I Don't Want To Inherit A Feudal Estate So I'll Just Throw Everything On My Brother And Li

Chapter 175

"Occurrence of a New Event"

Translated by Dawn

“Occurrence of a New Event”

“Spectacular view, or is it really spectacular view?”

Several days had passed since the opening of Commercio Trading Company. Being located on land managed by the country, it had been bustling with many customers from the first day. Curious customers who entered out of interest ended up purchasing goods and spreading word-of-mouth by boasting about it to acquaintances. As the days went by, the number of customers visiting Commercio Trading Company increased steadily.

Originally, I had hired a larger number of slave employees in anticipation of receiving prime land from the king. However, due to an even greater number of visitors than I had expected, I had to hastily add five more employees.

Finding suitable personnel to assist Machad at the Commercial Guild seemed to be a struggle as well. For the time being, I wanted Machad to manage things on his own.

Since the number of visiting customers was significant, the chances of trouble arising were high, so I had ten combat golems installed for security purposes.

And now, as for where I was, I leaned against the handrail of the staircase landing that connected the first and second floors, overlooking the crowded store below. While the second floor was also open as a sales space, it mainly handled products for the wealthy, so the number of customers going upstairs was relatively low.

After observing the influx of customers for a while, I quickly grew tired of the unchanging scene and headed toward Machad.

In Machad’s dedicated office, he was struggling with piles of documents on his desk. Being suddenly tasked with managing his own shop and experiencing a busy opening day, he seemed to be in a state of both gratitude and busyness, with everything in disarray.

“How’s it going? Busy, right?”

“Then, please send me some assisting personnel!”

“If we can’t find suitable candidates, there’s nothing we can do. You’ll have to endure until we find someone.”

“Well, at least Rolando-sama, please help too.”

“Nope. I told you to handle everything… and delegate it to you, didn’t I?”

“I think I just heard some unforgivable words right now!?”

Honestly, despite being entrusted with the role of the representative of such a trading company, what a luxury this guy was. It was not easy to have a shop like this prosper from the beginning, especially in such prime land.

For now, things were going too smoothly for a fresh start. If we gradually spread the name of Commercio Trading Company throughout the entire capital and establish it like other trading companies, it would be a cause for celebration.

After praising Machad before becoming a hindrance to his work, I left Commercio Trading Company as it was.

Afterward, I visited various places such as Greg Trading Company and the orphanage, determining that there were no major issues. I then returned to my residence in Orargrand to rest. It goes without saying that I use my home in Orargrand to avoid running into the princesses.

“Hmm? What’s this?”

After I had been in bed for a while, there was a reaction in my Sense Manipulation. The response came from within the Villa built within the premises of Commercio Trading Company, and it did not match with anyone currently using the Villa.

“Hmm, so the nighttime ambush event has finally started?”

To ensure that any intruders in the facilities I was involved with were immediately detected, I implemented measures. However, the combat golems installed were sufficient for such cases, so I had never needed to personally intervene until now.

However, the intruder who entered the Villa seemed to have evaded the vigilance of the combat golem vigilance net and was making a beeline toward Machad’s location. They were getting closer to the point of contacting Machad.

“They’ve entered…”

Based on the response, it seemed that the intruder had entered Machad’s bedroom while he was sleeping. Machad was in imminent danger. If I didn’t act, he would be killed. Reluctantly, I used teleportation to infiltrate the bedroom without alerting the intruder and observed the situation from hiding.

“……”

“Dimension Cube.”

“Wha!?”

Before the intruder could approach Machad, I used spatial manipulation magic to enclose them within a transparent, box-like object measuring one meter on each side. While the intruder was startled by the sudden turn of events, I set up a barrier to prevent any sound from leaking out and to ensure that no one would wake up.

“What business do you have with this man?”

“……”

“Oh, before that… Poison Resist, Body Protect.”

I cast magic to enhance resistance against poisons, a common measure among assassins to prevent self-harm in case of mission failure, and to temporarily nullify physical attacks. With these, the intruder should be unable to commit suicide even if they wanted to.

“Huff, huff…”

“Really, you’re so carefree in a situation like this.”

“……”

As I spoke those words, the intruder seemed to agree, showing an atmosphere of consent. Of course, it was natural not to notice, as both the intruder and I were concealed in the room to avoid detection by Machad, the resident.

“U-Umm… Oh, uh, Rolando-sama?”

“You’re awake. I’m about to interrogate the assassin, so you should watch as well.”

“Assassin? …What, what is this!?”

It seemed that he finally realized, albeit belatedly, that he had been on the verge of being attacked. He immediately became flustered. The beginning of an enjoyable torture session was about to unfold.