v6c184.1 - Intermission 72 - Tabitha, an Adventurers' Guild official, wonders who should go on an inspection tour
“Seriously! What Slave Release! What’s an extra skill!? You could have said something a little more believable, even if you’re trying to deceive me!”
I tried to ask Mr. Alex about them being an independent country, but he ended up telling me a lame lie.
God! What am I supposed to report to the guildmaster!
Anyway, I told him we’re going to send someone to inspect, but I doubt there are any staff or adventurers willing to go to the demon territory.
If it’s somewhere a little safer, I can go there with travel allowance …… No, but won’t Mr. Alex assault me?
No, no, I’ve been in charge of Mr. Alex since he was fifteen, right after he was given his job, and I’m a little older than Ms. Monica, so he definitely won’t attack me …… right?
With that thought in mind, I went to the guildmaster.
“Excuse me.”
“Oh, Tabitha. How was Alex?”
“That’s …… well.”
I told him exactly what Mr. Alex had told me…
“Hmmm, emancipation skills. That sounds far-fetched.”
“That’s right. He said something about extra skills, but I’ve never heard of such a thing.”
“No …… it’s not called extra skills, but I’ve heard that there is such a thing as divine skills.”
“What!? Is that true?”
“Yeah. I don’t know the specifics, but the guild masters in each region have been informed. However, I do not know if extra skills are divine skills or not.”
Divine Skill …… So there is such a thing.
I don’t think Mr. Alex knows that, don’t tell me he’s telling the truth!?
“Incidentally, I asked the guildmaster of the country that approved their independence, and he said it is true that a woman named Snow White was imprisoned there. But he doesn’t know what happened to her, so I’ll ask him to look into it again.”
“Well, how about asking that guildmaster to ask the assistant to the prime minister directly ……”
“That’s impossible. I don’t know if it’s the lord of this town, but I don’t have any connections to meet a high-ranking person in the country.”
Hmmm. So I guess I’ll just have to go see them in person?
I believe that in about two weeks, the Sage who will summon Mr. Alex back will be here, so if I go in about a week, I can visit for a week and go home, so it’s about the right time.
However, when Mr. Alex went to the demon territory, he said that the earliest he could come was two months from now, so I need to ask him again about the current situation.
If he says it will take a little longer, I will not be able to return home even though I went there to inspect the situation.
“That’s right. I’ll send one of the Guild staff members to the site.”
“I guess …… that’s how it would go.”
“Well, it’s the surest and quickest way. The only thing is that you will need to use summoning magic to come back. Anyway …… There’s that newbie girl, right? What’s her name …… that one who’s always saying awawawa.”
(T/N: The one you see in anime, like when they become flustered.)
“Awawawa …… wait, you don’t mean Tina!? No, no! Absolutely not!”
“Is that so? But if I send Tabitha on an inspection, the window side will not be able to function well, right? The same goes for the rest of the staff, and it would be hard on the remaining members to reduce one staff member when we’re short on staff. That’s why I’m thinking maybe that new girl would be a good choice.”
“H-How about Colette ……?”
“Colette is popular with the guys, after all. Besides, it is obvious that if you throw her in a place where there are a lot of women, she will definitely stir things up there. Setting aside that the person herself wished for it, there are one man and four women …… Alex said there are five because there is an elf, but if you put Colette in there, it will be a big problem over there.”
R-Really?
The guildmaster says Colette is a party crusher, but is that true?
But aside from that, sending Tina is just too pitiful.
She’s really, really new, and just arrived a few days ago, so she’s always saying “awawawa” and floundering around.
I think Colette would handle being approached by Mr. Alex well, but definitely not Tina.
She would definitely end up following Fiine’s footsteps.
“How about sending a male staff member to inspect?”
“No, you know that the male staff is by far the most understaffed, right?”
“Oh, that’s right …… Sorry. I take that back.”
The male guild members actually go to the dungeon to investigate and check the strength of the monsters that appear there in order to confirm the information and requests from the townspeople.
Without that research, they would not know how much reward is appropriate or what grade of adventurer they should request.
So, it is assumed that you have to fight monsters …… well, rather than fighting monsters and investigating dungeons, I would rather be in a demon territory where I can be protected by Mr. Alex-san …… but my chastity will be at stake.
I can be protected from the monsters during the day, but at night, on the contrary, Mr. Alex will attack me.
Hmmm……… should I just go ahead and ask the adventurers to make an inspection?
Or should I persuade the guildmaster to let me go, or should I ask Colette to volunteer …… what should I do?