Chapter 243
Chapter 243 - Let's Pile Up the Misunderstandings
◎ Dolmu City, Ordonal Hotel
When Kazane, Naoki, and Tatsuo returned to the inn, Jinrai and the others were waiting with grave expressions . While Kazane's group stopped by the Shrine Magic Arms Workshop, Jinrai and the others decided to go to the Adventurers Guild to join the Demon Wolf subjugation, but it seemed the situation was extremely unfavorable .
「Nnーbeyond what you imagined?
「It looks like it . 」
Jinrai so replied to Kazane's question . Then Jinrai began telling Kazane what he had heard at the Adventurers Guild .
First of all, according to Jinrai, the request to subjugate the Demon Wolf was still ongoing, so there was no particular problem with Kazane and the others participating . However, it seemed the current situation was quite bad .
It seemed the Dragon Knight corps that went to subjugate it first couldn't find anything during their initial search . Then after a while, the corps was divided to expand the search range, and two pairs of Dragon Knights and dragon mounts were separately targeted and eaten .
「They were flying, weren't they?」
Jinrai nodded after Kazane's words .
「But it's inside the forest . They would have needed to descend to look around, and they were probably aimed at then . They weren't Adult Dragons, but they were still dragons . Although it might have been different if the opponent were in an open field, it should be a strong foe . 」
Jinrai replied .
「If they're restricted in the forest, it's stronger than two dragons?」
「It seems so . To make matters worse, it's apparently leading a large number of companions . At present, around 200 Hyvern knights and about 90 adventurers around rank B are searching . 」
Speaking of rank B, it was comparable to Naoki and Lyle in terms of ability . And even with 90 such people, they couldn't settle things yet . It could only be considered a correspondingly troublesome opponent .
「Ah, that's right, Naoki . It looks like Iria's party isn't participating . 」
Naoki looked up after Lyle's words .
「Is that so?」
Naoki had heard in Deidona City that they had left to participate .
「It seems it was decided that it would be severe at their rank . It looks like they turned back . 」
「Is that so? Well, the opponent defeated dragons . It can't be helped?」
So saying, Naoki was relieved . According to what he had heard, Iria and Ruinz certainly seemed to lack sufficient strength . Although that was the same for Naoki, Lyle, and Emily as they were now .
「So then, the question is what our policy will be . 」
Jinrai started talking again once Lyle and Naoki's conversation ended .
「Basically, it seems the adventurers are united as one force while mountain hunting, but what will we do?」
The question was whether they would join them and work together or move independently as usual .
「Are beastkin noses also ineffective?」
「It seems tricky . Rather, it seems they're often specifically chased after to keep them from acting freely . It seems the opponent is quite smart . 」
「Nn, if they let us take control then we'll participate? Honestly, having to match ourselves to the pace of other parties seems dangerous . 」
Lyle and Emily stared in wonder after her words . They weren't reacting to the possibility of independent action, but the part about taking control . The two had participated in such large-scale quests before, but they had always been on the managed side . But that was a matter of course . Lyle and Emily were past their rookie period, but they were as yet young adventurers . But it seemed the other members had no particular thoughts and listened to the conversation without question .
「So we need the back up of numbers after all?」
Kazane nodded after Jinrai's words .
「Yeah . Dog's Sense of Smell might also have difficulty, so I think numbers are necessary this time . 」
「Will we use Hippo-kuns for transportation?」
「That's right . If we have each one carry three people like during the Berserk Ogre subjugation, I should be able to manage transportation for everyone . 」
「That's a nostalgic story . 」
Jinrai briefly laughed . Yumika next to him replied「That's right . 」That was a past only those three shared .
(Now that I think about it, it has become quite bustling, hasn't it)
Kazane thought . As she watched the other members tilt their heads, she was deeply moved and nodded .
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「What do you mean?」
The sound of a table being struck resounded .
That sound resounded from the branch head's room in Dolmu City's Adventurers Guild . And that striking sound was made by the angry leader of the『Kairos』party, Boran .
「Did you think we would be able to agree to such a thing?」
Boran turned his sharp angry gaze to the Adventurers Guild branch head .
「Even if you say that, it's a decided matter . Leadership of tomorrow's mountain hunt will change from『Kairos』to the『White Party』 . 」
He probably knew such a reaction would happen from the beginning, so he was prepared . The branch head replied without showing any concern at Boran's anger .
「Certainly, there haven't been any results under our leadership . But suddenly handing it over to such inexperienced guys? Moreover, such an infamous group . 」
And Boran's anger was also natural .
Boran was a diligent leader of the『Kairos』party; he was also a rank A adventurer who had participated in Adult Dragon subjugations . No one in his party was below rank B, and his party was alongside O-Ring and the like as one of Hyvern's most powerful parties .
Even disregarding that, the topic of their conversation was entrusting things to a rookie party with at most rank B adventurers . There was no reason anger wouldn't well up .
Furthermore, the reputation of the White Party wasn't good .
As rookies, they had displayed exceptional activity in subjugating a horde of Ogres and killing a dragon . It was suspicious . The shadow of Minshiana's royal family flickered behind them, and the impression that the story itself was extremely exaggerated couldn't be wiped away .
There were also black rumors about them massacring a bandit group and crushing one Outer family .
He couldn't say that it wasn't partially because his pride as a skilled person was wounded by the leadership being taken away, but above that was Boran's belief that they weren't a sufficiently credible group for Boran to entrust his companions to .
Boran's belief that a royalty connected group that suddenly gained famed was likely not made up of decent people wasn't unconditionally wrong . Although it had calmed down, the corruption of Minshiana's privileged class was a famous story in other countries .
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