Chapter 91
A Dispute
Translator : PolterGlast
Although I sat down,
the attention from my surroundings was intense.
I don't know if it's
because of the bold declaration the Guild Master made, but I'm getting a lot of
attention.
"Wahaha! Hey,
Dwayne-san! Is that geezer the 'Graham-san' in question?"
"Yeah. That's
him."
"...Heheh, Wahahaha!!
Hey, did you hear that! A plain old geezer with no presence at all is
'Graham-san'!! And what's more, this geezer's missing an arm!"
Guanza slammed the
table, clutching his stomach as he laughed.
While I'm used to
being made fun of, I've never had anyone mock me so openly.
I'm actually getting
pretty pissed off, and it was good to understand why the Guild Master had
resorted to violence.
"Fuohohoho. Now,
now, Guanza. It's not good to laugh too much."
"You're laughing
too, Old Man Shiro! Well, Biodasdal has always been a joke, so who cares!
Everyone but Salis is here, so let's get on with the introductions! We'll start
with my group! This is [Crimson Rose], recently certified as an S-rank
adventurer party!"
With Guanza's
introduction, the female adventurers gave a light, unenthusiastic bow.
[Crimson Rose] has
done nothing wrong, but... the fact that he's mocking us while bringing the
weakest adventurer party in this room is even more infuriating.
"Such beautiful
ladies, I'm envious. Well then, next is my city's adventurer party. We are
[Sakura Nostra]."
"...Hey, hey, old
man. I heard that strong adventurers were gathering, but we've got women, a
kid, and a weak-looking old man with one arm. This is a huge
disappointment."
"Now, now, don't
say such provocative things. This is, after all, just an exchange
meeting."
"I have no
business exchanging anything with small fry. Old man, I'm having you pay me
double my reward."
"Well, that
depends on the work ahead. I'll pay you double or triple, whatever it
takes."
These two are having
an unpleasant conversation of their own.
The skinhead group
that called themselves [Sakura Nostra] is constantly intimidating, and while
their presence is stronger than [Crimson Rose]'s... they're nothing special
either.
As the Guild Master
said, even among S-rank adventurers, their skills vary, and perhaps many of
them aren't that great.
"Good grief,
they're so hot-blooded, it's a pain. The party I've brought is [Battenberg].
They aren't the strongest in the Dungeon City, but I have brought the most
talented."
"I am a servant
of the Battenberg family. My name is Sonia Elgar."
"Likewise, I am a
servant of the Battenberg family. My name is Zola Downes."
The two women who were
waiting behind the boy who seemed to be the leader bowed deeply with a polite
greeting.
As expected, even a
single bow is performed without any wasted movement; you can tell they're quite
strong.
"And the one sitting
in the middle is the leader of [Battenberg], Duke William Battenberg."
The Guild Master with
the glasses introduced him in his stead, and the boy introduced as Duke
remained motionless with a blank expression.
He may be unsociable,
but... compared to the members of [Sakura Nostra], he's better for not trying
to pick a fight.
"I guess I'm
last. The one I've brought is... huh? Graham-san, do you have a party
name?"
"No, we
don't."
"Hah?? What were
you thinking, bringing someone without even a party name! Wahaha, this is what
happens when you tell such a pathetic lie!"
"—Tch. This man
here is Graham-san, next to him is Ginia. And at the far end is Aoi."
The moment he said
Aoi's name, I felt the gazes of everyone, including the adventurers, shift to
her.
Salis knew about Aoi
too; maybe she's more famous than I thought.
"I'm Graham. A
pleasure."
"I-I'm Ginia!
It's a pleasure to meet you!"
"I'm Aoi! Nice to
meet ya!"
So that's the end of
the introductions.
They're all a bunch of
people I don't want to get along with, but as Old Man Shiro said, the official
purpose is an exchange meeting.
The thought of having
to get along with people who are dead set on mocking us is exhausting.
"Now that the
introductions are over, let's get down to business! So, Graham-san. I hear
you're pretty strong, but what's the real story?"
"I myself don't
think I'm that strong. Though everyone around me seems to think so."
"Wahaha! Of
course, that's what you'd say! There's no way a one-armed old geezer with no
presence is strong—"
"However... I
don't feel like I'd lose to your [Crimson Rose], even if I fought all five of
them at once."
The moment I uttered
those words, the atmosphere in the room froze.
I could tell that not
only Guanza, but also the members of [Crimson Rose] were bristling.
"Graham-san, we
had a promise that you'd endure it."
"I just talked
back a little. Besides, I won't... lay a hand on them unless they start
it."
I replied to the Guild
Master, who had whispered worriedly in my ear.
"...Heh, Wahahaha!
You think you can win in a five-on-one? —You've got some nerve! I'll make you
regret putting on a pathetic show of bravado just like Dwayne!"
"Make me regret
it? You talk as if you're the one who's going to fight, but you're just going
to have your [Crimson Rose] over there fight, aren't you? Talking big behind a
woman's back. I wonder which one of us is really putting on a show of
bravado?"
"Alright. If you
want to die that badly—then I'll kill you!!"
Just as Guanza shouted
that and stood up, the door to the conference room opened.
Salis entered, and the
moment he saw her, Guanza, who had stood up, froze in place.
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