I consulted with the Goddess, pretending that I had nothing to do with her.

"Goddess, I am committing a crime of hypocrisy. I have nothing to do with this, I'm just making small talk.

"Ryota, what do the laws of people in other worlds matter to me?　And I'm just telling your fortune. You're too concerned about hypocrisy and other details when you have only one child. It's a different world. Do as you please without being patient for a while. You will go bald?

'...Hypocrisy? ...no malice... which is as good... as good... which is better than nothing... which is better than nothing at all... which is hypocrisy. ...going bald... right? ....

　At a time like this, you could have abandoned me...

I apologize for the inconvenience this may cause you. I won't let your advice go to waste and I'll make sure the old couple wins.

　But [Do as you please]........? If it was so easy to do that, I wouldn't have had to go through this kind of hardship before, would I?　Be that as it may........even for a goddess, [balding] is superfluous!

　No, wait...
　Is it possible that....

　Does Lady Searcher's fortune tell you you're going bald?　I'm not going bald yet!　Take care of it first.


★ Recover from the balding paranoia.

　There was still no one at the inn. It's a crime and I don't want to involve anyone, so that helps.

　I sneak out a Frangible bullet and an FA-MAS-G2 from the armored car.

　The Frangible rounds were developed for training purposes, but they are deadly. However, if they hit a hard object like a metal target, they turn to metal powder and lose their killing power. Also, many of the bullets are unbalanced, so they are not suitable for long-range shooting.

　It's such a bullet, but since there was no ricochet protection in the rescue mission for the mix, I made it in this world as well. It's a bit different in use this time, though.

　Next, I tried to make contact with the old couple from Goddess-sama's information.

　I made up a scorching continent-style costume and disguised it. He's Maria's uncle, and he's worried and stowed away. But it doesn't look like he can afford to buy it back. Plus, he's heard rumors of an up-front payment. That's the way it's set up.

　Now, we find an elderly couple, who seem to be the subject, heading to the exhibition hall in Aden. From the description, there is no doubt about it. The wife was lame and the husband was helping her with his shoulder.

'You there, husband, one moment!　Excuse me for being so abrupt, but are you going to the slave exhibit now?

　The husband shifted his position to protect his wife and replied.

'True, but who are you and what can I do for you?

　I'm a little worried that he'd be willing to deal with such a suspicious guy. But I'm wary of him, and he's a gentleman. I'm sure this person will be fine.

''I'm sorry for my sudden rudeness. I've stowed away from the Scorching Hot Continent, I hope you'll forgive me for not being able to tell my name.

Scorching Continent ... are you related to the slaves on display?

　It's also smart, nice.

　I'll tell you why as it's set up. My niece is being sold into slavery. I'd like to help her, but I don't have enough money. On top of that, she's been spotted by a fancy nobleman with a bad reputation. So I've come to ask you to at least buy her from someone who seems to be kind.

　When I told them these things, the old couple felt sorry for me. However, they were not confident in their financial strength when dealing with a mature aristocrat.

　Then they offered him five gold coins. The former is the budget of the group, I can take out up to 10 of them at my leisure. But if they find out, they will lose the trust of their friends. That's what I'm afraid of. So, I'm going to earn my keep by working my ass off before the truth comes out. It's gonna be a long, hard day for me and I don't want to regret it.

'I've just met you and you've given me such a large sum of money and I certainly feel for my niece and I'll do my best to make sure she's okay. And what about the boy?

　Yes, yes!

　I lead them to Maria and introduce them to each other. The old couple likes Maria and goes to go back to the house, saying that they will increase the money they have on hand.

'Thank you, Ryota-san,' they say. But I seem to have been spotted by a fancy rich man. Maybe in those people I mentioned earlier....

　I'm aware of that. I know, but if we pull this off, it'll be okay.

I'll take care of it, okay? If we lose the race, I'll find a way to fix it.
Are you going to do something ... reckless?

　Oh well. I've decided to imitate a thief, and if you eat poison, you're up to your plate.

'You still don't know much about the world, Maria, do you? Bad mercenaries can be bandits too, you know.　It's easy to kidnap one child without being found out.

　Maria laughed aloud, which sounded like fun.

'That would be fun!　I'll wait for the bad mercenary to come and kidnap me!

　That's the worst case scenario!　But first, we're going to take your money.

Don't worry, that's why. Well, I'm sure the old couple will win.

　Maria's face puffs out and booms, but she doesn't want to get her wish.

　She walks away from the exhibition hall and this time uses her physical enhancements from the back alley to get up to the roof of the house. He moves noiselessly across the brick roof. The planned sniper point is shadowed by a gap between multiple chimneys. There, cover yourself with a brick-colored sheet and wait.

　The range of fire is probably around 50 meters. The scope and invisible laser sight are already installed. The Frangible bullets are also well-balanced and well-selected. I think precision shooting to destroy only the axle of the carriage is also possible.

　At the time predicted by divination, the badass, roofless carriage came into view. The back wheels are big and wide for nothing and the front wheels are awfully small.

　Wow, a bad tasteful design ahead of its time. It might be some kind of genius.

　Now that the target was in sight, I connected the goggles to the scope with a cable and prepared for the sniper. Wired is more reliable and consumes less battery power on the goggles.

　However, something unexpected happens. For some reason, I saw a predictive circle in the video.

'Window flower, this is my self-congratulation and what I do is a thief. It's not my job!''

''Ryota-sama is too callous towards her partner of ten years. The Goddess told me what happened. Midea-sama has been collecting slum children to collect the money. Lady Manya-sama is going to give the additional money to the old couple to guard them.''

　That's none of your business.
　But the windows.
　Thank you, my friend.

"Window flowers, Midea and Manya. Thank you but I'm the only one sniping please.

　Mog has also come to support me. He's getting magic from me and tearing up the road beyond the sniper's point, adding more bumps to make it easier for the coins to spill out of the bag.

　If it comes to this, I'm going to pull it off perfectly, no matter what!