128 Lesson 11 Next Plan ②

After only two discussions with my master, I returned to the workplace where Mr. Elsie was waiting.

Yeah...... What face should I put in......

"Oh, Leo! Long time no see. How have you been?

When I was worried about how to treat Mr. Elsie, someone had seen it in the workplace but felt subtly different.

"Mm...... Mr. Colt!? You've lost so much weight."

When I first met him, he was so bukbuk......

I was unintentionally stunned by Mr. Colt's tight belly.

"Oh, I'm working seriously. Leo's busy getting a new territory, too?

"That's right. I've been busy every day since I got my territory."

"Well, I don't really know what nobility does. That Muldeen won't have to go through all that trouble."

"That's not true. There's so much more to do..."

I thought it would be easier at first, too.

"What's going on? That was originally managed by the Empire, wasn't it?

"The official was corrupt on an awesome level."

"Corruption? What was that official doing?

"It's basically embezzlement. And... Mr. Colt, do you know what a black market city is?

"Uh... that's..."

I was asked about Dark Market City, and Mr. Colt suddenly had a broken tooth.

Hmm? Could it be...

"You seemed to know how it was. If you still have a membership card, you should just burn it. Well, what if..."

If anything is involved, don't think you should burn the evidence fast......

I don't like it when people I know get caught.

Well, I'm talking about what if.

"Oh, oh..."

"Well, what's Dark Market City?

Master has been asking questions about Mr. Colt, whose expression has suddenly darkened.

"There is one city in the Murdine Underground. It's amazing. Illegal goods are sold all over there, and it's mostly criminals walking through the city"

An assassin or something.

Speaking of which, what happened to the illegal magic appliances?

Most of the stores were broken, so you're supposed to be okay.

Well, should I break down one broken store later with Lou?

"Shh, wow... sounds like a story"

"So what happened to that city? No way, Leo, are you doing something by yourself?

No way, you didn't do that, did you? Mr. Elsie looks at me with eyes like that.

Yeah... you've seen these eyes somewhere.

Oh, okay! It looks just like Bell's eyes when he cautions me not to go to the Devil's Forest.

I'm vulnerable to these eyes...

"No, I'm not. I can't do that with a boulder. It was full of dangerous magic equipment and medicines. I couldn't really stimulate it."

"Huh? But I... what is this?

You're sharp, Mr. Boulder Colt.

"Yeah... what we're going to talk about is super confidential, right? This is something only the Emperor and some people know, so don't tell anyone."

"Wow, I get it..."

"Oh, don't worry"

"The merchant has a hard mouth."

The three of them nodded at me as soon as they said so.

Yeah, these three will be fine.

"Really, please. As a matter of fact... there was a shop in Dark Market that deals in illegal slavery."

"Illegal slavery?

"Yes. It's a store that kidnapped and sold rare species like elves and beasts... There was a demon slave there."

"Huh? Demons!? How?

When I heard about the Demons, Mr. Elsie looked surprised.

Well, I guess so. Probably because it's been since the Demon King that the Demons come to the human world.

That would mean that if the average person knew Lou existed, they would mistakenly assume that the Demon King had appeared and would be in havoc.

"I think I tricked you into bringing me here. Looks like it's too dangerous to keep."

"Well, you will...... So, you escaped and went wild?

"Well, that's pretty much it. He ran away when he was carrying it to sell it to me. Then, brawl. The Dark City has been devastated by demonic girls."

"So... what happened?

Yeah...... you shouldn't tell me you played the battle of losing is better being a slave, right?

I wouldn't have had a problem with the masters alone, but I don't think I should tell Mr. Elsie. Yeah.

"Er... I managed to negotiate, and instead of guaranteeing dinner and bed, they're treating me like an adult now"

Ugh, you're not lying, are you? We just had a little violent negotiation.

"Yeah? You, you keep demonic girls at home?

Do you keep it?

"Well, that's right. Well, now that you're tying your actions with my magic items, you're safe."

I remembered Lou gobbling at us, and he definitely sounded like a pet, and I couldn't help but laugh.

"Oh well...... So, why did you come to us?

Oh, finally, that's the point.

"Actually. Mr. Elsie, I'm asking the Holland Chamber of Commerce... could you help me redevelop the underground space that was formerly Dark Market City?

"Oh, it's finally our turn!

"Yes, okay? Leo, if you had your creative magic, you wouldn't waste your money, and you're going to be able to do it soon?

From next to my master, who seemed happy, I heard a voice that seemed sorry.

"I might be. You want to develop the city as much as possible without creative magic."

"May I ask why?

Yeah...... how do I explain it?

"Because it's better for the city. This makes sense because we do it in people's hands"

"Duh, what do you mean?

After all, it's hard to explain it easily.

"It's easy. Developing an underground city will require a lot of manpower. Thanks to this, homeless people in my city... are given jobs by those who sleep on the road. And if those people start spending money in the city, the city's economy will get better. What do you say? Absolutely, isn't this better?

This is a plan to give a lot of homeless people jobs, which is my city's biggest problem.

If this works, the lack of orphans and the increasing number of gendarmes will solve the insecurity in the city.

"Oh, yeah. You... are you sure you're a child?

"Hahaha. You're a boulder"

The master turned his suspicious eyes to me, while Mr. Colt stroked my head laughing.

"Right. It's Leo, the boulder. It's too much to think about."

The gaze from Mr. Elsie is hot......

"Oh, thank you"

"So what kind of building does the underground city plan to build?

"Right...... Let's make it a leisure facility over there. There are so many shops on the ground that you can't bother to arrange regular shops. And because of that, I thought I'd like something that only the Holland Chamber of Commerce could make."

Got it, only a master can make magic equipment, right?

Heh heh, I'll have my master invent a lot from now on.

"That sounds interesting. Good. So, I've been thinking about something because it's about you, right?

"Yes. So..."

Then, I explained the development of the underground city to the three of us in detail.

And since we got recognition from the three of us, this plan was to begin.