The Guild Master of Demon Hunters that the Empire is Obsessed With

86 – No Matter How Fast You Regret, It Is Too Late (1)

“Crying out of happiness?”

“Yes.”

I couldn’t believe it.

There are times when Ornette is happy?

And you can express that?

I really can’t believe it.

Could it be that he experienced some ‘magical’ change after coming here?

“Did you find out anything?”

“No, there is none.”

“Yeah…? Hmm, yeah…”

It would have been nice to come here and find out about the two beings that Ornette is looking for.

Then, wouldn’t Ornette be able to find some stability and settle down in the guild?

“It’s difficult. Should I keep walking? I might come across something like that damn lab.”

“No, you don’t need to.”

Ornette shook her head.

“Now let’s go back to the guild.”

“Is that okay?”

“Yes.”

Ornette created a portal and pulled my sleeve.

“Quick. Let’s go.”

“Okay.”

We crossed the portal side by side, leaving Orleans’ robe where it was.

* * * * *

It was evening when I got off right in front of the guild.

Although it was past dinner time, it wasn’t very late at night.

“Over there…”

Ornette hesitated and tugged on my sleeve.

“Why?”

“Don’t tell other people… “

“Okay, I understand. I came back after a few hours of running away anyway, so people will think I just came back from work.”

Then Ornet nodded his head silently.

Normally, I would have said something bitter, but why are you so quiet?

When I opened the guild door and entered, Leana and Celestine were washing dishes side by side.

“Huh? The guild leader and wizard are here.”

Lucene, who was sitting on the sofa in front of the fireplace and scratching her back with a thin stick, looked over.

“Are you here? How about a meal for two?”

Leana came out into the living room, wiping her hands.

“The two of us ate outside and came back in. I’m going to take a shower.”

“Really? I understand.”

As Ornette opened the back door and walked out, Lucene, who followed her closely, spoke.

“What’s going on with the wizard?”

“Nothing happened.”

“Oh, it seems like there is something. Has his gait changed?”

“You know something just by walking.”

Then Lucene snorted.

“I don’t know if you’re a demon hunter, but if you’re a warrior, you’ll know. If you take one wrong step during battle, a warrior goes back and forth between hell and heaven. I know it when I see it.”

“Really? “What did you think?”

“Let me see, let me see.”

Lucene closed his eyes and his body her his her was shaking as if he was casting a spell.

“The wizard who always walked around with his shoulders hunched and a gloomy face suddenly straightened his back and walked like a girl. But why did his face get hot and he looked carefully at the office manager standing next to him?”

What kind of crazy thing are you trying to say?

“Did you two go to some nice place? Did you relieve your troubles through honest conversation there?”

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

“Otherwise, there’s no explanation, right? For such a twisted little wizard to be freed, it has to come from within…”

“Hi?!”

Celestine, who had been hiding behind a pillar in the kitchen and eavesdropping on our conversation, sighed.

“What comes from within… ?!”

“Huh? It’s a conversation that comes from within, what is it?”

“Right, right… ? The manager, huh? Ornette and huh? It’s not like that, is it?”

“Oh, really.”

Lucene laughed, playfully throwing the stick in her hand towards Celestine.

“Does that make sense, Celestine? Ornette is a baby, a baby. She’s making strange noises.”

Hehe…”

Celestine, who was very embarrassed, quietly took a step back and entered her kitchen.

“It looks cute, but it’s black on the inside.”

Lucene giggled.

After going into the guild leader’s room and taking off his armor and weapons of hers, Lucene picked up the stick again and was still lounging around.

“Hey, Lucene.”

“Why?”

“Shouldn’t you help with the housework too?”

“Huh? Why me? I’m only running for a short period of time? Isn’t there something in the contract that requires someone who will soon be leaving to do housework?”

“Still, if I have a conscience, I wonder if I should do something about it? And who knows? I wonder if I’ll ever have a full-time job?”

“That won’t happen.” I’m a busy person. I have a lot of places to go. I was going to tell you already, but I’m only going to do it until this month.”

“This month?”

This month is so tight.

Finding a quality warrior is already a breeze, so missing out on Lucene is such a waste.

As I thought about catching Lucene, I even momentarily thought about revealing that I was that constellation.

However, when I saw Thundermite leaning next to the sofa, those feelings disappeared.

Lucene is sure to turn my head into a rat for the crime of neglecting her.

And I can never stop the angry berserker Lucene.

Even if you pour elixir and oil on it, it can never be stopped.

Even Nightrend’s screams would probably do nothing to make Lucene hesitate a little.

We need to find another way, coming out is the last resort.

So I said something different while looking at the calendar on the wall.

“Let’s talk about it again at the end of the month. By the way, how far have you progressed with today’s request?”

“I reported everything to the guild leader, so ask him later. Anyway, it will only be done until this month. Make sure you know.”

“Let’s make sure you understand the requests for tomorrow. Explain them.”

“Huh? Suddenly?”

Lucene scratched her temple with a stick and then gave a briefing on tomorrow’s request.

A perfect report with no flaws at all at first glance.

You’re smart. As expected, you raised it properly.

I just stayed up all night with all my heart and soul while listening to 〈 Chaotic Empire 〉 and put in all my efforts.

But it actually becomes a boomerang and grabs my ankle.

“Understood? Until the end of this month. Don’t forget when making the request schedule.”

“Uh oh. Okay.”

Just then Ornette came out, so I answered half-heartedly and quickly ran out the back door.

I took off my clothes, poured some water on it, and thought about it carefully.

Isn’t there a good way to keep Lucene in our guild forever?

But there was no way that came to mind right away.

Other people may be tempted by delicious food and high compensation compared to the industry, but Lucene’s motivation her is completely different.

It is difficult to catch him unless he finds something more meaningful in the guild than searching for the constellation that abandoned him.

However, revealing that I am that constellation would be suicidal right now.

Wow, this is so difficult.

In times like these, I think I might get an answer if I discuss it with Leana.

But I don’t know if I can tell Leana my secret.

The only person who knows that I am possessed is Orleans.

Orleans had already sensed something suspicious since he met me, and since he is a high wizard who has lived for a very long time, there was no big problem if I told him about it.

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* * * * *

That night, Leana came to me as usual with today’s guild operation log.

“There are no requests that are close to the contract date. Now all we have to do is get the results of the requests we bid on.”

“Copper mine?”

“That’s right. It’s an extermination of Kobolds in the copper mine area. It was ordered by the mining company.”

“Why didn’t the border guards take charge of this and hand it over to the guild?”

“It’s obvious. It’s much more profitable to transfer a request to a guild than to have a garrison member get hurt or die while fighting a kobold. Is there a reason to be a mercenary?”

“I guess that’s true. It’s also the private property of a single company, so there’s an issue of equity.”

“That’s right. But the problem is that we weren’t the only ones who participated in the bidding. When we looked into it, guilds from other cities, including Montaigne, also participated.”

“It’s a big deal. So, what are the odds of us making it to the final guild?”

“I think it’s probably possible. Last time I asked them to come to the guild, I showed them the Demon and Suma trophies, gave them a list of quests, and told them about the characteristics of the guild members. When I asked them secretly , I found out that there is no guild other than us that has healers and wizards.”

“If you can do it, it will work.”

If it doesn’t work, there’s nothing you can do.

But I think it will work.

“Was the presentation tomorrow?”

“Yes. We decided to select the final three guilds tomorrow.”

“Why three guilds?”

“Not only the mine, but the entire mountain in the area must be searched and completely eradicated. One guild is not enough.”

“I see.”

Other than that, the remaining requests don’t seem to be any major problems.

“Good job.”

“Yes, manager. Good night then.”

“Oh, by the way, Leana.”

I stopped Leana who was just about to leave the door.

“Why?”

“Well, I met someone a while ago. He said something strange.”

“What kind of sound?”

“What, you’re saying you’re not from here but from another world?”

Leana asked, scratching her chin with her pen.

“If it’s another world, do you mean another continent or island?”

“No, it’s a completely different world. So, a different dimension. Anyway, would you believe that?”

“I don’t know who it is, but it seems like it would be a good idea to quickly cut ties with someone like that.”

Leana smiled and answered.

“If you work with someone who has no sense of reality like that, you will definitely get involved in something difficult or get held back.”

“Right… ? I was thinking that too… Haha.”

“Then good night.”

As Leana walked out and closed the door, she sighed.

It would be better for her not to tell the truth to Leah either.

* * * * *

Around the evening of the next day.

Gillian, the mayor’s taxidermist, sent a mountain griffin head on a cart.

They say the succubus head will be delivered to you within a few days.

This time, we had workers attach the griffin’s head to the exterior wall.

It was on the left side of the horse’s head in the exact center, so it was definitely in shape and looked good.

Now, if you catch a large monster on the right side of the beast’s head, the balance will be just right.

“Here’s the mail.”

As I was looking up at the griffin’s head, the postman handed me an envelope.

When I opened it, it was from a copper mining company and it was good news that our guild had been selected as one of the three final guilds.

“What is this?”

Lucene, who had just returned to the guild, took the mail from my hand and read it.

“Clearing out the kobolds around the copper mine? Haan? This is completely my specialty, isn’t it?”

“Our guild and the other two guilds decided to go together.”

“What are you doing? Can’t I just go and clean it up by myself and have our guild eat all the money?”

“They say it’s because the scope is too wide. The company that requested it said so, so you should know that. I’ll be there tomorrow, so get ready.”

Then Lucene swung the Thunder Mite that was on his shoulder her her her her.

“I can go right now. Haha!”

As I was looking at the Thundermite with a small lightning flash, I wondered if I should leave it alone because I was afraid that the mine would collapse if I took it with me.