Ore wa Mada, Honki o Dashite Inai - CH 41

Carelessness Again Today

Translated by Mlzkzr

Edited by Mlzkzr

All of us shared our names with each other.

They gave me their full names, but since Orthia had said “just Orthia”, which is a common remark for prostitutes named Orthia, I said “just Hermes” to hide my true identity.

After doing so, I asked them the question I had earlier.

“Why did you become a bandit? Such a troublesome occupation”

To be honest, my feeling for that is that it’s a “pain in the ass”.

Stealing gold, silver, and treasures and distributing them to the people.

To be honest, it would be more understandable if they said they were stealing for their own amusement.

In response to my question, all the Dream troupes became serious.

The man who called himself Kyuros, the deputy leader, opens his mouth with such straight face.

“In order to answer that, I need to ask Aniki one thing first.”

“Nn?”

“What do Aniki want to do with his people if he became a king, for example?”

“What if I became a king?”

I thought for a moment.

I’m not a king, but I’m a viscount and territory lord, so it was a reduced version of one, so to speak.

I first thought about what I wanted to do, and what I was doing.

Yup, if it’s this, maybe they will no longer be fond of me.

I decided to answer honestly.

“I’ll throw everything to my subordinates and ministers.”

“““Oohh”””

For some reason, the Dreamers were impressed, why?

“Even if you reign, you will not rule. It’s the king’s secret that our former Aniki have told us about, amazing.”

“Eh? No, no”

I was suddenly misunderstood, and my evaluation went up.

I tried to explain that it wasn’t like that.

“That’s not what I’m talking about. I just want to know what exactly you want to do with the people.”

“Erm……”

I thought further.

It seems like I can’t answer honestly here.

Then, let’s emphasize what I’m going to do in a bad way to make them not fond of me anymore.

People’s insurrection is troublesome, so in order to prevent that.

“Scatter money and jobs around.”

How about this. Since public operations are a hotbed of corruption.

“My former Aniki said something similar.”

“Fueh!?”

“A nation is its people, and a king who neglects his people has no future. That’s what our former Aniki said so.”

“Eh? No, no, it isn’t such a praiseworthy thing――”

“As expected of Aniki”

“It’s great to have a job, not just money.”

“There are many people who don’t even have a job in the first place.”

The clamorous Dream troupe, as I noticed it, their glittering eyes that were directed at me became even stronger.

……I wonder what should I do.

“No, it isn’t really such a grand thing.”

“Aniki said so too. But …… that’s right. Aniki, since we’re here, why don’t we have a drink?”

“Nothing but drinking?”

Kyorus nodded. (TN: The name of the leader, apparently)

I furrowed my brows.

Sake is no good, I’ve made too many mistakes due to alcohol.

Sake is really bad.

“No sake, please.”

I said, and Kyorus and the other members of the Dream troupe started grinning.

“It’s similar to our former Aniki, after drinking sake, he would speak his true thoughts. The country is the people, too, he said that after drinking”

“Eeh!? No, that’s not what I meant.”

“There’s no need to be shy, Aniki.”

“Ugh!”

I don’t want to talk to these people anymore.

No matter what I talk about, it’s hard for it to be nothing but a quagmire.

“Yes, I can assure you of that. Hermes-chan, is so straightforward and cute when he becomes drunk with alcohol.”

“Orthia!”

Ki, I glared at her, but it had no effect.

She laughs even more with a “I’m scared” funny look.

“That trait is also the same”

“It’s not just Aniki, I’ve heard that even famous Heroes turn into children in front of a woman they know well.”

“You’re a prostitute, aren’t you? It’s strange for a woman in a night entertainment business to leak her true feelings.”

“That person revolves cutely before me. It was amazing in various ways”

“Ugaaaaahh!”

The conviction based on a misunderstanding accelerated.

Somehow, it’s no good anymore.

If we hang out any longer, I’ll be worn out.

“I understand the story, so that’s enough for today.”

I stood up and tried to walk away.

“Aniki! Where are you going”

“I’m going back.”

“Wait, Aniki, about us ――”

“Hold on for now, I’ve got things to do too.”

I decided not to reveal myself as Hermes Canoe, as there was a strong possibility that it would backfire even more.

I decided to walk away to think it over, and come up with a plan to deal with them.

“For communication―― Orthia, can we use your place as an intermediary”

“Yeah, it’s fine. I’d be happy if my sisters could have regular customers.”

“That’s why, if you want to get in touch with me, go to her.”

“……Got it”

“And also――”

I tried to be cautious again, but as if they had read something from my serious face, all the Dream Troupes turned serious as well.

“As my Aniki have told, we would not attack people, and do bad things”

Kyorus represented them, and declared ahead.

“All right then. And if you steal something, just make sure you tell me first.”

“Understood”

In this manner, we came to an agreement.

I broke up with the well-understood dream troupe, and returned to the city.

☆

“Head!”

When I came back to the mansion exhausted due to mental fatigue, Mimis rushed up to me with a change in his complexion.

The already sweltering guy is even more sweltering than usual, and on top of that, I’m tired.

To be honest, I don’t want to deal with him right now, so I’ll just treat him appropriately.

“What”

“It’s a rather serious matter, and I thought I’d better get it to Head first.”

“What is it”

“We have received words that the famous Dream troupe have appeared in the Canoe family’s territory. They’re a troublesome bunch, so we have to take countermeasures”

“Ah, if so, then it’s already alright”

“Eh?”

“Eh?”

……

…………

………………

Ah.

It took me a while to understand that because I was exhausted.

Then it’s already okay.

The way I have put it, it’s like I’ve declared that I knew about it beforehand and then took measures to prevent them.

Coincidentally, the fact is that it was so.

Even so, it’s not a good idea to declare it.

“Head, the hell was that ……?”

“I’m tired, I’ll sleep”

With my current dull head, I’m afraid that I would dig my own grave more and more, so I forced myself to cut it short and went into the mansion.

However, that reaction was fatal, and it was too late.

The Dream troupe did nothing as thieves at my command, and on top of that, they became regulars at Orthia’s brothel, and my existence got known by the townspeople.

I have said to Mimis that “it’s already alright”.

My stock had risen yet again.