Once everyone had calmed down, the guild master began speaking again.
“Let’s set that fool aside for now. You two have no issues whatsoever. From what he said, I take it that you were forced to go along because of orders from your relatives?”
““Y-yes… that’s right…””
They replied in unison.
Yeah, I could kind of understand the situation, especially after what happened to Sue before. And dealing with a noble who’s both aristocratic and human-supremacist? That must have made things even more difficult.
“We, including our families, have no prejudice against beastmen.”
“However, we had no choice but to follow Dein-sama’s orders…”
The guild master, folding his arms, nodded knowingly.
“The hierarchies among nobles is really a pain. I’ve been in positions like this myself—dealing with troublesome nobles isn’t exactly a new experience.”
Casey and Telma, caught in the middle of all this, could hardly have felt more exasperated.
“Dein-sama has always… well, had a habit of trying to make himself look bigger than he is. This latest adventuring endeavor started with the idea of achieving great deeds and looking down on beastmen.”
“To be honest, he didn’t have the ability to pass next year’s knight exams, so he thought being an adventurer would somehow work out for him.”
Hmm…this sounded like a story I’d heard before.
Hearing Casey and Telma’s explanation, Sue couldn’t help but chuckle wryly. Some nobles in the Royal Capital really were absurd beyond belief.
Just then, the fox beastwoman receptionist who had carried the male adventurer entered the private room.
“Guild Master, our investigation has concluded. After waking the adventurer and questioning him, we discovered that he gave a large sum of money to a completely different person with the same name, then had him styled to look similar and registered as an adventurer.”
“Forgery huh. If the person has a similar face and the same name, they could slip past the verification. This isn’t just a matter for the Adventurers’ Guild. This is serious enough that the lord should be informed. Send a messenger to the lord’s estate immediately.”
“Understood.”
The guild master’s face darkened at the unexpected revelation.
There was no other explanation. Count Kasuak should be involved in this forged adventurer registration.
Casey and Telma paled at the news of the forgery, but the guild master quickly offered a reassuring word.
“Casey, Telma, you don’t need to worry. This is entirely the fault of the Kasuak family. Nothing will be done to you or your families. Your verification checks were fine, after all.”
The guild master’s words were reassuring—and correct. After all, this was strictly a problem caused by the Kasuak family. Casey and Telma bore no responsibility on it.
Still… looks like another troublesome situation is about to unfold.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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