Volume 3 Chapter 5 (1/2)
Chapter 3 Episode 5
Editor: SniperIRL
Western continent calendar August 8, 2812: (Towards the peninsula 5)
”Welcome back... Just like Bolt's predicted, you stayed at the Earl's house last night...”
”Indeed... It was a very grandiose welcome you know?”
Genou picked up Ryouma at the inn's entrance, after receiving his cloak, Genou folded it.
”Hou... That's amazing... There's a possibility they have some shoddy intention by doing that...”
Genou lightly answered Ryouma's words.
Although his voice did not change.
Ryouma understood what that meant.
”Indeed... There must be something behind the scenes... Genou, you don't show any surprise... Did you already find some information?”
”Indeed... I will begin my report later. Everyone is already waiting inside milord's room”
Hearing Genou's reply, Ryouma shrugged his shoulders.
”Oh come on... You guys are really talented people huh... To think you guys already finished your investigation... If that is the case then, just hurry up and tell me what you know.”
After returning from the Earl's house he doesn't even have time to take a breather.
(Geez, since when have I become such busy person like this... But, I guess I have no choice huh? ... Then again, I have a bad feeling about this...)
The results of their investigation might be related to their survival. With that in mind, Ryouma steeled his heart.
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”Well then boy, I guess I should start with my report...”
The moment Ryouma sits on his chair, Lione who was already waiting for him handed some parchments to him.
”Nee-san? This is?”
”It was the list of mercenaries that I have interviewed!”
Hearing Bolts question, Lione answered him in a relaxed manner.
”This, all of them...?”
It is reasonable for Bolts to make such surprised voice. The parchments size is similar to that of A4 paper, in it, there are mercenaries names and their ranks which Lione had interviewed.
There are 10 parchments above the table, enough to make you think it was completed by two people...
And inside of each those parchments are the description of almost 50 mercenaries.
She seemed to have hired them using the pretext of recruiting them as a member of Red Lion mercenary group.
”Not just their names and ranks... You also write their weapon specialty, quest achievement percentage, and origin... There’s even Lione-san's impression of each individual written... To think you would manage to do this in just a few days...”
Ryouma read Lione's impression of the individuals written on the parchment carefully.
Beginning with something simple such as how they communicate and talk, how they make eye contact. Their individual behavior is written in detail.
”Well, the more skilled people we get, the easier it will be for us to sleep at night... Furthermore, we can't have people that are unable cooperate with others, with that in mind, for every 50 people I've interviewed, around 10 of them worth considering for employment... Those people are the ones whose names I have circled...”
Just like she said, some of the names have circles on them.
”Hmm? I understand about the circled names, but, what about the names that have lines crossing over them?”
Examining the parchments Ryouma noticed that there are 3 names that have line crosses over it.
If the one with a circle means worth considering, and those with nothing on it means people that are not worth mentioning, then what about the names with line crosses over it?
”Ah that... They are the troublesome one...”
Lione speaks in a vague manner.
”So? What's the problem?”
”The black wolf Yohan... The red clay Celes... And the long distance arrow Riui... All of them are first-rate...”
Together with Ryouma's question, Bolts read the name of the individuals one by one.
”Are they famous?”
”Indeed... The people who do not know them would be a novice who have registered just yesterday.”
”That means they are people that one would hear here and there huh?”
”That's right... But these guys are lone wolf mercenaries... They are the type of people who ignore the surrounding and push toward the front line...”
Answering Laura's question, Bolts replied while grinning.
”I see... I guess I can understand Lione-san’s concern...”
”Indeed... This is unnatural...”
Ryouma and Genou nodded to each other.
”Right... Those three are indeed very skilled. In a one on one fight, it would be hard to win against them... But those who believe their skill is the best usually hard to cooperate, not to mention they are all the type of guys who always stick to the money, which means they will accept dirty works without hesitation... To be honest I highlighted them because I feel suspicious...”
”They came here to gather information regarding us is it?”
Lione silently nodded her head in responding to the question.
”Indeed... If we consider who pulled the strings behind the scene. Then it would be either, Lupis or Earl Salzberg...”
”No. Those two are indeed formidable, but, you should also consider if they are actually being sent by another country.”
Genou voiced another possibility.
Certainly, since Wortenia peninsula is close to the border, they might be a spy sent by some nation who wants to invade the Rozeria Kingdom.
”Another country huh... Then that means it would be impossible for us to narrow it down huh?”
What they know about these three people is that they are all suspicious.
There's also the possibility of them wanting to join just because of their whimsical mind.
”For now, I told them that we will decide for an answer at later date... Should I refuse them?”