Ch.135The NPC Who Cannot Rest (4)

After replenishing my Ira element, I was able to leave the casino with my spirits restored despite being crushed by Gganp’s hateful criticism.

Indeed, my little sister is the best.

“Hey, Jack?”

“Hm?”

“Weren’t you planning to meet the Elder too?”

Miho asked with her ears perked up, and I shrugged my shoulders as I kept walking.

“I was planning to, but after hearing what Ragni said, I changed my mind. I already asked the bunny girl to relay a message. I’ll see him this evening.”

“Really?”

“Originally I was going to talk with Green Dol and then leave Aigram to charge straight to Siltra, but I changed my mind.”

“Charge? Could it be…”

“Seems like there’s an elf who won’t come to his senses until he’s dead. If you don’t like the idea of me causing trouble in Siltra, you can stay here for a while…”

“No, I want to go. Siltra is my homeland too, and I’m the victim in all this, right? If I go with you, I can meet whoever’s behind this incident, right?”

“Well, that’s true, but…”

“Hehe! Then I want to beat them up too!”

Miho enthusiastically raised one arm and pounded her forearm, genuinely excited at the thought of beating someone up.

Hmm, but they’re still your country’s leadership… is this something to be happy about?

I didn’t bother pointing that out and found myself giving a bitter smile, which made Miho lean toward me with a bright grin.

What could she possibly be so happy about?

As we arrived at the guild while exchanging pointless chatter, the guild in the city of Aigram was quiet, probably because the sun was high in the sky.

I headed straight for the reception desk…

But wait, what now?

*Bump*

“Huh?”

“Wh-what?”

“Oh, for fuck’s sake!”

We had been carefully avoiding the few people around to not get in their way.

But two men who had been walking slightly toward us suddenly moved as if deliberately trying to bump into Miho, so I grabbed her shoulder and pulled her toward me to avoid them.

What’s this about? Are you middle school bullies? You look like some gang boss, so why are you trying to bump shoulders?

[Occupation Adventurer: Level 68]

[Occupation Adventurer: Level 76]

Though annoyed, we didn’t actually collide, so I had nothing to say and continued pulling Miho toward the reception desk.

But it seems this cliché wasn’t going to let us go.

“Hey!! If you bump into someone, shouldn’t you apologize?!!”

“Fucking beast bitch, you should bow your head when you bump into humans. Where do you think you’re going ignoring us?”

“Huh? Me?”

“Wow. This is insane. What’s wrong with guild security these days? First the nearby villages go crazy, and now Aigram too?”

The rule that violence or causing incidents within the guild will be severely punished regardless of reason is literally on the first page of the guidelines?

What the hell was that adventurer’s guide I read?

Why are you doing this? Are you illiterate like me?

“Yeah, you!! Are you denying that you, a beast bitch, bumped into a human?!”

“Security? Please. You probably came here to sell your body to humans anyway, so you weren’t taught proper manners, were you?”

“…Jack, these people are…”

“What did you just say?”

Did I hear that wrong? Did they just call Miho, who is clearly with me, what?

“Ha. You think we don’t know? You’re here to sell her because beast-kin fetch a high price these days, right?”

“Hey, mister. We’ll teach this ill-mannered beast bitch some manners, so hand her over and get lost.”

I didn’t respond to their bullshit and looked toward the reception desk.

…What the hell? Are they looking away?

Some staff members appear to be reaching for crystal orbs, but others are stopping them.

What kind of fucked-up situation is this? I don’t understand.

*Grab!*

“Hey. That’s not how you—”

*CRACK!! CRUNCH!!*

“ARGHH?!!”

“Huh? Guns?!”

When the man tried to grab my shoulder forcefully, I didn’t move a millimeter and instead seized his arm tightly, causing the sound of crushing bones to echo throughout the guild.

This is driving me crazy. The guild called me here, and now what is this fucked-up situation?

“Let go!! Let go of this!! AAGH!! P-Pex!! Help…!!”

“Miho.”

“Ah, yes?!”

“Block the entrance.”

“Got it!!”

Since I couldn’t make sense of the situation, I told Miho to block the entrance, and she immediately ran to the door, raising her tail stiffly and glaring at everyone around.

“F-fuck!! Let go of this!! My arm!! My arm is brok—!!!”

“Shut up, you thug.”

*THUD!!!*

“GUHERK?!!”

“W-what the hell?! Do you know who we—!!!”

“I asked you first who you are, asshole.”

I kicked the guy who grabbed my shoulder right in the groin, bursting his balls, and as I approached, the level 70 adventurer—no, thug—who was backing away looked at his fallen comrade and me alternately with an expression that suggested something was wrong.

“Y-you!! Do you know you’re doing this to imperial adventurers…!!!”

“I don’t care if you’re from the empire or an ant colony, idiot. Just answer my question.”

*CRACK!!!*

“G-gack?!! L-let go…?!!”

*SLAM!!!*

“KHEUK?!!”

I grabbed him by the collar and slammed him to the ground, and he started coughing and drooling disgustingly.

Ah, the stench from his mouth is unbearable.

“I’m having a hard time tolerating the smell coming from your mouth, so I’ll ask just once.”

“Huff, huff…. W-who are you…?!”

“Summarize this guild situation in three lines so I can understand. For each line you can’t manage, I’ll pull out a tooth.”

*YANK!*

“ARGHH?!!”

To make him understand I wasn’t joking, I forcibly pulled out one of his front teeth, and he covered his mouth as blood gushed out. His eyes filled with terror, rendering him unable to even scream.

But why should I show him any mercy?

“Now, you have three minutes. For each second over, I’ll take one tooth.”

After all, a mouth that spews shit doesn’t need teeth.

*

The trash over level 100 that I previously erased along with the Aigram gate was apparently the actual ruler of this branch.

And despite this incident being made public, the city mayor’s lack of action made these bastards truly believe that Avalitia was backing them.

In fact, the city guard had shown no movement for three days, so they firmly believed that beast-kin trafficking had become an established feature of Aigram and were planning to resume operations today.

Moreover, since I had killed their leaders, they thought they would become the new bosses.

They even thought it was officially sanctioned by the mayor, so they tried to carry it out freely within the guild. When I heard this, blood really rushed to my head.

From the guild staff’s perspective, they received no response from Avalitia, and the normal adventurers had taken important quests in the surrounding areas, leaving the guild for days and turning it into a lawless zone with no way to control it.

They eventually thought Aigram was headed down this path, so they either had to find a way to survive or leave the city.

In any case, they were afraid of getting caught in the crossfire, so they turned a blind eye.

‘…Avalitia hasn’t slept for three days. I told him to get some rest before I left, but if he heard these stories, his stomach would turn again.’

For someone who’s supposed to be a demon mayor of the Seven Deadly Sins, he might really collapse at this rate.

*CRUNCH!!*

“———?!!”

“As promised, you neither summarized nor finished within three minutes. All your teeth are getting smashed, shitmouth.”

I stomped on the face of the loudmouthed thug, creating a pool of blood. His eyes rolled back, and foam mixed with blood flowed out.

Then I turned my head to look at the staff. Some looked at me with sparkling eyes, while others hung their heads, seemingly guilty about their recent actions.

‘…Hah. I’ve been in the military, so I understand, but this is a bit much.’

I saw this in my previous life too.

A garbage duty officer with glasses and a pig-like face covered in acne, with a terrible personality who threw pens at soldiers, cursed them, dragged his slippers around, and insulted their appearances.

One new private who had no social experience stabbed him, and when the military police came—a colleague of the duty officer—the officer only received a paper warning, and they revealed the private’s identity to the officer, allowing him to bully the soldier more meticulously and cruelly.

Of course, here it’s not just about intensified bullying but people’s lives at stake, so I understand wanting to look away, but still… they’re guild staff. This is too much… Wait, what is the guild master doing?

“Um… are you an adventurer?”

“…Sigh. The guild called me here, but seeing this, I wonder if they really meant to call an adventurer.”

“Ah, c-could it be?”

One small female staff member with glasses who had been looking at me with sparkling eyes asked, and her eyes sparkled even more at my answer.

Why? What?

“P-perhaps! Are you the one who received a confidential quest directly from the mayor to save innocent beast-kin from the clutches of criminals…?!!”

Wait, if it’s confidential, how is it not a secret? Has the rumor spread everywhere?

As if it had been fully announced, she clapped her hands lightly and looked back at the staff with certainty that I was that person.

“R-really?”

“What, really? T-then… the rumor that the mayor was trying to legalize beast-kin trafficking…?”

“Really? Was it really just a false rumor?! A lie made up by trash from outside?!”

“…Damn. I was even preparing to leave Aigram… *sob*!”

I didn’t even confirm anything, but the guild members understood on their own and started shedding tears as if moved.

Apparently, these people were truly victims with no connection to those bastards.

Well, some might have wanted a piece of the action, but anyway, everyone visible now is genuinely happy that I smashed those two pieces of trash, saying it’s fortunate.

…Sigh, I can’t even say anything if it’s like this.

I awkwardly scratched my head and just told them what I knew.

If Avalitia, who’s sleeping now, knew the current state of the Aigram guild, his stomach would surely turn, and he might need medicine.

He’s supposed to be a demon mayor of the Seven Deadly Sins, but at this rate, he might really collapse.

As I was explaining the current mayor’s direction and plans to the staff—

*SLAM*

“Eek?!”

“Huh?”

Miho let out a small scream of surprise and moved away from the door she was guarding, and a man backlit by the sun entered the guild.

A strong smell of blood and…

[Occupation Adventurer: Level 276]

‘…Huh? 276?’

My eyes widened involuntarily at the level of this NPC adventurer, stronger than any NPC I’d seen so far.

Wait, why is there a level 276 adventurer in Aigram, a level 1 town?

Exuding a considerably strong aura as he entered against the backlight, he immediately turned his head as if checking his surroundings.

“What kind of lunatics are fighting here? This is a guild! Deputy Guild Master! Where are you!! I’m back!!!”

“Ah, ah!! G-Guild Master!!!”

When the man shouted, the female staff member with glasses who had been talking to me jumped up and approached him.

Huh? That’s the guild master? Strange? The guild masters in [EIGHT] weren’t combat classes, were they? And his occupation is listed as adventurer…

“Hmm? That friend over there?”

“Yes! He came and defeated these thugs who have been terrorizing us! The city guard is short-staffed, and the city security is in shambles right now!!”

“Haha, my goodness. I’m sure I cleaned everything up before I left for that quick quest…”

“The problem is that ‘quick’ turned into over two months!! You were gone too long!! We really thought you were dead!!! Guild Master, please don’t leave your post anymore?! Please?!”

As the female staff member talked with the man, he gradually approached me, and his face became visible… Wait, what?!

“Oh, u-uncle…?!”

“Hmm? Oh? Gray hair… orange eyes… Huh?! You!!!”

“The Angel examiner uncle?!!”

“Puahaha!! My name is Devil, my friend!!”

The uncle laughed heartily at my words.

Unlike when I saw him before, he had more scars on his face and had grown a bit larger, but his warm smile felt exactly the same as the day he handed me my adventurer ID.

The examiner who had made me a gold-ranked adventurer at the Ponia border city and was so happy about it had appeared as the guild master of Aigram.