Chapter 304
A trip through the sky with Legs of the God Wolf . The Asagi Airline offered comfort and safety and guaranteed a lack of monster encounters . But then again, the wind on my skin was cold as hell . At least my body was covered up, but my face bore the full brunt of it . I tried covering my face with part of my cape, but nothing could be done for my poor eyes…
“Phew…the Mistnas Company, huh…”
I sighed and thought back on what had been said to me before my departure, as the platinum wind blew around me .
It was after I was finished preparing and was about to activate Legs of the God Wolf . Someone called my name . There were a lot of people who knew my name and weren’t shy about approaching me . But this voice was familiar .
“Mister…Asagi…”
“Ah, Silket . What is it?”
It was one of the Adventurers that I had fought alongside me in Namila Village . Marcel’s partner . The quiet one . I deactivated Legs of the God Wolf and calmed my breathing while my hands were on my lap . Could the goblins have attacked? My hand was about to move towards my sword, but she quickly stopped me .
“No, it’s not that . There are no monsters . But I heard that you were going back to the city and…”
“Yeah, that’s right… Did you want me to get something for you?”
“No… But I was hoping you could take this to the Mistnas Company . ”
Silket said as she handed me a small, decorative knife and a letter .
“This looks pretty expensive…”
“It’s a knife with the Mistnas crest in it . And that letter is for my father . It explains about the goblin stampede and has a request for supplies . ”
“… . Wait, is this company…”
“Yes, my family runs it . ”
Huh . So this Adventurer who rose to the rank of Jade was actually the daughter of a wealthy family .
Silket Mistnas . She then told me that she was a fourth child of a family a nobles who owned a trading company . Her older brother and sister were currently running it, but her father still held the most power .
“We have a store on the main road . You can’t miss it . ”
“So, I just need to show them the knife and letter and they will help us?”
“Yes, definitely . ”
Silket said with confidence .
“After all, I’m the youngest . They could never resist my requests!”
I recalled that conversation as I pulled the knife out of my breast pocket . It looked like a ceremonial knife . It would be a waste to use it in combat .
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“Hha…achoo! …Damn!”
The cold wind had entered my clothes and I sneezed loudly, dropping the knife in the process . I had to frantically dive down and catch it before it hit the ground .
“It would be the worst if I dropped it in all of this snow…”
I put it away securely and then rose into the air again . I needed to focus on getting there as quickly as possible, and so I kept my eyes ahead .
“Ah…there’s Namila Village . ”
I could see all the roofs covered in snow . Visually, it seemed very peaceful . But I used Presence Detection just as a precaution . I detected no monsters or humans . I had been bracing myself to find bandits, but then again, this wasn’t a place they would likely come out to .
And so I passed the village in a flash, leaving it far behind me . The next thing I saw was the frozen lake . Lake Rivier . Our tracks were long gone, and there was a fresh layer of snow covering it . Still, you could make out the shape of the lake from above .
I soon passed the lake as well . After a while, the Imperial Castle came into view . And then the rest of the city and walls .
“Phew… I should probably go to the guild first . ”
Adlus had told me to make a report before I was approached by Silket . At least, I think he did .
“Well, he must have said something that made me think I had to… Oh, well . ”
Reporting, contacting, and consultation . As a member of society, these things were important . And that’s what we Adventurers were . The guild was a company and we were employees . It was definitely a lot wilder than in modern Japan, but the pay was good .
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I showed the gatekeeper my status card and was let inside . As I was in a hurry, I used Legs of the God Wolf to jump over buildings and dash past the castle and noble district in order to reach the guild . I had no time to push my way through the crowds .
I arrived at the guild and opened the doors . As I didn’t really bother to kill my momentum, I pretty much crashed through while making a lot of noise . Obviously, this caused a lot of heads to turn in my direction . But this was no time to feel self-conscious . I headed straight for the ‘Questions & Other’ counter .
“Hey, what’s wrong with you? You trying to cause a scene!?”
“Sorry, I’m in a hurry . ”
“Mmmph!!”
Some big guy was trying to start something as he stormed towards me, and so I knocked his feet out from under him . Jack of all Trades, Master of None really helped me out during minor scuffles like this .
The fallen man moaned, perhaps having hit his head, but it wasn’t my concern . I needed to be back on the frontlines as soon as possible .
In spite of the interruption, I was able to reach the counter safely . The guild worker on the other side was trembling a little . I wished they’d calm down, I wasn’t the bad guy here . And so I gently put down my status card .
“Excuse me . My name is Asagi Kamiyashiro . I’m participating in the Namila Village liberation quest, and have returned to make a report on our progress . ”
“Cer-certainly!”
The guild worker snatched the card off of the counter and scurried off to the back .
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I waited for several minutes . The guild worker returned, looking quite frantic .
“Ah, Mister Asagi . Please follow me to the drawing-room…”
“I’m really sorry, but I don’t have much time . I would like to just tell you here . ”
“Ha…! I-I must regretfully inform you that the Guild Master insists…”
“…”
Well, I guess I should have expected this . I didn’t want to waste time here, but it was no use . This would definitely become troublesome .
Oh, well . I forgot to hide the annoyance from showing on my face, and the guild worker looked more intimidated than ever . I suddenly felt a little bad .
“Very well . ”
“Thank you! Well, I must…”
“Could you take me to the room?”
“O-oh…yes…”
The joy of being released was so evident on the guild worker’s face, but it went away in an instant . I wasn’t going to be the only person to be inconvenienced today . Well, at least until we reached the room .
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