so if you could get him ...] (Meira)
[No, because even though I bought that house for less than normal, it cost a lot of money...] (Darwin)
[With this, they will feel indebted to you.] (Meira)
[Say that kind of things where I am out of reach...] (Darwin)
[Oh, it is not good to eavesdropping.] (Meira)

You're deliberately trying to sound like you're saying that, but you're not.
Well, I'm sure I will feel a debt of gratitude, of course.
At least to the extent that I'm willing to do a little bit of expediency.

[Sigh............. Damn. I'm a man, after all.  All right. You can order something else if you want. I'm going to do everything I can and show you how great I am.] (Darwin)
[Awesome!　Then I want a bath and alchemy room in the basement. And some household stuffs. One of the three beds, I don't know if you can understand it, is a king size. I also want a sofa and table set. The dinnerware is silverware, and I want five of one set. I'll send you an inventory of daily necessities. All that's left is... food!] (Kazuki Shinomiya)
[Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. No matter how you look at it, I think you're overdoing it.] (Darwin)
[Well, you said you'd do everything for me, right?] (Kazuki Shinomiya)

I requested as much as I could on the spur of the moment.
That's because he said he'd do everything for me.
This uncle said it himself!

[You ......] (Darwin)
[There's a limit...] (Meira)
[Well... that's unexpected...] (Kazuki Shinomiya)
[Dammit. Well I'll take care of that for you. All right, I'll get you all! I'll prepare a variety of top-notch items!　You better remember this!] (Darwin)
[Wait a minute. This is compensation, right? I think it's funny to be pissed off. Oh, and I ordered a bath in the big size!] (Kazuki Shinomiya)
[Oh, yeah, you're right, you bastard! All right, all right! You're definitely Reinrich's disciple, after all!] (Darwin)
[This person is unexpectedly merciless - desuwa ...] (Meira)

When I need to be aggressive, I will be aggressive!
It's like a sudden pain in the neck if you're rear-ended while stopped!
In fact, Meira sounds like a young lady with a "suwa" ending.
I wonder if she has element. I don't think she has it until a moment ago.
But this person's atmosphere is like a lady, so it might be suitable.

[This has turned into painful outcome ......] (Darwin)
[Well, I do feel gratitude toward you so isn’t it fine.] (Kazuki Shinomiya)
[I don't wanna...] (Darwin)
[How is it? Isn’t he a good disciple?] (Reinrich)
[He's not a drifter, he's your illegitimate child. Hey. He's gotten infected with you too quickly, didn't he?] (Darwin)

That's not possible.
What part of me is tainted with Reinrich?
Please don't lump me in with that monster.

[We did it, Shiro. We're going to get a house. Let's have a cuddle on the patio.] (Kazuki Shinomiya)
[Yup, will roll around.] (Shiro)
[Master, would you like me to grow something in your garden?] (Wendy)
[Oh, good. Take inventory of the seeds or something.] (Kazuki Shinomiya)
[Yes. I'm looking forward to it] (Wendy)
[Hey, isn't this the end of paying back our debt?] (Solte)
[I don't know. Even though it was temporary, it wasn't at the Lord's command, and I wonder what would happen in this case.] (Aina)

Now that you say that, I wonder if I should reduce one-fifth of what I got this time from the debt of these two people.
Well, now that I have a house, it might be a good day to let the two of them free.

[......Unfortunately, it's not a reward this time, it's reparations. Besides, it's not like you were guarding him on customer's orders, and I'm sorry, but...] (Yashisu)
[No, but I don't mind...] (Kazuki Shinomiya)
[No, no, no. That's the way it's supposed to be........] (Yashisu)
[Well... you set me up.] (Solte)
[That’s right ... It was Yashisu...] (Kazuki Shinomiya)
[Oh, and of course I'll pay the formal bodyguard fee.] (Yashisu)

Because Yashisu's face is laughing, and Solte is mad about it.
Somehow, I feel bad for her......

[Well, I'm not satisfied that my contract with my lord is going to go away like this, so I, uh, I will be in your care.] (Aina)
[I'd like to end slavery as soon as possible, but if you say so Aina, then so be it.] (Solte)
[If two of you are okay with it, that's fine, but...] (Kazuki Shinomiya)

However, they've provided me with quite a lot of ore this time, and I think the day when I can release them is near.

[Hey, we've been completely forgotten, haven't we?] (Darwin)
[Please don't say it............ When I get home, I'll have to prepare the house and other things-desuwa.....] (Meira)
[Well... when we go home, let’s deal him to relieve our stress] (Darwin)
[I’ll join together with you-desuwa......] (Meira)
[You're showing your true colors from earlier........ Are you fine with it, young lady?] (Kazuki Shinomiya)
[Well, that's enough for today-desuwa .... It's too late for that.] (Meira)

Let's not worry about what the two of them are doing to relieve stress.
I want to end the day in a good mood.
By the way, I feel like I've forgotten something, but I wonder what it is.