Chapter 197
Wanted Poster
Translator : PolterGlast
Having finished the request I took on as a change of pace, I
would now move to investigate the Demon King's Army in earnest. That
being said, what I needed to do wouldn't change much from before: just going on
expeditions to search for strong monsters.
The Cruuhamillion was merely a strong monster, but I
felt that the Red Wyvern was likely connected to the Demon King.
Since the Demon King's Army is reportedly searching for strong monsters
to recruit, there's a very high probability of making contact with them even if
the monster itself isn't affiliated with the Demon King's Army. Without
delay, I headed to the Adventurer's Guild and decided to ask the Guild
Master for information.
"Oh! Graham-san. What brings you here
today?"
"I came to ask for information on strong monsters
again. If you know anything about strong monsters in other cities, I'd like you
to tell me."
"Regarding strong monsters, huh. In that case, I've
taken the liberty of looking into various things on my
end. There's no timely information about anyone currently being troubled by
monsters, but I've picked out monsters considered dangerous from various
regions, so have a look."
I was handed over a dozen sheets of paper by the Guild
Master. They were like wanted posters, with each sheet containing information
and an illustration of a monster, making it extremely easy to understand.
Furthermore, he even included a rough hazard level, showing
which monsters were dangerous based on the number of stars (★). From a quick glance, monsters
with a high number of stars were basically concentrated in major cities like
the Royal Capital, the city of Fedel, and the dungeon city of Procube.
Well, since there are high-level adventurers in major
cities, they can hunt down most monsters to a certain extent. As a result, the
only ones left are those with a high subjugation difficulty, which is probably
why it turned out this way.
"This is very easy to understand. Thank you for
compiling this even though I didn't ask."
"Not at all. This is about all I can do, after all. So,
which monster do you intend to subjugate first?"
"Ideally, I feel like I'd want to start by defeating
the lower-difficulty monsters, but... I'm thinking of going to the closest
city. Which monster is closest to Biodasdal?"
"In that case, it would be the Crimsonroid with
sighting reports near the city of Locorante."
"Thank you. I'll head to the city of Locorante
right away."
"If you head north along the highway, you'll arrive at
the city of Locorante. If you aren't sure, just tell me and I'll mark
the location on a map."
"No, I'm fine. Guild Master, you really saved me a lot
of trouble."
After thanking the Guild Master, I left the Adventurer's
Guild and immediately headed for the city of Locorante. Crimsonroid...
huh.
Judging from the wanted poster, I think it's a machine-type
monster. I've fought Magic-Driven Soldiers several times, but I've never
seen the type depicted on this poster.
Does it look different because it's just an illustration, or
is it a new model of Magic-Driven Soldier? I'm looking forward to
actually seeing it a little. Depending on the strength of this Crimsonroid,
I might call Ginia and Aoi over and consider having the two of
them fight it. With that in mind, I advanced towards the city of Locorante.
Running along the highway for about half a day, the city of Locorante
came into view. The scale of the city was upper-medium, about the same size as
the city of Lightmira where Gree and Anne used to live.
Having passed the gate inspection, I decided to immediately
ask about the Crimsonroid at the Adventurer's Guild. The number
of stars written on the poster was three.
I suppose that's an indicator that it's decently strong, so
I was a little worried whether
the Adventurer's Guild had a grasp on it. Even if I search for it
myself, since I can't sense the presence of Magic-Driven Soldiers, I
think it will take a considerable amount of time. Harboring such anxieties, I
asked around at the Adventurer's Guild, but I was able to obtain
information far too easily.
"Information on the Crimsonroid? Of course we
know about it. There are ruins located to the northeast of this city, and it's
said to be inside those ruins."
"Is it not confirmed information?"
"Because entry into the ruins is prohibited. However,
there are occasional reports of sightings of the Crimsonroid outside the
ruins, so in nine cases out of ten, I believe it does exist."
"Is that so. Then I'll head there right away. Thank you
for providing the information."
I thanked the receptionist who gave me the information, and
even though I had just arrived, I tried to head to the ruins, but...
"Please wait! As I just said, entry to the ruins is
prohibited! Please, under no circumstances, go near them!"
"It's fine, even if I
were to die, it would be my own responsibility. ...Is it still not
allowed?"
"It is not allowed. If you absolutely must enter, you
have no choice but to get permission from the Guild Master."
"I can enter if I have permission from the Guild
Master? In that case, could you put a word in with the Guild Master for me? I
want to speak with them directly."
"...Understood. I don't know if the Guild Master will
agree to see you, but I will pass on the message, so please wait here."
After making a terribly displeased expression, the receptionist disappeared into the back room. She probably thinks some old guy acting like a reckless youth has shown up. If I were in the receptionist's shoes, I'd probably think the same, so this just couldn't be helped.
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