Irene saw us off at the castle gate and went back to the castle pavilion.
The remaining four of us, Satsuki, Mee, and Cyril, left the castle gate and started walking through the darkened streets of the capital.

The time was night.
As the night falls, the spell of lights emitted by the street lamps placed at even intervals along the sides of the street illuminate the wide road.

'Well, it's a good thing we came to the capital, isn't it? I got a gold seal, so I'm all set. Now all that's left is for Count Nantoka to be defeated once and for all.

Satsuki said this as she strolled along in the lead.
It was always Mie's job to intervene.

'I'm Count Goldart. And Alice, the court magician.

'Yes, that's it. ...... Well, to tell you the truth, I wanted to blow her up with my own hands.

'It can't be helped. We're just adventurers, we can't take on a nobleman.''

'...... Well...'

Satsuki's tone of voice dropped a little as Cyril gave her a good talking to.
Perhaps Satsuki's feelings about this matter are stronger because she shared her body with Filia.

I'm going to propose a policy to Satsuki.

'Let me tell you something. I'm going to go to the adventurer's guild here in the capital.

'Huh, why? Oh, I see. There might be some quests I can accept while traveling from the capital to Atratia.

That's what Satsuki is saying, and it's a common tactic used by adventurers.
If you are lucky enough to find a simple quest that you can accept as a 'side trip' when moving from town to town, such as escorting a trading party or carrying a load, you can use it to move around without wasting money.

In that sense, Satsuki's idea is reasonable in general.
But that's not what I'm trying to do here.

'No, the reason I'm going to the Adventurer's Guild is to register for the "Nomination Quest".

'Heck, ...... "Nomination Quest"? That's a thing. It's when a party of high-ranked adventurers is asked by a client to do a quest by name.

I nodded at Satsuki's words.

Quests in the Adventurer's Guild are quests in which the client offers a job to an unspecified number of adventurers through the Adventurer's Guild.
One of the adventurers who sees the request post receives it.

However, there is an exceptional form of quest in which the client designates a specific adventurer or party.
As Satsuki says, these are usually offered to high-ranking parties of adventurers with a certain level of trust and experience...

'There is no rule that the Nomination Quest is limited to high-ranked adventuring parties. It is only possible if the client nominates the party by name. ...... I've always wanted to see this thing that Filia was involved in through to the end with my own eyes. It was not clear whether this would be possible or not, but just now all the conditions were met.

'Eh, ...... means ......'.

At my words, Satsuki turned around.
In her eyes, there seemed to be a hope that she could not give up, a hope that she had once given up.

'So, can we finish ...... with our own hands?

'Yes, that's what I meant. I've taken the liberty of going on about it on my own, but I'll take that nomination quest, okay, guys?

I stop at the side of the road and look over at the three girls.
Then the girls under the night sky all nodded with happy smiles on their faces.

'Oh, of course!

'I agree with you, too!

'This is a great idea.

Confirming the girls' reactions, I also nodded.

'Then, let's go get one last job (quest) for this.

I say to my friends, and start walking down the road to the Adventurer's Guild in King's Landing.

Looking up at the night sky, the moon seemed to be watching over us, casting a gentle light.