After informing how they intend to deal with the captured adventurer, the Margrave pulled out a tablet-like magical device from his pocket and began tapping away at it. Despite his large fingers, he handled it with surprising dexterity.
“That should do it… Sue, come here and take a look at this, will you?”
Calling Sue over, the Margrave had her check the contents displayed on the tablet.
Now that I thought about it, the Eastern Margrave had done the same thing—having Sue review something on a similar device. What exactly were they having her verify?
Before I could dwell on it further, Sue began tapping at the tablet herself.
“How about this?”
“Hahaha! That’s perfect. Let’s send it out right away.”
At whatever changes Sue had made, the Margrave burst into laughter, clearly pleased.
With a deeply satisfied expression, he resumed operating the tablet. Moments later, it seemed a reply came through. Both the Margrave and Sue exchanged looks—each wearing the same expression of quiet satisfaction.
“I’ve just reported the matter to the royal castle. Since it involves illegal entry by a noble’s son, the military will be taking him into custody. On top of that, they’ll summon Count Kasuak directly and give him a proper warning and make it clear he’s not to meddle with your families. They’ll even assign guards to you for a while.”
“Margrave, we’re the ones who caused trouble, and yet…. uhm, thank you very much.”
“You’ve even taken our families into consideration. We’re truly grateful.”
“Haha! This much is only natural. It’s the duty of a lord, after all.”
“““So cool!”””
The Margrave finished with a proud grin, clearly pleased with himself—but personally, I couldn’t help wondering on what exactly did Sue add to that message.
Then, the Guild Master turned his attention to us.
“Casey, Telma—you two should spend some time learning about adventuring from Shun and his group. In just a few short months, they’ve already climbed to D-rank. They even hold three titles.”
I had a feeling things would turn out like this. More than anything, Casey and Telma were acquaintances of Sue’s—there was no way she’d just leave them be.
As the Guild Master spoke, Sue and I exchanged a glance and gave a small nod.
“Now then…. about lodging, hm? Though I suppose you’re planning to have them stay at your estate anyway, aren’t you?”
“Hahaha, you know me too well. That’s what comes of a long-standing acquaintance. It’s partly for their protection. But, to be honest, I’m also quite interested in seeing Shun and his group’s strength for myself.”
Uhm… the Guild Master and the Margrave seem to be discussing something rather unsettling.
It’s not just the matter of lodging—at this rate, I can practically see an event coming where we end up sparring with the Margrave.
And then, Shiro started saying something absolutely outrageous to Casey and Telma.
“You know, when you go to the Margrave’s estate, you get to eat really delicious food!”
““Eh?!””
“Shiro… how many times do I have to tell you? Don’t bring up food every time we talk about visiting a Margrave’s residence.”
“Eeeh…”
Shiro puffed her cheeks in protest, but seriously—this was not the time to be talking about meals, especially right in front of the Margrave.
“Hahaha! In that case, I suppose my household must prepare a feast that won’t lose to any other.”
“““Yay!”””
See? Now you’ve gone and gotten the Margrave fired up.Even Sue couldn’t help but let out a wry smile.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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