Chapter 163
A Town Overflowing with Exotic
Atmosphere
Translator : PolterGlast
After hitting the jackpot with that shop, we stayed one
night in the stopover town, feeling fully satisfied. From there, we passed
through one more stopover point before safely arriving at the city of Klingark.
"Oh, that seems to be Klingark."
"Whoa! The Royal Capital was amazing, but Klingark
is amazing too! It feels like a city overflowing with an exotic
atmosphere!"
"It really is. The foot traffic is incredible too; it's
so lively you wouldn't think a plague is spreading."
Just as Aoi said, the cityscape was overflowing with
an exotic feel. The Royal Capital felt like a high-spec version of Biodasdal,
but Klingark felt like a city of a completely different style.
"The lanterns are pretty! I can see things like food
stalls too!"
"It seems there are many cities like this on the
eastern side of the continent. I heard Klingark is a city livened up by
immigrants from that country."
"Heh. You're knowledgeable, Ginia."
"I researched Klingark before we left. I heard
there are many unique dishes too."
"If it's good, I want to eat it! But, I'm scared of the
plague so I might not want to go into crowds!"
"True. Once we go to the Adventurer's Guild and
get information, I want to get away from the center of Klingark."
"It's a shame, but if we get sick and can't move before
heading to the subjugation, it would defeat the purpose."
It was a rare kind of city that made me excited even before
entering, and I did have a desire to tour it slowly... but we didn't have the
leeway for that. We should defeat the Dragon Zombie
first; sightseeing would have to come after.
So, after completing the entry inspection, we kept our
sightseeing to a mere glance and headed straight for the Adventurer's Guild.
The Guild was located in the center of the city, and judging by the large building,
one could tell it held authority just like in the Royal Capital.
"Huge building! Biodasdal should make theirs
this big too!"
"Impossible. The city itself is decent-sized, but the
vicinity of Biodasdal is too peaceful. The value of adventurers isn't very
high there."
"That feels like it's Graham's fault, though!
You defeated all the dangerous monsters by yourself!"
"When you think about it, it's a difficult problem.
Peace is definitely better, but danger raises the value of the Guild and
adventurers. Since Graham-san nips danger in the bud beforehand, getting
no evaluation for it feels a bit unreasonable."
"I didn't kill monsters to get evaluated, so I honestly
don't really care. ... But still, there are probably plenty
of adventurers who wouldn't be satisfied with that. That might be why
adventurers don't gather in Biodasdal."
In a peaceful city, adventurer demand is low, and since
there are no strong monsters, adventurers don't grow. The Guild Master often
laments this, but this is something I can't do anything about no matter how
much I think on it.
"Why don't you ask Bane to stage a performance
to make the city feel a sense of crisis? Bane is like your minion, Graham,
and while it wouldn't actually be dangerous, demand for adventurers would rise!
I think it's a good plan!"
"Absolutely not. That would force Bane into too
much of a villainous role, and living with anxiety is mentally exhausting for
people. If it's peaceful, then peace is fine. A world where adventurers aren't
actually needed is the correct one."
"Ehh! I thought it was a good idea..."
Rejecting Aoi's stupid plan immediately, we entered
the Adventurer's Guild. Not only was the exterior impressive, but the
interior was also well-built... however, the adventurers themselves were the
same as everywhere else; many looked like bad-mannered thugs.
Ignoring the adventurers who glared at us just for passing
by, I decided to make an appointment with the Guild Master at the reception.
Surprisingly, the receptionist let us through easily, and we were guided to the
Guild Master's office.
"This Guild Master's office is in an amazing location
too."
"The former Guild Master was Guanza, so there's
a possibility he had it custom-made. The room feels weird and awfully
new."
"Ugh! Definitely! He was a vain piece of trash, after
all!"
"Come to think of it, has Guanza returned to Klingark?
If he has, do we have to meet him?"
"If we can hear the story from the Guild Master, I
don't think we need to meet him... but if
we can't, we'll probably have to hear the details from Guanza."
"Ugh, I don't want to meet him!"
Aoi stuck out
her tongue and made a blatantly disgusted face. Even if he had turned over a
new leaf, she hadn't forgiven him yet.
"Excuse me. I have brought the guests."
"Thank you. You may return, Nick-san."
"Yes. Excuse me."
The Guild Master was a surprisingly soft-spoken person. He
looked like a gentle, mild-mannered man—a male in his thirties with glasses and
narrow eyes that seemed to be always smiling.
However, his body was quite well-trained, and the arms and hands visible from his sleeves were covered in scars. Like Dwayne and Salis, he seemed to be a combat-oriented Guild Master who had risen from the ranks of adventurers.
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