Vol 2 Chapter 27 (1/2)
Comrade
Morning as usual
The only difference was that froht Aria, this was the first ould be leaving the city to fight monsters
I replaced ain, and the weapons storekeeper was quite aain
He even recoo to Centralle, and purchase a better one, or to change my weapon preferences
Rather than being fixated on the sabre, it was the weapon I had becoo with them for a while
We uild to find it in quite an uproar
A large bulletin board with the words ‘Eency Request’ was posted near the desks on the second floor
A majority of the adventurers had their eyes turned towards it, but afterbitter faces, they headed towards the same boards they always checked for normal requests
“I wonder what happened”
As Nove it out of curiosity
Aria also seemed interested, but Zelphy-san’s expression wasn’t soft
The request we found ent up to the bulletin was for the search for a party that hadn’t returned over their stated duration, and an investigation of the land
“Ah, if you don’t return by your set date, a search party goes out, right”
I recalled what Zelphy-san had toldat the naan to shake her head
“You’re half right I taught you our official stance, but in truth, it’s ation into why the party in question vanished ”Criminals and monsters, or perhaps a labyrinth There are as many reasons out there as you can think of It’s to make sure the next ones who take their path don’t fall prey to it”
Half right
The intention wasn’t to save theate why they had exceeded their duration
If you wanted to rephrase it, sending aid to the lost party was the second priority
Novem looked at the request fores, and see
“Did these people perhaps hire a guild advisor?”
Zelphy-san silently nodded, before letting out some toxic words
“That’s why I told hi this far, there’s no point if you die, is there”
One of the nah it
That was a sign that the one whose nauild card had received injuries leading to the ceasing of prolonged life activity
… So summarize, death
Perhaps out of luck, or because they were covered for… the five young adventurers seemed to be alive
“H-hey… soht?”
Aria said that and looked around, but while the adventurers passed their eyes over the eency request, they didn’t see it
“… The veteran adventurer that died was a strong one a those in Dalien While it may be a town of newbies, he would’ve been considered relatively strong even within the main force A man like that has died”
… To put it shortly, it would be difficult
Dalien had an abundance of odd jobs to be found, but the feudal lord hierous monsters and clear labyrinths
While it may be convenient for those that had just joined the trade, there was soraduated from newbie status
Should I put it as their focus on local interest? Of course, there are soe majority of them leave, and head for a town or city more suited for them
“This is bad The guild was just requiting skilled adventurers for the labyrinth that o The feudal lords troops have yet to return either”
A labyrinth e it
For that sake, a majority of battle-oriented parties had ventured off from the city
(Co like that)
Reuild, I looked around
It’s probably not that there wasn’t a single skilled adventurer here But since they’re trying to recruit people for the request in this fashi+on, I guess there wasn’t any that could take on the job
“… I heard that if you take on an euild puts out quite a reward as well”
Novem seemed surprised that none of the other adventurers wanted to participate
There, Zelphy-san spoke
“Survival over loot There e to raise their names, but… this is troublesoerous one If played poorly, whole parties can get annihilated”
It’s not like the entire landmass of Dalien was safe
For places outside of human inhabitation, there isn’t much of an opportunity for soldiers to head forth and suppress dangerous elements
As ere looking at the request form close the counter, Hawkins-san called out to use
“Zelphy-san, can I have a little of your time?”
“… Boss”
Hawkins-san was letting off a sterner atmosphere than usual, as he called Zelphy-san over
“Did you see the request?”
“Yep, saw it But froet the feelin’ it should have been posted up quite a while ago Did somethin’ happen?”
It was e if they hadn’t returned
Even so, today was the first tient request hade made an appearance
“… It was a blunder on our side I deeply apologize”
“An apology doesn’t clear up the h It probably wasn’t your slip up, boss, but we’re all putting our lives on the line here Has anyone set out the request’s location yet?”
Perranted yet
But since the news came late, there erous area unaware
“Perhaps our luck was good this tiround have headed off to the labyrinth It’s just that, that being the case, we can’t find any adventurers willing to head over”
“Wouldn’t it be fine if you went, boss?”
On Zelphy-san’s joke, Hawkins-san didn’t really return an answer
(Both of thery)
Froht have been an acquaintance
“Um, Hawkins-san So as the reason you called Zelphy-san over then?”
Nove to us
“It’s an urgent dispatch fro Zelphy-san For that tiuild will personally cover the expenses”
It doesn’t look like he’s counting us in as a plausible fighting force
(But that may be natural)
As I thought that, I heard the Second’s voice
『Do the e by the city? Fro I heard of theainst their wills』
The one who answered was the Sixth
『The ties with it, but… Dalien’s adventurers aren’t of the best quality, so perhaps this sort of thing happens often』
The ancestors sounded quite calm
It’s not like there’s a need to panic, but I feel their reactions are a little too dry
Zelphy-san was hed and nodded
“If it’s a request from boss, I can’t really decline It’s just that I also want to knohat sort of actions the guild is taking on it”
Hawkins-san closed his eyes, and after a while of silence, he opened them and answered
“The opinion of the higher-ups is… it was the mistake of a staffthat could happen to the best of us In this instance, I doubt any punishment sil be handed down”
“… Boss, in that case, none of us’ll be satisfied I hated that man for his mouth, but there are plenty of adventurers who’ve been saved by him While I loathed him, he’s helped me out twice or thrice Are you tellin’ me to accept this?”
The talks seem to have started down a different direction
The three of us were being left behind
“Zelphy-san is dropping out of our party to fulfill an urgent request, it seems In that case, what should we do today?”
I began to ponder today’s plans
Odd jobs were fine, but since we had a party of three, I wanted to go out to fight monsters if possible
I wanted to experience Growth soon, andneedlessly specialized at physical labor at this rate
(Ito lure me over)
The site fore an adventurer, and coive a bitter smile, and refuse
It’s not that I hated it, but the earnings from it wouldn’t support two, so it wasn’t plausible
Aria looked at Zelphy as she spoke
“I wonder if Zelphy will be fine I ht?”
Novem tried to calm her down
“It may not have been a monster or foe It’s not unthinkable that it was an accident I also doubt that they’ll be sending Zelphy-san out alone”
There was a party of six, one died, and the rest werein action
The possibility it was an accident was actually quite high
As I thought that, the First called out to me
『Lyle, you participate as well』
What’s this, all of a sudden? I thought, but the First probably had his reasons
The Third was of the same opinion
『Perhaps that’s for the best And wait, in a request like this, the efficiency will generally rise if Lyle joins in』
The Sixth also agreed
『If it’stheer』
(I see So if I use the ancestors’ Skills, the efficiency will be on another level)
Especially the Fifth and Sixth When used together, they were quite an a one
I can put up a s in my head, and enemy and ally… monster locations and traps can be known to me for a certain extent of distance
But if I said I wanted to participate, would Hawkins-san accept that?
The Second was the same as me
『If Lyle said he wanted to join, would they permit it?』
The Fifth…
『What are the roup co himself stand out, then the reputation orked so hard to lower in Dalien would be pointless』