34-Forest abnormalities and reports

'It's Gerald, it's Gerald, it's Gerald!　I've missed you, I've missed you, I've missed you!

When I returned to the city with Mei Fan and came to the front of the guild, Meil ran up to me, half-crying.

As it was, I quickly avoided the fact that she was trying to cling to me.

''Why are you running away!''

No, you're the one trying to hug me all of a sudden.

It's a wife coming home to her husband in a chooey situation!

I'm not supposed to be married yet.

Don't you think we need to rehearse for the future?

Crossing his hands in front of his chest, Myl looks up at me with eyes full of anticipation.

This distance between us, both physically and psychologically, may be as expected of a childhood friend.

However, it is not possible to deal with Meir as usual. I'm not going to be able to use it for my own personal use, but for the other side of the world.

Me and Mei Fan have something to report to the guild. So, Meiru, go back to the inn first.

Ew.

Meil quickly buzzes.

And then he gives a hard look at Mei Fan behind me.

If she's coming with me, I'm coming with you.

And selfishly.

'Huh....'

Mei Fan, who had been stripped of her bare jealousy, had her ears down and her curled tail hidden between her legs.

''Hey guys. Don't be jealous indiscriminately. You're frightened.''

Because... it's her fault for going near Gerald.

Jesus Christ, you're...

I can't hide my dismay at Myl's attitude. On the other hand, I'm thinking that tomorrow, Myl and the other adventurers will hear what I'm going to report to the guild.

If that's the case, it might be less of a hassle to take them back to the inn rather than say it and send them back together.

''Hey, hey, no?　Or maybe Gerald doesn't like it when I'm with you?

I wonder if he sensed that I was about to give up my attitude, or if Meir made a flirtatious voice here and there.

........even though I'm only thirteen years old. Even though she's a child. Really, when did this guy acquire what's known as a female conduit, I wonder when he learned it.

All right, I see what you're getting at. But in return, you can come with me, but don't interrupt my report.

Yeah, okay!　I love Gerald!

Do you understand?　I'm not Karius-san, but Meir should still learn to use his head a little more........

While thinking about that, I opened the door of the guild and went inside.

The reception desk is already closed at this time of day, but the window for emergencies was still open.

When I went there and called out to him, I was immediately ushered into the office of the guild leader.......Noel-san's office.

''Yes, sir. The Guild Master is a man who prefers to hear reports from adventurers who have high hopes for him with his own ears.

When he uttered the questioning words, the guiding official replied.

The head of the guild is the same as the mayor of this adventurer city of Zeto. In other words, he has that much power.

The fact that such a person would want to hear a report with their own ears just because they have high hopes for it is quite a drunken thing.

.........Well, frankly, it's more convenient for us to talk about it and it's faster.

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When I entered the office, Noel-san was in the middle of doing paperwork at his desk. The pile of paperwork that had piled up speaks to the amount of work he was doing... but I couldn't help but feel faint when I saw that half of the room was almost completely filled with paper.

Unlike the guild leader's room that I was let in before, it seems to be a room completely dedicated to Noel-san's desk work. Well, after witnessing such a large amount of work, it's probably rather natural to have a room dedicated to it.

She was still processing documents at a terrific speed, making the sound of her quill echo in the room with the crunching sound of her quill.

Next to me, Meir is turning his eyes completely around. This won't interfere with the report.

'Sorry, boy. I've got a lot of work on my hands right now too. This is how I'll be reporting to you.

Ha, ha I don't mind that.

Noel-san sounded ecstatic, as if he was buoyed by the heat.

Although we defeated them on our own, the demon distribution map issued by the guild should have indicated that the wooddragon's habitat was around the center of the forest, so we decided that it was necessary to report them.

I see. Well, that's not a bad decision. How many herds are there?

I estimated it to be about 50.

''........Even if you were to say that you defeated fifty advanced individuals all by yourself?　It's a little hard to believe, even for me.

Oh, it's true!　Mr. Gerald is, you know, protecting me and that herd...

Hearing Noel's suspicious words, Mei Fan couldn't help but open her mouth.

''That's why Gerald-san didn't lie to me!　I........I saw it with my own eyes!

I don't like it. I'm not trying to tell you that you're lying to me, Mei Fan. It's just that we need to do a proper investigation.

Noel's response is correct. It's necessary for someone at the top of an organization to determine whether or not the report is even backed up by the correctness of the report, rather than just relying on it.

I'm sure there are a lot of similar reports out there right now. I'm sure there are many similar reports of encounters in areas where the monster is not supposed to be living.

It's...

''As expected, the extremes haven't yet risen to the level of the reports that Gerald-kun just gave me. But it is a fact that the overall distribution of demons tends to move from the center of the forest to the city.

So," Noel said, taking a breath there, and then he looked up from his desk and smiled at us.

'You guys are going to help us out, right?