Hi, everyone. I have an important exam soon, so I will not be able to give as much as time to TL as before. Because of this, I will be reducing the release rate to 1 chapter per week for next 6 weeks. Once my exams are over, I will release bonus chapters to make up for lower release rate right now. Have a great day.
Bear-san Went to Report to the Adventurers’ Guild
Yesterday, I could not relax because of Primme and Ronne’s visit.
So I had made up my mind in the morning that today would be the day when I would simply relax, but that wish came crashing down. This time, Cliff visited my house in the morning.
“…What?” (Yuna)
“Don’t look so angry.” (Cliff)
No, I wanted to be angry. Normally, Cliff never came to my house. I could only assume that he had brought trouble with him.
After all, my plans for relaxing had been foiled.
“It’s about that haunted house request. You just came back the other day, so I couldn’t talk to you about it. You’ll have to report on the request to the Adventurers’ Guild. I’m just trying to smooth things over.” (Cliff)
Oh, It’s about that.
I had completely forgotten that I had received a request to investigate the haunted house.
When I checked that haunted house, it turned out that there was a fairy in that mansion. Somehow, I ended up going to the fairy forest, and when I returned, I didn’t report my findings to the Adventurers’ Guild.
But I could not say that there was a fairy in that haunted mansion.
“Didn’t you say that you would take care of it? What went wrong?” (Yuna)
Cliff explained.
Apparently, he simply notified Adventurer’s Guild that there were some children playing in the house without permission.
“If you report that to the guild, the request will be fulfilled.” (Cliff)
“Did the guild agree to that?” (Yuna)
“They did. Or rather, they also want to get rid of this request as no one other than you is even willing to take it. Well, it plays in our favor as we cannot say that there was a fairy there.”
If word got out that there was a fairy in that haunted house, there would be an uproar.
“And I bought the house, so neither the Adventurers’ Guild nor the Commerce Guild will complain.” (Cliff)
“You bought that mansion?” (Yuna)
It was a rather large mansion.
I wondered what kind of rich nobleman would buy a house like that, but well, technically, Cliff was a nobleman and was also the Lord of this town.
“But what are you going to do with it?” (Yuna)
“I plan to turn that mansion into a luxury inn. Thanks to someone, people will now be able to travel back and forth between Mileela and Crimonia.” (Cliff)
By “someone,” I assumed that it was me.
“Especially these days, some people can’t stay at the normal inns as they are already full and are hanging around on the streets, or even pitching tents in the middle of nowhere. If this continues, it will become unsafe. We need to deal with it.” (Cliff)
“But even if you turn the mansion into an inn, won’t the cost of lodging be so high that no one will stay there?” (Yuna)
“I haven’t decided on the details yet, but I’m going to make the top floor more expensive and the lower floors less expensive. There are servants’ rooms on the first floor, so if I open them up to the public, there should be no problem.” (Cliff)
Ah, I see.
It was like a tower apartment.
The premium pent suites on the top floor, the cheaper, more affordable suites at the bottom.
“Also, there is no lack of merchants with money and so on. If nobles ever come to visit our town, we can also have them stay there.” (Cliff)
That’s a lot of calculations involved.
“Thank you for going out of your way to come and inform me.” (Yuna)
I would have just asked someone to call me over to his home if I were in Cliff’s shoes.
Considering the arrangements he already made before paying me a visit, I would forgive him for interrupting my leisurely schedule.
“I don’t mind. I guess, sometimes, you have to see the town on your own feet to know what’s going on.” (Cliff)
That was what Cliff often said to Noa.
When a noble visits other towns and their own town, they should take a good look around and study the environment carefully to understand what is happening there.
Learn the good and the bad of that town.
Take in the good and remove the bad.
It was an element of being a good Lord.
What about Noa?
Was he educating Noa because she may end up somewhere else after getting married to another noble?
“Now go to the Adventurers Guild and then report back to me. I can’t accompany you and show my face at the Adventurers’ Guild as it will cause unnecessary commotion.” (Cliff)
I thanked him for his concern.
After thanking Cliff, I put aside my relaxation plans and headed for the Adventurers’ Guild.
The number of horse-drawn carriages and merchants increased as I walked around town.