Vol 9 Chapter 147 (1/2)
Sevens: Worse than Zayin
Worse than Zayin
Having arrived in Beim, I went to the Guild alone to report on our requests
Putting off selling ic stones to to, and washed off the sweat and dirt
After going under that lukewarether, and headed towards the receptions desk
If possible, I wanted Tanya-san, but if she wasn’t there, I hoped for a receptionist abundant in experience I never really thought about which line to join in Bei as at the counters today before choosing a line
Around, I could hear the gossip of the day
“Did you here? Quite a nu side”
“It’s because Zayin’s always pere n’ plunder Heard Lorphys’ princess is a stiff one in that regard”
“Not interested in that stuff, or so it goes”
“That Alette, you know? It seeades”
“Thehts sure have it hard”
Laughing adventurers
Thinking about Alette-san’s situation wasn’t so that ood
And the party that usually accoade, an adventurer party that was strong in Labyrinths
I’m not really sure how they’d fare on the battlefield
From the Jewel, the Sixth let his voice
『So she’s gathering aide? If she hasn’t gone ho in contact? Covering up the matter with Aura and co, of course』
Right now, I don’t knohat sort of reaction Alette-san would give
For Lorphys, they were froave a petty false accusation to attack
I gripped the Jewel, and moved forward in my line
“… There are fewer people than usual”
As I looked around, and got such an iroup of adventurers lined up behind
“Oy, the guys from the South Branch called out to me, but what do you lot think?”
“So thereal here”
“Does Zayin have the upper hand? Then just say, ‘if you’re fighting for Zayin, then why the hell not?’ Why don’t you?”
“Fool In that case, Lorphys will be willing to even go into debt to getmore profitable, just you wait”
The Seventh spoke up In a voice filled with anger
『This is why you can’t trust adventurers at all!』
I let out a light sigh, as I noticed
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When my turn came around, I sat in the chair, and handed my documents over to Tanya-san
As always After she took the papers, I presented my Guild Card, and she spoke a bit as she started into the required paperwork
“A safe and steady 【B】 evaluation, is it? As I thought, your party is a proficient one Couys purchased that haunted house, but is everything alright?”
Hearing about a haunted house, I tilted my head
Tanya-san said sootten back so you don’t know,’ as she sent some eyes of pity my way
The paperwork finished, I accepted the docu my mouth
“Tanya-san, the truth is, there was so I wanted to talk to you about”
I spoke in a serious expression And on hearing my voice, her face turned from a smile to a serious one as well
“… This isn’t the best place So be it Supporting skilled adventurers is a receptionist’s job I’ll have to swap out the counter, so please wait on the second floor”
When I nodded, Tanya-san called out to a staff personnel filing papers in the far back
“【Rühe】, I leave this desk to you I’ve got business to attend to”
“Eh? W-wait senpai!”
Perhaps because he had risen from his seat in such a hurry, his papers fell on the floor, aot out of the line, and headed for the second floor
She didn’t exactly tellafter
Her walking posture, and atmosphere… perhaps it was the case that Tanya-san used to be an adventurer
She told me to enter one of the conference rooms, so I followed her words
(It’s the first I’ve been in one of these since that introductory seot to Beim)
I thought, as I arbitrarily sat in a seat, and Tanya-san sat in front ofa smile, but the air around her seemed somewhat sharp
“Now then, you calledadequately iht there I’m in the middle of work”
“Oh so I have a chance when you’re off the clock? … That was a joke”
Even with her san to speak
“I have so to consult with you Alette-san is still in Beim, isn’t she?”
“… I cannot say”
When Tanya-san said that, I nodded I could go look for her if I wanted, and that wasn’t where the problem lay
I gripped the Jewel, and…
“The truth is, on the return trip fro hand I took up a guard request of my own accord, and it doesn’t seeuild requests for a while”
Tanya-san looked at my face as she rested both her elbows on the table, and locked her hands In front of her face She did it in a way as if to hide the area around her mouth
“… So you accepted a personal request Adventurers are free to do so Well, it’s true we’d prefer you took it through the Guild Personally, I hope you acco Guild requests Yes, that is my hope… so is that the end of it?”
Is that all you called out to ave off, and while I couldn’t see her
I ended up giving a bitter smile
Her gaze shi+fted a little, so I apologized
“My apologies From here on’s the main matter How should I put this, I’m a bit troubled”
“Troubled?”
I looked straight at Tanya-san, and spoke with a smile
“A High Priest of Zayin, the former Holy Maiden, as well as the forainst the current one That is who I’ve ended up helping The contents of the requests are to, ‘return Zayin to its rightful rulers,’ but I’o about it alone So won’t you discuss it a bit with me?”
My sers hid it, but I could tell from the movements of the rest of her face
And undoing her hands, and taking her elbows off the table, Tanya-san corrected her posture She let out a sigh, and look at my face
“I see That one’s beyondlad we didn’t discuss it at the desk But…”
“But?”
Tanya-san spoke disinterestedly
“The Guild will not support either side Whether it be for Zayin or for Lorphys, if the request comes to the Guild, they’ll process it all the saain its cooperation for one side I reco up this topic too much elsewhere, Lyle-kun”
Hearing Tanya-san’s opinion, the Fifth in the Jewel…
『Meaning the guild will happily have the two fight on as they make money It’s the capital of merchants as well, so such is to be expected』
The capital of merchants and mercs… that was Beim There are plenty of industries that make money precisely because war exists, and when battle comes, their merchandise will fly off the shelves
Joining one side, and putting an end to it, wouldn’t be in the Guild’s best interest Because thethe city
I don’t think the Guild would be able to go against them No, the Guild itself could even be called a ic Stones
However
“Then that’s a relief The guild will be impartial, you say?”
“… Reluctant as I may be to say it, that’s how it is”
Perhaps she thought I was being sarcastic, as she stood from her seat But I called out to stop her
“That’s not the end of the conversation”
“Did you want to seal my lips?”
Even if she said she wouldn’t say anything about, that doesn’t guarantee she wouldn’t report I was carrying around a spark of war, after all