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36 - Wait a minute!! Do you really need that ‘Zamaa’?

RAW

Looking at the employees’ state, it seems they can't take a strong stance against the nobles.
Because the employees are commoners. They can't help but prioritize their own safety.
The same goes for the last time when the receptionist couldn't strongly stop Heinz.

The receptionist apologized, saying, “I'm sorry,” and Port also hung his head while feeling uneasy.

“In the end, it became the same as before. Even though I've become able to do dungeon investigations, and gained confidence...”

“We've been doing dungeon investigation lately, so you should think of this as a vacation. For Port, here it is.”

“? What is this? This bundle of paper...”

“It’s a workbook.”

“‘Workbook’...?”

“You're aiming to be a national courier, aren't you? Just so you know, it's not just about practical skills. There's a lot of things like written exams and interviews. This thing is simply a collection of questions that are likely to appear on the exam. Do that today.”

“Ye, yes... S-studying huh...”

Port's expression hardened when he heard about some kind of studying... It doesn’t look like he's going to be okay.
Besides, the reason I couldn't come out strong was because that guy wasn't there.
Speak of the devil, and Randy has emerged from the shadows.
This guy definitely got out of the ruckus on purpose...

“Hey, old man. You were up to something so you deliberately incited them, weren't you?”

“I didn’t plan anything… They were all people with a higher rank than Crezio-sama. I just responded so as not to imprudently agitate them.”

“Ah, is that so? What the heck.”

“Just in case, I’ll use the [Wand Flower] to perform dungeon reconnaissance. As long as I don't directly go inside, it falls within the scope of regulations.”

“Eh~, what the heck is that~? Can I do it too?”

“It's possible if you have either [Wand Flower] or [Familiar]...”

“I still don't have [Familiar]. Oh. Well, my [Clown] also can also use wands as a weapon! Being able to do the same thing as the old man seems interesting.”

“...Where are Crezio-sama and the others?”

“Hmm? Ah, they’re watching the field in Heinz’s place. Heinz is also somewhat lethargic, you see. I wonder what I should do today.”

This guy... you really should take care of your relationship with Christoph and the others, I secretly told him in my heart while feeling fed up.
It bothers me that there are people like this every now and then. Really.
Anyway... in regards to the dungeon after this, I don't want them to complain like ‘Why did you ignore it even though you know about it’ or ‘You’re too slow, don't mess with me’, so I’ll deploy some [Wand Flowers] around the entrances of each dungeon.

This morning, I wrote a shortened technique formula using the formula devised by the shitty god as a reference in Herkovara's crumbling [Wand Flowers] that have dropped. Fantastically, the [Wand Flower] floats while clad in light.
Just as I was about to instruct them through my wand to head to their destination.

“There is no need for that.”

Someone called out to me.
When I stop what I’m doing and turn around, I see an elf I’ve seen somewhere before... from the looks of it, he was one of the elves from E Kingdom that visited yesterday.
Just when I thought he was going to tell me to hand over the cane again, the male elf says without breaking his expression.

“This time, the people who took the dungeon investigation quest by force were adventurers on the surface, but behind the scenes, they are all people who might as well have been disinherited.”

Ah, in other words, they’re like Randy, they were sent to be adventurers instead of being sent to a monastery like some fallen noble daughter.
If their achievements as adventurers are great, or if their talent blooms and leaves behind a peerless feat, their parents would beg them to return home... such anecdotes are one of the [things that happen in isekai].
Are you saying they’re dreamers with only a field of flowers on their head?

However.

“Just because they ran recklessly for achievements is no reason to leave them to die, right?”

“…You are a very honorable person, but there are other things about them that are difficult to deal with――”

“No way? I'm protecting myself but, so what?? An adventurer like me knows that they'll die in vain, in other words, I don't want to be followed around by people who accuse me of letting them die later. I want to continue being an adventurer in peace and quiet, so I will fulfill my duty. That’s all.”

“Wha...”

“By the way, I thought you’d be asking about the wand but, what about that?”

Without accepting any argument, I flew the reconnaissance [Wand Flower], while incorporating the shortened washing technique formula into the [Wand Flower] that was left in my hand.
Randy immediately asked me, “Is that new one?”, and I told him, “It's a shortened formula.”
The elf clears his throat and answers.

“Regarding the Herkovara Wand… We have decided to recognize your possession of it for the time being. However, Herkovara’s Wand Flower is extraordinarily rare. We’d like your cooperation in researching it.”

Research?
It can’t be, there’s no way it’s by that elf who hasn't taken a bath, right...
I want to investigate various possibilities for wands as well, but I have to improve the familiar spirit that that shitty god――wait.

“Cooperation――I have something I want in exchange for my cooperation.”

“Something you want?... what is it?”

“It's a good quality grimoire.”

Even the elf, who had an unimpressed expression upon hearing that I have a price, parroted back, “Grimoire?”, with a surprised expression on his face.

――――

(T/N: the wand flower is crumbling (ボロボロ), or ragged, worn out, falling apart, tattered, battered, etc.

Zamaa (ざまぁ): ‘Serves you right!’ it actually refers to a genre in webnovels, you know, those ones.)

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