Chapter 43 As Always, Is This It
Leaving the mansion, I slowly walk down the usual path as if taking a leisurely stroll. Just like the Daioraden, a building with walls made of red brick tiles in a mosaic pattern becomes visible from a distance.
It's not just like the Daioraden, but more like the Daioraden was made in the same way as this place. No matter which town or country you go to, I think the 'Adventurer's Guild' is made to be easily recognizable at a glance.
Arriving at the guild. The entrance door is closed, but as usual, the door opens. Beside it is Kumeiriana-san with a smile.
"Good morning, Soutome-sama. You were supposed to have the day off today, what happened?"
Is it a scent? I took a bath properly yesterday, you know? I wonder if Wolf-Human tribes indeed have a better sense of smell than humans. Lately, they open the door for me like this when I come.
"Good morning, Kumei-san. Oh, you know, today at my place..."
"Oh? Really? Oh my, oh my, oh my? This is a lot."
I turned around, wondering what was going on, and there I saw a familiar face.
"Oyakata-sama, may I intrude?"
"Oh, Corbett-san. Come on in, come on in. From the guild's perspective, I think they would welcome you. After all, you're associated with me."
There stood Corbett-san, the representative of the Black Forest Human tribe that I had been assigned to take care of.
Kumeiriana-san quickly returned to the reception desk. Maybe she could even recognize him by his scent?
"Welcome. To the Adventurers' Guild, Watterhill's Headquarters."
This place is just like Daioraden's branch. It's like being greeted at a family restaurant. Could it be that greetings are passed down from people like me who came from there?
"Kumei-san. They're like my family, you know?"
"Yes, I understand."
"Can I ask you to register them?"
"Sure, I'll take care of it then."
Corbett-san and about eight other people started gathering. Corbett-san's wife, who is in charge of organizing the women, Brigitte-san, will be coming a little later.
"Corbett-san, over here, over here."
I beckoned at the bulletin board where the request form was posted.
"Yes, Oyakata-sama."
"Oh, can you call me Soutome here?"
"Understood, Soutome-sama."
"Not much of a difference. So, it's like this..."
I explained to Corbett-san about the guild, based on what I learned from Kumei-san and Julienne-san, of course.
"Oh, I'm sorry. It's my job, but..."
"It's fine, really. My family here is being taken care of, so it's no problem."
"Thank you very much."
Kumeiriana-san is feeling sorry. Oh, the door opened. There was the woman in charge of the family.
"Oh, so there's no mistake here after all. Oyakata-sama, I apologize for being late."
It was Corbett-san's wife, Brigitte-san. Or should I say 'Oyakata-sama'? Well, never mind.
"Brigitte, here we call Oyakata-sama 'Soutome-sama'."
"Is that so? I understand."
Hahaha. It's nice of him to be considerate, but I'm starting to feel like it doesn't matter anymore. By the way, Brigitte-san also brought about five people with her. It seems that there are quite a few women who want to try working outside.
"Oh? It's bustling this morning, isn't it?"
Wow, how unusual. A woman with a mix of golden and uniquely colored hair, visible from the rolled-up hem of her blouse, and with powerful-looking body hair on her arms and wrists that gives off a strong 'tiger' vibe, came out from the left door of the reception. It's our head manager, Privia-san.
"Good morning, Privia-san. I apologize for my family barging in."
"Ah, I smelled Soutome-dono. No, no. It's a great help for us too. I see, everyone is from the Black Forest Human tribe. Yes, they're probably around 40, no, maybe 50 years old?"
Is that so? So Tigerman (Kojinzoku) is the same? But more importantly, that's amazing, being able to guess their age.
"Ahaha. You understand it well."
"Well, I've lived for a long time. If I didn't understand this much, I wouldn't be able to be the head manager."
"Is that so? I don't think I can do such a feat."
"No, Soutome-dono is more than capable. You're probably one of the best Healing Magic users in this continent, no, in this world."
"Is that so?"
"Yes. As far as I know, there is no one in the demon realm on this continent who can use Healing Magic like Soutome-dono. Well, maybe there were in the past, but are they still active? Maybe some of them died in the recent war."
"The recent war?"
"Yeah, it's a story from more than three hundred years ago, even before I was born. I only know it from literature, so there's not much I can tell you. But it is true that it is said that the 'Oso (Dreadful element)' was caused by that war."
"...Is that so?"
"I won't lie to you."
"Do you know the cause of Oso's occurrence?"
"There seems to be a place related to it that has been investigated. However, the people who went to investigate it never returned. It is said that even those who went to confirm it didn't come back alive. There's only a mention that 'there might be something that causes instant death.' It's also been said, 'What if it's the Holy Lady of the Dragon Tribe?' But we can't afford to lose the Holy Lady. So, the situation is that there hasn't been any progress in the investigation yet..."
Well, the darkness of Oso seems deeper than I thought. If I were to go there and get hit with a combo of instant death, revival, and instant death, I might not be able to move at all. Scary...
"But more importantly, Soutome-dono"
"Yes"
"As a guild, or rather as the Watterhill, we would be very welcoming if the Black Forest Human tribe were to move in."
"Really?"
I've only heard rumors, but I've heard that the Black Forest Humans are good at everything from processing metals, wood, and stone to repair work.
"Is that so? Corbett-san"
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