Chapter 128

128 Trouble 4

[Na, Nanana……] Raton

The merchant finally got his voice after recovering from petrification .

[I, I won’t be tricked!] Raton

No, I already succeeded .

[No, I wasn’t tricking you, I’m being honest with you since the beginning… I’ve never said that I was an <angel>, you couldn’t even give a proper explanation, and you were just talking one-sidedly that I couldn’t comprehend anything that you were saying . ] Kaoru

When I said that, the merchant fell silent, it seems he’s wondering if there was a degree of error in their part .

And so…

[Ex, excuse me! I’ll be on my way . ] Raton

At that moment, he made an apology of some sort and quickly withdrew .

[…As expected of Kaoru-chan! Your expertise in tricking people is beyond our reach…] Francette

And Francette said something ridiculous

[You’re not even praising me at all!] Kaoru

Anyways, that would be for the first chapter .

……Next is the royal palace .

[Is the shopkeeper here?] Marielle

The next person who came today was not from the royal palace .

(Ma, Marielle? Why is she…) Kaoru

Yes, it’s Carlos’s owner, The Viscount of the Leffel house, Viscountess Marielle von Leffel .

I don’t tell her my true name or identity, and of course my whereabouts . So Marielle should only think of me as <the goddess who was a friend of Celestine that helped Carlos> . And that’s why I purposely descended to the human world…

So how did she knew I’m here?

Is it just a coincidence?

Did she come here to this shop for something else?

……But what kind of business does the head of an aristocratic family herself have in a relatively small retail store run by a commoner?

I was stuck because I could not predict the reason for Marielle’s visit…

[Is there a clerk or shopkeeper here?] Marielle

Eh?

I’m not disguised as much right now, right?

Certainly, at that time I changed the color of my hair and eyes, but I turned back my chestnut-colored hair to black, and it should’ve been a color change that would completely change the image, like turning a blond hair to silver hair .

The color of my eyes was changed from light-blue to brown so it should change a lot, but it’s not as much that would make one looks different . And although the color of my skin was a little white, it wouldn’t mean that some sunburn usually makes people indistinguishable . It shouldn’t be obvious after that…

In fact, that time when I was reunited with Francette, even though the first time I met her, I had silver hair and my eye color was different, also the fact that a goddess shouldn’t have been seen walking around the city . How did she discover me in one glance?

I mean… no way…

I held my hands a little and raised my index fingers .

Then, I placed my fingers on the outer corners of both of my eyes, then… I pulled my fingers downwards to make my eyes look droopy .

[Ah, My Goddess!] Marielle

I knew it, in just a single glance!!

After that, I locked the door, hung a temporary <closed> tag, I closed the curtains, and moved to the second floor . For the time being, hearing from Marielle is a top priority .

Aside from us, there’s Francette, Bell, and Riette-chan .  Marielle is the daughter of an aristocrat, so they were a bit nervous .

The men will be listening in the next room . Since the walls were almost paper-thin, the soundproofing is quite bad .

Marielle is a Viscount, but she thinks that I am a goddess, and it’s a hassle, so it’s okay to speak, you know?

[It’s bad! A merchant from the royal capital!] Marielle

Un, I know

[And there are those who seemed to be the people of the royal palace!] Marielle

Un, I know

[Furthermore, if you’re looking for a girl with a bad… eyesight…] Marielle

Un, I know that too

And Marielle is seriously staring at my face .

[…Was it about the goddess……] Marielle

Un .

So, for the time being, I just want to know .

[Huh, why am I here?] Marielle

Where did the information leak from? I must locate it, crush it, and close the leaking hole . That is the first priority .

And then, looking closely at Marielle…

[Oh, I asked my dogs . ] Marielle

[Eh~a?] Kaoru

An unexpectedly stupid voice came out from me .

[No, I said my dogs… The goddess…] Marielle

[Ah, wait! For the time being, stop that <goddess> thing . We’ll never know where the people’s ears are listening from . ] Kaoru

[Ah……] Marielle

Umu, it seems she understood .

[I am Kaoru…] Kaoru

[Ah, yes!] Marielle

There is no point in introducing myself as <Ku~aoru> to Marielle . And she’ll hear Francette and the others call me <Kaoru> anyway .

Then, when I asked Marielle once more, apparently, Marielle asked the dogs of the Viscount family to know my whereabouts . First, they guided her to the place where I was feeding the dogs and crows before and smelled my scent from there . It seems that they traced it and found me here . They can trace my scent from the Viscount’s Mansion, but they said that it’ll be faster if it’s from that location…

Damn it, such a good nose . …For dogs only .

It seems that time she arrived here at closing time, so she decided to visit again on a later date and went home on that day . And now she’s here .

[Oh, by the way, the dogs and the crows didn’t stop me!] Marielle

[I see, it was unplanned that Marielle could talk to animals, and in the first place I never thought that the dogs or crows would tell my whereabouts!!!] Kaoru

Yes, originally my plan was to give Carlos the ability to speak human language . But at the request of Marielle, I hurriedly changed it to<Marielle can speak the language of animals> .

Marielle’s peace of mind is that she can reliably support stray dogs and crows, also she will not break the promise of <help only in case of injury or illness>, which is a reward for cooperation . It was because of it that she was satisfied with the explanation . But, it was a sudden change, so I wasn’t comfortable with not checking the corrections that came with it…

Well, it’s my mistake .  It’s no use overthinking it .

But there is one important thing that I need to confirm .

[Marielle, what’s the chance that you got were followed when you came here?] Kaoru

When I asked, Marielle answered with a serious look .

[Yes, I know that things don’t go <absolutely>, so I can’t say that the possibility is zero . However, the probability of me being followed up to this point is quite low…

I sneaked out of my house normally in a plain appearance, rented a room at a store I talked to in advance, then exchanged my clothes with a maid who looked like me, she had a similar hairstyle and hair color . Then I left the back door a while after the maid left the store .

And after that, the disguise work similar to that was done two more times . But even after all of that, even if there was a persistent pursuer that was quite familiar with tailing someone . The brute force of passing through the busy main street and the intensity of the retrogression to the flow of people, etc . , I think that the pursuit would probably cut off . ] Marielle

……Marielle! Who the hell are you!