Chapter 113
Emergency Situation
Translator : PolterGlast
Salis’s mouth
hung wide open in shock; it was my first time seeing her
this flustered. Shifting my gaze to the side, I could see the Guild Master
trembling as well.
"Is a number like a thousand even possible? ...I can
only think it's a false report."
"Me too. There has never been a number like a thousand
in the past."
"I-I don't know, but we have reports from adventurers,
so I think it's unmistakable! Anyway, we need immediate instructions—"
As evident from their panic, this was a major crisis that
could shake the Royal Capital. I had planned to take the gift from Salis
and go home, but after hearing about this situation, I couldn't possibly leave.
"...Understood. Go downstairs ahead of me."
"Yes! Please take care of it!"
The guild staff member who had burst into the room replied
and left. The two seemed lost in thought, and silence flowed through the
spacious room. Feeling the awkwardness, I decided to ask Salis what she intended to do from here.
"...So, what do you intend to do now? Do you have
enough fighting power?"
"We have the raw numbers, and the count of high-ranking
adventurers is the highest in history. ...However, we've never experienced an
invasion of a monster horde exceeding a thousand before. Honestly, I don't know
if our forces are sufficient."
"While the number one thousand is unknown territory,
the difficulty of responding will change depending on the strength of the
monsters too. ...Graham-san, what should we do?"
"If cooperation is needed, of course I intend to help.
If you say you don't need help, I can only
watch, though."
"There is no way I would say that. ...Graham,
please help us subjugate the monsters."
Salis bowed
deeply and pleaded with me. She was about
to give me items her comrade used, and furthermore, Salis
alone had treated me as an equal from the start. Even without her bowing, I intended to help, but since she asked so sincerely, I decided to lend a hand in
exterminating the monsters for real.
"Of course I'll help. The silver lining is that the
Exchange Match was taking place. For now, you should ask for assistance
from the S-Rank adventurers who came from other cities."
"Yeah, I intend to move immediately. I hope they are
still in the Royal Capital... I'll get moving right away."
"Graham-san, let's return to the inn once as
well. We should tell Ginia and Aoi immediately."
"Right. Then we'll come back to the Adventurer's
Guild soon. It would be helpful if you could grasp the situation by then, Salis."
"Thank you, truly. Also... I'm sorry things turned out
like this. Is it okay to handle the gift matter after everything is over?"
"Of course. I have no intention of pestering you in
this situation. See you later."
After bidding farewell to Salis, I decided to return
to the inn. Leaving the situation assessment to Salis, I would give a
brief explanation to Ginia and Aoi.
Then, to avoid causing unnecessary worry for Ria, Tricia,
and Maud, I'll tell them something plausible and have them wait at the
inn. ...It might be good to call Max to look after the three of them.
Thinking about such things, I hurried back to the inn with the Guild Master.
"Oh? Graham-san! You're back already?"
When we entered the room, it seemed everyone was playing
cards, as cards were spread out on the table.
"Plans have changed a bit. ...Ginia and Aoi,
can you come outside for a moment?"
"Of course! Ria, we'll continue cards
later!"
"Okay!"
Seeing the five of them gathered around playing cards was a
heartwarming sight, showing they had become quite close. To protect this
sight... I absolutely must prevent this monster invasion.
"Why did you drag us out of the room? Is it an
emergency?"
"Yeah. Apparently, a massive number of monsters are
approaching the Royal Capital. We're thinking of joining the subjugation force; will you two help us, Ginia and Aoi?"
"Of course! We didn't do anything in the Exchange Match, and my body has been itching to move!"
"I'll help too, obviously! ...But, does needing to
borrow our power mean it's a pretty big deal?"
"Yeah. According to rumors, it's close to a thousand
monsters."
"A thousand? ...I can't quite imagine that."
"I can't imagine it at all either! It feels like we
could defeat them easily, but also like it could be super dangerous!"
It was so unrealistic that we probably wouldn't know until
we actually faced them. And as the Guild Master said, it changes
drastically depending on the monsters' strength.
If all thousand were normal goblins, we could annihilate
them in an instant. However... the fact that they are leading a thousand
monsters means there is definitely an officer
class of the Demon King's Army present. I don't think individual
monsters will be weak either, so we need to psyche ourselves up.
"It's likely going to be a tough battle. I want you
both to prepare yourselves starting now."
"For Graham-san to say that much, it must be
really serious..."
"True...! I might be getting a little scared."
"No, well, I will handle it somehow. Just keep in mind
that it will be a difficult battle."
Ginia and Aoi
said they would help, and we won't know the details until we return to the Adventurer's
Guild and hear from Salis. I'll save the explanation for Ria,
Tricia, and Maud until after we hear the details, and for now,
let's head back to the Adventurer's Guild immediately.
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