The Undetectable Strongest Job: Rule Breaker

As Nino said, indeed, the "Tory Land" that came to purchase the kownuts was a "rural town". The surrounding area is vast farmland, and the city's exterior walls end with a wooden fence. They don't need defense equipment because no ferocious monster has ever shown up.

But the city was huge.

A warehouse has been set up to store traded goods - especially crops - and business talks are taking place everywhere. There was just a cabin, to the extent that the Merchant Guild was giving it a width and I didn't know if there was an Adventurer Guild or not. This would be much bigger in the lodging town where Hikaru reissued the guild card.

"Because I'm going to be purchasing kownuts! Mr. Hikaru and the others are free to move today!

When he arrived in town, he said so. No, Nino lifted his arm and disappeared.

The boulevard, where merchants and the peasants who appear to have come to the delivery from the nearby countryside, is filled with business tables and outdoor shops everywhere.

The store, by the way, is a liquor store staged by adventurers and mercenaries who have come with merchant escorts, and many brothels feel sad about it.

"... Hikaru, where are you going today?

I feel the temperature is a few degrees lower than usual when the voice of Lavia hangs on Hikaru, who was taking a glimpse of the lovely store.

"Oh, uh... I'm going to the Merchant Guild"

"Huh?"

I guess that response was unexpected, Lavia blinked.

"I was hoping to ask the Imperial Capital if there was any movement."

I've already told the Lavians about the bandits. After that, we still don't know what happened to them, but it would also make sense to have information on the Imperial Capital purchased here and now.

In that regard, it is best to go to each guild, which can communicate over long distances by means of the magic prop Linga's Feather Pen. Although Hikaru is not a member of the Merchant Guild, there would be no "Ringa Feather Pen" installed in the Adventurer Guild, which is smaller than the outdoor store.

"Really? Then you should take a look because there might be some interesting products."

"Interesting product...... to the Merchant Guild?

"Yeah, yeah. As you know, the southern nobles of the Empire are called the Emerging, aren't they?

We talk about it in the sense that we would naturally know, but with that said, I recalled that Hikaru had not told us that we were from the Kingdom of Pawnsonia.

"Some counts are good at growing kownuts, while others have braided their processing methods for sun-drenched seafood. Besides, there are counts who are good at magic research."

"Heh... what kind of magic is that?

"I'm not sure because I'm not bright enough for magic, but they go to pharmacy. Even if he can't use healing magic, he's improving his wound medication by magic."

"That's nice."

Hikaru was impressed that it might be quite great.

There are too many people dying of injuries or illness in a world where there is something convenient called restorative magic. Wouldn't it be great if more lives could be saved by magic?

Of course, if the price of the product is high, this emotion will fade.

"Well then, because the Merchant Guild is that way. See you later!"

Nino waved away.

The merchant guild to which the Hikars headed could not be described as "big" as the Adventurer guild, but it was a much larger, two-story solid building "compared" to the Adventurer guild.

Inside, as long as there were a few decent merchants of his own, he was calm. Although the counter had four seats, it was no wonder there was only one receptionist.

A merchant relaxing in the lobby turned a frivolous eye on the obviously adventurous Hikals, but Hikals turned to the receptionist without worrying.

"Are you a merchant guild?

"No. But can I buy information?

Hikaru took the superior leather bag out of his pocket. There's a clogged sound of gold inside. "You've got a lot of money," the receptionist nodded small,

"What kind of information would that be?

"Imperial capital. Especially about His Majesty Cagley's and then (...) information"

!?

It will be one big piece of news within the Imperial Castle, such as the assassination attempt on His Majesty the Emperor, but it will be long before the general public finds out - it should be after everything is cleared up.

But, on the other hand, there is no way that such important information could have been missed by the conspicuous merchants. All the more so if it's a guild that binds merchants.

"... where did you get that information from?

"I won't reveal that here. If you have any information, I'd like you to sell it."

"Okay. Please check directly as we will bring those above you."

The receptionist rang the bell with a chimp. A loud glasses woman, coming down from the second floor after a while, invites the hikals.

The second floor was like an office, but there was a small table and a chair that seemed to be available for reception. As the hiccups entered with the stumped woman, the five clerk-like people who were inside stopped chatting and split with those who moved into the neighboring room and those who descended downstairs.

Everyone looked at Hikaru and the others with interest.

"I'm Catalina, master of the Merchant Guild Tory Land Branch."

"It's Adventurer Hikaru."

The Merchant Guild issues permits to conduct business, arbitrates commercial troubles, and provides good offices for work. The collection of taxes was the Lord's job, but there was also the aspect that the Merchant Guild was working with the Lord to ensure that taxes were paid smoothly.

In other words, the Merchant Alliance is both an ally and an enemy of the Merchant.

(This guy is surprisingly young to deal with a sea thousand mountain thousand merchants...... but being a young and guild master means he's a doer I guess)

As Hikaru stared at his opponent, he also seemed to think the same way when he saw the age inferred from Hikaru's appearance and the rank D of the guild card offered.

I hear it in a cautious tone.

"... So, you want to hear something about the Imperial Capital?"

"I want you to sell it. And the Imperial Castle, not the Imperial Capital."

"You seem committed to purchasing information, but why is that?

"If it's not money, I'll have to share my information with you."

"I see. You're right."

Just loosen her mouth with a stuck face —— apparently Catalina laughed and showed it —— she said.

"We'll have 100,000 guillans for the latest trends regarding the Imperial Castle"

Lavia's hand, sitting beside Hikaru, unwittingly floated on her knees, Paula peeled off her eyes and the official, who was standing up for tea a little while away, erupted her "buh" tea.

"Okay. Do you mind if I pay for Kingdom gold coins?

Lavia, Paula, and the officials turned to Hikaru, who was summarily sentenced, with a slight face.

…………

I guess you didn't think it would be accepted, wrinkles leaning against the head of Catalina's nose. The same goes for 100,000 guillans, or a million yen in Japanese yen value. Some citizens in this world say it takes six months to make 100,000 guillans.

Without waiting for Catalina's answer, Hikaru placed 100,000 guillans of gold coins in circulation in the Kingdom of Pawnsonia on the table.

"Come on, tell me"

Catalina is the second floor of the Merchant Guild building, overlooking the street through its window. Her eyes show three boys and girls leaving the building early enough.

"--Are you sure, Master"

One of the officials asks caring,

"Naturally. He found that much value in the information, instantly executed and paid the price. If I'd tipped him off on the spot, he'd have put mud on the Merchant Alliance sign."

"But... I didn't expect to pay as much as 100,000 guillans..."

Officials see the kingdom gold coins that remain on the table with Chira. The undisputed golden glow seems as if the presence of the boy who named Hikaru remains there, while also being asked if the "information" provided by the Merchant Guild was really worth that much.

"... he must be new to this Tory Land. He looked like everything was rare. It is believed that he came here from the Imperial Capital… It will take roughly five days from the Imperial Capital to Tory Land, so there is no doubt he would have liked to know what happened in the meantime"

"The information that came from the Imperial Capital Alliance was certain -- 'there was a change in the face of the nobles who could participate in the Imperial Castle Conference'."

"Yeah, that's just the result though. It began with the discovery of the years of infidelity of His Excellency the Right Minister, the epitome of the Protestants".

"Surely the opponent is the wife of the Corn Border uncle who protects the West...... His Excellency Mr. Borderline was stationed in the West and should have guarded the border with the Kingdom of Pawnsonia for a long time, but his wife did not know he lived in the Imperial Capital."

With a nod, Catalina is thinking something.

"... Mrs. Borderline Uncle who is not on Borderline Uncle territory. Naturally there is a reason there. And here's the information that its' infidelity 'opponent is' His Excellency the Right Minister '--"

"I'm Count Zepetta. One of the Emerging Representations"

"Yes, but usually to that extent, the demotion of His Excellency the Right Minister. It should not have been done, for example, in HR.… the power of command to the military ministry under the authority of the right minister will be temporarily deposited by His Excellency the Chancellor, and instead the emerging Earl of Ron, as Commander of the Royal Capital, has become the representative cabinet"

"That's crazy"

"It's crazy."

At the time the information arrived from the Imperial Capital, Catalina had not thought that far either. But once again, it was the first time an adventurer named Hikaru had found me uncomfortable.

"How could personnel have been so concerned with emerging aristocracy?

What was unfortunate to Catalina was that she had not received any information about the "attempted assassination of the Emperor".

That is why many puzzling points remain.

"... to think that he left the guild in a hurry after hearing this story —— it would mean that there is still another wave ahead of him"

Still, the anxiety she remembered referred to exactly the future.