Chapter 94.2

The Adventurers’ Guild is Busy ◆ (Part 2)

Translated by AmaLynne

 

「…One after the other, so busy…」

After hearing the reports from Aurora and Lloyd, Beatrice was leaning her elbows on her desk and thinking about the future, while at the same time remembering the conversation they had just had.

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『Guild Master. If this man is guilty of some crime, there is a possibility that not only the guards but also us will be asked to search for him. We might as well figure out who to entrust it to while we’re at it, right?』

Lloyd suggested.

『…No. For now, let’s put the matter of this person that the guards are looking for on hold, since we don’t have enough information about him. I think it’s more important to know that adventurers are harming the residents of the town. If the need arises, I will act on my own.』

『But if my sister, the guild master, condemns adventurers who don’t belong to our guild, I wonder if the guild to which they originally belonged will interfere with them…』

『The basic rule is that adventurers are punished by their guilds. Guild Master, are you sure?』

『I can’t say that there are no problems at all, but we can’t afford to be careless now that actual damage has already been done.』

Arrest any adventurers of other affiliations who are on the run, find out their affiliations after interrogation, and submit a request for punishment to the relevant guild…It is too much work and will take too long to do and will be done later.

It would be nice if we could round up all the adventurers in the case, however, the possibility of new damage during the procedure is quite large. Moreover, they now have other friends captured by the town guards. If the guild were to take even their friends into custody, there is no telling what kind of violence they would resort to now that they are left with no one left to protect them.

The guild’s motto is to protect the safety of the town.

It was not likely that Beatrice would be able to turn a blind eye to the situation.

『I’ll give it some more thought as to how it should work. Also, I’d like to get some more information about this man who is being searched. Lloyd, if it’s possible, could you pull some information from your contacts who passed this description around?』

『I’ll try to get in touch with him tonight.』

『Please do. And Aurora, please back up Roy and Priscilla. They are newcomers, but they are the best herb collectors in our guild. There is a possibility that those adventurers may contact them again. Please be careful.』

『I understand, sister!』

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―――Two people were instructed to leave. Now Beatrice is alone.

Frankly, there are so many problems that it hurts her head.

One of them. The likeness of Alexei that the guards are all looking for. No, she’s sure it’s him.

「If, as Lloyd-kun says, he is being chased for doing something bad, I can’t just ignore him…」

However, Beatrice could not think of this person as a bad person, because of the impression she had seen and the story of Roy and Priscilla who had come to her the other day.

「Those kids were cornered by demons and even『press』and they didn’t say anything to the guild…」

Essentially, if they press you, etc., you can come to the guild with a complaint, no questions asked.

「I don’t have to be in a hurry to contact…but…」

The guards seem to be looking for him. She doesn’t know if she should ask straight away,「Do you have any idea what happened?」

「I’d like to…get to know him a little better…What should I do?」

Beatrice twists her head. She has put aside her demure demeanor and now has a look of complete responsibility as a guild master.

And then, after a few moments of thinking in her head,

「…Right.」

And then, with a small nod.

「Let’s give it a try.」

With a calm face and a penetrating look in her eyes, Beatrice stared into the face of Alexei, the person whose description had been written.