Chapter 164
Hostility
Translator : PolterGlast
He was smiling, but he couldn't completely hide his
hostility. I knew this before coming, but it seems we really aren't welcome
here.
"...Now then, who exactly are you people?"
"We are adventurers from Biodasdal. We heard
there are many people in this city suffering from a plague, so we came to
resolve it."
"So you are from Biodasdal, as I
suspected. I serve as the Guild Master of this city. My name is Greg.
And you say you came to resolve the plague? Do you possess medical knowledge
despite being adventurers?"
"No, that's not it. We heard there is a specific cause
for the plague, so we came to cut it off at the source."
"From whom did you hear such nonsense? Even I, the
Guild Master of this city, have not yet ascertained the cause of the plague,
you know? ...Ah, no, actually there was one person. A man who went
around claiming to have found the cause."
With those words, his smile vanished, and Greg opened
his eyes wide, glaring at us. Until a moment ago, he had been trying to hide
his hostility, but now he was directing murderous intent straight at us.
He must have judged us to be Guanza's agents and
deemed us enemies. It seems we need to clear up this misunderstanding first,
but I'm very anxious about whether we can.
"Greg, you are mistaken. Let me say this now: we
have absolutely no connection to Guanza."
"That's right! We hate Guanza!"
"So you are acquaintances of Guanza-san,
after all. The other day, I received information that Guanza-san had
headed to Biodasdal. When I heard you came from Biodasdal, it
clicked. Guanza-san told me the exact same thing—that there is a cause
for the plague and that I should leave it to him. Furthermore, I haven't mentioned Guanza-san's name once until now.
With the situation matching so perfectly, can you still claim you are unrelated
to Guanza-san?"
No matter how I try to defend us, he won't believe me.
Precisely because he isn't the type to deny things blindly, I feel it's
impossible to persuade him.
"It is a fact that we heard the story from Guanza.
However, I am saying that our actions are unrelated to Guanza."
"Unfortunately, I cannot believe those words. What is
more troublesome than the plague is Guanza-san taking the seat of Guild
Master again. Besides... there are many excellent adventurers in this city.
Even if there is a cause for the plague, we can resolve it ourselves. I
apologize for the trouble you took in coming here, but please leave."
"What is that?! We came all this way, there's no need
to send us home! And being called Guanza's comrades is absolutely
insulting!"
"Calm down. Whatever we say, it's useless."
"Fine then! We'll find the cause on our own and go home
on our own!"
Facing Greg, who had stopped responding while
maintaining his smile, Aoi shouted her grievances and stormed out of the
room. It was her first time in this city, so she shouldn't have anywhere to go
even if she ran out.
"So that's how it is. Since you won't cooperate, we
will move on our own. We won't claim any credit, so just watch from the sidelines."
Leaving those words behind, I decided to chase after Aoi,
who had left with Ginia. I was told there was a high possibility of
being viewed with hostility by the Guild Master, but honestly, he was wary of
us from the start even more than I expected.
Still... to think that Guanza returning to the Guild
Master position is considered more harmful than a plague is impressive. Just
that one statement reveals that Guanza must have committed numerous
misdeeds using his position as Guild Master of the Adventurer's Guild.
"Hey, Aoi. Don't wander off on your own. I mean,
where are you even heading?"
"I don't know! But I'm pissed off, so my body just
started moving! —It really pisses me off! We spent a long time getting here,
only to be treated like criminals and accused of being Guanza's
allies!"
"His attitude was indeed terrible. Even though we really
didn't come here to cooperate with Guanza."
"I think it can't be helped. If we were in his
position, we probably wouldn't be able to trust us either. It's all Guanza's
fault."
"That's true! I really won't forgive Guanza!"
"Just how many bad things did he do? Considering his
attitude when we met in the Royal Capital, he likely did some outrageous
things."
"Probably. Otherwise, he wouldn't be hated that
much."
It would be pitiful for Greg to be thought of poorly.
By redirecting the two's hostility back toward Guanza, they finally
seemed to calm down.
"Thinking about it that way, is that Guild Master Greg
a victim too?"
"I think so. I think he wants to believe we aren't
related to Guanza, but he can't. Anyway, we told him we'd move on our
own, so let's do just that."
"Right. Should we start by gathering information?
Speaking of this city... the Crimson Rose should be here, right?"
"Since Guanza brought them along, they must base
their operations in this city. We're acquaintances, so let's ask the Crimson
Rose."
"Agreed! The Crimson Rose knows about the bad
blood between us and Guanza, so there's a high chance they'll
cooperate!"
"Then, first things first: finding the Crimson Rose."
So, we decided to search for the Crimson Rose, who should be somewhere in this city. They are an S-Rank adventurer party, and on top of that, composed entirely of women. They definitely have high name recognition, so we should be able to find them without much effort.
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