In a World Filled with Deserts, an Old Man with Electronic Money

He's back now.

"You, the customer...."

"Who is it?

It's me.

"Oh, isn't that Baron Stein?"

"When you retired from the army and became a hunter, you behaved quite well. Isn't that usually the opposite?

"Civilians are noblemen."

"I'm sure there are many nobles who take it for granted. I need to talk to you."

A few days after Tallow headed for Water City.

As planned, I retired from the army.

Now that you're a civilian Major, you're doing well.

Normally, the captain is at his limit even when he's out of the academy, and he's just a merciful Major when he retires.

When you finish active duty as a major, you'll become a lieutenant colonel when you retire.

Retirement and pension amounts increase, so you can rest assured in your old age.

Nevertheless, I'm still in my early forties.

Since I can still work, I decided to start the hunter business.

I quickly started looking for my people, but my men were retired together, so I ended up with them.

I didn't think it was necessary to hang out with me and retire from the army, but it seems that the dumb son of a aristocrat who joined the army instead of me can't help it.

I don't have the courage to fight sandbags myself, but I want you to raise your level.

Hurry up! They made a rude request to those who were my men.

The five men I was particularly looking at who felt bad about it... they were also in Tallow's training... and they were quickly decommissioned, and five of the soldiers they were assigned to have already died.

The new Major Koné is said to have made him indifferent for leveling.

And yet, since he is a noble child, he bears no blame.

Well, then it's only natural to retire.

It's really hard for a noble kid who wants to raise his level and mount his fellow idiots.

Fortunately, the hunter business went well with them.

I earned better than a regular soldier, and I've had plenty every day for a while, but the only thing I've been depressed about is Tallow's death.

When I was traveling by sandboat to the port where the ship was leaving for Water City, I was attacked by a swarm of sandwiches and the ship sank or was destroyed.

Only the Captain and a few of his crew survived.

A slightly suspicious smell pops, but if you pursue it, I will be killed too.

I wish I was alone, but I can't be rude because I have a family.

I'm sorry about Tallow, but in the end, I have no choice but to invest in the hunter business.

And in that, an unexpected visitor.

What the hell happened?

"I'm sorry, but we need to talk."

"Okay."

That's all my wife understood.

Baron Stein and I were guided to the back room, and as soon as we served tea, they left the room.

Nice wife.

"We've known each other a long time. You'll understand."

"Wonderful women to take care of."

I look ordinary, but I think my wife is a good woman.

Better than the fattening, aristocratic children in order for men to receive it.

"So, what's the matter?

"Lord Tallow, do you think he's alive? You think he's dead?

I honestly don't know.

The sandwich ship on board was attacked by a crowd of sandwiches, and the ship was completely destroyed.

All passengers were destroyed and only the captain and several crew members survived.

The captain, the chief officer of the ship, could not have escaped without his crew and passengers, but somehow they were not punished and soon returned to their original positions.

Normally, they would say, "I have a problem with my suitability as a captain," and I don't think I'll be able to get on board again.

And yet, being back at work without any particular criticism... I guess so.

Then I'll hate the nobles, too.

Except for Baron Stein, who's embarrassed.

"From the standpoint of the situation, isn't Tallow a bad person?

I don't think so, but I don't think Tallow will survive when the captains abandon him.

"But... He has no chance of being alive."

"Really?

"Only formally, but privately, the captains are being heard. I got a record of that time in Tsutte....."

"Hey, you're doing something dangerous."

"I don't care about the actions of wooden barons like me, the nobles and royalties in the upper realm of the kingdom... when they escaped, Lord Tallow was still fighting on the ship. Nevertheless, the sandwich swarm never decreased, and the hunters we fought with were wiped out. No other passengers survived."

"Is that true?

It is possible that the captains are lying.

Maybe Taro was already dead... but that's weird.

I don't have the inevitability to lie like that.

"His Majesty attempted to murder Lord Tallow so that he could accumulate his magic and re-summon him five years later. I'd like to know more about his final situation. I don't think the captains are lying because the hearings are supposed to be open to the nobles."

I wonder if the captains, who are civilians in the first place, would lie to the nobles.

"No one has actually seen Lord Tallow die. That's why it's possible he's alive."

"But you won't be able to confirm that."

Somehow, the point where the ship was wrecked is a famous sandwich nest.

Needless to say, the ship's professional captains left their original route and headed there… We can't find the body, so we won't be able to confirm Tallow's life or death.

"It's not like there's no way to check. You can ask the church."

"Church?

Tallow sells the purple clothes he wore at the time of the summons to the nobles for money.

It was deposited into the church's account.

I remember because I was dating.

But....

"The church won't tell me."

The church operates its banking business through a worldwide network of churches.

Because the power is not diminished, and even if the state tries to obtain the depositor's information, it refuses to protect the depositor's information in name.

"I don't know how it works, but if Tallow was dead, his account would have been frozen."

"And if there were any survivors who could inherit, they would distribute the inheritance according to the laws of the country."

However, we do not refuse even a query from the state in the name of protecting depositor information, and we do not intend to exclude the church in any country because we also take on the troubles related to inheritance.

"Tallow has been summoned from another world, and there is no survivor who can inherit the inheritance. In this case, the church will get the money for the account."

Without such help, the church would not help with a troublesome inheritance.

A priest can't live without money.

"So if Tallow's account is still there, he's not dead. I don't think the church is going to teach me much....."

The church's deposit system seems to be a mechanism that can be easily seen when a depositor dies.

His Majesty will be able to ascertain his life and death, whether or not his account remains.

I definitely want to know.

"Will the church respond?

"There is no doubt that there will be underwater negotiations between His Majesty and the Church by now. The church will refuse, but the priest also has many children of the aristocrats of the Kingdom of Bart. The church can't keep information from leaking."

I see.

After a little while, you'll see.

"I want you alive."

I see.

But no matter how much we fled the ship in distress, we're surrounded by sandwich nests.

Do we have to consider the worst?

"Your Majesty, I've checked the account details."

Well, well done.

"I had a lot of trouble keeping the account information of the people in the church from being shown to the priests from the Kingdom of Bart."

"In a church in the kingdom of Burt, only priests from other countries have access to depository information in that country."

"By doing so, we're preventing information leakage. I suppose the priest is trying to keep the country of origin and the church from leaking information."

"It's only possible because the church is global. So how did you get the information?

"Is that where the road of snakes is called snakes... I exchanged information with priests from other countries because I want that kind of information. It took me so long....."

I see.

The crippled 'Transformer' Katou Tallow is certain to be dead from the standpoint of the situation, but the fleeing captains did not actually see him die.

I wanted proof that he was dead, but speaking of which, he sold his purple clothes to the aristocratic son of a fool and put the money into his account.

A church account can be created for anyone with money, and a special crystal ball can be easily verified.

For churches of unknown origin with advanced technical skills, countries were in a situation that had to be taken into account, so it was said that there was no way to know who had an account and how much money they deposited.

Even if the state insists on presenting information, the church refuses.

If Katow Tallow's account stays intact, he'll be alive.

Because when a person with a deposit account dies, the church quickly realizes it with mysterious technology.

Many tax officials in various countries should be neglecting the church because it is also the strength of the church to successfully inherit a deceased depositor.

The church has a lot of cadres from the civilian population, so there's probably one.

Therefore, I could not confirm whether the account of Katou Taro remained, but it seems that the Japanese priest who turned it over exchanged information with other priests who were thinking the same thing.

Better than those captains.

They'll be disposed of soon, but I think they're worth a little more.

"Katou Taro's account is gone. Not even on the list."

I mean, he's dead.

I hear that when the person who kept the money in the church dies, the account disappears and the money is treated by the church.

In other words, that crippled Transformer is dead.

"On the other hand, if we drop all the money and the balance reaches zero, the account will also disappear, but just in case, we have to look for the deposit withdrawal information. I don't think the church confiscated the deposit because the depositor died."

"I see. I get it."

The useless' Transformer 'would be dead if we could prove this far.

If he dies, we can call the next "Transformer" in five years.

I hope you're my useful "transformer" this time...

"Thank you very much. We'll get you a reward later."

Thank you. Happiness.

When I promised the priest a reward, I let him back down.

With him, there will be information about churches that are struggling with information that is hard to grasp in any country.

Many nobles have become kings when they are young, and despise me, but now is the time for an ambush.

Because one day we will be able to build up a country that cannot be reformed by saving our strength and paying attention to the great aristocracy and royalties.

"Yes, I will be king of change."

This is the throne that suddenly came around with the death of a brilliant brother, but then I'll let you do whatever you want.

I will rule this country properly, a powerful king, and one day you will have complete control of this Great Dessert.

If the King makes a quick and proper decision, he will be able to green the desert, which accounts for 80% of the world.

"To do this, we need a strong Transformer!

Katou Taro.

You didn't have any luck.

You were summoned as a Transformer without knowing it, and you were judged useless to me in a world no one knew.

It's a terrible story, but it's also for the new Burt kingdom.

I am the ruler of this country.

Sometimes we have to sacrifice small for the greater good.

Besides, you're not the only one who's going to get rid of it.

When my brother died suddenly, these people who suddenly changed their attitude knowing that I would succeed to the throne also thought that if I were the king, I would be a good puppet and hold the real power of this country.

You'll get rid of it.

Then the afterlife won't be lonely anymore.

Wait a little longer, Katou Taro.