“Good morning, Weiss-sama. You seem to be in good spirits. If that’s the case, it looks like I can expect a favorable reply from you today.”

“Ah, thanks to you…”

The next day, I sat facing Gustav in my office. Rosalie stood beside me, and he had brought the same guard as before. He was looking at me with a mocking smile and was clearly underestimating my ability to repay the debt.

++Fuhahahaha, what a fool. I’m pretending to look miserable, but am I fooling him well?++ When I looked at Rosalia to check, she nodded without any expression and mouthed, “Don’t forget the promise.”

“Now, Weiss-sama, will you please repay the debt as promised? If you cannot repay, I will seize your territory immediately… But I am not a demon. I’ll give you one more chance.”

“A chance? What exactly do you mean?”

“I want you to sell me this maid as interest. You’d be honored to be of service to your master, wouldn’t you?”

As he said this, Gustav gave a lewd smile and beckoned to Rosalia.

++You’ve got to be kidding me. It was just one night yesterday, and now he wants to take her completely.++

Rosalia hesitated for a moment, looked at me with regret, pursed her lips, and then walked towards Gustav.

“Rosalia, why…”

“I am sorry, Weiss-sama… I believe this is the best way…”

“Hmph, you should have done this from the start. Heh, I’ve always thought of pampering her. She’s too good for a man like you. Pathetic.”

Just as Gustav was about to touch Rosalie’s waist, she twisted his arm and looked down at him with cold eyes, like she was looking at trash on the side of the road. Gustav fell from his chair, screaming in pain.

“Such a man… You make such a bold claim. Your words are disrespectful to the lord. How dare you touch me so casually, when I belong to the lord?”

“You… Ugh…”

“You have drawn a weapon in front of the lord. Though our lord is kind-hearted, if you put away your weapon now, he might forgive you. What will you do?”

A dagger is held to the throat of the guard who tried to help Gustav. Rosalie is seriously strong!

And the guard, valuing his life, immediately dropped his weapon. Seeing that, Gustav’s face is filled with anger.

“Weiss-sama!! Just because you have no money doesn’t mean you can resolve this by force! It is well known that you are in debt to me. If you imprison me without money, your reputation will only worsen!”

“Oh, what are you talking about? I have money. You just rushed and tried to do something unacceptable to my Rosalia.”

So saying, I took out the leather bag containing the gold coins that I had hidden under the desk and put it on the desk with a thud, Gustav’s expression turned to anxiety.

“How… How did you get such money… There shouldn’t be any money left here…”

“What are you talking about? You just said I was in good spirits earlier. If you don’t listen to people properly, it will be difficult to succeed as a merchant. Don’t worry, I will pay my debt to your trading company, well, by then you will be in jail.”

“Th, that… It’s true that I said something rude, but isn’t it a bit too much?”

“That’s true… If it was just that, I wouldn’t go this far. But, I’m the type to return favors. Did you enjoy playing with my ignorance? I know what you did. You bought up the products you recommended to me in advance, raised the price and sold them, causing great damage to my territory, right? And you intended to use the debt to force me into committing crimes, didn’t you?”

Saying that, I spread out the documents about the failed business in front of him. Seeing Gustav’s bitter expression confirmed that my suspicions were correct.

Of course, it wasn’t possible to uncover his misdeeds in just one day. He does the same thing to the protagonist in the main game.

Fortunately, the protagonist had a friend who was familiar with business, so he managed to get by, but Weiss, who had just become a lord, must have been desperate and relied on him. He had no allies to help him, which led to the current situation.

“For the crime of disrespecting the lord and for trying to lay hands on my precious maid Rosalia, you’ll be spending some time in the dungeon. During that time, I’ll be uncovering all your crimes.”

“Disrespecting the lord and laying a hand on my precious maid, Rosalia, is a crime. You will be reflecting in jail for a while, and I will expose your crimes during that time.”

“That’s…”

At my signal, the soldiers came and took Gustav and his guards to jail. I couldn’t help but smile maliciously seeing Gustav’s anguished face.

He deceived and insulted my favorite character Weiss, and even tried to lay a hand on Rosalie. There’s no way I’d forgive him.

Besides, his crimes are not limited to that, he has also been involved in drugs and slavery, which are banned in this country. He was probably planning to do whatever he wanted once Weiss couldn’t complain because he was in debt. While he’s imprisoned, I’ll gather evidence against him. It’s like a different case.

To improve the territory’s security and raise the people’s loyalty, I can’t be picky about the methods. It’s a tactic even used by the police in Japan. There’s no problem. Besides… I’m not the protagonist, so I need to use some underhanded methods to survive…

“I’m glad you’re safe, Rosalia. But from now on, please don’t do anything that puts yourself in danger…”

“Weiss-sama, you worry too much. I twisted his arm before he could touch me… Besides, it would be more painful not to be able to help you after receiving such a ring.”

She unusually refutes my words. Her request was to use herself as bait to create a chance to capture Gustav. Of course, I objected, but I was at a loss for words. If this happens… If I’m in a pinch, she’ll try to protect me even if it costs her life. I’m happy, but I have to find a way to prevent that.

To do that, I have to become stronger, and I also have to become an excellent lord. First of all, in order to strengthen the power of the territory, it is necessary to confirm and improve the current situation, and … using the knowledge of the game, it is necessary to eliminate the people who will harm the future before they gain power. There’s a lot to do.

++But, I’ll do it. That’s why I earned the right to save my favorite character.++

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