>A few minutes later, the carriage with Mio on it moved out of the “Portal”. Mio jumps down from the coachman’s seat and prostrates herself as is. Is that the so-called jumping prostration thing……? (Source)
[I’m very sorry for going back selfishly on the way!]
[No, I’m not angry about it in particular, so relax.]
[But, but, I hadn’t gotten any telepathic contact after I left, so I was thinking whether you were seriously angry or not!]
[I just thought I should leave you alone though…… You wet yourself right?]
[Eh, ……yeah.]
Mio is being bashful. Looks like mentioning that is quite embarra.s.sing for her.
[But I’m really glad that I only jumped to conclusions……]
She gets up and says so as if she pulled herself together.
[I don’t plan on forcing anyone to do what they’re bad with. After all, even I’m not thinking one bit about doing cooking myself.]
The right person in the right place, that’s the best right? We can do something like overcoming our weakness when we have the spare time. I mean, it is more comfortable to grow their forte than to overcome their weaknesss and it’s more effective.
[I’m really bad with it. I can’t even sleep in a completely dark room……]
[Huh? But I’ve been turning off the light in the room right now, didn’t I?]
[It’s a different story if there is someone else in the same room. And during my hospitalization in my previous life I was also sharing a room.]
[How about when you were a slave?]
[The fear of imminent death won over that as you could have expected. Besides, I could hardly get any sleep……]
[Well then, how about you start overcoming your weakness now?]
[Eh? You’re not going to force anyone to do what they’re bad with right?]
[I’ll do it gradually within a reasonable scope, get it?]
[……]
Mio stiffens with her head still tilted. We will overcome our weaknesses when we have the time for it. Now, we have the time, don’t we?
I carry the still stiffened Mio under my arm and go inside the carriage, then I instruct Maria to depart. With sounds of galloping horses, the carriage slowly heads towards Lilia city.
……I want to take it easy and go back with “Portal”.
Mio, who had come to life inside the carriage while returning to Lilia city picks a fight with Mira.
[This person is the new subordinate, err, monster follower. Wow, the vampire Mirsan. You have a vampire-like name too, don’t you? It’ll be confusing with a name that’s like a mix of my name Mio and Sera……]
Don’t observe her from a strange point of view……
[Let’s see~, ah, you are Mio-san, aren’t you~? I’ve heard about you from Altsama~. You got scared before entering the ruins and ran like a kid~ and you’re a 24 year old woman on the inside, right~?
[……]
Mio looks at me in tears. I put her on my lap since she is really cute right now.
You too Alta, don’t say anything unnecessary……
A: I’m very sorry.
[Mira, I’m the only one who can toy with Mio. Don’t point that wicked tongue of yours at your allies.]
[Ugh- I’m really sorry!]
I face Mira and release a light killing intent. Mira prostrates herself with an amazing vigor and apologizes.
[What do you mean by that, I wonder……]
Mio mutters on top of my lap. Well, I just toy with her. I absolutely won’t
absolutely won’t stop doing so. But that’s because I cherish her.
[Mio-san too~, I’m sorry~]
[……Well, it looks like you had Master’s killing intent pointed towards you, so we can call it even with that. That, is quite scary after all……]
[Yes, I’ve gotten a little wet too~. With this I’m the same as Mio-san~]
[……That’s something I don’t like to have in common.]
Since it is already late today, we will sleep outdoors on the way and arrive at Lilia city tomorrow late in the morning.
Since Elinsia seems to be at the headquarter of the knight’s order, I have decided to take everyone along and head towards the knight’s order’s main office. Mira too. She is more or less the only survivor from the village. We’ve managed to coordinate her story.
The office of the knight’s order is a huge white stone building. As a matter of fact, there is a practice field and such as well.
We checked if Elinsia is in at the entrance and requested them to call her for us.
[I cannot let any n.o.bodies meet the commander!]
Is what we were strongly told, so we show the envelop we had received from Elinsia for the dungeon card.
[Please wait for a moment. We are going to call the commander Elinsia now. Ah, shall I lead you to the reception room? Eh, not necessary? Understood. Please wait for a moment, we will call her at once.]
It was a magnificent change of att.i.tude. Even though he was rejecting it sternly in armor, he is bending his back and rubbing his hands together the moment I show him the envelope. Elinsia’s influence is strong.
Few moment later, Elinsia comes to see us in great haste. She is slightly out of breath. By the way, she’s in armor just like when we first met in the village. Oh, the soldier from just then is also here a beat later.
[Sorry to have kept you waiting. Jin-san, what can I do for you today?]
[Err, there is something I would like to report, but can I have some of your time now?]
[Yes, that should be fine.]
Upon saying so, she turns away from us and calls out to the soldier from back then. By the way, I don’t know if he was running with all his might, but he is gasping with all his might and is drenched in sweat.
[You. Please adjust the afternoon inspection so it can go on without me.]
[Ye-Yes ma’am……]
He somehow manages to answer her and then runs off somewhere in order to relay the message. He is staggering though, will he be okay?
[It is alright now. Well, what are the details of your report?]
[Err, is it really fine?]
[Yeah, it is more or less scheduled, but we are organized in order to go on with our schedule without me. An organisation that is too inclined to one person in charge is very fragile after all. I’m creating an organisation that will have no problem with one or two personnels missing.]
Honestly speaking, I’m surprised. Her idea is closer to the businesses in my former world. At any rate, this world tends to rely on individual talents. To be at the stage of being able to form such an organization within that world, I can understand how high Elinsia’s ability is.
[Okay. It’s about the details. It was an incident during our actions as adventurers, so can we go and do the report at the adventurer’s guild at the same time?]
[Understood. Are we leaving right away?]
[Yeah.]
[Then, let’s go.]
After saying so, we head towards the adventurers guild with Elinsia. Our group increased with Mira who she hadn’t seen before and Cloud’s party is gone, but she didn’t ask about anything. Quite consistent isn’t she……
I can understand from experience that people walking along the road side are observing us. Is it because we have a lot of beautiful woman/girls? Mira’s huge bust? Wrong, it’s all Elinsia. Elinsia’s influence is strong.
We arrive at the adventurer’s guild. As we open the door, the very few adventurers made a startled expression.
Among them, the receptionist-san notices us.
[Ah, the vampire’s…… Wait, the iro……, Elinsisama!? Why!?]
[I have something to report to both the adventurer’s guild and the knight’s order. Could you call the one with the highest position here if that is possible?]
[I-I think the guild master could take some of her time. I-I will call her at once.]
Saying that, the Receptionist-san went inside to call someone.
What appears from the inside is a woman in her late twenties, a beautiful woman whose brown hair almost reaches the floor.
[Let’s see, you said you want to report something? Oh, Elinsia, it has been a while.]
[Guild master, it has been a while. I was told to be at the report as well so I am here.]
It seems that Elinsia and the guild master are acquaintances. Well, they are the top of the knight’s order and the aventurer’s guild, though small. It wouldn’t be strange if they know each other.
[I see. I’ve occupied the reception room, so let us discuss it over there.]
[Understood.]
After saying that, the guild master leads us to the reception room. Even though we moved to a different country, it doesn’t look like the reception rooms really change, so there aren’t any great differences between the countries.
[So? What is it that you want to report?]
The guild master sits on a chair and asks us.
[Yeah, it’s the report regarding the request we’ve received.]
[Request……, I’ve heard it from the receptionist, but you’ve received a vampire extermination request from her didn’tfrom her didn’t you? Have you returned? Has everything gone well?]
[Have such a request appeared……? You could’ve pa.s.sed that to the knight’s order, you know?]
[No, the knight’s order seemed busy after all. We wanted to do it if we are able to deal with it. Well, I also feel the same if I were to use a special case though……]
Considering the state of adventurers in this country, it means it’s very like it will become a request to the knight’s order huh……
[So, it’s fine, we took down the vampire, but the village that probably reported it was wiped out.]
[What did you say!?]
[Is that true!?]
Both of them stand up and raise their voices.
[It is true. Mira here is the only survivor.]
[I’m Mira~. The vampire manipulated the villagers with , made them enter the ruin and then killed them there~ I’m the only one who was saved, but all the other villagers died~……][Hmm…… So the damage is as large as the destruction of one village……. Have we underestimated the vampire’s threat too much……?]
[Understood. Let us immediately organize the troops to confirm the damage. Could Mirsan come with us then?]
Well, Mira, the sole survivor ought to go along with them I guess.
>[Understood~ I’ll be happy to lead you the way~]
[Then, let us immediately……]
I stop Elinsia who said that and was about to leave.
[I’m not done yet, you know.]
[I-Is there something else?]
[What is it this time……?]
As expected, even Elinsia and the guild master couldn’t hide their nervousness.
[There was a bas.e.m.e.nt in the ruin, no, building of the abandoned village. That bas.e.m.e.nt is linked to the dungeon.]
-*crash*-
Both Elinsia and the guild master fall down on the ground.
[Do-Don’t tell me……, are you saying you’ve discovered an undiscovered entrance to the dungeon?]
[The abandoned village, it should probably be that village…… There shouldn’t be any dungeon entrances there. If there is, then we cannot leave it as is in a abandoned village ……]
[Perhaps the proprietor of the building must have been hiding it. For some reason the vampire was inside that dungeon. By the way, we’ve checked inside and found that it doesn’t continue to other places and there doesn’t seem to be any monsters appearing inside.]
A blank expression is shown on the both of them. I don’t know about the guild master, but I didn’t expect to see Elinsia making that kind of expression.
[Thi-This is a huge discovery! What should we do at this time? Report to the king? Or is it better to go through the minister? What should I tell the trade union?]
The guild master is making various interesting movements. Her head is filled with things for the future.
When I thought that, I was embraced by Elinsia. Your armor is in the way.
[I knew it! I knew my eyes weren’t mistaken! You’re a wonderful national interest!]
[Please remove your armor first, if you are going to embrace me.]
I decided to honestly tell her.
[Oh, right.]
Elinsia obediently removes her armor then she hugs me again. Not bad.
After waiting for the two to calm down, we resume our conversation. Well, Elinsia calming down equals her finishing embracing me after all.
[Annihilation of a village and the discovery of a concealed dungeon area. You’ve certainly saved us a lot of trouble reporting these matters.]
[I agree, we are going to become busy from now on.]
[Yeah, let’s see, Jin-kun, was it? I think we will give you a reward for these reports. I just think that it will take some time. It doesn’t mean I will say “In exchange”, but I believe a splendid amount of sum will be given so I’d like you to be relieved about it. Well, the verification will go first……]
[Yes, let us make preparations for you two to head to the village immediately. Would it be fine if I leave it to you to contact the feudal lord and the explorers’ guild as well?]
[Yeah, I will contact them as soon as we have permission for it.]
[Well then, I’m sorry Jin-san, but I shall excuse myself now.]
[Yeah.]
Says Elinsia as she takes Mira and goes out in a hurry.
Afterwards, we leave the reception room with the guild master and return to reception desk.
[I also have various things to do, you see. Please take the remunerations of the subjugation itself at the reception desk.]
[Okay.]
I show my adventurer card at the reception desk and get the reward.
[Amazing! Adventurer-san, no, Jin-san. You must be an able person for defeating a vampire so easily!]
[No, this much wasn’t such a big deal.]
It was a simple job where we just cut our opponent down when he was blown our way. And I wasn’t the one who did it either.
[You’re higher than B rank ability-wise aren’t you!? Oh, you’re a “Stop at C rank” guy right!?]
[Well, I guess.]
So there’s a term like stop at C rank isn’t there? Well, it doesn’t really seem like there are many people doing that though……
I’m digressing, but I did think whether it was fine or not for the receptionist to be talking with such a loud voice, but there isn’t a single person inside the guild so it didn’t seem like a problem. I’ll leave aside the fact that having not even a single person inside is a bigger problem.
After that sort of conversation, we leave the guild.
We have decided to end the day without doing anything special. The maid education of Cynthia and the twins will also be done tomorrow noon after all. Finally, it’s the beginning of our dungeon exploration.