CH 361
“Good afternoon! I’ve come because I want to ask a few questions!”
“What the hell ……?”
When we passed through the guild’s door, Basleigh-sensei greeted them cheerfully at the opening and headed for the counter. Hmm, unlike Reflexion, it’s totally like a tavern.
As we follow Basleigh-sensei as she strolls in and examines the inside, several adventurers turn to us. Some of them are drinking and others are polishing their equipment, but Basleigh-sensei doesn’t care and calls out to a man who seems to be the guild’s receptionist.
“Are you the receptionist?”
“…… Yeah, that’s right. That skin color …… you guys are not from this country. What did you come here for?”
“Ha-ha-ha, I’m the one who has something to ask about! Are you an airhead? It’s nothing suspicious. I’m just looking for someone, an elderly man named Dibit ……”
Just as she mentioned Dibit-san’s name, the group of adventurers stood up and surrounded us. Makina and I turned around and with Basleigh-sensei at our backs, we were ready to counterattack at any moment.
“‘Oh, is there something wrong with Dibit-san?”
“‘Shameless …… who asked you to do this? Afmand’s men?”
“Wait, what do you mean? We’re just here to ask Dibit-san to teach us some magic, okay? We’re here with Fath-san who’s is his old comrade.”
“Fath …… Fath the Thunderbolt? I’m sure there was a time when they were comrades, but I hear the old lady is holed up in the mountains. How could she be in a place like this?”
I see, it seems that it is a situation where it would not be good if people knew where Dibit-san? When I was wondering what to do, Makina continued.
“If you are so suspicious, you can go and check. We have a carriage parked at the corner a little further down the road, and we asked her to wait for us there, so if you tell her my name as her apprentice, she will answer. I am Makina, her first apprentice.”
“…… The stance is not amateur’s, but …… Oi.”
The man at the reception desk gave instructions with his chin, and two of the adventurers nodded silently and walked quickly out of the guild.
“Now, you will stay here until they return.”
“Kukuku …… I’m looking forward to seeing your face collapse.”
“……!”
“Stop trying to stir things up, Basleigh-sensei. I’m sure they’ll be back soon, so we’ll just wait for them. Makina, let’s have a seat.”
“Okay.”
“T-This guys …… aren’t you afraid of us?”
“Unfortunately, we’ve had our fair share of close calls. I’m not proud of it, though.”
We pulled out a nearby chair, and Makina and I sat down to wait for the two that left. After about ten minutes, the guild’s door opens.
“That took you …… long!?”
“Geho …… W-What they’re talking about is true …… It’s the real Fath the thunderbolt ……”
“S-She’s too strong …… Geho. I’ve seen her guild card, so it can’t be wrong.”
The two of them, looking like the end of an explosive skit, shake their heads and say to the man at the reception desk, coughing. I guess they started a fight with her.
“Now, do you have any objections?”
“I’m sorry I doubted you. All right, guys, that’s enough.”
“Fuh …… That made me nervous ……”
“I thought it was the former king. If it had been, people would have died.”
“I’m sorry for that! It’s a matter of life and death for us too, so please forgive me!”
As if the tension from earlier had been a lie, the guild suddenly became lively, and the adventurers scattered while lightly tapping me on the shoulder.
“I don’t mind, since you didn’t attack me out of the blue, and if we’ve cleared up any misunderstandings, but you’re being very cautious, aren’t you? Since you mentioned the previous king, did something happened to Dibit-san?”
“Yeah–“
“That’s pretty much it. Dibit-san was hired by the current King Afmand to help him defeat the former king, and I have a feeling that the former king’s men are looking for Afmand and Dibit-san to take revenge, so if the adventurers from the guild that helped him behind his back ask about Dibit-san, they would find out what kind of person he is. So, I guess Dibit-san is not going to accept any more requests from King Afmand. “
“Ahaha, I didn’t expect you to go into that much detail–“
“Uh, mmm …… That’s right …… I told you everything……”
“I’m right!?”
Basleigh-sensei tried to let his words go with a laugh, but the man at the reception desk kept his arms crossed and broke out in a cold sweat. It looks like everything is exactly as Basleigh-sensei said it would be.
“But I heard that things have been a little better since King Afmand became king, so isn’t Dibit-san a hero for helping? And after two years, the former king’s men are still around?”
The man at the reception desk closed his eyes for a moment and thought about my words, then opened his mouth.
“To people from other countries …… No, maybe it’s because you’re people from another country that I can talk about it. Dibit-san has made one condition for lending a hand to Afmand.”
“Condition?”
“Yeah. When Afmand becomes king, he will abolish slavery. But as of now, the treatment has only improved slightly, but it has yet to be abolished.”
So that’s how it is, then, I guess the people in the guild don’t like the fact that King Afmand is trying to rely on Dibit-san again? But that’s ……
“Aren’t you jumping to conclusions here? I learned in class that slavery has been going on for hundreds of years. I think it would be difficult to abolish it in two years or so.”
“I agree with Lars-kun’s opinion. Well, it is true that there are many slaves, and it is a problem that normal work is not being done by non-slaves, but if they were suddenly stopped being slaves all of a sudden and were told, ‘You are now free. You can go anywhere you want.’ How many people do you think have a place to go? You can’t abolish slavery immediately unless you have a job, a home, and such things in place. Two years should only be enough time to assess the internal situation.”
“Uh, uhmmm ……”
“You have to take a longer view, you know? If you have any objections to King Afmand’s methods, you can send a letter or something.”
As usual, the man at the reception desk was pressured by Basleigh-sensei, who said what I wanted to say. I nodded next to her and continued.
“Well, you’ll just have to leave the country to the new king. In the meantime, I’ve come to ask Dibit-san to teach me magic, can you tell me where he is?”
“…… Fuh, if you’re with Fath the Thunderbolt, I have no choice. But as I said earlier, the former king’s assassins are also targeting Dibit-san, so there is a danger. Do you still want to go?”
“Of course.”
When I smiled and replied, the man at the reception desk eyes widen for a moment, then laughed for the first time and responded with a handshake.
“There’s a place northeast of here called Gariada Valley. That’s where Dibit-san is. I’m sure he’ll meet you guys if Fath the Thunderbolt is with you.”
“Thank you. Shall we go?”
“Yeah!”
“Let’s get there and learn it quickly.”
Basleigh-sensei is right, we should meet him soon and hear what he has to say. I’m looking forward to meeting Dibit-san …… to learn about ancient magic.
Their destination is set!
And the book release date is getting closer and closer!
Thank you for reading!
[Afterword Theater]
“4/9, Until I, a fallen nobleman, was called the Great Sage with the Hazure(?) skill “Super Jack-of-all-Trades”. Thank you very much!”
Please buy it! I don’t mind if you just pre-order it!
“Don’t buy that ……”
“What the hell ……?”
When we passed through the guild’s door, Basleigh-sensei greeted them cheerfully at the opening and headed for the counter. Hmm, unlike Reflexion, it’s totally like a tavern.
As we follow Basleigh-sensei as she strolls in and examines the inside, several adventurers turn to us. Some of them are drinking and others are polishing their equipment, but Basleigh-sensei doesn’t care and calls out to a man who seems to be the guild’s receptionist.
“Are you the receptionist?”
“…… Yeah, that’s right. That skin color …… you guys are not from this country. What did you come here for?”
“Ha-ha-ha, I’m the one who has something to ask about! Are you an airhead? It’s nothing suspicious. I’m just looking for someone, an elderly man named Dibit ……”
Just as she mentioned Dibit-san’s name, the group of adventurers stood up and surrounded us. Makina and I turned around and with Basleigh-sensei at our backs, we were ready to counterattack at any moment.
“‘Oh, is there something wrong with Dibit-san?”
“‘Shameless …… who asked you to do this? Afmand’s men?”
“Wait, what do you mean? We’re just here to ask Dibit-san to teach us some magic, okay? We’re here with Fath-san who’s is his old comrade.”
“Fath …… Fath the Thunderbolt? I’m sure there was a time when they were comrades, but I hear the old lady is holed up in the mountains. How could she be in a place like this?”
I see, it seems that it is a situation where it would not be good if people knew where Dibit-san? When I was wondering what to do, Makina continued.
“If you are so suspicious, you can go and check. We have a carriage parked at the corner a little further down the road, and we asked her to wait for us there, so if you tell her my name as her apprentice, she will answer. I am Makina, her first apprentice.”
“…… The stance is not amateur’s, but …… Oi.”
The man at the reception desk gave instructions with his chin, and two of the adventurers nodded silently and walked quickly out of the guild.
“Now, you will stay here until they return.”
“Kukuku …… I’m looking forward to seeing your face collapse.”
“……!”
“Stop trying to stir things up, Basleigh-sensei. I’m sure they’ll be back soon, so we’ll just wait for them. Makina, let’s have a seat.”
“Okay.”
“T-This guys …… aren’t you afraid of us?”
“Unfortunately, we’ve had our fair share of close calls. I’m not proud of it, though.”
We pulled out a nearby chair, and Makina and I sat down to wait for the two that left. After about ten minutes, the guild’s door opens.
“That took you …… long!?”
“Geho …… W-What they’re talking about is true …… It’s the real Fath the thunderbolt ……”
“S-She’s too strong …… Geho. I’ve seen her guild card, so it can’t be wrong.”
The two of them, looking like the end of an explosive skit, shake their heads and say to the man at the reception desk, coughing. I guess they started a fight with her.
“Now, do you have any objections?”
“I’m sorry I doubted you. All right, guys, that’s enough.”
“Fuh …… That made me nervous ……”
“I thought it was the former king. If it had been, people would have died.”
“I’m sorry for that! It’s a matter of life and death for us too, so please forgive me!”
As if the tension from earlier had been a lie, the guild suddenly became lively, and the adventurers scattered while lightly tapping me on the shoulder.
“I don’t mind, since you didn’t attack me out of the blue, and if we’ve cleared up any misunderstandings, but you’re being very cautious, aren’t you? Since you mentioned the previous king, did something happened to Dibit-san?”
“Yeah–“
“That’s pretty much it. Dibit-san was hired by the current King Afmand to help him defeat the former king, and I have a feeling that the former king’s men are looking for Afmand and Dibit-san to take revenge, so if the adventurers from the guild that helped him behind his back ask about Dibit-san, they would find out what kind of person he is. So, I guess Dibit-san is not going to accept any more requests from King Afmand. “
“Ahaha, I didn’t expect you to go into that much detail–“
“Uh, mmm …… That’s right …… I told you everything……”
“I’m right!?”
Basleigh-sensei tried to let his words go with a laugh, but the man at the reception desk kept his arms crossed and broke out in a cold sweat. It looks like everything is exactly as Basleigh-sensei said it would be.
“But I heard that things have been a little better since King Afmand became king, so isn’t Dibit-san a hero for helping? And after two years, the former king’s men are still around?”
The man at the reception desk closed his eyes for a moment and thought about my words, then opened his mouth.
“To people from other countries …… No, maybe it’s because you’re people from another country that I can talk about it. Dibit-san has made one condition for lending a hand to Afmand.”
“Condition?”
“Yeah. When Afmand becomes king, he will abolish slavery. But as of now, the treatment has only improved slightly, but it has yet to be abolished.”
So that’s how it is, then, I guess the people in the guild don’t like the fact that King Afmand is trying to rely on Dibit-san again? But that’s ……
“Aren’t you jumping to conclusions here? I learned in class that slavery has been going on for hundreds of years. I think it would be difficult to abolish it in two years or so.”
“I agree with Lars-kun’s opinion. Well, it is true that there are many slaves, and it is a problem that normal work is not being done by non-slaves, but if they were suddenly stopped being slaves all of a sudden and were told, ‘You are now free. You can go anywhere you want.’ How many people do you think have a place to go? You can’t abolish slavery immediately unless you have a job, a home, and such things in place. Two years should only be enough time to assess the internal situation.”
“Uh, uhmmm ……”
“You have to take a longer view, you know? If you have any objections to King Afmand’s methods, you can send a letter or something.”
As usual, the man at the reception desk was pressured by Basleigh-sensei, who said what I wanted to say. I nodded next to her and continued.
“Well, you’ll just have to leave the country to the new king. In the meantime, I’ve come to ask Dibit-san to teach me magic, can you tell me where he is?”
“…… Fuh, if you’re with Fath the Thunderbolt, I have no choice. But as I said earlier, the former king’s assassins are also targeting Dibit-san, so there is a danger. Do you still want to go?”
“Of course.”
When I smiled and replied, the man at the reception desk eyes widen for a moment, then laughed for the first time and responded with a handshake.
“There’s a place northeast of here called Gariada Valley. That’s where Dibit-san is. I’m sure he’ll meet you guys if Fath the Thunderbolt is with you.”
“Thank you. Shall we go?”
“Yeah!”
“Let’s get there and learn it quickly.”
Basleigh-sensei is right, we should meet him soon and hear what he has to say. I’m looking forward to meeting Dibit-san …… to learn about ancient magic.
Their destination is set!
And the book release date is getting closer and closer!
Thank you for reading!
[Afterword Theater]
“4/9, Until I, a fallen nobleman, was called the Great Sage with the Hazure(?) skill “Super Jack-of-all-Trades”. Thank you very much!”
Please buy it! I don’t mind if you just pre-order it!
“Don’t buy that ……”
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