CH 55

[Inbahanes Adventurer’s Guild]

It has been three days since I started living in the garrison.

From the morning, I hunted the monsters in the vicinity of Inbahanes to feed Dimol, and then returned to the garrison’s square.

At that time, I saw the familiar wagon of the Henestrosa family in the square.

“Noelia. Did the negotiations with the Radcliffe family go well?”

When I got off Dimol, I asked Noelia, who was waiting for me, about the result of the negotiations.

However, perhaps the negotiations didn’t go well, as Noelia’s complexion is not very good.

“Unfortunately, it didn’t go well. The trouble with the Vigilante Corps at the entrance was settled with the Magistrate of the Radcliffe family sending an apology to my family. Because the Dimol’s entry into the city was strongly opposed, I can’t get the permission.”

After all, getting a Wyvern into the city was difficult, huh…

Even if I say that he listens to people’s words, other people can’t help but to fear him.

“Kueeee!”

I patted the crying Dimol’s body.

“I see, well, it can’t be helped. Fortunately, the people in this garrison like Dimol, so let’s have him stay here, and enter the city of Inbahanes on our own. In that case, there won’t be a problem, right?”

“Yes, I’ve already asked the Magistrate and he said that it is okay. I’m ashamed that I can only do this much, even though I’ve talked big earlier.”

Noelia bowed deeply to me as if she was being sorry.

I put my hand on such Noelia’s shoulder, and decided to say my gratitude.

“Thanks. You’ve been inconvenienced because of my oversight. From now on, I’ll give a notice in advance when we stop by another city.”

“No, I was being careless too, so I’ll keep the matter this time in my mind.”

“Well, you two don’t have to be that serious. Failure is a source of growth, so I think it is fine as long you don’t repeat it. Fortunately, there is neither mental nor physical damage. Rather than regretting what have passed, we have to do what we have to do.”

Seeing our heavy atmosphere, Suzana tried to change the topic with a bright voice as if to cut off that atmosphere.

“That is right. Frick-sama, let’s go to the city of Inbahanes, meet the Guild Master in the Adventurer’s Guild, and hear about Abyss Walker’s sighting there.”

“Ahh, you’re right. Dimol, please stay here.”

“Kuee!!”

After I took Dimol to the stables, I had a few words with the soldiers in the garrison, and then headed to the city of Inbahanes with Noelia and co.

The wagon arrives at the entrance of the city where we had trouble last time.

And, like last time, the wolf beastman came to check our wagon.

After he checked the wagon, he opened his mouth.

“I’ve heard the directive from the Magistrate-sama, so there’s no problem. And it seems that you didn’t bring that Wyvern this time. You can pass.”

According to the story I heard from Noelia, the Vigilante Corps was scolded quite severely by the Magistrate who was acting as the lord for their respond to Dimol.

Due to that, even though I, who had made trouble last time, appeared again, the beastmen avoided meeting my eyes as if they wanted nothing to do with me.

On the other hand, I also wanted to avoid having trouble with the beastmen again, so I kept silent without saying anything.

“How nice of you! Suzana, let’s go to the Adventurer’s Guild!”

Noelia said with anger in her tone, which was unusual of her.

Even on the way here, she seemed to be angrier and more dissatisfied with the response of Inbahanes’s side to the treatment of Dimol than me.

Perhaps, that just show how much Noelia liked Dimol.

Since preparing food for him was quite a burden for her, next time, I should invite her to tend to him together in our spare time.

That is easier anyway, I’m sure Noelia will be pleased.

“Frick-sama? Is there something on my face?”

Noelia, who had come out of the luggage compartment and was instructing Suzana in the coachman’s seat, noticed my gaze.

“Ah, no. Nothing. Now, let’s go to the Adventurer’s Guild. Suzana, would you please!?”

I faced forward as if to avoid Noelia’s gaze, and urged Suzana to depart.

“Understood. Well then, here we go.”

Suzana moved the reins and made the horse run, and the wagon started to move toward the Adventurer’s Guild.

For a while, we proceed along the road through the city of Inbahanes.

Inbahanes, which was located in the southeastern part of the Kingdom of Hartford, is a city located in the middle of scattered forests and grasslands, so it has more wooden buildings than Youg Hannotes.

Although there weren’t as many people, it is still a big city after all, so there were crowds in the city, and beastmen’s children were jumping out of the black alleys.

“The inside of the city itself sure is peaceful. There are no protective walls, so I thought everyone would be more on edge.”

“It seems that the Adventurer’s Guild voluntarily make request of the adventurers to hunt monsters, so the number of attacks became less than that in the past.”

Suzana, who drove the wagon, gave such an answer to me who was watching the city.

Because there many hot-blooded people in the Vigilante Corps, I thought that there would be many hot-blooded people in the city too.

After all, the people of the Vigilante Corps are just particularly hot blooded.

Seeing the calm appearance of the passing by beastmen, I decided to think so.

After going down the road for a while, the wagon stopped in front of a large wooden building that seems to be the Adventurer’s Guild of Inbahanes.

On the building, a design of a tiger opening its mouth wide and its fang exposed is hung on the wall.

“We’ve arrived. I’ll be stopping the wagon at the wagon stop, so can you both go ahead and make an appointment with the Guild Master?”

“Got it. We’ll go ahead and make the appointment. Let’s go Noelia.”

“Yes, let’s.”

I took Noelia’s hand, got off the wagon and entered the Adventurer’s Guild.