195-Chapter 13-3 Albert, Down

When I stepped into the guild after Mr. Flute, it was more crowded and bustling than it had been when I was active in the past. And one thing I noticed.

'Aren't there a lot of young adventurers, Mr. Flute?'

There were quite a few adventurers younger than me, perhaps newcomers who had just become adventurers. Perhaps that's why there seemed to be a battle going on in front of the bulletin board for a simple request that even a rookie could accept.

''Is it okay, that?''

'It's okay. If you go too far, an experienced adventurer we have hired as a staff member or instructor will stop you, and I've made sure that those normal attitudes will be helpful to you when you move up in the ranks.

Mr. Flute said, and then turned to the staff member who was staring at the newcomer who was fighting the request.

'You're tougher than before, aren't you?'

''Well, there was a special exception for Temma-san, but it's certainly tougher than it was then. Incidentally, the reason for that has something to do with Temma-san.

Flute said that the adventurer's guild in Gunjo City is the youngest hero in the country right now.......in other words, it's called a place like a 'holy place' where I officially started adventuring, and it's the place where young people who want to become adventurers make their adventuring debut. They say that there are a lot of people these days who choose to Because of the increase in the number of people, the level of rank advancement has gone up a bit, but apparently there is still no shortage of newcomers who want to carry the experience.

''And yet, no one ever comes close to you, do they?　Even though some of the veteran adventurers have noticed me and are giving me a disgusted look or a light wave.

'You're new, so you can't really pay attention to your surroundings. In that sense, though, I can't think of a single newcomer here right now who wouldn't be worthy of a spot on the list at the moment.

It could be that as the number increases, there are more pins, but more kiri, too. Or it could be that the talented newcomers didn't choose this place for their debut, where work was scarce.

''Anyway, where is the woman(...) that has something to do with Temma?

As I was talking to Mr. Flute, Amour asked Mr. Flute as he interrupted us.

'There she is,'

Mr. Flute chuckled and pointed to a woman sitting in the reception area talking to a lone adventurer...Serna-san. Serna-san had the most smiling face I've ever seen, as if she was on good terms with the adventurer she was talking to.

''That (...) is Temma and........''

In advance, the man I'm talking about is her lover (...)

He's going to be a good friend to Temma!

Amour's attitude changed a hundred and eighty degrees the moment he learned that Serna-san had a lover.

''I'd like to say hello to Serna-san as well, but there are quite a few adventurers lined up behind your lover as well.

She's very popular.

'Ah!　Boyfriend, he hit me from behind!

'It happens all the time. Well, if it's too much, the staff will go to attention, but now he's been occupying the counter for a long time, too. It's just barely tolerable.

Amur's way of saying it was a bit exaggerated, and in fact, Serna's lover was only lightly slapped on the side by the adventurer who was standing in line behind her. Well, it seemed to be a bit beyond the 'lightly' category, but if he was flirting with her in front of her, even though she was waiting her turn, the attention would be a bit rough.

After being warned by the adventurer behind her, her lover quickly apologized and gave up his place. He then shyly moved to a seat a little further away, and was 'lightly' beaten by the other adventurers even as he moved. Serna-san, too, was red-faced after being teased by the adventurer who had warned her lover, but she soon resumed her work.

Seeing the two of them, I decided to leave the greetings for later and head to the guild leader's office to talk with Flute and the others.

''In other words, now that Flute-san has a child, the guild leader has become more serious...''

''Yes, at first, like Temma and the others in this guild, 'Fake! There was a lot of noise about it.

'They're really rude, aren't they? I was just doing my job diligently... well, unlike Temma, in their case, I could have hit them and quieted them down.

Even though he had been retired for quite some time, it seemed that he was a former A-ranked adventurer there, and he was proud to say that he wouldn't be able to compete with a C or D adventurer.

''Well, when a B-ranked adventurer who happened to be here came out, he had me explain it to him, though.

That's disgusting.

That sucks.

You're an a**h*le.

"Oh, shit.

In order, Chris, Cain, Grandpa and Amour. Jeanne and Primera seem to be thinking the same thing, although they don't say it out loud. And.

''Guild leader you're so d*mned disgusting. It's quintessential!

When I gave a thumbs up and praised the guild leader one last time, as if I was summing up everyone's thoughts, the guild leader sat down deeply on the sofa with tears in his eyes, as if he was very happy.

''I'm a big guy in the guild, in case you didn't know...''

'No, there is someone greater than the head of the guild here, and in the two years I've been working in Gunjo City, I've never seen the head of the guild working. In the beginning, I even thought that Mr. Flute was the head of the guild. And when I found out that the head of the guild is someone who can't even do half the work, I was really surprised.

Hearing my words, Mr. Flute seemed satisfied, and Primera nodded as if to say that she was the same.

''How did the Guild Chief become the Guild Chief of Gunjo City in the first place?　What do you know about it, Primera?

No, I didn't mean to...

'Ah!　I know!　I'm asking again, because my dad told me once that the Duke of Sangha told him about it!

Primera didn't know about it, but Cain told me he'd heard about it again, so I asked him to explain.

The bottom line is that even if the top is not good, as long as the bottom is strong, the organization will run. Moreover, the guild leader is not in the nature to flaunt his or her power just because he or she has gained it, so it's just right for a palanquin.

He also said it would be easier to cut your head off if something went wrong.

At Cain's shocked words, everyone except one person looked surprised. Incidentally, the one who wasn't surprised was Flute. Probably, he had heard that kind of talk from the Duke of Sangha.

''I, let's work more diligently...''

Or worse, we'll take care of you?

It's not cool to have a baby with a father on a pimp.

Well, I understand that, but that's the end of the road for us, and if we push ourselves too hard, it could cause chaos downstairs and make it harder to get things right, so be moderate.

Yes.....

Shortly after the guild leader decided to continue to be diligent, the poor old man softly stopped him, which happened shortly after he decided to stay serious. And Flute-san also told him that it would be better for the guild, and finally the guild chief was in tears.

''Temma-san, Serna-san says she's busy with work and can't keep her hands off of it, so she's going to go say hello after work is done.

'Then tell them to come to 'Mantei' around dinner time. I'll probably be there until late in the evening. Also, Flute-san and the guild leader, if you have time, please come over.

When Flute-san went to check the counter, she said so, so I decided to ask Serna-san to give her a message. And when I asked the two of them to join us, Flute-san promised that they would come together, even though the guild leader was still hanging on by a thread.

''It's over sooner than I thought.......now that we have some time, let's go to the council headquarters, shall we?　Maybe Albert is still around, and there are people in the council who would like to say hello.

So I came to the parliamentary headquarters, but Albert said he had passed me and was headed to the guild. Albert wasn't there, but the person we wanted in the assembly was Serna's uncle Marx-san, so we decided to say our requirements at the reception desk and get him to call us.......

'Mr. Marx isn't here either I guess I don't have a choice.

I heard that Marx-san had been busy running around these days, so I asked him to give a message that if he had time in the evening, he should come to the Fullness Pavilion.

''For now, let's go back to the guild once. If Albert is going to make a move, he's going to try to join us. If that doesn't work, let's go to the mansion Albert mentioned.

At first, I thought that if we were going to stay in Gunjo City, we should go to the Manchuria Pavilion, but the Manchuria Pavilion is a popular place to stay and I didn't know if we could get a room for all of our guests, and I heard that Gunjo City has a mansion that the dukes of the Sangha will use when they visit, so I decided to stay there. Incidentally, although Primera lives in Gunjo City, she doesn't live in the Sangha Dukes' mansion, but uses the Knights' dormitory. The reason for this is that Primera wants to become independent and get an honorary knighthood in the future, and she wants to get used to living on her own (although it's a dormitory, so it's a bit different than living alone) as soon as possible. Later, he said it's because the mansion is too big and he wouldn't feel comfortable (and lonely) without his family.

When we came back to the guild while talking about this, it was kind of noisy. At first I thought it was because the newcomers had noticed me and my grandfather coming in, but it didn't seem to be that kind of atmosphere.

'Can we go inside and ask Mr. Flute...?'

With that thought, I was about to look for Mr. Flute, but before I could do so, the knight who was supposed to have followed Albert's escort arrived and took me to the Guild Chief's office. Inside the guild chief's office.

Is the guild leader still cowering?　And, what's with Albert's blushing?

In the guild chief's office, there was the guild chief who was hanging down deeper than before, Albert who looked embarrassed, Flute who was smiling bitterly, and the knights of the guards who looked like they didn't know what to do.

''Flute-san, what happened?''

Well, to put it simply, Albert-sama did the same thing as Temma-san and the others. Moreover, in Albert-sama's case, he made so much noise in the guild that the adventurers who saw it got into a bad mood, and the atmosphere became...well, more like a festival.

Albert, who was at the center of it all, saw the adventurers starting to make a lot of noise while being amused, and apparently realized that he was mistaken, and he had been in this state since shortly before he was led to the guild leader's office by Flute.

'Albert that was unavoidable. Cain did the same thing to me and Chris-san, so don't worry about it.........................even if it's not possible, let's try to switch it off as an unfortunate accident. Let's head to the pavilion first, shall we?

Albert nods honestly to my suggestion. I'm sure he's had this kind of embarrassment in the past, but maybe he's never had the experience of being on his own. When you think about it, Rion, who has a blunt side and is quick to recover, might have the strongest mental strength among the three of us. Whether or not that is utilized in his normal life.

''Shiroumaru, take the lead. The knights can be casual, but move around Albert. The rest of the time, just as you see fit........!　Mr. Flute, Shilomar and the others' dog tags....

I'm prepared.

Thank you. I'll see you this evening.

When I hung the cord with the identification tag around Shiroumaru's neck and led him out of the guild leader's office, the guild, which had been so noisy until then, quieted down drastically. The adventurers who knew me in particular turned their faces away, even the faces of the new adventurers who were supposed to be taking care of me were turned away with all the force they could muster.

''Just by looking at this reaction, you can see how much Temma was rampaging...''

Grandpa is saying that while looking at the adventurers around him, but it's not my fault because I didn't charge at him and it was all a result of him returning fire....

''Come on guys, let's get going!

I tried to rush everyone who was watching the adventurers to leave the guild as quickly as possible, but the only ones who followed me were Albert and the knights who were following his escort.

''I'm really going to leave you behind!

I shouted as I made my way to the guild door and everyone finally started to move their feet.

'I've heard about you... but Temma-kun, you've been quite the troublemaker, haven't you?

When Chris caught up with me, he made a joke of me, and I couldn't help but be polite.

'That's why you're not popular, Chris,'

I said something real that I shouldn't have said. After I said it, I said, "Shucks! I realized, but it was already too late, and Chris's hand was about to squeeze my shoulder.

'What does it mean, what does it mean?'

Chris smiled and questioned me, but his eyes were not smiling.

'Chris, you've had problems in your school days that have kept men from coming to you, haven't you?　What difference does it make if people don't come to me after I've done so much in Gunjo City?

I knew I shouldn't apologize here, so I got a little strong and returned the question in response to the question, but Chris didn't expect such a question to be answered, and he relaxed from the hand placed on his shoulder.

Without missing the moment, I pulled away from Chris, and he said, "Shucks! He was reaching for me again, but Amur interrupted between us.

"Temma. Temma is wrong. We may do it together, but Temma has me!　And Jeanne and Primera and ... and Luna?　But Chris has no one to turn to. Even Leon, who was the only possibility, now has a stalker clinging to him and I don't know what's going to happen to him. I feel bad for him, but no one really...

He dismissed Chris while selling himself. Jeanne and Primera looked at Amour with a surprised look on their faces when Amour mentioned their names, and Aura, who was beside Jeanne, asked, 'What about me?' He looked at Amour and Jeanne's faces in turn with a look like.

''Amour you wait!

And the promise that begins........Chris and Amour disappeared into the crowd.

'........Good!　Let's go to the museum!

Amur only created an atmosphere where he didn't know how to react, and then irresponsibly disappeared with Chris-san, so he shouted out loud with the intention of resetting everything once. But.

Temma take care of my sister.

Albert took advantage of the atmosphere that Amour had created. And then he was attacked........by his own sister.

'Primera, you........gaha!

Hmmm ... that's impressive.

Albert became quiet as he was hit by a second full-body blow from Primera, whose face turned red before he could say his next words. As expected of a stone, he seems to have mastered an efficient attack on the human body, as he usually trains on a regular basis. What's more, the series of moves that made him suffer with the first blow and accurately reap his consciousness with the second was so brilliant that even grandpa groaned.

''Temma-san did you hear something?''

'No, I didn't hear anything!　Mr. Primera!

I was the one who said 'Primera-san' without thinking, but I guess it was inevitable. At any rate, Cain, who was about to open his mouth to follow Albert, was also surprised by the power of Primera, and with a quick movement, he held his mouth and looked in the opposite direction... with an impatient look on his face.

''I see, that's good to hear. Also, it seems that my brother is tired from the trip, so I'll guide you from here. You guys, carry this (...)!

I don't think it's a good idea to lend a shoulder to carry a drunkard from side to side as if to support him, but that's how powerful the primera was, so I decided not to mention this matter any further.

''This is the mansion owned by the Duke of Sangha family. It's only used once a year or so, but I've made sure to keep it clean and other things well managed, so there shouldn't be any problems. Also, I'm going to return to the knight's headquarters for a while to get some paperwork and personal belongings, so I'll have to excuse myself for a while.

As soon as they got to the mansion, Primera had to return to the Knights' headquarters once. Although her tone and mood are returning to the usual Primera, she still seems to be angry with her own brother, and she said to the knight who brought Albert to her, "Leave that (...) in the storage room or something! He said. Well, after Primera was out of sight, Grandpa took custody of Albert from the knight who was unsure of what to do with him and decided to take him to a suitable room. It was decided that even Primera, who was in a quirky and angry state, wouldn't complain if Grandpa got in between.

'Shiroumaru, Solomon, you can play in the garden, but don't go near the fence or outside. Slarin, take care of the two dogs for me.

There were several people who seemed to be looking for Shiroumaru and Solomon from the outside, but I decided to let them play with them, thinking that they wouldn't break into the mansion belonging to the Sanga duke family as a matter of course. Even if there were intruders who wanted two of them, there wouldn't be many who would be suitable for a demon of A rank or higher, and even if there were, on the contrary, even if he killed them, it wouldn't be a crime, since trespassing into the duke family's property would apply before killing them. Even so, the reason why Slarin was assigned as an overseer was to prevent the two animals from accidentally getting out, and also because if there was a reckless challenger, Slarin would be able to capture them without killing them. It's not a problem, but we don't want the reputation of these two to be unfairly tarnished.

In the meantime, I asked if Gol and Jill would also go outside, but both of them seemed to prefer to relax in the dimension bag, which is like home, rather than exploring a place they didn't know, and they only urged for food and didn't try to approach the doorway.

Thanks.

The gol that came to collect the bait handed me a ball of yarn in exchange for the bait. The quality of the yarn itself is high quality by the standards of the two animals (about second from the top), but the quality exceeds that of the highest quality yarn commonly distributed, so there's no need to have any amount of it.

''That said, I'm starting to have a lot of inventory.......should I release it somewhere?

Basically, Gol and Jill's yarn is only sold to people they know, so the people waiting for their turn are waiting for the highest quality goods, not the highest quality goods. Moreover, since Maria-sama is in charge of managing the order, if you ask for a high quality product while waiting for the highest quality product, you might be put off your turn. Therefore, the luxury goods that have no sales channels are stored in a magic bag and are sometimes left over.

When I took Raiden to the stable, he didn't want to be in a small place like a stable (not that the duke's stable is small, just that Raiden is big) and protested by kicking the ground with his paws. So I decided to let him off in the yard, as did Shiroumaru and his friends, on the condition that he didn't get out of control, run as fast as he could, or break things.

Raiden, who drank those conditions, slowly walked out of the gate, as if he intended to circle the grounds for the time being. Incidentally, when he looked for the three animals to go tell Slarin and the others about the conditions he had given to Raiden, it seemed that Shiroumaru had knocked down a tree earlier and was being lectured by Slarin.

''Well it's the same scene as usual. If we leave it to Slarin like that, there won't be any problems.''

As usual, I was the one who was taken as the master by Slarin, but I always passed by and said, 'It saved me a lot of trouble. All I could come up with was 'easy'. If it was a normal tamer, it might be a problem, but since it's turning out well, we must be in the best shape.............................so we went to secure the room we would use in the mansion.

''It's fine to go and secure them but since neither Albert nor Primera are here, I don't know which room we should use.

I was wandering around the mansion, thinking that I would choose a room again after the Primera arrived, when I noticed a few people's presence frozen in one of the rooms.