Chapter 105

Everyone has a gloomy atmosphere and whispering conversations .

I repeat the notice . From now on, the North Forest is hereby declared a Level B or higher danger! From now on, any intrusion into the North Woods by adventurers of less than Class B will be punished, in some cases! Be careful! See the board for more information!

The staff are shouting loudly .

Apparently, the lords survey team took the situation seriously as they escaped and returned, and put restrictions on entering the northern forest .

There shouldnt be a person that is B-class or more in this Lomarn citys Adventurers Support Station .

At least Ive never heard of it .

It is said that the lord of this place summons those who reach C class or higher and welcomes them as his private army, or if they fail to do so, a messenger of a nobleman from another land will come and conduct a light interview and preliminary examination, and then hire them as long as it is not a rare occurrence .

Its a guaranteed immediate strength by the authority of the Adventurers Support Center . Theyre probably meditating on some character difficulties .

In other words, this notice is practically a blockade of the North Forest for the users of the Adventurers Support Center .

The North Forest is the most affordable hunting ground .

If this notice is passed, more adventurers will have to take on unfamiliar hunting grounds in the future .

They could be seriously injured, and if they hit badly, they could even lose their lives from this .

Suddenly, I found a pair of men with their shoulders slumped in front of me .

Judging from what they were talking about, they seemed to be the ones who were using the north forest as their hunting ground .

Maybe Ill use this good opportunity to quit being an adventurer .

What are you gonna do now, though . I cant do anything else, and I dont have any help . If I had any such things, I wouldnt be doing this kind of work that doesnt pay off .

But

I tap the man on the shoulder .

The man looks at me and narrows his eyes quizzically .

Huh, what is it, kid . Dont touch my shoulder like were familiar with each other .

The man didnt even try to hide his irritation .

I take a sigh and then shout out to the entire Adventurers Support Center .

Dont worry! As a matter of fact, Gaston-san killed the monster that was nesting in the North Forest! The blockade should be lifted soon!

Wha-, Huh? Gaston? Theres no way!

No, no, its true! I just happened to be in the forest and saw it!

As I said this, the noise around us diminished a bit .

Some of them seemed to be listening to me .

The other man, who was one half of the group, entered the conversation .

Bu-, but didnt that Gaston guy boast that he killed a bunch of balm birds? If that was true

Dont tell me that H-, hey you, that better not be a hoax . Ive remembered your face, you know . If I find out later that youre lying to me, youll not get away with it!

As I was talking to the men, I saw the Gordon brothers at the back of the Adventurers Support Center .

They were looking at me to see what was going on .

I beckoned them over and called them over, then left the Adventurers Support Station .

As I stepped outside, the Gordon brothers came after me .

H, hey, whats going on? Dont tell me brother Abel beat it?

Yeah, yeah . So, I want to give that to Gaston . Inside is a valuable part of the forest monster . It should be enough to prove our defeat .

I point with my finger the bag Mea is holding .

Inside it contains Evil Bounds root .

Oh no, so easily Oh, yeah, but you know

Gordon turned his gaze to Mordon .

Mordon raised his eyebrows in annoyance .

Is there a problem?

No, to tell you the truth it seems that selling his beloved sword has become really unbearable, and now he seems to be strolling around the local bar alone, out of sight . I called out to him because I saw him, but he told me to leave him alone .

What?

Originally, I went out of my way to humor Gaston by putting it up on the wall, but isnt it a bit early to snap?

Even now, Im just saying that Gaston had defeated it, and thats a bit of a problem .

Besides, if you keep changing people from one place to another, the chances of people thinking you are suspicious will increase .

I cant let him run away without permission .

So, if its okay with brother Abel, you can ask me or, if not, you can ask someone else to stand out in the open who looks like can be handled more easily

Well, thats a bit of a problem for me too and Im gonna need Gaston to do it for me as fast as possible .

What?

No matter what, the staff will think its suspicious, and I dont want to change things so easily . At least this once, we need Gaston to do it . Besides, Gaston was just beginning to show signs of becoming easier to deal with Originally, I had gone to the trouble of making this kind of a roundabout way to convince Gaston, and now he had to let go of his huge sword because of my own misdeed I didnt want to do that

Im sorry for the suggestion, but I cant back down here .

I put heat on my words and desperately communicate that with my gestures .

Bro-, brother Abel, youre pretty scruffy .

Gordon said to me with a slightly twitchy look on his face .

So, will you manage to find Gaston and drag him out and let him redeem it?

Gordon turned his head to Mordon again .

Mordon showed a bit of thought, then showed a small nod .

We-, well, if brother Abel says so, then so be it, but

Good, good . As a matter of fact, after all the times Ive blown the whistle on Gaston doing it

Oh, yeah .

Gordon took the bag from Mea and he and Mordon ran towards downtown .

Those two are really nice guys .

The amount of money coming in this time will be a lot bigger than that, and Ill put a little bit on the commission .