Chapter 95: Boom and Bust (1)
I went to the guard station, but it was in vain. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“The corpse of the monster? We just left it to the mercenaries. Even if we wanted to keep it, we have no way of dealing with it.”
These were the words of the capital guard, who had a troubled look on his face. I tried to dig further, but to no avail.
I took a deep breath. A monster suddenly appearing in the middle of the Capital—wasn’t this attitude too passive? If Heilon’s soldiers hadn’t arrived in time, there could have been heavy casualties.
“Sir, isn’t this a bit strange?”
Liander nodded. “I agree.”
I couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable. How had the monster appeared?
“Are we going back to the mansion?”
“No, we’re already outside. We need to investigate.”
“Where are we going?”
“Mercenary guild. Monsters are their business, and we also need to find out about yesterday’s intruders.”
No offense, but they were at the top of my list of suspects. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
I opened the door to the familiar guild building. There were mercenaries drinking, even though it was daytime. Some recognized me and made a sound like “hiccup—”. What a rude way to look at someone.
I was about to ask, “What about the guild leader?” but before I could open my mouth, everyone pointed their fingers towards the upper floor. At least they had some kindness.
Sir Liander grinned next to me. “As expected, the Lord’s instincts were correct.”
At this point, I couldn’t tell if that was an insult or a compliment.
When we went up and entered the guild leader’s room, he had a similar reaction. Why was he trembling so much? That seemed like an overreaction for just a little intimidation last time. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“As we promised…”
“Ah, of course.”
I pulled up a chair and sat down. I looked at the leader. After just a few days, he looked very tired and had several injuries on him.
“Why did you come?”
First of all, I smiled as friendly as possible.
“There are a couple of things. But first, I was wondering if we could find the creepy rabbits who entered our house without permission.”
The guild leader shook his head. “Well, that’s not on our side.”
I rolled my eyes. “Really?”
The guild leader nodded desperately. “Yeah, we already failed one, and they were angry. On location, they—”
I listened with interest.
“On location, they?”
The guild leader hurriedly closed his mouth, realizing he had revealed too much.
“It’s nothing.”
“What else happened after I left?”
“Oh, there was really nothing!”
I felt like he was trembling too much compared to the threats I made last time. I wondered if he was acting, but it didn’t seem like it. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“Okay then. Do you know anything about the monster that appeared this morning?”
“The corpse was not disposed of by us either.”
“Oh.”
I smiled.
“I didn’t specifically ask about the corpse of the monster, did I?”
The guild leader went silent, looking quite taken aback.
“Okay, you can just tell me now. Do you know where that monster came from?”
Behind him, Liander lightly cracked his neck and shook his shoulders.
The sound was quite threatening.
The guild leader checked the closed windows and doors and lowered his voice. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“If I tell you, will you protect us?”
“Yes. You’ve already kept your promise once.”
“Actually, it’s not directly related to my guild, but…”
Aha. No wonder he opened his mouth so easily. Since it wasn’t directly related to them, there was less risk of damage.
“Recently, other guild mercenaries have received unusual requests.”
“Unusual requests?”
The guild leader cautiously continued.
“Yes, well, I don’t know the details, but it was a request to capture the monster alive.”
“Capture? Did any of the guilds accept that request?”
He made a circle with his thumb and index finger. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“I heard there was a lot of money.”
A lot of money.
“What did they do with the captured monsters?”
“I don’t know. For mercenaries, we just need to get paid.”
I could roughly guess what happened from this information. Someone captured the monsters and brought them into the capital.
“Your guild didn’t accept that request?”
“That’s right.”
I was dumbfounded. Who was behind this? A mercenary commission that requested such a thing.
In any case, the situation was clearer now. Someone had brought the monster in. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
I rummaged through my robe and placed a pouch of money on the table.
“Oh my gosh, something like this…
“Don’t say stupid things. No matter what, I’m a fair person. If you do me any damage, I’ll repay you, but if you help, I’ll do the same.”
I waved my hand and left the room. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“Good luck next time.”
“Of course.”
As I stepped out of the building, Liander smiled contentedly. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“As expected, the young miss has a resemblance to the master’s manner.”
These words… I’ve been thinking about this for a while. Was this really a compliment? Or was it an insult?
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