Chapter 42 - Encounter With Senior Disciple
Raust
Seeing a man who put his hand on my shoulder and made a friendly declaration suddenly appeared, Narsena wide-eyed in surprise.
Onii-san?
And then, along with those words, Narsena sent me a gaze that spoke clearly of what she was thinking about.
I want an explanation of whats happening.
Alas, I also wanted an explanation.
I didnt have any male acquaintance with that voice based on my memory, needless to say, I didnt have another companion beside Narsena.
In other words, I also had no clue.
Thinking normally, this man might be lying, but I couldnt figure out his motive; why he lied in this situation, and in the first place, why he suddenly appeared.
Considering the current situation, this man who was trying to pull me away from Nancy might be on our side.
But then it would just mean an extra member in our party, Nancy and the other guilds staffs wouldnt give up with this.
That means, if he wants to help us, claiming to be our comrade is useless.
That was why, I looked back, wondering why I suddenly got called out by him.
Gh!
That was when I noticed the abnormality of the man that spoke to me.
The man had a quite burly body and a well-featured appearance.
Many adventurers with vanguard roles had a strong body, but this man had a body one size larger than that which would surely catch everyones eyes.
Even so, that was a trivial matter to me.
What robed my attention was the intimidating feeling that came from the man.
That intimidating feeling reminded me of the world-class warrior who trained me, Ronaldo-san.
And I knew the intimidating feeling that came from this man had the same quality as the one the Ronaldo-san in my memory exuded.
G-Guilds agent
Huh?
Nancys remark was what returned my mind which had stopped working for a while, back.
Guilds agent, they were the best out of the first-class adventurers and said to be the closest to the world-class adventurers.
Unlike exclusive adventurers, guilds agents could be certified even without a party, and their treatment was incomparable to what exclusive adventurers got.
The general perception was guilds agents were at a higher caste compared to exclusive adventurers.
Im surprised an adventurer like him is in Labyrinth citys guild.
But at the same time, Im convinced, him being a guilds agent would explain his strength.
Youre a guilds agent, your movement would be hindered if you become an exclusive adventurer.
While I was surprised by the sudden development, I understood the man was trying to help me.
A guilds agent was said to have the authority on the level of branch guilds head.
Of course, in the Labyrinth city which had authority independent from the guilds headquarter, they couldnt use that authority.
Still, for a guilds staff like Nancy, the fact they couldnt talk back was the same.
Using his position, the man was glaring at Nancy and the other guilds staffs to apply pressure on them.
Dont get involved with me anymore from hereon.
B-But, I am
But even after receiving the warning, Nancy still spoke.
It looked like she hadnt given up on me yet, she opened her mouth.
Is there any complaint?
Kh! N-No
However, her complaint was blocked with that one remark.
His voice contained his irritation, and Nancy who received that looked pale.
I realized that she could no longer talk back to the man.
And, there was no other guilds staff trying to speak to me after seeing Nancy.
Some people were sending a regrettable glance this way, but nobody was trying to meddle with us now that I was under the protection of this man.
Well then, should we go?
The man asked for our confirmation with a smile.
Umm
Doubt could be seen on Narsenas face.
There was no way Narsena didnt realize she was being helped by the man.
Even so, she still couldnt hide her doubt for the man who suddenly appeared.
Narsena, lets just follow him quietly for now.
Y-Yes.
However, I stopped Narsena.
Now is not the time to listen to his purpose.
And so, as prompted by the man, we left the guild
I have nothing to say, you must be confused I suddenly claimed to be your companion, sorry.
The man who was a guilds agent bowed his head and apologized once we reached a place out of public eyes after we left the guild.
N-No no! Dont worry about it!
Thats right!
Seeing the mans completely unimaginable behavior, Narsena and I were flustered.
We were desperately trying to tell him we didnt mind.
To be honest, I had a little doubt about the guilds agent that helped us.
But, I never wanted to get an apology from him.
We should be saying thanks to you instead!
Thank you for saying that.
Relieved, the man raised his head when I told him that.
I thought it was the best way, but its true I was being pushy
Apparently, the man was worried about claiming to be our comrade more than I expected.
Certainly, I was a bit more sensitive to other adventurers aggressive solicitation that I was quite surprised when this man claimed to be our company.
However, I didnt feel anything like that from the man.
On the contrary, I felt grateful for him.
No, Im really grateful that you pull us out from that place.
Thank you very much! At that time, I dont think we could get away from the guilds staffs by ourselves
And so, Narsena and I thanked him to dispel his concern.
Its good if thats the case. But, you dont need to thank me.
Feeling shy, the man laughed.
However, the man didnt accept our thanks.
Isnt it natural for a senior to help their fellow disciple?
Eh?
Huh?
The next moment, Narsena and I was struck dumb by the mans remark.
For the man to go this far, I knew there must be a reason for it.
But, a senior from the same master was not someone I expected to show up.
But on the other hand, I now confirmed what I thought about before.
After all, the reason why he got this intimidating feeling similar to Ronaldo-san had become clear.
And then, when I understood that, a name came to my mind.
It was the name of the one Ronaldo-san claimed to be the most powerful disciple among many other disciples of his.
Ziegsan?
And then, the man, Zieg-san answered me who timidly asked for confirmation of his name with a smile on his face.
Ahh, I guess, nice to meet you?
That was my first encounter with my senior disciple, Zieg-san.
Later, we and Zieg-san moved to a cafe in the city.
Even on the way there, he already explained a lot of things, including why he knew I was his junior.
This time, Zieg-san visited Labyrinth city with Master, it seemed he was listening to our name and feature on the way here.
Soon after that, Narsena and I became famous, and so Zieg-san knew us one-sidedly.
By the way, regarding the question of why he came with Master, Zieg-san didnt answer and just giving me a troubled smile.
It seemed to be something that shouldnt be spread.
I thought that Master was doing something against Labyrinth citys guild regarding Wolf of Calamity, but it must more important than what I thought.
This might make things more complicated if we offered to help.
If so, is there nothing we could do to help?
Determined to do so, I muttered that in the cafe.
Actually, before arriving at the cafe, Narsena and I had a discussion, the conclusion was we had to thank Zieg-san.
That was why, currently, while drinking tea in the cafe, I was thinking about how to thank Zieg-san.
However, other than Zieg-sans job, which I just found out I couldnt help with, there was no other idea popped into my head.
Today was the first time Zieg-san and I meet, there was too little information that could help me.
Zieg-san, I want to thank you, but
After a bit more of thinking, I gave up on figuring it out on my own and spoke to Zieg-san.
Yes! Feel free to ask anything well, we might not have time in a couple of days, but
And then, piggybacking after me, Narsena also offered help to Zieg-san.
Apparently, Narsena didnt even think about it.
No, just the thought is enough Though, having said that, Im sorry, can I ask you for a favor? As an official request?
In response to our offer, Zieg-san replied with an awkward expression.
I would like to temporarily make a provisional party with both of you.
What?
Provisional party?
The next moment, both Narsena and I were bewildered by Zieg-sans request.
Provisional party, in other words, Zieg-san was saying he would like to challenge the same quest together.
However, for a person in his caliber, to want to challenge a quest with a provisional party, just what kind of quest it is.
Ugh!
However, when I recalled a certain quest, I understood the reason Zieg-san wanted to for a provisional party.
If it was that monster, it was no wonder Zieg-san would propose this just in case.
It was a super-high difficulty monster in the labyrinth lower-layer that Narsena and I wanted to subjugate.
I want you to help me defeat the phoenix.
Both Narsena and I gasped when Zieg-san mentioned the monster in his mind which overlapped with one in ours.
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