34 Chapter34: Parting Gift

[ thank you Haruto-kun. By the way, My name is Derrick, you can call me Rick, and I'm the person who manages this Guild when the Guild Master is not around. ]

I'm still inside the room inside the guild sitting on a couch, and in front of me is Derrick-san who just finished introducing himself.

[ Nice to meet you Derrick-san. So... you're like that Vice Guild Master then...? ] I replied and asked Derrick-san.

[ that's right, and the truth is, I and the Guild Master made a bet against Yugo-san and Katherine. ] Derrick-san said.

[ a bet...? ]

[ yes, you see, the Guild Master is my father. ]

[ ...which means you're Katherine-san's cousin? ]

[ that's right. I'm really close with my father but when it comes to Katherine, he still dotes her the most. ]

[ ...I heard. ]

Diana-san already told me how Katherine-san is connected to the Guild, and I think that Katherine-san is a really big deal to the Guild and the Holy Knights from what I heard from her.

[ But my father suddenly got jealous of a certain adventurer the moment Katherine sent him a letter that only contains nothing but compliments about that adventurer... you must've already figured out who was that adventurer right? ] Derrick-san said while looking directly at me with a serious gaze.

[...me? ] It's already obvious who the answer is from the way he speaks.

[ why...? why Katherine-san sent him a letter only complimenting me? ] I asked Derrick-san.

[ why you ask...? you know, people say that I, Derick LionHeart, is one of the smartest scholars in the history of this country, and one who knows the answer to many things... but that is one of the questions that I don't have the slightest idea what the answer is right now... It's just that I'm sure she never complimented anyone as she did to you with that letter. ]

[ re-really...? ]

[ ...maybe you have an idea why? ]

[ not a little... ] I replied to his question immediately.

[ I want to ask Katherine herself but that would be dangerous. ]

[ dangerous...? ]

[ well, that is how I would describe her. So don't lower your guard of her just because she's doing many things for you. Believe me, I know how she helped you to become an adventurer, she also requested father to give you that pouch, which is very expensive by the way. ]

[ re-really? ]

[ hmm...? now that I think about it... Katherine also has never been nice to anyone before... I'm interested in what you did to her... ]

[ what I did to her!? why did you make it sound like I did something wrong!? ]

[ well, there's just no better explanation... ]

[ haah... maybe I will ask Katherine-san... I only met her once, but I still want to thank her. ]

that is the reason why I'm getting confused... Katherine-san only met me once but she already did many things for me.

[ hoh? is that so...? a report was sent to me just yesterday that Katherine and Yugo-san will stay for another month at the Holy Knights Base. ]

[ is that so...? ]

I think Diana-san said to me just the other day that Katherine-san will stay with the Holy Knights for two weeks, but now it extended to a month?

[ well you can always write her a letter. ]

[ well, the truth is... I don't know how to write yet... ]

[ oh...? that's unusual. ]

[ yes... I'm from a different country and I don't have any knowledge about the writing of this country is. ]

[ yet you can speak it? ]

[ we-well, yes... ]

[ hmm... ] Derrick-san knit her brows, staring intently at me.

This is the problem with geniuses, they're hard to fool or tell a lie to.

[ well, let's just back to our topic. I said that I and my father made a bet with Katherine and Yugo-san right? ]

[ yes... ] I replied.

He changed the topic but I'm sure he already knows I lied but just decided to keep it aside...

[ that bet was whether you will back out at the Iron Golem's subjugation mission at the guild or not. If we win, the Guild will remove your position as an adventurer and will forever ban you, and if Katherine and Yugo-san wins, my father would promise to them that he will never bother you. ]

[ is that so? why do you think Katherine-san is doing this for me...? ]

I'm don't have any clue why Katherine-san is like this to me. She even made a bet with his uncle...

[ I already told you that I don't know right? ] Derrick-san replied while raising one brow.

[ Well, I guess I should just ask her myself. ]

[ yes, I also want to ask her but it would be extremely dangerous for me. ]

[ well, anyway... where should I sell the bodies I got from the Golems... ]

I actually don't want to stay long since I made Jerald-san wait outside, Alice might also be worrying about me now... at least I assume she is.

[ oh... I already forgot about that... well, I will also buy it from you, but this time it's from the money of the guild and the guild is also the one which will claim it. This is actually a job the other staff of the Guild should do, but I guess since I'm already in front of you I should do it my self. ]

[ is that so? then that would save me the trouble. ]

[ yes, please wait for me again. The money I took earlier was from my own pocket, but I will take money from the Guild itself this time to buy those Golem's bodies from you. Also, as I saw from the cores... hmm... I already calculated how dense and thick those bodies would be, so I also calculated the payment for them too. ] Derrick-san stood up from his seat then he fixed his clothes as he made that statement.

[ re-really...? ] He calculated all that just by looking at the cores...?

This guy is a real genius...

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[ please take it Jerald-san. Hector ojii-san also told me that your village is lacking money so please take this as my gift and also thanks for your village. ]

[ no no no no!!! do you know how much this is!? ]

[ yes, but don't worry, I also kept a big part of the money for me. ]

[ no... no matter how you look at this... is there really 200 gold coins inside...? ] Jerald-san only whispered as it might get dangerous if someone other than us heard.

[ please, please take it. I actually don't want to take such a large amount of money too so I don't mind to share. ]

[ just what are you saying...!? you could live a few years without working or doing anything with this amount of money...! and how... sorry but, how stupid do you think you are to trust someone so much to give them this kind of money...? ]

[ well, I said that I will also come to visit your village sometime right? so I can see how will you use it. Will you use it for your village or for your family or for yourself or even for all of those, I can see the result once I go to your village once again, oh! you can also use that money to fasten Carla's treatment and buy her medicines. I trust you and Hector ojii-san, that's why I'm able to give you this. ]

[ ...you really already think about those huh...? but this is... really too much... ]

[ then just think about it as dept from me. I want to have VIP treatment once I go to your village again Jerald-san. Another reason I want to share you some of the money is because those Golems is basically owned by your Village, I think Clara-san will also be really happy since she tried to defeat those Golems for that money... ]

Another reason I want to give them money is because their village really lacks food. Jerald-san and Clara-san are also the only people in that village who know how to hunt wild animals so they can't rely on that. What they need right now are farmers as they lack people who have knowledge of farming. I'm sure now that I gave them this money is they can now hire farmers to work for them.

[ I think you're an idiot Haruto-kun. ] Jerald-san said with a straight face, not smiling, not frowning.

[ re-really...? ]

[ you're a real idiot... but I wouldn't mind calling you son right now. ]

[ is that so...? ]

[ well, I can pay you with one of my daughters? ]

[ please enough of that... ]

[ I made up my mind Haruto-kun. I will take this money and I will make sure that I will make our village rich with this. ]

[ please do so. ]

[ I really can't thank you enough Haruto-kun. ]

[ don't worry, I think you already did. ]