Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
"I don't know where to start reporting ......"
"A lot has happened!"
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
After dinner, Barrow and Behle came to give their reports, alternately rambling on and on.
The neighboring aristocrats had repeatedly invited them to tea parties.
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
A well-known merchant came to ask Jin to make something for him by name.
Most notably, Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress Shoro, came to ask, <
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
"And yes, there was an interesting incident.
"An incident?"
Yes. Two men were found tied up naked and abandoned in front of the guardhouse that protects the town of Leuthart. We found out that they were two notorious thieves.
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
"Heh. ......."
Nodding in agreement, Jin thought that the last case must be related to the old man.
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
So, after going back to his living room, he asked him through the manacam, and the answer came back just as he had expected.
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
"No, that's okay. Let's talk about it now."
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
The following is a summary and reconstruction by the old man.
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
Late at night.
<
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
"Sir, this is the house, isn't it?"
"Yes. I've heard that he is a new nobleman and that he is often away from home. I know from what I've heard that he's not here tonight.
Only the butler and his lady-in-waiting are present, is that correct?
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
That's right. That's a good bet.
They were the latest thieves to hit the market.
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
The two were the latest thieves to hit the market.
But the old man, the brains of Horai Island, who monitors the house, had already detected the two long ago and had overheard most of their conversation.
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
（
(The fence is high...)
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
"(The wall is high, but not so high that we can't climb over it. Here we go.)
"Oh!"
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
The two throw up a hooked rope toward the wall, and after confirming that the end of the rope has been hooked, they begin to climb along the hooked rope.
(<<
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
（<<
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
(
The two climbed over the wall with light movements, and when they were sure that there was no one in the yard, they jumped down onto the lawn without making a sound.
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
"(Okay, so far so good. Let's go around to the side.")
There was an emergency exit on the side of the house, and they headed for it.
"Here, here. Seb, come on.)
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
"I'll take care of it."
The man called Seb put his hand on the keyhole of the door.
"<
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
<
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
（<
The old man is impressed.
(<
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
I think it would be better to add some anti-magic defense methods.
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
The two of them enter the mansion, unaware of the old man's intentions.
(Look at that picture on the wall. I don't know whose portrait it is, but it looks like it could be worth a lot of money.)
"But it's too big to take home."
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
"Yes, but it's too big to take home. But at this rate, we can still expect a lot of treasure.)
They may think they are talking in a whisper that only the two of them can hear, but the performance of the surveillance devices ......<
Unaware that the old man was watching their every move, the two of them slowly made their way through the house.
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
"(This is the living room. I don't think there's much in here, but let's take a peek.)
They stepped into the living room on the south side of the first floor.
A dark shadow looms over them.
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
"What!"
"Don't make a sound, you idiot! It's an ornament!)
"Oh, you scared me. ......"
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
What they see in front of them is a knight in armor. Most aristocrats have one of these in their homes.
But this is not an ornament. It is a golem that can move when the need arises, and can take on crooks.
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
(*)
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
(
* (I'm going toward the guest room.)
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
"Let's go to the guest room. There should be more money there.)
"(Is it on the second floor? Is everything alright?)
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
(With your engineering magic and my physical skills, we should be able to handle most things.)
They whispered to each other, passed the room where Barrow and Behré were sleeping, and headed for the stairs.
"(The stairs are also very fluffy.)" "I can't hear your footsteps..."
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
"It's good that my footsteps don't echo."
And then they reached the second floor.
"Well, which one is it?"
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
One is Jin and Erza's room and the other is their bedroom.
"(I think it's on the west side.)"
After some hesitation, the two of them head for the wrong direction, that is, toward Jin and Elsa's room.
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
(<<
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
（<<
Naturally, since this is Jin and Erza's apartment, the security is three times higher than that of the other rooms.
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
*
"(...... How about this room?)"
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
The door is unlocked.
I gently open the door and take a peek inside. It is pitch black.
"Hey, there's a light."
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
"Okay. ......<
Seb turns on the light so that he can see around vaguely.
"(How ......?)"
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
The door was about 1 meter square, just like a doorway, and the floor was about 50 centimeters higher than the doorway.
"(Interesting room.)"
The floor was raised and covered with tatami mats so that a horigotatsu could be placed in the room, but there was no way the two thieves could have known that.
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
"But there's nothing of interest in here, is there?"
"(But there's nothing to see, is there?)" "Yes, but there's nothing to see. Let's look in the next room.")
They were right. If they had tried to step on the tatami mats with their feet on the floor, they would have been paralyzed without question, and the bones in their feet would have been crushed.
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
The next room they looked into was Elsa's living room.
The bedroom was covered with tatami mats, but she could walk around in her shoes in the living room.
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
"(...... smells good)"
"Big brother, wasn't this the guest room?"
"(Apparently so. This is the mistress's room. (Which means there are dresses, accessories, and other expensive things here.)"
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
Your judgment is correct. However, since most of them are made in Horai Island, it is highly doubtful that they can be sold on the black market.
(<<
(<
The old man continued to observe the two while thinking of something dangerous.
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
(Ah!
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
"(Oh, it smells good.... Is it perfume?)
The smell was the remnants of citran aroma candles, which Elsa liked.
The citran peel is extracted from the citran peel by <
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
The mixture of beeswax and citran oil is done by engineering magic <
In fact, they often use herbs with similar aromas, but Jin did not know that much about them, so he used actual citran peels, which were somewhat less volatile.
Hence, the fragrance lingers for a long time. The aroma lingers long enough to be noticed by intruders even though it has been more than a month since the last time we used the ...... scented candles.
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
So, the prototype scented candle is only used in Elsa's room.
"(Noble women smell good, don't they?)"
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
The two are rummaging around in Elsa's room, thinking that they might be considered perverts if they make a mistake.
So far, they have not touched her, but only observed her.
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
(*) <<
（<<
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
*
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
"(This one looks like a bedroom. Maybe there are some valuables in there. ......?)
"(I'd like to see what a noblewoman's bedroom looks like. ......?)
With that thought as the last, the two thieves silently lost consciousness.
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
* * * *
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
<...... and so on. All the places where they passed through have been carefully <<
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
The old man finished his report.
"I see. So, the unconscious thief was stripped naked, wrapped in a bamboo mat, and thrown out in front of the guard station.
<
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
"What?"
<
"Well, well, well. Thank you very much.
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com
<
The old man was proud of himself.
Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com