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Let me try to remember what happened a while ago.

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I'm pretty sure it was .......

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A commercial guild asked me to carry evidence so that the client could never ask again.

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And yet, the Adventurers Guild?

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Could the Adventurers Guild be involved?

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I had been feeling something strange ever since I heard about this job. I've been thinking about it and then I remembered. The adventurers' guild in the village of Okanke, where we are going now, is without a guildmaster.

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The guild's guildmaster is absent?

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Absent?

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Huh?　

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Your father has a strange expression on his face.

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Didn't he know?

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'Yes. It's hidden, but he died in the cave collapse. And his successor has not been decided yet. I heard a rumor not long ago that there is a struggle for his successor. So I wondered if there might be a Guilmouth candidate involved in this matter. Worst case scenario, there may be collaborators within the Adventurers' Guild."

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Candidate Guilmouth.

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But how could making a fuss about a magic item being destroyed be of any use to a potential guild member?

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Money?

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It's complete speculation without proof, but I suspect that candidate Guillmas is doing a favor for adventurers who are in trouble because they are being flirted with by the nobility.

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A favor?

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Yes. Adventurers who attract the attention of the nobility are disliked by the rest of the world. I don't want to get involved. If we could solve the problem before it surfaced, wouldn't we be in debt to those who did it?

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As Mr. Zinal said, adventurers are weak against nobles.

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It was the same with the higher adventurers.

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Even if they were fellow adventurers, they would keep their distance if they were spotted by a nobleman.

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No one wants to get involved.

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If they offered a helping hand at a time like that, and if they also solved the problem, "I would feel very indebted," he said.

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I would feel extremely indebted."

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If you think about it calmly, there is probably something strange about him, but you wouldn't notice it if you were in a corner.

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Adventurers who feel they have been helped will endorse those they have helped to Guilmouth. The support of the adventurers is considered very important, and that brings us one step closer to Guilmouth.

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I see.

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But to be honest, the way I just heard from Mr. Zinal, ......

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That's a pathetic way to go about it.

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I nodded in agreement with my father.

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I thought so, too.

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I can't help but get a sense of the small stuff, or .......

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If someone like that were to become a Guilmouth, it would be a lot of trouble.

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I'm sure he'll be in a lot of trouble. I guess so.

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''But this request came from a commercial guild, right?　I don't think the Adventurers' Guild would have much to say about it.

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Your father is right.

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Both the Adventurers' Guild and the Commercial Guild are willing to cooperate, but they don't like to be interrupted.

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In the worst case scenario, I've heard, it can lead to a big fight involving both guilds' employees.

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So I didn't notice it at first, but I thought they were working together. But I thought they were in cahoots. The guild's guildmaster was replaced two years ago. His skill is in question there."

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Father gives a look of dismay at Mr. Zinal's words.

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Sometimes people with that many problems get to the top," he said.

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Is Okanke Village understaffed?"

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Mr. Fiesche cowered his shoulders.

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Not short-staffed," he says, "but a little money hungry. Okanke Village has always been that way.

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So you mean that the head of the commercial guild was put in place by money.

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But is it safe to put someone with problems in that position?

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I have nothing but apprehension when I think about what would happen if something were to go wrong.

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I feel sorry for the people living in Okanke Village."

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Jinaru-san nodded at my words.

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He nodded. When a money-grubber gets to the top, it's the villagers who suffer.

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Mr. Zinal's gaze suddenly turned sharp.

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My back straightens a little at that.

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What's wrong with him?

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He is very, very angry.

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I look at Mr. Zinal and see him take a small deep breath.

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He said, "I'm going to go to Okanke village first and check it out as fast as I can. So I want you to wait with the Serpents."

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I was relieved to see the atmosphere change in an instant, the tension of a few moments ago gone.

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I understand. I will wait.

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Oh, but not if you need to hurry, right?

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Serpent-san, is there any need to hurry?

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Mr. Serpent shook his head at my words.

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I shook my head, "Good. Wait here for a while.

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Mr. Serpent's answer made Zinal smile happily.

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I'm glad we're not in a hurry, because Mr. Fiesche seems happy as well.

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''Are you going to the village right away now?

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'Oh, the sooner the better. Rumors will be picked up soon, but information above both guilds may take some time."

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At his father's words, Mr. Jinal stroked Serpent's nose as he rode along.

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Mr. Serpent happily presses his nose against hers.

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This time, he seemed to be able to control the force well, and Mr. Zinal was not blown away.

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Perhaps he was happy about that, Serpent's tail hit the ground with a thump.

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At that moment, the ground shook.

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"Whoa!

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Oops.

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Kya!

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The panicked voices of Mr. Ginaru and Mr. Fishe and mine echoed through the forest.

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The next moment, my body tilted and I squeezed my eyes shut and felt something envelop me.

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When I opened my eyes, I realized that my father was holding me.

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And Mr. Serpent was supporting his father with his body.

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Wow, in that single moment?

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I couldn't help but applaud him and Mr. Serpent.

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Thank you, father and Serpent," he said. "Thank you, father, and you too, Serpent.

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At my words, my father looked at me and showed a relieved expression.

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Serpent-san gently put his face close to mine and bobbed up and down a little.

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'Thank you, Serpent. I didn't roll over."

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Dad thanked me and stroked Serpent-san's nose as he approached me, and he looked happy.

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Ouch."

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When I looked in the direction I heard the voice, I saw Zinal and Fiesche falling on their butts.

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The ground shook. The ground shook.

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Mr. Fiesche stood up and looked at Serpent's tail.

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The ground shook and Serpent looked somewhat uncomfortable.

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Ginal laughed and stroked her tail.

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Don't worry about it," he said. It's all right.

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At those words, Serpent gently brings his face to Jinal's stomach area.

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His action was cute, as if he was reflecting on his feelings.

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He said, "All right. We can't stay here forever. Let's go."

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Mr. Fiesche pulls out a map from his luggage and looks at it.

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"That way?"

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Serpents who saw the direction pointed by Mr. Fiesche shook their heads in unison.

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Seeing this, Mr. Fiesche tilts his head and points in the opposite direction.

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The Serpents nodded their heads in agreement.

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I'm glad I didn't get lost.

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We won't get lost.

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Something's wrong, isn't it?"

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What's wrong?"

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Mr. Feiche was tilting his head as he looked up and down on the map, while Zinal peeked at the map from the side.

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I thought it was to the left, based on the position of this rock and the tree.

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'Right. Wait a minute. Isn't there another rock and tree drawn here?"

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We both looked at the map to see where we were, but something was wrong.

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What's wrong?

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The markings I just saw are painted on both sides of the village road, in what should be one place.

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So you're saying there are two similar markings?

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I nodded my head at Zinal's explanation.

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Could it be that those maps are wrong?　Or maybe there's a new marker."

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Mr. Fiesche shakes his head at his father's words.

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Either way, this map is not safe. I bought it when I heard it was new.

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No one travels by map alone, but it's one of our most important lifelines.

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Shall we check it out while Ginaru and the others are checking out the village?　Ivy, you ready?"

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Sure.

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It'll be useful for the traveling adventurers.

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Sorry. Thank you.

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