432 - - Episode 430 Letter

Due to Belle and her friends' persistence, the food stall tour ended earlier than expected. With more time than expected, we went to the Adventurers' Guild in King's Landing at Marco's request, and we were told about Sara's past in a way we had not expected.

"It seems that there are no restrictions on information."

No information restrictions are in place?　...... this is suspicious. There are too many impossible things, such as not hiding information when your life is threatened, or asking for your real name. It seems to be a trap.

Now, please tell me more details.

"The client is Mr. Viktor, and the time was two months ago. The only thing I can tell you is that the request was sent to the headquarters of the Adventurers' Guild of the Kingdom of Rosofia. Ah, but it seems that the request was sent across several countries.

"I heard that the same request was made in several other countries, but I couldn't confirm it in the labyrinth city. Why is that?

"This request was sent to the capital of each country, so it cannot be confirmed in the labyrinth city."

Hmmm... ...... I don't understand. A few countries means they are searching openly without keeping the information secret, right?

If they want to lure Sarah, don't they at least have to send out a request not only to King's Landing but also to a certain number of cities, otherwise it is more likely to go unnoticed?　Are you saying you're not seriously looking for Sarah?

Can I help you?

While I was worrying, the receptionist approached me with a slightly concerned look on her face.

"No, I was wondering why you only sent out requests to King's Landing."

"I think it's a question of cost. As is often the case when we don't know the whereabouts of a person completely, we send out a request to the most crowded city and hope that people will know that we are looking for him or her. The more you expand your search, the more money you have to pay for the request.

"I see. ......"

I see. It's not free to pass on a request to other places. Then, Sarah's enemies are nobles, so they can't be short of commission money. Could it be a request from the real brother?

No, there is a possibility that the aristocrats were just stingy with the commission fee. ...... Oh my god, there are so many possibilities that I have no idea. If it's a trap, we'll just bite through it.

"Excuse me, this is Sarah, the girl we're looking for. How can I help you?"

I show Sarah, who has been listening to me behind my back, to the receptionist. I throw a direct hit and throw it right in the middle of the room.

"......You have blonde hair, blue eyes, and you're the right age."

The receptionist is not surprised and continues talking. A little more reaction would have been nice, but I guess she must have expected it to some extent, since she asks me for more details on this unprofitable request.

Now let me ask you a question. What is the name of your personal bodyguard, Mr. Sara?"

"I'm Gunter."

The receptionist started asking Sarah questions while looking at a piece of paper. I guessed it was for identification, but it reminded me of the time I forgot my e-mail password.

Sara answered the many questions on the paper without hesitation. Sara's silence on the question about the age of bed-wetting is not very polite. Is this a joke?

Nevertheless, he seems to know Sara in great detail and the possibility that he is her real brother has increased.

"Sarah, you have been identified. Please sign here."

It appears that he is who he says he is. After signing, Sarah is receiving a package from the receptionist. However, as I listened to her questions, I realized that there is much more about Sarah that I do not know. I did not expect her to be so picky about her likes and dislikes. Now she eats everything.

Thank you very much.

I'm worried about the parcel, and I think we should move to someplace more relaxing.

"Can I have my fee?"

I was about to leave when the receptionist stopped me. Come to think of it, this was a request. I thank her for the 10,000 elts and leave the Adventurers' Guild.

But you know what? It's strange that I usually get so much money that I get tired of it, but when I get a strangely realistic amount of money like 10,000 elts, I feel like I'm getting something out of it.

（Sylphy. (Sylphy. Are you following me?)

I move to the back alley and check the situation with Sylphy.

"Still no movement," he says.

I thought it could be a trap, but was I overthinking it?　In the meantime, we'll know for sure when we open the package. I asked Sara to open the package, and she nervously opened it.

Inside was a letter and ten silver coins. Considering that I sent a letter and 10 silver coins to each country, that's quite a lot of money, including the commission.

Sara looked at me with the letter in her hand and I nodded, then she started to read the letter nervously.

When Sara finished reading the letter, she handed it to me with tears in her eyes.

"You don't mind if I read it?"

"Yes. It was my real brother, and it wasn't a terrible story.

I had expected to see tears of joy in her eyes, but it turned out to be from her real brother.

"Okay, I'll read it."

He turns Sarah down and looks over the letter.

Dear Sarah

Sara. I don't know how Sara is reading this letter. I hope she is happy, but it is not easy since she is living in hiding.

As a brother, I am very sorry that I could not protect Sara, that I could not protect the frontier count's family, that I sent her to another country with poor preparation.

Gunther, Ryudo, and Erin are reliable men, but I think that even they would be occupied with protecting Sara if they were sent to another country without adequate preparation. If Sara is having a hard time now, it is my brother's fault for sending her away unprepared. I hope you will not hold it against me.

After I left Sara, I holed myself up in the mountains with those who would follow me and began to work for the revival of the House of the Frontier. I couldn't forgive those who disgraced my father, who risked his life to protect the Howlite Kingdom.

However, the kingdom of Unakite, which was supposed to have taken advantage of the Frontier Counts, who had been left out of business due to the takeover, inflicted tremendous damage and repelled the invaders, invaded again, and the Howlite Kingdom was quickly destroyed.

The nobles who had taken over the Counts of the Frontier died in the war, and he thought about taking back his country, but he was fed up with his homeland, which had been betrayed by the foolish nobles and betrayed the Counts of the Frontier. He now lives in the Kingdom of Rosofia, relying on distant relatives.

Although he has not been able to obtain a title, he has started a clan of adventurers with his men who have come along with him. He intends to rise in the ranks, and eventually to gain a knighthood and to revive the House of Steele.

I do not know what Sara's situation is at the moment, but if she is in a difficult situation, please contact me using the enclosed silver coins. Send the letter to the Adventurers' Guild in the capital of the Kingdom of Rosofia and it will be delivered to me.

If Sara is happy now, she is free to spend the enclosed silver coins. It's a small allowance from my brother.

If you are in a situation where you are not sure if she is happy or not, please discuss this with the three of us and decide what to do. We are not so extravagant, but we are doing well enough to support Sara and her family, and I would be happy if we could live together again.

To Gunter, Ludo and Erin.

Words cannot express how grateful I am to you for protecting Sara. As I mentioned above, sadly the Howlite Kingdom has fallen.

I will try to revive the House of Steele, but I am sure that all three of you have your own ideas. If there is anything you wish to know, please write to me.

I am sorry I have not been able to reward you enough, but please take good care of Sara for the time being.

Viktor Steil

...... Sarah's homeland had been destroyed!　The enemy nobles seem to have been defeated and killed, so they would have sent out a request under their real names and without information management. It makes a lot of sense.

Hmmm... Her brother seems to be working as an adventurer and Sarah had three guards. I've found out a lot of new things, but what am I supposed to do with this?

If Sarah's brother is in trouble, help him. I had only thought that if it was an enemy's trap, I would eat through it, so I didn't expect him to be living a subtle and peaceful life, even though he is an adventurer.

I was wondering if the correct route for the main character was to ask about Sara's past as soon as he met her?　From there, after some other stuff, you save Sarah's brother and there's a happy ending?　

"Um, Sara. I'm glad your brother is okay."

Yes. Thank you very much."

Sara, who has probably not always been on her guard, was happy to see that her brother was safe, and thanked him with a beautiful smile that seemed to come from the bottom of her heart. I guess she had been worrying about him all this time even if she didn't show it.

"Well, let's go see him."

Now that we have found our relatives, we can ask Sylphy for transportation. Then it's only natural that we should go see them. You wrote that you wanted to hear from me, but I'm going to pay a surprise visit.

In Japan, sudden visitors are frowned upon, but for an emotional reunion, a dramatic visit would be more interesting. However, if I take Sara with me, there is a good chance that she will end up living with her brother.

I will resist if I lose my apprentice to ...... Lee or Darkmoon, but if the family is going to live together, I cannot interfere.

Well, in Gina's case, it's in the form of interfering with her family life, but in the case of that family, it's better to keep your distance from them, so don't worry about it.

"Well, now that we know that my brother is safe and sound, there's no need to rush. Sakura is waiting for you too, so please do it when you have time."

I see. Sakura's waiting for you. If we take Sara to her brother, she'll be there for at least a few days.

I promised Sakura I'd be back in 10 days, and it's not a good idea to break my promise right off the bat. But even if Sara says it's okay, it's also awkward to make her wait for so long in this situation.

...... is a compromise. Let's all go back to paradise today and spend a couple of days with Sakura and then go see Sara's brother.