Category: Isekai Nonbiri Sanpo Tabi

“Alright, let’s sort out the situation.”

Everyone decided to talk after dinner. However, it seems that the Guild Master has already gained some certainty.

“On the whole, goblins are monsters that breed rapidly, but their number do not multiply this rapidly in just a few days even if it is in their natural environment.”

“Even if there is a goblin’s nest somewhere?”

“Even if there is a goblin nest, it is rare for them to raid the village frequently for food. This is because they can get some food in the forest. Moreover, the only sightings of goblins a few days ago were not in such groups, according to the report, there was only two to three of them.”

Listening to the Guild Master’s story, I somehow understood. It seems that there are others who understood it as well.

We looked at each other.

By the way, Shiro tilted her head, looking confused. However, Ao seemed to understand it somehow.

“Could it be that this outbreak of goblins was caused by humans?”

“It’s highly possible.”

In response to my question, the Guild Master did not deny it, instead, she responded as if she is almost sure that was the case.

Everyone was astonished by the truth.

“There are magic tools that can summon monsters, and in the last few days, there has only been one person who can do that.”

“The woman who accompanied those two.”

“That’s right. They also have a reason to damage our territory.”

At that time, most of the people in the guild considered the woman who slapped the two members of the Count Bakuak family suspicious.

I thought it was strange, but the Guild Master seemed to have grasped something.

“When I looked into that woman, I recalled a hated name. The Red Scorpion, a vicious criminal organization. She’s part of that dark organization that is said to have ties not only to the Count family but also to other nobles.”

“Red Scorpion……”

Some of the soldiers gasped.

Mmm, it is a pretty big criminal organization then.

“The Red Scorpion is a dark criminal organization. Most of the soldiers know about them, but it would be best for Shun and the others to remember as well. They are a group that also buys and sells illegal drugs and illegal magical tools. They will kidnap, rob, or even kill as long as they can get paid.”

“It’s like a mafia.”

“It’s not like, they are a mafia itself. Prostitution, illegal slavery, gambling, high-rate usury. They do whatever they can to raise funds, but it is said that some nobles are their sponsors.”

“Count Bakuak is one of the sponsors, isn’t he?”

“Yes. It turns out that the one who was causing the fight in the city was also a member of the Red Scorpion, who was commissioned by Count Bakuak. He must be a person with a certain position in the organization.”

Now, it became clear that a criminal organization was involved. What the criminal organization is doing is connected to this case.

Thinking about it, there is no doubt that it was the criminal organization that caused the artificial damage to the carriage.

“Under the orders of my husband, the Margrave, I have ordered my soldiers to capture that woman. However, she has disappeared and has not been seen anywhere. That’s why I came to the village just to be sure.”

“Those two did not show up as well?”

“No, those two are showing up at the guild. They were even swearing at the reception desk, probably because that woman wasn’t there. I had those two followed. Tomorrow afternoon we will have more troops here as well.”

“What should we do?”

“With the ability of Shun and the others, you guys can deal with some goblins. We will continue our investigation tomorrow.”

This is becoming a major incident in earnest.

Hmm, while we are investigating, it seems that there will be a lot of goblin extermination as well.

Or so I thought.

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“I never thought the Guild Master would come here in person.”

“I have a position as a Guild Master, but I think my position as the Lord’s wife is more important.”

“As the Lord’s wife?”

“Yes. After all, our frontier village has been attacked by goblins and many people have been injured. Even the fields have been destroyed. I can’t let it be just a guild problem.”

Shiro and the others came with the Guild Master and her troops. Looking at the village chief’s letter and mine, it seems that the situation was judged to be urgent.

The soldiers who came with the Guild Master immediately guarded the area around the village. The Guild Master went with us to the village chief’s house.

The village chief was very surprised when he saw the Guild Master, who is also the Lord’s wife, came with us.

The village chief’s wife quietly served us tea.

“First of all, as the Lord’s wife, I have to apologize to the villagers. I apologize for putting the village in such existential crisis.”

“P-please raise your head. The village has already been saved by these adventurers here.”

The village chief seemed to be flustered because the Lord’s wife suddenly bowed her head. He hurriedly told the Guild Master to raise her head quickly.

“To be honest, I was pretty surprised when Shiro came rushing into the guild and passed the documents she was holding to me.”

“It was indeed a sudden move. Well, it was because the situation is quite tense. Their current number is clearly different from the original number of goblins that had appeared.”

“In fact, we have killed more than a dozen goblins before we arrived in the village. And the fact that more than twenty appeared today is clearly strange.”

It was a really sudden increase in goblins. Besides, we also killed goblins before we came here.

“Luckily, goblins don’t act at night. We’ll have to check their nest tomorrow.”

“We’ll help too. Just in case, I’ll ask the village chief to have the others continue to fix the fence.”

“Certainly. All the villagers will do it. There are soldiers around, so we can work with peace of mind.”

Tomorrow’s plan of action was finalized. We decided to investigate the lair, which was our original purpose.

We were supposed to sleep in a tent, but we were able to borrow the unused church facility. There is a decent amount of space, so the soldiers who came with the Guild Master can take turns resting here.

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“……I guess I’m going to be the one to prepare meals for everyone.”

“Sorry for that. Neither the soldiers I brought with me nor I, know how to cook. I brought plenty of food though.”

“It would have been great if you brought along a soldier in charge of cooking……”

There was also a kitchen, so I prepared dinner with Ao. I need to cook more so there was a lot of ingredients needed to be prepared. I asked the others to help me cut the vegetables and meat. Some of the members started grilling the meat that they had been looking forward to.

Since it was cold, I served soup with plenty of vegetables and beans as the main dish, and also tea. This tea seems to be quite good. It was given as a thank you when we found fake goods in a warehouse cleanup before. There was a lot of meat, so I minced them and served it as a small hamburger steak with vegetables. Today’s dinner menu was completed.

“Unn~, Shun-oniichan’s cooking is delicious!”

“What is this meat dish? It’s tender, but the meat tastes amazing.”

“The soup tastes good too. I never thought you can get such taste with vegetables and beans.”

“Honestly, it’s better than the food in the dormitory.”

I made it in a hurry, but everyone is satisfied with it.

The Guild Master, who is also the Lord’s wife, also had a refill, saying that it was delicious.

“Shun, what’s this tender meat dish?”

“It’s hamburger. It’s a simple dish made with minced meat, and it’s a dish that even children can eat.”

“The elderly will love it too. This dish is good, so I would like to spread it.”

“It’s a simple dish at home, so that’s fine. The rest depends on the skill of the cook who makes it.”

“I see. Well, I think it’s a simple dish that will test the skill of the cook. I’ll have the chef at the mansion try it later.”

The Guild Master seems to like the hamburger very much and she even said that she will have their chef try to make it when she returns to the mansion.

Delicious food can be found in any world.

By the way, the meat they grilled for the first time was burnt, so I asked Ao to absorb them.

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“Well, we’re going.”

“See you later!”

“Both of you, be careful on the road.”

After seeing off Shiro and the other person who went to report to the guild, we immediately resumed our work. Sue, Ao, and the other healer treat the villagers, and the other members continue to repair the fence.

“I’m sorry, but my child has a cold, can you please look at him?”

“Oh, that’s a tough one. I’ll treat him right away.”

The village church, which is no longer in use, is turned into a temporary treatment center and the villagers are treated there at once. Almost all of the villagers have gathered together, perhaps because they do not usually receive medical treatment here.

That said, it’s a small village, so there are only about a hundred people. In less than three hours, almost everyone was treated.

“Thank you so much. It was very helpful that you guys treated everyone other than just the injured.”

“No, it’s just a small thing. By the way, there are not many people compared to the number of houses in this village.”

“During the winter, men who could work would go to work in the frontier towns, so it was also a time when there was a shortage of men in the village.”

After the villagers are treated, I continue to listen to the village chief’s story. Sue and others joined in the repair of the fence.

It is a really bad timing to be attacked by goblins when there weren’t enough men.

“Honestly, if you had come one more day late, we could have been wiped out.”

“I’m really glad that didn’t happen. We’ll be in this village for the duration of the investigation, so if anything happens, we’ll take care of it right away.”

The guild probably didn’t expect the situation in the village to be this bad. The timing of our arrival in the village was really a last-minute one.

“I feel like your timing was really good.”

“I’m glad that when we arrived at the village, all the villagers weren’t wiped out.”

With the permission of the Village Chief, it was decided to build a rampart in the lower half of the wooden fence. If Ao and I use earth magic together, it can be done in no time, so I work on it at the same time they are repairing the fence.

The rampart is about waist high, but it is quite hard so even with the Goblin Lord-level magic, the rampart can withstand it.

“I’d really like to build a moat, but I can’t do it right now because of drainage and other issues.”

“That can’t be helped. Let’s have someone in charge of the moat do it.”

Even though it’s just temporary, the defensive ability should have improved compared to the first time we came to the village.

Villagers came to see the repaired fence and checked how usable it was. Fortunately, there are a lot of reserve wood, and the villagers who have completed the treatment can continue on repairing the fence.

“Oh~, it’s kind of powered-up!”

In the evening, Shiro and the other person who had gone to the guild to make a provisional report returned.

Somehow, they brought a big army with them.

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“Okay, this should be fine.”

“Having a slime around is really convenient. We don’t have to bury or burn goblins every time.”

“Fufun!”

As a proof that we subjugated them, we took out the ear and the small magic stone on the goblins. After that, Ao quickly absorbs and disposes the goblin’s corpse.

We’ve once again realized just how versatile Ao is.

Uhm, but why was Shiro, along with Ao, had a smug look on her face while putting her hands on her hips?

Oh well, maybe she is just happy that her friend was praised.

“Alright, let’s go on. Let’s hurry up a bit though.”

“Yes. I’m worried about the village.”

Everyone agreed, so we set off immediately.

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From the place where the goblin attack occurred, we arrived at the village in just ten minutes.

“I wonder if there was a goblin attack here.”

“Mmm….. Part of the fences were destroyed.”

The village is surrounded by a wooden fence, but part of it has been destroyed. When I looked closely, I saw that the fields are also ruined. What’s more, there is not much sign of people in the village. When I searched further, I found that they seemed to be hiding in a house.

Keeping a watchful eye on our surroundings, we all headed to the largest house in the village.

Knock. Knock.

“Yes, who is it?”

“We are adventurers from the Southern Frontier County. We are here to investigate the goblins.”

“Eh-!? Come in, come in!”

When I showed my adventurer card to the aunt who greeted me, she seemed surprised, but she quickly invited us inside the house.

When we entered the house, I found many injured people lying on the floor. Some were bleeding from where they had been bandaged, and some were groaning in pain. Some even seemed to have high fever.

“This is terrible. I’ll treat them right away.”

“I’m sorry, I don’t have enough people to help me. My husband, the village chief, is also injured.”

It seems we won’t be able to hear the story unless we treat the injured person first. Luckily, in addition to me, Sue, and Ao, there is another person who can use healing magic. We treated the injured skillfully, and we were able to finish everyone’s treatment in no time.

After the treatment, I decided to talk to the village chief first.

In fact, there are still injured people, so Sue and the others are treating them. In addition, the broken fence is also being repaired. There was a time when we had to fix broken parts during our warehouse sorting, so the rest of the members staying at the inn went to work on it enthusiastically.

“I’m sorry for this. You guys came here to investigate but you had to treat us and even repair the fence.”

“No, no, don’t worry about it. We can’t just ignore it like that you see.”

After a pause, I continued,

“More than that, Village Chief, isn’t the situation worse than we thought?”

“That’s right. The number of goblins suddenly increased in these past two days.”

Mmmm, it’s certainly strange that there are more goblins all of a sudden.

Let’s ask for a little more information.

“What were the characteristics of the goblins that attacked the village?”

“Come to think of it, in addition to the normal goblins, there were also those who can cast magic.”

“Magic? Then…. there’s a possibility of Goblin Lord too. This is a bit tricky.”

“In that case, it is possible that the goblins are a large group.”

The situation isn’t looking very good at this point. It’s better to tell the guild about the current situation.

Also, there’s one more thing that’s bothering me.

“Village Chief, the fields have been ransacked, is your food supply okay?”

“To be honest, I’m a little worried. Because it’s the winter season, the leafy greens take longer to grow.”

Even though this area is one of the warmest regions in the kingdom, it still cannot avoid the cold in winter. The fields in the village have been destroyed, so even if the villagers are fine for now, there will be concerns about their food supply in the future.

“Village Chief, please write a letter summarizing the current information and requests. I think we need to tell the guild about the current situation here.”

“I understand. It will be ready in a minute.”

While the village chief is writing the letter, I decided to call the others together and discuss the current situation.

“Since they broke into the village and took away the food, it is very likely that they are a very large group.”

“The goblin we killed on the main road earlier may also be an advance party.”

“That’s exactly the point. In this case, we’ll have to contact the guild. And during that time, it would be better if we guard the village.”

“Shiro will go too! Leave the running to me!”

“Mmm, okay. I’ll prepare the documents for you, so please bring them along with the village chief’s letter. And if possible, tell the Guild Master that they should move quickly.”

We also needed to guard the village, so we decided to divide the work from here on.

The sudden increase in their number in these past few days is very fishy.

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The next morning, we left the inn early and headed to the guild to buy some extra food at the market.

“You guys have to walk to the village. It’s along the main road, so you shouldn’t get lost.”

“Thank you.”

While we were all going through the procedures at the guild, that same duo and the woman arrived. Everyone is watching with interest. They are guessing what they’ll do.

“This request.”

“Okay. The registration is complete. Please do your best.”

“““Eh?”””

I thought something would happen for sure, but they simply finished the formalities and quickly left the guild after that.

However, the faces of those two were super ugly, so I guess they must have been told to obey the woman. But I think that if it’s those two people, they definitely won’t be able to spend a few days quietly.

“Don’t worry about those two. Just focus on what’s in front of you.”

“Guild Master.”

The person who appeared behind the reception counter was the guild master. She had her arms crossed as she looks with a stern gaze at the direction in which the three of them left.

“I can understand why Shun and the others are wary. That woman certainly smells suspicious after all.”

“As expected, huh.”

“We’ll check on her a bit, it’s better to be vigilant. After all, she’s related to Count Bakuak.”

If the Guild Master is also wary, she must be a really suspicious person.

I’ll leave this to the Guild Master and focus on the task at hand.

“I was actually going to ask Shun and the others to do it with a higher-ranking adventurer, but unfortunately, the main team has left, so I decided to leave it to Shun and the others. This is not only based on me, but also on the opinions of other staff members.”

“Thank you. We’ll do our best to complete the request.”

“Mmm, I’m looking forward to it.”

With the Guild Master seeing us off, we set off for our target village.

There is a beautiful road on our way to our destination, so everyone walks while talking in a cheerful manner.

—However, after about two hours of walking,

Rustling. Rustling.

“S-something is coming.”

“Everyone, get ready for battle.”

There was a loud rustle in the woods near the road. My search magic also had an enemy reaction.

Everyone immediately got ready for battle.

“““Gisha!”””

“G-goblins!? No way…. Goblins on a road like this?”

“Let’s get rid of them right away.”

“““Yes.”””

What appeared were goblins with a handmade club in their hands. There are ten of them. However, we also started to do group combat in the morning training, so we immediately set up our formation.

“““Ga-Gya-Gya!”””

“Ei!”

“Soryaa!”

The goblins attacked all at once, so me and Sue used our magic to support everyone and fight them off all at once. The current squad has a lot of vanguards, so we beat the goblins in no time.

“Phew, we haven’t arrived at the village yet, but the goblins have already appeared.”

“This may be worse than we had thought.”

I am talking to everyone while we are taking the small magic stones from the goblin’s ears and chest. It will be the proof of us defeating the goblins.

The state of the village is worrisome, and it seems that it will be more difficult than expected.

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In preparation for tomorrow’s expedition, we decided to head to the guild first to gather some information on the village we are heading to tomorrow. We all went to the guild reception desk and heard various stories from the receptionist.

“It’s a medium size village, but there are no lodgings in the village so you guys will be staying in an open space where you can set up tents.”

“It’s this time of year, so you guys need to be prepared for the cold.”

“Oh right, and although there is a cafeteria there, I recommend that you guys prepare emergency food or cook your own meals.”

As we gathered information, various facts became clear.

Looks like we’ll need to bring the same tools one would normally need when camping. The members who came with me were also listening intently to what the receptionist was saying.

We also need to bring a warm sleeping bag, just in case.

“Thank you for teaching us a lot.”

“No problem. This much is nothing. If it’s an obedient and honest adventurer like Shun, I’ll handle it well.”

“Ahaha……”

The receptionist sighed as she talked to us. Yes, she is the receptionist who has fallen prey to those two people. I can understand why she felt like sighing.

“You got it tough, Oneesan. Here, please eat some sweets and cheer up.”

“Uu-, thank you Shiro-chan. Shiro-chan is a really good girl.”

“Ehehe”

The receptionist who received sweets from Shiro was involuntarily teary-eyed.

In reality, it would be a bribe for an adventurer to give something to a staff member, but this time was exception. This older sister had been victimized before this, and Shiro was simply doing it as an act of kindness, so the people around us didn’t say anything.

Next, we head to the guild’s store.

I have a tent on hand, but I don’t have any sleeping bag or blanket for Sue. By the way, I also bought a beginner’s kit for Sue.

“If you’re going on an expedition, it’s better to take a full range of potions and wound medicines. Though you guys have a lot of healers, it is better to be prepared in case of emergency.”

“Thank you.”

Let’s just follow the advice here. It never hurts to be careful in these situations.

After that, we move from the guild to the stores along the street.

“We’ll buy bread tomorrow but, can anyone cook?”

“Shun-oniichan is a good cook!”

“I know Shun can cook, but who else can do it?”

““““……””””

As the members were checking to see who else could cook besides me, everyone except Shiro looked away. Yes, for some reason, Ao is raising her tentacles to show that she can cook.

Well, it wouldn’t be surprising if Ao could cook.

“I’m sorry, I can’t cook either……”

“Shiro, it’s okay. You have your big brother Shun you know.”

Shiro aside, Sue is a noblewoman after all, so it is understandable why she can’t cook. And the other men were also no good.

This time, Ao and I will do our best to cook for everyone.

“By the way, what kind of food do you guys prefer?”

“It’s cold at night at this time of year, so I want something that warms my body.”

“Mmm, then we’ll prepare stew or something.”

“Okay. I’m looking forward to it.”

“Speaking of adventurers’ food, hard bread and dried meat are the standard.”

So, after lunch, we head to the market to buy ingredients. Sue and Shiro are thin, so I also bought some vegetables with nutrition in mind. There are also beans, so let’s buy them by the way.

“There’s a lot of meat too. If it is just grilling meat, I think we can do it.”

“I think it’s a good idea to give it a try. Now that I think about it, I’ll talk to the Guild Master next time to see if the guild can hold a cooking course.”

“Haha, that’s a good suggestion. I’m sure there will be a lot of people regardless of the adventurer rank.”

I have a spare stove, and I’ve bought additional pots and pans during this time. This kind of thing sounds fun, like camping.

Incidentally, Sue, Shiro, and Ao had bought a lot of sweets. It’s good to take it with them, but I should remind them to be careful of cavities.

“Good. There’s no problem with the preparations. All that’s left is to see how many goblins there are. Well, we won’t know that until we get there.”

After shopping, we head back to the inn and talked with the innkeeper about various things.

He said that there are a few people in the village who have been injured, and it is true that even the guild still can’t tell how many goblins there are.

“This is the first time I’ve been asked to do something like this, so I’ll try not to overdo it.”

“That’s right. Don’t overdo it. No matter how good you are, you’re still a fledgling adventurer after all.”

Everyone nodded in agreement with what the innkeeper said.

We’ve just moved up one rank from the lowest.

We should try not to be reckless, so I engraved that in my mind.

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“I’ve never met her in person, but I’ve heard that she is their educator.”

“Oh, so that’s why they are submissive to that woman.”

After the day’s request was over, we were going through the paperwork at the reception when the Guild Master called us, so we all headed to the private room.

When I heard the whole story, I could understand why the woman was so commanding on the two of them. Or rather, I would like to say that since she is in charge of their education, she should educate them well so that they will become a little more decent people.

“That woman brought the money for the fine payment, and she also had the Count’s reply letter. It seems that she will be educating the two of them for a while.”

“I see…. But I’m still worried.”

The Guild Master looked a little relieved that things had settled down, but I was still worried. Of course, my companions have the same expression.

Looking at us, the Guild Master seemed to be wondering why we are like this.

“You look kind of worried.”

“Well, yeah. I think she is more dangerous than the two of them. Both Shiro and Ao are on guard against her you see.”

“Mmm, I felt the same way. Her eyes seemed to have hidden gleam that it makes it hard to understand what she is really thinking.”

“I see. Shun and the others have met her in person, so you guys must have felt that she was dangerous. Sigh, looks like this isn’t going well then.”

“I mean, that’s just the opinion of an adventurer who has just risen to F-rank.”

“As I said before, I have a high regard for Shun and his comrades. Since you guys have judged her to be dangerous, I think it is safe to assume that she is up to something. If there is something, it will be good to step on it. I’ll talk to my husband about it.”

If the Margrave makes a move, that woman shouldn’t be able to do anything on her own. I’ll leave it to the Guild Master to deal with the three of them.

After that, the Guild Master began to talk about something else.

“Alright, let’s leave the matter on those three here for now. I have a job I want to discuss with Shun and the others.”

“What is it?”

“It is an investigation request. There is a small village about two-hour walk from this city. Goblins were spotted around that village. You guys, together with the other tenants of the inn, will need to find the location of the goblin’s nest. If possible, I would like you to identify the type of goblins there.”

“I understand. Do we have to get rid of the goblins?”

“Don’t provoke them badly. If there are goblins attacking the village, you can get rid of them. But basically, I will be sending a subjugation force to ensure everyone’s safety.”

“Understood. Is that okay with everyone?”

“I’m okay with it!”

“Yes, I’m okay accepting the request. We need to make sure that the village is safe as soon as possible.”

“Thank you. Then you should spend the whole day tomorrow preparing and leave the city the day after tomorrow.”

“““Yes”””

We’ve defeated monsters that came out when collecting medicinal herbs before, but this is the first time we’ll be doing a full-scale subjugation. I mean, even though it’s a investigation request, it’s better to be prepared.

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“We’re finally getting a request related to monsters.”

“Yes. So, just to be safe, we should get some equipment tomorrow.”

“We agree with that idea. While we are at it, let’s go to the guild and gather some information.”

When we got back to the inn, I talked about the job request to everyone. Their morale was boosted by the fact that we’ll have our first subjugation-related request.

There was a chance that we might be selected to join the extermination squad that would be formed later, so we were all very motivated.

But we didn’t know it at this time.

—That this goblin-related request would lead to an incredibly major incident.

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And two days after our adventurer rank went up, when we all came to the guild to take a request, it happened suddenly.

There was a bustling noise in the guild.

“Hey, those two showed up.”

“I’m surprised that they showed up here.”

“Are they with a guardian this time?”

Murmurs can be heard throughout the guild. It was because those two people showed up. And they were accompanied by a woman this time.

As for me, I was more interested in the woman they are with this time than those two. The woman has long wavy red hair and has an incredible figure. She is wearing a magician outfit that is a little too revealing.

I’m not sure what it is, but there is something suspicious about her.

The two of them and the woman head to the reception desk while being stared at by the people inside the guild. The two of them went straight to the receptionist that they had grabbed the collar before.

The tension of the people around who saw this scene increased even more.

“Here, it’s the paperwork for reissuing your card. Please fill in all the necessary information in the form.”

All of the receptionists must have known in advance that those two might come to the guild. The woman who assisted the two of them dealt with them in an extremely businesslike manner. Of course, she did not forget to smile, which shows her professionalism.

The two of them continued filling out the form with slightly sulky attitudes. On the other hand, the woman standing behind them is looking at them with a sharp gaze.

“Mmm, there is no problem. Then, it will be 10,000 gold to reissue the card for the both of you.”

I had heard about it in the beginner’s course. They had emphasized that re-issuance cost money so we should all be careful of our belonging and avoid committing crimes. But I felt that it was way cheaper than I had expected.

Just as I was thinking so, an incident occurred.

““Huh?””

Hey, both of them have expressions like they haven’t heard of it. They were even making expressions as if asking the receptionist if she was joking.

Just when it seemed like things were about to get tense, someone appeared to stop them.

Bachiin, bachiin.

“Wow, she went all out.”

Even Shiro was surprised.

The woman behind those two slapped them without warning when they turned around to leave.

And as expected, the receptionist was also surprised by the loud sound that echoed throughout the guild.

The cheeks of the two people who were beaten are bright red, but for some reason, they did not dare to complain. On the contrary, they seemed to be afraid of that woman.

“Please excuse them.”

The woman who slapped them apologized to the receptionist and then she began to release tremendous pressure on those two. The two of them must have realized that they were in big trouble as they immediately paid the re-issuance fee.　

“Alright, that completes the procedure. Thank you for your hard work.”

“Thank you. Okay, let’s go.”

The receptionist smiled and handed the two of them the reissued adventurer cards, and the woman thanked her on their behalf and then the three of them quickly left the guild.

The moment the three of them walked out of the guild’s doorway, the tension of the people around suddenly melted away.

“What is up with that Oneechan?”

“She looked like their boss, beating those two up without any hesitation.”

“She’s beautiful, but I don’t want to date her.”

“I want to be stepped on……”

Although some of them were saying slightly strange things, the adventurers generally agreed that the woman was someone to be wary about.

“That woman gave me a bad feeling.”

“Me too. I thought she was a bit odd.”

“Mmm, we don’t have to be with them to know that. If I am to say, she’s dangerous.”

Of course, we were more wary of that woman than those two.

The fact that Shiro and Ao are quite wary of her is already enough proof. I couldn’t help but feel that there would be more trouble than I thought.

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After that, our group continued to fulfill requests little by little. We also did our best to collect medicinal herbs. Then the results of our hard work showed up today. 

Today, we collected herbs and had them appraised.

“Yes. By completing this request, your adventurer rank has been raised to F.”

“Hooray!”

If you do your job properly, it’s not difficult to move up from G rank to F rank.

Even so, it is said that it is rare to go up in a straight line.

After receiving the updated adventurer card, Shiro and Ao began to spin around on the spot, showing how happy they were.

“Fufu, to think you guys came this far without any extermination requests. That’s impressive, Shun.”

“Thank you, Guild Master.”

It was the Guild Master who spoke as she happened to appear at the reception.

She congratulated me, but there seemed to be more to it than that.

“I’m sorry, but can you come over for a moment?”

“Y-yes, I understand.”

“Then we’ll go home first.”

As if they tacitly understood what we are going to talk about, the others said they’ll go home first. After parting ways with the others, we went to a private room with the Guild Master .

As soon as we sat down on the sofa, the Guild Master began to speak.

“Time is limited, so I’ll be quick. Those two will be released.”

“The Margrave and the Count of Bakuak came to an agreement huh.”

“Yeah, Count Bakuak agreed to the increased fine. Even though the actual damage was minimal, he still caused such an accident to happen. What more, the thugs he sent out were caught by the soldiers, so he couldn’t do anything.”

“The schemer has drowned in his own scheme huh.”

“He’s not much of a schemer though.”

The Guild Master chuckled wryly, but she was grateful that the people of the city will no longer be harmed. As for Count Bakuak, it can only be described as self-defeating.

“When will they be released?”

“Tomorrow at the earliest, but I think it will probably be done the day after tomorrow.”

“Can I talk to the members of the inn about this?”

“I don’t mind. In fact, I would like you to tell them that there is a risk that those two may hold a grudge against them as well because their adventurer rank has risen just like Shun’s.”

“I understand. I’ll try to talk only about the matters I can share to them.”

Those two even grabbed the guild’s receptionist by the collar, so I really didn’t know what they will do when they know that commoners where even higher rank than them.

We really have to be careful.

Sue, Shiro, and Ao all nodded their heads when I turned to look at them.

“I’ll use the fine to settle the money those two had stolen from Sue. I should be able to pay it off by the end of the week.”

“I’m sorry for everything.”

“This is also my job as a Lord’s wife, so don’t worry about Sue.”

Sue can also get her money back, so things should settle down with this.

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“I see. So those two are being released in the end.”

“There’s absolutely no way they’ll be repent. We’ve taken the beginner course together and now we’ve risen through the ranks of adventurers a before them, so they’ll surely do something.”

“For the time being, we have to be vigilant.”

When we got back to the inn, I called the others and talked about it briefly. 

Everyone immediately became vigilant. At the same time, everyone was thinking about something.

They are sure that those two people were bound to cause another big incident.

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“We know about that accident too. I am sure that it involved those two people.”

“That’s right. Knowing those two, you’ll realize how dangerous it is to be involved with them. Don’t worry about us, worry about your safety first because you are far more in danger now.”

The next day, I told the others staying at the inn what had happened yesterday and what I had talked about with the Margrave and the Guild Master.

Of course, I omitted the confidential part.

However, everyone seemed to think that yesterday’s accident had something to do with those two people, and on the contrary, they were worried about us.

It’s just a coincidence that we got together like this, but I’m quite happy to be able to work with good people.

By the way, today we are originally scheduled to clean and inventory a certain store.

When we all went to the store, we saw a face that we had seen somewhere.

“Ah, that’s the person who rode in the carriage yesterday!”

“Oh, isn’t this the cat-eared little girl? The blonde lady too, thank you for saving me.”

The cheerful uncle in front of us is the one who had been injured while riding in the carriage yesterday. He greeted us cheerfully. It looked like his injury had healed well, and he even raised his hand lightly to us.

“Are you feeling better?”

“No problem at all. In fact, my back pain and stiff shoulders have healed, and I’m in my top form. Gahaha”

Sue was worried about the uncle, so she asked him how he was doing, but apparently, when Sue treated him yesterday, his other injuries were healed so he is in a pretty good mood.

Time is ticking so we start working right away after that short conversation.

That said, there’s a few of us and we were getting used to cleaning, so we got to work quickly. Each of us doing our part and coordinating well made the work go easier.

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“Oh, you guys are really here.”

“Thank you for saving me yesterday. Please take this with you.”

Shortly after noon, some of the people who we rescued from the carriage accident yesterday came to find us in this store when they heard that we were working here today.

In particular, Sue, who was very active in the treatment, was given various souvenirs.

“Can I really have it?”

“Of course! It’s all thanks to you that I’m able to move around with my limbs intact. This is just a token of my gratitude.”

“If we were treated normally, we’ll be charged a ridiculously high treatment fee. I’d feel bad for you treating me for free.”

I see. Even if it’s an emergency, you usually have to pay a lot of money for treatment. Moreover, there was a possibility that it would not only be a broken bone, so these gifts could be said to be a cheaper price to pay for a thank you.

“I’ve also brought sweets for the cat-eared little girl.”

“Right. The cat-eared little girl was also very active yesterday.”

“Yey!”

Shiro was also active in lifting the carriage by herself, so her face was remembered by the people around at that time. 

Well, it should be as expected I guess. That’s because a carriage that was too heavy for more than one adult to lift was lifted by a cat-eared little girl all by herself.

Of course, I feel that Shiro’s cheerful personality that people like is also a big factor.

In this way, while cleaning up the shop, we received various things.

Let’s just say that this is a fair reward for yesterday’s hard work.

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