Vol 8 Chapter 122 (1/2)
Alette Baillet
Invited by Miranda, I went over to the place Alette-san’s party’s tent was stationed
I had been confir Mini-Porter with Clara, but no s we had to look over, so I decided to come here, but…
“As I thought, I’m really not interested”
There, Miranda spoke with a fed-up expression
“You can’t say that after co all the way here Notave the initial greetings”
Miranda’s words were correct, and I surely did go and give greetings to Alette-san But I ended up witnessing soeous
Even I have some mercy in me
“… I can’t harden my heart that much”
“What are you talking about? See, let’s just go already!”
Miranda approached the person on lookout, and stated our business After looking at uardinto the tent
Miranda looked at me
“What did you do?”
“… I haven’t done a thing”
That’s all I could say But within the Jewel, the ancestors laughed…
『Yep, it’s true; you haven’t done a thing No lies there But… you’re finally co face to face with Alette-chan! I wonder what’s beco maiden!』
『In order to achieve favorable grounds to negotiate on, I a to believe the Third’s, ‘found any takers yet’ line ht be necessary Lyle, it’s all in the smile, the smile! Make sure you smile to shake up your opponent!』
『Hey, that’s only after you determine what sort of person she is She may have a delinquent side to her Tease her too much, and she may turn out like a certain someone’s wife That one was scary』
『… Fifth, could you possibly be talking about me? And wait, I really do think you should follow the Fourth’s words, and shake her up to acquire some favorable terms…』
『The Sixth sure did a lot of that in his time, Lyle, make sure you don’t learn from his example』
I let their opinions slide by as per usual, as I watched the guard frorant us entry
“… It see to meet you”
Sensing the surrounding atmosphere, Miranda to me
“Hey, why is the air so tense? You really didn’t do anything, right? Or could it be you were the one getting things done to?”
To her worry, I spoke
“You’ll understand when you meet her”
And saying that, we set foot into the tent’s interior
Within it, were Alette-san, and the tall knight who’d dealt with me the first time
“U-um… it’s been a while”
When I said that, the knight cut off the conversation with, ‘it sure has’ Miranda also gave a, ‘pleasure to , but…
Alette-san was sitting in front of a desk with her eyes cast down
And…
“K-kill me!”
“… Eh?”
The air surrounding the stage turned strange She suddenly requested someone to kill her
Not only that, she began holding her head in both hands, and banging her forehead against the desk
“Just killyears slip by! I ht I’d be proht ould take up what se it… it’s all work’s fault…”
Miranda was s up
The ht who looked to be her adjutant silently held a hand to his face
“No, I’m here for a separate matter today–”
“—A separatethat I’h… then just what purpose could you have come here, dammit!”
The knight couldn’t re a chop over Alette-san’s head
“Captain, just get over it already If you’re like that during the subjugation, then it wouldn’t be strange if some lives were thron”
Alette-san corrected her breathing that had gone into a mess, and cleared her throat
“S-sorry It was just too e for me… now then, what business do you have, Lyle-kun?”
Having calmed doith some deep breathes, she looked like a totally different person that before
With a swiftly-formed business-like expression, she motioned for us to sit If that was how she treated ly held a favorable impression of her
But the sentiment the current me has towards this woman…
(Just what could it be, these restless feelings)
… I’m sure it was sympathy
She was h the same drastic after-Growth symptoms I decided not to tease her over it
I sat across the table froot the leisure to take in sos
The Third
『Huh! You’re not going to say anything about it? Even when it’s sure to be interesting?』
He put out a disappointed voice, but I ignored it
The inside of the tent had what sees, her bed, her ars of the like The desk in the very center was large, and it had various writing tools scattered around
A forht to the dark interior
And equipment-wise, she had assembled some reliable ones
The one to stand out e two-handed sword There’s almost no doubt it’s a an master artisan’s work
The Fifth
『Rather than an adventurer, it seeuys? For what sake are they out adventuring?』
All I kneas that they were a knight brigade fro out adventurer work to train up the next generation, and that as long as they weresome sort of profit, they didn’t really care about the rewards
Miranda explained the situation to her
“An adventurer nas if I ca in the way of other peoples’ work”
Alette-san listened and nodded
“I thought I’d say it tomorrow, but I see Albano… He ht with Creit It’s a good ain”
Her tone was a little rough, but she gave off a kind impression
And she began explaining the situation to us
“We are adventurers, but one we return hoht’s errantry, but we’ve merely co of a tradition Train your ability in real coet your own meal ticket”
She said that in a joking manner, but the Fourth in the Jewel reacted
『How nice~ That’s a nice one~』
After explaining her own situation, she began going into Albano-san’s situation
“There are various reasons, but I think we have a favorable relationshi+p with Albano’s party In truth, they’re quite reliable in reconnaissance, enemy detection, trap re ouldn’t be able to take up on our own, but we’ve gotten to leave it to them”
It see the truth when he said he had permission
Miranda was a little dissatisfied
“Meaning you give the front line to theood parts?”
Alette-san gave a bitter smile
“Please don’t say it And I want to quickly clear up the first five floors to let the temporary parties in After that, you can take responsibility of yourselves, and do whatever you want”
Hearing that, Miranda narrowed her eyes
“… The unpermitted parties into the Labyrinth?”
Alette-san se of her in enuinely astounded by how reliable she looked
And that’s hoished I was thinking
“Up to the fifth floor, that is They went as far as to guard us, so they’d be unsatisfied returning without any profit Also, the fact that they’re here nized There will be little chance of the us down”