「Oi oi, Mauve, That Mauve-San?」
「A guild card can’t be falsified, there are no mistakes, he is the hero.」
「Protector Hero?」
「Precisely, I heard that there was once an attack orchestrated by the demons against a city from the country of Gal. Because the main soldiers under the Town’s Lord were away in
order to exterminate a group of thief, the Town was led near his extinction.」
「At that time, a man stepped forward and led a small group of adventurers to defend the Town. They perfectly reprimanded the demons.」
They’re talking about my younger days here. Sigh. Usually, because I don’t want to expose myself, I usually hit the receptionist desk. But this time, it was different. I did it in order to make my job easier.
「Say, Mauve-San, Weren’t you under a contract of exclusivity with that town?」
「What, was it not transmitted here? Is this a flag? When Princess Herge came here, she promoted me..」
「That’s the case since the war started.」
「Ee! I didn’t hear about such a thing! Please wait a little bit, I need to talk to the Guild Master.」
I wonder why? The guild should be able to exchange information easily. .Although they might not have a monitor, they should still have a communication crystal so they can still
transmit sound. I think that the main guild was in the holy kingdom of Ritea right?
「Can you stay here for a bit? I’d like to hear a story from you?」
「I’m honored to be able to help a level 8 adventurer like you. What would you like to hear? 」
「Can you tell me the situation of the war? Because, as a level 8 adventurer and under contract with a Town, I couldn’t get much information.」
Meanwhile, I took out my purse. Gold is often used by adventurers as a mean to exchange information.
「I see, I don’t mind telling you this much for a few golds. About this story, everything started inside a village from the Country Gal. After she heard how awful was the treatment for the people living there, the Holy Woman decided to head out in order to save the village. However, Gal considered it as an act of aggression and claimed that she was a fake sent by our King. This led to the current situation and that’s how everything began.」
Hey! How can it become such a story here? The princess was completely put under the light. No, that’s understandable, but some items didn’t fit with this story.
「Mauve-San, The Guild Master is calling for you.」
「Sorry that I have to go, here, you may take this.」
「No, no I’m okay, there is no need.」
「Don’t worry about this, it’s meaningless for me.」
「Thank you… I hope to become an adventurer like you in the future.」
「You should quit already, you don’t want to end up like me…」
Things being said, I met with the Guild Master for my interview.
「Sorry, Although I got the proof from the headquarters that your testimony was correct, a problem came up.」
「What’s the matter?」
「I will not be wrong if I say that you already knew about the communication crystals?」
「Yes, I heard about the communication crystals, you can contact someone else owning another one.」
「That’s the problem here, only the guilds use this kind of stuff. It’s convenient in order to contact each other guild branch.
「How is that a problem?」
「It’s usually not an important matter, but in time of war, there is the possibility that a guild may be doubted as a spy.」
「Sounds legit.」
「Now that you understood our circumstance, we can talk properly. I know that we may be a bit overdoing things, but we are suspecting you. An adventurer does often take over a mercenary quest when their country is at war. But it seems like you ran from your hometown, which was close to “that” village after all.」
「Because the war came nearer, I escaped and came here. But I got it, I should stop listening right now and take my leave.」
「I’ll talk for you so please be assured. You were able to escape here in order to escape from troubles. You should not try to participate in this guild’s request to participate in the war. Otherwise, it would be really troublesome…」
「I’m indebted to you now」
「No need for worries. What about your party? Are the members safe?」
「We’re lodging at the same inn inside the capital.」
「That’s a relief, we will help you. So, try not to do anything reckless」
Look like I passed, what a relief.
After collecting a bit more information, I joined together with Raija’s party.
「And so, that’s about everything I learned inside the Guild.」
「My Old Man already talked about this once before. The Guilds, aside from adventurers, never take part in the fight between countries.」
Curse, as the lord’s son, agreed easily with my story. After explaining everything to them, we got fixed upon our next decision.