"No, you did a great job, Miss Elsa."

The guard bowed his head.

Now Goose, Tenkunhan, his two companions, and the guard were in the reception room of Jin's mansion with Erza and Saki.

"You are indeed a court-appointed healer (Reichsanstalt). I've never seen such a brilliant act of healing in my life.

Yes.

Elsa could not hide her embarrassment at the unreserved praise from the guard.

"My name is Lil Roth, commander of the second team of the Reuthert guard."

Lil Roth straightened his posture and went into business mode.

"Thank you for letting me use your room. Let's make this quick.

Lil Roth turned to Goose and Tenkunhan.

"Uh, Mister Guth and Mister Tengkhunhan, is it?

Yes.

"...... yes."

Lil Roth seemed to be a serious person, and the question-and-answer session began in an indifferent, clerical manner.

"So you were selling rare fabrics and they took notice of you?

"That's what I meant. That's what they said themselves.

It was mainly Goose who replied. Tengkunhan would occasionally add a few words.

He was a man who could do belly tricks a little better than Tengkunhan.

Fortunately, Lil Roth, the head of the second security team, knew Tenkunhan's name, although he had a vague recollection of it, and he seemed to trust him for the time being.

"Goose, I'm glad you're okay.

Then Jin arrived.

He had just finished inspecting the spaceship and had rushed over.

"Oh, Jin-sama!"

Lil Roth stood up and bowed.

Jin was an honorary advisor to the Shoro Empire, which was a higher rank than that of a count, even though it was an honorary position.

"I know what's going on," said Leroth, "I've heard about it from Butler. Please continue without me.

"Yes, sir!"

Lerout began to question him again.

In the meantime, Jin excused himself and contacted the old man.

It was easier to hear from the old man collectively than from Butler D, Capella 7, and Goose individually.

"...... So, you secretly got the information through , huh?　Well done."

It seems that Capella 7 was able to extract information from the unconscious men.

However, the fifth column (quinta) can use knowledge transfer (transinfo) up to level 4, so they can only barely read the necessary information.

So, as I thought, they were remnants of the Unifilers, who, after having eaten their fill, had come to do such dirty work for money.

There was no other useful information.

When Jin returned to the parlor with the information, the interview seemed to be over.

"Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Jin.

Lil Roth stood up and thanked me.

"No, it's okay. So what will happen to them?

By "they" I mean Goose, and Tenkunhan and his friends.

Yes, Mr. Goose is fine, and you are free to go. But I'm sure that you and your two friends will still be hearing more about this.

"In that case, I will take them into my custody.

Without a pause, Jin suggested, and Lil Roth accepted.

"I would appreciate it if you would do that. I'll let you know later ......, probably tomorrow, when my boss or an investigator will come to see you.

"Okay."

Lerout thanked him again and left.

"Well, I think everyone is tired. I know it's a little early, but let's have dinner first.

"Yeah, I'm certainly hungry ......".

It was just after 5:00 pm.

Jin and Erza had already had a light dinner at Horai Island, and the rest of us had filled our bellies with plenty of food.

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"Well, let's think about what we are going to do now.

After dinner, Jin resumed. Tenkunhan and the others listened in silence.

"Greetings, Master Tengkuhan, I am Jin Nido. I am the Magecraft Meister. I've always wanted to meet you."

"...... My name is Tengkunhan Therese. Pleased to meet you.

A little wary, Tengkhunhan introduced himself.

Looking again at him in the light, he appeared to be around 40 years old, with light blond hair and gray eyes. He is a little thin, but has a strong build.

"I'm Kace.

"I'm Toy. Thanks for the help."

The knifeman is called Kace and the street vendor is called Toy.

As they introduced themselves, Burrow announced that they had visitors.

"Mr. Jin, Mr. Techelez is here to see you.

"Oh, just in time."

Eckhart Tekles.

He was once a wealthy merchant from the Korin region in the southern part of the Kingdom of Cerroa, but he had been exiled to the Kingdom of Shoro after the previous king, Richard, confiscated his newly built ships and property.

Even though the king has been replaced, he has no intention of returning to his homeland, and has opened a small store selling daily necessities here in Leuthart.

He was occasionally summoned by the government to ask questions and seek advice because of his knowledge of economics.

Regulus 46, a.k.a. , had come to pick up Tenkunhan to discuss how to deal with the GSS silk he had brought in. .

Since he was not in a hurry and Tenkunhan and the others were being interviewed, he came after closing the store.

"Mr. Eckert, it's been a while.

"Oh, Jin-dono, it's been a while too.

Jin greeted him and was about to open his mouth to start the main subject, but Eckart stopped him.

Jin, I've heard about the situation on the road, so I'm fine. I am a merchant by the name of Eckart Tecles, and I am here to see if there is anything I can do to advise you on this matter.

He then picks up a sample of GSS (Ground Spider Silk) on the table and examines it.

"Hmmm, this is good. You mean it can't be dyed in vivid colors?

To this, Jin answered.

"For now, yes. I think there are ways to do it."

Eckert nodded his head in satisfaction at this answer, and then posed a question to Tengkunhan.

How much of this cloth do you supply?

"Well, one unit is about one meter wide and 10 meters long, so about 20 units a month.

"Hmm. Is that a production problem or a transportation problem?

"Transportation."

"I see. That means that if the situation changes, such as wagons and roads, you can get more. What is your production capacity, by the way?

Tenkunhan thought about this for a moment.

"Oh, of course you can keep the exact figure a secret. But I just wanted to know for a rough estimate.

As he listened to Eckart's questions and answers one after another, Jin was impressed that he was a former wealthy merchant.

"The only thing left to do now is to report to His Majesty tomorrow and ask for his judgment.

Teng-kun-han went to Mitsuho without the government's permission and came back again.

Keisu and Toye smuggled themselves into the country from Mitsuho and secretly earned money.

By law, they are felons.

However, with official diplomatic relations with Mitsuho about to be established, it is not a good idea to cause a commotion.

Fortunately, the importation of this will benefit both countries.

In this case, if Jin could take advantage of his position and handle it well, rather than leaving it to the investigators, he could make it beneficial to both Shoro and Mitsuho.

It may be necessary to make a special arrangement for this purpose.

While thinking about this ......, Jin asked Tengkunhan, who seemed to have just reached the end of his discussion, about what was bothering him the most.

"By the way, where does this spider live?

"Oh, that's in the backwoods of Litto, isn't it?

I see.

Although he was protecting them, Jin was still a regrettable person to tell a third party about them so easily, and his power weakened.