Chapter 176 (2/2)

Nothing would come out of staying dumbfounded in here so we entered the guild.

The interior of the guild was also gorgeous. The chandelier that illuminated the interior was of exquisite craftsmanship, the request board was huge, a fully equiped dinner the size of a whole house, and in there were people that looked like adventurers drinking since noon. When I thought those adventurers were giving us weird looks, I realized that they were giving me murderous looks. Even if I wondered why, just by looking behind I could understand why. It’s because the appearance of the girls is top level. Because I don’t enjoy those looks I thought of finishing our business quickly so I headed to the equally gorgeous reception counter.

The reception looked so gorgeous that I wanted to ask from what luxury hotel did they get it from but I contained myself and lined in the queue for the reception counter. The few people in front of me are all bringing in their hands a request sheet to take those request so I think it won’t take long.

The people in front of me swiftly disapear and it becomes my turn to stand in front of the reception desk. The lady receptionist was, as to be expected from a guild, a gentle-mannered beautiful woman.

“Excuse me, I want to inquire something.”

“Yes, what could it be?”

Her attitude felt like a mirror that doesn’t destroy a smile. I showed my guild card and continued talking.

“I want to know the whereabouts of the Holy Woman Aria.”

The moment I said that, the receptionist let out a blunt sigh and gave me a bothersome look.

“… Good gief, again… there are always these people… haa…”

She sighed again.

“Listen well, this is the Adventurer’s Guild, not the missing person office. Furthermore you are looking for the Holy Woman, lots of people like you come here for the same, is annoying. Besides, do you think that I would tell some unknown person like you where she is? Or are you a famous person? If you came here is because you are an adventurer, right? What is your rank? A-rank? B-rank?”

“… Yes… I’m an F-rank adventurer.”

I show my guild card to prove myself and the receptionist becomes astonished from the ‘F’ letter written on it.

“F-rank? F-rank?! An amateur underling has the nerve to ask that? Don’t you know shame? Normally we wouldn’t tell the whereabouts of any person, but now an F-rank is looking for the Holy Woman?! What? Are you saying that you are that famous? Your own strength is insuficient so are you looking for the help of the Holy Woman? How much can one ignore from the ways of society? Do you think you look cute with a plush toy of a dragon on your head? You are just a mediocre person!!”

“There’s nothing but this kind of person lately! If you are an adventurer, then go on an adventure!”

She threw back my guild card and when I catched it I felt my heart break a little.

I’m sure that she has been asked this time after time and she piled up stress to the point of explode… and I was just unfortunate enough to be the one she exploded at… let’s think that’s it… I hope that’s it… I feel like crying…

I leave the line and helplessly return to where the girls are. Around the girls there are a lot of male adventurers lying down for some reason.

“… What happened?”

It seems that when I got away from the girls, some adventurers tried to call out to them, at the begining the politely refused and then they tried to make the girls obey by force and when someone grabbed Mao by the arm, she yelled ‘The only one that can touch me is Otto-dono!!’ with passion and the other girls got railed up too, so in a flash, they knocked them down. Well… If I was there at the moment I would have done the same thing so I can’t criticize them.

When they asked me if I got to learn where Aria was, I just told them that it was not possible. If I tell them what really happend the girls would get angry… After I said that, Haosui took a step forwards.

“… Then I’ll go.”

And before I was able to stop her she went towards the receptionist. We followed her with our eyes and saw Haosui exchanging some words with the receptionist, she took out her guild card and showed it to her. When she saw it she stood up quickly and answered all of Haosui’s questions. Now that I think about it, Haosui is a Hero and an S-rank adventurer. Of course her attitude towards her would be different from me… Haa…

Soon afterwards Haosui came back and told us that Aria probably was in a mansion that was in the edge of the Noble District.

… Haa… Shall we go…?

Feeling my disparity as an adventurer, I dropped my shoulders and left the guild.

177 (Tomorrow)