Leanna Rioearth
I’ve never experienced such extreme emotional highs and lows in a single day before.
The day before, I met Shaun, who I want to become my personal chef, when he boarded our ship. Then I got to go look at used and new spaceships for sale with my father. And I was looking forward to having dinner with my father, so my mood was soaring. But then those women who barged into the hotel made me hit rock bottom.
And one of them was the woman who stepped on my foot with her heel at last year’s New Year’s party venue bathroom.
She did apologize properly at the time and I forgave her, but it hurt so badly that when I got examined by a doctor, I had a broken bone on the top of my foot.
Ever since that incident, I’ve been wearing shoes reinforced with plated titanium.
The looks on those women’s faces when they saw Shaun were priceless.
Besides the fact that many Sumerians are good-looking, but Shaun also seems to work out, with an amazing physique and posture.
No way could those heavily made-up, self-indulgent women land him.
And he bluntly told them what the hotel staff and my father and I couldn’t, and drove them out.
The dinner after that was truly enjoyable.
Shaun only answered when my father or I addressed him directly, being considerate not to interrupt our conversation.
The food was also wonderful, and we had a really nice time.
If possible, I’d love to have Shaun become my exclusive personal chef and let his talents shine.
Shaun Lyatt
After the confrontation with the [upper-class] ladies and the tense meal at the fancy restaurant, I collapsed onto the bed as soon as I returned to my room.
“I’m just not cut out for places like that…”
But if I left the dress on, it would get wrinkled, so I took it all off including my underwear and tossed it into the laundry chute.
Then as I showered and looked over information on my wristband terminal, I tried to recall where I might have seen some of those women before.
And as I was skimming through the information, one particular piece of data caught my eye.
???
We were having breakfast at the cafe in Hotel Valse Veeran.
Stewing over the humiliation from last night.
“Aww man, I really thought we could get in good with the president of Riquiel Enterprises.”
“It’s all that woman’s fault! Stealing the delicious part for herself…”
As my sister grumbled, I remembered the face of that infuriating woman who showed up last night.
“I bet that woman is the president’s mistress, you know?”
“Then there’s no way that brat would get close to her!”
“Maybe she seduced him from that angle.”
I raised my voice, but what my sister said made sense.
There’s no way that rude brat could get that close unless she made advances first.
To borrow a saying from the Empire, “If you want to shoot the general, first shoot the horse.”
“Maybe we should have made a move on her too…”
“Sister, don’t drink my coffee.”
“It’s fine, isn’t it?”
“Not right now, I’m a child.”
“I can just pretend, easy.”
I’m currently in the form of a child, waiting to lure my prey.
My prey is the young business mogul I saw chatting friendly with the president of Riquiel Enterprises at the spaceship sales event.
buying ships in the large to ultra-large size categories.
He must be quite wealthy,
That’s when that infuriating woman walked into the cafe.
“…Sister, that’s her.”
“Tch…”
It was that detestable woman who got in our way last night.
Of course, she wouldn’t recognize us now.
To her, we just look like a mother and child.
She sat down at a table right next to us.
I signaled to my sister to communicate internally
so our conversation wouldn’t be overheard.
[She’s sure taking her time, that person.]
[No need to hurry. that person’s definitely staying at this hotel.]
To any outside observer, we just look like a mother and child happily eating together.
We have that much experience.
After a while, a group of police officers entered the cafe.
The one leading them was a plainclothes detective with a uniform officer in tow.
[Sister…]
[Stay calm. Leaving in a panic would seem suspicious.]
My sister looked worried, but we couldn’t panic here.
It’s not necessarily us they’re after.
Then the officers approached that woman.
That insufferable woman who obstructed us.
The plainclothes detective sat across from her
and simply said,
“Show me.”
The unbearable woman calmly replied
“Here you go,”
and handed something over.
“…Seems there’s no mistake, then…”
The detective glared at her as he pocketed whatever she gave him.
Likely some evidence,
in exchange for not arresting her.
[Looks like that woman’s an accomplice after all.]
[Now we can use this to get in with President Rioearth.♪]
We felt confident our plans were moving in a good direction.
But before the big fish, we’d have to reel in a smaller one first.
And just as I turned to look in the direction that small fish would likely come from, a sudden shock went through my body.
My sister and I had our arms grabbed and heads forced down, the compartments containing our [brains] exposed.
And sure enough, several guns were pointed right at those [brains].
“Eh!? What??”
My sister panicked, seemingly unaware of the situation.
But it could also pass for the reaction of an ordinary, unaware civilian.
So taking full advantage of my current childlike appearance,
“Mommy! Mommy!”
I cried out as childishly as I could,
However, the detective responded,
“We know who you are, Neder sisters. You’ve got quite the rap sheet of fraud and theft charges. And it looks like we caught your bodies too.”
Calling us by name, listing our crimes, with our bodies restrained and brains exposed, there was no way for my sister and I to escape now.
In contrast to us, that woman calmly sipped her coffee.
It was obvious – that bastard called the cops and sold us out to avoid getting caught herself!
“Hey, Officer! Why aren’t you arresting her too? She’s a con artist just like us!”
I shouted at the top of my lungs.
This way, the information about her should reach the CEO of RioEarth Corp!
We spent so long infiltrating them, but I’ll ruin everything!
Then the woman turned toward us.
“Sorry, but that’s not going to work.”
With a faint glow, she transformed into a man.
It was the same man my sister and I had been trying to swindle.
In other words, this person was neither fully male nor female – a hermaphroditic Sumerian.
“You tricked us, you slimy bastard!”
My sister was dumbfounded, but I refused to be discouraged.
Besides, just because they’re Sumerian doesn’t mean they can’t be a con artist too.
“Don’t mess with me! If they’re Sumerian it’s probably even easier for them to be a swindler!”
I raised my voice to accuse them, but –
“This guy is an acquaintance of mine and has ties to the RioEarth family. Their status is well-established too. I just happened to ask them for advice, so I’m grateful.”
The detective dismissed my claim with a sarcastic grin.
At that moment, I lost consciousness.
Shaun Lyatt
“That was a hassle.”
“If Lady Leanna hadn’t invited me to dine with her and the RioEarths in the lobby, I never would have noticed.”
I replied to the Inspector while watching out of the corner of my eye as the con artist sisters’ [brains] were carried away.
In fact, if the Leanna young lady hadn’t invited me to dinner, I might have unknowingly continued my actions with those sisters.
I may need to thank that refined princess for her impeccable timing.
Well, I’ve already paid for the ship, so I’m not carrying much cash anyway.
“Speaking of which, were you able to purchase the ship?”
“Yes. Delivery is in six days, and I plan to sail it back.”
“You went through quite a convoluted process.”
“It comes at a discounted rate as a result.”
Initially I was just going to have it shipped to Orlangea, but since they offered a 20% discount if I sailed it back myself, I went with that option instead.
“So that’s why you’re staying at a place like this?”
The inspector feigned disdain with a smirk, though he understood the circumstances.
“It’s a bit too luxurious for my means. I’ll move to another hotel after this and do some sightseeing in the capital until the delivery date.”
“You’ve gotten used to flying between the stars, so you rarely set foot on planets. A bit of sightseeing will be good for you.”
“Inspector, the preparations for transferring the suspects are complete.”
While we were making small talk, a uniformed officer came to report to the inspector.
“Very well, duty calls. Ah, there was a bounty on those sisters, so the payout will come at a later date.”
“Got it.”
With that, the inspector left the hotel with his subordinate in tow.
Finally, I’m a free man again.
I called for staff and ordered breakfast, then started browsing sightseeing data for the capital city.
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Glossary :
【Space Colony】
Indispensable for SF – the famous artificial habitats floating in space! There are three major types:
① Cylindrical
A rotating cylinder that generates gravity. Land and windows alternate along the inner surface, with adjustable mirrors outside the windows to reflect sunlight and create day/night cycles and seasons. This is the type used here – the most famous kind.
② Bernal Sphere
Large windows are placed near the poles of a rotating spherical shell. Sunlight is reflected in from externally mounted mirrors. From the images, it looks more like a short, fat cylinder than a sphere though.
③ Stanford Torus
The classic “donut” shape. Rotation generates Earth-like gravity along the outer ring surface. Sunlight enters via mirrors, and the ring is connected by spokes that also facilitate transport. The hub areas where the spokes meet have no gravity for things like docking spaceships.
There are also modified asteroids and such as well.
【Orbital Elevator】
An elevator running from a planet’s surface up to the stationary orbit in space. Eliminates the need for rocket launches to reduce costs.
【Mobile Gantry Platform】
Literally a raised, flat, horizontal surface. But it has taken on extended meanings like foundation, scaffolding, staging area, etc. In SF it refers to large flat surfaces with built-in hovering propulsion used for transport within massive structures or ships – think the Soviet gantries from a certain game.
【Shin-Ho Empire】
Formerly a parliamentary monarchy at the top, this country with a distinct cultural sphere was divided into three nations 50 years ago in the aftermath of the 4th Galactic War by the Galactic Republic, Empire and Federation. But its culture still heavily influences the three successor states today. The national image is obviously Japan.
【4th Galactic War】
A massive war ending 50 years ago between the Galactic Republic, Empire, Federation and Shin-Ho Empire over control of resource planets.
【Holo-Phone 3D Video Phone】
A communications device that can project 3D holographic video. We’ll probably see these for real before too long.
【Laundry Chute】
Hotels have built-in chutes that deliver clothes directly to the laundry room. At Vars-Varan, anything sent by 9pm galactic standard time will be cleaned and returned by 7am the next day.
I want one at home…
【Brain Removal Arrests】
This means the Nader sisters had their brains transferred into special containment boxes, allowing them to swap into robotic bodies and change appearances to match their marks’ preferences, avoiding police detection.
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