Vol 12 Chapter 238 (1/2)
… The East Branch
There, a personnel change was announced
The Labyrinth that ed Labyrinth The reason being it contained some well-used materials, and despite its low difficulty level, you could find ed Labyrinth
The personnel change poster only had a single receptionist’s name written in And it welcomed volunteers
Seeing her own name filled in, Marianne was a little shocked
And to her, Tanya’s voice called out from behind
“It’s been a while, Marianne May I have a bit of your time? … Don’t be so wary I’ve lost the need to lay a hand on you”
Turning around, Marianne subconsciously put herself on guard Giving a self-deriding smile, Tanya beckoned her towards an unused conference room on the second floor
The two entered the room to find that it hasn’t even been prepared for the early-
Marianne-san looked at Tanya, and spoke
“Lost the need to lay a hand, …”
Before she could say it to the end, Tanya crossed her arms, and lowered herself onto a table
“It was Lyle-kun In yesterday’s announce Saying you were being attacked, and that he saved you Do it again, and you’ll et across”
Lyle hadn’t just taken out the masks in front of the executives to rile the Sweepers was pointless
And the conclusion the Guild came out as to dispatch a receptionist to the new branch in the south The receptionist name that rose up was Marianne
Close to Lyle’s party, and they didn’t want to keep her anywhere near the internal workings of the Guild But as they couldn’t dispose of her, they were sending her away
From Marianne’s point of view, it was to save Erhart’s party She had raised up a nu lovable in them, as Erhart’s party was her favorite
“I’ainst a move to the south So did you have some business with me?”
Tanya nodded, and stated her business
“The other branches don’t have the leisure to dispatch adventurers south The sea-based North Branch has circumstances too far removed Of the West Branch, one first-rate party was completely wiped out, while another has already been determined to transfer south It seems the Queen of Cartaffs told them to take it up She really has us by the throats”
The South Branch As it was mercenary specialized, it was unable to send adventurers And ades had already left Beim
The only one left was the East Branch that suffered little casualty
“Erhart-kun’s party will be heading south He’s too close to Lyle-kun to keep… I believe you’ll be the one getting the Guild together on that side”
The Labyrinth’s scale wasn’t large Even if it were to be ed from here, it would remain small-time, or so Tanya informed her
“We’ll take around two more personnel from the Guild Please hire the rest at the site Well, in essence, it’s an exile, really Beiic Stones andas well, so please go have a talk with them”
Hearing that, Marianne questioned it a little It was as if Bei divided up
(The merchants with the Trēs House at the center And the Guild personnel… adventurers It’s as if he’s just cleanly picking away only what he needs… it couldn’t be!)
Marianne felt it was as if a s born in the south
“Tanya, could it be…”
She confir her expression
“He got us After investigating, it see via the merchants He’s really completed a mini-Beim for himself Lyle-kun… I really don’t want to think this was all by his expectations”
Marianne didn’t think Lyle had beenabout at random
Sucking up funds from Beim, then the favorably factioned merchants and the craftsmen… and it felt as if he’s stolen the adventurers and the relevant kno from the Guild
That sensation as if they were dancing on the palm of his hands made the two of them fear him…
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… Rauno had coation
Whenever a Labyrinth was to be cleared, everyone would set up a base outside, but it was only natural for Beim to establish it to the level of a small town
But those organized districts held a skillfulness as if there was a plan for a town to be there from the start
Leading s, Rauno matched her pace as they walked the streets
“What a lonely land If you call it a base for Labyrinth Subjugation, it should be er, and the invitation of harlots If it doesn’t have a crude feel to it, it’s not interesting at all”
If you walked the town, you’d take in the smell of food from the stalls, and in the bars, the adventurers who’d pulled out of the Labyrinth ht or day
Harlots would try to draw in custolances at theht But there was none of that here There was nothing
Grasping Rauno’s hand, Innis spoke
“Hoas your homeland?”
Rauno scratched his head with his spare right
“… My last boss wasn’t there Seems he retired He wasn’t one to be loyal to her ’s tinized”
Taking care of the dirty work, Rauno had pretty much been driven out of Cartaffs And he had come to hate his job
He had a Skill to infiltrate anywhere So jobs unbefitting a knight were pushed on his
For hi his duty was only loyalty to his country But the words the previous king had bestowed upon him…
‘The shahts’
… They were
“It seeht-laced predecessor, but… I wonder”
Innis strongly gripped his hand
“Rauno-san, you want to go back to being a knight, don’t you?”
He gave a bitter smile
“Does it look that way? No, if you’re the one saying it, I’nized as a knight There was a time even I held onto immature ideals, or so I’ve come to think these days”
Those naïve ideals were still somewhere in him, he noticed as he told it to Innis
“Anyways, Innis… did you get the information?”
On Rauno’s serious voice, Innis nodded
“And as the result?”
Innis spoke in a low voice so only Rauno could hear
“Lyle-san plans on using Beim In the end, he will be exiled, and the world will treat it as if he lost But the four-country alliance and Cartaffs… they have a piece in it all They’re sure his exile was a skillful means to escape the city”
“Escape from what? From Celes of Bahnseim?”
Innis shook her head
“Various things If he stayed in Beim as a hero, Lyle-san’s movements would be heavily restricted I’hter fro full support from Beim And what split Beim in tas…”
At that moment, a voice called over to the two of them
It was Nove
“Innis-san, and Rauno-san as well So you made it here?”
With a voice calling from behind, Rauno answered with an indifferent attitude
“Yeah, that’s right Because I can earn more if I stick withour services, right? I want to set up an office, but would there happen to be an open space anywhere?”
The reason he had come south was to chase after Lyle It wasn’t because he was a customer It was because Innis had foreseen the ruin of Beim
Noveled
“That’s a huge help I’ll prepare one at once If you have any specific wishes, I’ll dispatch someone to assist, so please say it at the time Fare thee well”
As Noveripped Rauno’s hand even stronger Rauno looked at her, and found she was a little frightened
“What’s wrong?”
“… It’s just a probability, but Nove an eye on us”
Innis ary of Novem
“To that great an extent? She didn’t have that sort of…”
Innis spoke
“That person will do anything if it’s for Lyle-san’s sake That’s the sort of person she is And I’m scared When I look at that person, it’s as if I feel soic… I’m sorry, please pay it no mind”
Rauno scratched his head, before leading Innis back to the inn…
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… Roland entered the developing port on a Trēs House shi+p
Tocommand, future Grand Duke of Galleria, Leold
Making way for Leold’s roo of the port, Roland took out the arbitrarily sent notification
Since he wasn’t in public, Leold wore a casual short and trouser, as he worked through paperwork
When Roland entered the room, some tea was prepared for a break
Once an eht the tea, Leold wrapped up his work, and kept Roland co was rude
Roland wondered if he was being belittled as he politely started into talks
“I have dropped by in regards to the letter delivered to Beiht to decide, and would say no further, so I’ve directly come to pay a visit Please tell s with the Trēs House? You haven’t forgotten how iven you in this endeavor, have you?”
Leold looked at Roland as he took the cup to hisit form his mouth, he held the cup in both hands
“… We’re honoring the contents of the contract The one we contracted was the settlement south of Beim, was it? With Fidel-dono there and the Trēs House he served acting as representative We definitely did not contract the taken-over Trēs House Which nize your claim”
Showing a bit of fatigue, Leold’s shi+rt sleeves were stained with ink from all the paperwork His hands were a little darkened as well
There were bags under his eyes
“Bei been inherited If you don’t call this a breach of the contract, I’ve no words to return”
Leold-kun replied nonchalantly
“Whether Beinized it or not… it doesn’t reallyto protest Beim after all Brother-in-… Ibut false charges, causing us to doubt their credibility And , you who exiled your relatives to take over the house lacks credibility as well”
Roland stood from the sofa, and spoke in a face of surprise
“Are you thinking to make an enemy of Beim? It’s true you’ve joined four hands, and I’ve heard you’ve build a cooperative relation, but even so, every year…”
“… Yes, every year, we purchased goods at Beiic Stones as well However, our situation has already changed War is on a sharp decline What we need isn’t tools of war, but tools to make our lives abundant We’ll need a fixed amount of weapons, but we can produce thatout several merchant houses, you’ve forced a number of craftsmen who’d lost their place to flow to the alliance Lyle-dono has voiced a desire to offer them a elcome, and we for one will answer to our benefactor”
Roland hung his head