That word doesnât sound familiar. Is it a church denomination or something?
Looking at Emilia, she silently shook her head. How does that relate to this incident?
In particular, Iâm worriedâŠ
When I turned my gaze toward the informant, there was an empty plate and a silver coin on the table that was already empty.
TchâŠyou left behind a thought-provoking line.
Iâm curious, but right now my first priority is the kidnapped children.
âHurry up, Emilia.â
â⊠thatâs rightâ
Emilia was pondering something, but then she stood up in response to my words.
âIf you need a horse, weâll stop by my party house first, it should be faster than renting one.â
âYeah. And weâll split the informantâs fee fifty-fifty. Make sure you take it out of my commission.â
âUghâŠâ
Ugu? Oh noâŠ
âI donât think so, but youâre not thinking of footing the bill for the informantâs commission⊠are you?â
Emilia suddenly starts walking fast.
âItâŠâ
It?
âItâs barely fitâŠâ
So, negative on expenses.
I kind of guessed it when I asked the informantâŠmaybe if I didnât tell her, Emilia was going to pay with her own pocket money and hand over the reward without a care in the world. I wonder if she was that worried about the missing children.
Well, I guess I canât speak for others on this one eitherâŠ.
While sighing, I keep pace with Emilia and line up next to her.
âYou have a difficult personality. Me and you.â
âUh⊠yeah. Well⊠huh.â
I got a very subtle response.
âââââ
(Guu⊠I canât say that. I just wanted to show Gray my good sideâŠ)
Even so, Emilia was somewhat pleased to see Gray walking next to her, keeping pace with her.
She knew it wasnât the time for her to be happy, but there was nothing she could do about it.
Meanwhile, the Philo Chamber of Commerce and its escort, the âWar Maidens,â were resting by the lake.
ââŠâ
âWhatâs wrong, Kasha?â
Harsalia spotted a crease between Kashaâs eyebrows as she sat on a nearby rock and drank the tea her friends had made for her.
By the way, the members of âWar Maidenâ basically only ate what they had prepared themselves while doing requests, assuming the unlikely event. This was a decision Emilia and Kasha made after the dissolution of âOne Swordâ in order to protect themselves while continuing as adventurers.
Earlier, someone from the Philo Chamber of Commerce offered her tea and sweets, but she politely declined. She had no intention of giving in on this matter, even if the other party was a noble or royalty.
Such a cautious Kasha was looking at her tea with a difficult face, so Harsalia called out to her with concern, despite her tone of voice. âŠâŠ
âEmmyâŠâ
âThe leader?â
âI feel like sheâs trying to look good for Gray again.â
â⊠Ah, thatâ
She didnât really care.
âââââ
â⊠Kushun!â
âAre you cold?â
Emilia sneezes and I call out to her just as we are leaving town after borrowing a horse from the âWar Maidenâ party house.
âNo, itâs all right. Surely someone must have gossiped about me.â
I had planned to give Emilia a break and take care of this request on my own if she wasnât feeling well, but it seems my fears were unfounded.
âYes. Well, donât overdo it.â
ââŠThank you. Letâs go.â
Emilia then began to ride her horse, and I followed behind her on my horse.
From here on, itâs almost a non-stop forced march to the destination. Iâm sorry to the horses, but Iâm going to have them run to their limits using body strengthening magic and potions. Well, even if they canât run anymore, I will negotiate with Emilia and the others and take care of them until the end.
Iâll go along with the situation here. B-class adventurers donât forget aftercare.