Book 2: Chapter 34 (1/2)
Erin puffed her cheeks out as she forced her wings to flap faster, flying through the city of Anfang and arriving at its adventurers’ guild. She pushed aside a man’s hat and flew to the front of the line, stopping in front of the receptionist who had gaunt cheeks and dark circles surrounding his eyes. His gaze was locked onto the papers in his hands.
“Hey.” Erin flitted in front of his face and knocked on his skull like she was about to enter a room.
“M-Mrs. Koller,” the receptionist said with wide eyes. “Please don’t turn me into a goat again.”
“That depends,” Erin said and placed her hands on her hips. “I’ve gotten word that there’s a newly born fairy queen accompanying two brand spanking new SSS adventurers. Where are they?”
The receptionist’s face froze for an instant. “Tafel x Vur? The new party? Hold on a second,” he said and reached over to the side of the counter. He unlocked a cabinet and pulled it open, taking out a folder from inside. “Here’s the route the guild master plotted for her adventure that I created based on the commissions she chose just in case someone needed to find her.” He spread a map out on the countertop and pointed at a spot near the western coast of the continent. “We’re here. She’s heading east, following the red line. Her final destination is 99 Fairy Drive. Judging by the commissions and the amount of time that’s passed, she should be somewhere around here.”
“99 Fairy Drive?” Erin asked, tilting her head to the side. Her wings stopped flapping for a second as she furrowed her brow. “Huh? Wait, why is the guild master going with them? She’s the short fellow that’s like a dwarf but actually a human, right? The shield person?”
“Right,” the receptionist said and nodded. “She accepted Tafel x Vur’s commission as a guide to take them to 99 Fairy Drive. Those three accepted your commission.”
“They … accepted my commission?” Erin landed on the counter and walked on top of the map, frowning at the red route drawn on its surface. “The heck?” She scratched her head before lifting a corner of the map and folded it into a skirt, wearing it over her dress. “Dupey’s city, huh?” she muttered to herself as she flew into the air. “Did they destroy my fountain or not?”
The receptionist pursed his lips as Erin flew away with the original copy of his map, but he didn’t say anything. He sighed and picked up his papers. “Please return soon, guild master. I need a break.”
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“Leader, what do we do with the human captives?”
Mr. Skelly raised his head, turning his attention away from the map he liberated from Evan Lancefell. A skeleton was staring at him from the entrance of his tent. “Can’t you keep them with the fishmen captives?”
“They don’t breathe underwater.”
“Right. I forgot lungs were a thing.” Mr. Skelly tapped his fingers against his knee. “We’ve stripped them?”
The skeleton nodded. “As is custom.”