Overpower Manager
Chapter 42's
"Eh, so Master is our new Master──nya?"
I nodded my head to the cat girl, as well as to the other workers who worked at the inn.
"Yes ... From now on, I want your hard work!"
I smiled at everyone who was shaking their heads in doubt now.
However, because this is so sudden ... Well, I understand their pretty wary attitude towards me.
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"But this is quite strange, why would he be able to hire slaves to be servants in that inn?"
"Wait, what did you say?!"
When I say it plainly to Elias──Eh, stop!
"You're strangling my neck!"
Rubbish thing! I can't even breathe because he did!
While Elijah who previously held my collar took it off a little, "Hmmph!" who expressed her mood of annoyance.
"You know how many times my father made all his people obey the rules?"
"No."
Because I didn't know, so I just shook my head, Elijah frowned in my response.
"Well then, why don't you help me enforce the rules in that area?"
"Don't tell me you──"
"Right, help me make a special inspection into the territory of another noble!"
"No way!"
"Please──meow!"
"... ... ... ."
Oh, naw! Whatever as long as it's not with that voice anymore!
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Because it happened so quickly and suddenly, I didn't have time to prepare for much.
"What are you doing? Can't you act like a knight?"
"I'm trying, you know?"
Who put me in such a situation, huh?
When I think about it again, can I do it?
I mean, this will be the first time in my life that I will be an inspection officer under the auspices of the esteemed Princess Elijah.
Well, the task is just simple, investigate about slavery.
But the risk seems to be quite high if until I get caught doing it, like I'm going to be killed, maybe? So that this evil does not leak to the King's side.
"I mean we'll go undercover as regular guests, and then you'll gather evidence to expose the evil ruler of Aterica."
"Oi, yes ... Why should it be now? Didn't you say you didn't want to create a conflict with the other nobles?"
Elijah shook his head in my question──Hmmm?
"The city of Aterica is led by Count Abbas, so he is not dangerous. I mean, this guy's power only leads one town and a few villages, so they're not a threat."
1 city, huh? But I don't think it's as simple as it looks.
Well, so that's how it is.
Anyway I have to finish this as soon as possible.
We will first stop at the residence of Count Abbas and pass through a series of warm talks, of course with a warm smile.
But it should not be too excessive to say,
"Yes! How's the Count."
Like that! A familiar sentence even though you just know it, just can't!
"In the rules of the noble families in this kingdom, make it a habit to salute before shaking hands."
"Wait a minute, you've never explained this before."
What ethics did he say?
Sincerely, if in the movies usually men will do something when there is someone higher up in front of him, like bowing the head maybe?
But wait a minute, if this world takes on a medieval theme in the west.
"Well, whoa. Princess Elijah, I count Abbas gladly accept your arrival at our humble abode."
The unique mustachioed man with a plump and somewhat short body, stood in front to widen his hands while saying that.
Yosh! Time for me to do it!!
After the man we were talking about was standing at the door of the carriage together with Elijah and I who started to get down from there.
"Thank you for the warm welcome, Count."
"I ... Kyle ... With pleasure ... Receiving ... Welcome ... This ... Thanks."
It felt like I wanted to be e instead of showing my current facial expression to Elijah who seemed to be trying to resist laughing in the process.
"Huh, your bodyguard, huh?"
"Oh, a close person to the Princess apparently!"
After hearing that──Hmmm? Personal knight?
"Don't like it, huh?"
"By the way what is it?"
Since Elijah had no intention of telling him, we had already reached the door of the residence which was the mansion.
The mansion is quite big.
If you could say, it was even more like a palace in the capital, at least a little more luxurious.
Is this what is called simple?
"Good Mansion, Count."
"Ah, you're too complimentary, Princess."
Count Abbas then told some of his personal servants to take me and Elijah into the house while he was seen arranging things.
On that occasion, I would take the situation to say something to Elijah.
"Why can you be sure he broke the rules?"
"Do you see this building?"
I turned towards the mansion that Elijah had pointed at.
"Yes, uhmmm ... They are big."
"really, right? I think it was built in a way that wasn't right."
Eh? What does he mean?
Because I still can't digest what Elijah said, excuse me
I will begin to enter each of those mansions at his next command, and with [Shadow] I will sneak in the shadows of the nearby servants.
"Where did Mr Kyle go?"
"Ah, he's got urgent business."
Count Abbas tilted his head, then his mouth "O" after Elijah said it was something really urgent like.
"She can't take it anymore not to go to the toilet."
"Hahaha~ so it's his urgent business, huh?"
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Meanwhile.
"Hey, you! Can you help me clean up Mr Abbas's room?"
"Yes, of course."
Incidentally, I then came out from within the shadow of the maid to sneak again into every dark part of the other room.
In the process I accidentally made──
"Huh, did you hear that?"
"Sound what?"
"I felt like someone was following me."
"Maybe it's just your feelings."
Once those servants are done with their affairs, it's time for me to act now!
"Etto, because Elijah asked me to gather evidence. There's supposed to be some paperwork in this room."
Like contract documents or things related to slavery in this city.
But I did not find all of them, just documents about the revocation of the slavery permit from the existing king.
When I discussed this with Elijah.
"Wait, what? So you're saying that Count Abbas didn't tell his people about the renewal in the royal ordinance?"
"Yes, like that. I guess the innkeeper was innocent of not knowing about this."
"It makes sense, so what else did you find?"
"Nothing."
"Huh, so this is just about the Count not telling his citizens about the update?"
"Yes that's how."
I also don't understand what the motive is for him doing this, but I think Elijah will know the answer.
"I don't know yet, how about we go back and find him again?"
"So you'll start from──"
"Of course, the center of the slave trade in this city."
"... ... I don't want you to give all those victims to me afterwards."
"Well, because Mr. Kyle already understands."
"Seriously? Woy! I don't intend to add any more employees!!"
