Captain Luke’s Misfortune
The next day, in the dungeon, Hans started squeezing information out of them from the morning. But resisting Hans, the man known as the Red Ogre, would only bring even worse hell. Realizing that, the two had no choice but to spill everything.
If the torture went on from morning to evening, even these guys would hit their limit.
“So you admit you committed fraud, right? You’ve got a boss, your ‘old man’, and he was acting under orders from a noble. That’s correct, yeah? And under that person’s orders, you carried out the scams. You don’t know which noble it was, that’s also correct, right?”
““Yes!””
After finishing Young Master Kaito’s training, I came to the dungeon. The interrogation that had gone on for hours was finally nearing its end. They’d spilled everything. Judging by how terrified they looked, we weren’t getting anything more out of them.
“Hans.”
“Yes, Captain Luke.”
“We won’t get any more information out of these two. But we did learn what their boss looks like, and that he frequents brothels. Find him.”
“Yes, sir!”
Alright. This is what we’ve got so far, still preliminary, but I need to report it to Downey-sama. I’ll have Sebas arrange an audience.
I asked Sebas to request a meeting with Downey-sama.
He’s probably enjoying a pleasant meal with his family right about now. Lately, the Marsh family’s been making miso—so he’s likely savoring some miso soup. I hate to interrupt family time, but Downey-sama ordered, “Report everything as you learn it.”
Can’t be helped.
…Still, that smell.
Something smells really good. It’s faint, but my senses are going crazy. Meat? Yeah, that’s meat. Beef? And mixed in with it… some sharp, stimulating aroma. What is that? My appetite’s hitting me all at once.
And… I can smell Ikarun too.
This is bad. My stomach’s growling.
Well, once I finish reporting to Downey-sama, I’ll get to eat too.
This indescribably delicious smell… and all this saliva filling my mouth, gulp. I swallowed without thinking. Man, I want to eat already.
“Captain Luke, Master will see you. Please wait in his study immediately. He’ll be there shortly.”
“Got it.
(Holding back this delicious smell is torture, but work comes first.
After that, I’ll eat my fill.
I’m the type who saves the best for last.)”
Captain Luke still doesn’t know.
By the time he finally gets to eat, the Ikarun ink soup and the Garigarikuu steak will already be gone, completely devoured by his subordinates, not a single bite left. He has no way of knowing yet that he’s about to learn firsthand the meaning of “too late for regrets.”
Having captured the perpetrators of the fraud, the captains relaxed for the first time in a while, and, overwhelmed by how unbelievably delicious the Ikarun ink soup and Garigarikuu steak granted by Downey-sama were, they stuffed themselves.
They ate until they were full, completely finished off Captain Luke’s share, and kept shoveling food into their mouths, never imagining they’d later receive a furious fist from Captain Luke.
“Man, this is insane. The way it pairs with beef is addictive, Garigarikuu, right?”
“Right? That flavor lingering in your mouth after each bite, can’t get enough of it.”
“This Ikarun ink soup, huh? It’s got a bit of a sea smell, but that actually makes it even better.”
“I heard Head Chef Gordon’s gotten into making new dishes lately. Wish he’d started sooner.”
“““““““““For real!”””””””””
“Man, meals lately are so good I don’t think I can eat anything else.”
““““““Yeah, seriously!”””””””
“Hey, your teeth are black—you look like an idiot.”
“You’re one to talk, dumbass.”
“Hey, hey, this is the best feeling ever.”
“Yeah.”
“All of us with black teeth… man, we look ridiculous. This is hilarious.”
“Gwahahaha! Hahaha!”
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