Chapter 151 What Lurks In The Darkness Of The Night?
In the guild manager's office, Jam-san, Maya-chan, and I finished our usual meeting. Well then, let's go home, I thought and went up to the rooftop.
Centrena slowly rose, carrying us. She was about to spread her wings and soar into the snowy night sky.
"But still..."
"What's up?"
"Isn't it about 890m (973yd) from here to the mansion?"
"Yeah. It might change depending on where you appraise, but that's roughly it."
"If that's the case, Centrena..."
'Kuu?'
"Even though it's so close, I'm sorry."
'Kuu.'
"Oh, I think I might have an idea of what Centrena-tan was trying to say just now."
"Hm?"
"I believe it's something like 'Isn't that where you should be apologizing?'"
'Kuu.'
Oh, really? It does have that kind of nuance. Sorry, if it's not that, then it's this.
"Oh, I see... Thank you, Centrena."
'Kuu'
"I understand now. So this is how they communicate with each other. Next time, Maya will try it with Alesion-tan too."
Speaking of which, Maya-chan mentioned it yesterday. Apparently, she's thinking of either taking over Alesion from Privia-sama or having them investigate the origin of the running dragon to get her own child.
After all, Alesion is Privia-sama's partner, and it doesn't make sense to wait for the still long-lived Privia-sama to retire. Mother said that when she doesn't have any tasks, she promised to lend Alesion to Maya-chan, but Maya-chan still wants to have her own child.
If I remember correctly, didn't Mother say she got it from Dragonkin? If that's true, there's a good chance they're raising it.
It was just about time to arrive at the mansion.
"Hey, brother, what's that over there?"
"Hmm?"
"Look, over there. It's flying and jumping, running straight towards us."
"Yeah, now that you mention it... huh? Did Jam-san say something about it?"
"Yeah, yeah. When I appraised it, it turned out to be a fluffy Cat-people man. Oh, and he's a guy. Gender doesn't matter when it comes to fluffiness, though."
"I see... Can Centrena approach him?"
'Kuu'
Centrena lightly spins to the left, towards the person-like shadow that Maya-chan pointed at. And what do you know? That shadow stops on the rooftop and waves both hands towards us.
Wow, it's interesting. His eyes seem to be glowing softly. Maybe Mother are like that too?
"Hey, brother!"
"Yeah, I think you're right, Maya-san. Most likely, he has something to talk to us about, don't you think?"
I believe so.
"So, it's definitely a ninja, right? Like Yasaburo-san or Suzu-san?"
"If we're talking about that, it's not really a ninja but a garden watcher. If it's a guy, then it's probably in the Yasaburo-san style."
"Oh yeah, oh yeah. Period dramas are really fascinating, aren't they?"
Well, it's impressive enough just to know that. People like Suzu-san were in period dramas ten years ago. I'm pretty sure Maya-chan wasn't even born then...
From Mother mother's estate, on the rooftop of the building across the wide road. Based on the location, it's probably a mansion where nobles live. Maybe because people rarely go up to the rooftop, it's just a plain and flat design.
The reason Mother's estate has a rooftop facility is because of Centrena and Alesion. The shrines and guild rooftops were probably designed with that in mind. There was a door for going in and out. That was surprising.
Well, even so, this place looks like the 5th floor of a building, right? It's quite high up, so did this Cat-people man run here?
We hopped off Centrena's back. There, kneeling on the ground, was Cat-people men. Not your typical ninja or gardener look, but dressed in a guild uniform with a black theme.
It reminded me of the uniforms at Swiglefen's tavern. I wonder how Mesaja-san is doing? And Rosalier-san, I hope she's not stressed from not going out for drinks.
And now, I can't help but wonder, is he more of a young boy than a grown man? He's short and petite. Maya-chan insists that he's definitely a Cat-people man. But his ears and skin are black.
"Uhoho. Is he a Bombay? Or a Persian? Surely not an Abyssinian in black?"
Maya-chan is already trying to pet him. While playing with his hair and ears, he introduces himself without any signs of hesitation.
"Tatsuma-sama, Maya-sama. Nice to meet you. I'm Jamlabel-sama's servant, and my name is Berberiguru. Please call me Berberi."
The servant is definitely a man. His voice is a bit high pitched, but still has a boyish feel to it. He's probably young. I'm not sure though.
"That's amazing. It's like Jam-san that he doesn't get upset even though Maya is being moffed."
"Yes. Jamlabel-sama has told me you about it in advance."
"Yeah, yeah. Nice to meet you. So?"
"Yes. This is a message from Jamlabel-sama. 'Things have changed. Please return quickly.'
"I see. I'll be back as soon as I get ready, so could you tell him that?"
"I got it"
"Maya-chan, it's time to release him."
"I-I can't help it. I'll do this much."
"Yes. Thank you. Now, please excuse me."
Berberi-san nodded politely on the spot and ran back across the roof where he came from.
"Brother, has poaching started?"
"You sensed a suspicious smell, right?"
"I see. Then, we should go and call Rosalier-san and Alesion-tan, right?"
"Yeah."
'Kuu'
Maya-chan and I took off from that spot. As usual, we landed in the courtyard of Mother's mansion. To our surprise, Rosalier-san was waiting to greet us in front of the entrance. Huh?
"Brother, look at that."
"Yeah. This is quite a surprise."
Not only Rosalier-san, but also Her Majesty Mylavirna and Diemirena-san. Mom (Danna) and Mother are here too.
Diemirena-san brought Alesion with her. When Maya-chan landed, she rushed towards her together with Alesion.
Mother quickly approached me. Oh, her eyes look scary. Maybe it's that.
"Hey, you look surprised! Jamlabel-kun contacted me just now."
"I see, so that's what it meant."
It seems that Berberi-san is not the only gardener at Jam-san's place. I heard that there are a lot of people like Berberi-san moving around. It's amazing, it's Jam's parents' home, the Zeilmaker family. Ooooh!
Anyway, mother's face was so stern, I'm sure it had something to do with Great Trout. Food grudges are scary, seriously.
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