Chapter 259
An Unpleasant Atmosphere
Translator : PolterGlast
A delicate atmosphere flowed through the Guild Master's
office, and the suspicious gaze from Spencer was far too painful. The
Guild Master also seemed panicked, looking unusually flustered.
「I'm sorry to interrupt, but how
large is the monster army?」
「...Eh? ......U-Umm, is it okay for
me to answer?」
The guild staff member hesitated on whether to answer a
question from me, an obvious outsider. Considering he had just made a loud
report right in front of us, I couldn't help but think, "What are you
hesitating for now?", but as an organization, it must be an important
matter.
「......Go ahead and answer him. You
don't need to hide anything from these two.」
「Understood. The number of monsters
is around several hundred. Because they appeared so suddenly, we've also
received reports suggesting they might have had a stronghold somewhere.」
A horde of around several hundred monsters—huh. Not even a
few hours have passed since we arrived in the Wishul Kingdom, and there
was no reaction from a monster horde when we passed through the border. In
other words, what's conceivable is that it's not an invasion from the border
side, but as the staff member reported, it's highly likely a stronghold has
been established somewhere within the Wishul Kingdom. Though there is
also the possibility that I just overlooked them.
「I'll tell you this upfront, but we
just passed through the border, and there was absolutely no reaction from a
monster horde. If they are invading from the border side, it would be
impossible unless there is a warp gate or some kind of teleportation mechanism.」
Although I said that, even if a warp gate hypothetically
existed, thinking with common sense, it's a phenomenon on a level where one
could declare the possibility of them warping in is impossible. Even warping
just a few people a short distance requires a massive amount of magic power,
let alone several hundred monsters. A long-distance warp on top of that is
unthinkable, and if they were capable of such a feat, there would be no need to
use such a roundabout method. It would be far easier to just burn Flimble
to the ground from the Demon King's territory.
「I'd like to think about how much to
believe, but I'll believe you for the time being. ――Go get more detailed information
from the adventurers right now. We will scrape together whatever fighting force
we can gather here.」
「Understood! Please excuse me!」
The guild staff member bowed deeply before vigorously
dashing out of the room. An awkward atmosphere continued to flow, and the first
to speak up in that atmosphere was the Guild Master.
「Spencer, I'm truly sorry. I didn't think something like this would
happen immediately after making a promise.」
「No, you don't need to apologize.
When I received the report, I thought I'd been set up, but if you think about
it calmly, there's no need to launch an attack with this timing. If anything,
it's a timing that makes it seem like you guys were the ones set up.」
「I'm glad you hold that thought. For
countries to fight each other at this timing would be far too fruitless, after
all.」
「Thank you for believing us! We are
absolutely not enemies.」
It was a good thing Spencer remained calm. Depending
on the person, it wouldn't have been strange to be suspected as spies and
banished.
「So, I'm sorry to bring this up so
suddenly, but could I get you two to help out as well? I don't know how close
they are pressing in yet, but depending on the distance, we might not have time
to gather people.」
「Of course we will do it. We did
exchange a contract, after all. That being said, the one fighting will end up
being Graham-san, not me... Graham-san, is it alright to leave
this to you?」
「Of course. If my power can be of
help, I will cooperate.」
Now that they've trusted us, there's no reason not to help.
Of course, even if they hadn't trusted us, I fully intended to help out anyway.
「Spencer, that's great! With Graham-san here, it's like
having the strength of a hundred men! Anyway, we'll get ready immediately as
well, so we'll come back here later.」
「Yeah, I'm counting on you. Sorry for
the sudden request.」
「We help each other in times of need.」
It had almost turned into a hostile atmosphere, but the
Guild Master and Spencer bumped fists once again. I panicked when I
heard that monsters had invaded from the Gurzarm side, but I think it
was fortunate that they attacked while we were in Flimble.
Anyway, since every moment counts, we left the Guild
Master's office and decided to head to the central district to make
preparations. Although I don't need anything in particular, I'll buy anything
that catches my eye.
「Man... I seriously panicked. The
timing is far too outrageous.」
「Even I broke out in a cold sweat,
after all. I'm glad it settled down nicely.」
「I'm truly grateful to Spencer.
The rest is up to your power, Graham-san. As always, I apologize for
making you shoulder such a cruel role.」
In the middle of a crowd of people, the Guild Master
suddenly bowed his head deeply. In the first place, I was the one who brought
about the origin of this whole matter, so it's completely out of place for the
Guild Master to apologize.
「No, there's no need to apologize. I
brought this about, and you're just keeping me company, Guild Master.」
「That may be true, but as the Guild
Master of Biodasdal, I can't raise my head to you. I want you to save
them, for Spencer's sake as well.」
「You truly are kind, Guild Master.
Leave it to me. I will crush them with all my might.」
For the Guild Master's sake, for the sake of the Guild Master's friend Spencer, and to clean up my own mess, I will definitely defeat the monsters. Resolving myself thus, we hurried with our shopping.
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