So, I've got a great idea.

　As I was thinking about Gon Almond's "little bit" twist, Ortia said with a prankish smile.

'What kind of an idea is that, sis?'
Wait a minute. What's with the sister?

　Ortiz's prankish grin was reliable and I wanted to hear the content, but it's more this way.
　I don't want to hear it, and if I go through with it, it's going to develop into a lot of things that won't be good.

'What?　Uh ... that's the one, because all the girls we're taking care of are my sister's juniors.
That's definitely not what I'm talking about.
Not really.

　Cyrus said bluntly, and to top it all off--

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'Don't whistle!　Try to cover up more!
Come on, bro, you're my sister.
I don't know what that 'something is' breakdown is!

　I'm going to plunge in, but my plunge has become a chore.
　It was kind of messy.
　They wouldn't stop no matter what I said anyway.

　I sighed a single sigh, and with that I re-partitioned and turned to Oltia.

'So what's the good idea?'

　When I hear it again, and with a grin and a yawning smile, I feel relieved to see Ortiz's smiling face.

'Yeah. First of all, they're famous righteous bandits, right?
Yeah. That's why I tried to steal from Gon Almond with these guys. I can do damage with both property and fame, you know.

　The Dreamers are famous for only stealing from unscrupulous merchants.
　It's like blowing the whistle that the person you're dealing with is a vice merchant if they're someone that the Dreamers are targeting.
　I got involved with these guys and did a lot of research, and interestingly enough, they have that much credibility.

'And don't think Hermes-chan needs to join in.
Why?
Hermes has the third eye, the one that inflicts psychological damage on him.

　Then Oltia gave me an earful.
　Her suggestion was interesting.

'I see, you're also using the fact that people know a lot of things I want to skip out on.
That's what I mean.
Hey, sis, what about us?　Should we do this without your brother?
Yeah. In return, you'll do what you promised to do for little Hermes.
"Promise?
Yes, we promised not to steal in little Hermes' territory.

　Ortiz smiles again.
　Oh man, she's so reliable.

　　　　　Stars.

　The Dreamers traveled all over the country.
　They would raid the mansions and open shops of the mithril merchant Gon Almond, take his property and distribute it to the people of the region.

　The group known as the Dreamscape Gang was famous for its righteousness.
　The rumor that it had started targeting them in a concentrated manner must be a very bad person, and the rumor spread around the country.

　In the midst of all this, there was a windless zone, the eye of the typhoon.

　My, the Cano family's territory.
　The Dreamers didn't steal or take anything from the Cano family's territory.

　There were some who suspected me of being involved in this, but what the Dreamers do is steal from the merchants and distribute it to the people.
　And to the people of the land.

　I'm not benefiting at all, and the people of my land aren't benefiting either.
　Rather, they are relatively unprofitable in terms of their people.

　Few people believe the theory that the mastermind is someone who has nothing to gain.

　And it's too deliberate.
　There's even a conspiracy theory that the fact that they're doing this all over the country but not in my territory is because they want to blame me for it.

　While all this was going on, Gon Almond asked for a meeting with me again.

　　　　　☆

　In the parlor, I was alone with Gon Almond.

　Unlike last time, that guy looks like he's been biting down on a bitter bug.
　After a few times of trying to say something and then swallowing the words.

'Please don't, please don't, please don't.'
You can believe that rumor all you want, but I didn't do anything about it.
Viscount!
Well, I'm not sure if I told the guy who looked like that some merchant held a prostitute hostage.
So--uh.

　Gore was a quick thinker.
　I think he was about to say "that's it" for a moment, but he quickly realized that there was nothing he could do about me with it.

　Even if I had told it to Cyrus - that is, even if it was true that I had told it to the Dreamers, even if I had spread the word.
　There's no damage to me.

　What the dreamscape group is doing is just the same banditry as before, and what I said was that there is a bad merchant who took a prostitute hostage.

　It's disgusting, but prostitutes are looked at in many ways, and one of them is "socially vulnerable".
　In this case, the context automatically goes "until you take on a prostitute~".

　The story goes that it is natural for the Yumegangs to target them.

　As expected of a profitable merchant, he has a good head on his shoulders and appears to have figured it out in an instant.
　If you're that smart--.

I'd rather do you a favor.
"--Hey!　Say whatever you want!

　This is the first shove off.
　Normally in these situations, "I need a favor" is used to mean give me something to drop.

　Naturally, Gore expected it, a glimmer of salvation, and that's what he looked like.

'If you have any property in Cano territory, pull it up,' he said. And don't bring in anything more.
...What?
I'm sure the Reichstag wants you. You can't have any trouble coming into our territory.
That's not...
''If they get beaten here, we'll have to go get them, it's too much trouble. The people will look at you coldly just for trying to catch a bandit as big as the Dreamscape Gang. It's double the trouble.

　Stunned, Gore was puffed up.

'I don't want to do any of the messy stuff, so don't bring it into our house.
Viscount!
That's it. Go home.
"--Hey!　Hermes Canooh!

　Gore stands up angrily and tries to grab me.
　He doesn't fight back, just dodges.
　It trips and falls.
　He looks up at me, clinging to the floor.

　I put it down and walk out of the parlor.

"HERMES CANNOT!

　Even through the door, I could hear the guy's rage loud and clear.

　Still, I don't do anything.
　This time I don't do anything.

　It might be the first time I've ever felt this exhilarated without it backfiring on me for doing nothing.
　I'll have to thank Ortia for that.

　　　　　☆

　About half a year later.
　As a result of the Dreamscape Gang obtaining and dispersing information about other misdeeds while they were at it, they were targeted by various thieves as well.

　Gon Almond was devoured by the hyenas and became penniless.