“Could these be where they store the drugs? Important bases maybe?”
“Such important information wouldn’t be written down and just left in a production facility. Isn’t this bait?”
“A bait? You mean it’s a trap?”
“Mmm… No, I don’t think so. Even though Eight Fingers is one organization, isn’t it more like the eight groups that make it up are cooperating with one another?”
Lakyus nodded her head.
“Then this is probably about the other seven groups. The organization that’s in charge of drugs leaked this information on purpose so they could spin it into an advantage.”
“So they prepared information on all the organizations besides their own… I knew that they weren’t close, but to think that it was this bad…”
As an adventurer, the thought of betraying one’s allies filled her with aversion.
“As I thought, it’ll be bad if we don’t move quickly.”
To her friend who was nodding her head, Lakyus repeated her question.
“Then what should we do about the brothel? It’s a very vile place so supposedly you can experience anything there.”
Even when she said so herself, Lakyus felt her insides boil in anger.
Damn it. Trash that only thinks about their lust can all die!
Remembering the information she received about the brothel, separate from the daughter of a noble, her adventurer side that endured all kinds of hardships raged inside of her. There was no need to ponder what ‘anything’ implied. No doubt that countless people— regardless of gender— were murdered there for entertainment.
In the past when the slave trade still existed, brothels like that had been plentiful in the underworld, but thanks to the active role of her friend in front of her, the slave trade was outlawed and those days were long gone. This was probably the last such brothel remaining in the capital, perhaps in the Kingdom.
That was why removing it wasn’t so simple. No doubt that they would be met with strong opposition. It was the last depraved paradise for those with fetishes so vulgar, they could never tell other people about them.
“Say, Renner. Since we can’t rely on the government to investigate, how about we break in there by force and raze it? There’s no problem as long as we find evidence, no? If the slave trade is running the brothel, destroying it will be huge. And depending on the evidence we find, we could deal a big blow to the nobles who are involved.”
“You might be right, Lakyus. But if we do that, it’ll hurt your family’s, the Alvein name. That’s why it’s difficult. It’ll be the same if we used the Blue Rose members... though with that said, it’s impossible for Climb to take care of it by himself.”
“I apologize for my lack of ability.”
As he bowed his head, Renner stretched out her hand and grabbed Climb’s hand with a gentle smile.
“I’m sorry, Climb. That’s not what I meant. It’s the last underworld brothel in the Kingdom. It’s impossible for anyone to do it alone. Listen Climb, whom I trust the most. I know how hard you work for me, but don’t do anything reckless. This is an order and not a request, understand? If anything were to happen to you…”
Watching from the side, even to Lakyus, who was the same gender, there was something in the eyes of the beauty welling with tears that moved the heart. Then what about Climb?
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