CH 54

anslated by SoundOfDestiny

After an unscheduled meeting with Raidorl Saina Cruz, the guildmaster who oversees the adventurers of royal capital, sighs deeply.

“Fu……”

The Elven woman, relieved of her nervousness, turned her eyes vaguely to the paintings in the parlour.

The painting, which had been on display since the time of the previous Guildmaster, had been tanned by the sun through the window, and the colours were slightly faded.

“It’s time to change to a new picture. …… Why don’t we just redecorate the whole room?”

As cruz was pondering her thoughts, there was a discreet knock on the door to her room. After a beat, the door opened and in walked a girl named Riona, who worked as a receptionist at the guild. 

“Oh, I see His Royal Highness has returned. I’m sorry it took me so long to make the tea. I was going to use some of my best tea leaves, but I put them in the back of the cabinet. “ 

“……that’s all right, he didn’t mean to stay long.”

“Well,……,it’s a good tea from the West, and I was hoping he might like it.”

Riona said regretfully and placed a cup of tea in front of Cruz.

She sat down on the sofa opposite where Raydor had been sitting earlier and sipped the tea she had made.

“It smells so good……. By the way, what did his highness Raidorl came for?

“Don’t ask, you don’t want to hear it. “

“What? You guys must be talking about royalty. Is it about politics?” 

“I’m serious. Do.Not.Ask.”

Cruz let out a tired and exhausted voice and sipped the tea in front of her.

She can’t say it’s rude and impossible. What Raidorl told her from his own tongue made her choke as if something Raidorl told her, she’s unable to swallow it.   

“I had no idea that His Royal Highness had such ambitions…….”

What Raidorl told her was an ambition and a plan of political change that she was afraid to speak of.

She doesn’t know why he decided to tell it to her when they had never met before, but she truly felt bitter that she had been chosen to share such a traitorous secret. 

“I resent you…..for sending me such monster, Mr. Zafis.” 

Zafis Bartolomeo, the master of the sword of Raydor and the guild master of the pioneer city, was an old friend and benefactor of Cruz.

When she was new to being an adventurer, Zafis saved her life many times in battles against demons, and even protected her when she was tangled up with adventurers who were discriminating against subhumans. If it weren’t for Zafis, Cruz wouldn’t be in the position she is today.

The king’s brother, who had been introduced to him by Zafis, could not be treated unkindly.

Even if what Raidorl brought to her was against the country, she had to help him as much as she could, otherwise she would not be able to repay Zafis’s kindness.

While Cruz continues to agonize over her problems, her subordinate Riona is drinking tea with a relaxed expression on her face.

“Even so, the rumored hero was a fairly ordinary man. I thought he was a big man with muscular bones.” 

“…..If that looks like a normal man, it’s because you’ve got holes in your eyes.”

“Ehhhh?”

“That’s a hungry fire dragon. It’s the kind of thing you don’t want to offend” 

As an elf, Cruz is gifted with the ability to see magic.

In her eyes, this man, Raidorl Zain, looks like a monster, not a man.

“What’s more, the black magic that rises from that body, even the demon that I fought when I was active didn’t have that kind of evil magic on it.” 

(TL: Influence from Neimilia?)

“It is a joke that he is the holder of a holy sword, endowed with divine power. I wonder if he has actually been blessed with a magical sword instead of a holy sword.”

“Riona, I’m sure His Highness Raidorl will come back and ask some quests from you, but regardless of his rank, leave those quests to him. You don’t even need to check his guild card” 

“Ehhhhhh?! That’s against the guild rules!”

“It’s okay, our rankings are meaningless to the heroes chosen by the Holy Sword. And from what I’ve heard about his performance in the pioneer cities, there’s no doubt that he’s capable of achieving the rank of an S.”

Cruz picked up the teapot and poured another cup, which he drank in one gulp.

She felt her throat burning up, but she didn’t care, leaning her weight on the back of the sofa.

“…..It’s a small price to pay for this kind of help. I’m relieved that I’m not part of the treason.”

“WHAT?!”

Riona jumped in surprise while Cruz exhaled loudly as she leaned her neck.