Disciple of Immortal-Chapter 41Act 5: : The Aftermath of the Polorock Incident

One week had elapsed since we stopped the rebellion of Great Merchant Greed. The golem hordes, a negative legacy of the Great Merchant Duke, and in response to the criminals of the Dark Ward, had kept the knights of the kingdom in Polorock extremely busy, regardless of the hours.

It seems they are quite busy, and Bennett, a knight of the kingdom, said, “Kanata, we’re close, right? Make it my achievement and help me out!” but of course, I refused.

It seems that the Greed Company was in turmoil, with those vying for Greed’s position engaged in fierce factional struggles. In the end, it appears that the female merchant Isabella emerged as the successor.

It seems that Isabella had already laid the groundwork with the Chivalric Order and is recognized by them as a provisional lord to temporarily restore order amidst the chaos. There was also the judgment that governing Polorock requires someone with a certain level of knowledge about commerce.

“The Great Merchant Duke Greed… I had heard rumours that he was a dubious man, but I never expected him to cause such a major incident. You arrived at a bad time, Mel. With this situation, it will be a while before we can focus on 《Fairy's Wings》,” said Rosemonde as she heaved a sigh in the staff-only room of 《Fairy's Wings》.

“No, no, actually, it was quite lucky! It seems that during this commotion, the detailed contract terms of the Greed Company came to the attention of the knights. They decided that it was unacceptable, so a review is being considered. Therefore, it’s being discussed that the terms imposed on us might be revisited, and there could be a substantial refund involved!” Mel spoke excitedly while patting Philia, who sat on her lap, on the head.

“Hehe… it seems that, as a result, we might end up getting prime land in Polorock at a low price! Isabella, who oversees us, has also had a big promotion! It looks like we might be able to expand this shop significantly! Really, thank you all so much!”

“Well, I don’t know the details but… congratulations.”

“Really, it’s mostly thanks to you, Kanata, so I’ll make sure to thank you properly again! Like, really! Isabella said it’s for the shop, and she’s going to give us an incomprehensibly large amount of money…! The plan was to send 99.99% of the profits to you, Kanata, so we’ll pay you that amount for now!”

“… I appreciate the sentiment, but no.”

“Uhm Mel-san… You won’t get any profit if you do that, you know?”

Pomera asked anxiously to Mel.

However, despite the good news, there was something about hearing about money that left me feeling a bit overwhelmed. Adam, who masqueraded as the Great Merchant Duke Greed, used to say that the essence of humanity is desire, and that he built Polorock to expose that essence. As a result, I’m literally acting in the way Adam wanted if I accepted Mel’s offer. And it was something that I couldn’t accept.

“Hehe, with this, we can really start putting Mel’s designed products out into the world! It’s kind of… well, it’s really amazing, isn’t it! When I think about how the things Mel has created can make even more people happy than before! Hehe! Was that a bit cheesy? I mean, I might have exaggerated a bit…! But making and selling things, that’s what it’s all about, right!”

My lips formed a smile upon hearing Mel’s remark.

“Ahhh! Kanata, you’re laughing! You must be thinking something along the lines of, ‘What is this girl going on about, getting all excited!’”

Mel swung her hands furiously.

“Sorry, I’m not laughing at you, I just feel relieved. I’m really glad that I’m investing in someone like Mel-san.”

“Ehehehe… I don’t understand what you’re talking about, but I’m really happy to be praised by Kanata-san.”

To the end of the day, Greed just acted out of 《World King; Veranta》 from the 《Invisible Hand of God》 machination. In the first place, there was nothing but people dyed in their own desire, such as Wontz, that gathered around the Great Merchant Duke Greed. Maybe, Greed, or should I say, Adam himself, might have been desiring an enemy to hate and was trying to convince himself of that.

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“But… I’m sure that the people and the world aren’t as bad as you thought they were.”

I muttered as I looked at the spectacle outside of the window.

Even if Greed desired a target to hate and chose human greed as that target… there is clearly someone else he should truly hate.

Greed himself wasn’t an existence that should be permitted. He was so consumed by hatred that he drove many people into the depths of misery, and ultimately, he even intended to start a war for selfish reasons.

“But, I can at least get revenge for him.”

“… Come with us to Peach Dragon Village, Rosemonde-san.”

“That was the agreement. You all have fulfilled your roles more than adequately. As for me… I will extract the information about the 《Invisible Hand of God》 from Ramiel. Since I owe you a debt, I will make sure to drag every clue out of her, even if it costs my life,” declared Rosemonde while snapping her fingers.

“Ah, are you going to do something dangerous… Rosemonde-san? That’s… Originally, it was for Mel…!”

“That is my decision. I will live as I see fit. That’s all there is to it. Helping you was simply because it was unpleasant for me to leave you in that situation. Rather… I’m just going to gather information from the great sinner who tried to disrupt the balance of the world, no more no less.”

“Y-You’re way too good of a person!? Um, Kanata-san, are you really, really sure that’s okay?”

Mel looked anxiously at me.

… It seemed that Rosemonde was overthinking the fact that she had been summoned by Ramiel. I mean, even if she was the weakest, Ramiel was still one of the members of the 《Invisible Hand of God》. She must be thinking that the reason she was summoned was something absurd.

Maybe she’d never expected that the reason we summoned her was because Ramiel said, “I’m bored of this place already, bring that noisy fella called Rosemonde.”

At that moment, I heard footsteps from outside.

“A customer? Even though we’re closed today…”

Mel spoke with a troubled voice.

“Oi, where’s the shopkeeper! Cooperate with the Chivalric Order—Ah, if it isn’t Kanata!”

The man’s loud voice trailed off in the middle and softened at once.

“Ah… Bennett-san.”

Just when I thought that it might be another troublesome person… It turned out to be Bennett from the Kingdom’s Chivalric Order. Well, the part about him being a troublesome person was mostly correct though.

“I should’ve turned down the invitation and cooperation request from the Chivalric Order…”

“It’s not about that. There’s something I’d like the residents of Polorock to cooperate with, so I’m going around places where people are likely to gather.”

Bennett showed the bundle of paper in his hand.

“That’s…”

“Wanted poster. High-ranking figures from the Dark Ward and former subordinates of Greed are on the run. I want you to put these up inside and outside the shop.”

“If it’s just that then feel free to paste that wanted poster in this store, Knight-san.”

Mel replied joyfully as she received the wanted poster from Bennett.

“Eh, this person is…”

Mel’s eyes blinked in disbelief upon looking at the picture on the topmost wanted poster.

“Do you know this person?”

I peeked at the wanted poster in Mel’s hand and saw the picture of a familiar man with a shady smile on his face.

“Wontz…”

“He’s the former number two man in the Greed Trading Company. He was quite close to Greed. There’s a high possibility that he was involved in Greed’s plans.”

I recalled Wontz’s state during the uproar in Polorock as I listened to Bennett’s explanation.

“The kingdom’s knights think I’m in cahoots with Lord Greed! If they find me, I’ll be lucky if they only take me away… I might get cut down on the spot! I knew he was getting senile and doing suspicious things, but I had no idea he was planning something this big. I wasn’t told anything.”

… Honestly, I don’t think that was an act.

“Well… I don’t know… What do you think… It doesn’t seem like it really matters, does it? Maybe we should just leave him be…”

“Even if Wontz wasn’t involved in Greed’s terrorism, he’s still suspected of fraud, market manipulation, and intimidation, using his position to his advantage. Either way, we need to capture him.”

“Well… True enough…”

Though I considered the option of siding with Wontz and giving him some advice, from what I heard, he was an irredeemable scoundrel. Personally, I had no qualm about arresting Wontz.

“It seems that Wontz has been involved in swindling incidents and repeated ‘eat and dash’ ever since that riot.”

I heaved a sigh upon hearing that.

“H-How petty… Why did the ex-big shot of Greed Company resort to such methods?”

“Because all Wontz’s assets were confiscated by the current president of Greed Company due to their contract. He should be penniless right now.”

Wontz’s fortune, gained from swindling others, was confiscated by the Chivalric Order. He really reaped what he sowed. Caught in the midst of a riot, Wontz seemed to regret his way of life to the point of wishing he were dead, but given his repeated criminal activities, it seemed he was ultimately unable to change.

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