Sister, Don’t Marry That Guy – Chapter 70

Chapter 70

“It will be alright.”

Rainante said a word as if he had noticed me.

“Ruben will not mess things up, he is very responsible.”

“No, more than messing up the job… I’m worried Stefan might cause an accident.”

“Ah, I included that in my statement.”

Rainante said cheerfully.

“If necessary, I will knock out Second Young Master by hitting his stomach. Then there will be no chance of failure. Ah, of course, carrying Second Young Master will be a bit cumbersome.”

“…….”

It’s a very strange and bold method, but…….

Then who will handle the awakened Stefan?

“Ruben also believes that the master will take care of the aftermath, right?”

“……You have become more brazen in two years, very much so.”

If Ruben can handle the work to that extent, I was relieved.

As Rainante said, if the operation is successful, I can do anything to appease Stefan.

‘It’s not a difficult operation either.’

Rather, the important part was on my side now.

“Then shall we go? Do you know the way?”

“Yes. I memorized the map.”

He’s capable.

The city was a bit more complicated than I thought, and I soon realized why Rainante had memorized the map.

“Are you alright? Should I carry you on my back?”

“Ah, yes. I’ll shamelessly ask you. It’s more noticeable to carry on the back, so it would be better to carry me in your arms.”

“Yes.”

My body had become much healthier, but that didn’t mean my stamina had improved.

No, I was born weak, so I don’t think my stamina will ever improve.

‘I will definitely master flying magic.’

As I caught my breath in Rainante’s arms, Ice, who had flown over and stuck to my cheek, blew on me.

『Preventing mild fever! Body temperature control is needed!』

I smiled at the cool breeze that blew gently, just enough to feel good.

‘Thank you, Ice.’

Fortunately, the destination was not far. Soon, a building came into view, and Rainante put me down.

“It’s over there.”

As soon as he put me down, I took out a scroll from subspace and activated it.

Soon, I cast invisibility magic, magic to erase my presence, and magic to transmit my voice only to Rainante.

“Can you hear me well?”

“Yes.”

I tugged at Rainante’s sleeve.

“Then, let’s go.”

I saw a sign on the shabby building in front of me. The merchant guild ‘Psyche.’

It was our destination for today.

* * *

‘Wow, it’s really old.’

I thought it was quite an old building when I saw it from the outside.

But I thought it was still a sturdy building, but the inside was worse than the outside.

I frowned slightly at the cracked wood.

Even so, it’s a merchant guild run by a member of the Blackwinter family…….

I thought it would be at least decent.

Of course, even if it was old, it wasn’t a problem.

‘I got a magic wallet. Our Second Older Brother, a cornucopia.’

The capital will soon make this building shine. Ah, it’s okay to move to a better building.

Of course, that money will be Stefan’s, not mine.

I was serious when I said I would double it.

“Who are you?”

There was an old middle-aged man sitting at what looked like the counter on the first floor.

The middle-aged man with a bulging belly was large in stature, as if he had been strong in his prime.

His expression was listless and unmotivated, as if he had seen everything in the world.

‘Instead of “How can I help you?” he asks “Who are you?”‘

How few customers must they have for him to look at Rainante with such curiosity.

“Are you perhaps a customer?”

“I am.”

“Oh, my goodness. It’s a miracle that a customer has come instead of a creditor. Today must be full of luck.”

Hmm? I raised my eyebrows. When Rainante remained silent, the man scratched the back of his neck awkwardly.

“Ah, I also have the role of protecting the debt-ridden Head of Merchant Guild. What brings you here?”

“I came to see the Head of Merchant Guild.”

“Ah, you can go up to the 4th floor. But you’re not someone that the Head of Merchant Guild owes money to, right?”

When Rainante shrugged, the man chuckled.

“Alright, go on up. Geez, the Head of Merchant Guild must be having a hard time. It’s been a long time since the debt was paid, but people who say they’re owed money keep coming~.”

What does that mean? I frowned, but followed him up.

Soon, when we arrived at the 4th floor, which was supposed to be the Head of Merchant Guild’s office, a loud noise was heard.

Bang!

Rainante narrowed his eyes.

“……Please stand behind me.”

I was already doing that, so instead of nodding, I tugged at his sleeve once.

The door to the Head of Merchant Guild’s office opened on its own.

“I’m quitting! I tell you, consider it that I held out until the end because I had some attachment! Neither my wife nor I will ever come back!”

A short man appeared as the door opened.

For some reason, the man, who was huffing and puffing with a bright red face, bumped into Rainante.

“Ugh, what!”

He looked up at Rainante and flinched.

‘Hmm, I did make his appearance a bit more fierce, I guess.’

Rainante was the Chief Knight, so his basic appearance had an intimidating aspect.

However, if he was a handsome type who gave a good impression, he was now the same size but with a fierce look.

‘I asked Master to change it like this in case I needed to use his impression.’

I’m using it like this.

“Y-you, what, what are you! Did you come to collect debts too?”

“We are customers.”

“Ha, what? Customers? I’m hearing all sorts of nonsense. You should just go back too!”

The short man glanced inside and frowned.

“This merchant guild has nothing left but to fail!”

Heh, he’s just spewing out curses to my face.

“Since the Head of Merchant Guild is unlucky.”

Blood is thicker than water, so I couldn’t ignore even this statement.

‘Ice. When that person goes out, freeze the path in front of him. Make him fall.’

『Guardian will follow the order!』

Ice rubbed his cheek against mine and then fluttered away after the short man.

Meanwhile, I slowly turned my head.

‘It’s a mess.’

The inside of the office was a mess.

Books were scattered on the floor as if someone had thrown them.

Even if it wasn’t for the books, the room looked a bit disorganized.

Because there seemed to be too many documents and items compared to the size of the room.

And someone was standing in the middle of the office.

At first, I almost didn’t recognize her.

‘Aunt?’

It was Aunt in very casual clothes.

Moreover, her hair, which was always neatly tied up without a single gap at the mansion, was loosely let down.

And she was even wearing large glasses on her face.

“Ah, did I finally chase him away? How annoying.”

Her usual strong face was slightly relaxed, and her expression was tired…….

I could believe she was a different person with a similar face.

“Who are you?”

Aunt slowly raised her head. Rainante seemed to glance behind him and then took a step.

I quickly followed behind him.

Rainante closed the door a step late with good sense.

“We are guests who have come to visit.”

“Guests, there are no guests who would come to visit…….”

Unlike her brothers, Aunt had very curly hair.

Letting it down like this made it look a little disheveled.

“I am a messenger sent by Calidupen-nim.”

“Ah.”

A different light flickered in Aunt’s eyes, which had been downcast.

“You? It seems that person himself isn’t coming?”

“That’s right. If that person moves, there might be unwanted attention.”

It’s a lie. But Calidupen has a lot of other things to do.

I deliberately had Rainante visit.

It doesn’t matter as long as I’m with him.

“Hmm, whether it’s fortunate or unfortunate. Well, I heard that you would be visiting the merchant guild soon. I didn’t know that a proxy would come instead of the person himself.”

“Since that person has given me the decision-making power, you can think of it as if that person has come.”

“Is that so?”

Aunt chuckled and walked backward.

Then she turned around and leaned against the desk.

“Unfortunately, I don’t have any tea to offer. A few days ago, those who came to collect debts swept away anything that was worth something. Even the tea leaves that were worth something.”

I remember that Calidupen’s investigation showed that Aunt had no debts.

“That’s strange. Aunt has no debts.”

At my words, Rainante briefly lowered his gaze and then raised it.

“……I understand that there were no debts.”

“Officially, there aren’t. However, there are various ways to pressure people in the world, even if it’s not official.”

Aunt gestured towards the door with her chin.

“You saw the man who just left, right? That guy was my secretary. We were together for more than 3 years…….”

Aunt grabbed the back of her neck and turned it back and forth as if stretching.

“I found out that he had ruined the few things that were going well in the merchant guild and embezzled even the smallest amount of money.”

“Didn’t you know?”

“It happened when I was briefly busy. I was late in realizing it. My child was sick.”

Aunt said calmly and looked at the desk piled with documents.

“Couldn’t you have fired such a person immediately?”

“I wanted to, but a merchant guild can’t be run by myself, so it was a situation where I couldn’t do without even a guy like that. No one applied to our merchant guild.”

A bitter smile flashed across Aunt’s face as she said she had no choice but to hire him.

“Besides, I knew that guy was my First Older Brother’s stooge, but I couldn’t kick him out. The creditors also came well-prepared. Thanks to that, even the remaining clients were all gone.”

Hmm, it seems that these kinds of tricks were also involved when Aunt’s merchant guild was having difficulties.

“But that’s over today. The stooge quit happily. He must have thought my merchant guild was completely ruined.”

Aunt slowly reached out her hand.

“Welcome to a merchant guild that has nothing. Has the person who sent you still not changed his mind?”