The Traveling Hero Won’t Let the Innkeeper’s Son Escape

"Honza... is she still doing something?"

When she entered the room, Honza was sitting on a chair and gazing at something.Ruth turned around and peered into Honza's hands.

"... what a timing"

What Honza was looking at was a ledger that contained the details of Gaentake's transaction that Ruth wanted to prove.

(Ah... after all, you're partnering with the orphanage in King's Landing... are you just splitting up your share and sending it somewhere else?)

Looks like they're sending the income from Gaentakeh from the orphanage in King's Landing to another location.I know that you are not an orphanage right away from your name.I'm sure it's Honza's parents' house, vacation home, fictional company.If you look carefully at the money transfer destination, you'll see that Honza sent it and eventually found it in his pocket.

(Gauntlet, you're trading for a lot of money....)

Compared to the console, which is a similar condiment, the price is 50 times or more.I suppose that means that there are only so many people who want to spend so much money on such mushroom skin.

(Does this prove that Honza is inappropriate as a priest of the church, even if Gaentake is a genuine commodity?)

Selling legitimate goods for profit is not a bad thing.

However, Honza is a clergyman and his job is only to be a priest of the church and run the orphanage, not a merchant.Beyond their clergy, they seek compassion and fairness.They are fundamentally different in nature from merchants who are sometimes ruthless in pursuit of profit.

I'm not familiar with the laws of the King's Landing, Ruth, but it would be a problem if a Cétian clergyman, who has a history of nearly a thousand years, were to profit from trading behind his back.Not to mention illegal drugs.It is strange that it should not be a problem.

"... I'd like to make the plantation a little bigger, but if you put two of them in too much custody, the villagers will notice... Bartolo sometimes wants to come and see how they are.Alec is too small to be of any use... "

Honza began to clean up the documents at hand whispering.

Put some books together in one box and take them near the big bookshelf.That is the bookshelf used by Father Johann even today.

"Ah."

When Honza pressed the protrusion in the corner of the bookshelf, a crackling sound was heard, and the heavy bookshelf slipped and moved.

"Was it Honza who created this hiding place...?!"

What Honza opened was a hole in the back of a bookshelf where Father Johann was hiding when there was brainwashing in a real village.

(If you think about it, it's strange that there's a hole in the back of the bookshelf... Honza's guy)

Honza puts the box containing the earlier books in the place.Looking closely into the hole, Ruth saw that there were other documents.

"I see... you're replacing this with a safe?"

Now Father Johann doesn't seem to be using it for anything other than hiding, but it seems that his first purpose wasn't a shabby one.

Perfect as a hiding place for books that can't be found on the table.In this case, even if the village chief searches the room, it's possible that they won't even find out because it's behind a heavy bookshelf.

(I wish I could at least deliver what's in it to the village chief...)

Ruth doesn't have the body so he can get it as he wants, but of course the office door is locked.In order for someone to get in here, we need to get the key.

(Damn it, it's right in front of me...!)

If Ruth can grab something, if he takes it to the village chief, everything will be fine.Accept the punishment of theft.But it was difficult to do that.

(We'll start by stealing the key.Stealing or... in this case, we'll have to cut it off)

I don't want to encourage others to commit crimes, but it is obvious from the village chief that there is nothing that can be done by regular means.This is not what Gudaguda is saying.

(What is Honza doing with the keys to this room?)

Ruth decided to observe Honza for a while.

Honza, who kept the books behind the bookshelf, checked that the shelf had returned properly and turned off the lamp in the room and went out.As he went out into the hallway, he took out one of the bundles of keys that were lying on his waist belt and locked it.

That bundle of keys.

When Honza returns the key to her waist belt, she goes straight to the bedroom and enters the room.She then washed her body with water using the magic of life in a large tarai and fell asleep in a luxurious covered bed.

(He hasn't let go of his bundle of keys....)

Honza kept a bundle of keys in her bathroom and when she slept.It has a delicate and cautious character.While asleep, it is placed on a chest by the bed, just away from the body, but the door is locked.

There are wooden windows in the room, so if you break them, you may enter them, but the windows in the room are quite small in the first place.It's impossible to get through with an adult's body.

(This is the only way I can talk to the village chief and get him to do something better than my father... I know where to hide it.)

As long as we know where the books are hidden, it won't take long to find them, and we won't be able to find them.The problem is how to break into Honza by surprise, but the village chief who is smarter than Ruth must have found a solution sooner.

All right, let's talk to Alec tomorrow.

Ruth thought about how to tell Alec, and waited for dawn that day.

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The next morning, Alec was the first to come to the well behind the church.

Good morning, Lou.

"Good morning, Alec. Is that it? And Noah?"

"Brother Noah is going to ask me to open the room where Rihala is, by the way."

Alec said he'd come with us, but Noah refused to accompany him.I had to go to the well alone to wash my face.

Well, let's just talk about it here.

I don't think Honza will let Rihala go lightly.If no one had come, it would have been sooner if we had spoken here.

Ruth summons Alec to the woods after washing his face and hands.

"Alec... do you know what the Rihalas are doing during the day?"

"... the Rihala brothers are gone..."

"Do you really think so?"

"... that's right."

It seemed like a positive response, but Alec's expression was dark.After all, Alec feels that the Rihalas have not gone hunting.They just act as if they're convinced because they insist on what they're doing.

"Do you want to know what the Rihalas are really doing?"

"Eh... isn't that all?"

"Yeah, it's not a hunt."

When Ruth affirmed, Alec's expression clouded.

"Well, why does Lou know?Rihala brothers, even though I've asked you so many times, you said that you didn't tell me... "

"Ah, that's it!... because I'm the Spirit.I didn't ask the Rihalas, but I was able to find out with special force. "

"It's because of Shietsu-san's chicken?"

That's right.

"... then what are the Rihala brothers doing?"

Alec had no doubt that Ruth knew the real work of the Rihalas.I liked to talk about spirits in the flow on the spot, but when this happens, I appreciate the special nature of existence.

"Rihala and the others. Father Honza made me do something I didn't want to do."

"What don't you want to do?"

Ruth hastily decided not to say "Honza is bad."To make Alec understand that Honza is doing something wrong, he starts saying things a little bit.Because this world may be connected to our times by the present Ruth.There is also the possibility that Alec's thinking will change depending on Ruth's way of speaking.I can't say the devious thing.

"Yeah. The truth is, the Rihallas want to go hunting and play, but Father Honza won't forgive me."

"Why, why not the Rihala brothers?"

"That's because... Father Honza... Honza only thinks about himself.Instead of thinking about Rihala and Alec, I only think about what I get.That's why Honza ordered them to do what they didn't want to do.Just for me. "

"Just for my sake."

"Father Honza took the meat Alec gave me yesterday, but did that do it for Alec?"

"... no, I was just eating a pumpkin."

"Yes, Father Honza took it from Alec because he wanted it.You think only of yourself. "

"Mmm...."

Not only Ruth, but Alec, as well, saw Honza eating rappy meat at breakfast.I know Alec was in shock.

"What does Alec think? Do you think it's okay for Rihala and the others to do things they don't want to do?"

Remembering the two who came home tired every day, Alec, who was about to cry, shook his head quietly."My brothers in Rihala are pathetic," she whispered.

"Do you think what Honza is doing is good?"

Alec shook his head again.The mouth is strongly closed, and you can see that there are other emotions in your eyes as well as tears.It's the first time Alec's ever seen a feeling of anger.

"That's right. I don't think what Honza is doing is good."

And Lou?

"Yeah, I don't think Honza is a good fit for priesthood.... otherwise Rihala, Noah, and Alec are pathetic. "

Me too?

"Alec can actually eat more delicious food, sleep better in bed, and study better."

Doesn't Alec realize that his current life isn't normal?I can't compare my memories until I get here - not exactly because they don't exist, so “memories” may not be right - because they don't exist.I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing, but on the contrary, it hurts.

"If other people - adults other than Honza - knew about the situation, some people would think the same as me.That way, Honza will be gone from the village.Rihala and Alec should be able to live a little more decent. "

I don't know if Father Johann is really coming to Hashi Village in the present situation, but I don't think he's going to let Honza do it like this.In the absence of the priest for a while, the children may live, but the Rihalas are stronger than their age, and because they are a small village, someone cares.If Alec and the others hear about this, Ruth's beloved father Rosa will help us.Better than having a bad parent.

"The best thing to do is to ask Honza to 'stop it'... but that won't stop me.Well, adults do the hard stuff, so don't think about Alec. "

It is best to speak directly to Honza in the proper order to make him admit his mistakes.However, Honza, who has cultivated so systematically, cannot let it all go without evidence.

"... if you don't hold back, Rihala brothers won't have to do anything bad?"

"Yeah, well, that's not all, you get a decent meal, you sleep in bed... maybe Alec can have a room. In the basement."

"Ohhhh...."

Looking back at Alec's room, Ruth laughed, and Alec's eyes, which had a dark face just now, were a little shiny.

The "haze" will swell your child's dreams with just the sound of words.

That's why I need Alec to help me.

Kiyoko?

"Yeah. If Alec works a little harder, Rihala, Noah, and Alec will be happier than ever."

"Brother Rihala, Brother Noah and I... where's Ruth?"

Huh?

"Does Ruth feel happy?"

Ruth rounded his eyes as he tilted his neck.

It has nothing to do with Ruth, the young Ruth.There should be no word out of the conversation.However, Alec apparently heard that he was "making love," and for some reason he tied Ruth to it.That's why it's a question.

(... you're a happy man, Ruth)

Young Alec's thoughts were too complicated to understand, but Ruth had something on his chest.