Book 3: SS 2

Book 3: SS 2

Viros Stomachache Diary

Month Week

One day a message from Castro who was working in the black ops suddenly arrived through the adventurer guild.

I hadnt met him since the incident with Aria but, I heard that even that guy had a change of heart since then and had mellowed greatly but, what kind of business does the black ops had with me?

I and my party were undertaking several requests from the black ops. This was a classified information but, the leader of the black ops his excellency the prime minister had a matter that he would want our partythe Rainbow Sword to undertake soon. It seemed that the prime minister personally contacted our party and wanted us to start preparing for an expedition.

But even he wanted that. Our party still hadnt recruited any sorcerer.Follow current novels at novelhall.com)

I myself were doing request from the black ops right now by myself. I was making preparation in order to subdue Grave but, perhaps there was new information about it.

Geh!? I reflexively groaned seeing the content of Castros letter.

I myself had heard since some time about the rumor of a crazy fellow who massacred a branch of the assassin guild and also annihilated a branch of the thief guild.

Furthermore the rumor mentioned that the culprit was still a kid. I didnt believe the rumor because if there was anyone who would do something absurd like that then it would only be someone like Aria but, it seemed that Ash Crowned Princess was really Aria. Seriously?

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Month Week

Well, I had thought that the disciple of this great me couldnt possibly die but, as expected she was still alive. A following report from the black ops mentioned that apparently it was Grave who attacked Aria. My guts went cold when I heard that but, if that Aria was actually the so called Ash Crowned Princess, I could somehow understand how that girl was still alive and also got into hostility with assassin guild.

That was fine and all but, after that Sera sent an additional request to me. It seemed that I had to contact that Ash Crowned Princess no matter what.

What am I going to do if its actually a different person and not Aria? For now I got to pick up granny Samantha who I was able to contact. Ill also search for Aria on the way there if I have time I guess.

If Aria had gotten that strong, I might be able to use her for Graves subjugation. I planned to hold back Grave while granny would defeat him with her sorcery but, the success rate would go up even more if we got a nimble fighter to guard granny wouldnt it?

Normally using someone young for this kind of mission would require some caution because they might freeze from fear in real battle but, well, there would be no problem if it was her. In fact, she had actually defeated a rank 3 thief when she was seven years old.

Even if that so called Ash Crowned Princess actually wasnt Aria, she might be growing to be rank 3 soon. But, even if I found her, how am I going to persuade that stray cat to accept the request?

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Month Week

Was I someone this unlucky?

When I arrived at the northern part, I was thinking to request some equipments to Galbas because our party would go into expedition after so long, but then I got informed that a group of orc appeared and I got summoned by the guild because Im rank 4.

Furthermore the orc group also got an orc general leading them. Could I manage somehow with a gathering of adventurers of rank 3 and below? I wont be able to face that kind of enemy without dragging the whole Rainbow Sword to face them you know?

Im looking for a sorcerer because granny Samantha had gone senile and retired from the adventuring business. Well, that grannys mind had been really out there since a long time ago, so I dont know whether she had really gone senile or that was just how she was but. If it was for a short period mission like this time with me always watching her than we would manage it somehow, but if we had to face a group of orc, I would get busy with various things like scouting and the like, so I wouldnt be able to constantly be at the grannys side.

My other teammatesno good. The members of Rainbow Sword were fundamentally individualist. Without a man of common sense like me at her side, the granny would do as she please and run off somewhere. That was the only future I could imagine waiting in that case.

There would be no problem if only I could find a sorcerer to recruit but, there was no way a freelance sorcerer of rank 4 or higher could be found that easily, dammit.

The others said that it would be fine if its someone who could at least use rank 3 light sorcery, but a rank 3 wouldnt be able to keep up with us in battle.

That scamp Aria, she if I remembered it right she was able to use light sorcery wasnt she?

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Month Week

Lady luck was smiling at me a little. No, the situation hadnt improved at all presently, and I also didnt know when the army of the count who acted as caregiver for this area would come, and I still had no idea at all of how to deal with the orcs but, the adventurer guilds pretty receptionist lady who I had been acquainted with since some time ago, Mary finally got swayed by me.

Ha? There was a suspicious presence?

There isnt anyone more suspicious than you granny around here!

Haa!? Youre hungry!? Shit, waitress! Give us a sausage platter and a strong drink!

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Month Week

The granny vanished again when I realized. I couldnt find her around the inn, so I started searching outside the townha? Why is the granny fighting Aria!?

Whats more its a real fight where they both aimed to kill in one attack at the others vital spot! Stop stop, you two are dragging some strange fellows there into your spat! So these guys are assassins huh! These guys really got no luck at all, getting dragged into the fight of these two of all peopleshouldnt the assassin guild start seriously considering of calling an exorcist?

But more importantly, with this we finally got complete members. I can leave granny to Aria with this. Haaaa~~~~Im tired. I dont wanna work.

Also Aria. This granny isnt a monster but an actual human. More or less!

But, despite everything, these two were unexpectedly well matched with each other werent they? This scamp is handling the granny even better than her own great-grandchild.

As I thought she could be used. As expected from the disciple of this great me.

When I tried visiting the adventurer guild just now, there was a message from the black ops about that mission. It was decided.

I couldnt read it fully with how much code it had, but it seemed some royalty would go into dungeon. Looks like our job is going to be acting as their vanguard but, there was additional request from Sera to quickly find Aria.

Is her objective to make Aria the princesss bodyguard? No, thats not all. Maybe I should also start making plan to bring her in into our party for real.

For now, lets get a move on. With this lineup even travelling at night wont be a problem.

Ha? Youre hungry? Granny, you just ate at the inn! Aria too, where did you take out that meat from!?

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Month Week

That scamp Aria, just how did she manage to tame the Coeurl. I know there are some people in this world who can use animal but, that thing grew up real quick right after it got born yeah? Whats more you two were plainly trying to kill each other just now right?

Ehyou two came to understanding after beating up each other? You did a damn manly thing again.

Whats more this scamp, shes rank 4 now! Do you know how long it took me to become rank 4? There isnt that many rank 4 people out here you know?

I still think that Im not gonna lose when it came to close-quarter but, if sorcery is also used, then perhaps she would be able to fight in equal footing even against someone like Sera?

At first I was thinking to take custody of Aria in Rainbow Sword as an apprentice scout who could use light sorcery, but if she was a rank 4 dark and light sorcerer who was also a scout who could even fight evenly against Grave, it would be better to recruit her not as an apprentice but as a formal member.

I was sure that Sera was looking for Aria partly because of her feeling, but she must also be wishing to raise Aria as her successor seeing that Aria was close with the princess and could be entrusted with the duty of protecting her. In fact, if it was Aria then she should be able to immediately replace Sera after staying for five years in the black ops.

But, too bad! Aria wasnt Seras disciple but mine!

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I too looked young thanks to mana, but I was an expert as adventurer instead of merely being middle ranked. Unlike the long lived demi human race, not many human could work as adventure until they were fifty years old. Even I was confident that I would be able to keep fighting as first rate adventurer for ten more years if I worked hard, but I too wanted to marry already!

I felt bad for Sera but Ill have Aria become my successor!

Now thats decided, Im going to put in serious effort to sweet talk Mary!

Im going to marry after this job is finished!

Ill say this before anyone can make any funny retort, Im not gonna die no matter what okay-!