The Dorky NPC Mercenary Knows His Place: Volume 3 [Parts 1 to 3] by Toryuu

Author:Toryuu
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Light Novel, partial, sci-fi, comedy, harem, otaku, nobility, abject cowardice, fanservice, adult protagonist, space opera, combat
Publisher: J-Novel Club (generated)

NPC No. 61: “You see, it’s precisely at times like this one that some of the more imbecilic figures in power might panic, go overboard, and bring about their own downfall.”

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Aside: Third Person Perspective

The planet of Tannemut—an inhabited world owned by Duke Altishult Bingil Orvorus.

In a certain location on the planet sat the duke’s estate, and in a corner of that estate was a vast greenhouse. As an elderly man sprinkled water on the potted plants in that greenhouse with a watering can, another man—sharply dressed, in the manner of a butler—stepped forward to address him.

“Your Grace. I have news to report.”

“What is it?” responded His Grace as he continued to water his plants.

“It pertains to the two men we captured some hours ago. They were simply pirates, just as the documents we received from the mercenary who arrived first on the scene claimed. We are to receive a reward from the police via the Mercenaries Guild.”

“Oh? If so, that means that mercenary really was only pursuing them when he entered my territory... In that case, I guess we committed a rather regrettable blunder.”

“The Hounds we released as part of that blunder have returned after being shot down in combat. They say they had to leave their craft behind.”

“So that mercenary managed to take them down without killing them... Sounds like he’s quite adept.”

Having finished watering his plants, the duke went to return the watering can to its place.

“What do you wish to do with him?” asked the butler.

“Leave him be,” the Duke said. “Do nothing. From his point of view, the pirates he was chasing were stopped by my security forces after entering my territory. He decided to leave it to my guards to deal with them and withdrew. He had a perfectly sensible reason to do so, and we have given nothing but sensible reasons for our actions as well. We told him not to cross the borders of the duchy without permission and that we’d deal with the thieves ourselves. Once we hand the pirates we caught over to the police, he’ll simply marvel at how swiftly the duke’s security forces handled everything. End of story.”

After setting his watering can back down on a shelf, the duke sat down at a table set for tea and poured himself a cup.

“You see, it’s precisely at times like this one that some of the more imbecilic figures in power might panic, go overboard, and bring about their own downfall.” The duke paused to take a sip of the tea he had brewed for himself. “If I were to allow myself to be overcome by suspicion and direct my subordinates to pursue him—especially since the opponent in question shows no sign of doubting the motives behind what were, after all, commonplace actions—wouldn’t that be tantamount to confessing my own duplicity? I’ll only repeat myself this one time. Do nothing.”

Though he had maintained a placid tone of voice during this entire speech, his final words had been forceful.

“Very good, my lord,” the butler said.

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