There are five Adventurer Alliances in the Imperial Capital of the Quinn Brand Empire.

This is because the Imperial Capital itself is wide, and the Imperial Capital Central Guild, which oversees the five, did not interact with general adventurers, but there were many tasks to be done, such as interacting with national guilds and negotiating with the Imperial Government.

But it looks like the Adventurers Guild.In addition, adventurers rarely come because they "accept" requests.

"Hey, are you free right now?The adventurer came to the counter.Tell him to go to another guild. "

"Yes."

Senpai, wearing shiny expression glasses, called out, and the new receptionist went to the counter.

The Adventurers Guild staff was a well-paid and stable workplace.

In addition, since there are many jobs that are more difficult to work with as a central guild, the level of demand is even higher.

In fact, she is also on her way to the counter. She passed the recruitment exam for the Adventurer Guild staff at the age of 16 last year and was suddenly assigned to the Central Guild due to her good grades.

(Oh....)

The receptionist glanced at the person at the counter.

Unlike other guilds, there is no space for adventurers to unwind, and there is only a small counter for visitors.

Aristocrats and wealthy clientele are soon to go to the back reception room.

There are few people at the counter, which means that the boy there is the "adventurer who came to the counter" that Senpai said earlier.

(Doesn't look like an adventurer....)

Do you have the same age as yourself?

White shirt and scorched brown vest.Scarlet loop ties and sapphire-like blue fasteners on the collar.

The cape on your arm is hooded and used, with a neat and elegant appearance.

You look like a bourgeoisie.However, the bourgeoisie will not use a cape.

The black-haired, black-eyed boy noticed the receptionist and opened his mouth.

"... I'm sorry, but it looks like I can't get a general request."

"Ah, yes, that's right.There are four other guilds in the Imperial City, so you can go to one of them. "

"Different requests from each of the four guilds?"

"No, I update the same every morning"

"Hmm... the Central Guild is in charge of the information, right?Does that mean that the information is communicated in real time at the time of the request order so that batting does not occur...?Advanced technology. "

The receptionist glanced at the boy who put his hand on his chin and thought of something.

She's thinking about the other side of the guild that she didn't even think about.

(Hee ~. Wow, you're an adventurer... you know that, too.)

She was full of exams on law, geography, and the names and emblems of nobles, but she was quite an amateur on magic equipment.

By the way, I have no knowledge of the materials brought by the Adventurer or the names of the monsters because they do not appear in the exam.

"If so, is onee-san aware of what is happening throughout the empire?"

"Eh!? No, that's it..."

"Be modest. If you look at the thick files you have, you can see that the work being done in this central guild is high-level."

Really?

I get happy when I'm praised.

The Central Guild does oversee four other guilds, but other guild receptionists will be slightly overwhelmed by adventurers, and this is how the aristocrats will be greeted and "Adventurer Guild Stupid."And the other four guild members said, "You don't have to be in the middle of a rough adventurer, you don't have to be paid, do you?It is said to be the end."Adventurer (...)" is only called in the middle, so there seems to be a reason to be mistaken.

My salary hasn't changed, by the way.

However, they had the secret pride of not drawing attention to the central bureaucracy of the country, even though the information processing capacity was vast.

That's why I'm glad to be praised.

"Nooo, I'm happy because it's a job you don't really understand."

"... is that so? It will be difficult just to grasp and update the changing situation of the request at once, but if you look at the file, there will be a compromise with the aristocrats, right?It's a very difficult job to think about. "

"I don't think there's much to praise anymore."

I'm glad. You'll be rewarded for your hard work.When I went for a drink, Senpai said, "Nobody understands what's hard about our job!She gets drunk and complains, but she understands it too.I think the sun is getting clearer.

After that, by the way, it was decided, "What's so annoying about the receptionist ladies for adventurers that they think they're hot!It's just a big chest!"Senpai with his shiny glasses bursts into tears.

By the way, both senpai and she are modest in their assertions.

"Then I'll tell you where the other guilds--"

"Um...."

And the boy,

"Is it okay to receive information even if I can't accept the request?"

"Information………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………"

"No, it's a bigger story.I'm sure the Central Guild is the only one who knows... "

I can only tell from the Central Guild.

It was the best murder complaint for the receptionist.

"I can't help it. I'm very, very busy right now, but I'll tell you something special.What do you want to know? "

She said so with a smile that couldn't hide her happiness.

The attempted assassination of Emperor Quinn Brand led to a temporary end to the struggle between the nobles of the Old and Emerging.

Nobles, old and new, must now work together to build a country while protecting the sick emperor - it should have been.

In addition, the solemnity of the nobles involved in the assassination attempt was proceeding, and the imperial center was quietly confused.

On the other hand, there has been no significant change in the lives of the general public.

Information was leaked about the emperor's assassination attempt because he could not stand a door in the mouth of a man, but his everyday life remained unchanged, although it had the effect of making citizens sympathetic to the emperor.

Of course, there is no information about the three men wearing the silver mask who led to the resolution of the assassination attempt.

"That's why I think it's a good time to leave the Imperial City."

Hikaru, who returned to the inn, was discussing the future while having tea with Ravia and Paula.

Tired of running east and west in the midst of a struggle between nobles, Hikaru hid himself for the past 10 days or so, saying, "I'm sorry for the nobility's grudges."

As an adventurer Hikaru, he spent time reading a book in an inn or strolling around the Imperial City, washing his life.

Incidentally, with the resurgence of circulation, the dishes of Nikkei Summer food "Konut" are just too much to eat, and Hikaru thinks it is enough not to eat them for the next year.Ravia still doesn't seem tired.

"Nh, I think it's good. I've read a very vague book."

"Lavia, the book is all for you...."

Paula laughed bitterly at Lavia, who couldn't breathe.

In the Imperial Castle's library, the Emperor said directly, "You can take whatever you want from the library." Paula was able to use a new magic called "Halo Tenjitsu" Angel Judgment. "

It wasn't a direct killing power, but it was a fairly subtle magic from the perspective of all the bad guys: "Shock proportionately to the sin you committed."

I was told to take it with me, but I left it without receiving it - not to say "it's in my head" is cool, but for practical reasons.Books in this world are not necessarily the size of a library, but the size of a book is common and is not suitable for adventurers to carry around.

Ravia seemed to be satisfied reading books from the Imperial Castle's library, but because she wanted to read not only hard books but also other things, it was over the past 10 days that I read about various books rented from the Imperial City.

How was the Adventurer Alliance, Hikaru?

"Yeah... so far, all the countries seem to be calm.After all, there are many adventurers who have flown to the Grand Dream of the New World, and there are places where they don't have enough. "

Hikaru wanted to ask the receptionist at the Adventurers Guild what was going on in the world right now.

If there was a conflict, we would go and resolve it - not so much, but on the contrary, we gathered information to avoid conflict zones.

"So there are a few next steps we can take.One, I'll hang out in the emperor's capital like this.... "

Hikaru's emotionally rejected it, but I think it would be good if Ravia and Paula said they wanted to rest more.

"Two, tour resorts and sightseeing spots"

"That sounds interesting. I can meet a lot of books."

"That sounds interesting! You can go to many churches!"

Although it is a good idea for both of us to eat, it seems like it would be difficult to set a subtle destination.

"Three...."

To tell the truth, this third option was Hikaru's choice.

"Acting as an Adventurer"

"Working?"

"No, it's not."

So Hikaru explains.

This is what I thought would be the most interesting information I got from the Alliance.

"Now, the most talked about among the Adventurers Guild is the Phantom Mountain Nation."

"Huh?"

Still yearning for adventure, Ravia brightens her eyes.

"Their legend, called Posi, has long been that they live in golden settlements, that decorations are all gold, and I thought the sun came walking when I met them in the mountains."

"Ho ho."

"Nevertheless, there have been many stories of eyebrows and spits, and it remains unclear whether they are real or not - the past few decades have not been the subject of much more than witness information.... but about February ago, an bourgeoisie passed away and a number of scholars were called in to assess the artifact for auction. "

The bourgeoisie and scholar left a lot to be desired.

One of them had a handbook.

"Sometimes a geologist was recording fieldwork —— it was clearly written there."

I met the mountain nation Posi.As the legend goes, they were decorating their bodies with a lot of gold.However, they are plagued by population decline, and now there are no more than 20 people in the settlement.I suggested going down the mountain, but they really want to stay in the mountain.Apparently, as the number of people decreases, the amount of gold that can be monopolized increases.Gold is their value, they are trapped in gold.... '

"This manual was written 80 years ago.It seems highly probable that all the people in Posi have already died. And.... "

Hikaru placed a simplified map on the table, pointing to a point.

"From the descriptions before and after that, it is presumed that we encountered Posi in the mountainous area of Potterato, which borders the Forestian Union.There is a river of sand in the past, as well as the Gordon mine, the Empire's largest gold mine.In other words, even if there is a position, there is no strange situation.... "

I almost noticed.

I saw Ravia and Paula looking at themselves slightly.

Hmm, what?

I thought it was an accident.

Hikaru can talk like that with his eyes twinkled.

!?

Pa, and Hikaru covering his face with both hands.

They look at it and smile deeper and deeper.

"Yes, no, I know it sounds interesting, but if the adventurers don't want to work, they think they can't force it."

I wonder if it would be a little exciting to hear about the Golden Nation, the Golden Settlement, but perhaps it is Hikaru who thinks so because he is a man.

Well, that's settled, Paula.

"Yeah, yeah, Ravia."

"No, really, let's all decide."

"It's unusual for Hikaru to say what he wants to do himself... I want to support him.I'm a little worried, too. "

"'A little'?"

"... to be honest, I'm quite curious."

Hikaru, who was relieved to find Ravia as well, finally released his face, which was covered with both hands.

"... is that okay with Paula?"

"Of course, it's fun to do anything with you!"

"Okay."

Hikaru said.

"The destination is the Potterato Mountains.Let's go find the Phantom Mountain Nation, the settlement of Posi. "