Chapter 99: Let’s Deal with a Serious Situation
Poporo Restaurant looked pretty bad.
The building was old and not very clean. The food was average at best, but the ingredients were clearly low quality. Honestly, if customers saw it, they probably wouldn’t come back even once.
"Here’s your tea."
The younger sister brought a teapot and poured hot tea into the cups.
"Thank you."
Steam rose from the warm cup. I took a sip.
"...Hmm."
The way the tea was brewed was decent. She seemed to be working carefully. But the tea leaves themselves were bad. It was clearly old tea.
By the way, I wasn’t picky about taste back in my company days. I basically ate only convenience store and instant food. Thanks to my enhanced senses from swirling energy while eating, I could tell the quality of ingredients and seasoning quite accurately.
"Miss, when did you buy these tea leaves?"
"The tea leaves...? They were bought about three days ago."
The sister answered as if she didn’t understand the question.
If these leaves were this low quality three days ago, then they’re clearly buying cheap tea that’s already rotten, or they were fooled when they bought it.
"Is this shop run only by the two of you?"
"Yes... Actually, half a year ago my father died from an epidemic... My mother was also trying to run this shop while looking for work, but a month ago she suddenly disappeared..."
Her eyes grew wet as she spoke.
"Mom disappeared!?!"
I couldn’t help raising my voice.
"Yes... I told the guards that my mom had gone missing, but..."
"That’s worrying..."
Sister Henri also looked concerned.
"Sister Henri, in the capital, when someone goes missing, can the guards actually search if we report it?"
"...To be honest, I don’t think just hearing the information means they can find them. Most people don’t even know their mothers, so it might be very difficult..."
"I see..."
Of course. If there’s no photo and the mother isn’t a celebrity, the number of people who know her is limited. The guards also have no connections to investigate.
"May I have your names?"
"My name is Rin. My sister’s name is Rem."
"What was your mother’s name?"
"My mother’s name is Rumi."
"Rumi-san... I’ll keep an eye out for her."
"Really!? Thank you!"
Rin looked a little teary as she bowed.
But while we were talking like this,
"Hey, you’re not digging that deep, right? Who are you two anyway!"
A somewhat sharp-eyed girl appeared. She was probably the older sister Rem who had been stir-frying vegetables.
"Who... you mean, we’re customers."
The older sister Rem charged forward aggressively.
"Who... you mean, we’re customers."
"Guh...!"
"Neither of us is a customer. We’re just passing by."
That was me. The younger sister Rin answered politely, but the older sister Rem was the type who guarded personal information.
"Thank you for the meal."
I placed one gold coin on the table.
"W-Wait, the change is..."
"Don’t worry about the change. We’ll come again."
With that, I left with the children.
"Thank you! Please come again!"
Rin bowed politely.
We returned to the south district church in the rickshaw driven by Logan.
When we tried to enter the church, we saw someone collapsed at the entrance.
"Sister Henri! Osonosan!!"
Sister Henri rushed over to the collapsed person. It was the old lady who had been watching over us while we went out for lunch.
She had clearly been beaten and was bleeding. Her whole body was dirty, as if she had been kicked and beaten multiple times.
"Light of the gods, in your mercy, please heal this one. ."
Warm, soft light overflowed from Sister Henri’s hands and enveloped Osonosan-san.
"...Ah, you’re back, are you?"
"It’s good you’re safe!"
Sister Henri hugged the crying old lady.
"It’s okay. You won’t die as long as I’m here to heal you. Those bastards won’t get away with it."
Osonosan-san smiled confidently. What a strong woman.
"But... if those terrible people come, you should run away!"
"I can’t. If they steal the ownership documents, it’ll be a disaster."
"That’s terrible!"
Sister Henri was worried, but Osonosan-san was more concerned about Henri-san. They were a good pair.
Goooo!
"Hah!"
Sister Henri was startled. Her hair fluttered in a magical wind. The magical wind had come from Yabe. His hood had slipped back, revealing a handsome face.
(This... this person is an incredible mage...)
Sister Henri felt the overwhelming magical power Yabe possessed.
"It seems there are people who need to be settled... more directly than I expected."
Of course. They had given the report. But the enemy was using more direct methods than I thought. There was almost no time.
"Chick Captain Third in Rank Cromwell."
『Haha!』
"Sister Henri and Osonosan-san, protect the children. If necessary, you may use force. But do not kill. Killing will cause trouble."
『Haha! Leave it to us. We will definitely repel the assailants and show them!』
"I trust you. Also, report your findings tomorrow night. Until then, continue investigating."
’Understood!’
If it’s simply brute force, I’ll teach them the right direction. They’ll regret it.
We returned to the church in the south district. When we tried to enter, we found someone collapsed at the entrance.
"Sister Henri! Osonosan-san!!"
Sister Henri rushed over. It was the old lady Osonosan-san.
She had clearly been beaten and was bleeding. Her whole body was dirty, as if she had been kicked and beaten multiple times.
"Light of the gods, in your mercy, please heal this one. ."
Warm, soft light overflowed from Sister Henri’s hands and enveloped Osonosan-san.
"...Ah, you’re back, are you?"
"It’s good you’re safe!"
Sister Henri hugged the crying old lady.
"It’s okay. You won’t die as long as I’m here to heal you. Those bastards won’t get away with it."
Osonosan-san smiled confidently. What a strong woman.
"But... if those terrible people come, you should run away!"
"I can’t. If they steal the ownership documents, it’ll be a disaster."
"That’s terrible!"
Sister Henri was worried, but Osonosan-san was more concerned about Henri-san. They were a good pair.
Goooo!
"Hah!"
Sister Henri was startled. Her hair fluttered in a magical wind. The magical wind had come from Yabe. His hood had slipped back, revealing a handsome face.
(This... this person is an incredible mage...)
Sister Henri felt the overwhelming magical power Yabe possessed.
"It seems there are people who need to be settled... more directly than I expected."
Of course. They had given the report. But the enemy was using more direct methods than I thought. There was almost no time.
"Chick Captain Third in Rank Cromwell."
『Haha!』
"Sister Henri and Osonosan-san, protect the children. If necessary, you may use force. But do not kill. Killing will cause trouble."
『Haha! Leave it to us. We will definitely repel the assailants and show them!』
"I trust you. Also, report your findings tomorrow night. Until then, continue investigating."
’Understood!’
If it’s simply brute force, I’ll teach them the right direction. They’ll regret it.
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