Chapter 433: Swamp of Works

Chapter 433: Swamp of Works

We spent five minutes waiting in line at the Adventurer's Guild counter. It was finally Fran and Colbert's turn.

[Oh, Black Lightning Princess and Iron Claw, what's up?]

[I have something to do with Guild Master, is she available? It's an urgent matter]

[well, she's here... but I don't know if she can't meet you now]

Stellia looks at Fran with indescribable eyes. What's wrong?

[Well she's in the office. Why don't you go there by yourselt? You already know where it is, don't you?]

[Can we go without permission?]

[Even if I tried to call her myself, she'd probably reject me in her current state. Is your business so important?]

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[If that's the case, you'd better take the matter up with her drectly. Just don't irritate her too much, because there's a lot at stake here]

IS she in a pinch? Oh, are you mean she's busy managing the auctions?]

Idiot! idiot Iron claw! It's not that simple! Don't do anything to make her angry, okay? You'll get us all in trouble tool]

[O-o okay, okay]

It seems that Eliante has been overwhelmed with work. The last time we came here, she

seemed to be overwhelmed with paperwork, but I guess it's getting worse.

At SteIlia's request, we were allowed to enter Guild Master'S office. There, I found Eliante buried under a pile of papers, moaning.

Her eyes look dead. Seeing Eliante like that reminded me of the time when I was still an office worker on Earth. She has the same face as I did that day when missed the last train of the day and stayed up all night making documents for the end of the fiscal year, only to find out that the documents I had used as a basis were from last year and I was in despair.

[Uh- Who...?]

[Gu-guild Master? Are you okay?]

[Colbert? What do you want? As you can see I don't have time for idle chat, right?]

[Well, I'm here to report something......He-hey miss Fran, you want to talk to Guild Master too, right?]

Oh, this guy! He got spooked by Eliante's presence and threw her to Fran!

[Fran...?]

Eliantel's eyes turned to Fran. Immediately after that, her expression changed drastically. Her eyes snapped open and he stood up vigorously on the spot.

[Fran! Fran you...! you said I can count on you!]

She slammed her hand on the desk and shouted. Her bloodshot eyes were scary.

[Aaah, actually——]

Colbert gave a brief explanation of what had happened. Then Eliante's expression tightened. As expected, she was indeed the guild master, even if she was in a temper.

[In other words, Count Bailleys' villa was attacked by that idiot Ashtner. So, in order to fight back at them, you're going to use the investigation of Count Olmes' villa as an excuse to beat up that idiot Ashtner as well?]

[Well, yeah. That's what my Lords are after. Ostensibly, it's an on-site investigation into Count Olmes' residence. However, it will surely become a battle with

Marquis Ashtner]

[And while we're at it, we'll also rescue Master Gallus and Count Bailleys' daughter...]

[I'm sure you have your own feelings about Marquis Ashtner as well. He thinks adventurers are nothing more than disposable tools. I once had to pay them a commission for a job that He didn't want to pay]

[Of course! How many adventurers do you think have suffered because of them... Serdio Receps too has ruined our reputation... So we've finally reached the end of that fucking Marquis huh?]

Eliante show a dark smile on her face. She must be imagining for Marquis Ashtner being captured.

[A-ah, So what do you say? I'd like to make a secret request to the adventurers]

[Hmm. That's fine, but how many people would you take? Is it fine to set up something against a marquis family? And if we can't gather them openly, you'll just have to talk to the high rankers in secret]

[I know. That's why the request reward is high. And also——Miss Fran]

Under Colbert's gaze, Fran takes out the bodies of the swordsmen who attacked the Count's mansion, who were thought to be adventurers. Seeing this, Eliante's reaction was swift.

[That is! That's our missing adventurers!]

[He was a part of the assailants]

[It seems that the Marquis Ashtner have the tools to brainwash and manipulate people. In addition to these guys, some of Count Bailleys' men also became a part of the assailants too.]

[...WouId you like to hear more about it? About this sword and the details of our opponent...]

It seems that Eliante has decided to listen to us. She had already agreed with Colbert to hand over the adventurer's body here.

The guilds would certainly cooperate if they knew that the adventurers under their command were being captured and manipulated. In some cases, some of their higher-ups might even accept the request for the purpose of revenge.

After listening to Colbert's story, Eliante has an angry look on her face.

[Fine with me... I'll let that Ashtner know who he sold the fight to! By when should I gather the adventurers?]

[In two hours, I will pick them up here]

[All right, then. I'll gather our forces before then. Count Bailleys is famous for his fondness for adventurers, and if I mention his name, I'm sure we'll attract a certain number of people]

[I'll be counting on you]

[Well, you can count on me]

[It's my pleasure]

Fran and Colbert shook hands with Eliante and were about to leave the room. However, Eliante called out to them.

[Wait a minute, you need a fighting force, right? I have an idea]