Episode 34.8 (1/2)
The person opening the door didn't go in right away.
Instead, General Dungeon Chief Administrator, Eliza Notz got in through the door.
”Pardon me.”
Behind her, the tall man bent over as he passed the door.
It's a curious looking man.
He's taller than Lecan. He's thin and lanky, but his bones are thick, and the muscles sticking to his bones haven't lost their firmness. He's wearing a leather vest on top of a nicely ventilated shirt. His trousers look quite sturdy. And the longsword hanging on his waist looks very small relative to his height.
He's an elderly. Quite at an advanced age. Yet he's still overflowing with life force.
And the most striking feature is how his face is missing the flesh on a third of his right mouth to before his right ear. His teeth and cheekbone in that area are exposed due to that fact.
Nark who noticed the visitors came out of the kitchen and stopped moving.
”Well dang, this takes me back. If it ain't Zoltan!”
”Hey sonny, been a while eh.”
”Hahahahaha. Yer' still callin' this old man sonny? Come on in, don't just stand there, get...”
That was when Nark saw Eliza. It's clear at a glance that she's a noblewoman. Very high up on the ladder at that.
Lecan spoke to the frozen up Nark.
”She's General Dungeon Chief Administrator, Eliza Notz. Think she's the marquis's niece or something.”
”C-c-c-chief administrator? Mar, mar, mar, mar.”
”You're Lecan-dono then.”
”Yea.”
”I am Zoltan. Here today as a guide and escort for the young miss. Mind if young miss takes a seat?”
”Yea. Excuse my lack of tact. Chief administrator-dono, have a seat.”
”You have my thanks.”
Eliza waited around for a bit but as no one would pull a chair for her, she went and did it herself.
”Aren't the four outside coming in?”
”Don't think it'd be good if so many people got in. I have them wait outside.”
”I see. You're not gonna sit?”
”I'll remain standing. For as long as I'm guarding young miss that is.”
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”Do as you like.”