Disciple of Immortal

Act 6: Chapter 2: Farewell Commercial City

The commercial city of Polorock… At the storefront of the magical goods shop 《Fairy's Wings》.

Pomera, Philia, Rosemonde, and I were lining up in front of the magic store owner wearing a red mini hat, Mel.

「So you guys are going to leave already… I'm going to miss you guys.」

Mel sent us out with a reluctant face.

「Yes, there's a place that we have to visit.」

「I wish you guys would stay for a while longer to finish the profit division and the right of commodity though…」

「Sorry, but we're running out of time. We have to depart immediately.」

I bowed lightly to Mel.

To begin with, I didn't help Mel to get profit.

I helped Mel not only because she was in an extremely precarious situation back then, but the main reason was that it was a condition for Rosemonde to accompany me to Peach Dragon Village.

「I guess it can't be helped… Kanata-san seems to have your own situation. Sorry for not being able to do anything but to express my gratitude.」

The mastermind behind the riot in the city of avarice, Polorock, Great Merchant Duke, Greed…

His true identity was Adam, a homunculus who, using the vast funds of Polorock, was advancing weapon development with the aim of overthrowing the kingdom.

And the figure who was machining this situation, the leader of the 《Invisible Hand of God》… Veranta.

To stir up the otherworld of Locklore, they scattered seeds of conflict across various regions so that they could trigger major incidents at their preferred timing.

The life of Adam was arranged to be one of those incidents.

Veranta, aiming to gauge my abilities in the ongoing conflict with Nyarlatop, cornered Adam and pressured him into action, directing him toward me.

He might make his move again in the near future.

To extract even a little information about the 《Invisible Hand of God》, I must hear what Ramiel, who was a member of it, has to say.

That's why I had to go back to Peach Dragon Village as soon as possible.

Having Rosemonde accompany me during the questioning was the requirement from Ramiel.

Originally, extracting information from Ramiel had been one of my objectives, but with Veranta making direct contact with me, I could no longer afford to waste my time.

「It might be difficult for Kanata-san, who is in a hurry, since it takes time to process official documents and such, but… at least please take as much money as you can! We have plenty in the store! Just grab as much as you want and take it with you! I won’t be satisfied if it stays like this!」

「… The management side is entrusted to Isabella, the new lord of Polorock, right? If you do something on your own, you'll get scolded by her.」

「Anyway, I'll prepare the documents, so feel free to come back anytime!」

Mel clenched her fists as she spoke passionately to me.

「G-Got it. Once I've sorted out the problems I'm dealing with, I'll definitely come by to visit someday.」

「Not will, you MUST come!」

Anyway, I need to resolve the issues with the 《Invisible Hand of God》 and… the problem with Nyarlhotep beyond that.

To be honest, I don't think that I could handle Nyarlhotep on my own.

However, since he had always been fervently targeting my life, I couldn't just let things happen as he wanted them to.

「When will Rosemonde return to Polorock? From what I heard, it's just a temporary call this time, and you're not staying with Kanata forever, right? Right? You'll come back again, won't you?」

「My base of operations has always been Manarak. After heading to Peach Dragon Village, I plan to return there again. There are still many unfinished matters in Manarak.」

「No way! Polorock is a wonderful place, you know! C'mon, please come back here, Rosemonde-san, I'll hire you as the bodyguard of my store! I'll give you plenty of salary!」

Mel tried desperately to recruit Rosemonde.

… Is Mel by any chance… The kind of person who shouldn't be allowed to hold much money in hand?

Originally, the reason she came to this place was that she got deceived by Wontz and ended up depositing all her money in the Greed Company. Even though the top executives have changed, Polorock remains a battleground for greedy merchants.

Who knows what kind of money-making investment I'm going to get involved in the next time I visit this city.

「Let's stay in Polorock, Rosemonde-san! I'm gonna make a big profit after this!」

「L-Let go of me! I'll come again for window-shopping!」

Mel's face was soiled by tears and mucus as she hugged Rosemonde's leg.

Rosemonde tried desperately to soothe Mel.

「… Ramiel aside, I get this feeling that Rosemonde has this quirk about being liked by wacky people.」

Pomera muttered quietly.

Rosemonde's appearance might be intimidating, but she had the tendency to look after other people in trouble, even if the other party was a stranger.

To begin with, the reason I helped Mel was because it was the requirement that Rosemonde put up to go to Peach Dragon Village, but for Rosemonde, she purely wanted to help Mel out of goodwill.

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