I Reincarnated as a Mob Villain in a Game World I Had Been Playing~ Using My Knowledge of the Game, I Lived a Carefree Life but for Some Reason I Became Famous Everywhere~

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Chapter 48 – Passing By

No matter how much you contribute to the city, no matter how many good deeds you repeatedly do, no matter how much trust you have earned, not everyone will have a positive impression of you.

Just because you have authority or power, just because you have something others don’t, just because you are respected—That doesn’t mean you won’t have enemies. You can harbor resentment from others.

The Ansage family, who created their own religious group based at the Holy Church by expanding its power, could be the cause of the downfall of another religion.

In addition to that… In a competitive society, of course there are those who suffer damage.

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“—What!? That plan didn’t work!? I thought the whole Ansage family was supposed to go out!?”

“W-Well… It seems that we were given false information… It seems that the Archbishop and the Bishop were waiting behind the scenes in the Holy Church… In other words, we were lured out perfectly…….”

“Hah… This is completely over. They’re probably listening to us, and they took all the pieces we’ve collected.”

“This is the worst development I was afraid of… We have no choice but to leave this town…”

A group of people holds a grudge against the Ansage family, so in order to bring shame to the Holy Church, to bring it into decline, to build a new generation and obtain abundant funds—

—A new religion was founded. The four, including men and women, involved in it were gathered in a basement.

“Where the hell did our plan go wrong…? I don’t think those Ansages could have easily decided to do that…”

The man in the leadership position wrinkled his brow as he folded his arms.

Everyone knew how big the Holy Church was.

In the position of the Ansage family, there was no way they could do anything that would cause distrust among their followers and those who support them.

There was no way the Ansage family could act in a way that would lure their enemies out for the simple reason of a ‘gamble.’

“U-Um, actually, in this case… The Jet-black, who is rumored to be affiliated with Vertal, seems to have helped…”

“V-Vertal…!?”

“H-He even outwitted the branch manager of Treasure Hunters’ Association, if the rumors are to be believed…”

“U-Ugh… It’s totally confirmed now, isn’t it? He holds the highest rank… Wait, the Ansages were connected to that kind of person too? It’s seriously infuriating…”

This was information that further deepened personal resentment.

And if the Jet-black had a hand in it, suspicions would naturally arouse.

“…Hey, doesn’t this bother you guys? If we were lured out, it means all our information was leaked, right? Jet-black infiltrated here… Or there’s a possibility there’s a spy among us. The spy would also be in a high position to sell information.”

“Wait! That’s being too paranoid. No one here is like that.”

“Y-Yes, that’s right. We are coming together to crush our common enemy, the Ansage family…”

“I wonder, I’m kind of suspicious of you trying to confront me by saying that, though?”

“What!?”

“C-Calm down. Calm down. Don’t let the Jet-black stir us up.”

A man clapped his hands and shut down the conversation.

Now was not the time for internal conflicts. They had to leave the city together.

—They have to avoid being caught.

“Um, I’m not certain… but I believe the one who hindered us the most in this matter was the informant with ties to the Jet-black, or at least that’s what I think…”

“Informant, you say?”

“Today I heard a passing rumor… It seems that the inn-keeper at the inn Eldy has quite the close connection with the Jet-black, and there was information that he was receiving rewards too… So I think the most likely scenario is that Jet-black got the information from the inn-keeper, and then he made a plan for the Ansage family…”

As soon as these words were said, the other three people’s eyes changed.

“Heh, so basically, that inn-keeper is the root cause of everything. He’s the one who messed up the plan that had been progressing for years.”

“You should have said that sooner. If he’s just a regular inn-keeper, he’s not that skilled.”

“…Yeah, that’s right. It’s annoying to keep getting beaten.”

The leader understood the feelings of the two people.

As mentioned before, the plan that was meticulously crafted over several years, the plan that was progressing smoothly, all of it was ruined in an instant.

They couldn’t stay in this city any longer anyway. So it was only natural that they’d want to take revenge to make themselves feel better.

“This would also allow us to take revenge on the Jet-black…”

One of them said while grinning.

They wouldn’t win in a fight against the Jet-black. Even if they could win, they’d be mortally wounded.

Then—In order to have revenge safely—It’s only natural that they would target the Jet-black’s weak comrades.

“A-Are we really going to do it…? I have a bad feeling about this… I think we should just run away…”

“Hey, it’ll just be a minor disruption. Even if our information is out there, it’s under a false name. It’s not like they know our faces. Plus, it’s nighttime. There’s nothing to worry about right now.”

“I agree, I agree. Let’s give them something too before we run away.”

“Yeah. I can already imagine his crying face”

“…………”

A woman quietly observed three bellicose individuals.

For some reason, she felt like they were being led to a trap and even got goosebumps, but… She shook her head as though her worries were groundless.

It was by chance that they heard about Eldy.

And this was planned just now.

All in this basement. No information would be leaked.

—There was no way they’d be lured out.

She felt the same as everyone else, she wanted to get back at the Jet-black. Their years of planning had been easily destroyed.

She made a clenched fist as if to say, ‘Let’s do it.’

“All right, no time to dilly-dally. Let’s go.”