CH 302

Episode 302: Report and top-secret request

-Kon kon kon kon!

"Pardon me, please go ahead."

The female staff member who guides us opens the door and invites us into the reception room.

"Please take a seat on the sofa over there and wait. The boss will be here soon, so please wait a moment."

After recommending seats in the back, the staff member stands near the entrance.

-Kon kon kon kon!

"Yes."

"It's me."

"Please."

Within a few minutes, there is a knock on the door, and the female staff member responds and opens the door.

A woman with blonde hair in a tight suit comes inside. She has an atmosphere of being able to do her job and a body full of confidence.

The woman comes over to us, and without sitting down in her seat, she comes in front of us.

Rei, who understands her intentions when she gets quite close, stands up and stands in front of her.

"Long time no see, Rei. Nice to see you."

"Yeah, it's been a while. I'm happy too."

The two hug each other and rejoice at their reunion.

It seems that the two are on good terms.

"Are you here on business?"

"It's half work and half private. I think you've already received information about the dungeon disappearance cases, but I'm researching that teleportation trap while also traveling."

After they finish hugging, they start talking a little.

"Yeah. I got a call from Japan. I was surprised that it was the work of a teleportation trap. So, these kids ..."

"Yeah. They're my collaborators this time. They're young, but they're stronger than me, and they're the ones who discovered that the transfer trap was the cause of this incident. Don't take them lightly."

Agnes looks down at us as if she were judging items. Rei, who is watching the situation, spins words to restrain her.

"Hmm, is that so. I'm Agnes. I'm the Branch Manager of this Hunters' Guild. Nice to meet you."

"My name is Satou Fuhito. It's nice to meet you."

"My name is Satou Nanami. It's nice to meet you!!"

"Katsuragi Alexia. Regards."

"I'm Shimotsuki Amane. It's nice to meet you."

She turns around and greets us, so we stand up, introduce ourselves, and shake hands.

"Speaking of which, excuse me, but what kind of relationship do you have with Rei?"

"Nn? You haven't heard about it yet? We're friends. I studied abroad in Japan when I was a student. That's when I met Rei."

"I see. You seem to get along quite well."

When I ask her what I am curious about, Agnes answers with a smile.

"Fufufuu. When I was a student, Rei was one of the few people who could converse with me in my mother tongue, so we became friends."

"Fufufuu. Well, at the time I was the only one who understood German, and I was asked to take care of her, so I was often with her, so naturally we became friends."

While looking at Rei, Agnes replies with a slightly distant look as if reminiscing those days.

Rei has been brilliant since her school days. As expected.

"Okay then, have a seat."

With Agnes' words, everyone sits down on their seat. Agnes sits down on the sofa facing us.

"So, what are you here for today?"

Agnes asks again about today's business.

"It's not that big of a deal. I thought I'd see your face, and I'm sure you've heard that I'm investigating signs of the metastasis trap, but I've gathered a little bit of that data, so I thought I'd send it to Japan along with a report."

"I see. Is that so. I thought Rei surely managed to sniff it out ..."

While nodding at Rei's reply, Agnes stammers as if thinking that it was a different story.

"Did something happen?"

"I will talk about that matter later. For now, tell me about the transfer trap."

"Understood."

Rei notices the situation and asks, but when Agnes tells her she'll talk later, she nods, tells her what she knows so far, and hands her a report summarizing the contents.

"I see. This is useful information. Thank you. I will use it well."

"Yeah, there's a limit to the number of dungeons we can investigate. I'm counting on you."

"Alright. Leave it to me."

Agnes seems very satisfied after receiving the report and data.

"So, about the previous matter, what exactly happened?"

"Oh. About that, didn't you go to the Hunters' Guild in England?"

When the investigative report on the dungeon disappearance incident is settled down, she moves the topic to the topic that she stopped talking about before.

"Yes. There was a lot of various commotions."

"Right. That's it, apparently they were kidnapped."

"Who was?"

"The Saint was."

"Eh!? Is that even possible!?"

Rei is surprised at the content of the topic, which seems to shock her.

Looking at her surprise, the Saint is a very important person in the fantasy world, but it seems that this is also the case in reality.

"Yeah, I've actually been secretly asked to look for clues about her."

"Is that so."

Rei's expression seems to have fallen into place when Agnes responds.

"So, I'd like you to keep this to yourself, but I'd like Rei to gather information, search, and if possible rescue her, but will you accept?"

"Hmm, what should I do."

When Agnes asks Rei with a serious expression, Rei doesn't give an immediate answer and looks worried.

Even though it's an investigation, she's traveling, so she may be wondering whether to accept it.

"If you're taking us into consideration, please accept the request. If we can cooperate, we will cooperate."

"Haa ... Understood. I'll accept the request."

I offer a helping hand so that Rei can easily take over, and after Rei lets out a sigh, she nods at Agnes.

"He's a nice guy, isn't he. Didn't you catch a good one?"

"It's not like that!!"

When Agnes raises the corners of her mouth towards Rei with a grin, Rei's face turns bright red and she shouts.

What exactly are they talking about?

Putting that aside, we receive a top-secret request to collect information and rescue an explorer known as the Saint.