I’m Not Good at Offensive Magic, but I’ll Do My Best With Support Magic! - CH 21

「Thank you for all your help」

「Please come anytime. We’ll be happy to serve you again」

「Yes, please do so at that time」

First thing in the morning, we had breakfast and told Taki-san that we were leaving, and she and her whole family would see us off.

「Yuan-sama, please take care of yourself」

「Yes, I hope Obaasan stays well」

It was my first experience to be seen off like this. At cheap lodgings, you just pay your money and say goodbye. So I am both a little happy and a little sad.

「Well then, Shea-san, let’s go」

「Un. Thanks for the help」

I don’t have any plans to come back to this area at the moment, but if I do, I would like to visit the inn. Until then, I hope Obaasan is well.

We left the inn and headed to the Adventurer’s Guild. I had already told them that I was leaving today, so I assumed that the dismantling would be finished. The Adventurer’s Guild seemed to be already starting to get crowded. It can’t be helped that requests are made by the early bird. When I enter the guild, a staff member comes running up to me.

「Could you be Yuan-san and Rinshia-san?」

「That’s right」

「In the meantime, I’d like to ask for your guild card ………. thank you. The Guild Master has asked me to escort you two when you arrive, so please come this way」

We are taken by a staff member to the office. While other adventurers are lined up, we are given special treatment, so it hurts to be watched by the other adventurers. Despite the stares, we were led to Nanou-san’s office.

「Guild Master, I have brought Yuan-san and Linxia-san with me」

「All right, get in」

A staff member knocks and a tired voice replies from inside, and we enter the office. When I walked in, I couldn’t believe my eyes.

Piles, piles, piles of white paper stacks!

They are piled up all over the desk. Because of the pile, I can’t see Nanou-san.

「I’m glad you’re here…」

Nanou-san, who had been doing his office work, stood up from his chair and I finally saw him. There were dark circles under his eyes, and he looked like he was about to collapse.

「Are you… okay?」

「Yeah, I managed. Almost over the hump」

That’s what he said, but when I look at the stack of papers on his desk, I don’t think so.

「In the meantime… Natural Recovery Enhancement・Emergency!」

「Hmm? I feel a little lighter?」

「It is magic that restores your physical strength little by little. Of course, if you don’t rest properly, you won’t be able to recover completely」

「I know. Still, it helped」

「So what is up with this pile of paper?」

「That’s cleanup」

「Cleanup?」

「Yeah. We’ve got a lot of Orcs to deal with, and we have to report on where they’ve been killed, the logistics of the materials, whether they were priced right, the profits and losses」

Uwaa… I’m pretty sure I would have thrown it out. I was taught how to read, write, and do math at the orphanage, but I don’t understand the terminology, and I think my head would boil if I had to read text for too long.

And from what I’ve heard, they have to submit documents to the guild’s headquarters, the commercial guild, the guild in the imperial capital, the lord, and many others.

Furthermore, it’s not just the Orcs, there’s also the matter of Orio and Natasha, and I heard that there are reports of guards to send to the Imperial Capital, expenses to get to the Empire, and contacting the nobles.

「So, this pile of papers」

「Maa, that’s what happens when there’s a big case involved. This is my job, so it’s not something you guys need to worry about」

In a way, we are the cause of the problem, and I’m sorry, but we can’t do anything about it.

「More importantly, the dismantling」

「Is everything okay?」

「Yeah, but we’d like to take the General」

「Why?」

「Because the higher level individuals will be sent for research」

「Research?」

「Yeah. Do you know the difference in strength between a normal individual and a high-ranking individual? Physicality, magic, intelligence… if we can figure it out, we can come up with a countermeasure.」

I didn’t know that such research was being conducted. We’re adventurers, though, so we don’t really have anything to do with it. No, maybe it’s not irrelevant because as research progresses, we’ll know their weaknesses and behavioral patterns. I don’t know about higher level individuals, but there are even theoretical theories for fighting Orcs and Goblins. That may be the result of research.

「If that’s the case, I’m fine with it」

「Thanks」

「What would be the change in compensation in that case?」

「How about some of the normal Orc materials to cover the cost?」

That would make me happy, too. I’ve heard that General’s meat tastes better than regular meat, but I’d rather receive more meat than less. It’s all about quantity over quality, isn’t it?

「Now that we have your approval, let’s get to work」

Nanou-san rang a small bell and a staff member came and handed over the documents. They seemed to have scheduled the meeting beforehand, and the conversation went smoothly. What would have happened if I had refused?

「So you’re leaving now? As far as I’m concerned, it’d be great if you used this village as a base」

「That’s impossible」

「Impossible」

We both answered immediately. If this village had been in the Republic of Artika, it could have been. However, if it is a territory of the Rūdo Empire, it would be difficult to operate in many ways, so it is unlikely.

「I guess… maa, come back and see me when you feel like it」

「Yes, I’ll make sure to do that」

「Maybe」

「Maa, good luck with that. I’m looking forward to seeing what you two can do together」

Without a solemn farewell, we left the office. Nanou-san wanted to come see us off, but I declined. I want him to get that pile of papers out of the way as soon as possible so he can get some rest. Leaving the office, we headed for the dismantling site that Nanou-san had instructed us to go to.

「It’s here, isn’t it?」

We went to the warehouse just around the corner from the dismantling site where we had deposited the Orcs the other day, and the staff appeared waiting for us.

「The Guild Master would like to speak with you. This way, please」

It was so cold inside the building that I was shivering.

「I have the Orc meat you requested here, but I’ll give this to you first」

A staff member hands me a bag.

「What’s this?」

「This is the price of the Orc materials we sold… and expect to sell.」

「I got paid, remember?」

「I believe what you received was the commission fee. The cost of the materials is separate」

I’ve been doing so many collection requests that I completely forgot that there was a request reward and a material reward.

「Yuan-san had previously entrusted us with 2 Orcs, please check the price for those as well. The guild will pay for the dismantling of the 2 Orcs, therefore we will also pay for them」

When I looked into the bag… it was full of gold coins. Um, I have to take them out to count them, right?

「Shea-san」

Afraid of handling large amounts of gold coins, I ask Shea-san for help.

「It’s important to get used to money」

「O- Okay」

I counted carefully because I didn’t want to make any mistakes. There were 36 gold coins and 2 silver coins in the bag. I inform the staff member of the total.

「The market price of Orcs is 1 gold coin and 5 silver coins, so the number of Orcs you delivered to us is 35, which is 52 gold coins and 5 coins.After deducting the cost of the meat, the result was 26 gold coins and 2 silver coins. Add to that the 10 gold coins of the General’s material, and the result is 36 gold coins and 2 silver coins. Would that be correct?」

「P- Please」

I could do the math, but I couldn’t keep up with the process of adding and halving.

「Yuan, you should calculate well. You can trust the guild, but you can’t trust the merchant. One day, you’ll get hurt」

「Did Shea-san understand?」

「…… No problem」

Shea-san turned away. Maybe Shea-san doesn’t understand either. After that, I received the meat and when I put it away in the magic storage, they were surprised, but I think I finished what I had to do in this village.

And finally, we’re off…

「What, are Rinshia-san and jō-chan leaving?」

I was stopped by the guard I spoke to a few times. It’s not like I did anything wrong, okay? It’s just a last minute exchange before we leave.

「Yes, we will be heading to the city of Tanza」

「I see… it seems that merchants on their way to Tanza are sometimes attacked these days, so you’d better be careful out there.」

「Attacked?」

「Oh, we have to go through the forest between this village and Tanza. I heard there are bandits there」

「Bandits」

「Not every time, but it seems that many merchants are attacked. I’m sure the guild has been asked to do something about them, but they haven’t been able to take them down yet」

I remember glancing at it. However, I don’t remember much about it because I was E-Rank at that time. And I don’t plan to take it now.

「Okay, we’ll be careful」

「Ooh! Come by again」

At the end of the day, the guard told me something very important.

Bandits… unlike monsters, they’re human.

I was a little worried, but we had to go through the forest, so I prayed that we wouldn’t run into them, and then we headed for Tanza.

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