I Said Make My Abilities Average!

"Hmm, the escort is for the merchant's family, and..."

"Well, nobility, there are ministers, soldiers of the leadership, and they don't hire hunters as escorts, do they? And ordinary civilians have no reason to hire escorts to protect their neighborhoods or that kind of money..."

"Inevitably, do you mean a rich civilian, or a leading businessman or city..."

Following the miles, Pauline and Mavis say that, but of course, nobles sometimes hire hunters to escort them. You want to keep someone who suddenly encounters danger on the go, who has become temporarily in need of an additional escort, who needs an escort but doesn't want a man close to his daughter, or who doesn't look like an escort as a hidden escort?

... Yes, it is the kind of demand that 'Wondersley' was undertaking.

But this time my client doesn't seem to be noble, so that doesn't matter.

"Yes, we will only give you the name and details of the person if you are interested in getting on board after hearing a preliminary description. And we are going to ask the client directly about the details of the request."

The receptionist explained that to me, but it would be natural. There is no way to tell anyone who doesn't know whether to accept the request about the circumstances of the merchant or his plans for action. Because if you do poorly, that could lead to a raid...

"Okay. There is no problem with the outline of the request I just heard, so please go through the conversation."

In Lena's reply, the receptionist gave her a relieved look.

The boring task of providing protection for the family of the merchant, whatever the merchant's escort, with very limited conditions for the party covered and not so great a reward.

... You won't be bored if it's a raid, but that's just two and a half coins per person, and it's not right to fight the kind of guys who attack the escorted ones. This is only a reward amount if something is unlikely to happen.

So it is a request that has remained, but its due date is approaching, and if it remains so, it will be 'flushed' as no contractor. That's a big problem for the client, and not a favor for the guild.

If it's a collection request from a merchant or something, unless it's a rush and a special medicinal herb that could be life-threatening, it's no big deal if there's no recipient and the request flows.

But if it is a request for escort, if there is no recipient, the client will be unable to act or forced to act dangerously without escort, which will be life-threatening. The receptionist is pleased that the recipient has appeared.

But the 'Red Vow' has not yet been requested. At the stage of hearing the preliminary explanation, where the information was insufficient, it was only determined that there was no problem in receiving it. Therefore, depending on the detailed explanations to be heard, it was also fully possible to say no.

However, once the preliminary explanation has been cleared and sent to the client, the guild will have a face. If refused in the detailed description, it is the sole responsibility of the Client. It's not the guild's fault, because it was a bad way of explaining it or offered a condition that would turn it down.

After that, a messenger ran from the guild to the client, informing them where and when to meet him.

And it is the 'Red Vow' that has come to this place......

"Welcome, I made this request, my name is Vebdel from the Vorrell Chamber of Commerce. Best regards,"

"C-rank party, 'Red Vow'. I'm here for a detailed explanation."

Mavis greets the middle-aged, not so hungry merchant as yet, as the model. Mavis, of course, is the negotiator when he wants to emphasize the 'integrity' of the party.

… before that, sometimes called 'being a party leader' ….

According to the merchant's description, he joins the families of other merchants in a sorority for rapprochement.

The location is by the river, just outside the city gate of Teito. So it seems to be an event where the two families interact more with each other around the family by playing water by the river or having an outdoor dinner party together.

Instead of just eating at the Imperial City store, they thought it would be a good experience for each other and the kids to hang out with each other and have a common experience away from everyday life. Perhaps a joint camp with friends and family, or something like that, Nori.

Until you hire an escort on purpose, don't think so, but if you're not in trouble for money, spending money to interact with friends and family and educate your children about their emotions is not a bad thing.

"Both houses had similar items they were dealing with, well, rivals, to say the least, except for work and privacy. Even between enemies in business, they don't hate each other as human beings separately. If you leave work, you'll have the same hardships and troubles as your peers."

Quite like merchants made of men.

And the request was to ask for protection during the pageant because there may be some danger in the area where the city gate exited, no matter how close to the Imperial capital.

The other family is also supposed to hire guardians, but 'even if they are surrounded by very strong (frightened) hunters, women and children will be frightened', suggesting that the hunters they hire should be women.

Because it is true, Mr Vebdel agrees with that, and that this has happened.

There is nothing strange about it and it is a convincing explanation. Many hunters are crude, nasty, and a little unhygienic and smelly. It wasn't the kind of thing you'd want me to be close to in such a celebration.

Also, there is of course nothing strange about hiring escorts on their own rather than one of them. In terms of financial burden and in terms of 'I don't trust them that much'......

No matter how friendly the relationship is, the commercial enemy is still the commercial enemy. Regardless of who you are, if the safety of your wife and children were at stake, it was still natural for you to have your own escort.

"... you don't have a problem. So, if we do our guard duty properly, can we eat some food, too? Of course, I'm not asking you to feed me that dish, because I'll cook and eat it on my own over here. I'll prepare all the ingredients and cookware myself.

Nothing, the hunters of the escort don't just line up around them, put up swords and canes and stand all the time, do they?

"Of course. If you can deal with demons and thieves when they show up, that's enough.... Especially though that's unlikely..."

Certainly, outside the fortress that surrounds the capital, there is no danger whatsoever. But I don't think that's how thieves and demons appear so right on the side of the Empire. Hiring a hunter is only, like, an insurance substitute.

And if there's no escort at all, there's a chance that four or five rogues will hang on to you, even if you don't have to be a thief. In that case, with a few escorts, that kind of thing can be prevented from dropping by.... Well, instead of 'insect repellent'.

When they heard Lena's answer to the question, Miles and the others laughed a lot.

Yes, two birds with one stone, combining work and recreation.

"" "" "I accept this request!!

Other than that, there couldn't have been.

And before noon the next day.

The "Red Oath", which met with the client family in front of the Vorrell Chamber of Commerce, headed to the riverside, the scene of the sorority.

For its part, the Chamber of Commerce has a husband and wife of the Chamber, two sons and three daughters, all of whom are still minors, and several servants.

Naturally, no matter how many merchant family exchanges, it doesn't mean just the families and escorts of both houses. There is no way that a well-feathered merchant's main house of commerce would carry their own ingredients, cookware, or cook locally. So it has merchant servants and maids.

Divide into three carriages and leave the castle fortress surrounding Teito through the back gate, not the main entrance, and arrive by the river, just a short walk away. The other side had already arrived first, with three carriages parked as well, unloading them.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Mr. Gareidal!

"No, we just got here, too. Besides, it hasn't become a promise yet."

Gareidal, the merchant on the other side who is called out by Vebdel who got out of the parked carriage and replies so.

The other side also has his wife and escort hunters, as well as servants.

The other escort hunter was also, as promised, all female, like a five-man party. Are you older than the 'Red Pledge' and in your late twenties to early thirties......

Especially since escort requests are usually designated above the C-rank and are not what they are, such as the C-rank party younger than the 'Red Vow', so this is natural.

And as the merchant's family greeted each other, the other's escort hunters came to The Red Vow.

"You are your merchant's escort. Young, and a face you don't see, is that on your training journey?

Nice to meet you today. This is the way it is, so it's not like we're jointly-ordered buddies, but let's get along!

"Yes, thank you!

Mavis greets the woman like a party leader that way and rushes to return it that way and three people bowing their heads to go along with it. It is a natural courtesy to my predecessors as a hunter and as a female party.

However, it is not a joint order, so we do not teach each other fighting styles.

... On the contrary, a leader woman who just pulls off without even naming the party. It would not have been necessary, it would have been decided.

Well, Mavis, too, decided that we didn't have to bother explaining it, and we passed through their mistake that we were on our training journey without correcting it.

The servants of both houses prepared tables and chairs for the outdoors and began to line up the dishes they had made in the mansion.

Apparently, the children were going to eat first, then play around, and the adults were going to drink and cheer as they pinched the food.

Of course, they keep the children in sight, and some servants are in charge of keeping an eye on them.

And the face of the 'Red Vow' was not doing anything, just checking the surrounding conditions. In the event of a battle, the presence or absence of this kind of pre-confirmation is said.

To prepare a meal, it was still, a little early.

Preparation of the 'Red Pledge' meal will be over soon. Exactly, you can't start eating faster than your employers......