I decided to summon Lisa, one of the agents who had been mistaken for a visitor to the guild, to find out about the animal dealer.

"I have an interesting story to tell, but I think if you can have something delicious to drink, your mouth will be lighter. How about it, oniisan?"

"What, are you drunk already? If anything happens, I'll listen to you."

"It's nothing, I found a guy who said it's a little good while gathering information, but I just couldn't get the contact information because I'm not interested in women. I don't give a shit about me, no chest, no color, no appetite, triple bitterness!

From what I've seen, I don't think I'm going to be that low, but she's a fool, so I'm sure she has a high ideal for a man.

Incidentally, they also have the doctrine of "not falling in love at work", so they are eager to find someone outside. Cody was also a friend of mine and seemed to think he was a man, but he didn't approach him nauseously.

I think I'll get something too. It's not good to drink different kinds of alcohol together. "

"That's what I'm saying, but is that what it is? Oniisan, tell me!"

"Drinking alcohol is basically a type of alcohol consumed at once. Your tongue is dull and you get drunk more easily. I have no choice but to get drunk."

"Hmm, that's right. When I first learned to drink, I got sloppy, so I decided to be careful."

"There are drinks that make it easier for you to get drunk so you don't get tired on your way home. Master, give me" Fresh Lemonade. "

It is not just a fruit squeeze divided by natural water, it is a drink that promotes recovery from drunkenness over time. Because it contains little sugar, there are many people who drink it at the end and go home. Such customers do not get drunk the next day, they can do their job in a good mood, and they are more likely to come to the store again. Therefore, the price is eight pieces of copper at full cost.

Cody stopped looking at it and asked for another drink, and asked for the same. I thought she might want to get drunk and have a look at her liver, but she wouldn't want me to see the gap with that much aim.

I am still conscious when I think about such things normally. I often say that there is no friendship between men and women, but I cannot be tied to such other people's determined values.

"Nh... delicious. Ah, there's a drink like this in the closet."

"Have you ever drunk Mikata-san?

"Haha... when I answer there, I feel like I'm overconfident. More interesting than that, isn't it?

Cody is playing the facilitator today, and I'm not drinking any more, but I think it's good because there's no hindrance.

If this were a man, I wouldn't mind anything, but if I thought that a woman was baking me, I would look at it differently again - I'm really sorry that I just thought about it.

"Well, if you want to keep an animal, you have to buy it from an animal dealer. If you want to keep animals that are not registered, there are infectious diseases and so on, so you can only keep animals that have been tested in the King's City."

Miralka's Fairy Bird has been tested when presented to the King, so there's no problem. Me and Miralka are in contact with a firefly dragon, but it's no problem because Shura from the Firefly Dragon Ranch has been investigating the disease beforehand.

"But trying to keep animals in King's Landing is very expensive. Still, the reason why a business called animal trading has been established is that nobles want animals for their favorite use. But there's no demand for ordinary animals like the dogs around here, the wolves that aren't used to humans, the cats... After all, animal merchants come to catch unusual animals."

"It's no different selling rare treasures for money than trading animals anymore."

"That's right. So, it seems that there is a lot of trouble in getting along with precious animals. That's the story of the" Galamdoor Chamber of Commerce ", an animal business that has recently handled precious animals in King's Landing and is growing rapidly. But there's something a little clumsy about this...."

I was aware of that in advance.

Our merchant Joyce Weltem also treats animals as one of his merchandise. As a result, the Galamdoor Chamber of Commerce deals with animals that are rarely available, and they are investigating suppliers but are having trouble understanding them.

There is no problem with what the Galamdoor Chamber of Commerce is doing with just the information appearing in the front so far - but I feel sorry for "just the information appearing in the front".

Is it because of the precious animals that Zeke is obsessed with the escaped animals of the Galamdoor Chamber of Commerce - no, something more deeply rooted seems problematic.

"Dear Liza, what is this fucked up story...?

"This is the information I just entered today. At the Galamdoor Chamber of Commerce, an animal called" Ice Fox "arrived a little while ago and was supposed to be sold to the aristocrats. However, no one has ever seen such an animal, and they say it's really a phantom animal... it's a hairy animal, but apparently it resembles something of a certain beast race."

I've talked about it quite specifically - well, I don't think other customers have heard about it, so let's just say. You don't have to pretend to be a gossip body.

"A certain beast race... is that the Blue Fox clan? From the name of the ice fox, I think it has light blue hair....."

"Ah, is the owner familiar? I don't mind asking, but I didn't really..."

Blue Fox clan. I wonder if the name alone would mean a fox-like beast race with blue body hair.

"Hah, that's as interesting a story as I know. I'm sorry, I can't help it."

"No, it was a very interesting story. Dear Liza," Thank You for the Fun Talk "will be released later."

"Are you sure?! Thank you ♪ Well then, if anything happens again, I'll bring you an interesting story!

"Yes, I'd love to hear that you found a good man."

Verlaine likes such gossip unexpectedly and knows much more about the guild member's romantic situation than I do. Surprisingly, young guild members, both men and women, would never be closer to their work partners without a reasonable incentive. Ligel and the three of us have a relationship, and that's not going to happen.

Liza is popular among guild members, but her policy is simply to block the male approach, which can be said to be normal. Bright personality, enthusiastic work, kind to children and the elderly - if there is a problem, it will be repetitive but pleasant.

"Well... I guess I'll just have another drink and go home. Did Dick find that helpful?

Cody whispers. I was thinking of something else, but of course, I thought about organizing Lisa's story and what I should do.

"It was quite an interesting story. It's a big difference if you don't know when you know. I can hear that, so I can't quit drinking."

"You're not drunk at all. Your eyes are always more open than anyone else in this store."

"Fufu... you have sleepy eyes. I'd like to see it, too, when I open my eyes. I haven't seen it in a long time."

"Don't you look so sleepy...? Isn't that normal?"

I opened my eyes a little, but Verlaine and Cody just looked at each other and laughed.

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After Cody left and closed the shop, I went out through the back door of the shop once while I was cleaning up.

"Anybody home? I need to ask you something."

"Yes, how are you, Master?"

There was a Wesen woman in the Alliance's Intelligence Department. Liza was a woman named Sakuya who would be working with her colleagues.

It is a family of beasts called the "Rabbit of the Moon" with rabbit ears on white hair and skin. Originally a race with colorful hair, she has innately white, red-eyed eyes. A beauty with a hard impression that is characteristic of the crying around her eyes.

Lunar rabbits are highly qualified people in professions that require agility, such as erasing signs, sharpening their hearing, and listening to sounds that are not heard by ordinary people. It has high magic and high magic aptitude.

And on average, the exposure is high. Less fabric protective equipment covering a slender body showed that Moon Rabbit Man has less sense of shame than man. Even though she is a beauty with no threshold, her defenselessness can be considered a murder weapon for men - she is an S-ranked adventurer who can kill ordinary people with a single shot if she plays with her hands.

"I have a favor to ask you. I want you to investigate a place."

"Tonight, right? I see. Do you have permission to conduct an investigation? Or is it going to be investigating and grasping evidence?"

"I'm sure it will. I'm sorry, let me do something like hibernation."

"No, I've never been wrong about the Master's instructions. It's my job to investigate where you look."

It's not a superior reasoning, it's just an imagination for now. But I am sure - there is something in the Galamdoor Chamber of Commerce. Something that connects the Blue Fox Clan with the Ice Fox.

"This is a problem for the Beast clan. It might make you feel a little uncomfortable."

"... why should the master apologize? You are not discriminating against the Beast. If that's what you're doing, we're going to investigate."

"I'd like to ask you tonight. I would like to prepare Rigel to do his job, but a competing Alliance may still be moving tomorrow."

Got it. Now, the location... is listed in this document. I understand. "

Sakuya activates Hidden (Hyding) and disappears. She headed for the Galamdoor Chamber of Commerce.

Undercover is a powerful technique, but it's the only way to do it. As I imagined, the Galamdoor Chamber of Commerce would have some sort of magic tool to interfere with the Beast.

"Master... do you still think so?

When I returned to the store, Verlaine was waiting. She has finished the rest of the closing work.

"Oh, some of the Beast tribes can 'beast' their ancestors back by their own will. If only there were magic tools to hold the beast as it is....."

"I hadn't thought that far. Well, magic equipment... I assumed that I could not return from the beast with magic."

"If there were so many magical users, it would be another threat. Either way, we need to investigate."

"Demons or snakes. Either way, this job is going to be an unexpected development. What are you going to do about the man named Zeke?

"I think if it works, I can solicit. Don't you think the organization should continue to grow, even if it's slow?

I have never heard of Verlaine, the demon king, 's recruitment policy. She braces herself and holds her rich chest under the apron with her fingers twitching.

"Strong is not the only good talent, but there are no SS-ranked people in the current Alliance. If you can fill the hole, you can stimulate people below the S rank. I can expect a chain reaction."

"Do you still think so? I don't feel comfortable with that."

"Mmm... I think I'm always getting along somewhat. Master is still tough... but the tougher I am, the more I burn. I noticed recently."

"What are you talking about...? Please don't crawl at night, I'm still waiting for Sakuya's report at night."

"Why are you honoring Sakuya...? I'm supposed to be an older sister. She's younger than me."

"Somehow, don't worry about it. It's been like that since we met."

Verlaine is still "no", but it doesn't really mean much. When I met him, I was only 14 years old, and Sakuya looked like an adult compared to me.

- Either way, we need to wait for the results and send Rigel to the ice cave tomorrow.

Suppose the beast that escaped into the cave of ice was a "beast-man" race. Suppose, for some reason, you can't undo the beast.

Preparing a technique to solve it produces the best results. I was sure of that.