I Shall Survive Using Potions! Volume 9 [Complete] by FUNA

Author:FUNA
Language: eng
Format: epub

“What?!” Orald shouted, slamming the table in outrage in response to his sales clerk’s report: “Word of Freid’s crimes has spread throughout the city... There are rumors that we were the ones behind them, that his resignation was just a facade, and that we’re cutting him off and pinning the crimes on him now that he failed... There are even rumors that we’re no ordinary store, but secretly a branch of Kurth Trade Company...”

They weren’t just rumors; it was all true. In fact, most of the Industry Guild and much of the general public already knew they were a secret branch store. It was quite obvious, but there hadn’t been any definitive proof, and since the situation hadn’t been particularly harmful to anyone, it had been tolerated. The only ones who could have been directly inconvenienced were Hawkes Trade Company, since they had an official branch in the city. Although they clearly weren’t happy about it, they had tacitly approved rather than upset anyone. The situation had been a sort of open secret, but something had now caused it to come to light, seemingly out of nowhere.

Despite his frustration, Orald knew shooting the messenger wouldn’t help.

“Damn it, Freid is the only one who could have known all this! That little rat!” he complained, even though he fully intended on betraying Freid himself.

Freid hadn’t shown himself since the incident was revealed. It would have made sense if Orald had gotten into an argument with him before spilling the truth, but there was no way Freid would spread such rumors without talking to him first. Which meant...

“It must have been the guild...”

If Freid had confessed after being arrested, the guards would have been there to arrest Orald too. That meant Freid only confessed to the guild, and the guild hadn’t handed Freid over to the guards.

“Which means the guild must have Freid, and they don’t intend to make any more waves about this... They want to bring my reputation down with unconfirmed rumors to punish me. Honestly, I didn’t expect the guild to look into this independently without involving the guards. I guess Freid was forced to talk and didn’t intend to backstab me after all. This is a message from the guild saying they don’t want to stir up trouble with Kurth Trade Company, but they’re not going to let me do as I please anymore. I have no choice... Both sides got burned already, so I won’t confront the guild about this. The rumors will pass eventually if I just ignore them. Besides, it won’t matter now if people start yapping about my connection with Kurth Trade Company.”

Orald figured the guild wouldn’t be making any further moves. He had been agitated earlier, but now he had calmed down, and decided to send Freid to the royal capital as soon as he was released by the guild.

“I’ll have to arrange a meeting with his would-be attackers...”

The Industry Guild were his adversaries and had spread the rumors, but they would be staying out of his hair from now on.

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