Episode 43.1 (2/2)
The motif of a Lightning Clad Lion.
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”T-this, can it be.”
The clerk alternately looked between Lecan's face and the letter with an awfully shocked expression.
”W-we shall contact the management at once. If you could please wait a moment!”
That clerk ran into the back room before hurrying out of the building.
After a while, the clerk earlier came back with a wagon. Lecan and Julius got on that wagon, to the townlord's mansion.
”You will be Lecan-dono then?”
”Yea.”
”I am Toru Ciel, a nephew of Palcimo Lord, Elmo Ciel-sama, as well as the person entrusted to manage our dungeon. It is our honor to receive a visitation by a relative of Marquis of Wazrof-sama.”
”Glad to hear that. Well met.”
”Nice to meet you too. Now then, I hear that you're not one to fancy roundabout colloquy. Am I right to assume that you are here to explore our dungeon?”
”Yeah.”
”This will be your first time in this dungeon. According to the clerk, it appears you were not aware that you could not explore the dungeon with less than five people. How many days and how far do you plan on exploring?”
”That's to be decided once we're in. We may bail out early if we find it too difficult or not rewarding.”
”Fumu. Which means, it might turn into a long term expedition if it isn't too difficult, or it's rewarding.”
”That's right.”
”Do you plan to take that boy with you?”
”Yea.”
”Fumu. I take it both of you are mana bearers then?”
”Yea.”
”Understood. You may use our service at the Kind Office, but you likely will have a hard time finding members. I have a suggestion.”
”I'm all ears.”
”I will prepare the members you are lacking. For a duration of three days as a starter. If you still have the will to continue after three days of exploration, you may go to the Kind Office to look for more members. My subordinates will ascertain your prowess in battle. They shall issue a letter of recommendation if they deem you capable of exploring this dungeon. That should make finding people easier at the Kind Office.”
”Hou. That'd be great. I'll take up you up on your offer. Ah, this Julius will go in the same shaft as me.”
”Ah, I see. He's under your tutelage. Then I shall arrange for four additional members besides the observer. Do stay in this mansion tonight. We will prepare your meals, drink and bath.”
”We'll be in your care.”
Good food, good drink and a spacious bath. There was a manual outlining Dungeon Palcimo left on the table in their room. Julius stayed and had a meal in the same room as Lecan. None of the servants showed their faces besides the times they brought in meals and led Lecan to bath. Lecan usually found staying in a mansion stickler for rules like this annoying, but either he had gotten used to it, or this mansion was an outlier, he had a good night sleep that day.