106 CHAPTER IX TREASURE SEARCH 1




So this is the transition: ......

That was a real moment.
 Right now, we've just returned to the estate after picking up Sherry, Leena, and Belle.
 Brother Ivan and Eunice were impressed with their first transition.

''Where is this ......?''
 Mr. Flair, who didn't even know the transfer existed, is surprised, or rather confused, but...

''We're in a castle in Mladin territory.

This is it?
 Well, it's hard to believe.

Yeah. With the transference, I can move at a moment's notice.

It really is a moment: ......

It's the first time you go through a transition, it's the most amazing thing you've ever done.

Yes. It's only for a second, isn't it?
 Shelley and Leena looked at a surprised Flair and missed him.

'Well then, I'll have to call Mr. Edwan and have him set up a room for his brothers and Miss Flair.

 Then I called Edwan and asked him to show my brothers to me.
 Meanwhile, I was relaxing in my room with Sherry and the others.

"This makes me feel a little less anxious.
 Furthermore, the Philibert family might have a vendetta against you, but you can't do anything with no money, so don't worry .

Really, that's good. What are you going to do tomorrow?
 Leena said this with a sincere smile and asked me a question.

 Tomorrow? .......
'In the meantime, I'd like to take all the money out of Gotts' house and do something with it, wouldn't you?

I see. . that how much Gotts had saved up would make a difference in his future moves.
 There you go, Leena, you know what to do.
 It's true, how much Gotts has saved will change what he does from now on.
 Maybe the next two months will be spent just thinking about making money.

That's true. Anyway, I'll go over to Gotts' house tomorrow.
 Then we'll figure out what to do.

Can we come with you?

'Can you wait for me this time? It's the enemy's house, for one thing, and there might be some kind of trap set for them.
 Besides, there are still some of Gotts' servants left in the house.

All right. I'll stay here quietly. Uh, well, just leave the monitor with me.

A monitor? Oh, I get it. OK.
 With those spy rats, you can watch me from a distance.
 Shelly will want to use it to watch the treasure hunt.
Yay. I'm watching for the moment you find the treasure.

"I don't think we should get our hopes up. Did you see his stomach? I'm pretty sure they've gone on a spending spree and have very little money left.
 Unless you've got more money than you can spend, no matter how much you play with it .
 Well, you won't be disappointed later if you don't get your hopes up.

"Huh?

Well, it's no use.
 But I have my hopes up.

 The next day.

Well, I'm off.
 I said hello to them before I left the castle.

 They will be in my room watching the progress on the monitor.
 The Mouse is on my shoulder, so we can enjoy the treasure hunt from my perspective.

Have a good day. I'm looking forward to it.

Take it easy, please.

Master Leo, please be safe.
 Sherry, Leena, and Belle said, and looked uneasy.

'Don't worry about it. We'll take plenty of Red Golems with us.
 Last time I made a bunch of them for the security of the castle, but I overbuilt them and a lot of them are still sitting in my backpack.

I see. ...... I see.
 Knowing how many golems I have, Leena's uneasy face eased a little.

''Are you sure, Leo-sama, you're going to go yourself? I think I'd better let the knights go.
 Mr. Fleur, who doesn't know anything about it, still seems uneasy.
 Well, a normal nobleman wouldn't go to the danger zone.

No, they don't. I think it's probably safest for me to go. Besides, I don't have an Order.
 Yeah, the Knights can't do anything about it either: .......
 As expected, they can't all be golems, right?

''Yeah, but still, ...... if anything happens to Leo-sama ......


 Yeah ...... How can I convince you to do this?
 I can't say it strongly enough because I'm sure Flair is seriously worried about me and .......

'Don't worry, Flair, don't worry . Leo is the strongest of them all. . probably stronger than the captain.
 I was having a hard time and my brother helped me.

Is that right?
 Ms. Flare couldn't believe what her brother was saying, so she asked me back.

'Well, well, ....... If you're worried about that, just watch the video on there. I'm going to make sure it's all okay.
 I said that and pointed to the monitor.

"...... You got it.
 Miss Flare looked like she wanted to say something, but she swallowed it and agreed.

'So, I'm off.
 Once we got everyone's consent, I left the room.

 First, I took a position near Gotts' house.
 Then I followed Anna's directions to Gotz's house.
Is this his house? What nobleman's mansion is this: ....... You're wasting your money: ......
 Gotts' house was bigger than my house in the Imperial City.
 That alone told me I was wasting my money like crazy.

Well, we'll climb in, then.

 First, he spoke amicably to the gatekeeper.
Excuse me, sir. Is this the right place for Mr. Gotts?

Yeah, yeah. What's the requirement?
 The gatekeeper responded bluntly.
 Well, I'm dressed like an adventurer right now, so I don't blame him.

"It's just that. Here's what you need.
 So I gave my letter to the gatekeeper.

"What is it? ...... It has come to my attention that due to Mr. Gotts' embezzlement, his property has been seized. Leonce Muledeen.

What? Did they get Master Gotts?
 The gatekeeper reads the letter and asks me in surprise.

"Yes, I'm caught. So would you mind clearing out?
 I begged nicely.

'No, I don't think I can trust a kid like you to bring it to me, go home.'
 The gatekeeper said and tore the letter into pieces .

''Eh~ . I think it's best to follow it quietly here.

'What if I don't obey? What can you do?
 Am I allowed to say that?

I can do this.
 I pulled two Red Golems out of my backpack.

''Hey, what ...... is that ......?''
 The gatekeeper sat up when he saw the sudden appearance of the golem.

'What do we do? If you don't decide soon, I'll force my way in, okay?
 This time I asked nicely.
 The Red Golem approaches the gatekeeper.

"Okay, sure. Here you go: ......
 The gatekeeper sat down and opened the gate for me.

Yeah. Good honesty. Now just make sure no one else gets in.
 Saying that, I left the two gatekeepers and the two golems there to guard the outside.

Well then, let's hurry and find them before they get hidden.
 While saying that, he wasted no time in arranging the Red Golem in the large garden .
 There are probably more than fifty of them.

"They must work in pairs. Don't touch anyone who works here unless they resist. If they try anything, don't kill them, just tie them up and neutralize them. If you find something of value, bring it back to the yard. And you're to call me if you have any problems. Please do these things, and you'll be on your way. Then let's go.
 When the golems finished listening to my orders, they started to move towards the mansion in unison.

Shall I come with you? Anna, nice to meet you.
 And then I spoke to Anna.

Yes, sir. I'll start to show you the way to the vault.
 As Anna said this, an arrow appeared on her goggles.



Oh, you're so smart, Anna. He even knows where the safe is.
 While admiring Anna, I rushed into the mansion and saw the surprised faces of the maids as I rushed into the mansion .
 They wouldn't know anything about it, so it must be scary to have so many people come in all of a sudden .

''Excuse me . Please be quiet. I'll explain it to you when everything is over.
 As I was running through the mansion saying this over and over again, I noticed something.

"Are there only maids in this house?
 He looked around the corner as he ran, but he still didn't see the butler or the soldiers on guard .

''Could it be that you were thinking of turning the ...... mansion into a harem of women except for yourself?''
 As I recall, you were said to be a womanizer: .......

Yabba ...... would you go that far?
 While saying this, I arrived at the innermost room on the first floor of the mansion.

'Is there a safe in here? I can't find it anywhere, though?
 It was a perfectly normal bedroom with a bed in the center of the room and a painting of a woman on the wall.

(No, try to deflect the painting.)

'Pictures? Okay.
 I did as Anna asked and took the painting off the wall.

 Then I went to ...... and there was a keyhole.
Is that a safe? Is the wall a safe?
 It's a lot bigger than that.

No, it's not. Unlock it for now.

'How? Do I have to find the key now?

(No, you'll have to build a magic item.)

Oh, that's not a problem. I just brought my backpack with me.
 While saying this, I took out the magic stone and mithril from my backpack.
 Then I used my creation magic.

 The result is ......
<The universal key.
 It can be any key.
 The keyhole will form a perfect key and is easy to unlock.
 Creator: Léonce Muldaine

 Another useful thing we have here.
 Let's try not to abuse it.

Okay. Do you want to open it?
 I stuck the universal key in and turned it.

 Then I heard a click, and then I heard something open.
That doesn't change anything.
 The door is unlocked, but the walls are still.

(No, it's changed.) (Look at the side of the bed.)

By the bed? Ugh, there's a hole.
 I turned around and somehow there was a big hole in the side of the bed.

(You can get to the basement from there.)
 That being said, I looked into the hole and found ...... a staircase that led down to the bottom.

I see ...... it's a hidden room. ......

Yes. There's a safe under here.

You're spending too much money. You're too security-conscious.
 Well, I guess he's trying to hide the bad money somehow.

 It was dark, so I took Wanateras out of my backpack and walked down the stairs to a room with two doors. ......

"Which one of these is the safe?

The safe is in the room to the right.
 Right. What's on the left?
 I'll get there later.

All right, let's just go to the right.
 I opened the door on the right and went into the back room.
 Then I saw a large metal door on one side of the ...... room.

"Wow! It's a big safe. I'm going to go beat the shit out of that guy if it's not good enough.
 As I approached the safe, I saw that there were four dials.

'That's the password: ....... I'm going to have to get it out of Gotts. ......
 Do we have to go back to the castle again?
 It's a pain in the ass: .......

(It's okay.) I can see that. It's all seven.
 But then Anna told me in simple terms.

"What? Really? I mean, it's all 7. ......


 It was tight until we got here, and now it's ruined at the end.

"Seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven and ....... Oh, there it is. The guy's an idiot. ......
 As he said this, he opened the heavy safe door.

 Then I saw ......
Shit. How much have you been saving up? ......
 The inside of the vault was filled with gold coins and other treasures of great value.

What was that guy going to do with all this money? Well, it's mine as of today, so you're forgiven. For now, the treasure stays here. As long as we can get the safe out of the way, it's safest to leave it here.
 You can't have all this in your backpack, you know.
 If Anna's not here like I am, she'll never know about the stash house.
 Later, you'll have to confiscate the key to the stash from Gotts.

Right. We'll have to convert the safe.

Yeah. Okay.
 He took the magical stone and cast a creation spell on the vault.

 And what was created was ......
<Safety deposit box.
 I will protect your treasure, no matter what.
 You will not be able to open this safe unless you can get past the biometrics.
 Creator: Léonce Muldaine

Oh, now we're in business.

(Yes, okay.) Open it for a test drive. Touch the safe and the biometric identification will begin.
 Oh, okay.

Okay. I'll try.
 I did what Anna asked and touched the safe.

 Then he said, 'Biometric identification complete. You are indeed Mr. Leonce Muldaine,' he said, and the safe opened.

"I see. That looks good. Now let's go take a look in the other room. Oh, speaking of which, let's go over to the door on the left.
 My treasure hunt continues: ......