CH 330

–The other guard who was on duty with Maido was put to sleep, just like he said, so I went to the vigilante group, and shortly after, they took in Maido and the others and the five bandits.

When the vigilantes took off the hats of the bandits, we were all upset.

“These guys are from ……”

“…… Oh, they look like they’re from the same country as me, huh?”

I muttered, and Helena narrowed her eyes and opened her mouth emotionlessly. Yes, the two men were from the same country as Helena.

“You’re from Sandiola Kingdom …… Do you know what happens when you commit a crime in another country.”

“……”

“Keh ……”

“There, keep walking! You too!”

The two of the three vigilantes dragged the five of them away from the two guys who were swearing at Fath-san’s words. The remaining one saluted us and said.

“Thank you for your cooperation. However, the crimes committed by people from other countries are …… hopefully not too troublesome, but we will have to report them to the castle and hand them over.”

“I’m sure you will, and I’ll do what I can to help you.”

After Kleinert-san concluded, the vigilantes left the theater. I believe …… that if someone from another country commits a crime, their home country will be notified, right? After that …… as I was thinking, Kleinert-san turned to us, smiled and opened his mouth.

“Thank you all for your hard work. For now, we’ll deal with the hole in the warehouse tomorrow, but I’d like to hear about the ghosts there. It’s late today, so could you please come back tomorrow?”

“I understand. Aina is asleep, and I’m sorry to bother you again.”

“Fumyuuu…… Lars-niichan …… there …… sneeze ……”

Kleinert-san nodded at my words and headed straight for the back door. Kleinert-san had left the warehouse after blocking the few holes in it. In the meantime, the girl ghost, Uru, speaks above Milfy’s head.

[See you tomorrow, ……]

“Yes, they said they would go to Kleinert-san’s office at noon, but can ghosts come out during the day?”

[That’s easy.]

“Pfft, what’s that?”

When Milfy asked Uru about tomorrow, the skinny man muttered with mysterious confidence, and Urka laughed. Then the ghost of the fat old man raises one hand and starts talking.

[I’m sorry, we can’t go outside the theater, so we noticed the warehouse wall, but not the bandits. We didn’t have any way to tell them how bad those fans were, but thanks to you guys, we didn’t have to worry about it.]

“But you showed up and warned Milfy-san and the others, and that’s why I’m here now. I’d like to thank you too. See you later!”

We left the theater and took Milfy and Helena home before heading back. On the way, Makina pets Ash and shakes her head, letting out a sigh.

“Hah …… I’m tired …….”

“Makina needs to build up her resistance a bit more. We should train in the mountains at night. Don’t let Lars come with you.”

“Ahhhhhhh ……”

“Kuoon.”

“Thanks, Ash. You look like you’re sleepy, too.”

Aina was already snoozing on my back, and Ash was licking Makina’s face as he dozed off. The little snow tiger is also sleeping in my chest, so it seems that children are weak at night.

“Sephiro is fine, right?”

“♪”

“I wonder if Treant has any concept of sleep ……?”

“He does seem to be asleep, though, because he appears in my dreams. I haven’t seen him lately, though.”

“!”

When I answered Urka’s question, Sephiro tapped me on the head with a branch. He seemed to want to say something to me and seemed to be a little upset. I walked into the house and was greeted by my brother and the others.

“Welcome back, guys. How’d it go?”

“Dedite-kun, I think Aina-chan’s asleep, so let’s put her to bed first–“

“Okay.”

As soon as she put Aina, Ash and the little snow tiger on my bed, Ash was instantly captured by Aina and turned into a hug pillow. They’re good friends, so I let them sleep together, but when I think about it, I wonder if she’ll have trouble when she goes home ……?

Shuddering at the prospect of the near future, I returned to the living room and sat down at the table. We talked about the results over a cup of tea Nora had prepared for us.

“…… I see, a foreigner did a robbery …… In that case, the information will be sent to Sandiola at once.”

“Yes. What happens after that?”

“After that, the criminals will be dealt with, and they will not be allowed to enter the country for a while, and possibly not even from here. The peddlers might be in trouble.”

At his words, I clapped my hands and remembered. Oh, that’s right. It’s just one person’s crime, but it’s a solemn exchange between countries to avoid warnings or anyone following suit. There is nothing special about those who are already living in the country, but some countries have been ‘forced’ to get rid of their own people.

“So it looks like there will be a meeting between us tomorrow. I really don’t want any trouble. Well, it has nothing to do with agriculture, forestry, or fisheries, so that’s fine.”

At the mention of my brother and I, the hanging Basleigh-sensei opened her mouth and sniffed. She said that it would not lead to a war or a quarrel between the countries, but Fath-san objected with a hand to her chin.

“But if trade is cut off, they won’t keep quiet, will they? What do you think about that?”

“Well, from what I’ve heard, no one has died, so I’d say they’ll be banned from the country for about a month.”

She spun around dexterously as she did so, then stopped and spoke again. 

“But that country has 60 percent of its territory in sand and rock …… So it’s dependent on other countries for crops, so even a month might be tough. I don’t think we’re going to run dry, though, because we’re still exchanging with other countries.”

“We’ll leave that to the people at the castle and go back to the theater tomorrow. We still have to deal with the ghosts.”

“How nice, I’d love to see Helena sing!”

“Lars has to work, after all, but we’ll go see the show when things settle down.”

When Nora said she wanted to see the concert, I said what I had been thinking.

“Even though you didn’t get to take care of Ash and the others, but I’m going to buy tickets to see the show as a way of thanking you.”

“Yes!”

“Are you sure? We’re not much help, though.”

“You’re taking good care of Radia and Schneider, and I’m even sorry to have brought you all the way here. It’s was talking since it’s been a long time, too.”

“Yeah, it’s been a while since I’ve talked to Nora, and that alone is worth having her here!”

“You’re in a good mood, huh ……”

Fath-san exhales in astonishment, and Makina sticks out her tongue with an embarrassed smile. So I called out to Urka, who was smiling beside me.

“Ahhh, I’m glad you’re here, too, Urka. I didn’t know what to do with a ghost, after all. Let me pay you more out of my share.”

“No, no, no, I’m fine with it, because it was a valuable experience for me too. If anything, tomorrow is the big day.”

…… Urka’s face was serious as he sipped his tea. I remember how frightened he was when I met him, and my cheeks relaxed at the thought that he had grown up.

“Then, since I’ve seen that Lars-kun and the others are safe, I’m going to bed now. After hearing what you’ve said, I wonder at what point are they going to disappear …… No, I have work tomorrow, so I think I’ll rest!”

The next thing I know, I’m out of the mattress, and Basleigh-sensei is yawning and saying things like that. 

“You’re slipping away quickly, huh …… Goodnight, Basleigh-sensei. We’re going to bed soon too, but good luck with your work. Thank you for waiting for us.”

She laughed, made a V shape with her fingers, and went back to her room. We went back to our rooms and went to bed, thinking that she’s still the same …… Well, I’m in bed with Makina because Aina is occupying my bed ……

–The next day, we went to see Kleinert-san again.

The ghostly disturbance is over! But some bad vibes remained?

The next chapter will be a bit more relaxed.

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“No way, another country ……”

This is, you know …… it goes like this and becomes like this ……