Chapter 207 (1/2)
Volume 3
The Simple Job of Only Perishing to the Hero Volume 6 Chapter 21
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「……Mu?」
The Eastern Army Headquarters, Fainell’s office.
Fainell, who was looking through the sightseeing plan documents behind her desk, noticed the transfer light that appeared before her eyes and put down the document.
As for someone who would directly transfer to this place, it was restricted to someone no lower than the Four Cardinal Generals.
When she stood at the ready wondering just who it was and what business they would have for coming here……Before long, Sancreed’s figure appeared.
「So it’s you, Sancreed…… What do you want?」
「Yeah. I have a request.」
Request──Hearing that word, Fainell quickly narrowed her eyes.
「A request……huh.」
「Yeah, so here’s the thing.」
「Well, hold on a second.」
After interrupting Sancreed’s words, Fainell suddenly expressed a smile.
「……Recently, I’ve had a lot of guys bringing me various tasks to do, see?」
While keeping her eyes on Sancreed, Fainell put the documents into one of the desk drawers.
After confirming that there wasn’t anything that looked like they would break easily in the vicinity, she slowly stood up.
「When I tried asking them about it, they all unanimously said 『It’s because I thought you were free』……you see.」
「Hou.」
Sancreed also came because he thought the same way, but it wasn’t an atmosphere for him to say that.
Fainell nodded, and placed a hand on the desk.
「Listen up, Sancreed…… I, am not free. I’m not free. And yet, why does everyone come to me first. Say, what do you think?」
「……Let me see……Well, isn’t it because you’re the person that’s easiest to ask a favor from without reservation?」
If one were to say who was the person easiest to ask to do a job among the Four Cardinal Generals, it would be Fainell.
Altejio was always edgy, and it was hard to make a request to Raktor whose temper was violent.
Even Sancreed, he was always personally going to different locations, so he had the image of being absent.
Although it wasn’t as much as Sancreed, Fainell also personally went to different locations, but for some reason, everyone would come to her.
「Easy to ask a favor……huh. I see. Well, fine. I do think that possessing that sort of atmosphere is important.」
「That’s right. On that kind of point, I think that you are the best.」
This wasn’t really flattery.
As a matter of fact, Fainell was probably the one with the smallest amount of distance from her subordinates.
Raktor was still feared by his, and Altejio had the image of being hard to approach.
Sancreed himself had the feeling that he had somehow created a line from his surroundings.
On that point, Fainell was different from the other Four Cardinal Generals.
It was to the point where if the soldiers of the Eastern Army were to see her, they would raise cheers and rush up to her.
Fainell herself was also helpful and caring, so she was liked by everyone with that meaning as well.
Looking like she was in a good mood, Fainell laughed.
「Hahaha, that’s right. Plus, even on the point of looking free, I’m also number one, right?」
「Yeah, that’s ri……ght……?」
Unconsciously getting lured in by that, Sancreed suddenly realized.
「……」
Making a complete change, Fainell expressionlessly gazed at Sancreed.
Taking that gaze head on, Sancreed waved his hand sideways.
「Scratch that, just now.」
「……」
Seeing Fainell remain silent, Sancreed shed a cold sweat.
This was extraordinarily bad.
It seems that his timing was bad. Something had definitely happened before he came here.
After thinking that, Sancreed decided to try and directly ask about it.
「Did, something happen?」
When he did, Fainell quietly muttered.
「……It’s Raktor, see?」
「Yeah.」
「He pushed some work onto me. That jerk, of all things, he treated me like an idler.」
Sancreed softly averted his eyes.
He couldn’t possibly say that he also thought the same way.
「If you were to say that Altejio comes to mind when you think of someone being busy, well, I can forgive that. Even Demon King-sama can’t be helped. But, I can’t forgive Raktor.」
「I see.」
「I thought of beating up the next guy that came here treating me like an idler……I’ll ask this after establishing that, what do you want?」
This was dangerous.
If he were to say something poorly, there was no mistake that it would turn into a situation where Fainell would act violently and destroy the Eastern Army Headquarters.
Noticing that, Sancreed started to think of a method to safely evade the situation.
Both leaving just like this, and bringing in some idle talk were impossible.
Since he had already declared that he had a request, if he were to say “on second thought, nevermind” now, Fainell would suspect him and get mad.
……In other words, there was no path of retreat.
There was no other method, than to just push through like this.
「Yeah, like I said at the beginning……I have a favor to ask of you.」
「Hou, well why don’t I hear you out for right now.」
「The thing is, I was thinking of going to mankind’s territory.」
Hearing “mankind’s territory”, Fainell’s expression turned into one showing great interest.
「Hou, you are. And what will you be going there to do?」
「For an improvement to the Magic Sword……or rather, I wanted to grasp a lead on the progress of that. I was thinking of going to where that aforementioned Temple Knight of Wind was. There is the possibility that that man’s acquaintance holds a key to it.」
Hearing Sancreed’s words, Fainell nodded as if she had understood something.
Fainell also knew about how Sancreed was aiming for what was beyond the Magic Sword.
For Fainell, who had originally secluded herself in the East to try and raise herself to greater heights, Sancreed was diligently studying his own technique, and she held a favorable impression of his attitude of trying to raise himself even further.
Therefore, she wasn’t reluctant to cooperate with him.
「I see. I don’t really mind, you know?」
「Nn?」
「You came to ask me to your substitute during your absence, right? I said I don’t mind.」
Hearing her reply so readily, Sancreed unconsciously had his eyes go round.