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After the market, we move to the shopping street. The shopping street is also crowded with many people. Shiro holds Sue’s hand so that she doesn’t get separated.

As we are buying clothes, someone called out to us.

“Oh, it’s you, kid. Are you shopping today?”

“Hello, Chairman. Yes, we are going to be busy from tomorrow, so I thought we should do some shopping in advance.”

“You’re as reliable as ever, kid.”

At the entrance of the store, the chairman of the executive committee of the cherry blossom festival called out to us. Inside the store, her daughter is busy working.

“It’s a general store, right? It’s amazing how you sell everything.”

“Just so-so. It’s the biggest one around here, but it’s not as good as a specialty store.”

The store has a wide selection of products, and it seems that we can find almost everything we need here.

Now that we are here already, I’ll buy some necessary cooking utensils.

Hmm, there is also a flat pot that looks like a frying pan, so let’s buy this as well.

“Oh, are you going to cook again?”

“Yes. I got some good spices, so I thought I’d try them when I get back.”

“The dishes you cooked are delicious, so if you have any leftovers, bring them tomorrow.”

“Hahaha, okay.”

“Good, good. Now I have something to motivate me again.”

The chairman of the executive committee laughed and slapped me on the back. If I don’t share something to him, he’ll for sure say something.

“What are you guys going to do after this?”

“It’s not like we’re going to scout the enemy, but we’re going to the church and the slave market.”

“Hmm, I see. Then, wait for me for a bit.”

Huh?

I wonder if the chairman has something he want us to do.

I looked at Shiro, Ao, and Sue alternately. Then, the chairman of the executive committee, who seemed to be ready to go out, came out from the back of the store.

“Okay, let’s go.”

“Eh? Where?”

“It’s decided, right? We’ll go to the church and the slave market. The cherry blossom festival starts tomorrow, so I have to say hello to them.”

“Uh-”

The face of the executive committee chairman is completely the face of a villain.

Actually, I was planning to keep things quiet, but no matter how I think about it, I can’t help but feel like things are going to get turbulent.

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Starting tomorrow, for the time being, we will be busy with the cherry blossom viewing festival. So, today, I will take advantage of our day off to shop and scout the enemy.

Our target destination is the church and the slave market.

“Shun-oniichan, do you want to go shopping first?”

“Yes. This is so we don’t have to mind taking our time in the church or in the slave market.”

“Got it.”

I plan to go shopping at markets and shopping streets first. I want to buy groceries, clothes and other necessities.

First, we all head to the market.

“Hey, hey, come, come. There’s a good deal on exotic fruits today.”

“We also have spices!”

It was a holiday, so the market was full of people. There are not only products from the local Margravate but also products from the neighboring towns bordering the Margravate are being sold here.

As I bought fruits and bread, I noticed something at a stall.

“Is this a spice set?”

“Yes, it’s a collection of common spices.”

The cat beastman who is tending to the stall answered my question.

Isn’t this a curry spice set?

“Do you have a dish called curry?”

“There is a dish with such a name in the neighboring foreign country.”

“Oh, it exists huh. Alright then, I’m going to buy this spice set.”

I’ve heard that there are a lot of spices in the Eastern Frontier and I got some really good ones. I also got a few peppers and I’m very satisfied.

I used to buy rice in the Southern Margravate, but it was also sold at this market, so I also bought some. Perhaps because it was getting warmer, vegetables are also sold now, so I bought several types.

“Shiro, Ao, I’m going to see if I can make curry when we get back.”

“Curry! Oh, Shiro is looking forward to it!”

When she heard the word curry, Shiro and Ao got excited. They had never eaten it directly before, but they seem to know that it is delicious because of the knowledge from our previous life.

Sue looked puzzled as she asked me what was going on about Shiro and Ao’s excitement.

I told her the reason.

“Shun-san, what is curry?”

“It’s a soup dish with multiple spices, it’s a little spicy, but it’s delicious.”

“Since Shun-san says so, then it must be a delicious dish.”

“Yes! Shiro is looking forward to it too!”

Sue’s small appetite from when we first met has changed, she can now eat quite large servings. And as they enjoyed my cooking, they began to look forward to it.

Hehe, curry is really worth making, so I am also really looking forward to it.

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Sizzle.

Crunch. Crunch.

Sizzle.

“Excuse me, is it okay to be like this?”

“It’s perfect. I’ve heard rumors about you. You’re really a good cook. I would appreciate it if you can teach my daughter how to cook.”

While listening to the complaints of the Magician-oneesan’s mother, I managed to complete the lunch. I made stir-fried vegetables and fried noodles. It’s quick and easy to do, and there are a lot of people here so it’s just right.

“Hey, it smells really delicious. Is it ready yet?”

“I’ll take it out now.”

“Okay, I’ll help you.”

The adventurer-oneesan peeked inside the kitchen as she was lured by the smell. Unable to wait any longer, she helped me bring the plates of food one after the other..

“Mmm, delicious!”

“Boy your food is always delicious.”

Oh, it seems that they have been eating it steadily after she brought it out.

I’ll clean up and eat afterwards.

“More please!”

“”Me too”

“Large portion, please.”

“……”

With Shiro at the forefront, the gluttons handed out their plates. I realized that I still couldn’t eat lunch.

“I’m sorry. I’m a glutton, including my daughter.”

“No, it’s okay. I’m glad that you enjoyed the food.”

In the end, in exchange for being exempt from the afternoon work, I made second helpings of lunch and cleaned up afterwards. I cleaned up after the cooking, but I never expected that some people would come for a third refill.

“The chairman of the cherry blossom viewing committee said that the food will be a big hit this year.”

“Uhm, I’m actually a medical staff.”

“Hahaha, don’t worry about it. I heard there are a lot of skilled cooks this year, so I’m very relieved.”

I have applied for cherry blossom viewing as a medical staff, but I ended up as a cook. Somehow, I feel like I’ll be cooking the whole time we’re at the cherry blossom viewing.

By the way, everyone was motivated during lunch so the potion making was finished earlier than planned.

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We gathered a lot of herbs so there is no need to worry about potions running out of stock. However, to my surprise, we got a new request that is still related to herbs.

“Ah, this is a request from our family. There are not enough people to make potions because there are so many medicinal herbs.”

That’s what the Magician-oneesan of the adventurer trio said.

When we went to the guild, I found out that we were nominated to do the request. As it turned out, the Magician-oneesan’s family runs a pharmacy and they also make potions. But since we collected a lot of medicinal herbs yesterday, there was a shortage of people to make potions.

Hmm, since we are partly to be blamed for this situation, we need to help.

We took the request and we all head to the pharmacy.

“I’m back. Father, come here.”

“Oh, I’ve been waiting for you guys.”

“““Hello”””

“Welcome”

There is a pharmacy  in the corner of the shopping street, and everyone enters the store.

Hmm, the Magician-oneesan’s mother looked exactly like her, but her father had a muscular body that look out of place as a pharmacy owner. The young gorilla beastman couldn’t help but stare at the uncle’s body.

“Alright, follow me. There’s a lot of preparation work before making potions you see.”

Saying that, uncle took us to the back of the pharmacy.

First, we had to wash the herbs we had picked yesterday, but it seemed there was one more thing we needed to wash.

“With all these medicinal herbs we don’t have enough bottles. I’m sorry, but please help me wash the bottles as well.”

“Oka~y!”

Shiro and Ao are cheerfully raising their hands, but there are quite a lot of empty bottles. However, since it is a job request, we divided the work and started working.

“Hey, you guys are here too huh.”

“Yes, yes, we’ll help making the potions.”

“Uncle, I’ll help too.”

“Yes. I’ll help you too.”

The adventurer-oneechans all got ready to make potions. After washing the herbs, they carried them inside the workshop.

“Hmm, looking at it now, it’s indeed a lot huh.”

“Yeah. I’ve never picked this many herbs.”

The others are talking while washing medicinal herbs, but it is certainly a rare sight to see a large pile of medicinal herbs like this. Even so, we quickly washed the herbs, being careful not to damage them.

“Shun-oniichan, what do I do with the empty bottles after washing them?”

“Take them to the uncle in the workshop.”

“Okay.”

And when the empty bottles are washed, they are taken to the workshop one after another. As expected, Shiro is as powerful as ever. She lightly lifts a box full of empty bottles that have been washed.

There are a lot of empty bottles, so our morning work will most likely end with washing.

Just when I am thinking so, another job came up.

“Shun-oniichan, Auntie wants you to help her make lunch.”

“Yes. Yes. I asked my daughter to do it, and she said that there is only one person who can cook here. Sigh, she is already at this age so she has to be able to cook one dish at least.”

“Hahaha……”

Uhm, I’ll just pretend I didn’t hear Auntie’s complaints.

I headed towards the kitchen next to the workshop.

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Today, we are going to collect medicinal herbs that are getting out of stock in the Margravate. The place where medicinal herbs are often harvested is well known by the adventurer-oneechans who are with us. So, we checked-in together at the guild and then we set off.

“Oneesan, do we have to walk quite a distance to get to the place where we can pick the herbs?”

“We’ll get there in about ten minutes. Most of the adventurers of the Margravate gather herbs in that forest.”

“Oh, I see.”

Shiro and Ao are talking to the adventurer-oneesan about today’s task. Apparently, there is a forest that the locals frequent when gathering medicinal herbs.

As she had said, we walked for ten minutes and then we arrived at the forest, which is our destination for the day. This forest is larger than the one in the Southern Margravate, and I feel that a lot of medicinal herbs can be harvested as it’s a good season at the moment.

“Alright, let’s get started!”

““Okay!””

With my cue, we collect medicinal herbs all at once.

“Oh, there’s a lot of them here!”

“It’s true.”

Shiro found a lot of medicinal herbs when we were at the Southern Margravate, and without surprises, she still quickly found a cluster of them this time. We started collecting the medicinal herbs. Sue also works with Shiro to collect more and more medicinal herbs.

“Haha, this guy is amazing.”

“I know right. We are picking more than usual.”

“At this rate, the basket will be filled up in no time.”

The adventurer-oneesans are also excited to collect more medicinal herbs than usual.

“Sei!”

“There are few monsters coming out too. This is good.”

A group of martial artists also defeated the monsters that appeared from time to time. They also got a lot of medicinal herbs, and today seems to be quite efficient.

Then, two hours after we started gathering herbs,

“Mm, looks like everyone’s basket is full.”

“It can’t be helped then. Let’s go back first and sell them to the guild.”

All the participants’ baskets were full so we decided to go back to the guild. Without empty baskets, there’s no point in having an item box. So, everyone went back to the guild for the time being to sell some herbs.

“Oneesan, is it okay to have more herbs?”

“Yes. I don’t mind if there are twice as many.”

“Okay, we will collect that much.”

Shiro had checked with the guild’s receptionist. The guild is running out of herbs so the more we got, the better. Even if it’s double the amount, it’s not a problem at all so everyone buys some more extra basket at the guild shop and we head back to the forest again.

Back in the forest, they all collect herbs while I prepare lunch. Today I decided to make sausage and soup. For the soup, I had some soy sauce, so I tried making something similar to a Japanese-style pork miso soup.

“Oh, this kid is really good at cooking.”

As Ao and I were making the pork soup, more and more people started to gather around us, perhaps attracted by the smell.

The soup is ready at just the right time, so we start having our lunch.

“Eh? What’s wrong with that little slime?”

“This one? Well, I was picking herbs and before I knew it, it was by my side.”

When everyone was eating, there was a green slime that is smaller than Ao beside the Thief-oneesan.

It looks like a normal slime, but when I used my appraisal skill, I found out that it can use slime magic.

“Thief-oneesan, it seems that it can use slime magic.”

“Oh, really? It’s good to be able to use magic.”

Thief-oneesan pats the green slime lightly. She doesn’t hate slimes, so she might keep it as her familiar.

“Oneesan, what name will you give this slime?”

“Hmm, it’s the color of a leaf so…. how about leaf?”

“Wow, that’s a beautiful name!”

The slime also seemed to be happy with the name that was given to it, as it wobbled back and forth. In this way, we gained a new force, and the afternoon herb gathering progressed smoothly.

Before three o’clock, we had harvested twice as much as we had in the morning.

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“Okay, I had recorded it. Thank you for your hard work in collecting medicinal herbs. With this much, I think it will last for a while.”

The lady at the guild reception was satisfied with the amount we had gathered. Of course, we are satisfied as well. The purchase price is also good after all.

New member joined the group and everyone was excited.

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“Oh, Shiro-chan’s here. We are having dinner together today huh.”

“Yes, we are having eating together, Grandma.”

When we went to the dining room, the wife of the former Margrave was already seated in the dining table. She talks to Shiro for the first time in a while.

“My wife is taking care of our child so please pardon her as she won’t be able to attend today.”

“No, no problem at all. Please give priority to your child.”

The Margrave’s child is still young so his wife is taking care of him. We were the ones who showed up suddenly, so we should be the one who is sorry as we made him entertain us like this.

In the meantime, various dishes are laid out on the table.

Eh?

Hamburger steaks are also laid out on the table.

“I heard from the Margrave of the Southern Frontier that this dish can be eaten by both old people and children, so I decided to have them make it this time. Please don’t mind.”

“No, no. The hamburger steak was not invented by me, and I’m happy that delicious food is spreading.”

The Margrave had an apologetic smile, but I felt embarrassed instead.

Since all the dishes have been served, everyone starts to dig in.

“Mm, this hamburger steak is delicious!”

Shiro and Ao were the first to bite into the hamburger steak, raving about how delicious it was. I also took a bite of the hamburger steak.

“Is this a sauce made with shoyu?”

“Hahaha, as expected. I heard that you could make a difference in taste depending on the sauce, so I thought I’d try making one that has a flavor from my own territory.”

“Yes, this is very tasty. I think this will sell well in the inns here.”

“It’s great to have the approval of the inventor. I’ll let the head chef continue to study it.”

The Margrave also commented while eating the food. Eastern Margravate has a big weapon in the form of soy sauce, so I think this seasoning will be a hit.

“Wow, this is certainly easy to eat and can be applied to a variety of meats.”

“That’s right. This can soften even tough, sinewy meat.”

The hamburger steak was also popular with the old couple. In this way, it would be easier for old people to eat, and any meat can be used in making it.

The guild master and his wife are eating heartily as well.

“Mm, this is a good one. Shun, please come up with another good dish.”

“If there is an opportunity, I will consider it.”

“Okay, okay. This gives me something to look forward to.”

It was well received by the previous margrave so I was asked to make a new dish.

Hmm, I’m still not very familiar with the seasonings in this world, I wonder what they are.

Thus ended our visit to the Margrave’s mansion.

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“The main reason for this is that a new priest has been assigned to this frontier territory. He looked like an ordinary priest before he was posted here, but behind the scenes, he was organizing extremists who advocated humanism.”

“That’s why his subordinates were behaving in such a domineering manner huh. But then, why not just change the priest?”

“The problem is that even as the Margrave, I have no say in the church’s personnel decisions. I even filed a complaint to the church headquarters, but they only said that there is no problem with the procedure for selecting the priest in question. The current situation is that we can’t do anything about it.”

Hmm, it’s a hopeless situation with political motives intertwined huh.

If the Margrave can’t do anything about it, then there’s nothing we can do either.

“So in line with that, I’d like to ask for your cooperation. If we can’t do anything to that system, then we just need to find a way to get started.”

“Is it a kind of espionage?”

“Mm. At first, you should report the rumors in the town on a regular basis. That is because we have to figure out how the Church officials shows up in the guild when the Guild Master is not around.”

“I see, then by combining this with our gathered informations, we can corner the church.”

“You’re really insightful. Shun-kun is indeed quick to respond, which is a big help.”

It looks like we’ll be watching how the other side responds for a while and gather information. We also have a duty at cherry blossom viewing, and we may be able to ask for some information there.

“Then we have to keep this a secret for a while.”

“That’s right. Even if Shun-kun wants to talk to an adventurer he trusts, I would like you to wait a bit.”

“Understood. Sue, Shiro, Ao, keep this is a secret.”

“I understand.”

“Okay.”

Sue knows the importance of this from the beginning, and Shiro is willing to follow my advice. Then there is the espionage part, maybe Ao will play an active role here.

“But…. I wonder why the church needs so much money though.”

“It could be for luxury, but it could be that there’s something else. It’s what you’re saying right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Hmm, that’s a good insight. I’ve actually heard rumors that church officials are going in and out of the slave market, so I’m having my subordinates investigate that. It might have something to do with that after all.”

“”As expected of the Margrave.”

“Well, if I can’t do something like this, my father will scold me to death.”

I’m a little worried about how the collected funds will be used, but apparently, the Margrave is already exploring the possibilities.

I’ll also take a look around the slave market once, but I’ll leave the investigation to the Margrave.

“That’s about it for now. Shun-kun will be mainly dealing with the festival for a while, so I need you to focus on that.”

“Yes, leave it to me.”

“Then let’s leave the discussion here. Oh, and now that you are here, let me treat you guys to dinner.”

“Yay, here comes the delicious food!”

“O-oi, Shiro stop that. I’m sorry for that, My Lord.”

“No, no, I don’t mind the high expectations.”

The Margrave is smiling and didn’t seem to mind Shiro’s blunder.

Even though he is usually busy with things in the territory, he was still considerate of us.

And so, we all moved to the dining room for guests.

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“Sorry to keep you waiting. My lord is already coming here.”

The fox beastman butler who had brought us refills of tea said that the Margrave would be arriving shortly. We waited nervously, wondering who would come in.

Then there was a knock on the door and as we stood up, two men entered the room. One was a young man and the other was someone we knew.

“Oh, it’s Grandpa!”

“Hahaha, it’s been a while.”

Yes, it was the old man who rode the carriage with us and the guild master to go to the Eastern border.

But, Ao and Shiro, no matter how surprised you are, don’t point fingers at people.

“Thank you for taking such good care of my father on the journey. Please have a seat first.”

A young man motioned for us to sit down, and upon a closer look, I can see that the old man and this man look very similar. They even have the same hair color and facial features.

For the time being, we sat down.

“Nice to meet you. I’m the current Margrave of Eastern Frontier. Next to me is my father, the former Margrave.”

“Hohoho, it’s been a while. But I did say that we’ll meet soon.”

“Could it be that the previous Margrave and the Guild Master were in cahoots?”

“Hahaha, I suppose so. I knew in advance that you guys are coming to the Eastern Frontier, but I didn’t expect that we’d be riding together in a carriage.”

Apparently, they had recognized us since we were together in the carriage.

To think that they knew about us already and was deliberately pretending not to know us is really….

“Margrave, this is a letter from the Margrave of the Southern Margravate.”

“Thank you. Let me check it.”

I continued talking with the Guild Master and the previous Margrave, while Sue calmly handed a letter to the Eastern Margrave.

Sorry, it looks like I’m going to be bothering you a bit more.

“Hmm, I heard that the Red Scorpion also appeared in the Southern Margravate, but I didn’t know it was this important.”

“Yes, if we did it poorly, it would cause a lot of damage to the town.”

When the Margrave finished reading the letter, I was finally freed from the Guild Master and the previous Margrave.

Well, there’s a serious thing to talk about now.

“You guys just got here but you have probably sensed it, this territory has a problem with the church.”

“Yes. I also saw those clergymen. They are acting like villains.”

“Sigh. I don’t think you’d know that much, but we are in a situation where we can’t do anything about it.”

The clergymen who had been causing trouble at the guild were making false accusations and acts like the members of a mafia.

I could detect them in my enemy search magic, and I could tell that they weren’t decent people.

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“You guys just come all the way here and you’re already meeting the Lord? You guys really made a name for yourself huh!”

Whack! Whack!

“O-oh, it hurts, it hurts.”

“Hahaha, don’t worry about it here, just take your time.”

Before going to the Margrave’s mansion, we stopped at the inn next to the guild just in case, but the innkeeper, the bear beastman, just laughed heartily and he even slapped me on the back in excitement.

I secretly treated my back with healing magic, but it looks like it is definitely bruised.

“S-sorry to keep you waiting.”

“No problem. Let’s go.”

“Let’s go!”

“Ufufu, you’re very lively huh.”

We just walk with the Guild Master and his wife to the Lord’s mansion. It said to be only less than 20 minutes’ walk, so we head there while looking at the scenery in town. After passing through the shopping street, we entered the residential area. I could see a glimpse of the church building in the distance, but it seemed to be a little far from the mansion of the Marquis.

In addition to humans, there were many beastmen in this area, and since some are wearing luxurious clothing, they are probably an official from the Margrave’s territory.

“Wow, what a big house!”

“Yeah, this is the Margrave’s Mansion. Wait a moment.”

We arrived at a mansion that was surprisingly very large so Shiro was surprised. It seemed to be a little bigger than the mansion of the Margrave of the Southern Frontier.

The guild master talked to the guards about something, and then we were soon ushered inside the mansion.

“The hallway is huge!”

“There are many different races coming in this mansion, so the floor plan is spacious because of that.”

“Oh, so that’s why!”

I was convinced by the guild master’s wife’s explanation. There are indeed big races like ogres in this town, and if such people were to come, the mansion would have to be big enough to accommodate them.

Shiro and Ao are very excited about the big mansion though.

“Then please wait here.”

“Oka~y.”

We were escorted to the drawing room by the fox beastman butler.

The furnitures here are also a little bigger.

“Eh? Is this tea?”

I was surprised by the drink that was served here.

“Yes. It’s imported from the Eastern Margravate.”

“I see. It’s been a while since I last had it, so I’m feeling nostalgic.”

It tasted like Japanese tea, and I felt a little nostalgic.

However, Shiro and Sue didn’t seem to like the slightly bitter tea so they both grimaced because of the taste.

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“Okay, today’s request is complete. I would like you to report back to me in four days when you finish your work that day.”

“Yes, I understand.”

After returning from the cherry blossom viewing venue, we went through the necessary completion procedure. It seems that we need to report every day, and the request fee is paid each time.

When we are about to leave after receiving today’s commission fee, I was approached by the elf receptionist.

“Ah, Shun-san, the Guild Master wants to meet you.”

“Don’t worry about us. You guys can go ahead.”

I talked to the others who came with us. I also asked the swordsman-oneesan to let the innkeeper know that we would be late going back to the inn.

Then I faced the elf receptionist.

“I’m sorry for that. Yes, I understand. Please lead the way.”

“No worries. Please follow me.”

Speaking of which, she did mention that the Guild Master is coming back today. We head to the back of the guild and we are guided to a private room. Before I could think about who the guild master was, there was a knock on the door and the guild master entered.

Eh?

He is someone I remember seeing recently.

“Uhm, the Guild Master is….?”

“Yeah, it’s me.”

“It’s been a while.”

“““Eh!?”””

Not only me, but Shiro, Ao, and Sue were also surprised. When the door was opened, a dog beast man and a rabbit beast man appeared.

Yes, they were the adventurer couple who we are together with from the Viscount’s domain to the border village of the Eastern Margravate. He had a swordsmanship that was far from the adventurer rank, but then again, it would be understandable since he is the Guild Master.

“Hahaha, I guess I got you.”

“Fufu, we indeed had a job in that village where we parted ways.”

Apparently, they have known us since we got in the carriage together.

He decided to introduce themselves again.

“My name is Visard. I’m the Guild Master of this town.”

“Again, I’m Liliana. I’m the Assistant Guild Master.”

“By the way, that elf is the submaster and she also works as the head receptionist.”

“I see. We were surprised. Once again, Nice to meet you. We’ll be in your care.”

““Nice to meet you, we look forward working with you.””

“Okay, okay.”

Then the discussion began. The guild master spoke first.

“First of all, as the Guild Master, I would like to express my thanks to you guys. Thank you for repelling those idiots from the church.”

“Thank you for protecting everyone at the reception.”

“No, no. It’s related to our request after all. Even so, I can’t believe they are clergymen. This is just between you and me, but I sense a bad presence.”

“I feel the same way. They give off a bad stench.”

It seems that the guild master is also suspicious of the people involved in that church. The look in his eyes became even more grim.

“And the fact that people from the church only show up when you guys are not here must have been a plot.”

“The information that we are absent is known only to our guild officials and a few lords. It’s not something that we inform the adventurers at all.”

“That leaves four possibilities then. The first is that a guild staff member leaked it. The second is that someone connected to the Margrave leaked it. The third is that there’s an eavesdropping device in the guild. The fourth is that there’s an eavesdropping device placed in the Margrave’s mansion. A combination of possibilities is also possible.”

“Hmmm, that’s a good point. I thought of the same thing. There were no bugging devices in the guild, so there is one less option.”

As expected of a guild master. He had already searched the guild huh. In that case, the possibilities are narrowed down.

Then his wife brought some additional information.

“There’s no set number of people from the guild who report our business trips to the Lord’s mansion. So I think there’s no leak of information from the guild to the Lord’s mansion.”

“Hmm, in that case, I guess we’ll have to consider visiting the churches individually and have a talk with someone. That would expand the scope of our investigation.”

There weren’t any problems from what I could confirm, so I guess I’ll just have to eliminate them little by little.

“But you guys are interesting. The guild master of the Southern Margravate wrote a letter saying that you are an interesting person, but you guys are far more interesting than I had imagined.”

“Uhm-, I’m very worried about what was in that letter……”

I don’t think the guild master of the Southern Margravate is going to write anything funny, but I can’t help but feel very uneasy when the guild master of the Eastern Margravate in front of me is laughing as he talked about it.

And here, the person laughing in front of me threw more bombs.

“Anyway, since it’s that guild master, he must have a letter addressed to the Margrave as well. I already talked to the Margrave lightly about the alleged leak of information, he said that he wanted to see you immediately. So, we are going to the Lord’s mansion right now.”

“Eh!?”

“It’s better to settle this matter quickly, and I’ll go with you.”

So, in no time at all, a meeting with the lord was decided. Or rather, it was set up without permission. Not only me, but Sue was also surprised.

“Shun-oniichan, what kind of food will be served this time?”

It was Shiro.

I’m sorry to get your hopes up, but going to the Margrave’s mansion doesn’t mean we’ll get a meal….

After all, we are going there for work.

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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