Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha

Episode 409: Towers and Colleges, Being People

"... Now that we've cleared up our biggest concern, I'll be free for the next few days..."

When I get back to Augley's quarters, I open my mouth like that.

You can go to our inn, but Augley's is more comfortable.

After all, it would mean I'm just a solid adventurer in this king's capital, and the inn is picking a good spot.

I mean, I've been sitting here since an early age by relocating my base to Wang Du, but I guess I had a lot to indulge in by then.

Even if I say inn, it's probably because I've been a base for a long time.

There is quite a bit of clutter.

Some innkeepers complain about the handling of these rooms, but few don't.

The reason for this is, of course, mere generosity, but it is not necessarily a bad story for the inn because it is often borrowed under a contract that if an adventurer or the like dies, you can dispose of whatever belongings you leave in the inn.

It's a tough story, but adventurers are dying of cancer.

And few of its belongings are expensive.

Spare weapons, magic stones, and magic props.

Sometimes when I come back alive because it's a bad place, I even look disgusted.

Let's borrow that place for a long time on a boulder, I don't think so.

"Oh... are we sure we have to wait for the Chief Adventurer (Grand Guildmaster)?

I'm talking to Augley about the situation.

Many of the requests are confidential, but Wolf gave me permission when I signed the contract to take the Chief Adventurer's Union (Grand Guildmaster) to Multo, if I didn't say so loudly about this request.

There are many reasons, but there is a good chance of getting tangled up in total silence around it.

You're walking with the Chief Adventurer Union (Grand Guildmaster) and you're dealing with strange surroundings and selling flavors.

Unlike Malt, Wang Capital is sensitive around it because there are many highly oriented adventurers.

In that case, no, I have to show you this to Marto on request - oh, is that me? I'm just a country guy...... no, I'd love to get back to the country and have a simmer of bugs soon.

It's Wolf's consideration to be able to make excuses like that.

That kind of care can be fine with the look of that mess.

I don't really eat simmering bugs, by the way.

It's just that I'm more immune than the city kids in the king's capital.

If you're going to say that somewhere, try it! Whatever they say, I can afford it.

"Exactly. Hi, I hear you're away... have you seen Augley?

This is Lorraine's dialogue.

I guess it bothers me because Lorraine herself told me that she had never met Yarlan's Chief Adventurer Union (Grand Guildmaster).

Me too, of course, I care.

I'm just interested, but I also have an interest in terms of work that says I'm old, and I want to think about how much of a journey I can withstand.

Augley gives a little thought to this before answering.

"I've met Grandpa Jean... or because he's divine. I can see you walking around. So, if you think you ran away somewhere at a tremendous speed, an adventurer union official would be dashing from behind..."

"Hmm? What's that?"

Lorraine asks with her neck tilted.

It's not like I didn't understand what the story was about, but the situation is mysterious.

Why is the Chief Adventurer Union (Grand Guildmaster) running away and union employees dashing from behind?

It's the same with me that I don't know what that means.

Augley seemed to have predicted such a reaction, and continued with a bitter smile.

"That's who he is. Occasionally I have to report something, and when I make an appointment to a union official, he will be in the clerk's office, so go ahead, or something, but when I actually head there, it's a stuffed shell, and the unprocessed paperwork is loaded like a pile or something. When I told the officials about it, I turned my face bright blue, and I started giving them instructions in a hurry and I saw them roll out to the city at the staff meeting and say or something...... or everyday tea meals? Sometimes I wonder why he's the head of the Grand Guildmaster."

To listen, it just seems like someone like a child who can't help it.

Lorraine seemed to have the same sentiment, but at the same time seemed to have doubts.

"... but I remember hearing that you were the one who directed and quelled many of Yarlan's adventurers, including the unrest in Ansorran, the tsunami that caused Deneb's goblinking, and the eruption of Mount Jarris. They should have all been quite catastrophic, but he said it was because Jean Zebek was there that he got nothing. I don't know the details because it was before I was born either..."

They are all fairly famous cases.

Ansorran's unrest seemed to suck at the time as a result of a massive summons of powerful demons by factions of erect emerging religions in one town, and the summons went on to summon demons for extended periods of time as a result of some mistake.

The tsunami of Deneb's goblinking was a disaster that caused a massive outbreak of goblins and fangs to people as it were, but in different numbers. I don't know the exact number, but they say it was about 30,000 to 70,000. Even though some people had exceeded 200,000.

The Mount Jarris eruption is an incident in which the Red Dragon built a nest there, resulting in a massive eruption of fire with strengthened spiritual power. That alone would be a natural phenomenon, but at that time there were many towns and villages near Mount Jarris, which were predicted to cause considerable damage if left unattended. He says he mobilized a large number of magicians to guide the direction of Magma's progress and contain considerable damage.

All of which are said to have been directed and prevented by Jean Zebek, the current head of the Yarlan Adventurers' Union (Grand Guildmaster).

Augley slapped her hand on this,

"Yes, that's exactly what I am. That guy, he really does a great job of being very inconceivable to a regular person at times...... I have a lot of opinions about whether I can quit or not. He's telling me to stop because he's old enough, but a lot of people are intoxicated. So..."

I said that with an indescribable look.