The Branded Female Fencer

Elsia followed Letore when she saw him go outside. Even before that, I heard two strange exchanges.

Elsia was deafening, but there was a distance to hear the conversation between them. In the meantime, Letore and Fostina were getting to the point quickly.

"Wait, let me ask you why first. How do you know what I'm doing?

"I have many friends. That, too, is a non-human friend. That's the answer."

"... I also feel caught in smoke, can I first think of no hostility?

"I'm in a position to do you a favor. It can't be hostile or anything. So I'm asking you for a favor."

Elsia shrugged her ears even more, but I still can't hear her. So suddenly he was slapped on the shoulder, and Elsia was so surprised that her heart was about to pop out of her mouth, but she just barely stayed to speak out.

There was a layer behind it at some point. Sometimes Elsia was concentrating on the front, but it was as if she hadn't noticed the existence of layers. Two people who whisper. Elsia turned red at the closeness of that face, but the layer didn't seem to care much.

"Elsia, what's wrong?

"Don't be surprised! Follow me, follow me!

"Whose?

"It's Letore."

"Who was it?

The layers were blurry, but neither did Elsia try to explain it again. Elsia was bumbling and squeaking that she didn't hear what the conversation was about, but all the layers were listening to it. I haven't told anyone, but I can see a lot of different sensations being polished, especially lately. I felt my hearing and eyesight were better than before.

"Looking for people?

"Yeah, at the request of the captain. I need you to help me find people. I'm looking for someone called the true ruler of Tarram."

"I see, I've heard rumors about people like that. But it's like an urban legend, isn't it? Looking for someone who doesn't know if they're there is romantic, but I have a request I'm taking first. You can take it if it's a duplicate request, but I'm getting a pretty high priority request, so I think I'll be halfway there."

"Oh, you can cancel that matter. This must be about Experion, right?

Fostina's expression stretched strongly on a word from Letore.

"How do you know that?

"Because I'm the one who asked the guild to bring you in. Because you have that kind of authority."

"I don't suppose you can tell me why you have that right, even if you ask me anyway, right?

"Right, because it's also the guild's terms."

"Hmm..."

Fostina bothered me. And offered one condition.

"- One first. If you want to interrupt my request, I want a circular via the guild officially. If you can arrange it right away."

"Fine, let's go right away. I wonder if we'll make it in the morning."

"One more thing. The more information we gather about Experion, the more dangerous it has become. There is already a considerable amount of damage, and there is a lot of smelly movement. I'd like someone to act as an understudy if I could."

"I see. Let's try to ask someone for that too"

"Then starting tomorrow. But I will move. But why me? There will be many other people besides me. I heard you had a lot of talent for that mercenary regiment?

To Fostina's pure doubts, Letore was somewhat hesitant to respond. Letore himself is not sure. That was such a complicated look.

"... it's my guess. The more allies you have, the better. Besides, I don't even think I can get to the target in a straight way. You are the one who approaches the secret of the ruins alone. We appreciate that ability."

"I see, because I do specialize in exploration. I also often undertake people searches. But there's one important thing, isn't it? What will you do to reward me when I succeed? Hiring brave men is never cheap, is it?

"Hmm, can I bribe you with money?

"No, I'm a person who doesn't want money. Right... how about you say you ask about the ruins?

Fostina's slightly challenging smile made Letore look a little troubled.

"I see, that's easy to understand. Is that okay? There's a chance I won't tell the truth, right? And whether you can believe the truth."

"No, I don't think so. I'm sure you won't lie. Because if you look in the eye, you'll see."

Letore turned his eyes round to Fostina, who said confidently, his grin was spilling naturally.

That's all I heard, Layer took Elsia's arm. He was forced to take back Elsia, who tried to get a little closer, hoping he would find him here any longer. Here came one thought in the layer. Considering that the results of today's exploration were not as successful as I thought, I thought it might be one way to follow Fostina.

And at the same time, one interest remained in the layer. What is a ruin? I thought I might be able to look for it sometime if I had time.

Continued