Living as an Unemployed in Another World

111 – 4. Silence in the Helm (27)

27.

After those words, all the eyes of the banquet hall turned to Elena. However, she is not intimidated. The 76 people here are in fact the core of a huge force comparable to the royal knights or cathedral forces, representing the adventurers of this country. If you can seek cooperation from them, you will be able to build a friendly relationship not only with the guild in the future, but also with the cathedral side, which is suffering from the appearance of demons.

Originally, court aristocrats recognize adventurers as a force, but they are reluctant to get involved directly with them as they are only immersed in politics within the royal castle. If you dip your feet too deep, you will be checked by those around you, and they themselves will be filled with a sense of privilege, thinking that adventurers who have risen from the bottom are savages. Elena laughed at the idea as stupid. She thinks that adventurers are a military group that represents real humans, unlike the royal family who strives to maintain the status quo, the knights, and the cathedral, which are preoccupied with political battles by advocating doctrines that can not be followed on the outside. Because it did

She is said to be a member of the ducal family, but she is only the third daughter in the Wiesenstein family. In order to surpass her brothers and sisters and lead the succession structure, she has contacted several times with the forces of adventurers that others do not target, and has become friendly. The idea of making an impression was important to her. For that reason, she volunteered to hold talks that she wouldn’t hesitate to come to when she was a duke, so she stepped forward. Even in the guild, she understood that in order to bring adventurers like this together, she needed not only the reputation of the dragon slayer party, but also a plausible authority, so she welcomed her appearance. Elena opened her mouth again.

“I think everyone will be taken aback by the sudden request. However, I think everyone is guessing that the percentage of demons occupying the position of dungeon lord (ruler of the dungeon) is increasing.”

The stage is set up. The rest was to lead the request for cooperation in subjugation of demons to the guild, which the cathedral side did not expect so much, in a positive direction under his own command. The guild is still watching the activity in this place.

“Every time I sat down and watched the fruitless discussions repeated, I thought of all of you who are on the front line facing the unknown more than anyone else. The royal family has the duty to protect the people, and the church has the duty to protect order. But you guys have been fighting monsters on the frontlines so far, even though you don’t have any obligations. First of all, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your hard work.”

Thunderous applause is heard from her adventurers as Elena puts down her noble authority and bows her head. She thought it was good that she came in a dress that exposed her shoulders and chest on purpose. Even she thought to herself, her own beauty was a sufficient advantage for her rugged adventurers. However…… Elena pointed at the man who subtly lowered her hand again.

“The Party is an adventurer party that won the victory by facing the lich, who can be said to be the highest peak of the undead. Now that it is revealed that the demons are commanding an army of undead as well as lesser demons, I think the experience of their party will surely be useful to all of you gathered here, can you tell me?”

Hearing Elena’s words, the handsome young man raised his eyebrows. Again Every time you face yourself, the corners of your eyes strangely close, the corners of your mouth twisting. Yes, it’s your own fault for misunderstanding people first, but isn’t there a need to openly show dislike? In the first place, no matter how much he is among adventurers, who would really think of him as an adventurer, with pitch-black hair and pale skin that is unseen by commoners, no armor, and just clothes to avoid the cold? Elena still had no problem with her own eyes.

“Uh… ….”

Young man chooses what to say. Everyone pays attention to him. Although Elena was not an adventurer, she understood that her party had recently outperformed any other adventurers. The borderland territory ruled by Count Louver ‘Yeo’ was originally a place where there was no great threat except for the sea monsters encountered because it was in contact with the sea, but a lich there had been secretly working in the ancient labyrinth for 300 years. Who would have known that there would be They were the ones who neatly handled things that could turn into a big incident like a bomb that could explode at any time.

“That, Rich…… As Princess Elena said, they were using zombies and ghouls as their minions, except for the skeletons. As you know…… These are monsters that can be created by spell users who deal with the Create Undead type…… In particular, it is estimated that the citadel, which has been buried since the days of the Empire, was filled with the bodies of people who lived there, so the number was indeed more than expected.”

“As expected! How did you defeat those monsters?”

“… ….”

When Elena asked, the young man’s expression became a little subtle. The guild is watching you communicate with an adventurer who looks like a nobleman, but it’s difficult if the conversation is creaky like this. She secretly gave her wink to the young man who met her eyes, asking for forgiveness for the earlier rudeness. An angel-like smile that assures a man that he will be eaten unconditionally. However, he frowned even more than before. Why!?

“Yes…… Although they are Lich’s minions, their level is not very different from what others know. There is no magic resistance, and physical attacks work well enough, so the avant-garde in our party, the avant-garde…… The thief played an active role.”

“You’re saying that it didn’t contain any demonic curse or power. How did you deal with the lich in question? Of course, it would be too much to tell the whole story of that brave adventure here, so please tell us what caused the decisive damage.”

A deeper gaze than before turned to the young man. In fact, this part was also personally interesting to Elena. A lich is a monster that cannot be defeated unless the reliquary is destroyed. Of course, they would have defended it using all sorts of spells, and since a party of only four people broke through, it’s only natural to be concerned about their skills.

“… ….”

However, the young man completely shut his mouth at this point. For what? Elena was confused. Not only was she faithful to her role, but she was also the most curious about her personally. The same goes for her adventurers. Since it was a banquet hall full of red that dominated the royal capital, there were people who had dealt with monsters of the level of a lich, but how many people had actually dealt with a rich person? Elena quickly brought in a staff member borrowed from the guild to settle the conversation.

“Uh, you don’t have to say anything about personal secrets… ….”

“…… We know that the lich was a court mage of the Empire in his human days. However, he didn’t seem to be very good at combat magic. He didn’t properly guard the reliquary. That’s all.”

Oh, exclamations flowed from everywhere at the young man’s belated reply. Isn’t that the equivalent of indirectly expressing that his own skills are higher than the 300-year-old undead’s spell skills? How many slots does he have? Both warriors and thieves seemed to have skills of a higher level compared to their level, but that young man known as a wizard might have skills higher than those of the High Wizard of the Moon Tower. Elena belatedly expressed her gratitude. She then tells her story back again.

“Thank you for sharing your precious story. As I mentioned earlier, many of the demons who reign as Dungeon Lords are being captured as contractors of Zulkar or their minions. The cathedral that enshrines El-Ra, as well as the royal family, are taking strict precautions against them so that they do not come out of the dungeon and invade the capital and citizens. For this reason, we are actively reviewing high-quality holy water and the deployment of our own priests for adventurers heading to dungeons near the border, so we ask that you maintain a close relationship with the guild in the future——”

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The talks seemed to end that way. I let out a deep sigh. I sweated a lot once. What else was there to ask about how he suddenly took down the lich? So many eyes were looking at me, and my heart was pounding. In two senses, of course. Just as Alphonse, who had a good sense of humor, read signs of a curse from me, now that I’ve grown more than then, I don’t know who else might read ominous energy from me and drive me into a heretic. Curses are supposed to be the devil’s monopoly.

I suddenly looked at Mira’s hand, which she had been holding the whole time she was talking. Before I knew it, the trembling subsided, and I was looking at her princess with a cold gaze as usual. I know why. Without saying a word, I gave her a little strength in her hand, and then she turned her softened expression to me.

“…… Don’t worry, I’m not thinking of revenge right now.”

“Okay. Even so, don’t struggle alone and talk to me anytime.”

“Sure.”

Mira nodded her head in agreement. No, why put her hand on her thigh again? This lady’s hand habits have gotten really bad lately. I gently let go of her hand and suddenly looked at Gerald’s party…… What is that gaze?

“Jin, you talk really well! Even against the Princess!”

“As expected, you are my friend!”

Gerald and Hilda whispering and giving thumbs up. Mr. Sukhbat also nodded her head, and Janice has a slightly proud face for some reason…… Now I can tell the difference between those expressionless faces. Feeling embarrassed for some reason, I frowned and turned to Alphonse and the other adventurers…… This one is no different. It’s just that he doesn’t make a fuss, but the sentiment of ‘as expected’ is clearly revealed on his face. Why does it feel like the evaluation is soaring day by day, regardless of my will? It’s because I’m not an adventurer even if I float it like this.

Anyway, thanks to Elena’s progress, the meeting led to a fairly fulfilling feeling, and in the end, it ended with a feeling of urging close cooperation with the priests of the cathedral through the guild. It’s a relationship made out of worrying about the devil rather than the adventurers’ lives, but it’s good that the priest exerts that power a little more anyway. Personally, I think it’s more valuable to put into practice whatever it is than to act as a church by chanting the scriptures tightly wrapped around each other. If you look at it from the perspective of a person from another world whose religion has lost its power, this is the story. I agree in the sense that a pivot is needed in a chaotic world.

After the meeting, when the guild prepared a small banquet for adventurers from far away, great cheers erupted. There is no other way to tame adventurers like greasy food. Princess Elena withdrew from her podium with beads of sweat on her brow. She then exited with her entourage…… Suddenly, she suddenly approaches me. What else Let me try some royal cuisine. Her mummy was glaring at her, and her table was tense at the appearance of her princess. She opened her mouth as she stood up to her me.

“Hey, earlier…… Hmm?”

As she met her eyes with mine, she suddenly looked at Gerald sitting at the table right next to me and gave a puzzled voice. Gerald, not knowing why, immediately avoided the princess as soon as they met her eyes, but only glanced at the revealed nape of her neck, as if she was a little interested. And… ….

“Stand, no way.”

With a voice that only those closest to us could hear, she uttered words like thunder from the sky.

“You, no way, that man who was your sister’s affair partner four years ago!?”

What the hell are you talking about? I immediately checked Gerald’s complexion.

That guy…… He must be still in his early twenties, like me, and he hadn’t looked so desperate since I’d known him.

So, the princess’ affair partner? Is that Gerald?

I finally understand all the actions he took in the capital.

I earnestly wished that fried corn would be served at banquets.