Bear-san, Brings Mylene-san
After parting with Jade-san and the others, I repatriated Swaying Bear and rode down the mountain on Hugging Bear. Soon after, I was able to return to Lurina-san and Gil at the foot of the mountain. Lurina-san and Gil seemed to be with the man I had captured earlier, who was acting as a lookout.
“Yuna-chan? What about everyone?” (Lurina)
I briefly explained the current situation.
“I see, they got away.” (Lurina)
“Since you caught the main culprit, then there’s no problem.” (Gil)
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Lurina-san made a troubled face, but Gil followed up.
“Then Yuna-chan, are you going back to Crimonia and ask Guldmaster to decide?” (Lurina)
“I’ll be right back, so please wait for a while.” (Yuna)
“Roger that” (Lurina)
The Hugging Bear ran at super acceleration and returned to Crimonia in much less time than usual. I thanked him for running faster than usual and sent him back. Then I entered the city, ran to the commerce guild, and went inside.
As usual, there were many people in the commercial guild. While I was thinking about how to get to Mylene-san, Liana-san, who was sitting at the reception desk, noticed me and slightly bowed to me.
Then, when Liana finished with the customer she was dealing with, she excused herself for a bit and came over to me.
“Yuna-san, are you here because of the bandits?” (Liana)
“How did you know?” (Yuna)
“I heard from Guldmaster that Yuna-san and the others were headed for bandit subjugation. We were expecting an official report from the Adventurers’ Guild.” (Liana)
Apparently, the Adventurers’ Guild was supposed to contact them to report the completion.
“I have a report for Mylene-san about that, but can I see her?” (Yuna)
When I said that, Liana-san understood and immediately guided me to Mylene-san’s room.
I thanked Liana-san and entered the room. In the back of the room, Mylene-san was sitting on a chair and working.
“Yuna-chan, what’s wrong? Have you already finished subjugating the bandits, by any chance?” (Mylene)
“Yeah, I have a report about that…” (Yuna)
I reported what happened and took out the bag containing the stolen cotton from the bear box.
“If there are merchants behind the scenes, we have to catch them, or they will repeat the same thing. Once people get a taste of sweet nectar, they won’t be able to turn their backs on it. Making others steal and sell them. That’s not acceptable as a merchant.” (Mylene)
I don’t think it’s an acceptable act, even if you’re not a merchant. Of course, I didn’t say that.
“We have to catch that merchant Redent!” (Mylene)
“Even though it’s just a man’s testimony?” (Yuna)
“If he says that man is lying, then that’s it.” (Mylene)
I guess she means that that if we want to catch that merchant, we need to have damning evidence.
“What are you going to do then?” (Yuna)
“Yuna-chan. I’m sorry, but can you take me to that man?” (Mylene)
“Is it okay to leave your work?” (Yuna)
I look at the work on the desk that has been bothering me since a while ago. There was a tremendous amount of paper on it.
“I’ll do it when I get back. Besides, this is part of my job.” (Mylene)
I can’t say anything when she says that. Besides, it would be a great help to have Mylene-san.
“Oh right, by the way, I haven’t reported this to the Adventurers Guild, should I?” (Yuna)
“This whole thing is also the commercial guild’s issue, and we need to avoid any conspicuous behavior right now. As Jade said, the fewer people who know about it, the better.” (Mylene)
Mylene-san told me to put away the cotton bag, so I put it in the bear box.
After confirming that I had finished, Mylene-san called a staff member.
“I’m going out for a while, but don’t let anyone know. I’ll take care of the urgent work when I get back, so please leave it as is.” (Mylene)
“I understand.”
The staff nodded without asking any questions.
“Now then, Yuna-chan, let’s go out the back door.” (Mylene)
“The back door?” (Yuna)
“You’ll never know whose eyes and ears will be there. We need to avoid even the slightest conspicuous behavior.” (Mylene)
With Mylene-san’s lead, we exit the commercial guild through the back door.
“Let’s get this over with quickly and get back. If we don’t, the work will just pile up.” (Mylene)
“Please don’t push yourself too hard.” (Yuna)
I heard that the guild receptionists are so busy these days that they don’t even have time to sit at the reception desk.