The next day, I went to the mercenary guild first thing in the morning.

I greet the receptionist yesterday.

"Mr. Ichinojo, you hadn't left for the dungeon yet?

"No, I went to the dungeon, defeated the boss, and I was back last night. This is the requested Boss drop item."

"Huh? Liar, it takes a whole day to get to the dungeon, no matter how fast you hurry. Besides, what about this lady?

"That dungeon, boss, has two different rooms, and I found it in the other boss room. The contents are alcohol."

When the receptionist heard it, he first opened the liquor pot dropped by the snake and drank it over the contents.

I wish I was at work.

"... the snake taste hasn't been mixed up and cut off with alcohol yet, young liquor. That's definitely proof that you dropped and the sun is shallow. And this lady."

Now I opened the ladybug and took a sip of the contents.

"What a mellow flavor. Rice liquor? The sweetness spreads in my mouth even though I don't use any fruit. I've never had this kind of alcohol."

Which critic are you?

How do you know that?

"Mr. Ichinojo, I will pay you an extra reward, so please tell me more about how you got this golden ladybug"

"Okay."

I explained the phantom walls, the pitfalls, the horizontal holes in detail.

And also about between the bosses.

"That's dangerous. I have a record about that monkey. You're a demon named Torch Kilo. It's a demon who's good at putting out the signs, but he was vulnerable to the cold and talked about not showing off his good hidden form well in low temperatures, but his habitat remained unknown. I didn't know you were in such a place."

I see, that's why you didn't notice the monkey at first.

No comment on the name Torch Kilo.

"Um, can I meet the Alliance Master now?

If you can't, that's fine. Because I got the nectar.

I wanted to say so, but before I said I wanted to see you from here, I was told to go home like this.

"Yes, no problem. Instead, you can't just look at the ratings so far and leave them there. Please, come here."

There was no problem.

So I was put in the back room.

Mercenary guild guild master's room? I wonder what it's like.

Don't be nervous.

The receptionist opened the door without even knocking, and went inside.

I'll follow.

The shelves are full of liquor bottles. The Dwarf village was full of booze, too, but that feels good if you can drink over there. This one, on the contrary, has many varieties, but each one is small.

What worries me more than that.

There was no one in that room.

Are you out of town?

If you think so, the receptionist sat in a leather chair.

"Congratulations on passing the test, Mr. Ichinojo. I'm the Mercenary Guild, the Guildmaster Stefania."

"... Was I fooled from the beginning?"

"I told you, didn't I? Apologize first. Besides, you haven't said a word that I'm not a mercenary Gilmouth, so you've been fooling me too much. Well, I want to see that look, and I'm working for the receptionist. Oh, yeah, yeah. I'm the Gilmouth of the Mercenary Alliance.

Does that mean you replaced the mercenary guild guild master tone from the receptionist?

In a frank tone, this one is easier for me to talk to.

Really? I didn't say that against breaking the letter, was that an apology for falsifying your identity?

"But the savvy will soon realize? Look, I knew what Mr. Ichinojo brought you, didn't I?

"You said you saw the letter before it was broken, right?

"No matter how much, no matter how many broken documents, a single receptionist can read a letter addressed to the Alliance Master, right?

Oh, so is that.

Were those places also tried?

I would have noticed if Caro had been with me.

Thought traces can see through lies, but they're not always activated, so you can't break them if you're in a state of complete belief.

"First of all, this adds this request, a special reward, and three million goats. I'll get it ready now."

"Three million!? Seventy thousand goats."

"So much for the information Mr. Ichinojo brought. Personally, I think this is still cheap, but if I pay any more, my men are loud. It's a hassle."

I felt like I was getting a little bit of an idea of what the word "mess" meant.

I guess this is what her vegetarian looks like.

"Ha..."

I'm happy to have your precious liquor - is that okay?

And I saw a liquor bottle lined up on the shelf.

Is that it?

A picture is placed between the liquor bottles.

Is that a sketch on the shelf?

It must be painted with sketching skills, as elaborate as a picture.

Gottsy man and tight man, little girl depicted.

"Is that it? This guy, like I saw him somewhere"

"You got it, this girl is me as a kid."

Mr Stefania took the money out of the safe and said:

But that's not what I said.

What I said I'd seen was the guy with the Gottsy Fist fighter.

"This swordsman over here is my father. So, this fistfighter over here is your father's partner, Marg. You two are a legendary mercenary combination called Steel Brothers."

"Heh... hmm?

Wait, I've also seen the steel sword held by this tight-bodied swordsman somewhere.

Where'd you see that? I'm pretty sure it's this world.

Marg...... Marg.

"- Huh!? Oh, you mean that"

I thought you saw this fistfighter somewhere, Mr. Margaret!?

Right, was that really the name Marg? I knew Margaret wasn't my real name, though.

And the steel sword that this swordsman has is the steel sword that I borrowed and broke when I fought the bandits.

"Huh? What do you mean?

As I raised my voice suddenly, Mr. Stefania asked in surprise.

"Oh, excuse me. This boxer is my benefactor."

"Really!? I met Mr. Marg!?"

Mr. Stefania rides himself out and asks me.

"On the western continent, about two months ago. Probably, definitely."

Right, Mr. Margaret said he liked his partner, but did he have kids?

"Damn, Mr. Marg, he was still alive. Mr. Marg, you've been so nice to me as a child. Mr. Marg said to me," Are you sure you don't want to be my daughter? 'She asks me. You kind of admired someone like Mr. Marg being your father. Of course I said no. "

... that, no.

I think Mr. Margaret wanted to be your mother.

"Your father died, and Mr. Marg really tried to take me away, because I was taken away by your mother and I hated your mother, Mr. Marg. Father, I wonder if you were jealous because you were always fighting around the world with Mr. Marg. Ahaha."

Stéphania laughed.

I think he was really jealous.

You must have known by the instinct of a woman.

Mr Stefania, you seem to have a strong admiration for Mr Marg.

This, Mr. Marg's current appearance - I guess I shouldn't mention Mr. Margaret. Dreams are best left in their dreams.

"So, where is Mr. Marg now?

"Uh, excuse me. We met on our journey, so we know we're on the Western Continent, but where are we?"

"Yes... that's unfortunate"

I feel sorry for Mr. Stefania, but I decided to change my story because I thought it was for her.

"So, I'd like to ask the Alliance Master of the Mercenary Alliance,"

"Yeah, I know. You mean Nectar, right? If you want to know about that information..."

"Oh, excuse me. Enough with the nectar."

"Huh? Enough?

"Yes."

Because it is no longer necessary.

"I'm weak - I had a request for you to take... you don't have any other information you want to know?

"No, especially. I'd like you to let me know if there's a place where you can get the dragon nucleus."

"Dragon nucleus!?"

"It can't be bouldered, can it?"

That's what I said, but for some reason Mr. Stefania held my hand.

"I just have a request to get the dragon nucleus! Please, take it on!

"Huh?"

Request to get dragon nucleus?

Do you really have such a pinpoint request?

I can't help but be surprised at the over-convenience.

I was wondering if you were saying the right thing, and this time I used thought tracing.

What was on Stefania's head was anticipation and joy.

I have no feelings at all that I'm cheating.

"May I ask you more?

"There was talk of a dragon appearing on Lake Landau in the west."

"Lake Landau? Could it be..."

"I'm not talking about the old dragon. You showed up after you defeated the old dragon. He's here to pick up the old dragon material. The Marquis Eutings soldiers have witnessed it, so there's no mistake."

"I don't think so."

"Yeah, it's a wild Demon King dragon. Because of its characteristics, I'm pretty sure it's the first thing."

Demon King dragon on that Lake Landau.

Why are you here at this time?

Is it because I defeated the old dragon?

This can't be without a request even if there was just no dragon nucleus.

"Okay, I'll take it"

"Yes, good. We already have a set of adventurers, and one amazing mercenary to take care of. Tomorrow, I want you to meet me here and head to the local area."

"I just want to go to my party."

"To increase the success rate. It's okay, Dragon Nucleus will make sure to give you priority among the materials of the Demon King Dragon. That's what I'll tell the rest of you."

That's not what I meant, I don't want you to know much about my prowess.

As a matter of fact, I thought I'd run out and go to Lake Landau alone, but apparently that came out of my expression.

"Don't try to go alone. At the time of the request, arbitrariness is punishable for violating the rules."

They stabbed me in the nail.

What choice do I have?