In the basement of the upscale shopping district in Reuthert, Guth and Tengkhunhan were having an ongoing conversation.

"......Hmmm...... does the country now have such a policy in place?"

Goose Minakata was explaining the world situation he knew to a mature man who introduced himself as Tenkunhan.

As a result, he realized that this Tenkunhan man was somehow naive, or rather, out of touch with the world, or at any rate, not well versed in the affairs of the world.

(I myself,...... and Saki also thought he was out of touch with the world, but there is always a higher up,...... or should I say, in this case, a lower down).

Without giving it a second thought, Guth began to express his opinion.

"So, even if we have to make a few misstatements, we should say that Mr. Tenkunhan brought it back with him as a product of Mitsuho.

He did not mention yet that he had a friend named Jin to help him with this.

"But if it's for foreign currency, why so little?　It wouldn't be worth much."

"That's true, but we didn't know if it would sell, so we started out with a small amount to see how it would go."

In Mitsuho, cotton is preferred because it absorbs perspiration and is easier to dye, so he wasn't sure if it would be accepted here.

Indeed, the threads of subterranean spiders, which are resistant to stains, are difficult to dye with ordinary dyes. They cannot be dyed without using magic dyes like Jin's.

Since such magical technology was not yet developed in Mitsuho, this fabric was not very welcome.

However, Tenkunhan had a little bit of magical skill and was able to add color, albeit faintly, so he began to experiment to see if he could sell it this way.

"I see, I see. ...... But how did you know I was coming?　You had no way to contact me."

Tenkunhan laughed at this question and explained.

"I have a magic tool for long distance communication. But you can't send your voice through it.

He showed the box in his hand. The box was about the size of a business card case, and a magical crystal was inserted in the center of the lid.

There is a button on the sender's side, and when the button is pressed, the magic crystal glows for as long as the button is pressed. It's a rule that if it flashes three times in a row, it's dangerous.

It is similar to the Morse code used on modern earth. However, the combination of long and short blinks has not yet been converted into textual information.

"I see, that's very convenient."

It seems that the street vendor was communicating secretly without being seen by others.

"I was waiting for a message that I had a friendly visitor," he said.

Tenkunhan bowed his head and said, "I hope you will forgive me for threatening you with a knife, just in case you are friendly.

Guth waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about it so much.

"But <>? Are there some that are not?"

"Of course. Of course. Even if it is safe. ......"

Before he could finish, the magi crystals on the box in Tengkunhan's hands flashed briefly three times.

"What is this?

The next moment, the door was broken down.

"What's the point of calling!"

Goose blurted out, kicked his chair, stood up, and braced himself.

"Ha!　So this is the den!"

Four figures entered through the broken door. The last one was dragging another human being with him.

On closer inspection, it was the man from the stall.

His face was swollen and his left arm was bent in a strange direction.

As a result, he must have vomited up this hideout, Guth decided.

He must have barely made contact with the remaining right arm. A little late.

"I finally found you!"

said the man in the front of the group, breathing hard.

"Now, tell us where you got the fabric.

He makes such a threat while waving a shortsword at Tengkunhan.

The other two men are glaring at Goose and the man who held a knife to Goose's head, respectively.

Looking more closely, the fourth man dragging the street vendor is not a man at all, but a golem.

"If we know the secret of that fabric, we will be able to make a huge profit," he said.

"What?"

Tengkunhan, his face turning pale, finally managed to squeeze out a voice.

"...... like silk, but smoother to the touch. It is stain resistant and can be cleaned quickly after washing. Moreover, it is several times stronger than silk. It would be a shame to let you guys monopolize this kind of fabric.

"Hmm, did someone ask you to do this for them?"

Goose says in a calm voice, and the man in front of him raises his arm in the air, smiling.

"Don't ask me anything you don't know!"

A fist is thrown.

But the blow did not touch Goose.

"Ah, ah?"

A appeared out of nowhere and caught the fist.

Capella 7, a.k.a. Teral, with the old man's permission, had released his <.

"<>"

"Gee!

The magic on contact knocked him out easily.

"You!　Ow!"

Without a moment's pause, Teral stunned the other one as well.

The man who had been threatening Tengkunhan was surprised to see that both men had fainted in an instant.

"You!　What did you do?"

The next moment, Teraru grabbed Tengkunhan by the collar and pulled him to him.

He thought he heard something like, "Geez," but he didn't care and dragged him into a corner of the room.

Goose and the other man also evacuate to the same corner.

"...... I see... So you had a guard. That makes sense when you think about it. But we still have hostages here. ...... What?

The hostage may have been the street vendor whom Golem had dragged along, but he had been brought alongside Goose and the others before they knew it.

If the <> were to show their full strength, this would be a piece of cake.

The problem was the man's golem.

* * * * * * * * * * * * *

From his appearance, the old man guessed that the remaining man must be a remnant of the Unified Party.

But whether he was right or not, the result was the same.

* * * * * *

"d*mn, when did you do that?

The man gives an order to the golem, keeping a watchful eye on it.

"Seize them. As long as you don't kill them, I don't care if you hurt them.

What he gets in return is silence. The golem slowly collapses.

Terral's laser beam had accurately hit the golem's control core.

If we know that it is the Golem of the Unified Party (Unifiler), the location of the control core is obvious.

And once again, .

"Aghhh!"

The remaining man is also easily knocked out.

"Thank you, thank you. Who are you?

But Terral disappears without answering the question. All that remains is silence.

"......"

"Goose, who is that?"

Guth could not answer the natural question from Tengkunhan.

"Anyway, we have to take care of him."

The street vendor seemed to be unconscious and in danger.

"...... somewhere, we need to get him to a healer."

"That would be a good idea. ...... So what about these guys?"

I tied the three unconscious ones up with rope for now, but they sure are a pain to deal with.

Neither Goose, Tenkunhan, nor the other man had a good idea.

At that moment.

"Master Goose, are you all right?

A familiar voice rang out.