- Damn, Chandler totally screwed me.

Maybe I've been talking to those women about the Knights Commander and her fiancée since before I got close.

Anyway, it was obvious that even when I was here, it would just be the dish of the story, so the arrow tip that tried to get away from Chandler and back to Garnett and the others, a voice calling me from another direction, was thrown.

"Long time no see, Lord Luke."

"Chairman Dorothea. Looking good, above all."

The Lord of Voices was Chairman Dorothea, Sylvia's grandmother.

The costume is not intended for women, but is close to a male courtesy garment, mainly black, with a good understanding of the shape of the spine stretched properly.

"Nobody would want to see you in a Baba dress, would they? These clothes are just fine."

"I haven't said anything about the outfit yet..."

Chairman Dorothea made sure to connect from such a light joke and let the conversation move naturally to the point.

"The reason I'm here is to move forward with the business talks. Even if you were young, you wouldn't need the glamour of dancing at a ball."

"And the reason you spoke to me like this..."

"You will. I'm not talking about a contract right now, but I need you to keep it in my ear."

The Sundial Chamber of Commerce is an active Chamber of Commerce throughout the Kingdom, and each Knights, including the White Wolf Shop and the White Wolf Knights, takes care of something.

It's a little unusual, though, for the Chamber of Commerce to talk to us.

Besides, it's the chairman's own proposal on such a big stage.

I couldn't have been concerned about the content.

"We are constantly gathering information about Green Hollow's" Demon King's Castle Realm ". No, now you've changed your name to" The Ark of Elements. "

"Technically, the whole thing, including the hierarchy we used to call the 'Demon King's Castle area', is what we would call the 'Ark of Elements'"

"Oh, I did. Based on that, we need to talk. We'll need a lot of supplies in Green Hollow soon. Could you keep the Knights and Guild ready for acceptance around here?

"From now on, is it?

If progress is made in the search for dungeons, it will be necessary to bring in new supplies accordingly.

But if we interpret Chairman Dorothea's rhetoric frankly, we will hear that we should put in place a system of acceptance as soon as possible because we will soon be in dire need of a large quantity of supplies.

As things stand, dungeon exploration has not seen any signs of progress, and it goes without saying that it is in a period of stability in short-sight….

"I've been doing this for years. On the merchant's account. I was caught off guard in situations like this, and things often move and eat bubbles all at once."

Chairman Dorothea picked the non-alcoholic one out of the beverages offered to attendees to gently moisten their throats before continuing with more words in a flowing tone.

"Especially before the current king rose... that was the case in a time when the war had been sloppy for decades. Crowdsource is a matter of constant hostility. Even if you think you've calmed down, it's nothing but an attack from the other side."

"... that it's time for the Demon King's Army and other forces to attack?

"It's just one of the possibilities. That could happen, or it could simply be that one of the adventurers will only achieve results. Either way... I read that there's going to be a big move soon. That's all."

Indeed, the possibility of doing so can be described as' there is' in a realistic context.

Naturally, if the adventurers succeed in their quest, the other has to be convinced.

If it's a normal dungeon search, we can also normally go about exploring carefully at our own pace in search of treasures that neither escape nor hide nor fight back - not necessarily gold or silver treasures, of course.

But in the case of the 'Ark of the Elements', it can happen as a matter of course that 'they will set it up from their opponents', just like the war, because they are trying to find where the Demon King Army and their hostile forces are lurking.

But there's one thing I really care about.

"... I have one question. That's really a merchant's account. Is (...) ke (...) the basis? There are other grounds for deciding, for example... that something big must happen?

"That's just great. Now that seems to convince me, I haven't had an adventurer in 15 years."

Chairman Dorothea was delighted that I noticed one point.

Nevertheless, it seems as if he highly appreciates the fact that he has been an adventurer for fifteen years, not a weapons store manager or a knight captain.

Rather than the weight of the title, the magnitude of experience is what is worthy of evaluation criteria...... does the chairman think so?

"I can't tell you the details from my mouth, but if you're Captain Luke, you should have (...) minutes (...) or (...) ru (...). It would be a lie if nothing happened while your meals were so well prepared."

Dorothea had changed her name from first lord to captain.

Only this guy, I don't think it's a meaningless change.

In other words, it should be accepted as an out-of-the-box presentation of information, not to be a knight, but to be a leader of the regiment but thus to know it.

"Okay. I'll plan on going that way when I get back to Green Hollow. Sounds like you'll soon have just enough grounds to be convinced."

Is it a sign that underground forces will move, or an auspicious sign that progress will be made in exploring them?

In any case, it shouldn't have anything to do with the faces we're about to meet.

And just when I finished the conversation, Abigail came sewing the crowd to call me.

"Master Luke. There was a call from a royal palace samurai. Please go to the reception room behind the venue because the meeting is ready."

"... ok, I'm just going. Regards Alma."

"I understand. I'll take care of all your ladies and friends."

I'll drop Abigail off as he graces and turns back, and then I'll just keep my gaze on Chairman Dorothea one last time.

"Sylvia's over there, too. If you haven't seen each other yet, and you can spare some time, meet him."

"... then let me sweeten your words. I don't know how long I'll see my grandson's face."

Chairman Dorothea also walks out to those where Abigail has left.

And I turned my heels back to the opposite direction, and I decided to head to a place where the faces would be waiting for me that I wouldn't go with a glimmer.