This is a blunder that cannot be overlooked, Sir Elgato. Of course, I'm sure you know that I don't need to tell you that. After all, you are an active first-class adventurer.


　The moment he heard the mixture of sarcasm and irony in his voice, Liddell's eyebrows, who was standing behind Elgato, lifted up in an eyebrow.

　He was about to open his mouth, but remembering the other party's identity, he quickly discouraged himself.

　If Elgato was the master of the Adventurer's Guild Ishka Branch, then this opponent was the master of the Adventurer's Guild Horus (Royal Capital of Canary) Branch.

　Sergei Uri. He is a talented young nobleman who has been appointed to the position of guild master when he is still in his twenties.

　It was presumptuous for Liddell to interfere in the discussions between guild masters. Therefore, Liddell had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.

　I'm not sure if I know what's on the mind of Liddell or not, but Sergei continued to use sarcastic words.


It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on a new one. Do you know?　This adventurer named Sora has formed a friendship with the Dragnaught duke's family in the royal capital. It's rumored that His Highness' second daughter, Claudia, will be moving into his house soon. Naturally, this must be with an eye toward a future marriage.


　Claudia Dragnaut was cursed to break off her marriage to the Dauphin and her status in the aristocracy declined dramatically.

　However, that doesn't change the fact that she is still the daughter of the Duchess of Dragnaut.

　There are countless nobles who dream of marrying Claudia. Especially among small and medium-sized nobles. Sergei, who is himself exactly one of the small and medium-sized nobles, understands this.

　The Duke's intention of giving such a daughter to a single man was clear.

　Did he take a great deal of interest in Sola's character, or was it to get the dragon knight in the wild into the duke's family at all costs?

　Either way, there was no doubt that Duke Lei had a high opinion of Sola.


''You have cut off such a person, Sir Elgato. A young man who should have been a great, very great help to the Adventurer's Guild.''

I am very aware of my responsibilities, Sir Sergei.

It's natural to feel responsible. The most important thing is how to atone for the blunder, isn't it?　Sola, who was cut off by you, must not have good feelings for the Adventurer's Guild. In the worst case scenario, we're going to turn the biggest noble family in the country, the Dukes of Dragnaut, against us. Ouch, it's too painful a blunder. And that's where we come in, this time, the commotion over the 'Falcon Sword'.


　This must have been the main point, because both of Sergei's eyes glittered.

　Elgato narrowed his eyes slightly, and Liddell pulled his lips into a tight knot.

　The "Sword of the Falcon" - an up-and-coming young party that is no stranger to the Ishka Adventurers Guild.

　It's a good idea to have a good time with them.


The Sword of the Falcon failed in its attempt to defeat the Gryphon, as requested by Count Elbe, and the leader has fled back to Ishqa. The leader returned to Ishqa, and the daughter of the Sauzar Trading Company, who had remained alone in the mountains, was almost rescued by Sora. On the day she returned from the capital, the leader of the Falcon Blade begged her to come to his rescue, and she went to his rescue on the same day. It's an admirable deed. Now, in the meantime, what were Lord Elgato and the Ishka Branch doing?　No, you don't have to say anything. Looking at the results, it's clear that Sir didn't send a single rescue party.

Hold on, sir. We've organized a rescue party!


　It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of this article.

　He just shook his head lightly from side to side.


'Organized?　You did not, Miss Liddell. You tried to organize, that's all. It didn't end up happening in time either, so that doesn't explain anything. Yes, it would be unfair to equate an ordinary adventurer with Sola, who drives a dragon, but that being said, the Ishqa branch must have figured out the situation days earlier than Sola did. They could have moved ahead of Sola. Isn't it?

It's...!

'Lord Elgato. President Souzar was furious when he heard what had happened. Of course he was. He almost left his beloved daughter to die. The Souzaar Chamber of Commerce has given us a great deal of money in the past, but that relationship is over. Yes, I stopped by Count Hervé's before I came here, and he wasn't too happy about it, was he?　Well, this is just as well. It was Sora, who had nothing to do with the guild, who rescued the adventurers who had fallen on hard times to fulfill the Count's request and who killed Gryphon. I was even impressed by the irony that the Adventurers' Guild is such an irresponsible and ruthless organization.


　Saying that, a victorious light flashed in Sergei's eyes as he looked at Elgato.


''If you ask me, I heard that some of the members of the 'Falcon's Sword' have decided to join Sora's clan - the 'Blood Smoke (Chikemuri) Sword', was it? This can no longer be described as painful. It's a fatal blunder. As you may already know, this matter is also being called into question at our headquarters in the Holy Kingdom. Lord Elgert is one of only three first-class adventurers in this country. Although he is the target of many adventurers' admiration, you should be prepared to face the inevitable penalties for this incident. I would like to defend him for as long as I can, but I cannot give falsehoods to Headquarters. I hope you will not hold out too much hope.



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Don't look so glum, Mr. Liddell. You're going to ruin that pretty face of yours, aren't you?

I'm not wearing a mask, Master!


　Liddell couldn't help but raise his voice at Elgato's teasing words.

　Sergei had already left the room, and the only ones left in the room were Elgato and Liddell.


''But Sir Sergei's mannerisms were too rude. In the first place, this is not something that I would come to say, even if I had to leave King's Landing, which is in turmoil because of the undead attack earlier. Sir Sergei has misjudged the gravity of the matter!

Haha, Liddell, you're no match for Sir Sergei. Well, I don't deny that I was fed up with his sarcasm, but...


　Elgato chuckles.

　In contrast to Elgato, who has a reputation as an adventurer, Sergei has no track record as an adventurer.

　Sergei's abilities are demonstrated not in adventure but in negotiation.

　I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one who's had to deal with this, but I'm not the only one who's had to deal with this, and I'm not the only one who's had to deal with this.

　But he is not well versed in the intricacies of adventurers, and is not well received in the field.

　It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of your time in the world.


''That said, most of the facts about Sora's case are true. You can't help but see it as a problem.

"The expulsion was justified and in accordance with the rules. The master can't be blamed for this!


　Liddell thinks that the fact that he has a head start afterwards does not erase the fact that he has violated the code.

　But those who try to drag Elgato down, like Sergei, don't even try to look at that aspect. Or they see it and then ignore it. That's what made me angry.

　Elgato is not responsible for the Sword of the Falcon either. There was no flaw in mediating the request to defeat the Gryphon, and Sauzar's daughter - Miroslav remained at Mount Skim on his own accord. This is testified to by the members who accompanied her, and above all by Miroslav himself, who returned on the wyvern.

　Nevertheless, there was no end to the accusations against Elgato. I wanted to do something about it, but I couldn't do anything about it, and that's how we got to this day.

　Liddell resigns from Elgato's room with a wrinkle between his eyebrows.

　Perhaps that's why no colleagues approached Liddell when he returned to the department.

　Normally, per Parfait, he would have said, "Senior, face!　I'm afraid of your face! However, Parfait is still lying on his desk, unaware of Liddell's return.

　Parfait, who is in charge of the Sword of the Falcon, is one of the people who have been badly affected by the recent turmoil, and that must have made him mentally and physically exhausted.



　After returning to his seat, Liddell looked back at the current state of the "Falcon Swords" while doing his current work.

　According to him, Miroslav will follow Lunamaria's lead and leave the guild to join the "Sword of Blood Smoke".

　Although Lars is not leaving the guild, he says that he will return to his original intentions and expresses his intention to leave the adventuring business for a while.

　He's going to spend some time in his home village of Merte.

　It seems that Parfait was quite persistent, but looking at Parfait's current condition, it was obvious that his persuasion didn't work as well as he had hoped.

　The only remaining member of the 'Falcon Sword' was Ilaria.

　But considering the daily words and actions of Iria, it's unlikely that she'll continue to be an adventurer, knowing that she and Lars have parted company.


　--The second is the fact that the Falcon Falcon Blade has effectively disbanded.