A week has passed since Shinji held
Christina until she passed out. Perhaps she feels better after having been held
by Shinji, Christina is now living a peaceful life... although it is difficult
to say so. It is because she has a new source of concern. Of course, it is
related to Shinji.
「Alvin, I have paid the money to the job
offer to the conscripts as you told me. I also paid for the materials that are
lacking in the territory」
「Thank you, Shinji. Chris too. The people
Chris introduced me to are very helpful」
「Yes. We are glad to be of service to Al-sama」
Inside Alvin's office at the Wolf residence.
In addition to Alvin, Milis, and Christina, Shinji was also there.
Shinji is holding the Wolf family's ledger
in his hand. Why is Shinji holding this important ledger in his hand? It is
because Alvin has given Shinji the job to be the treasurer of the Wolf family,
the so-called "funds manager".
Shinji has been managing the shared funds
used by all the members of <Running Wolves> and has been doing a very
sound job of money management so far. He has kept a record of even the smallest
expense, and there are no missing funds and no discrepancies when Alvin, as the
group leader, checks it on an irregular basis. The appointment was based on his
track record.
**a
「We are going to Wolf territory first as
planned. We will go to the villages as scheduled with materials along with the
territorial soldiers. Is that clear?」
「Yes. We'll go later. The guy Chris
introduced us to will be here the day after tomorrow」
「Okay. Then I'll give this back to you」
Shinji hands the ledger to Alvin. The neat
and orderly entries written by Shinji, who has nothing to hide in his work,
satisfy Alvin who looks over them lightly as he did in <Running Wolves>.
「Shinji's writing is very easy to read!」
「It's because Alvin is used to seeing them. I
am glad to hear you say so. Well, I've got some preparations to make」
「Yeah, take care!」
「Shinji-san, please~」
「Thank you for your hard work」
Shinji gives Alvin and Milis his usual smile,
bows lightly to Christina, and leaves the room. His seemingly polite behavior
may seem suspicious to Christina, who knows his true face. After Shinji's
footsteps move away, Christina opens her mouth.
「Al-sama. Why do you want Shinji to manage
the funds? I thought he was supposed to take care of the personal security and
so on」
Christina tries not to take an accusatory
tone, but inwardly she is worried. She thinks Shinji is after the Wolf family
fortune. There was no way she would entrust the management of her money to such
a person.
「Shinji wanted to avoid working with the
nobility as much as possible. If he was to protect me, he would have to meet
the nobles here and there. Besides, I can trust Shinji to manage the funds!」
（Al-sama's trust for such a man is
tremendous...!）
Alvin trusts Shinji, with whom he shares
even his secret sexual proclivities. If it weren't for the
"cuckoldry," it continues to be a trust-worthy work. Especially if he
is married to his childhood friend Renka and they are going to spend the rest
of their lives together.
「Why doesn't he want anything to do with the
nobility?」
「Oh. There was a problem before. It happened
at the Magic Guild...」
Alvin tells of an incident in the guild
where Shinji was suspected to be a blood relative of the Valencia family. He
tells the story of how, although the facial features were indeed similar, the
blood relationship was denied by the magic tool.
「Shinji is not good at aristocrats, probably
because of this. That's why I gave Shinji a job mainly in the territory. That's
what he wanted, too」
「It was unusual for you to say that
Shinji-san is not good at it, Al-kun」
「...I don't think so...」
Christina recalls the face of
Blade-Valencia, the head of the Valencia family. The Beltz and Valencia
families are related through the magic guild, and Christina has often met
Blade.
（Indeed, they do look alike...）
However, since the magic tool denies it,
Christina decides that it is obvious that there is no blood relationship. She
had never imagined that Shinji had used magic to cover up the judgment tool.
But in fact, succubus' magic is so peculiar that it is unpredictable even with
Christina's knowledge.
Alvin thought that Christina, who was silent
with a difficult look on her face, was anxious about Shinji's work. To reassure
her, Alvin flips through the ledger.
**b
「Chris, take a look」
「...Indeed, the handwriting is neat and the
contents are easy to understand...」
「Right? Don't worry about it. Shinji has
always taken good care of the party funds」
Even to the eyes of Christina, who was being
educated to marry into a family somewhere, Shinji's written accounts were easy
to understand and read. If the financial numbers are correct, then Shinji is
the right person to be entrusted with the management of the funds.
（Truly, a man with nothing to complain
about... If he didn't do that, I would trust him if I didn't know him）
If anyone should complain about this, it is
Christina herself who will be the bad guy. As long as she can't tell why she
doubts Shinji, she will lose the trust of her beloved husband (Alvin). Now is not the time, she says with an
agreeable tone of voice.
「If he can do this much, then sure. I'm sorry
Al-sama, I didn't mean to sound suspicious...」
「Don't worry. Chris will figure it out.
Shinji is a good man」
「Well, yes...」
「Al-kun, what about me~?」
「Of course, Mil too!!」
Alvin puts his hand around Milis's waist and
pulls her close to him, and she rests her head on his shoulder happily. The
light flirting between Alvin and Milis shows how much they trust Shinji.
（I have to keep a close watch on him... I
won't let that man do what he wants...!）
Christina's heart is not broken yet. Shinji
does not expect her to enjoy his reaction, and Christina's struggle continues.
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