Volume 4 - CH 2

“I’m sorry. Cruz really wanted to meet you. I brought him here for his study as well.”

Deimos, the Count of Northfolia, explains the situation.

“Me? Why would the child of the Count of Northfolia do such a thing?”

“He has been yearning to be an adventurer, after all. –Well, we’ll talk about that later. The reason I called you here is to ask you for a few favors.”

I knew it, Cyclo thought. I guess you’re just trying to take advantage of my power, he thought.

But there is no reason to refuse. He decided to go along with the offer.

“Okay. For now, I’ll listen to what you have to say. But first, let me tell you this. I’m not going to act humble just because you’re a noble. I’m negotiating with you as an equal. If you’re okay with that, we’ll continue the conversation.”

“…… Cyclo-kun!”

The guild master advised against Cyclo’s mannerisms.

“No matter how special you are, that’s not a good attitude to take.”

“It doesn’t matter. I don’t know about you, but I don’t trust the nobility of this country. I don’t even think of him as someone I should respect. Still, it’s their side that wants to ask for something. It’s not me who should be polite, it’s you.”

Cyclo sharpens his gaze and turns to the guild master and Deimos in turn.　

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“…… So cool.”

He decided to pretend that he didn’t hear Cruz’s small whisper.

“Fufufu, is that so. Well, I understand. I don’t want to act like a big shot against an SSS rank either, after all. As for your manners, I’ll put it aside.”

Deimos readily accepted Cyclo’s proposal.

“Look. He’s a man who understands it.”

Cyclo pointed at Deimos and smiled at the guild master.

“Guan. We have to take priority of Cyclo here.”

“…… I understand.”

The guild master was admonished by Deimos and decided to accept Cyclo’s attitude even though he doesn’t want to.

“So your name is Guan.”

“You didn’t know? Guan Coyage was a former A-rank adventurer who had made a name for himself in Northfolia.”

“No, of course I didn’t know that.”

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Deimos told the information about the guild master, but as expected, it was impossible for Cyclo, who was neither from the frontier nor an adventurer, to know about it.

“Ahaha. Well, let’s cut the chit-chat to this point. Let’s get down to business — First, Cyclo. I want to buy information from you.”

“Information?”

“Yeah. I want all the information from your descent into the depths of the Deep Hole until your return. What kind of monsters were there, what kind of terrain, what kind of dangers lurked there. Anyway, that’s the kind of dungeon information I want.”

Deimos’ request was one that even Cyclo could understand.

Northfolia is a city that has developed along with the Deep Hole. In the future, adventurers will be exploring the deeper levels of the dungeon.

At such a time, the survival rate of adventurers will be greatly affected by the lack of information on the dangers.

“I understand. So, how much are you willing to pay?”

“I’m prepared to offer at least a hundred platinum coins.”

“Hundred!?”

Cyclo’s eyes widened in surprise.

“How about it? Will that satisfy you?”

“…… Yeah. I don’t mind talking about the deep hole if that’s how much you’re paying me.”

“Thank you, Cyclo.”

“But let me correct you on one thing first.”

Cyclo decided to correct one misunderstanding first.

“The place you think is the deepest level of the Deep Hole. The place where I fell. That’s not the deepest level. It seems that it was just a little past the middle level.”

“What!?”

Deimos’ eyes widened in surprise.