Chapter 395 - Reaction to Story

Chapter 395 - Reaction to Story

It’s been 10 minutes since Elsa left to tell Diaz and Aurel about Fran's arrival.

Finally, we went to the guild master's office. Inside, we found two elderly men drinking tea.

One of them looked like he resembled a nobleman; his grey hair, neatly combed back, as well as everything else about him, indicated that despite his age he didn’t forget about his appearance.

The other person was a similarly grey-haired, sturdy elderly man.

From the way his large muscles showed through the haori, it was clear that he never stopped training. His gaze was piercing and heavy, just like a mafia leader.

“Oh, Fran! Long time no see.” (Diaz)

“Lady Fran, so you came to Ulmutt after all.” (Aurel)

Their smiles were completely different: Diaz had a radiant, warm smile, while Aurel of the White Dog race had more of a smug grin.

Both of them met Kiara when she was still living in Ulmutt, and so had decided to search for her when she went missing.

“Fran! It's so good that you are came back!” (???)

“Doll, is talking?” (Fran)

On the table where the two men were sitting, there was something that looked like a doll, no more than 20 centimetres in height. The doll had a human figure, but it was clearly crafted very skilfully, like the finest figurines from my home world.

And then a voice came from her. However, I had heard that voice before.

“This voice... Rumina?” (Fran)

“Yes. At the moment, she is inside this doll.” (Diaz)

Even though I thought that the Dungeon Lord was unable leave the dungeon, it seems like there are a few workarounds. On that note, the doll really did look like Rumina.

“What are you doing here?” (Fran)

“I’m discussing issues related to the management of the dungeon.” (Rumina)

Why are all three of the city rulers, Diaz, Aurel and Rumina, present? And we arrived at such a surprisingly convenient moment. Nevertheless, we need to inform the people in this room about Kiara.

“What’s wrong?” (Rumina)

“Nn. I came to Diaz with a report on behalf of the guild.” (Fran)

“Oh, is that so?” (Diaz)

Rumina held on tighter than the others. However, for some reason, she seemed even happy.

“I see she managed to evolve. And as a Heavenly Black Tiger...” (Rumina)

Rumina probably understood Kiara better than anyone else. Instead of feeling sad about her death, she was glad that Kiara managed to spend her final years in happiness, achieving evolution, and emerging victorious from battle.

Soon, there was silence in the room, and then Aurel slowly raised his head and said:

“Young Lady... You said that Kiara smiled in the last moments of her life?” (Aurel)

“Nn.” (Fran)

“Then, in your opinion, was it a sincere smile?” (Aurel)

“Of course.” (Fran)

“I see... Then it's fine.” (Aurel)

It seems that he was having a hard time accepting the news of the death of his girlfriend, whom he had been searching for for many years. I heard Aurel whisper to himself over and over again.

“...Zelosried...”

Diaz muttered the word in a choked voice. Despite his restraint, I could understand all the rage he put into that word. Even though there was no emotion on his face, it made him look even more terrifying.

“Diaz, Kiara told me not to do stupid things trying to avenge her.” (Fran)

“I see. So revenge for her is stupidity. Is that how you watched the veteran's death? I would like to understand how you can be satisfied with the death of someone who is close to you...” (Diaz)

The head of the guild understood that not everyone wanted to leave it like this.

“But still, I... I cannot accept this news as calmly as you do. Perhaps this is because I am a human being, but as long as this dirty, low, hated enemy continues to live somewhere, I will not give up on my revenge.” (Diaz)

Diaz's words sounded subdued, but I saw a dark fire in his eyes. I don’t know what he’s going to do, but he will certainly never forget the name of Zelosried.

But realizing that he would be troubling Fran if he continued to say such things, he immediately changed his tone to a friendlier one.

“By the way, I thought that Kiara had a hard time in the Beast-Kin Country. So she still lived happily. This alone makes me quite happy.” (Diaz)

Even without a the Principle of Truth, I knew that this wasn’t what he really thought, but I didn’t want to point it out. After all, no matter what Fran says, Diaz will not be honest.

“Of course, it would be nice if she was alive, but... This is just the essence of time. It's not new to me to hear that one of my friends died, without me even knowing about it...” (Diaz)

“Gha-ha-ha-ha! You are right, Diaz. On the contrary, consider that Fran was present at the death of Kiara in our place. You should be grateful to her!” (Aurel)

“Perhaps you are right. Furthermore, she helped to show what it takes for the Black Cat-kin to evolve. We are all grateful to her for that.” (Rumina)

While the three of them were ultimately unable to figure out how to respond to the news of Kiara’s death, Fran was delighted.

Because Fran had both love and respect for Kiara. And she was glad that there was someone to tell her story to. It was new for Fran to tell such a long story, and her hands were even a bit tired from the many gestures she used to tell her story.