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Chapter 4 : Branch Head’s Request
The head of secretary; Datt, pushed his glasses up with his er, and talked to Hajihly heard the story It looks like it isn’t a lie that there areit… … well, let’s just say it’s within a pere because they didn’t die For now, before they wake up and give their side of the story, I assu in Fhuren So, I want to verify your identities and your contact address… … you won’t object if it’s just that, right?"
What’s implied was, ‘I won’t concede more than this, you know?’, so Haji his shoulders
"Aa, I don’t care If that pig still tries to complain, then it’s me ants to be called I’ll try a more polite method of persuasion at that time"
Hajime didn’t refuse him, then he presented his status plate to the still amazed Datt
"Our contact address, e still haven’t decided where to stay… … You can just ask that guide We are going to stay at the inn she recoaze towards her, Rishee twitched then dropped her shoulders with a resigned look because she’d still be their guide
"Fuuy that lies there is "black"… … how about the status plates of the ones over there?"
Even a little, Datt was surprised when he saw Haji the lowest rank of an adventurer; blue However, because he heard it was the toirls were the stronger ones and asked Yue and Shia to subirls lost their status plates and we still didn’t ask for a reissue Look, isn’t that expensive?"
Hajih there’d be no probleth, if possible he wanted to avoid the details being known
"But, even if I can’t clarify their identities, it’ll be preserved in the record, so if you frequently cause trouble inside the guild, you’ll be blacklisted regardless of who’s the culprit and victiuild for a replacement?"
From Datt’s tone, it seemed it was necessary to verify their identities by all ot the status plates, then the two’s peculiar ic would surely be displayed in the skill coluic froe of the Gods that’d surely be displayed It would definitely cause a ruckus Although it’s possible for Hajime and his party to justthe ruckus, they wouldn’t be able to stay here any longer Hajiht about a lot of troubles that would sohts, Yue talked to Hajime
"… … Hajime, letter"
" ? Aa That letter huh…"
Because of Yue’s words, Hajime remembered that he had received a letter from Catherine of the Brook branch when they were about to leave Brook town She said to show it to the one who uild, because it could help the to the circu the city Then he fished out the letter from his chest pocket and handed it to Datt Because he only heard half of what Catherine had said, he didn’t know the contents That’s why Haji the contents first
"Although I don’t know if it’ll act as a substitute for our identification, I was told to hand this over to the one who uild staff e got into trouble"
" ? An acquaintance in guild staff? … … Let me see"
From the quality of Hajime and his party’s clothes, they didn’t seem to have any problems with money, that’s why Datt felt doubtful about his attitude that refused to replace the status plate, but they passed him a letter instead When he opened it, he earnestly read it and floated a fish-like expression
Following that, he turned to look at the face of Hajime and his party and the letterthe letter’s contents Froure that read the letter ide opened eyes, he was trying to deter, Datt folded the letter again and carefully put it again inside the letter’s envelope, then he turned his gaze towards Hajime and his party
"If the letter is real it’ll certainly serve as your identification… …I cannot decide by myself if the sender is real I’ll confirm it with the branch head, so will you wait in another room? It won’t take much time I’ll be back in ten, no, fifteen minutes"
Because Datt’s response exceeded his expectations, "Seriously, who on Earth is Catherine?", Hajihtly taken aback
"Well, I don’t mind if it’s that uide you Well then, later"
Datt called the staff at the side and left a uide theuild, taking the letter with hinated staff asked Hajian to walk accordingly while being perplexed, but with a voice filled with anticipation rang out
"Umm~, what should I do?"
It was Rishee’s ‘If you still have to talk with the guild, can you excuse me?’, hat her eyes said She obviously wanted to quickly separate from a seed of troubles, like Hajime and his party
Hajime, with an expression as if it was natural, nodded and frankly replied
"Wait for us… … don’t run away, kay? Aren’t you a pro?"
"… … Yes"
Rishee dropped her shoulders and moved towards a seat inside the cafe Her back said that although it was unpleasant work, she already accepted it, and the at member of society’s pathos drifted in the air
After Hajiuided into the reception room, exactly after ten minutes, a knock came from the door Hajime only answered with a word, then the door was opened What appeared were a sharp eyed male in the latter half of his thirties, with blonde hair that was made into a swept back hairstyle, and Datt, fro, the head of the Adventurer’s Guild -- Fhuren branch Hajime-kun, Yue-kun, and Shia-kun… … is it okay to call you that?"
After a simple introduction, the branch head; Ilwa confirmed the names of Hajime and his party and requested a handshake Haji to him
"Aa, we don’t mind Our names, is it from the letter?"
"Just as you said It ritten in sensei’s letter She seems to favor… … paid you a lot of attention Your future is pro, but because you have a predisposition for trouble, if possible she wants us to take care of you, is the letter’s content"
"Predisposition for trouble… … Huh Trouble certainly continued to happen in Brook Well, that’s okay So, essentially will that serve as our identification? Or are there other questions?"
"Aa, Sensei already wrote everything here so there’s no need to question you further She certainly has the eyes to discern people’s characters She even purposely wrote this letter, so I’ll let this letter be your identification"
Apparently, Catherine’s letter was really useful and let theuild He seems to have close ties with Catherine, to have even called her "sensei" Shia, who sat next to Hajime, had been especially helped by Catherine, so she was interested in the story and timidly talk to Ilwa
"That’s~, who is Catherine-san actually?"
"Nn? Didn’t you hear from the person herself? She was the Guild Master’s head of secretary in the guild’s headquarters located in the Ie of training everyone related to guild ement Currently, of the 5 branch heads sent to each town, 60 are her pupils I aainst her Because of her beauty and pleasant character, at the time, she was a madonna-like existence to us, in certain ways she was also an adored big-sister-like existence Afterwards, she uild branch of Brook town She said she wanted to raise her children in the country Her e announcement was like a bolt from the blue It becauild in the I person~"
"… … Catherine’s aht she wasn’t an ordinary person… … I never thought she was such a central figure Rather, even though she was so popular… … Currently… … No, it’s better if I stop here"
Hajime and his party came to admire her when they learned of Catherine’s true colors It seeined her as an i at the distance, re the cruelty of time
"Well, that’s that, if there are no inally, they came here only to verify their identity, so Haji any longer would be less However, Ilwa’s eyes shone and said, "Can you wait for a little longer?", as he tried to stop Hajiave theed Datt that stood next to him and an application form was presented in front of Hajime and his party
"Actually, I’ve expectations for your help, I want you to accept one request"
"I refuse"
Theof them, Hajih Yue and Shia also followed after him, they stopped their feet when Ilwa spoke his next lines
"Fumu, isn’t it fine to at least hear the story for now? If you listen, I think I’ll turn a blind eye to this affair…"
"… …"
What was ih the troubleso like that Using the testih Hajiuilty of as done to Pooanid, what they have done was excessive self-defense So according to the regular procedures, the guild would judge the both concerned parties and this procedure would take quite some time As a result, even if Haji, on the other hand, they would spend time like fools until the necessary procedures were finished and the decision came Also, if they escaped from these procedures, they’d likely be black-listed In the future, that’d be troublesouild facilities
Hajime stared at Ilwa for a while, then he didn’t say "I’ll accept the request", but "I’ll hear the story", because he thought it’d be okay to at least hear him out to avoid the trouble, then he sat on the seat
"It looks like you’ll listen to it Thank you"
"… … as expected of a big city’s guild branch head You’ve a good character"
"Not as good as you though Well then, the contents of the request is written here, to search for aperson A party of adventurers that accepted a request to investigate the northern e area have not returned, so the fa person search request, so those lines"
Ilwa’s story if suhtings of groups of dee area, which is why the guild e area is a mountain that, once crossed, would lead you to an uncivilized area Although not as strong as the de deh-ranked adventurers could handle It just that, besides the original members of the party that accepted the request, there was another member that tried to forcefully accompany them By some happenstance, he eventually became a temporary member of the party
This person was the third son of Count Kudeta; Will Kudeta Count Kudeta always secretly made someone follow his son that had a tendency to rush out as an adventurer, just like a runaway But because of this investigation request, the contact with his employer was lost, as it was unusual he was perplexed and put up a search request
"Although the count had already tried to use his family’s power to for up, which is why he put up the search request to the guild Well, it was just put up yesterday Because theparty was considerably skilled, if they couldn’t handle this, it’d just result in another disaster if accepted by regular Adventurers That’s why the big-guns should be the one to accept it But unfortunately, such adventurers are all out on , I want you to accept this request"
"Froth, so wouldn’t that be useless? Unfortunately, I am a "Blue"-rank, you know?"