Cliff, with his Head in the Sand
[Cliff’s POV]
While I was working, Yuna and Noa came to my office.
They had something to discuss with me.
After hearing what they had to say, I wanted to bury my head in the sand.
Fairies?
I had heard that there were fairies somewhere, but this was the first time I had actually seen one.
The fairy’s name was Primme.
She requested that I help her find her sister. To do so, she needed the help of Yuna and my daughter Noa.
She needed Yuna’s magic power to allow others to see her as a fairy. And to find her sister’s whereabouts, they needed Primme’s sister’s handkerchief, which had entered Noa’s body.
I couldn’t simply refuse a fairy’s request.
If I refused, I never knew what would happen in retribution.
There were both good stories and bad stories about fairies.
I didn’t want to put my precious daughter in danger, but I knew that she would be safe if Yuna was with her, so I gave my permission.
Yuna may look strange, but she was a skilled adventurer. Above all, she cared about my daughter. I knew that Yuna would not let Noa do anything dangerous and would protect her.
How many adventurers would be able to defeat 10,000 monsters, black vipers, black tigers, and krakens all by themselves?
Besides, this kind of experience was not something that someone could simply have, even if they wanted to. It would prove a valuable experience for Noa.
But one problem remained.
Yuna had been asked to investigate the mansion.
Although I told Yuna I would take care of the Adventurers’ Guild, I could never say there was a fairy in the mansion.
That would cause a huge uproar which would be good for neither the fairies nor for Crimonia.
The next morning, Noa came in.
“Well, then, father, I’m off.” (Noa)
“Yeah, I’m sure you will be fine with Yuna, but be careful.” (Cliff)
“Yes.” (Noa)
Noa left the house to look for the fairy.
She seemed happy, but a little nervous.
Noa was not a selfish girl, but I couldn’t predict what she might do when it came to anything related to bears. But for now, I have no choice but to trust her.
After a while, I left the house and headed for the Adventurers’ Guild.
When I entered the Adventurers’ Guild, I found the adventurers quarreling among themselves about what kind of requests they would receive.
The place was as noisy as ever.
I headed for the reception desk.
I think the receptionist’s name was Helen.
“May I have a moment?” (Cliff)
“This is Cliff-sama! Yes, yes, it’s all right. Are you asking for me, sir?” (Helen)
The receptionist asked nervously.
“The other day, Yuna-san received a request to survey a mansion, I believe.” (Cliff)
“A request received by Yuna-san? Yes, indeed, Yuna-san was asked to investigate a mansion that is said to be haunted…” (Helen)
“I’m here to report on that, on Yuna’s behalf.” (Cliff)
“Cliff-sama is going to report for Yuna!” (Helen)
The receptionist was surprised.
“Yeah, it seems there were some children who entered that mansion without permission.” (Cliff)
I thought about it for a day and decided to go ahead with this excuse.
It was not as if I could mention that there was a fairy in the mansion. And if I said that there were thieves, we’d have to catch them. So, to keep things quiet, I just said that the children were in the mansion.
“Is that true?” (Helen)
“What? Don’t you believe me?” (Cliff)
“No, that’s not true. But…. The light, the voice…” (Helen)
My story had a lot of loopholes, so she must be suspicious of my words.
“Even if there was a ghost, you don’t have to worry about it.” (Cliff)
“But it was a request from a Merchant’s Guild…” (Helen)