Chapter 682

Chapter 682

TENKEN 682 Rumina and Aurel

As soon as we split up with Diaz, we went to the dungeon. We had come to the dungeon to report to Rumina about Zelos Reed too

She wasn’t showing as much anger as Diaz, but I wonder how could she not be concerned?

However, there was one miscalculation, or rather, one thing that I had not calculated.

「Aurel, why are you here?」

「Oi oi, is that how you greet people?」

「You’re alone?」

「I’m still an evolved and former adventurer, you know? In the current dungeon, where the difficulty level has been lowered, I won’t have any difficulty going in alone」

Certainly, Aurel has his strong body. In this dungeon, where Rumina has been weakened because of pushing herself too hard to evolve Fran, I think he should be fine soloing this dungeon on his own.

We’ve explained things to Diaz, so this might be a good chance to be able to explain things to Aurel and Rumina at the same time, saving us the trouble.

Fran then tells Aurel and Rumina the same explanation that she gave to Diaz before.

I was worried about how they would react, but after listening, both Aurel and Rumina showed a gentle expressions on their faces.

「I see... But that’s okay, I guess. Fran still has a bright future ahead of her. We can’t forget our past experiences, but we don’t have to be bound by them」

「I agree」

「Thanks」

「Kiara will probably be happier if you grow up healthy too」

Rumina smiled when she said that, but then sighed with a difficult look on her face.

「But then again, Diaz is still a kid, isn’t he? He hasn’t changed much」

「?? Diaz is a grandpa」

「Listen Fran. A man is still a kid at heart, no matter how old he gets」

Rumina gives her a faraway look as she says that. She seems to have had a bitter experience in the past.

「Dimitris should be staying at the lord’s mansion during the tournament. If it’s you, I’m sure you can get in touch with him」

「The lord?」

「You don’t remember him? You should’ve met at the awards ceremony though」

「?」

Ulmut’s feudal lord was a very plain old man, and we’ve only met him once after all. It was no wonder that Fran had forgotten him.

「Poor guy...」

Aurel shrugged with a wry smile as he realized that Fran had already completely forgotten about him. He must have known that by her gesture. It seemed that Ulmut’s feudal lord and Aurel had a reasonably close relationship.

「You’re close with him?」

「We’re not on bad terms at the very least. Well, I think he’s doing a good job as the lord of this town full of adventurers, and we were also peers at the royal palace. He’s almost like an advisor to me」

「I see」

While many nobles act arrogantly toward adventurers or want to interfere with guilds, Ulmut’s feudal lords are said to be very tolerant. It is even said that he is quite skilled in handling the adventurers.

This is mainly because he knows that without the help of adventurers, Ulmut would not be able to maintain its development.

Doesn’t this mean that he knows exactly what he’s doing and is able to see what’s going on around him? I only had the impression that he was a simple man, but he might actually be a capable fellow.

「That’s because he’s such a lord. I doubt he’d say no if it was a request from you, a high-ranking adventurer and tournament winner」

「When will Dimitris come?」

「As usual, a few days before the start of the tournament. I don’t think he’s here yet」

We’ve already taken lodgings with the intention of participating in the martial arts tournament anyway, so we’ll just have to wait for him. We should recognize him as soon as someone as famous as him enters the town too.

『Until then, should we accept some quest?』

「Nn」

I don’t think he could hear me, but Aurel then mentioned his request to Fran.

「Oh, right. I’ve got a request for the young miss. You mind accepting it?」

「What request?」

「It’s an escort mission for my granddaughter」

「Escort mission?」