I used the elevating function to descend to the front of the guild building. The main entrance was not open yet so I decided to enter through the back door.
“W-what is going on!?”
“Guard-ojiichan, we caught the group of thieves.”
The guard rubbed his eyes sleepily and as I dragged the thieves tied up with ropes together, the guard’s eyes widened.
“I’m Reus, an A-rank adventurer.”
“Y-you’re the one in the rumors….…?”
After I showed my adventurer’s card, we are able to get through easily. Then, I head straight to the private room window for A-rank adventurers.
“Actually, it’s still not open yet, but I think it should be okay.”
“Really?”
Unlike the Adventurers Guild in other cities, I had heard that the Adventurers Guild here in Vegaltia is open 24 hours a day. Perhaps the guard contacted them so several guild staff members were waiting in front of the window. At this time, the receptionist probably hasn’t come to work yet.
“I’m sorry to disturb you early in the morning.”
“No worries. We get cases like this so we have staff taking turns working night shifts so that we can respond at any time. But more than that, they are the thieves, right? Even with many different adventurer parties deployed for that task, they couldn’t catch their tails at all…… I never thought you’d caught them so quickly.”
I explained the situation in a rough way.
“……A flying ship? So it was because of something like that huh. No wonder they can’t get caught at all…… By the way, what about that elf?”
“Oh right. This Oneechan was actually held captive on that ship. She was on her way to this city to make a request to the Adventurer’s Guild but was unlucky enough to encounter a group of thieves.”
“I see. Then let’s talk about it in detail.”
One of the staff members took Ryuna with her. But after a while, I heard her yelling.
“That won’t be enough! We are in a situation where every second counts!”
“E-even if you say that…… Since it is that far away, the number of adventurers who can respond will be limited…… Well, I think if they get a decent reward, chances of more adventurers taking it will be higher but……”
“…… Does this mean that this amount of remuneration is not enough?”
“Yes, frankly, it is. If we are to mobilize A-rank adventurers for several days, you’ll need at least three times that amount.”
“Triple…… Kuu-, in that case…… I-, I’ll offer my body! For the sake of village, I’ll do so!”
“I-, I can’t do that! Uh-…. It is true that elven slaves are sold at high prices but we are not doing that here.”
Apparently, negotiations are not going well.
“Even if you were to use yourself as a reward, advanced adventurers are in high demand, and you don’t know if they will accept the request….…”
“No way….…”
As I could hear Ryuna’s sighs of despair, I interrupted their conversation.
“I’ve heard the story!”
““Huh!?””
The two of them looked back in shocked.
“I’ve just finished my job so there’s an A-rank adventurer with some free time.”
『Master, are you willing to accept the request?』
(Yeah.)
『So you’re after that elf’s body? As expected, you’re still the same old perverted old man!』
(No, no, I don’t have that thinking. I mean, she’s flat-chested after all. I want to be able to bury my face in it at least.)
『……That’s the worst statement in many ways right now.』
As Lindwurm interrupts, the staff member asks me timidly.
“Are you sure you want to take on this job? To be honest, considering the amount of effort and days it takes, the reward for it is pretty low……”
“It’s okay. It probably won’t take that long.”
If we use the airship, we’ll get there in no time.
“I think I alone will be enough as a fighting force. I mean, I’m the only one available right now anyway.”
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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Annoying how short each chapter is. They should, atleast, already travelling to the village in the end of this chapter or have arrived there already. This is probably gonna take 2 to 3 chaps to get there.
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