Chapter 368 Iren Talks About Her Benefactor
This is because the information is a bundle of adventure reports of earlier generations, and not all of them are about the
As Shinji has determined to drag Alvin and Milis to the archive room tomorrow, he borrows a book that can be checked out in return for the important information, and after thanking Iren, Shinji and his friends return to Shinji’s room.
After arrived, Shinji and Renka sit down on the bed, shoulder to shoulder, and start reading quietly, while Freri lies face down behind them. As they begin to read in comfortable silence, Freri buries her face in her pillow and uses magic.
Before come to the room, when Freri put the book back on the bookshelf, she hid some plant seeds to eavesdrop. The small magical response of listening to sound is lost in the anti-theft spell.
Unaware that Freri is listening in, Iren goes about her business of closing the room.
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As usual, Iren does not think that she is being tapped, and after a simple cleaning of the archive room, she takes her seat and reads a book. As she waited for a while, Meiser came to the arhive room. It has become a routine for the two of them to meet in the archive room after work, and today is no different as he takes a seat in front of Iren.
”Good work, Iren”
”Good work too, Mizer-san. I’ll make you a drink”
”Oh, thank you”
In a room scented with tea, the main topic of conversation is the events of the day. The topic of today’s conversation naturally turned to the
Mizer knows about Iren’s past and how she became an employee of the Adventurer’s Guild. Because of this, he understands her strong feelings. That’s why Mizer, who had heard from Gildeo why the
”It’s not that they’re looking for
”Is that so…? That’s good, but…”
”Yes. But you might want to help them with other reason”
”…? What do you mean by that?”
Iren’s relief is short-lived, and she makes a strange sound at Mizer’s words. The tone of voice in which she speaks with Mizer is full of emotion and is comparable to that of a normal girl. Her facial expression does not change much, but that is also an after-effect of her illness, and her mouth is slightly changed.
”Alvin, the leader of the group… his parents went to get the
”…That…is…”
After Iren became a guild employee and came to the Hateyama branch, she found out that there was only one couple of adventurers who had died in response to a request from the
”He’s the son of my benefactor’s…?”
”That’s right. I wasn’t sure if I should tell you, but I thought I should”
”…Thank you very much …But he’s really great. I failed to become a strong adventurer…”
”Iren, you can’t use magic anymore. And that’s because of your illness. ….Even so, you’re still trying to help adventurers as a staff member. Fighting is not everything, you know”
Compared to his own failed attempt to become an adventurer, the son of a benefactor (Alvin) has become an adventurer who can challenge Hateyama, at the same high rank as his parents. The situation in which her dream hasn’t come true is depressing, and Mizer can only comfort her. Iren, who is being comforted by him, clutched at Mizer’s chest and looked down.
”…If they hadn’t randomly encountered a “Dragon” that only lives in the
The benefactor couple also said, “We have children too and we know how you feel about your child”. They were really trustworthy adventurers with a good track record. But fate was cruel, and Alvin’s parents had an encounter with a “Dragon” and never returned.
”They were unlucky…. So don’t tell
Iren looked up involuntarily at these words. Then she stepped back from her clinging position and looked at Mizer with a serious gaze.
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”That would mislead him. He’s not the kind of people who would die in the
”The Upper Layer is too dangerous. Moreover, it’s too dangerous to go out looking for a dragon. So, I think they should stay out of the
”I understand the logic, but…”
Losing the
”I’m sorry, but please keep this to yourself”
”…Yes. I understand. Branch Leader Mizer”
She replies, but Mizer smiles at Iren’s frustrated mouth.
”Well, we’d better get out of here. If we don’t go get some dinner, we’ll have to skip dinner”
”R-Right. Let’s have dinner”
With that said, Mizer leaves his seat, followed by Iren. When walking, the distance between them is like that between a branch leader and his staff. However, before leaving the room, Mizer turns around and puts his face close to Iren’s ear.
”See you later. I’ll be waiting for you in my room”
”…Yes ♡”
Freri’s eavesdropping ended when Iren’s voice sounded happy. Of course, the conversation is shared with Shinji.
”…Coincidences are scary…”
”? What? Did someone say something to you?”
Renka reacts to Shinji’s muttered words at the unexpected connection between Alvin and Iren. Shinji ponders for a few moments whether or not to tell Renka what he has found out.
”Freri’s been gathering information and she’s come across a great coincidence. It’s about Alvin’s parents…”
Shinji decided to talk to Renka. He wanted Renka to be a stopper in case Alvin found out about the connection between his parents’ death and the dragon. And when Renka heard what he said…
”Ehh!?”
A surprised voice echoed in Shinji’s room.
Sometimes people just happen to be related!
There was a bit about Alvin’s parents. They seem to have been good and clever adventurers. Random encounters are scary.
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