... live free!

Then Emilia, who recovered from surprise as soon as possible, spoke to me.

"... Lena helped Elena?

"Well, will it?

I just pretended to call the guards...

"For once, what's his C-rank..."

I learned how Mr Zeros and Mr Emilia were surprised by what Mr Zeros said. I see, I thought you were mistaken for repelling the C-rank Adventurer.

"You didn't fight anything else, did you?

When I said that, Mr. Emilia and Mr. Zeros were strangely inclined to their necks. Then Mr. Zeros asked me this.

"How did you get rid of him?

"I just pretended to call the guards, didn't I? Then he hurried away."

"... I never had that idea."

"Oh. It could be effective indeed."

Then Mr. Emilia and Mr. Zeros were astonished and impressed. I think it's something I'm going to come up with if I think about how I'm going to chase you back without fighting... and with that in mind I asked what happened to that man after that.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Zeros took him. What happened to him after that?

"That's when I talked to someone who was watching the crime scene and then preached, and then they paid me for what I broke in the guild and a fine that cut off the adventurer. For once, I put it down that if I did the same thing next time, there could be forced labor and demotion in the guild. I don't know how effective it is, but the next time you do the same thing, it's gonna be a hell of a punishment."

"Really..."

Is it really okay because that guy seemed pretty obsessed with Mr. Elena? And I was anxious, and, uh, I was wondering if that guy was dictating oh every time I saw Mr. Elena. Because I was wondering why you hadn't dealt with it if it had been like that for a long time.

"... does that guy always dictate Mr. Elena like that?

"That's since it's been here lately. There's probably been more behavior from around becoming a C-rank adventurer. Until then, it felt like a gentle invitation, so I've been wearing it appropriately, but it's been getting more and more persistent here lately... Then he attacked me on my way home... Thank you so much then. Mr. Lena."

"... I just happened to hear a scream nearby and helped"

With that answer, I'm a little embarrassed to be thanked again by Elena even though she hasn't done much. But I'm glad that time was the first time they attacked me. I thought. I may be careless, but if this had been done many times, I doubt Elena would have been able to get back on her feet...

"For now, I'll be as careful as I can in the guild about Elena. But it's hard to deal with outside the guild. For a while there's only enough to get you up early..."

Mr Emilia said so troubledly. Is that it? Aren't you going to grow up for a while because you punished that man?

"You don't grow up because you punished a man?

Everyone looked a little troubled when I said that.

"The punishment I gave him was for what I did to Lena, not for Elena..."

"Huh? Against me?

"That's right. I took it down because it was a clear violation of the guild's terms, but Elena doesn't have the rules to regulate what she does. I mean, there are quite a few kids who talk about the receptionist. And kids who get married just like that."

Isn't the punishment I gave that man for Elena... I thought so, but I was a little surprised to hear that there are quite a few adventurers who dictate the receptionist and marry as they are.

"Then what about Elena..."

"I've only done enough to pay attention. If you're just dictating, do something for yourself. I mean, if it's true that Lena was attacking like she witnessed, then the guild has to do something too. But sometimes the only sighting is Lena, which is not enough evidence to punish her..."

"Elena's info. So you can't?

"Personally, I don't think Elena's lying, but I can't go punishing her with my personal thoughts either..."

"Really..."

I also wondered if it was difficult for Mr. Emilia to have a lot of circumstances. I'm pretty unhappy with what I'm just witnessing, but I guess I'll have a lot more worries because if I try it on Mr. Elena, I won't be free of anxiety...... I've done Elena a lot of favors, so I thought I'd like to help her if there's anything I could do.

"Say something if there's anything I think I can do. 'Cause I can help you as much as I can."

That being said, Elena has thanked me as I dyed her face red.

"Oh, thank you"

"Hehe, when something happens, I'll ask Lena. Do me a favor then?

"Yes."

So when I finished talking to Emilia and the others, I went back to the inn.