Chapter 79
The Haggard Figure
Translator : PolterGlast
A week has passed
since the subjugation of the Gold Golem.
Incidentally, the
Guild Master returned to Biodasdal two days after the subjugation, so I have
already requested the sale of the Gold Golem.
One thing that concerned
me was that the Guild Master's reaction was subdued even after seeing the
remains of the Gold Golem...
It looked like he was
thinking about various things, and it's highly likely that something happened
at that conference.
I've been summoned by the
Guild Master today, so I might as well ask him.
With that thought, I
headed to the Guild Master's office with Ginia and Aoi.
"I'm so excited
to see how much the Gold Golem sold for!"
"We defeated it
so cleanly! It wouldn't be strange if it sold for an super high price!"
"It would be nice
if we could raise the funds for the orphanage all at once. But there's a chance
it won't sell because there's no use for it, so let's not get our hopes up too
much."
After having that
conversation in front of the door, we knocked and entered the Guild Master's
office.
Inside the room was
the Guild Master, his head in his hands, elbows on his desk.
He slowly raised his
face, but his complexion was clearly worse than when I had seen him five days
ago, and the bags under his eyes were terrible.
"...Graham-san,
sorry for calling you in."
"No, I'm the one
who asked you to sell it, so don't worry about it, but... are you okay? Your
face is pale."
"Don't mind me.
I've just been thinking about a lot of things. ...I'll get straight to the
point and tell you about the Gold Golem."
From his demeanor, I
guessed that it probably hadn't sold.
I thought he was
blaming himself for it, but... the Guild Master's reply was different from my
expectation.
"The Gold Golem
was sold safely for a high price. The total amount was five platinum
coins."
"Five platinum
coins...? Did it really sell for that much?"
"Yeah. Plus, the
materials from the Silver Golems sold for eight gold coins. So, a total of five
platinum coins and eight gold coins."
The Guild Master
casually stated an amount that was enough to make my eyes pop out.
He placed a sack full
of money on the desk, and I immediately checked its contents... and inside the
sack were indeed five platinum coins and eight gold coins.
"That's amazing!
We can build the orphanage with this, can't we?"
"No, I'd like to
have about five more platinum coins. With you, Graham-san, you could probably
manage even with a hand-to-mouth operation, but considering you'll be
responsible for lives, I want you to have a reassuring amount of funds."
"That's true.
...I could go and get the frozen Silver Golems, or I could subjugate another
monster on the level of a Gold Golem. But there are no more monsters considered
dangerous near Biodasdal."
With this, all the other
masters besides Bane have been defeated, so there are no more monsters to
subjugate.
I'm curious about the
monster at the top of the mountain, but since it disappeared so quickly, it
probably doesn't make its home on Marx Mountain.
"Should we try going
to another city? There might be a city that's having trouble with monster
damage."
Ginia's casual
suggestion.
The one who jumped at
that suggestion was the Guild Master.
"—That's a good
idea! How about the Royal Capital!?"
His listless
appearance changed in an instant, and he made that suggestion with a
frightening intensity in his eyes.
"The Royal
Capital? I'd certainly like to go there once, but... the Royal Capital probably
has plenty of strong adventurers, so I don't think we'd be needed."
"Th-that's...
true."
When I told him my
thoughts, the Guild Master's excitement visibly dropped.
This is... he's
definitely hiding something.
"I've been
wondering for a while now, what exactly are you hiding, Guild Master? You've
been acting strange ever since you came back from that conference."
"..................I
guess I can't hide things from you, Graham-san. To be honest—there's something
I have to apologize to you for, and something I want to ask of you."
Perhaps he had finally
broken through his hesitation, as he turned his eyes, which had been darting
about, towards me.
Something to apologize
for...? I can't even imagine what it could be.
"What do you have
to apologize for? Did you skim some money off the top or something?"
"I didn't do
that! ...Actually, the reason I was away from Biodasdal was because there was a
Guild Masters' conference where only the Guild Masters from each city were
gathered."
"A Guild Masters'
conference? Such a thing exists?"
"Yeah. And during
the small talk before that conference began... I accidentally let your name
slip, Graham-san. I'm truly sorry."
The Guild Master
apologized with a look on his face like he was about to cry.
I still don't quite
understand what I'm being apologized for.
I'll have him explain
in more detail.
"I don't mind if
you just mentioned my name, but the fact that you're apologizing means it's
become some kind of trouble, doesn't it?"
"...Yeah. I... I
declared that you were superior to the other adventurers."
"That is
indeed... troublesome."
"I'm truly sorry.
I was mocked about you, and I just got heated and blurted it out."
"And what is it
you want to ask of me?"
"Because of that
remark, a gathering is going to be held in the Royal Capital. Of course, an
order has been issued for me to bring you along. My request is... that you come
to the Royal Capital with me."
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