CH ss - 34
[Alfine : A Request From the Frontier Count]
We, who were summoned to the mansion of Frontier Count Lloyd, are led to the reception room.
“I am sorry to summon you. We are also having various difficulties here, you see.”
The faces of Lloyd sitting on the chair and Meiss standing next to him looks very tired, it seems that the difficulties he said they had were quite troublesome.
“No, we are also indebted to you in various ways after all.”
“I am glad if you said so. The reason I summoned Al and co today is because I would like to request something of you.”
“Request, is it? For us?”
“Ahh, I feel like I have to send someone who knows the situation for this request. Since I have sent out gag order to various places that is involved with the case of Abyss Walkers, there are only few people who know the situation in detail. Neither Meiss nor I can go to explain.”
Come to think of it, those who know the story of the facility in detail are only the people before me, excluding us.
The adventurers and the members of the knight order who participated are under strict information control, so the people who know the details are limited.
“That is why you request us, is it…? However, we’re mere adventurers, you know?”
“That is better. Those guys will be less vigilant toward mere adventurers.”
“Those guys?”
“Actually, there are many people of the Royal Guard Knight Order hiding their identities in this Youg Hannotes. My vassals have reported that such people are wandering around and sniffing in various ways.”
The people of the Royal Guard Knight Order, huh…
I wonder if he’s talking about the people who came to search for me…
I think those people were probably collecting information about us who had escaped from the Royal Capital.
The Frontier Count Lloyd seemed to misunderstand that the lot of the Royal Guard Knight Order, who were infiltrating Youg Hannotes in search of me, are collecting information about whether the existence of the facility has been found under the order of Gile.
I wonder if I should reveal my identity to Frontier Count Lloyd.
However, if it’s known that Sword Master Alfine is in Youg Hannotes right now, Finn, who might still be in this city, might disappear again.
When I thought so, I become hesitant to reveal my identity.
“E-err. Something like that happened, hm. I didn’t know at all.”
I play dumb and respond with suitable words.
Right after those words came out, I loathe myself for being such a cowardly woman.
Even though I know that these egocentric thoughts and actions are what caused Finn to leave my side, I still haven’t repented. I can’t help but think that I’m really a cowardly woman who should be despised.
“Although it seems that they were using searching for someone as a front. They seem to be looking for a young black-haired woman from the Royal Capital. At any rate, they probably just using it as an excuse to collect information though.”
“That must be the case. So, what is the request you’d like to give to Al and me, I wonder? If I don’t work, Maribel won’t take care of me, so I’ll accept whatever request it is.”
Seeing that the talk is heading in a bad direction, Meila uses her quick wittedness and pull the talk back to the request.
“Ahh, you are right. We were talking about the request. Actually, I want you to meet my daughter Noelia who is in the middle of traveling and tell her about the underground facility in Abyss Hole in detail.”
“The daughter of Frontier Count-sama, is it?”
According to the rumor I heard in the Royal Capital, Frontier Count’s only daughter, Noelia, is an adventurer despite being a noble daughter, and she is also severe magic otaku on top of that.
I wonder what does he intend to by asking us to tell such a girl about the underground facility.
“Ahh, she is currently in the Devon Village in Inbahanes along with a remarkable adventurer – the Crimson Swordsman Frick under my secret order. If I remember correctly, Devon Village is the birthplace of Maribel, right?”
“Ah, yes. That’s right.”
“Do you know that there is a crystal mine near the area?”
“It is the Rahaman Mine. Father and the others worked there. Maribel also helped with the mine work.”
“If that is the case, the story is connected. I think the people of that Rahaman Mine are likely to be the same people who repaired the underground facility of the Abyss Hole.”
It seems that the story is connected in the Frontier Count Lloyd’s mind, but I can’t understand a thing after all.
“Actually, we got contact from Noelia-sama saying that the people of the Rahaman Mine are connected to Gile-dono, and that they are using Abyss Walker… moreover, it seems that the beastmen who worked at the mine went missing…”
When I have a strange face, Meiss, who notices that, explains it as a supplement.
“I see, if Maribel’s father and his friends who worked at the Rahaman Mine came to the underground facility in Abyss Hole—”
Finally, the story is connected even in my mind.
“I wonder if that meant that Gile, the commander of the Royal Guard Knight, is moving behind the scenes. There’s also Al’s case in the Royal Capital.”
“That is what I suspected. However, the other party is one of the greatest nobles in the kingdom. If we do not solidify the evidence properly, it will only be brushed off. So that it will not come to that, I have to move as well. That is why, even though I feel bad for Al and co, who are in the middle of searching for someone, will you accept the request this time? It is very dangerous to exchange letters if Gile suspects me, you see. I want to send reliable people.”
The Frontier Count Lloyd, who easily professes that he trusts adventurers, seems to be quite a strange kind of noble.
If it’s the nobles of the Royal Capital, they would definitely give us empty promises in a roundabout way.
Most nobles who employed adventurers would do anything so that they don’t need to take the responsibility.
“Does the Frontier Count-sama not think that we will bring that information to the commander of the Royal Guard Knight?”
“I am proud of my ability to judge someone’s character. You are not the kind of person who would do such a thing, yes?”
“Ah, um…”
My words are jammed at Frontier Count’s reply.
In the current situation, if I see Gile’s face, I’m confident that I will immediately pull out my sword and cut off his head.
He is a hateful person to begin with, but now I know he’s involved in something even shadier; I change my perception of him from someone I hate to an evil I should kill.
“Seeing that reaction, I am sure Al will not betray me. So, please accept this request. The situation requires urgency.”
Frontier Count Lloyd bows and asks us to accept his request with a voice similar to a plea.
“…I understand. I will accept the request of Frontier Count-sama.”
“Ohh, I see! Well then, please depart as fast as you possibly can.”
Immediately after I decided to accept the request, I arranged the preparation to depart, and decided to take Meila and Maribel to village of Devon in the south of Inhabanes.
We, who were summoned to the mansion of Frontier Count Lloyd, are led to the reception room.
“I am sorry to summon you. We are also having various difficulties here, you see.”
The faces of Lloyd sitting on the chair and Meiss standing next to him looks very tired, it seems that the difficulties he said they had were quite troublesome.
“No, we are also indebted to you in various ways after all.”
“I am glad if you said so. The reason I summoned Al and co today is because I would like to request something of you.”
“Request, is it? For us?”
“Ahh, I feel like I have to send someone who knows the situation for this request. Since I have sent out gag order to various places that is involved with the case of Abyss Walkers, there are only few people who know the situation in detail. Neither Meiss nor I can go to explain.”
Come to think of it, those who know the story of the facility in detail are only the people before me, excluding us.
The adventurers and the members of the knight order who participated are under strict information control, so the people who know the details are limited.
“That is why you request us, is it…? However, we’re mere adventurers, you know?”
“That is better. Those guys will be less vigilant toward mere adventurers.”
“Those guys?”
“Actually, there are many people of the Royal Guard Knight Order hiding their identities in this Youg Hannotes. My vassals have reported that such people are wandering around and sniffing in various ways.”
The people of the Royal Guard Knight Order, huh…
I wonder if he’s talking about the people who came to search for me…
I think those people were probably collecting information about us who had escaped from the Royal Capital.
The Frontier Count Lloyd seemed to misunderstand that the lot of the Royal Guard Knight Order, who were infiltrating Youg Hannotes in search of me, are collecting information about whether the existence of the facility has been found under the order of Gile.
I wonder if I should reveal my identity to Frontier Count Lloyd.
However, if it’s known that Sword Master Alfine is in Youg Hannotes right now, Finn, who might still be in this city, might disappear again.
When I thought so, I become hesitant to reveal my identity.
“E-err. Something like that happened, hm. I didn’t know at all.”
I play dumb and respond with suitable words.
Right after those words came out, I loathe myself for being such a cowardly woman.
Even though I know that these egocentric thoughts and actions are what caused Finn to leave my side, I still haven’t repented. I can’t help but think that I’m really a cowardly woman who should be despised.
“Although it seems that they were using searching for someone as a front. They seem to be looking for a young black-haired woman from the Royal Capital. At any rate, they probably just using it as an excuse to collect information though.”
“That must be the case. So, what is the request you’d like to give to Al and me, I wonder? If I don’t work, Maribel won’t take care of me, so I’ll accept whatever request it is.”
Seeing that the talk is heading in a bad direction, Meila uses her quick wittedness and pull the talk back to the request.
“Ahh, you are right. We were talking about the request. Actually, I want you to meet my daughter Noelia who is in the middle of traveling and tell her about the underground facility in Abyss Hole in detail.”
“The daughter of Frontier Count-sama, is it?”
According to the rumor I heard in the Royal Capital, Frontier Count’s only daughter, Noelia, is an adventurer despite being a noble daughter, and she is also severe magic otaku on top of that.
I wonder what does he intend to by asking us to tell such a girl about the underground facility.
“Ahh, she is currently in the Devon Village in Inbahanes along with a remarkable adventurer – the Crimson Swordsman Frick under my secret order. If I remember correctly, Devon Village is the birthplace of Maribel, right?”
“Ah, yes. That’s right.”
“Do you know that there is a crystal mine near the area?”
“It is the Rahaman Mine. Father and the others worked there. Maribel also helped with the mine work.”
“If that is the case, the story is connected. I think the people of that Rahaman Mine are likely to be the same people who repaired the underground facility of the Abyss Hole.”
It seems that the story is connected in the Frontier Count Lloyd’s mind, but I can’t understand a thing after all.
“Actually, we got contact from Noelia-sama saying that the people of the Rahaman Mine are connected to Gile-dono, and that they are using Abyss Walker… moreover, it seems that the beastmen who worked at the mine went missing…”
When I have a strange face, Meiss, who notices that, explains it as a supplement.
“I see, if Maribel’s father and his friends who worked at the Rahaman Mine came to the underground facility in Abyss Hole—”
Finally, the story is connected even in my mind.
“I wonder if that meant that Gile, the commander of the Royal Guard Knight, is moving behind the scenes. There’s also Al’s case in the Royal Capital.”
“That is what I suspected. However, the other party is one of the greatest nobles in the kingdom. If we do not solidify the evidence properly, it will only be brushed off. So that it will not come to that, I have to move as well. That is why, even though I feel bad for Al and co, who are in the middle of searching for someone, will you accept the request this time? It is very dangerous to exchange letters if Gile suspects me, you see. I want to send reliable people.”
The Frontier Count Lloyd, who easily professes that he trusts adventurers, seems to be quite a strange kind of noble.
If it’s the nobles of the Royal Capital, they would definitely give us empty promises in a roundabout way.
Most nobles who employed adventurers would do anything so that they don’t need to take the responsibility.
“Does the Frontier Count-sama not think that we will bring that information to the commander of the Royal Guard Knight?”
“I am proud of my ability to judge someone’s character. You are not the kind of person who would do such a thing, yes?”
“Ah, um…”
My words are jammed at Frontier Count’s reply.
In the current situation, if I see Gile’s face, I’m confident that I will immediately pull out my sword and cut off his head.
He is a hateful person to begin with, but now I know he’s involved in something even shadier; I change my perception of him from someone I hate to an evil I should kill.
“Seeing that reaction, I am sure Al will not betray me. So, please accept this request. The situation requires urgency.”
Frontier Count Lloyd bows and asks us to accept his request with a voice similar to a plea.
“…I understand. I will accept the request of Frontier Count-sama.”
“Ohh, I see! Well then, please depart as fast as you possibly can.”
Immediately after I decided to accept the request, I arranged the preparation to depart, and decided to take Meila and Maribel to village of Devon in the south of Inhabanes.
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