Chapter 10 (1/2)

Chapter 10: Registering with the Merchant Guild

I arrived at the final stop in the journey, the city called Fallieres.

It seems that the city has been informed by the guards at the fortress, so Feru could enter without any fuss.

It wasn’t as much as the tax when entering the country, however, it was a bit painful that we had to pay taxes again when entering the city. (2 silver coins for my entry while Feru’s entry was 1 silver coin)

After pa.s.sing through the gates, as Werner-san had predicted, a messenger from Margrave Lindell was already waiting for me.

“Is this Makooda-sama? I am the messenger from the Margrave. You may call me Edmond, nice meeting you. Actually, the Margrave has expressed his interest in having a meeting with you.”

Ah-it has come, an invitation to a trap.

I have no wish to have the meeting though.

I don’t plan to stay in this country for too long either.

I have to reject this politely.

“No way, I am just a mere traveller, how can I meet with the Margrave who is such an awe-inspiring person.”

“Nono, Margrave Lindell has insisted on this.”

“Nonono”

“Me too, nonono, please follow me.”

In the midst of the heated conversation, Feru came closer.

[Oi, you there. Can you see my master does not want to have the meeting?]

“T-This, F-Fenrir-sama. F-Fenrir-sama, please come along too.”

The appearance of Feru made Edmond scared but he continued to force a smile while talking.

[Fuu, so pretentious. I too do not want to meet with the Margrave. There were such foolish humans in the past, so I know he is probably eyeing my powers.]

“No, nononono, we don’t have such i-intenti ….”

[Stop lying. Do you want to know what happens to those foolish humans that tried to make use of my powers? Hmm?]

“Hi,hiiiiii”

Edmond ran off while screaming after seeing Feru bare his fangs at him.

“Feru, that’s too much.”

“Those kind of stupid people have to be taught the hard way.”

Hehe, is that so?

“Is it alright to conduct yourself like that towards Margrave Lindell’s messenger? Those aristocrats care a lot about their reputation, thus, he might do something in return.”

Werner-san’s concerns are quite valid.

I didn’t expect Feru and myself to go that far earlier.

[Your concerns are unnecessary. If anything happens, I will happily take on their challenge.”

Ohh, I would rely on you Feru-san.

“Hmm, if Feru-sama is going to do that, it would be alright I guess?”

After Werner-san said that, the other members from Iron Will agreed and nodded their heads.

“I doubt the private army of the aristocrats are able to match Feru-sama strength.” (Franca)

“I think so too.” (Rita)

“I think, only the Ancient Dragon would be a worthy rival of Feru-sama.” (Vincent)

“You can say that again.” (Ramon-san)

I knew there would be dragons, since they are essential for a fantasy world.

But d.a.m.n, I don’t want to meet one either.

[Mu, the Ancient Dragon? Undeniably, it is probably the only one that can fight with me on equal terms.]

“Eh? Feru-sama has fought with the Ancient Dragon before?”

Vincent seemed to have gotten agitated.

[That was roughly 400 years ago. We had a draw back then, but next time I won’t lose.]

“Wow, amazing! I would have wanted to see a battle between fellow legendary monsters.”

“Me too –”

Vincent and Rita seem to be really excited about all this but Franca and Romon-san seem to be forcing a smile.

“Oioi, calm yourselves. We still need to receive the confirmation signature to show that we have fulfilled our duty to Makooda-san and report that to the adventurer’s guild.

Being asked by Werner-san, I signed on the completion of duty report.

Next, I tried to return the red boar meat that I was tasked to keep, but they said I should at least keep it in exchange for the raw materials of the rockbird.

“Even before bidding farewell, you all want me to keep the red boar meat; I am really well taken care of. Thank you all.”

All of them felt that they couldn’t have made it here without me either.

“We feel more thankful for the good experience we’ve gotten from this and we even had a taste of your culinary skills, so we have no criticism on this excellent job.”

I’m grateful that you feel that way.

“But I still must express my thanks. Please stay in good health.”

“You too, Makooda-san.”

Iron Will waved their hands while leaving.

Alright, I have cleared my first objective, what shall I do next?

I don’t want to stay in this country for long, but in the meantime, I should just register with the guilds.