Administrator.
The so-called 'receptionist' in the Adventurers Guild.
Well, this is a job that even men can work for, but the word "receptionist" is penetrating the world.
After all, the adventurers have a strong impression of the world of naughty men, in which the female administrators are oasis and draw attention to the sun... is what the male administrators say in half a heartbeat.
Catherine Arklight is the head of headquarters in Saktumburg, the Federation Adventurers Guild in Gilleschhatar.
She passed the exam at the same time that she was 16 years old and passed the exam for the 11th time in the history of the country's guild, jokingly saying, "100 years of adventure will earn her passing score."
The record of passing the minimum grade was also updated at the age of 13. Since it is the highest record in theory, it cannot be surpassed unless the system changes.
Although heterogeneous at that point in time, the motive for aspiration is also a kind of "to gain access to Adventurer Alliance materials related to monsters." At the time of taking the exam, she was already a scholar, and her knowledge of undead monsters in particular was such that everyone could wrap their tongues around her.
She says she hopes to get a research job within the guild as the first step in her career, but if she wants to do research, she usually becomes a researcher at the university, and the hair color is different in that regard.
Among the five great powers, the Federation of Gilleschhatar has a strong wind of free press after the Republic of Falaia.
In addition to fostering critical public insight, the developed press culture also welcomed the curiosity of people to take care of them, and Katherine's stepping stone background was thoroughly examined for root digging.
The fact that she was the noblewoman of the former kingdom of Siel-Taila, Countess Keeley, who collapsed seven years ago. The murder of my father and his family by the "Princess of Vengeful Roses". And the Federation demolished the house. She changed her family name by concealing the name of the Earl's House, and at the end of her bloody self-study she became the administrator.
If the Countess of the Tragedy, who took away her family and lost her home, has vowed not to be resurrected for revenge, it is a story of popular taste.
However, Catherine kept her mouth shut and stubbornly refused to stand on the stage.
Therefore, there was no one who knew her heart, and eventually, over time, the interest of the people settled.
The Rudolf Memorial Library is located in Sactamburg's "Neighborhood (Section) 2-2".
The Federation's largest library in the world bears the name "Father of All Golems" and the name of Rudolph, the Federation founding official and great engineer.
The endless labyrinth of bookshelves and brass piping running on brick walls.
Man-type librarian golems dressed like servants and maids.
Gears linked to the building's management mechanism pull their faces out of deliberately created wall gaps and engrave regular rhythms.
The windows are small and the library is illuminated by warm, inorganic lights.
Wilfred was walking as he looked at a map that was more complicated than the poor dungeon he had received at the entrance.
Wilfred, who had rigorous training as a samurai, was already strong enough to be an ace in a country branch when he became an adventurer.
In addition, he acquired some Ninja knowledge, so not only is he strong, but he also knows the art of outdoor behavior.
Wilfred, who reached the second grade in the flying class, was instantly promoted to the third grade with a track record.
However, if you try to reach the fourth grade from here, the importance of classroom studies increases in the promotion examination.
Wilfred swings his sword better for sex than study, and it is better to jump into the wilderness and knock knowledge directly into his body than to silently crave books in the room.
But that's why I can't slow down my studies. It is only through academic and artistic experience that Samurai is born.
Before long, in preparation for the upcoming promotion exam, Wilfred entered the library looking for a booklet for the promotion exam.
Wilfred then admitted the person he saw in a reading space with a round desk under the arch ceiling, just in front of the compartment where the book of interest was located.
Hmm?
The blazer suit, the uniform of the guild staff, and the slightly purple blue are proof of the Administrator.
She's still about the age of a girl with her nectar hair tied together in a white rose-shaped barretta that would be about the length of her back.
"Oh, the administrator? What the hell are you doing?
"Hello, Mr. Wilfred.
I'm off duty today. So I was thinking of clearing up the accumulated research. "
She responded when Wilfred visited the Alliance to register as an adventurer and remained in charge.
After spreading many thick books and mysterious bundles of paper on her desk, Wilfred stood up when she called out and confessed with the usual intact smile.
I suppose it's because the Alliance is recommending it to its staff… some criticism has been leveraged on the staff to carry the Alliance's signs during off-duty hours.
Wilfred didn't know that Catherine was more of a celebrity in this country than in this city.
Because I left my mother in this city and left the Federation for training.
Catherine Arclite.
Catherine Margareta Kelly.
A talented woman who passed the difficult administration exam on her 16th birthday.
Wilfred is also from the same old Siel-Teira as himself.
Nevertheless, Wilfred was only the son of his father, who had conveniently become a generation of nobles as a soldier to serve the lord, and the daughter of Count Kelly, who was one of the lords, was far above the clouds.
"Did you take the promotion exam today?
"Ah, uh, yes."
"It's almost time. If it is a countermeasure book, turn to the other corner to the right, and then turn to the left on the shelf number 20915.
But there's an unofficial collection of past questions somewhere else... so I'll mark the map, if you don't mind. "
"... please"
When she presented the map as she was told, Catherine didn't hesitate to circle the shelves in the third floor corner of the library with a pen.
Catherine marked exactly one of the 100 bookshelves in the room, even though it only said, "This room has 31201 to 31300 shelves."
Fear-like feelings that perhaps she understood the location of all the books in this giant library made Wilfred's spine cold. There are so many books in this library that it's impossible for an elf to read them out in one life, I don't think so.
"Speaking of which, Wilfred.
You ordered new gear. "
"Yeah, yeah. Yes. How do you know that?
"If you order through an Alliance, you can read the record.
Electric Sheep's armor certainly fits Wilfred's battle style. The price is high, but veterans are also a regular user.
... speaking of which, I was unusual the other day when I submitted my exploration report outside of the request (quest), but what happened?
Wilfred, who is in the adventurer business as part of his samurai training, prefers a quest to bring his sword to life.
This time I wandered out in search of treasure because I was willing to be invited.
"I was invited by the" Dancing Gears ", and I filed a search report with them.
When I was having dinner in the dining room the other day, I talked a little bit, and in that way....
The dungeon I tried to dive into was a mess. "
Well, is that so?
Begus, the leader of Dancing Gears, said he's been exploring pre-war sites since he found ancient shields last year. "
"Sounds like it. I heard it from the customer himself.
... you remember so much about each adventurer. "
"It's not that hard. I don't have 20 people in charge."
She said Sarasa, not modest wind.
Wilfred wondered if the administrators other than Catherine knew each adventurer that way, but it's funny to say this.
At least Wilfred thinks Catherine is amazing. No matter what she thinks herself.
What is she doing in the library on a holiday?
After learning his interest and dropping his eyes on the desk, Wilfred unexpectedly stepped forward with the most disturbing words in his eyes.
"..." Princess of Vengeful Prison "? This is..."
"I contacted Kenneth's guild and got it."
"The Vengeful Rose Princess." It's a shallow existence for Wilfred.
Silver-haired silver-eyed abandoner chased by the royal palace. Former Princess of Tragedy.
And executed for his innocence in the chaos of the coup d 'état of King Hilbert II.....
Degraded into darkness in resentment and humiliation, she sold her soul to the evil gods and gained power, which destroyed the country.
However, she defeated the "Siel-Teira Liberation Army" sent by the Holy Kingdom of Diletta.
Wilfred also heard about the distant eastern end of the continent (Pangea), where he became anxious with the Kenneth Empire.
Since Catherine doesn't seem to be hiding anything in particular, Wilfred begins to wonder if it's okay to see it.
The number of soldiers by type of army, the record of fighting the Imperial Army, was written as a sophisticated table that was distracting.
"It's more like military intelligence than named monster material."
"In the case of monsters that build forces, the strength they hold is more important than their abilities.
No matter how strong monsters exist, they can be defeated somehow. That's why we need power.
... there aren't many monsters, but they all have enough power to call an army. "
Catherine says lightly as she reads it in her technical book.
But when you change the map, The words resonated heavily in my stomach.
Wilfred and Catherine are the parties whose maps have changed, to say the least.
The former Siel-Teira was divided east and west.
It was inspired by an immortal army led by the "Vengeful Rose Princess".
"There are only a limited number of monsters that build that kind of power. Of course, the Demon King takes it for granted that there are other situations.....
"Dragon King of Twilight" is the original tyranny of dragons who do not obey the Devil King.
The only true ancestor confirmed by the Guild (Nosferatu), the "Duchess of the Abyss".
Even the Demon King failed to control the runaway assimilation machine King, the "False Machine God".
Nightmare Syndicate leader, "Death Dealer", who erodes the republic.
And.... "
"Princess of Vengeful Roses"?
The Gilleschhatar Federation Alliance's threat rating for "The Princess of Vengeful Roses" was 7. It was raised to 8 even though it came under the jurisdiction of Kenneth.
The threat level of 10 is essentially exclusive to the Devil King, with the other 9 being the highest, but given that the leaders of the great factions have been certified as 9, the Alliance has not yet seen "Princess of Vengeful Roses" as such a threat.
But at least I should... line up. "
What Catherine has just described are all legendary monsters who once waved fiercely in a war in which the tribes were about to be destroyed and now continue to take revenge on the tribes.
Their threat may not reach the Devil, but even the Great Five are terrifying enemies. I can't imagine how I can defeat a single adventurer.
Catherine lined up with the monsters, "Princess of Vengeful Roses."
"Indeed, the child did not even calm down the country by (...) or (...) destroying the system of a small country called Siel-Teira, but rather beat the armies of Noaculio and Kenneth, rather than the dispatched troops of a relatively small force.
It may be undeniable, but it is potentially a further threat. "
Catherine was getting a little faster.
The same quiet explanatory tone as when she briefed on the request (quest). But there's something under the water. Something unimaginable, if anything, is anomalous.
She's not looking at Wilfred anymore.
"This is information about the great forest of Gezenfall and the three surrounding countries that are currently at the knee of Princess Rose of Vengeance."
Catherine opens the pamphlet.
I think it's spelled out in the Empire and surrounding areas, including cutouts from a number of newspaper articles and abstracts. Apparently Catherine compiled the materials she had gathered herself.
As soon as he started flipping it, Wilfred took a breath as if he had been tied to his neck.
A number of documents categorized by content are reports of those who "infiltrated" the factional realm of the "Princess of Vengeful Prisons".
"'A country where monsters have stopped attacking people'... 'Commercial in a revitalizing forest'... you're lying, man.
Is this what's happening under the "Vengeful Rose Princess"?
People are no longer threatened by "dangers outside the city", such as monsters and bandits, and people and things are moving around.
Political corruption is eliminated and the poor and nobles are brought to justice fairly under the law.
The tribal society of the elves was also dismantled, the concept of economy was brought in, and various industries utilizing the natural magic of the elves and the forest environment were flourishing. And in a way that takes exquisite account of the commandments they had originally. And that's where public money is invested to help.
Prosperity through the success of simple and honest policies.
If you look at it that way, it's just a happy country to have a famous lord.
It is hard to believe that it is the monsters who control the country, and at the top is the "Vengeful Rose Princess".
"Usually, monsters only think of people as food, slaves, or targets for murder.
But the "Princess of Vengeful Roses" is different. She uses candy and whip for public (...) positive (...) support (...). They govern better than any ethnic state we know.
Moreover, in cases such as the Kingdom of Lugart, she has never been on the front page and has kept her face as a tribal nation. "
"Why are you doing this?
"I think that would enrich the country the most and make the soldiers stronger...
Suppose one day, in a country like this, people would strip the world of their fangs?
Saving lives for a trustworthy monarch... No, what if the horrible army that lives (...) comes (...) and fights (...) now grows?
The words only formally expressed concern about the possibility of an uncertain future, but Wilfred felt as if Catherine had seen the future.
The "Rose Princess of Vengeance" was supposed to be over for the old Siel-Teira, Gilleschhatar and Diletta.
Some writers in the Federation say they're making a dramatic opera about her tragedy.
But if Catherine's right, it's not over. The battle of the "Princess of Vengeful Roses" is about to begin.
And what if Catherine and I were the only ones who heard her talk?
Wilfred was stunned.
"She also changed the strategic maps of countries by paving the way for the Ku Lukal Mountains without a drop of blood.
Was there another monster who fought like this? If we don't go back to the Great Invasion of the Demon King Army, which once destroyed the human race, there will be no such thing. "
"But... the Principality of Cadenis has recently been liberated, right?
The "Vengeful Rose Princess" couldn't beat the Imperial Army after all. If you lose your dominance like this, you will be crushed..... "
Wilfred pleads, however, without wishing to admit his anxiety.
Wilfred was not as active as Catherine in gathering information about the "Vengeful Rose Princess", but the news of the international situation still comes to his attention.
According to the report, the "Vengeful Rose Princess" held the great forest of Gezenfall and the three surrounding countries in the battle seven years ago, but the Imperial Blue Army, which was burning at the rebellion of the conquered countries, finally finished all its work and turned its sword towards the "Vengeful Rose Princess", and recently, the Principality of Cadennes was "liberated" by the Empire.
The Kenneth Imperial Army is the largest and strongest in the world.
The tyrannical rhetoric is often spoken of with fear and disgust from other countries, but strength alone is a fact that the "Vengeful Rose Princess" took them seriously.
I didn't think the "Vengeful Rose Princess" could beat the Kenneth Imperial Army, which was even suppressing the demon king's movements. Although it is a prediction that includes some aspirations.
But Catherine shakes her head.
"It doesn't matter if you win or lose there now.
Whatever happens, she'll come back. To our snowy mountainous country, our home.
The Hilberts who chased her to death are still alive, and the Holy Kingdom of Diletta, who chased her, still has influence....
She can't forgive me. "
Catherine's words were filled with wonderful convictions.
It is not expectations or aspirations that seep into the sound. Not a bit of fear.
The wind of the early winter caressed her cheeks, and only the sound came from her voice.
"I'm just... waiting for that day."
Soon Wilfred's throat was thirsty.