After Peroroncino and Shalltear left the castle, they met up with Yulia. By this time, it was completely dark.
"Lord Chino, Marquis Raeven informed me that the mission has been moved up. The action is set for tomorrow night. They didn't tell me what the mission is, but I managed to extract some information from them. They are going to attack the Eight Fingers' stronghold."
"Eight Fingers? I remember Sebas mentioned this organization in his reports. A black-market criminal group, right?"
"Perhaps we could take control of this organization and use it for ourselves."
"Peroroncino. Is something wrong?"
"Momonga, the kingdom is about to take action against the underground group, Eight Fingers. I think we should move ahead of them and take control of the organization. What do you think?"
Originally, Peroroncino intended to give a direct order to Demiurge, but thought it better to discuss it with Momonga first. After all, Momonga was the guild leader.
"I think that's a great idea. Taking control of this organization would give us a much stronger intelligence network."
"Who do you think would be best to handle this?"
"Demiurge, perhaps! With his intelligence, he should be able to handle it easily."
"I have other things to take care of, so please inform Demiurge."
"Understood!"
Rather than using a message to inform Demiurge, Peroroncino directly teleported to the seventh floor. The reason was that Peroroncino suspected Demiurge's interaction with Renner was likely for some purpose. And that purpose would be easy to uncover by asking.
Upon arriving on the seventh floor, all the demons were gathered together.
"Isn't that Lord Peroroncino? What brings you here?"
"Rather than the task I want to give, I'm more curious about what you're planning by gathering your subordinates?"
"Lord Peroroncino, I believe that as a subordinate, one should proactively handle matters to please the master, rather than waiting passively for orders."
"So, what are you planning to do?"
"I've already established a cooperative relationship with the kingdom's princess, and through the information she provided, I've located seven strongholds of the Eight Fingers organization. I intend to send people to take control of this organization."
Clap clap "Great! You and I were thinking the same thing. I've already mentioned it to Momonga, and he recommended you for the task. You have full access to the resources of Nazarick."
"Understood!"
"Good luck with it!"
Peroroncino then teleported back to the royal capital.
"Lord Chino, I heard there's a famous tailor in the royal capital. Why don't we go get some custom clothes made?" Yulia asked.
There were no tailors in Nazarick. The game didn't support that profession. Peroroncino had tried changing NPCs' professions using the Administrator's Staff, but having a profession wasn't enough—it still required experience.
Even NPCs with a changed profession couldn't make good clothes.
So, if Peroroncino wanted to have clothes made, he had to go to a human tailor.
"Sure, let's go check it out!" Peroroncino casually waved his hand.
"It feels much bigger than before!"
"You mentioned I was a bit small last time, so I've been working hard with massages and drinking milk and papaya juice."
"Sometimes I feel like you're being a bit too thoughtful. It almost feels like a dream."
"What are you saying? As a maid, I should devote myself entirely to serving the master."
"We should try to be whatever you like. If you feel comfortable, that's the greatest reward we could receive as maids."
"Chino-niisan, Nana has also been trying to drink milk, eat papaya, and get massages." Nana tried to put on some weight, but unfortunately, there was no visible result.
"Nana, you don't need to worry. You're still growing, so just eat nutritious food. You can keep drinking milk, but you don't need to worry about massages or papaya for now."
"You'll grow up at the right age!" Peroroncino patted Nana's head.
"Got it, Chino-niisan."
"Chino-niisan, I also..." Shalltear wanted to be patted as well, but Peroroncino covered her mouth.
There were still many eyes on them around.
This conversation was a bit too shocking, and anyone who overheard would want to hear more.
Before long, the three of them arrived at the tailor's shop.
The tailor was a middle-aged man who seemed rather honest. He wasn't very tall, and when he smiled, he looked like a simple, good-natured person.
The small shop wasn't very large, and its décor was plain, but the displayed clothes were quite stylish.
"Do you offer custom tailoring?"
"Yes, but you'll need to pay a deposit first."
"I'll provide the fabric."
Peroroncino took out a piece of black cloth and handed it to the tailor.
"This fabric, the texture, the material—it's top-notch!"
"Are you really going to have me make clothes with this high-quality fabric?"
"Of course, I heard your reputation is quite good, so I came especially."
"By the way, considering the clothes may need some embellishments, here are a few accessories for you," Peroroncino placed some small ornaments on the table.
"These are diamonds—such large diamonds! And the material, it's crystal! You want me to handle these precious items? Aren't you afraid I might run off with them?"
"If you try to run off, I'll make you regret ever being born," Peroroncino said calmly.
"I understand. I will definitely meet your expectations."
Bang! The door was kicked open.
"Time to collect protection money!" Three rough-looking thugs swaggered into the shop.
"Whoa!!" The three men saw the glittering diamonds and crystals on the table, and their mouths watered.
"These will just have to be your protection money for this year!"
The leader, a bald man with tattoos, hadn't finished speaking before reaching for the diamonds and crystals.
"If I were you, I wouldn't touch those."
"Who the hell are you, pretty boy? How dare you..." Another thug grabbed a short knife and was about to teach Peroroncino a lesson.
Before he could finish, he was sent flying, perfectly out of the door. He didn't break anything in the shop as he flew outside.
The bald man trying to grab the diamonds had his arm caught by a small hand. Despite the hand being tiny, it held his arm in place, and he couldn't move.
Looking down, the bald man saw a seemingly ordinary child.
"Nana, break his arm."
Upon hearing Peroroncino's order, Nana immediately twisted the man's arm 180 degrees. Before the man could scream in pain, she quickly twisted the other arm 180 degrees. The man, overwhelmed by Nana's immense strength, spun in the air and collapsed to the ground.
"Ah!!! My arm!!!"
The bald man screamed in pain.
"Quiet down!" Peroroncino kicked him in the forehead, sending him flying out of the door, where he collapsed unconscious on the street. The other thug who had been kicked out was also unconscious.
"Her name is Yulia. If you want revenge, feel free to come find us at the Adventurer's Guild!"
Peroroncino had intended to give his name, but he wasn't well known. Yulia, however, was quite famous.
The other thug didn't look back and fled in panic.
End of chapter
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