Angel Little Sister 312

 

Chapter 312 : Reunion

 

「It’s been a while, Mary-chan! I’m happy to see you again!」(Tryon)

「Aa!」(Mark)

I remember now! He is Tryon, the lord of this region.

We met in Camilla-san’s bar, Iris Bar. I was crossdressing as Mary back then.

『Phu phu! Mary-chaaan~』(Nicola)

『Shut up!』(Mark)

「Mark, you know that person? Why did he call you Mary-chan?」(Ester)

「Uhh… It’s a long story…」(Mark)

Ester seemed to be curious, but honestly, I really don’t want to tell her about it.

Realizing that one of the men who entered the room was a noble, Celine stood up from her chair, but when she was about to bow, Tryon raised his hand, stopping her.

「Lady, you don’t have to be so stiff in front of me. Please have a seat.」(Tryon)

「Umm, as you wish.」(Celine)

After Celine sat back in her chair, Tryon lowered his head and introduced himself.

「My name is Tryon Walltrail. I’m the lord of this Walltrail Territory.」(Tryon)

He then approached us and sat next to me.

「I was sure we’d see each other again someday, but I didn’t expect it would be this soon.」(Tryon)

「Ahaha… Me too… So… Tryon-sama, why did you call us here?」(Mark)

「Ah, before that, Morrison, can you explain about our guests once again to me?」(Tryon)

After he said that, the other man who seemed to be the captain stepped closer to us.

Hm? Morrison…? I think I’ve heard that name before…

When I looked at the captain’s face closely, I remembered that he was the captain of the knights who escorted Tryon when he came to Iris Bar.

He cleared his throat and began explaining.

「Sir, according to the report from the gatekeepers, these people are the ones who captured those bandits. This lady is a C-ranked adventurer, Miss Celine. The girl next to her is Miss Ester. I heard from the Adventurer Guild in Torfe Town that she aspires to be an adventurer, and these twins are Mark and Nicola from Fatia Town.」(Morrison)

「Hold on… Mark? So…Your name is not Mary!?」(Tryon)

「Of course not! You knew that I was a boy, right!?」(Mark)

「Bwahaha! I’m sorry. I’m just joking! I knew you were a boy, but I didn’t know your real name. Should I call you Mark? Or you prefer if I keep calling you Mary-chan?」(Tryon)

「Please call me Mark.」(Mark)

「Okay, Mary-chan!」(Tryon)

「Please. Call. Me. Mark!」(Mark)

「Hahaha! Alright, alright. I’m sorry, Mark-kun.」(Tryon)

Ugh… He’s making fun of me… He’s kinda annoying…

「Anyway, I’m sorry for calling you guys here all of a sudden, but there’s nothing to worry about. I want you to relax and listen to him. Morrison, please continue.」(Tryon)

「Ahem! I haven’t introduced myself. I’m Morrison, the commander of the Walltrail Knights. Let me explain the circumstances.」(Morrison)

Morrison looked at us with a serious face.

He looked different from when he was acting like a shy boy in front of Camilla-san back then.

「In these past few years, a criminal organization has been invading this territory. They don’t have a name, but since they are good at hiding, we call them Phantom Mist. There have been numerous cases of missing residents that occurred in this territory, and we have concluded that they are deeply involved in this. However, we hadn’t been able to find any clues about them.」(Morrison)

「Fortunately, thanks to you guys capturing those bandits, we were able to get valuable information from them. Usually, it takes time to interrogate cautious criminals, but strangely, they confessed so easily. I wonder if they were scared.」(Tryon)

Uhh… I think the reason why they confessed quickly was because they were mentally and physically weakened after I drained their mana with Magic Drain several times…

「After interrogating them, we found out that the abducted people were sold as slaves and a certain trading company is involved in this transaction. As a matter of course, abducting innocent people and selling them as slaves is not something that can be tolerated. Therefore, we immediately began to investigate that trading company.」(Morrison)

Suddenly, Morrison stopped talking for a second and looked at us apologetically for some reason.

「…The investigation is currently underway, and because this is a critically serious matter that might disturb the peace of this territory in the long term, we have to minimize the leakage of information as much as possible. The members of that evil organization are everywhere. If they found out that we are investigating the trading company in question, they would definitely destroy the evidence and we would no longer be able to track them down. The reason why we called you people here is to protect you.」(Morrison)

「Umm… What do you mean?」(Celine)

「They knew there was a small group of adventurers who dared to mess with them. We don’t think they would stay silent about that.」(Morrison)

「So… You’re worried that they would capture us and get the information from us?」(Celine)

「Exactly.」(Morrison)

「Hee… You’re underestimating us, aren’t you? Do you think they could easily capture us?」(Celine)

「I don’t mean to be rude, but you’re just a C-ranked adventurer. You are the one who underestimates them. They are a big criminal organization that can crush a small adventurer party easily.」(Morrison)

「Is that so? Then, how about Garrett? He was with us. They might attack him too, right?」(Celine)

「You seem to trust that man. He is an acquaintance of those bandits’ leader. We suspect that he has a connection with the organization, and since he is a merchant, he may have a connection with that trading company too. I’ve sent a man to keep an eye on him.」(Morrison)

「…Seriously?」(Celine)

So… They are suspecting Garrett-san?

I don’t think a kind man like him has a connection with a criminal organization.

Well, at least he will be safe since Marrison’s man is following him around.

「So? What do we have to do? Hiding under your protection for a while?」(Celine)

「Yes.」(Morrison)

「For how long?」(Celine)

「Until we finish dealing with this troublesome organization. I think a week or so.」(Morrison)

「Hmm…」(Celine)

『A week, huh…? This sucks…』(Nicola)

I could see Nicola pouting her lips in dissatisfaction.

She wants to see our parents as soon as possible. Me too. I can completely understand her feelings.

Celine, who saw Nicola’s sad face, frowned in sympathy. She stroked Nicola’s head and apologized.

「I’m sorry… Looks like we have to stay in this city for a bit longer.」(Celine)

「It’s okay. It’s not Celine onee-chan’s fault…」(Nicola)

Seeing Nicola’s disappointed expression, Morrison scratched his head and continued with an apologetic face.

「Don’t worry. We will try our best to finish it as quickly as we can.」(Morrison)

「Yeah, please do.」(Celine)

「By the way, you guys haven’t decided where to stay, have you? How about you guys stay in my castle until the knights finish their mission?」(Tryon)

「Eh? But, Lord Tryon, are you sure you want to let commoners like us enterー No, stay in your castle?」(Celine)

「Haha! I don’t mind. We wouldn’t have been able to come this far without your help.」(Tryon)

After replying to Celine, Tryon turned to Nicola and smiled at her.

「Nicola-chan, was it? What do you think? Do you want to live in a castle for a while? You can be the princess!」(Tryon)

Perhaps he didn’t want to see a girl’s sad face, so he tried to cheer Nicola up.

「Living in a castle!? Can I!?」(Nicola)

「Of course!」(Tryon)

「Yaay! Thank you, Tryon oji-sama!」(Nicola)

「Aahaha! You’re welcome!」(Tryon)

『Guhuhu~ I can’t see Mom and Dad soon, but it’s okay. I will enjoy living in a castle for a week to the fullest! I can’t wait to eat delicious food that nobles normally eat!』(Nicola)

I knew she would think about nothing but food…

Living in a castle, huh…?

I would be lying if I said I’m not excited at all.

 

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