Guild Summons
The result of the negotiation
was that the money will be deposited into my guild bank later.
As I was going back, I was told
that someone dropped by the guild to search for me.
The guild, is it? ......I have
a bad feeling about this. They should have been quiet, who’s the one just mouthing
off?
I reached the guild while
they were talking, this is definitely going to be troublesome.
Well then, I’ll just go ahead
and get out of here.
There’s probably going to be some
girl with no common sense blaming and lecturing me.
「You’re the one who has no common
sense!」 (Lilia)
「......Eh?」 (Izayoi)
Turning my head, there was an
angry, guild-uniform wearing girl with her hands on her hips.
「What is it? Looking at my face
as if I were a monster is a bit rude, isn’t it?」 (Lilia)
I hardened my resolve. The receptionist
Lilia who suddenly appeared was making her way towards me.
「......Don’t come near me. There’s
something scary about you, so don’t come near!」 (Izayoi)
「What is that something supposed
to be? There’s nothing scary about how cute I am.」 (Lilia)
「Saying that is scary. I’ll have
to deny that a bit.」 (Izayoi)
「What the heck is with the denial?
Even though it’s difficult to say......I’m sorry. I’m kinda sorry about being kinda
scary!」 (Lilia)
「Then, what is your request?」 (Izayoi)
「You suddenly became normal...
The request... My request is, how could you act like that?」 (Lilia)
「How could I act like that? Do
you have a problem with how I behaved or something?」 (Izayoi)
「The problem is your very existence!
You should know, so stop playing dumb!」 (Lilia)
「I’m always serious.」 (Izayoi)
「Yeah yeah I know. Instead of talking
on the side of the street, please follow me.」 (Lilia)
She forcefully embraced me, gripped
onto my arm, and started dragging me along against my will.
Bringing me along, she tightly
held on to me in front of the carriages.
「Oi, wasn’t this going to be just
a short talk?」 (Izayoi)
「From here on, I’m taking you to
the Broken guild’s 1st division.」 (Lilia)
「Taking me you say, what if I refuse?」 (Izayoi)
「You have no right to refuse.」 (Lilia)
The heck is this girl saying?
Standing in front of the carriages,
as I was returning home, the receptionist Lilia once again strongly grabbed my arm,
corrected her posture and said with upturned eyes, 「I won’t separate from you. You also won’t separate from me.」
「......You’re misunderstanding
something.」 (Izayoi)
「I’m not. You’re a criminal and
not a good person.」 (Lilia)
「No, that’s not what I’m saying.」 (Izayoi)
「......What do you mean? If you’re
not going to deny it, please come with me to the guild.」 (Lilia)
The receptionist Lilia gave a
blank look as she did not understand.
She doesn’t understand that I’m
a dangerous person, and even then she alone plans to stick to me, someone who can
fight. Due to what happened previously in Arona, Lilia is having a serious misunderstanding.
「In that manner, why do you think
you have to take me along?」 (Izayoi)
「You’re sarcastic and are hard
to agree with, but you’re not a criminal. Even though someone else could have brought
you along, you would escape, wouldn’t you? Because of that, I made my way all the
way here!」 (Lilia)
Although Lilia said that with
pride, it was a complete misunderstanding.
「Hey, Lilia.」 (Izayoi)
「Saying my name suddenly, what
is it you want?」 (Lilia)
Seems like she can’t stomach me
calling her name, she’s glaring at me as if I were disgusting. Since she was holding
my arm, our faces were close. I could smell a slightly sweet smell, but without
minding it I looked at her in the eye.
「――You don’t think I’m a man who
is violent towards women?」 (Izayoi)
The receptionist Lilia’s face
turned ashen, and from her forehead drops of sweat began forming.
This girl, catching me by herself,
refusing to let me object, was she under the impression that she was in no danger?
Now then, what is my companion
going to do about this? The trembling receptionist Lilia somehow prepared herself,
and with a serious face took a deep breath and looked at me.
「......I believe in you.」 (Lilia)
The carriage swayed for a few
hours. We had arrived in Broken, the second largest town in the continent.
Inside the carriage, the receptionist
Lilia had repeatedly sent me glances filled with fear.
She had a reason to obediently
take me along.
The town of Broken was located
between the capital and Reyl Lake. It didn’t feel like much more than riding a taxi
to me. If any problems arose, they were taken care of by the guild, through the
use of force. I thought to myself that I would at least hear what they had to say
as I was being brought along.
「W-well then, let’s go......」 (Lilia)
Along the way, Lilia had not said
a word and was wary and frightened. Not having too overbearing of an attitude is
better, but you’ve become too scared.
As an experiment, I gripped my
weapon and prepared to attack. Lilia let out a small yelp and took a frail defensive
posture. In reality, it was a silly looking form.
Lilia, who was trembling for a
while, peeked through the hole of her guarding arms.
She lowered her defensive stance
and let out an atmosphere that had an ‘I wasn’t worried at all’ feeling.
Since she had an irritated face,
let’s do it again.
While mocking the receptionist
Lilia, we proceeded into the guild and arrived at the guildmaster’s room.
As expected of the guild of the
second most populated town. The size of the buildings and the population were incomparable
to Arona.
I swept my gaze over the area,
and not much had changed. However, there is one thing worrying me.
......Why is there a monster in
the guildmaster’s room?
I could feel a presence as I faced
the door. Furthermore it had enough magical power to be classified as an A-rank
monster.
(What’s over there, Astrea?) (Izayoi)
『What!? Astrea-chan is really busy
nursing Allele-chan right now!』 (Astrea)
(......Please Astrea, if it’s
not you then it’s no good. Please help me.) (Izayoi)
『N-Nya,n,taa～ It can’t be helped thenー If you say it like that then it can’t be helpedー』 (Astrea)
It’s not that much of a problem,
but being put in a good mood, Astrea was excited. In complete darkness, the window
to my left opened.
(Hey, since you’re saying you
can do it...... display it on my left eye.) (Izayoi)
『Ehh, that’s fine. Anyways, since
you don’t have your left eye, this is a valid application.』 (Astrea)
(Although that’s also true, you
don’t need to project it into my vision right? It’ll be better if you could send
the information directly to my brain.) (Izayoi)
『Even though I’m doing this especially
for you! Whatever, I don’t care!』 (Astrea)
Though I was hearing Astrea’s
complaining, an unusual feeling emerged from my normally vision-less left eye.
Though I’m worn out and have no
free time, an identification window was projected into my left eye.
【Longcourt Gryphon】《Owner：Tear》
Rank：A
・A breed of gryphon that inhabits
snowy areas. Its body is abundantly covered in long hair.
・Since the gryphon’s population
is dwindling and its habitat is limited, it seldom appears in front of humans.
「W-what’s the problem?」 (Lilia)
Lilia didn’t understand why I
stood frozen in front of the door, so I turned my head.
「Entering the guildmaster’s room
is a little...」 (Izayoi)
Though I deceived her like that,
for some reason Lilia proudly puffed out her chest while laughing “fufufu.”
「While you have a nasty tongue
and are self-important, in front of the guildmaster you’re nervous right? You don’t
have to be that nervous, hey, aren’t you going to move?」 (Lilia)
Opening the door, Lilia led the
way into the room.
「Come on now, please come over
here. Pu, You’re such a coward, aren’t you――Gyaaa!」 (Lilia)
Suddenly screaming, Lilia clung to my chest with
teary eyes.
「M-Monster! Please save me! Hurry!」 (Lilia)
Hiding behind me while shivering
in fear, asking for help. This girl got carried away, and was scared.
While Lilia was hiding behind
me, I confirmed the contents of the room. At the end of the room stood a white and
light blue figure. It was a thick-haired gryphon squatting down glaring at me.
Next to it was a 10-year-old looking
little girl with animal ears sprouting from her head. Covering herself with the
gryphon’s hair while keeping her head down and ignoring me, my spirit sank.
I recognized the girl in the middle
of the room.
「M-Mom! Run! A monster, a monster!」 (Lilia)
「Lilia, in the guild I am not your
mother, I am the guildmaster.」 (Guildmaster)
The guildmaster is Lilia’s mother?
......So that means, this Lilia
is THAT Lilia?
So the little girl from a long
time ago who used to emotionally call me oniichan is the same Lilia who’s hiding
behind me? ......You’ve made a mistake in her education haven’t you, guildmaster.
「This gryphon is a tamed monster,
don’t worry Lilia....... You’re Izayoi-kun aren’t you? Although I had some worries,
won’t you first sit down?」 (Guildmaster)
Worries, is it, doing as she said
I sat down on the sofa. Lilia was still clinging onto me.
「Please act properly. You’re being
a bother, you know. Lilia, come and stand here.」 (Guildmaster)
「The biggest bother is me being
called to this place. Well then, what business do you have with me?」 (Izayoi)
「Wait a second! It’s fine to talk
in a situation like this!?」 (Lilia)
「I told you didn’t I Lilia? This
monster has been tamed, it’s fine.」 (Guildmaster)
「B-but......」 (Lilia)
「Oi, quiet down little girl. I’m
trying to take care of business quickly.」
(Izayoi)
「Ah, I’m sorry.」 (Lilia)
Thxs for the chapter.
ReplyDeleteLillia has history with him? Typical.
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