Chapter55: The Guild Master's Letter

After completing our task, we immediately went back to the city. I asked Clara-san to report to the guild herself without us because I need to immediately go to the Inn.

And now, I'm currently inside our room with Alice, looking below the bed where I mostly put my stuff.

[ what are looking for, onii-chan? ] Asked Alice who is behind me.

[ ...I just remembered that Diana-san gave me something, she said it was a letter from the guild master. ]

it was that time when I received the task for defeating the golems and the portable item storage.

[ really, onii-chan? ]

[ un, oh! there it is. ]

I finally found it at the edge of the bed. I took it and I finally stood up.

[ is that thing a letter, onii-chan? ]

[ I don't exactly know... but can you go out for a moment Alice? ]

[ ...wh-why, onii-chan? ]

[ well, Diana-san said to me that the guild master told her to tell me to only read this when I'm alone. ]

[ ...is that so...? ]

[ yes, why don't you go out and play with Bretta-chan while you wait? ]

[ ...okay. ]

[ I'll go downstairs when I finish reading this too. It won't take long. ]

[ un. ]

Alice finally walked towards the door to go outside.

[ now... ]

I finally opened the scroll containing the guild master's message. And what was written was...

( Are you sure you are alone right now...? )

[ ...what is this...? isn't this supposed to be a letter!? ]

to start a letter with this kind of sentence... I'm sure there's something wrong with the guild master's head...

[ haah... anyway... ]

( I don't want anyone else reading this so make sure you are alone right now.

Anyway...

About my granddaughter, Katherine. It seems that you two get along well. I will be blunt and say that I don't like that.

I will come back to Citrine City's guild about three weeks from now. Make sure you come to the guild that time, the receptionists will inform you if I ever asked you to come.

I want to talk about the matter between you and Katherine.

If you survive... )

[ ...if I survive what...? ]

that sure sounds dangerous... but three weeks from then... that means it's either today or tomorrow...

[ haah... ] I sigh.

[ just how come the guild master took this matter so seriously...? I only met Katherine-san once for goodness sake... and now the guild master is threatening me. ]

I guess there's no other way than to just talk with him and clear whatever misunderstandings the guild master has... Thinking about it... even I doesn't have any idea why Katherine-san is treating me so well so how am I going to clear up the guild master's misunderstanding?

***

I went downstairs to where I asked Alice to stay at. There I saw Marinda-san in the counter cleaning the table, and at one of the empty tables is Bretta-chan and Alice.

[ onii-chan! ] shouted Alice as she ran towards me.

[ Onii-san! ] Bretta-chan also called my name.

[ oh, Haruto-kun, are you going outside? ] Asked Marinda-san.

[ I'm planning to. It turns out I still have something to do at the guild... ]

[ really? so you're going to the guild? Clara-san is still at the guild, right? ]

[ yes, I asked her to take the reward for completing our task. ]

[ is that so? you know you shouldn't leave a pretty girl like Clara-san alone in the guild. ]

[ ...is it dangerous? ]

[ of course. Clara-san is a very pretty lady, I'm sure guys at the guild will hit on her, and you said she also went there alone? I'm sure she's in danger right now. ]

[ ...re-really!? ]

[ you should come to the guild immediately if you don't want Clara-san to get surrounded by a bunch of brawny men. ]

[ ...ri-right! ]

[ onii-chan! we're going to the guild again? ] asked Alice while tagging my shirt.

[ yes... I think we immediately need to. You're going to come with me? ]

[ of course! ]

***

Not long after, me and Alice finally arrived at the guild. Inside is Clara-san who is surrounded by a bunch of large guys lying on the ground, and at the corners of the room are the other adventurers with the look of fear on their faces.

[ Uwahh... ]

[ ...what happened here...? ]

[ ...oh! Haruto-kun! I was just about to get finished. ]

[ ...about to get finished...? ]

[ yea, I already received the completion reward for the task and was about to go back to the Inn when I suddenly got harassed by these large guys. ]

I can only guess what happened here a little but I'm sure these guys are at fault. Maybe it turns out that Clara-san can handle herself and I don't really need to get worried about her...

[ Diana-san? ]

Suddenly, Diana-san came out of the counter and ran towards me.

[ ...I'm really sorry for this, Haruto-kun... ] Said Diana-san.

[ these adventurers clearly needs to be punished for what they attempted to do to Clara-san. I'll make sure to report what happened here so they can be punished. ]

[ ...re-really...? I don't exactly know what happened but please do so if it's really necessary... ]

[ of course, they should be punished! that guy tried to touch my backside! ]

...they tried to touch Clara-san's butt!? ...well, I guess I can already expect that when Clara-san said that they tried to harass her.

[ o-of course... The guild already called the guards so we will take care of this mess already... ]

[ is that so...? ]

[ umm... Haruto-kun, what are you doing here by the way? ] Asked Clara-san.

[ ah! right! Diana-san, did the guild master already came back? ]

[ yes, just yesterday. Why do you ask? ]

[ ...Well, you remember that letter I received from the guild master? he wrote there that I should go to the guild three weeks from then, and that he will also tell you when to inform me if he ever calls me. ]

[ uwahh... you know the guild master? Haruto-kun? ] Clara-san whispered to me with her eyes glittering.

[ not really... ] I replied back whispering.

[ ah... is that so? well, the guild master already arrived yesterday but he's still at his mansion. But he might come here any time soon... ] Diana-san said as she ignored us whispers to ourselves.

[ phew... that was a relief, I thought I was already too late because I just remembered about reading that scroll this morning... ]

[ Umm... I'm a little curious... but what was written in that letter? ] Asked Diana-san.

[ well, the guild master wrote that he only wants to talk to me about my matters with Katherine-san... ]

[ uwahh... the guild master really does go far when it comes to his niece... I never thought he will actually make an appointment with a newbie adventurer like you... well, you might be a newbie but you're already comparable to a Rank-B adventurer so I guess I can also take that into account... ]

[ ...yes, maybe he might talk about that matter too... ]

[ probably... anyway, as you said earlier, I will inform you whenever the guild master asked for you. ]

[ yes, thank you Diana-san. We won't take another task tomorrow but I will probably still visit. ]

[ I will come too, onii-chan. ] said Alice who was just beside me all this time.

[ of course. How about we go back to the Inn now Clara-san? ]

[ yes, we don't have anything to do here anymore so why not? ]