39 Fire Guild (4)
“Master, what does that mean? Are you suddenly looking at me to go to the guild?”
“Didn’t you say that you have to visit once because someone is looking for you?”
“It is, but… … .”
Arua Raven, a rank 6 wizard belonging to the Tower, had a blunt expression on her tail and blurred her tail.
It’s true that the guild has business, but… … .
After taking a good rest for a while, I was planning to go only after doing a rough study of the ‘thing’ I got this time.
“The branch manager made an official request for support. From what I heard, it seems that something big happened there too, wouldn’t it be enough to earn pocket money?”
“… I see. I will go.”
Raven reluctantly agreed to this.
If it was a guild, it was a place I should have gone to at least once.
If you go now, you can get a small monetary reward, so there is no justification for procrastinating.
‘I spent a lot of money in the labyrinth this time… … .’
Besides, it didn’t seem too bad to meet the barbarian a little earlier.
Unprecedented Variant Rift.
Wasn’t he the one who ate the Guardian Essence from there?
It is an interesting specimen as much as that ‘thing’.
“Then I will go.”
“Oh, take Tarzine with you.”
“That’s Okay. He was of no use.”
Raven moved to the nearest branch using the warp gate on the first floor of the tower.
It takes about 10 minutes on foot to the destination.
As soon as she came out to the street, she frowned.
“Why are there so many people here?”
It seems to be several times more than usual.
And the closer you get to your destination, the more people are crammed into it to the point where you can’t even step in.
As if something big happened here.
‘By the way, did you say that the branch manager officially requested support?’
Raven let out a long sigh.
It was meant to earn some pocket money, but it was because I thought I might have to suffer that much.
“Hey, let me ask you something. What the hell is going on?”
Raven grabbed hold of the onlooker male with the most bubbly impression and asked.
And I heard something that made my ears doubtful.
“The looters from the branch have escaped from prison on a large scale.”
It was truly an unprecedented event.
It’s not enough that jailbreaks have occurred, some of them managed to escape into the city center… … .
One of the suspects is said to have taken hostage the daughter of a local head who happened to stop by the branch.
“You seem to have no brain. There is no way the guild will negotiate for that.”
Negotiation or whatever, the guild had no authority in the first place.
The Rafdonia royal family gave the guild a lot of authority related to the labyrinth, but they strictly adhered to the principle of punishing looters.
If I had run away like the other prisoners, I would have had a slight chance of surviving.
“But that’s kind of fun.”
“What do you mean?”
“The hostage-taker is screaming that he is framed.”
“Who is it?”
“Yes. All he wants is to bring the parties involved and use magic to reveal the truth fairly in front of everyone.”
Ask for an indulgence or something like that.
The hostage criminal only demanded ‘finding the truth’.
Because of this, suspicions are spreading that his words may be true among the crowd who have been watching.
‘What kind of crazy people are there?’
Of course, if the story is true, the first culprit will lie with the investigator who got the job done wrong.
But does that mean that they have a large-scale jailbreak and, meanwhile, take the daughter-in-law of the local leader as a hostage?
It’s definitely something a sane person would never do.
“Anyway, that’s why everyone is waiting. The branch manager asked for support from Matop, eh, I wonder when you are going to come.”
Raven smiled awkwardly as she watched the onlookers lick their tongues.
Now she knew for sure.
That the wizard is himself.
Raven sighed heavily and recited the spell.
“Batuna Corvier.”
Her body began to float in the air with a blue light blooming under her feet.
“Oh, lady! Were you a wizard?”
Raven passed over the crowd and landed on the third floor terrace of the Explorers’ Guild branch.
And when I found a man, I was stunned.
“Bjorn… Yandel?”
Why is this man here?
***
Is it because the local chief’s daughter is being held hostage?
All work was done quickly.
“This is Koldo Bierman, who asked me to come to you. As you said, he was stunned down below.”
“Thank you. You go see.”
The first to arrive was the investigator cub.
Note that consciousness has not yet returned.
It didn’t look good, so I shoved him into the closet.
After a short wait, the second shipment arrived.
“Come on, wait! No matter how much a guild it is, can it be done with such force?”
The name of this male explorer in his twenties walking in a slumped posture is ‘Hearts Young’.
The nerd who lost his masculinity while trying to do something to Erwen.
“Thank you for taking care of me without asking. Then you go downstairs.”
“Yes.”
“Gee, are you the branch manager? I, why am I… … .”
Simultaneously with the sound of an employee going down the stairs.
He jumped out from behind the door and shoved his fist into his countertop.
Puff-!
There was no one left in the room.
If the investigator was the number one contributor to this situation, the second priority was this bastard.
Had it not been for this man to testify falsely, there would have been no basis for the investigator to sentence me to death.
“Ah! Whoa, what are you doing! Who are you—!”
“Okay, let’s get it right.”
One, two, three… … .
As he slammed his fists into the face one after another, Hearts Young passed out with blood bubbles.
This time, it didn’t look good, so I put it in the closet as well.
It looks a little cramped thanks to the scaffolding inspector, but it won’t be a problem.
The more I looked at them, the more they matched each other.
After watching for a while, the branch manager cautiously spoke to me.
“… What the hell do you want?”
Oh, you haven’t told me that yet.
But there’s no need to talk twice.
After all, when the next preparations arrive, even if you don’t want to know it, you will know it naturally.
With that thought, I kept my words.
but… … .
“Chief! It seems like it would be difficult to have a priest.”
The priest, the key card in this case, is missing.
The reason is that the official priest associated with this branch is currently absent.
It was impossible to call another priest.
No matter how much the Explorers’ Guild, you couldn’t call a priest who worships the gods like a friend from your neighborhood.
‘Even at the request of the branch manager, it will take at least a day.’
In this worldview, priests are nobles.
It’s not your identity, it’s just what you do.
All of a sudden, I had a taste for it.
‘There is nothing that can be solved properly.’
I wanted to do things as quietly as possible.
If the branch manager had heard it, he would have made the situation to this level and shouted what kind of bullshit… … .
Jailbreak is an ‘accident’ and can be circumvented somehow.
But what if the Guild sentenced an innocent Level 9 explorer to death?
The moment this becomes known to the outside world, the prestige of the Explorers’ Guild will be thrown into a pile of shit.
‘For now, it’s because they claim to be an organization that protects explorers.’
That’s why he asked for a priest.
If I can prove my innocence in front of a priest, I can do things relatively quietly.
Even so, the Explorers’ Guild would not have dared cover this up.
But from the very beginning, the plan was hampered.
“Thank you for the news. Come down and see.”
“Yes! Good job, branch manager!”
As I listened to the footsteps of the staff moving away, I finished my brief deliberation.
‘If it is impossible to entrust the notary to the priest… … .’
There would be no choice but to make the board bigger.
Only then, the Explorers Guild won’t be able to silence me by killing me.
Of all the methods that came to my mind, I chose the most radical and effective one.
“Ahhh!”
“Wow, what are you doing!”
As I went out to the terrace with the sword pointed at the neck of the daughter of the local chief, I saw people flocking to the street.
It seems that they were the onlookers who had gathered because of the previous jailbreak incident.
“above! There is a monster above!!”
One of them finds me and shouts.
The attention gathered in an instant.
“Hmm.”
After clearing his throat once, he shouted using the natural barbarian’s throat.
“My name is Bjorn Jandel! A level 9 explorer that the guild tried to frame and kill! I swear to God I am innocent!”
The reaction appeared immediately.
“What is that guy?”
“Are you a prisoner?”
It doesn’t matter whether they believe me or not.
Since I threw rice cakes, more people will gather even if they are curious.
No matter how much the Explorers Guild, it will not be possible to bury the events that everyone is watching in real time.
Now you just have to wait until the wizard comes.
Instead of a shield that has become a lump of scrap metal… … .
“Wow, hey!”
I made good use of the regional leader’s daughter-in-law’s shield.
***
How long has it been since the jailbreak?
“what? Why is Mr. Yandel here?”
“It must be the wizard sent from the tower.”
Hearing the conversation between two unknown men and women, Koldo Bierman opened his eyes.
It was dark all around and his body did not move.
‘what? Are you locked up? why?’
Leaving behind the blooming headache, he recalled his memories. There were a few scenes that immediately came to mind.
Prisoners running rampant escaping from prison.
An interrogation room with a locked door to escape from them.
And even that barbarian who smashed through the door and put his fist in his face!
‘Oh, but what happened after that?’
I do not know.
no sense at all
So he focused on hearing.
“It would be quicker to hear about the situation from outside.”
“You must be fast, how fast is that! What the hell are you thinking! Mr. Yandel, do you know how many lives you have?”
“If there were a few, I wouldn’t have done this.”
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Mr. Yandel?
what? Maybe there’s that barbarian out there?
“Okay, let’s do some magic.”
“If you promise to grant me one request later.”
“If you don’t know what it is, it’s within the scope of what you can do.”
“like. I promised. Dertei Narvas! uh, uh… … ? Why is this not working? Yandel-san, do you have any magical tools for mental barriers?”
“Don’t you know that there is no such thing just by looking at me? After all, I have no choice but to wake these guys up. Do you even know how to use the ‘video memory’ magic?”
“yes. Can I record everything from now on?”
At that time, the more I listened to the conversation, the more confusing it was.
“Ouch! Alas!”
Suddenly, the space widens and the center of gravity shifts downward. He fell down with a bang and hurriedly raised his head.
The branch manager’s office on the 3rd floor, which he had never been to several times.
“What, are you already awake?”
A total of four people were looking at him.
Barbarian and the branch manager.
A woman who is presumed to be a wizard and a woman who looks quite rare.
I don’t know what it is, but he shouted and looked at it.
“Gee, branch manager! It’s this guy! This guy led the jailbreak!”
“You already know that.”
“Yes, yes… … ?”
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My head was temporarily dazed.
never understood
If you know you’ve committed an outrageous crime, why are you just watching?
“I heard you were in charge of the interest investigation. Is it true?”
“Well, it is… … ?”
It was then that I felt the heavy air covering the room.
I could tell because I was just a nun to work as an investigator.
That the air in this place is never favorable to him.
“This barbarian… No, Mr. Yandel here is claiming that you have identified yourself as a looter with indeterminate information. What do you think about this?”
“Not even worth it!”
“that word… It must be true. It won’t end with just one of you taking off your clothes.”
“He, he, what are you talking about! Aren’t you just a level 9 explorer!”
“Watch out! Can an employee working in a guild of any grade say something like that!!”
“Yes, yes?”
Birman completely froze at the thunderous fire.
Why is the man who was always the first to despise lower-class explorers all of a sudden?
As if being conscious of the external gaze.
‘ah! Looking back, I said ‘video memory’ magic or something!’
Apparently, the conversations they are having right now are being recorded on the crystal ball held by that wizard.
“Wow! As far as judging right and wrong, the guild’s events must be careful and perfect. Please tell me the reasons for your judgment.”
Aroused, he recited the contents of the investigation as directed by the branch manager.
Because I thought that was the only way to live.
“Wow, the first one is a magic stone. At the checkpoint, he presented a manastone that far exceeded the average income of a level 9 explorer, and he suspected it, so there were equipment that seemed to have been stolen from the backpack he checked.”
“therefore?”
“As a result of the investigation, the authenticity of this part could not be confirmed. Because the magic didn’t work.”
“By the way, on what basis did you make the final decision that Mr. Yandel was a predator?”
“Because of a separate incident. A message stone was found among your belongings. Based on this, we traced the origins of the original owner, and we were able to obtain testimony from the same clan member that Bjorn Jandel murdered innocent people and robbed the goods.”
As he talked about the investigation, his voice gradually filled with confidence.
I don’t know why the branch manager treats him like he’s rebuking him, but it’s clear that there was something wrong.
“Chief, there is nothing wrong with my judgment. If you suspect that I may have lied, you can use magic to prove the truth.”
“I’m doing it without looking at you like that. Everything I have said so far is true.”
The wizard, who was watching quietly, nodded.
However, at that time, the barbarian was ignorant of the subject and sarcastic.
“Yeah, it was only the testimony of the same clan member. Neither confirmed by magic nor effective.”
“Is what Yandel said true?”
“That, that, that’s right… … .”
“Why didn’t you check that part?”
The branch manager’s voice suddenly became cold again.
It wasn’t that he had nothing to say.
“First of all, the constitution of this barbarian is a problem! Knowing that magic doesn’t work, he just made false statements uncooperatively!”
“A lie? What exactly do you mean?”
Birman answered confidently.
“One time, he said he survived being stabbed in the neck. But since there was no trace, I asked him, do you know what he said? I really want it! The scars disappeared by eating the vampire essence from the rift?”
“Did you eat the essence of a vampire?”
“Yes! Branch Manager! Does this make sense? Vampires coming out of the cracks on the first floor?”
From beginning to end, this barbarian was gibberish.
“Spitting out a new lie to hide a lie once told. This is the most common statement pattern for criminals. But how can you just listen to this guy and let the precious wizards suffer in vain?”
Of course, there were times when I wondered if there were any repeated claims of innocence.
But I thought it wouldn’t matter.
After all, what would happen if an innocent, young barbarian died innocently?
‘… Besides, if I call a wizard, I will have less money to take with me.’
Still, it was fortunate in the midst of misfortune.
Nothing else, but a vampire on the first floor?
If it is confirmed that he made such a vague statement, he would be able to convince everyone of his judgment.
‘If I was going to do it, I should have lied a little better!’
Soon he looked at the barbarian with triumphant eyes.
But for a while.
“That’s right, right?”
His thoughts stopped at the magician’s slurred words.
“… Yes?”
“Hey, I was there… what about this? You can’t use magic on me.”
What the hell is this wizard talking about?