Manuke FPS - Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Similar to the Fort City of Barga, Miral Village had a large bell hanging by the Mayor’s house . It sounded at specific times; morning, afternoon, and evening . The day after I arrived in the village, I awoke to the bell’s morning chimes at 7 o’clock . I had breakfast in the dining hall on the first floor . Afterward, I made my way over to the General Guild branch office .

Three wagons loaded with wooden crates and large cloth bags were in front of the guild . They were most likely for the Emerald Demon’s Labyrinth camp . Near one of the wagons, Mr . Keith was signing documents that another man handed him . The man appeared to be one of the Guild’s staff .

“Good morning, Mr . Keith . ”

“Good morning, Mr . Schwarz . We’re just about to depart . How are your preparations going?”

“I’m ready . I can leave anytime . ”

“Then, please sit and wait on the front wagon’s coach seat . We’ll set out soon!”

I sat on the coachman’s seat on the front wagon . Of course, I couldn’t drive the horses, so I sat to the side . Soon after, Mr . Keith also joined me .

“We’re leaving now . It’ll take around 2 hours to get to the camp . ”

“2 hours? That’s closer to Miral than I thought . ”

“Yeah, we were lucky to secure the entrance before monsters could overrun it . ”

During the trip, I was able to check the camp’s situation and the area surrounding the labyrinth with Keith . So far, only the first basement level had been explored . On that level, only goblins were found .

Speaking of goblins, there were also many different variants of them . Aside from the usual, there were goblin mages like the one I killed earlier . According to Keith, there were also goblin fighters, goblin archers, and goblin assassins, etc . There was a possibility that hobgoblins and Ogres were on lower flowers . That being said, so far, it seemed to be just a possibility .

The wagons kept on going as I listened to Keith . Finally, the camp came into view . As the name suggested, the camp was a collection of tents of various sizes . The tents weren’t triangle-shaped types like I imagined, but were quadrilateral-shaped, like cubes and rectangular prisms . Similar to those in the military, they were all neatly and orderly, like a village .

“Here we are, this is the front-line camp for the Labyrinth’s exploration team . The biggest tent is the headquarters .

As Keith said, there was a tent twice as large as the rest, and if you paid close attention, you’d notice that all the other tents encircled it . The three wagons from Barga parked some distance away from the headquarters at a designated collection point .

“Mr . Schwarz will come with me to the headquarters . Everyone else, please take the packages to the warehouse . ”

After Keith gave instructions, the men disembarked the wagons after replying cheerfully and began working, unloading and carrying the loads to the tent that was designated the warehouse . I followed Keith into the headquarters tent . Inside, several desks lined up, a board with the labyrinth’s map pasted to it stood to the far end .  He led me to the desk in front of the board where Mr . Varold, a staff member I met in Miral, sat .

“Welcome back, Keith . The one with you is… Mr . Schwarz, I believe?”

“Yes, I’m Schwarz . A D-rank adventurer . ”

“Mr . Remi asked him to work with us in mapping the labyrinth . That’s why I brought him . ”

Mr . Varold wore glasses and was of small stature . {Proofer: aka short}

So the other world also has glasses…

 I thought curiously . Varold and Keith were the two in charge of the branch office in Miral along with the camp . I listened to their detailed explanation while looking at the half-constructed map of the labyrinth . It was then decided that we’d start the exploration just past noon .

“Until the map is completed, please stay in camp . Someone will show you to the sleeping quarters later . We have to share sleeping quarters here, so please understand . On the other hand, the cartography area is exclusive . It’s small, but we’ll prepare a curtain . ”

“I understand, thank you for the consideration . About the exploration, will I go alone?”

“No, you’ll take two people from camp . I know of Mr . Schwarz’s combat skills, but I can’t send you alone in there . Keith, could you please call Mitche and Frau here . ”

“Sure, I’ll go now . ”

“Alright . Not disclosing them was my condition, but it starts to hinder the job, then it won’t matter . ”

“Thank you . While we’re on the subject, how much combat ability do you possess?”

“That’s difficult to explain . I haven’t explored any lower than the 3rd floor of the Wolf Fang Labyrinth, but I didn’t have any injuries getting there . So that much . ”

“Not injured? That’ll be enough for the 1st level for this labyrinth . ”

At that point, Keith and two other women entered the tent .

“Here they are, Mitche the beast-woman and Frau the elf . ”

“I’m a B-rank adventurer, Mitche from ‘Sasanqua’ . Nya~”

“I’m also a B-rank adventurer, Frau of ‘Sasanqua’ . ”

“I’m Schwarz, D-rank Adventurer . ”

Of the two women that came, one was a Beastwoman called Mitche . She appeared to be a cat-hybrid . She had ears poking out from her red hair, and her body – slender and supple – contrasted against the two huge breasts protruding from her chest .

Frau, on the other hand, was a slender Elf with long, straight blue hair that reached her waist . Unlike the leather armor Mitche had, she wore a belt fastened robe, showing off her slim waist . Her sleeves, long and fitted, gave off a delicate impression .

“We’ve been waiting for you two . I’d like both of you to go with Mr . Schwarz into the labyrinth as his guards . He’ll help us draw up a map . Just one thing though; What you see of his methods or skills . You will not tell anyone other than me and Keith . Is that okay for you guys?”

“I won’t disclose anything since it’s a part of the request, nyaa~, but protecting a D-rank is problematic . So I want my reward increased, meow . ”

“Aside from cartography, can he fight? I don’t see him carrying a weapon . ”

“Don’t worry . He has combat skills . Now I want you to get your things ready and come back . You all will head out just past noon . ”

Hearing those three talking back and forth, the only thought that came to mind .

“She meows! She adds a ‘nya’ to the end of every sentence! Unbelievable! My other world fantasy has started!

My mind was totally full of that ending, nya~