Chapter 97 – It’s Your Fault for Not Coming Back
It’s about time for a meal.
As I head to the kitchen to check on Skor, Alfred calls out to stop me.
“It’s terrible, Rasty-sama.”
“Is something the matter? You seem a bit pale.”
“Yes, I sense a presence.”
“…Now that you mention it, I also felt something was off. Is it an enemy attack?”
“Yes, could it be that those pirates have returned?”
It’s possible. Blair seemed to have only hired pirates, but their trust was only secured with gold coins. Pirates are, after all, pirates and they’re likely plunderers.
“I’ll go check the situation outside. Alfred, you stay here and wait.”
“Understood.”
As I headed for the front door, Blair appeared.
“Did something happen, Rasty?”
“…it’s likely, but it seems the pirates have come back.”
“What? How do you know?”
“Because I’m the owner of this island. And we also have a butler who is sensitive to enemy presence.”
“I see. In that case, I’ll come with you.”
“Please do. If possible, I ask for your help in persuading.”
I left the house with Blair.
I hope things can be resolved peacefully.
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When we got to the beach, fifteen pirates had already landed there. I was surprised when a familiar face appeared, pushing his way through.
“You’re in the way, you pirates! Let me through…! Oh, there you are. Rasty, it’s been a while.”
A fat man with a blond hair called out my name. He was clearly dressed as a member of the royal family, wearing a sombrero hat with a luxurious design. I wonder where he got such a hat.
“Prince Brahm… No, it’s trash big brother.”
“Wh-Who’s the trash?! Rasty, aren’t you the incompetent failure! It seems like you’ve been exiled to this uninhabited island and are living in worse conditions than commoners. It suits you perfectly, wahahaha!”
Brahms looks down on me and laughs foolishly. Truly, he’s an admirable trash big brother. I will definitely make him cry.
“So, you’ve come to get revenge for Wagner?”
“That’s part of it. Wagner has completely lost his confidence after being beaten by you… On top of that, he lost his fiancée and lost his mind. It’s all your fault, Rasty! It’s because you didn’t obediently return to the empire that things turned out this way. It’s all your fault!”
“I have no intention of going back. You should leave.”
“That’s not going to happen! I heard it from the pirates we captured by chance. Apparently, a red-haired female captain buried a treasure chest on this uninhabited island. That’s my gold coins!! I’ll have you give me back my gold coins!”
I see, so Brahm’s fleet was conveniently sailing during this time. It seems he was desperately searching for the gold coins. And that’s why he caught those fleeing pirates and got information from them, and that’s why he came to this island.
“I know, trash big brother. Those gold coins were originally obtained by attacking villages and towns in the allied nations. And that’s not all, I’ve heard that you’re squeezing the imperial citizens by imposing heavy taxes on them. How much of a trash are you?”
“R-Rasty… youuu! Your numerous insults against your older brother… I won’t forgive you!!”
Brahm trembles with anger when he is told the truth. However, unlike Wagner, he shouldn’t be able to use magic, and he shouldn’t have any remarkable abilities. I should be able to win easily, but why does he have such a confident look… There must be something.
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