Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival-Chapter 214.3

Colette and Cara apparently did not report to the soldiers at the gate, but directly to the Adventurers’ Guild, and when they went straight to the guild, two men inside came running up to them with a pleased look on their faces.

“Cara, Colette!”

“Jean, Souley! I’m so glad you two are safe.”

The four rejoiced to see that each other was safe. But if they had returned first, they should have been on the lookout for the orc zombies, but there was no such tension in the adventurers’ guild, and some adventurers in the guild were giving them cold stares.

“I heard there were orc zombies out there?”

“…Oh, are you talking about them?”

I called out to the receptionist, and the receptionist, who was doing paperwork, let out a sigh with a scowl on her face.

“There was a report of the discovery of a miasma, so I had them check it out, and the Ostole family informed me that they’ve already finished purifying the miasma. And yet, I can’t believe there are orc zombies in a place like this, I haven’t seen orcs in this town for ten years.”

“I see…”

It appeared that originally monsters over rank 3 rarely appeared in this area. Looking around, there were no adventurers of rank 3 or above, and those who reached rank 3 would either go to the royal capital or go to the large dungeon south of the royal capital.

More than that, I felt that [golden arrows] were not given much credit. The people in this guild were those smoldering at rank 2, and Colette and the others who had reached that level at such a young age were expected to leave town in a few years.

And as I felt when I looked at their characters, they may have unconsciously said something that would increase the number of people around them, and such an attitude may have alienated them from others.

In the first place, they never mediate investigative work to young people at rank 2 like them. Normally, they would ask adventurers who were experienced enough to be trusted with that report.

That was disconcerting, but I understood it when I saw this guild. Strong monsters did not appear in this area. But there were some weak but troublesome enemies, like evil spirits. So I felt they were treated like [little birds in the coal mine], as a dewdrop until a real investigation could take place.

“I saw it too. This is the magic stone.”

“A magic stone? I’ve seen it, but the young adventurer’s report says…”

“Even this?”

When I showed her the magic iron identification tag on my chest, the receptionist stiffened and peeled her eyes after a few seconds.

“Well, that…”

“I’m Aria, of rainbow sword. I was on my way to investigate a case of missing villagers at the request of the government, and I came across them being chased by orc zombies. I plan to investigate this case as well.”

“Okay, I’ll report back to the Ostole family and ask them to find a place for us to stay where we can contact them.”

Well, the “bait” was dropped for now. If they knew that I was here because of the missing secret agents, there was a possibility that they would attack me without naming names, but I decided it would be faster to lure them out of hiding.

A rational criminal would not dispose of the body if someone came to investigate, but instead would choose to be quiet and let the person go home.

Once the secret agent was dealt with, the investigation would begin in earnest. Do they not understand that, or perhaps they were not afraid to do so?

“Wait!”

I was about to leave the Adventurers’ Guild and head toward the cemetery when a man’s voice stopped me.

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“Aria-san!”

I heard Colette’s voice and felt the presence of four people, including Cara, so perhaps the four [golden arrows] were following me. I could see Colette and Cara, and Colette’s expression suddenly reminded me.

Come to think of it, she seemed to want to say something…

“…What?”

“What are you talking about?”

Cara bites my curt reply, but the warrior-like man stops her.

“Stop it, Cara! We came here to thank you. I’m Jean and the hunter over here is Slay. Thanks for saving Colette and Cara.”

“I just happened to be there.”

“But thank you nonetheless.”

Perhaps Jean was the leader. He was in his late teens and had organized the rank 2 members, and his pride could be felt in his words and actions.

“And I heard from the guild that you took over our investigation. If that’s the case, let us do it too. If we prepare properly, we won’t lose to orcs.”

“…”

Well, he seems pretty confident. He thinks it was only natural for them to do this survey and for me to accept their help.

But–

Clank!!!!

“…What is the meaning of this?”

Jean suddenly pulls out a dagger with a naturalness as if asking for a handshake, and I catch it with my knife.

The sudden action of Jean startled Colette, Cara, and Slay, and in their confusion, Jean, who had attacked me, raised his voice.

“No! This is not my intention!”