The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 27 Part 2
I walk into the tavern with a dirty face and messed up haircut. Everyone in the tavern is a member of the Orban family. The tavern is dirty, and people with vulgar smiles on their faces are pleasantly chatting with each other over some booze. A few of them take a fleeting glance in my direction, but no one pays attention to me.
I move toward the counter and hand a small silver coin to the master.
「I want to see big brother Orban.」
The master glances at me. As he silently grabs the small silver coin and shifts his gaze to the table in the back, he moves his face with a jerk. There, a large, muscular man with women waiting upon him at his sides is chatting with his friends. He seems to be pretty drunk. Can I do it? If I fail, it will do no harm. I steady my breath and make my way to Orban and the others’ table.
I can feel my own heart pounding. I feel nauseous. This may be the first time I have been this nervous since I was born.
「Big brother Orban, I am Tom, a servant working in the residence of the Amberlius family, but there’s something I’d like to talk to you about…..」
「The hell are you?!」
「How dare you talk to big brother without his permission, do you want to die, huh, you bastard?!」
「Now, now, it’s fine, isn’t it? Boys, drink up, drink up.」
As the three underlings bark, the boss admonishes them. It is hard to tell how much of this is real, and how much is just an act. But it is great that Orban seems to be in a good mood.
「This great me is currently in a good mood. If it’s a boring story, you can say goodbye to your life, alright?」
A large amount of sweat breaks out in a gush. Seemingly to have instantly weaved his magical energy to activate body enhancement, Orban stares at me with a smile. He is a powerhouse that could kill a level 1 Porter in an instant.
「Y, yes, sir. Umm, I used to serve as the page of the chamberlain, Astor-sama, until a few years ago, so I’m familiar with the inner workings of the mansion. And then, in the near future, Astor-sama is planning to move some slush funds to Sakuto Village, and in exchange for that information, I’d like to ask you to leave me with just a little bit of leftovers.」
「Oh, slush funds, you say? If it’s a lie, I’ll never forgive you, okay?」
「It, it’s true. When I was young, Astor-sama told me various things in his bedtime stories, and I have even helped him move some slush funds in the past. This time too, Astor-sama is planning to move the funds in two or three days, so umm, I thought if I told you about it, Orban-sama, perhaps I could get a portion of the money.」
「You idiot! It’ll be the knights that transport the money, right? As if we can attempt such a risky plan, you bastard!」
The three underlings bark.
「No, umm, the money is slush funds that are a secret even from his lordship, so even Astor-sama can’t move the knights on a large scale. Two years ago, for instance, some bags of gold coins were lost during transportation, but they couldn’t look into it in detail. As I also ended up being suspected, I was stripped of my position as a page, and am now working as a servant, so I can’t even afford an allowance, yes.」
「I see. They won’t search you even if you steal the sacks of gold, huh? That’s good news if it’s true, but how many knights will be transporting them?」
「Last time there were three of them. Sakuto is a summer retreat and no one goes there during the winter, so I think we will soon find out. Yes.」
「… Hey, you, leave your seat for a bit.」
「Y, yes, sir. I’m Tom. Please excuse me.」
After Orban calls his friends over, they begin to discuss it among them. Well then, what will they do? This is just something akin to insurance, so there is no particular problem even if they don’t actually attack. But if they do, I will take advantage of the chaos, run away using presence concealment and disappear.
After a while, I am called by Orban.
「Oi, you said you’re Tom, right? I’m sorry, but the talk about it is scrapped. It’s too dangerous and there are too many uncertainties. But you have information about the mansion, and we might be able to use it for something. From now on, too, if you have some kind of information, bring it to me. I’ll give you an allowance.」
Saying so, Orban flicks a large silver coin in my direction. A failure, huh. Well, fine, I still have other means.
「So much. Thank you very much. I’ll be in your care from now on, too.」
「By the way, those slush funds, about how much of it are we talking about?」
「Yes, twenty to thirty bags of one hundred large gold coins. We will put them in a carriage and go to Sakuto village at this time of the year, so we will soon find out. If you are going to attack them, please don’t forget about my allowance.」
As soon as I say the number of large gold coins, I can tell that the atmosphere changes. What will they do? Well, I guess I have no choice but to leave the rest to the heavens.
As I leave the tavern, there is a guy that is following me. It seems that they want to make sure if I am really working in the mansion. The gatekeepers are surprised when I return home, but as soon as I show my face and present my medallion, they let me through. For better or worse, I am still the eldest son of the Amberlius family, after all.
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The next day, I talk to Astor, the chamberlain.
「Sakuto village, is it?」
「Yes, I’m ill. I need to recuperate. Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, please arrange a carriage to Sakuto village. As for my plan afterwards, I’ll figure it out there. I have no intention of coming back to this house ever again.」
「You will never come back? Why is that?」
「As if I need any other reason. For the heir of the Amberlius family to have the job of Porter, as if there would be anyone who would accept that. The King will probably not approve of my engagement to Her Highness Princess Latiffany, either. I may have to give up my name and go on living. If it’s you, you should be able to easily disguise a corpse or two, no?」
「…..」
「Old man, if you don’t agree to it, I guess I’ll have no choice but to run away on foot. You can discuss the rest with my father. The departure will be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. The sooner the better, don’t you agree?」
I return to my room and do some practice on my storage skill. The image I have is weaving my magical energy to increase its capacity. It is so that I can pack all the weapons, armor, clothes, daily necessities, money, etc. that I have collected over the past two years. If possible, I would like to raise my Storage proficiency to 4.
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The office of the head of the Amberlius family. All important decisions were made here by just two people. Marnus, the current head of the family, and Astor, the chamberlain.
「I see. Recuperating in the Sakuto village, is it? And he said he has no intention of ever returning?」
「Yes, it is probably the result of Kars-sama mustering up his wisdom in his own way. It seems that he is planning to change his name and run away.」
「Hmm, but having him stay alive would be troubling for us. It might spread false information that a person with low-rank job was born from our Amberlius family, after all.」
「Yes, it is extremely unfortunate, but I would like to take care of it with my close aides only.」
「You’re going to make a move yourself? Well, if we’re going to take care of it securely and secretly, I guess it could be said to be only natural, huh. All right, handle it as you see fit.」
「As you wish.」
The head of the Amberlius family, the chamberlain, the current eldest son, and then the Orban family. As their respective ideas intersected with each other, the night wore on.
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Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter
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