episode_0144

I asked Belova for one favor.

It doesn’t have to be Auckland or Hyde Park.

I would like to know the typical price of a large screen in this area, and the number of buildings that have large screens attached.

“Okay, I’ll look into it and contact you as soon as I’m done.”

“I’ll believe you!”

“Chris, didn’t you say you were going to talk about caviar too?”

“Ouch!”

I was already waving my hand vigorously towards Belova.

“Well, I guess there’s nothing I can do. We can talk separately later.”

“Really… Sometimes I think Christ is like my mom.”

“…? What does that mean?”

Am I being compared to the cat mom from Silver Side right now? In terms of memory?!

“Yaaah!”

There is nothing to compare it to!

I immediately transformed into a baby bat and ran towards Sheila’s face.

“Ah! Chris! What’s wrong!”

“Apologize now!”

Sheila trying to pull me away and my strong will holding on.

After leaving Shark Mall, we stayed for a while and then boarded the flying car.

“Chris! Get away from me now.”

“Not until you apologize!”

“….”

“Is that how it comes out?”

I decided to use the number of spleens.

I started to change direction while still attached to Sheila’s face.

The wings that were at the corner of Sheila’s eyes moved to the corner of Sheila’s mouth, and the feet that were at the corner of Sheila’s mouth moved to the corner of Sheila’s eyes, repeating this endlessly.

“I apologize! I said I apologize!”

“Okay, you should have done that a long time ago.”

It wasn’t a sincere apology, but I decided to let it slide for now.

As I landed on Sheila’s shoulders again, Sheila set a new destination for the flying car.

“Just go straight to the Dwarf Bank, right?”

“Yeah, there’s nowhere else to go.”

I asked Sheila if there was anywhere she wanted to visit.

Sheila was checking her face, which had been hit by my attack a little while ago.

“No, not really.”

“Then let’s go right away.”

“Yes.”

So we leave the out-village of Hyde Park.

We arrived at Mastello Park in Hyde Park, where the Dwarf Bank is located.

The view outside the window of the flying car wasn’t too bad.

“Is this a busy area?”

“Isn’t that right, since there is a bank there?”

“Hmm.”

At least it seemed more crowded than Out Village and Grove Avenue.

***

“Sheila, are you almost there?”

“Just a moment.”

In the distance, a building that appeared to be a dwarven bank began to appear.

Anyone could tell at a glance that it was the dwarven bank.

From the flashy decorations that are evident from the outside to the thorough security that matches them.

“Are they all gargoyles?”

I don’t think there would be that many gargoyles in the master’s academy where masters gather.

The sight of a gargoyle embedded in each wall and pillar on the outer wall is so creepy.

“I’ll drop you off nearby.”

“Yeah, if you get too close, there might be a problem.”

Since there were so many gargoyles, I decided to follow Sheila’s advice.

Swooowowow!

The flying car began to lose altitude rapidly.

Then it landed in an appropriate location according to what Sheila had input.

The side of the body opened up in an instant.

Sheila stepped out through the open door and placed her feet on the ground.

“Did you take care of your terminal and bankbook?”

“Then! I took good care of it, so you don’t have to worry.”

“You really took good care of it, right?”

“Hey.”

I showed the terminal and bankbook directly to Sheila.

Only then did Sheila seem relieved, and she quickly hid it before anyone else saw.

Because we hadn’t even entered the bank yet.

As we approached the bank, keeping a close eye on our surroundings, a large crowd of people greeted us.

It was full of people trying to enter the bank and people coming out after finishing their business.

“There are more people than I thought.”

“That makes sense.”

A long line leading down a staircase made of marble.

“Oh, this is too long.”

“We have no choice, so let’s hurry up and stand up too.”

Sheila added that the longer you hesitate, the longer the line will become.

“You really are a one-liner.”

As I followed Sheila, I complained about the length of the line.

“Sheila, can I borrow your shoulder for a moment?”

“Huh?”

Before Sheila could react, I transformed into a baby bat and landed on Sheila’s shoulder.

“I think this will be good in many ways.”

“That would certainly be better.”

I was concerned about the gazes directed at me. Fortunately, Sheila understood that part.

Although the line has gotten shorter over time, there is still a long way to go.

While I was comfortable on Sheila’s shoulders, Sheila had to stand the whole time.

“Chris?”

“I’m just bored of sitting still.”

I felt a little sorry, so I decided to rub his shoulder instead.

But I guess that sight was strange.

“Chris….”

“No, I didn’t know it would be like this.”

People nearby suddenly started taking pictures of me as I was watching them.

Do you know that you are a wonderful pet that rubs your owner’s shoulder?

“I don’t know!”

It was something that could not be undone. While I was at it, I continued to rub Sheila’s shoulders with my two wings.

As the interest around us began to cool down… we were finally able to reach the lobby entrance of the Dwarf Bank.

“Just a little more and I’ll be able to go in now.”

“That’s right.”

It was amazing to see the entire bank building made of marble.

Just above the entrance was something written in the language of the dwarves.

“Chris, do you know what it says?”

“No, I don’t know.”

The official language conversion translator only translates human speech.

“Just a minute.”

In this case, I decided to borrow the power of the terminal.

There was a separate translator built into the terminal, and I set it to the language of the dwarves.

***

Then I took a picture of the sign above the entrance with the next terminal.

“…Ah, it came out.”

“What does it mean?”

“Cut your destiny with us.”

Oh, after translating it, it seems like a pretty plausible phrase. It seems to reveal the personality of the dwarves who have high self-esteem, but it also feels closely related to the bank, a place where assets are managed.

Before long, we were finally able to enter the bank.

“The interior isn’t that big?”

“Still, there are a lot of people.”

There were some differences.

At least here you can sit comfortably and wait for your turn.

Sheila and I quickly sat down on an empty chair to rest our tired legs.

‘Well, I was still on Sheila’s shoulders.’

I un-transformed and looked around.

A large chandelier hanging from the ceiling of the first floor lobby, black marble columns with rock-like patterns.

Dwarves with strict looks are serving customers at each window.

Everything was a sight I had never seen before in this city.

It felt different from when I attended the problem solvers meeting at the graduate school.

“Sheila, doesn’t it seem like our turn is still far away?”

“Still, I think it’s better than waiting outside.”

“That’s true, but.”

I thought about resting my head on Sheila’s shoulder and taking a nap for a bit.

“….”

I think Sheila said something about that appearance, but I don’t quite remember.

How much time has passed like that?

“….”

“….”

“Yeah, what does that mean?”

Something was strange.

When I suddenly opened my eyes, there was noise all around.

“Huh…?!”

At the sight before my eyes, I quickly started to wake Sheila up.

Before I knew it, Silla had fallen asleep with me.

“Chris?”

“Shhh….”

Before Sheila could say anything else, I put my index finger to my lips and said:

Then he took Sheila down from the chair and bent down.

“…Chris, what the hell is going on?”

“Can’t you tell at a glance? It’s a bank robber. It’s a bank robber. ”

The surrounding area was filled with visitors who, like us, were hunched over and trembling.

The dwarves who were at each window before falling asleep are no longer visible.

Instead, what you see is….

A group of orcs and dwarves wearing menacing armored suits.

They were shouting, pointing their guns in all directions.

“Don’t move! The money we are stealing now belongs to the city, and your lives are your own!”

“….”

I had a lot to say, but decided to keep quiet.

That was understandable, as the visitors inside the bank obediently followed their orders.

“How did you get in here?”

“Well, there were so many gargoyles…”

Looking at their equipment, it seems like they could easily defeat something like a gargoyle.

Even though I was seeing it with my own eyes, I couldn’t quite believe it.

‘No, this is the dwarven bank that is famous for its tight security?’

If you really want to turn down a bank, there are probably many other options.

As I was thinking like that, I saw dwarves acting in concert with the orcs.

Oh, no way.

***

While I was thinking of a somewhat reasonable reason.

There began to be some change among the bank robbers.

One of the orcs, who was wearing a reinforced suit and threatening the visitors, confirmed one thing to the other orcs.

“What the heck, don’t leave your seat without permission.”

“No, wait a minute.”

One orc poured out his troubles to another, sweating profusely.

“Hey, do you see that kid over there?”

“Why that little kid?”

“Look at this.”

The orc showed the identity of the little boy, who was bowing his head along with the other visitors, through his terminal.

“Is this real….”

The two orcs ran towards the eldest one among them.

“What?! What are you talking about?”

“I’m telling you the truth.”

“If the 10th place is really here, then why are we still alive?!”

“…I don’t know for sure, but isn’t there a reason why you can’t move?”

The old orc sighed, frowning.

“Boss, I think it would be best for you to stop coming up.”

He tried to communicate with the person who planned this incident through the terminal.

“Did something happen?”

“10th place, the top 10 problem solvers are here now.”

Both the old orc and the chieftain felt the same way.

However, the old orc strongly expressed his opinion that it would be best to escape while there was still time.

“….”

“Boss, the police station guys will be here soon anyway.”

“Okay. Go up right now.”

The entire preparation period to rob this dwarf bank was three months.

The number of people involved was more than 20.

But the thick walls and security facilities were beyond their expectations.

Seven of the group were killed by gargoyles and security guards while trying to break into the bank.

There was not much time left and only two large vaults were open.

Soon the bank robbers who had headed to the basement joined them on the first floor.

“Get moving! Get out of here before the security guys get there!”

“Boss, what about 10th place?”

“Ignore it!”

As the less than 20 bank robbers hurried out of the bank, the quiet inside the bank became noisy again.

However, outside the bank, a battle broke out again between gargoyles and bank robbers.

The number of robbers who were ultimately able to return to the hideout was less than 10.

“…Boss, since we’ve succeeded, how about counting the money first?”

“You idiot.”

The old orc said to the dwarf,

“You idiot. Why bother going through all that trouble when they’re just going to brag about how much we stole on TV anyway?”

“Ah….”

The dwarf was impressed by the orc’s wisdom. The chieftain also thought his words were correct.

But there was something they didn’t expect.

***

After the bank robbers disappeared.

I was suddenly summoned to the bank president because one of them was talking about being ranked 10th in the problem solving rankings.

“Over there….”

I expected to hear someone ask why I didn’t deal with the robbers.

I just didn’t want to get involved in the fuss.

Just because this bank was robbed, it didn’t mean all of my money was stolen, and the bastards ran away in a hurry as if nothing had happened.

“Chris.”

“Huh?”

The bank manager spoke to me using formal language.

“I have a suggestion for you. Would you like to hear it?”

“Suggestion? What suggestion?”

“One of our employees will be reporting a bank robbery shortly.”

First, I listened to what the bank manager had to say together with Sheila.

“The money they took is 20 million sophists. But we plan to take 20 million sophists from the safe and report the bad debts worth about 20 million sophists.”

“Huh…?”

What am I hearing right now?

“…What do you want us to do about it?”

Sheila asked the bank manager before me.

“I would like you to be witnesses and join us in agreement. Then, I will give you two shares of the 20 million sophists that I have set aside.”

“Is it okay to do that?”

“Anyway, visitors won’t know how much the robbers took.”

“What if the robbers tell the truth?”

“People will believe us more than the robbers. And if Chris, who is ranked 10th in problem solvers, joins in… it would be perfect.

ah.

This guy is really the bank manager of Maguspol, he must have been very good at thinking things through.

“Okay, but there’s a condition.”

“Yes, go ahead.”

“I have some banking to do. I’ll accept your offer, so let us take care of it first!”

At my suggestion, the bank manager immediately stood up from his seat.

He was also a dwarf, so even if he got up, there wouldn’t be much of a change in his height, but he immediately reached out to me.

Bang! I grabbed his hand.

“This is a done deal.”

“Ahh.”

And an hour later.

Sheila and I were in the office with Sylvia watching the TV news about a bank robbery at the Dwarf Bank in Mastello Park.

There were also people watching the same news at the same time, in different places.

“Damn it, boss! I checked again and it’s only 20 million sophists!”

There were reports on TV that around 60 million sophists had been stolen from the Dwarven Bank.

“….”

The boss was furious. They had risked their lives to collect 20 million sophists, but the bank manager and his bankers had easily collected 40 million sophists.

“Hahahaha! They were smarter than us!”

The old orc simply couldn’t stop laughing at the ridiculousness of the situation.

The robbers have no idea that the bank manager is thinking, ‘I wish I could get robbed once a month in my own home.’

Meanwhile, back to our story.

“So you conspired with the bank manager to commit robbery and get the money?”

“Yeah!”

Such a confident answer.

Sheila, who was next to me, was observing Sylvia’s reaction to my answer.

“….”

Sylvia, dressed in a suit, quietly took out a magic candle and lit it with a lighter.

After that, he took a sip of the magic herb’s smoke and exhaled it.

“…I can’t believe it.”

“But it was a success, so isn’t that a good thing?”

“Are you saying that?”

Sylvia immediately grabbed me with the hand that wasn’t smoking.

“Oh! Wait a minute! I brought some pocket money to give to Sylvia!”

“Chris, that’s that and this is this.”

“Ah!”

A fleeting moment.

That day, the little bloodsucker was hit with three rounds of honey chestnuts.