Chapter 45: more problems

It was a beastly girl with fox ears and a fox tail. Although young, I could recognize that face that had been in the news more than once. Beastmen in this world are not rare, but to find them in the capital of this kingdom is unusual. Not that they are openly married, but discrimination in the Empire of the Sun, where I currently reside, is known to be more notorious so they are not very welcome.For most people, they are not something they care about, but there are some extremist groups that propagate discrimination. Not many people are in their favor. Even so About 1% of the capital's population are of races other than humans, being several dozen thousand semi-humans living in the imperial capital.The girl looked young, she was about five years old and I was almost sure who the person I was thinking of was, but there was something different. From what I remember, she had black fur and red eyes like me. On the other hand, the fox in the catalog had white fur and blue eyes.The situation was a little weird since when I grow up I would be identical to that person, but I didn't rule out the possibility that they were related. So I'll just wait for auction day to find out. Luckily, the catalog had the approximate price and although a bit pricey, I hope to be able to buy it.I kept looking and was able to find the dagger that was among my targets, as well as other things that might be of use to me. Actually, I could see a lot of things that could be useful to me, so I kept that in mind. More things could still turn up until auction day in three days.When I finished looking at everything I wanted, I headed north of the capital. My destination was the northern intermediate area, since all this time I had been concentrating on guiding Christian in some investments I proposed and future plans, now that I had free time I planned to look for someone. When I got to the northern section, as it was so large and difficult to locate the person, I had gathered information with Christian's contacts in advance.I walked to the northernmost parts of the intermediate area, to the outskirts where the northern peripheral area almost began. In this section, although not as poor as the outlying section, the houses were small and in disrepair, but still had the basic services of the intermediate area. Following the direction I got, I came to a house that, like the surrounding area, was in disrepair.I knocked on the door, but no one answered. My senses told me that there were several presences inside, but no one wanted to answer. So I used some force and kicked the door down.Inside I could see a man with glasses, black hair and ordinary brown eyes. He didn't look anything special and his appearance was even below average. He was about twenty years old. At that moment, he had a bat in his hands and was looking at me with fear. I don't know why At this moment, he was dressed normally, so he was just a normal ten-year-old kid who kicked down an iron door."A-are you someone who works for the pawnbroker?""..."He mentioned in a shaky voice. I was scared despite my appearance.The reason I'm here is because of this guy. Although the theme of the strongest dominating prevails in this world, it is also a technological ERA in which technology plays an important role, both in normal life and in the lives of powerful people.So it is important to know how to move correctly and the person in front of me is a hacker who will make a name for himself in the future. He hacked a lot of places and caused a lot of chaos, especially when he somehow allied with a company and took it to the top by doing questionable things like hacking enemy companies to cripple them technologically.It wasn't until he messed with the wrong person that they suppressed him with absolute force and revealed all his misdeeds, causing his downfall from the company he supported. It was news I remember from my previous life. Right now, this person is just dabbling in the tech world, so he is not a professional hacker, but that makes him á easier to convince."...No, I'm not a collector or a loan shark. I'm here to offer you a deal." With that said, I passed him a magic contract. In it I stipulated that he would work for me and receive my support. It would also pay off all his debts immediately and we would give him a home in the central Midwest area.It also described the things that were expected of him. The reason the contract was magic was because it also said that he could be asked to do things that would not be considered legal, but I am sure that, although he is not that good yet, he already has experience in hacking."This contract is too good, what's the catch?" he seems to doubt what was written and his pay based on his performance."Well, the catch is, if you're not up to par, we'll sell you to the black market." When I said it in a serious way, he trembled a little and hesitated, but the opportunity was too good to waste.I don't know how he would live his life until he became a successful hacker, but he obviously didn't want to pass up this opportunity, so with trembling hands he signed the contract. I gave him the money to pay for everything and the address to come to work. He had no father and his mother was bedridden with an illness that was expensive to cure. I added to the contract that we would cure his mother's illness.It was an illness that even I could cure with a fourth degree spell, but it was not something he could afford to pay for. So to earn his thanks. I pretended to pull out a potion and gave it to him, silently I quickly conjured the spell and cast it on him.Although he was still sleeping, I could see that his appearance improved. The man who called himself Baxley had tears in his eyes. Although it seemed easy to cure her, it was a disease that in a few months would have killed her if left untreated. Satisfied with what I had accomplished I was returning home but at that moment, I received an urgent call from Christian with the news of Chris' possible kidnapping.[Ha-ha, if it wasn't because he is a man, he would have the role of a kidnapped princess and you would be her blue knight who rescues her], Lili who also heard the news mocked me."Hush, Lili, it's not funny..... Haaa I can't believe he was kidnapped again, why are there so many people who kidnap children?", I shook my head in resignation, tired of the situation. It seems that ever since I came back I have spent my time rescuing children from kidnappers.Even with my internal grumbling I wasted no time and activated a concealment spell and teleported near Christian's tent. I didn't want to use teleportation inside the capital if necessary, but the situation needs quick action.