Volume 2 Chapter 9 The Pig and the Mastermind, Pearls for the Girl
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
”Oyiiii… Oyiiii…”
A eerie, beast-like howl cut through the quiet of the night, echoing in the room.
No, it wasn’t a beast’s howl, but the sound of a person crying.
The voice belonged to Iberigo Borg.
He was the second son of the Borg family, who owned a mansion in the capital.
He was pressing his chubby body into the bed, crying with his voice raised, wetting his pillow.
He had someone he loved.
She was a commoner, which might not have been a suitable match for someone of noble standing.
But to Iberigo, such things as status were trivial.
His feelings were pure and sincere.
He often thought of her smile, and in his dreams of the future, she was always by his side.
However, their love ended in a cruel way.
The woman he loved, Tifi, was taken by bandits and was said to be hurt both in body and mind.
Even so, if she wished it, he was ready to take her hand and walk together.
But, it wasn’t to be.
The memory of being attacked by bandits left a deep scar on her heart, instilling a fear and distrust of all men.
He wanted to gently hold her, comfort her, and support her.
But now, his desire only brought fear to her.
”Ms. Tifi…”
For her sake, Iberigo had no choice but to withdraw.
Letting her go freely was the only love he could give her.
The despair was more than just a broken heart; it crushed him.
He was enveloped in a sense of nothingness, as if he had lost everything, and in his room, alone, all he could do was keep crying.
Then, Iberigo’s ears caught a voice that shouldn’t have been clearly audible.
It was a low, angry voice, somehow familiar.
’…You’ve disappointed me’
’B, But Sir Dryff…’
’Enough! I don’t want to hear your excuses!’
”Is this… my elder brother’s voice?”
Iberigo’s eyes flew open in surprise, and he looked around.
But there was no sign of anyone else in the room.
This was his bedroom.
There shouldn’t be anyone else here.
’After picking you lot up when you were about to fall into the hands of bandits, this is how it turns out’
’But… for someone capable of using that much magic to appear there by chance, it’s too unnatural’
’What? Are you saying that the information got leaked? Or do you think I spilled it?’
’I-I’m not saying that much…’
’I’m so sick of your pathetic excuses! The receptionist ran away, 2 are gone, and the rest are all injured?’
”Huh…?”
The moment the word “receptionist” hit his ears, Iberigo froze.
’Useless fools! You can’t even kidnap one woman…’
’I’m sorry! But…!’
’Enough! If you have time for these pathetic excuses, just get out of here!’
’Y-yes!’
A shout echoed through the room, followed by the sound of a door slamming shut.
Someone clearly left.
’Useless fools! You can’t even kidnap one woman…’
Angry muttering filled the air.
In response, Iberigo kept repeating those words to himself.
”Receptionist, kidnap, escaped…?”
The voice continued its monologue.
’That receptionist, was it Tifi? She looks good. It’s a shame to give up here. Maybe I should give those guys another chance.’
Hearing this, Iberigo opened his mouth in shock.
”Elder Brother… you can’t be saying you had Ms. Tifi… attacked?”
He muttered, repeating what he just heard.
His brother involved in Tifi’s kidnapping?
He didn’t want to believe such a shocking truth.
Was it just a hallucination?
No, it couldn’t be.
He clearly heard his brother’s voice.
”Elder Brother would… do such a thing…”
Iberigo’s trembling voice echoed softly in the dim room.
He gripped his hands so tightly they creaked.
”If it’s true, I can’t forgive him…!”
He whispered softly and stood up.
If his brother hurt the one he loved, he couldn’t let it slide.
Iberigo left the room and started walking.
His breathing was heavy.
And where he was headed was…
”Huh? Iberigo, what’s wrong?”
Without knocking, Dryff looked at his brother with suspicion.
”Elder Brother… it’s not true, is it?”
Iberigo asked in a shaky voice.
”What do you mean?”
”You’re not saying you had Ms. Tifi attacked… that can’t be true, right?”
Iberigo’s voice was hoarse.
”…So, you were listening, huh?”
Dryff shrugged slightly and replied coldly.
”Please say it’s a lie!”
Iberigo stepped forward, shouting in desperation.
”Hah! That girl is too good for you!”
Dryff’s words were cruel, as if he looked down on his brother.
”Brother… you, Ms. Tifi!? Ms. Tifi… ohhh!”
Iberigo trembled, finally showing his true feelings.
”Shut up, pig. That girl will be mine, so don’t worry.”
Dryff spoke with a mocking tone.
In that moment, Iberigo let out a roar.
”Wooooooh!”
Iberigo charged at Dryff with all his might.
”Wha!?”
Before Dryff could react to the unexpected move, he was knocked down by the giant body.
”Ugh!”
Dryff fell to the floor, crushed by the weight.
Iberigo grabbed his brother’s chest, breathing heavily and shouting.
”You! You defiled Ms. Tifi! I won’t forgive you! I won’t!”
”You pig! You’ve got some nerve──ugh!”
Iberigo punched Dryff.
”Y-you! How dare you… Uagh!?”
Iberigo was on top, and Dryff couldn’t escape.
”S-stop!”
”You! Youuu!”
”T-take this, Ahaaa!”
Iberigo kept hitting his brother.
Until the servants, hearing the commotion, rushed in and restrained him.
* * *
”And so, Iberigo succeeded in avenging his beloved. The end!”
I wrapped it up in the Love Hotel room.
”Oh!”
Lifia and Tifi clapped their hands.
The mastermind behind Tifi’s attack was Dryff Borg, the eldest son of the Baron family.
And the bandits were soldiers hired by him.
Dryff had the soldiers kidnap the receptionist Tifi, whom his brother longed for, to make her his own.
The soldiers had lost their jobs when their previous workplace shut down and were picked up by Dryff, who forced them into shady work.
Knowing this through eavesdropping magic, I came up with a plan.
Using Lifia’s Spirit Magic, I eavesdropped on Dryff’s conversation and sent the audio to Iberigo.
If I could receive the voice, I thought I might be able to send it too.
It worked perfectly.
As a result, Dryff earned his brother’s fury and got beaten up badly by Iberigo.
With Iberigo’s size and strength, those punches must have hurt a lot.
Dryff definitely didn’t come out unscathed.
Those bandit soldiers would get some punishment from Iberigo too, no doubt.
Now, the chance that Tifi will be targeted again dropped big time.
Iberigo did a great job.
If we left Dryff alone like that, he’d just cause the same trouble again.
He might have tried to go after his brother’s lover once more.
But we stopped it before it ever happened.
You could say I protected his future.
Yeah, I did something good here.
Without making enemies of the Baron family, and without getting my own hands dirty, I took down the mastermind.
That’s a result I’m happy with.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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