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Author: Kaburagi Haruka Original Source: Syosetu Word Count: 2579 characters Translator: Yuki English Source: Re:Library Word Count: 1208 words Editor(s): Mui, Deximus_Maximus

The next day, I accompanied Cortina and went to Horton Corp . , Raum’s largest trading company .

Both Cortina and I disguised ourselves and hid our hair .

The reason was that since we were here to investigate illegal goods, they would just keep up appearances if someone famous showed up .

Cortina hid her fluffy tail in her pants with supporters and wore a neutral looking outfit with a white s.h.i.+rt and dark blue jacket .

Her distinctive cat ears were concealed by a beret .

I also wore a blonde wig and a dress that had more frills than usual .

Cortina’s hair was also blonde so we could even pa.s.s off as sisters depending on our acting . Finia seemed to have enjoyed seeing me in such an outfit… No, never mind, I’ll leave that for later .

When we pa.s.sed through the entrance of the company, the clerks greeted us with a cheerful smile . Because of how unused she was to her disguise, Cortina couldn’t help but flinch in response .

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“Welcome! We welcome you to the Horton Corp . !”

“Eh, ah… yes?”

“Tina, you don’t have to return their greetings . ”

As Cortina bowed in a fl.u.s.ter I warned her with a spank .

“Ah, uhm… well… ”

“There is a certain medicine that we want . ”

“A medicine you say? Then, would you like me to call a pharmacist clerk ――”

“No, it’s a rather special kind of medicine, that’s why we would like to talk directly to the Head of Commerce if possible . ”

“The Head of Commerce is it… ”

Well, to ask for a direct trade immediately to the Head of Commerce without notice would certainly be suspicious .

By the way, this was the home of a kid named Matisse .

“Ah, speaking of which, I’m in the same cla.s.s as that child, Matisse at the Magic Academy… ”

Even if we were in the same cla.s.s, the number of people was still quite high . But this should’ve been a good excuse to advance the conversation .

“You are Miss Matisse’s… then the drug must be――!? Please wait here for a moment!”

The clerk rushed to the store’s back, clearly panicked .

Her behavior told me the situation was actually quite serious .

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“Something’s… weird . ”

“Right . It also seems like they were frightened by that . ”

A glance at the surroundings revealed that the other shop a.s.sistants were also on edge since that last remark . There were even ones that would peek over here . But the customers didn’t show any particular reaction .

A while after being under the strange tension, a good looking man emerged from the back area of the store . However, his face was pale and didn’t seem to look so good .

“Were you the customers? You seem to be looking for a certain medicine . You also seemed to be acquainted with Matisse . ”

“Ah, yes . ”

I was a bit confused but still managed to reply to the man who was breaking out in a cold sweat . The man introduced himself while holding out his sweaty hand .

“Sorry for the late introduction . I am Heiz Horton, and I am the one in charge of this company . ”

“I am… um, Donna . ”

I judged that there was no need to give Cortina’s name now, so I just gave my own . While not exactly town-wide, rumors about me were still spread quite far . Not just Cortina’s but even my name needed to be concealed now .

Donovan,1 sorry for basing my alias on you . Though, I suppose there is no need to apologize to him .

“Miss Donna, right?”

“Yes, this is my sister and guardian Tina . ”

“P-please to meet you . ”

Cortina was very resourceful and adaptable, but she was currently perplexed by her own getup . Bargaining with a merchant, while hiding her ident.i.ty, was probably something that even a strategist like her didn’t have much experience in .

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If I don’t take the lead here, things might get a little problematic .

“It would be awkward to talk here, so please come over at the back office . I’ll be serving some tea . ”

“Ah, yes . ”

Mr . Heiz suggested we take our conversation to a separate room behind the counter . It seemed like he didn’t want other people to hear our talk . It was as if he wanted to avoid all public attention .

We entered a modest but tidy small room, then Heiz closed the door tightly . He locked it shut, in fact .

“Um, why did you lock it?”

“… A――”

“A?”

“Are you the ones who kidnapped Matisse!”

“Haah?”

Mr . Heinz approached Cortina and attempted to strangle her .

“Hey, wait!?”

“To urge me to buy an illegal drug, and now kidnapping my daughter because I refused――”

“Wait, no, we have nothing to do with those people――”

“Hold it, Cortina . Mr . Heinz, can you tell us about that story in detail . ”

“Such barefaced lies! You are part of those people… ”

He completely snapped . At this rate, he wouldn’t be listening to us, and even if he did, he wouldn’t believe any of it . For the time being, I need him to calm down .

“No other choice then . Cortina, take off your hat . ”

“Eh?”

“So you were disguised after all! And the real ident.i.ty is Corti… na… ?”

“Eh, ah yes . ”

Not stopped by the momentum, Cortina took off the beret that she was wearing . From under it, her blond hair, and almost equally blond longhair cat ears perked up .

“Those… Ears… You are really… ? I’m, I’m so sorry!”

He leaps out like a spring-loaded doll and dove down on the ground with a brilliant slide . Seeing how he was prostrating on the ground while trembling all over, it was clear that he was truly frightened .

“It’s fine already, I’m not really mad about it . On the other hand, can you tell us about that story with more details――”

Cortina fixed her clothes then sat down on a chair . With this, I think we could now have a calm discussion . Even so, I could already get the gist of it based on what happened before .

Most likely, the people who stole the Queen Blossom seeds came to Horton Corp . , the biggest company of this country, and tried to sell them off, but Mr . Heiz rejected that illegal offer . That probably p.i.s.sed them off and they abducted his daughter to get back at him .

“Actually, this happened 3 days ago . Three men who look like adventurers brought in seeds of Queen Blossom… naturally, I know that Queen Blossom was a monster that should not be approached . I also explained to them that there would be a lot of legal problems if we buy the seeds so I told them to take it back . ”

The adventurers were quiet at that time… well, they did curse, but still obediently pulled back . Two days later, however, Matisse disappeared . That was followed by threatening letters asking him to buy the seeds of Queen Blossom .

And the following day, I showed up asking for the drugs and calling myself Matisse’s cla.s.smate, so he mistook me as one of the offenders .

“Looks like we got the right place . ”

“Yeah . ”

Cortina answered, with a dark smile on her face .

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