第４２７堀：おまえは何を言っているんだ (Part2)
"I’ll say it again!! Those brats from the Adventurer Guild interfered with our business!! This is going to escalate into an international incident!!"
"However, I have heard nothing about any such meeting taking place here."
"That is because there are things in negotiations that must be kept secret, as you should well know!! Those children entered under the guise of playing!! This is entirely your fault!!"
"I see. And what is it that you desire?"
"To prevent this issue from becoming public, I will take custody of those children. If, by some chance, they overheard the contents of our negotiations, it would be detrimental to our national interest."
"I understand. So, if we do not hand them over, you intend to make this a problem."
"Exactly!! That is what I have been saying from the start!!"
"That is an impossible request. Their guardian is Her Majesty, Queen Seraria. We cannot do such a thing without Her Majesty's permission."
"Damn it!! If you report this to Her Majesty, the Guild's incompetence will be exposed as well!! Just come up with some excuse and hand them over!! Besides, I am a Minister of Roschur!! My will is the will of Queen Seraria herself!!"
I see.
So they want to prevent Vilier and the others from talking at all costs.
Well, they had already issued orders to "take care of them," and if Vilier and the others were found as corpses, that would be a problem in itself.
So, they figured if they claimed custody of them now, they could handle the rest however they pleased.
Too bad that plan has already crumbled.
Vilier and the others have already repelled the people sent to silence them, and since we were already investigating them for being suspicious from the start, word has likely already reached Seraria.
Still, to say something so bold just because it’s Seraria’s homeland...
I’d like to listen a bit more, but this could get troublesome, so I think I’ll wrap this up all at once.
"Pardon the intrusion. Rock, Kina."
With that, I casually open the door to the room.
Naturally, everyone’s gaze shifts toward us.
"Yo, Yuki. You’re here."
"Oh, yahoo. Yuki-san."
"Yo."
Rock and Kina greet me casually, but the idiots behind me—upon seeing Vilier and the others—stop their greeting and start to panic.
That’s practically admitting they were doing something wrong.
"C-Capture them!! Capture those brats!!"
"Yes, sir!!"
The lackeys rush toward us, but do they not realize we’re here?
I stop one of them, Ria stops another, and Cleena stops the third, completely neutralizing them.
Actually, they just knocked them out, so all three of them collapse to the floor.
"Y-You bastards!! Don't get in my way!!"
No, do you not even know who I am?
Come to think of it, this guy claimed to be a high-ranking official from Roschur, but he and I have never met.
I’ll ask about that in detail later.
Thankfully, by hurling abuse at me and setting his guards on us, he’s given me more than enough reason to arrest him.
Just as I was thinking of dragging him out after a one-hit knockout...
"And just what do you think you are doing?"
A terrifying voice echoed from behind.
It wasn't even that loud, but it reached everyone in the room, and the blustering Minister went deathly silent.
Well, it’s a voice I’m very familiar with.
"H-Her Majesty, Queen Seraria!?"
Just as the Minister said, the voice belongs to my wife, Seraria.
Rock must have connected the audio to Seraria via call.
Even without looking, I can tell she is absolutely furious.
"That’s right. Seraria, Queen of Weed. Now, I will ask you once more: as a Minister of Roschur, what exactly do you think you are doing here?"
"T-That is..."
Oh my. He’s completely terrified by Seraria’s glare.
Well, there’s a world of difference in intensity between Seraria, who has extensive combat experience, and a Minister who is only busy with domestic politics.
"Well?"
"I-It is as I said!! The children that man is protecting interfered with an important negotiation!! Since those children are adventurers, I was merely asking the Adventurer Guild to hand them over to me!!"
Oh boy. He really has no idea who I am.
Seraria is already expressionless, both from the insult directed at me and the way he spoke of Vilier and the others as if they were villains.
I notice Rock, Kina, Ria, and Cleena moving away from Seraria or covering their ears.
I think I’ll cover my ears, too.