My Dream is to Get My Own House - Chapter 75
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Episode 75
I waved my hand toward Dylan, standing tall in the midst of the crowd.
“Dylan!”
He walked toward me with a proud smile.
“Ah, yes. I safely brought them here.”
“Who are they?”
“Oh.”
“Why are there so many people suddenly?”
“…Ann, Hans! Wasn’t it you who called them here?”
Both the residents and Ann and Hans seemed surprised.
It was time for me to step up.
“Everyone, pay attention.”
Perhaps because of the speaker magic, my voice resonated loudly throughout the mine.
As a result, all eyes quickly focused on me.
“I have something to tell you about Fjord Mine.”
Ann and Hans rushed over.
“Is there a problem? You said you wanted to invest, and now this?”
“Who exactly are you?”
“You seemed like a noble, but I’ve never seen your face before.”
I raised my hand lightly.
There was no time to answer such useless questions; I should put on a show instead.
“No need for long explanations.”
I made a snap sound with my thumb and forefinger.
At the same time, a bright white light emanated from my hand.
“What is that light?”
“Is she a magician?”
“Why a magician?”
“Did she come to mine our rocks?”
The residents who had never seen such magic stared in surprise.
“What…”
Ann and Hans also seemed puzzled.
They stiffened, staring at my hand with trembling eyes.
From the depths of the mine, faint explosions were heard.
The sound was not audible unless you listened carefully.
However, as the light flowed into the mine, the explosions gradually grew louder.
Bang! Crash!
Finally, with a loud noise, rocks began to tumble down from the mine.
I raised my trembling hand.
This mine was made with high-level dark magic.
To handle dark magic, I needed to drain all the mana inside my body.
“What on earth is this!”
Fjord Mine was a beautiful place for a mine, unlike Gango Mine.
Unlike a tunnel mine, the surface was exposed, and sparkling majung stones were embedded in the deep pit like stars.
But…!
Bang!
With a loud noise, more than half of the majung stones that had been shining like warm starlight all over the mine disappeared.
“W-Why are the majung stones…”
As if bombs were going off, there was another series of crashing sounds.
Crack!
The once beautiful majung stones, resembling obsidian, began to shatter one by one.
Leaving not a single speck of dust.
“What are you doing!”
“W-Why do the majung stones break so easily?”
People were about to protest and raise their voices, but Dylan was by my side.
“I’m in the middle of achieving my mission, so please stay quiet.”
Even the noisy sounds suddenly ceased.
“…Now, let’s confirm again.”
People looked at the mine with astonished expressions.
Only one thing remained.
Other than the majung stones, the mine was empty and completely devoid of anything.
No, it wasn’t a mine anymore.
Just a deep pit.
I almost stumbled.
At that moment, Dylan grasped my shoulder and whispered to me.
“It’s all over now.”
And he was right.
People fell silent.
They looked dazed, as if awakening from a spell they had been under.
When all the dark magic that had enveloped them was released, they felt cleansed and freed from their delusions.
I let out a sigh and touched my pale cheeks, gazing into empty space.
Handling dark magic of this scale was quite challenging for me, especially without any majung stones. My mana was severely lacking.
My body trembled and shivered.
With faint disgust, I opened my lips.
I had to break this silence.
“Fjord Mine is all a fraud.”
“…!”
The mesmerized gazes of the people slowly turned towards me.
“Ann and Hans, these people are your swindlers. They used illusion magic to deceive you.”
“Illusion… magic?”
“Ann! Hans! Is what he says true?”
The voices of the residents spread in disbelief.
“A-Are you really swindlers!”
“It was our daughter’s tuition….”
Ann and Hans stared at them blankly.
It was only natural for hundreds of people to feel stunned and protest.
However, they were extraordinary indeed.
At that moment, they gave a wry smile.
“Haha….”
So far, they had been ‘putting money down and making money.’
To be precise:
- They created a fake mine through dark magic.
- Pretending to be nobles, they recruited investors.
That’s how they managed to amass wealth.
“How unfortunate.”
“We didn’t expect to get caught so soon.”
“Wh-What’s that! Are you saying it’s all true?”
The innocent residents surrounded Ann and Hans, speaking resolutely.
I quietly observed the situation.
“But what should we do now?”
Ann and Hans quickly rummaged through their pockets and took out teleportation scrolls.
“Well, then!”
They giggled and sneered.
“We’ve already taken as much as we can, so we have no regrets!”
Seeing their bodies shimmering white, surrounded by magic, the residents began to curse them.
“They’re running away!”
“Oh!”
“Oh, these despicable scoundrels!”
However, they only shook their feet and couldn’t stop the disappearing fugitives. Magic was very unfamiliar to the poor and uneducated residents. I watched them with my arms crossed in front of my chest.
“Try running away.”
I had a binding magic circle that Claude had sent me.
At that moment, their bodies, trying to escape through teleportation scrolls, froze solid.
“What is this…!”
I took a step forward and stared at them intently.
“The future of swindlers is prison.”
I chuckled.
“What the…!”
“Swindlers like you, all of you, get inside the office!”
At that moment, they struggled, their bodies tightly bound, and shouted.
“What are you doing!”
I called out gently.
“Now, execute!”
* * *
“We need the real transaction ledger and the money that was squeezed from the residents.”
This was an act of betraying an entire territory. Ann and Hans were not acting alone. They grimaced and whispered.
“Hey, do you think we should talk?”
“We won’t tell even if you kill us!”
At that moment, Dylan smiled softly.
“In your front pocket.”
“…?”
He approached Hans and opened his pocket wide.
Inside was a pocket of extra-dimensional space.
Hans struggled violently, but Dylan calmly subdued him.
“Well, if you want, you can kill him, Ishael”
“Huh?”
“I brought the transaction ledger.”
“…Huh? Really? How did you get it?”
He handed over the ledger somewhat casually.
“Yes. While you, Ishael, were away, I tracked them because I found some suspicious points in their whereabouts.”
His demeanor was like…
A seasoned counter-terrorism squad.
“Thanks to Dylan, everything has become much easier!”
I was surprised but accepted the transaction ledger with a bright smile.
The ledger clearly showed the inflows and outflows of money.
Ann’s expression twisted.
It seemed that the ledger Dylan brought was indeed genuine.
“Wow, you seem to do this quite often!”
He avoided my gaze and mumbled quietly.
“Yes, infiltration and tracking are my specialties. I’ve done quite a lot so far.”
A knight specializing in infiltration and tracking?
But Dylan presented the ledger with a solemn voice and expression.
Just by looking at his expression, a strong sense of trust could be felt, that’s what he meant.
However, Ann and Hans sneered and said, “Even if you collect the ledger.”
“Magic formula is already written on it.”
“No one will know who we have lobbied so far.”
Can’t you grasp the situation yet?
“Oh, magic formula?”
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