Ah—since the Margrave was here, now would be a good time to hand over the letter from the Northern Margrave. Well, “while I’m at it” might not be the most proper way to put it, but if it’s the Margrave, he’d likely accept it without issue.
I reached into my item box and took out the letter I had been entrusted with.
“Margrave, this is a letter addressed to you from the Northern Margrave.”
“Let me see… Hmm. I had heard rumors, but a dark organization caused trouble at the martial arts tournament, did they?”
“The people connected to that group didn’t just summon a large number of orcs during the tournament—they also appeared inside a residence and summoned goblins.”
“My territory too… the harvest festival everyone looks forward to is fast approaching. Oh right… it would be wise to investigate whoever is backing that fool.”
The Margrave’s expression turned thoughtful as he considered the matter. At this rate, that male adventurer was likely going to be interrogated thoroughly. To be honest, I also had a feeling there was something more behind him.
“Guild Master, take care of processing the quest completion. Sigh… seems I’ve got yet another headache to deal with.”
“The guild will tighten its vigilance as well. We’ll keep a closer eye out for any suspicious requests. This time of year, the number of adventurers tends to increase, after all.”
The Margrave handed the letter over to the Guild Master, and the two of them both ended up wearing slightly weary expressions.
That was only natural, I guess. They were already busy with preparations for the upcoming harvest festival, and now they had to deal with a shadowy organization on top of that.
And so, with that, the discussion came to an end, and we set off for the Margrave’s estate.
But the moment we stepped outside the Adventurers’ Guild, I noticed something strange.
“Uhm, Margrave… it seems there’s no carriage. And I don’t see any attendants or guards with you either.”
“Oh, I walked here from the estate alone. I’m stronger than any half-baked guard, after all.”
“““Ooh! So cool!”””
No—seriously…. you guys, this isn’t something to admire.
For someone entrusted with governing an entire frontier territory, this kind of behavior is completely unthinkable.
And sure enough, Sue, Casey, and Telma all stood there, stunned into silence.
But somehow, it felt pointless to say anything to the Margrave. So, aside from Shiro and the others, we could only exchange resigned looks before following after him.
“Your Excellency!”
“Oh, you guys. Are you doing well?”
“We’re doing great!”
“Hahaha, good to hear that!”
On the way to the Margrave’s estate, townspeople called out to him one after another.
With his straightforward, easygoing personality, the Margrave is quite popular among the citizens. Come to think of it, the other Margraves I had met in different territories were also well-liked by their people.
And then, we finally arrived at the Margrave’s estate.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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