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Chapter 399 : Commotion In The Adventurer’s Guild
Following Weikel, we entered the Adventurer’s Guild.
The building was filled with adventurers as usual. Since it was late afternoon, they were gathering to take a break here after finishing their job.
I had been here a few times, so I didn’t stand out as much as I did the first time I was here.
Weikel walked toward the reception desk with confidence and greeted the glass-wearing female receptionist behind it.
「Hi there, Cammy-chan~! Can I see Liza-chan~?」(Weikel)
He waved his hand and smiled at her, but she glared at him and pouted, looking a bit angry for some reason.
「Hmph. Why Liza? Am I not good enough? Or, you don’t want to see me?」(Cammy)
「What? No, no! Cammy-chan, you misunderstood me. Look. You recognize this boy, right? He’s Liza-chan’s friend, so I think it’ll be better if Liza-chan handles him.」(Weikel)
Weikel panickedly grabbed my shoulders and pushed me forward.
Actually, I was the one telling him I wanted to explain the situation to Liza since she was my acquaintance.
It’s not that I don’t want to speak with other receptionists, but I just feel comfortable talking with her.
「You are…」(Cammy)
The receptionist, Cammy, stared intently at me and clapped.
「Ah! The boy from the inn that Liza often visits. Mark-kun, was it?」(Cammy)
「That’s right.」(Mark)
Now that I saw her face closely, I remembered Liza sometimes brought her to our inn for lunch.
She seemed to recognize me as well.
「I knew it. Liza often talks about you. She said you’re Celine’s disciple and the most talented kid in this town.」(Cammy)
「Well…」(Mark)
I didn’t know Liza talked so highly about me.
「He is! Mark-bocchan is the strongest kid in this town! No, in this region! No, in this country!」(Weikel)
「Weikel-san…」(Mark)
Excessively complimenting me doesn’t help. It only makes me feel more awkward.
「You see, Cammy-chan? It’s not that you’re not good enough or anything like that. Mark-bocchan just wants to speak with Liza-chan.」(Weikel)
「Alright, alright. I was just joking, you know?」(Cammy)
「Your eyes didn’t look like you were joking…」(Weikel)
「In any case, Liza’s doing some paperwork in the back. I’ll go get her. Please wait for a moment.」(Cammy)
Cammy nodded and went through the door behind the counter.
『Cammy is great, but still, Liza is my favorite! Come, Liza onee-chan!』(Nicola)
As I ignored Nicola’s random telepathic message, the door opened, and Liza came out.
Her long glossy black hair was as dazzling as always.
*IMAGE*
「Yo, Liza-chaー」(Weikel)
「ーMark-kun, Nicola-chan, welcome!」(Liza)
Weikel greeted her, but for some reason, she averted her gaze from him and greeted me and Nicola with a smile.
「Hello, Liza-san.」(Mark)
「Hello, Liza onee-chan~!」(Nicola)
Nicole greeted her back so enthusiastically with her usual angelic smile. If there weren’t a desk separating them, she would definitely jump and hug her waist.
「Fufu. Nicola-chan, you’re energetic as always. By the way, I went to your inn for lunch, but you weren’t there. Nei-chan said you went out.」(Liza)
「Un! We went to the forest!」(Nicola)
「The forest?」(Liza)
「We were accompanying Delica for her training and showing this girl around.」(Mark)
As I said that, I stepped aside, revealing Diadora, who had been hiding behind me.
「Oh~ Who’s this cute young lady? I believe we haven’t met, have we?」(Liza)
I haven’t introduced her to Liza yet.
Diadora spent most of her time in her tree in the backyard. She rarely came out, especially when the dining hall was packed with people.
「Diadora, can you introduce yourself?」(Mark)
Diadora nodded and took a step forward.
「I’m Diadora… Mark’s friend…」(Diadora)
「Mark-kun’s friend, huh? I see, I see~ Looks like our boy has made another female friend. Mark-kun, you sure have a lot of female friends~」(Liza)
Liza glanced at me and grinned for some reason.
『Phu phu! She must be thinking you’re building a harem, which is true.』(Nicola)
『It’s not!』(Mark)
Briefly denying Nicola’s telepathic message, I replied to Liza.
「Look, it’s not that I want a lot of female friends. It just happens that I have more female friends than male ones.」(Mark)
『In my opinion, you should keep it up. No, please keep it up! Please befriend as many cute girls as you can! I’m rooting for you, Onii-chan!』(Nicola)
『No one’s asking your opinion…』(Mark)
It’s not me building a harem. It’s obviously my sister, and she’s using me to achieve that…
「Fufu. It’s natural for a popular boy like you to have so many female friends. I understand.」(Liza)
「No, you don’t…」(Mark)
Liza chuckled. She was probably just teasing me.
She then returned her gaze to Diadora.
「Diadora… chan? Can I call you Diadora-chan? You’re the same age as Mark-kun and Nicola-chan, right?」(Liza)
Diadora looks young, but I wonder how old she really is.
She could be hundreds of years old since she’s a dryad or maybe even older.
I was worried she would reveal her age and expose her identity, but she played along and replied to Liza with a nod.
「Yes…」(Diadora)
「I see. Nice to meet you, Diadora-chan. I’m Liza. I’m a receptionist here.」(Liza)
「Nice to meet you…」(Diadora)
After they finished introducing themselves, Weikel leaned on the reception desk and put his hands on it, trying to get Liza’s attention.
「Liza-chan, are you done talking with the kids? I have something to tell you.」(Weikel)
「Oh? Weikel-san, I didn’t notice you were here.」(Liza)
「You’re lying! There’s no way you didn’t notice me! I’m with them, right in front of you! You were just ignoring me!」(Weikel)
Completely ignoring Weikel, Liza bent toward us and whispered.
「Mark-kun, Nicola-chan, Diadora-chan, you shouldn’t hang out with a shady adult. Your parents would be worried. Do you understand?」(Liza)
「「Yes, Ma’am~!」」(Mark & Nicola)
Nicola and I replied like obedient kids, while Diadora replied by silently nodding.
「Liza-chan, I hear you! You’re so mean! I’m not a shady adult! I might have caused you a lot of trouble, but I’ve really turned over a new leaf, and I’ve been working hard!」(Weikel)
「Reeeeally…?」(Liza)
「I promise I won’t cause you any more trouble!」(Weikel)
Weikel bowed deeply.
I don’t know what he had done, but he seemed to have caused the guild so much trouble in the past.
「Hahh… Alright, that’s enough. So? What do you want to report? Have you finished Mr. Nefta’s quest?」(Liza)
「Yeah, I’ve escorted Luard-sama back home, but that’s not what I want to tell you. When we were in the forest, we found a kobold’s nest.」(Weikel)
「Oh, so you want to report a kobold’s nest, I see. Thank you for reporting. Can you tell me the location?」(Liza)
「Umm, yeah, but… Uhh… The thing is…」(Weikel)
Weikel awkwardly scratched his head and looked away.
Noticing his suspicious behavior, Liza squinted.
「Weikel-san… don’t tell me… You attacked that nest, did you?」(Liza)
「Umm, well… I did…」(Weikel)
ーSLAM!
Liza suddenly slammed the table and glared at Weikel.
She looked scary…
It was the guild’s regulation for adventurers to report a monster’s nest without raiding it so carelessly because it could be life-threatening.
It was only natural that Liza was mad.
「Weikel-san! You just said you had turned over a new leaf! I thought you had changed! Have you not learned your lesson!?」(Liza)
「Hiiiiiiiiyy!! I’m sorry, Liza-chan! I did learn my lesson in Sadola, but it wasn’t me attacking the nest! It was Luard-sama, but… It’s still my fault for not being able to stop him. I’m sorry!」(Weikel)
Weikel looked frightened.
Liza was a receptionist, but she seemed to be feared by most adventurers in this town.
「Hahh… I can let it slide since you managed to get away in one piece, but please be more careful next time.」(Liza)
「Yes, Ma’am…」(Weikel)
「What happened next? How did you get away?」(Liza)
「After we attacked the nest, something unexpected came out… It was a special variant of a kobold. A twin-headed kobold warrior.」(Weikel)
「Special variant, you say!?」(Liza)
As expected, Liza was shocked.
Her angry face toward Weikel turned into a serious expression in an instant.
「Tell me where the nest is! We have to dispatch high-ranked adventurers there as soon as possible!」(Liza)
「Ah, you don’t have to.」(Weikel)
「What!? This is an emergency! What are you talking about?」(Liza)
「Calm down Liza-chan, that special variant kobold is dead. Mark-bocchan killed it.」(Weikel)
「What…? Mark-kun killed it?」(Liza)
「That’s right! Mark-bocchanー Ahem! Mark-bocchan here has killed the twin-headed kobold warrior!」(Weikel)
For some reason, Weikel cleaned his throat and said that out loud.
Is he trying to advertise my glory? Please stop it!
「Oi, did you hear that? Kobold warrior, he said?」
「A special variant kobold, huh? And that kid killed it?」
「If I’m not mistaken, he’s Celine’s disciple, right?」
「Why is he boasting about her disciple like that?」
「Is he trying to get Celine’s heart now?」
「I heard that he was a talented boy, but did he really defeat a special variant?」
「It’s hard to believe.」(adventurers)
Ugh… Now these muscular, scary-looking adventurers are staring at me.
This is so awkward…
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