“Burkhart-sama, these historic ruins, if I’m not mistaken… ” (Elise)
“The investigation of these historic ruins by the academy’s scholars has already finished long ago.” (Burkhart)
It took approximately half day using teleportation magic and going by foot from the capital.
Our new adventurer party 『Dragon Busters』 and Burkhart-san arrived at the ancient historic ruins within the Palkenia Grasslands where I subjugated Grade Grande before.
For those two and a half years the Palkenia Grasslands were flourishing with many people who have continued to work on cultivating the land on a large-scale.
Also, in addition, with the advancement of constructing roads, towns and farm villages, the extent of the economic effect was immeasurable.
Those ancient ruins, while also being in the Palkenia Grasslands, they are relatively close to the royal capital.
The appearance of the historic ruins was like several built temples using structures of slightly weathered stone.
“The upper part of the historic ruins has become partly a tourist attraction.” (Burkhart)
Though it couldn’t be said that it was a fresh experience to have an acquaintance around in our situation either, Burkhart-san was answering Elise cordially.
Because his glance occasionally wandered towards her breasts, if you watched closely; women are defined by their breasts after all, I guess.
In that respect I won’t deny doing the same either though.
I don’t want him to stare at the breasts of someone’s fiancée with a *jiro jiro*, but he isn’t staring at them directly either. Even in my case, if I come across a woman with big breasts, I will end up turning my gaze that way.
As man, like him, what kind of complaints can I even tell him? I wondered.
“If it’s those ruins, my friend also went to investigate them scientifically some time ago.” (Elise)
“Apparently historic ruins are the gateway to success for newcomers.” (Burkhart)
These ruins here were a safe place the students of the archeology technical school, existing in the capital, could make an excursion to for the sake of writing their reports, but when a certain student for some reason touched something appearing to be a stone of the ruins, an entrance to the underground of the ruins was suddenly opened, it seems.
Since there was a rule called 『Don’t touch the ruins』 for the time being, it means that this student had acted against the rules.
But, as it could even be said that thanks to this the road to the underground of the ruins had been opened, it looks like that student didn’t receive either a rebuke nor a commendation.
“Currently the ruins are as you can see them now.” (Burkhart)
Because there is no guarantee that monsters won’t gush out from the opened entrance, the current situation is that there are several soldiers guarding the center of that entrance.
“Of course the adventurer’s guild immediately made contact with parties that could be sent in.” (Burkhart)
Even within the guild, two parties, having quite the competency, were combined.
It seems there were 11 people in total sent in.
“Ano… didn’t they come back?” (Wendelin)
“Otherwise your group wouldn’t have received such a compulsory request, boy” (Burkhart)
“…” (Wendelin)
Certainly, it is as Burkhart-san said, but naturally the emotions displayed on the face of all party members, including me, showed that we couldn’t comprehend this at all.
If the ruins harbor such danger, they should dispatch an even more experienced veteran party.
“It would have been good if the adventurer guild learned its lesson with the first failure.”
As for the adventurer’s guild, they are afraid that the kingdom’s side will throw in Armstrong-doushi.
Even if that’s not the case, the adventurer’s guild pride was hurt considerably due to the case of the adventurers not being able to defeat the two dragons two years ago. That was the story we heard from Burkhart-san.
“But, if it’s doushi, he is a former adventurer… ” (Luise)
“Isn’t it different now? While we’re talking about it, I’m a former adventurer as well.” (Burkhart)
Moreover, I, who was sent to participate in defeating Grade Grande due to the obligation of a noble, was also only a halfway-done-apprentice at the adventurer prep school in Breitburg at that time. It seems to have considerably provoked the guild’s side.