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Chapter 181
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Chapter 181 – The Audit Office Begins to Move
The next day.
After acquiring all the skills I could acquire from Layard Fairy to level 4, I went to the reception desk to exchange the last batch of Lipsum.
As I mentioned earlier, I hadn’t seen Reimi-san at the reception desk for the past two days.
I guess she’s already gone to her family’s home in Mir.
“If you know, that’s fine. Did D-rank hunters Amalie-san and Estelle-san manage to form a new party safely?”
There was no particular plan depending on the answer.
It was just a question that made me curious about what would happen next.
Still, they seemed to understand that I was their savior, and the receptionist who met me told me without thinking too much.
“I heard that Amalie joined another D-rank party. A healer is a valuable asset, you know. But I heard that Estelle-san is leaving town.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. Since they had been turning down offers from various places for a long time, they had formed a party with just the two of them. I think she felt that it was a bit late to start now, and I heard that she had said something about having been offered a job before?”
“An offer? Oh, could it be that she’s going to the C-rank hunting grounds in the north?”
“That’s what I thought, but it looks like she’s going to the eastern country. But a woman traveling alone…?”
After that, it was still a little after 11 a.m., so maybe that was the reason.
The lady, who was obviously bored, showed no signs of stopping, so I forced her to stop with my thanks and left the Hunters’ Guild.
Afterward, I returned to the inn, packed my personal belongings into a special basket, and flew into the sky.
From the sky, I looked down at the town of Lipsum, just as I had when I first arrived.
(Those who stay in this town, those who go east, those who go south…)
The new life of each of the women who lost their husbands.
Even though I understand that I am not the direct cause of this, I can’t help but think about the future of these women who are now scattered in different directions.
Of course, I also think of the people I met in this town, even if only for a short time, such as the gorilla mayor, the captain of the guard, the boy with the curly bangs who made a strong impression on me, and the children.
There are probably many people I will never meet again.
But if there is a chance for our paths to cross again…
I can’t help but say something, gently rubbing my cheek as I tilt my head.
“Is it because of Bezart…?”
I felt strange, showing an interest in someone else’s life that was a little deeper than a superficial relationship.
“Let’s go…”
I muttered to myself and opened the map screen, starting to head north.
I continued my carefree solo journey, looking at the scenery of another world and sometimes meandering as I filled in the map.
By the way, the Map Making skill I received from Riste has been increased to level 2.
It’s clear that this is a skill you can’t get from monsters or humans, and now that I’m more aware of mapping, I thought maybe the efficiency of mapping would improve at level 2.
However, the result was something that made me groan.
Map Making Lv2: Reflects major roads and national borders on the map, and you can also change the orientation of the map. MP cost: 0.
I think it’s important and nice to have, right?
But it would have been more practical if they’d expanded the map area and allowed me to write in the names of cities…
While I was thinking this to myself, I continued to work on adding color to the all-black map.
The first thing I had to do was find villages and towns.
This could be called the real thrill of the adventure.
I passed over the really small villages, but if there were any villages of reasonable size along the highway or towns the size of Mir, I would definitely stop and check out the location of the Hunters’ Guild first.
If I found one, I would stop by the reference room and read the monster information listed there.
However, I didn’t always get the results I was hoping for.
Along the way, there were only a few E-rank or lower hunting grounds.
There was even a “G-rank hunting ground,” which was the first of its kind since I came to this world. Still, when I opened it, it seemed that G-rank hunting grounds were mainly inhabited by wild animals that were a little more dangerous. The targets were mainly ordinary boars and deer, as stated in the guild materials.
There are no magic stones, and there are no regular hunting requests, but it seems that this is a hunting ground that people who value safety and make a living from hunting go to because it is valuable for food and materials.
So naturally, I went there just to be sure.
Whether it’s a monster or a human, I can get a skill if I get the last attack.
What about wild animals?
No one will know the answer unless I try it myself.
That’s what I thought, but to be honest, I didn’t get anything.
Unlike monsters, they don’t approach people on their own, so it’s hard to defeat them, and even when I defeated five or more of them, I didn’t get any skills, and there was no noticeable increase in my skill experience points.
This led me to conclude that wild animals, as well as insects, fish, and plants that I understood from experience, were also out of the question.
The only creatures that can gain skill experience points are those that have and use the skills that Ria-sama was talking about―in other words, it seems that only monsters that have magic stones in their bodies and human-like races that fall into the human category can gain skill experience.
In the end, it was a bit of a detour, but just finding out that much was a step forward.
(Don’t worry. If I keep moving, I’ll get something and grow. If I want to master it, I’ll have to go through it all.)
If that’s the level of determination I have, it’s a piece of cake.
I pulled myself together and focused on my goal.
I continued to head north toward the capital of the Kingdom of Lagreath.
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The location was the capital of the Kingdom of Lagreath, Falmenta, the very center of the city, known as the First District.
In the corner where the country’s most important institutions, including the Royal Palace, were gathered, the headquarters of the Audit Office stood, exuding a solemn atmosphere.
It was a three-story stone building that was plain and simple, and the words “honest and sturdy” perfectly suited it.
A middle-aged man with a slightly protruding belly ran into the building, swaying.
The guard at the entrance is startled, but perhaps because he knows the man, he says nothing.
On the contrary, he understands the situation and gives the man a slightly pitiful look.
The first district is the only one where horse-drawn carriages are not allowed to enter, and unless it is a special carriage with the family crest embroidered on the hood, it cannot pass through the first district gate.
Therefore, that man, who was not a nobleman, had run all the way from the gate separating the first and second districts to come here.
He ran up the stairs, not caring about the sweat pouring down his face, as if every second was precious, and headed for the room he was looking for.
The man who had his office on the top floor of the headquarters and was the de facto head of the Lagreath auditors――
“Huff…huff… A-Assistant Director Camuria!”
“You’re making too much noise! …Huh? Nillow? Why are you here?”
――Assistant Director Camuria, who had been called, questioned him with a stern expression, but Nillow, the Chief Auditor of Malta, understood the gravity of the situation, and so, undaunted, he opened his mouth while looking for oxygen.
“Hah… hah… yes, an Otherworlder! We found an Otherworlder!”
“What? I-is that true?”
At this statement, the movement of the pen in Assistant Director Camuria’s hand completely stopped, and the assistant standing behind him also seemed to forget to move, holding his breath.
From there, they naturally moved to the sofa in the reception room.
Camuria calmly listened to Nillow’s report, which was delivered with a slight pause in his breathing, while the assistant behind him simply wrote the report on a wooden board.
When the report was finished, Camuria spoke.
He understood that the situation was not one to be happy about, but he spoke anyway.
“Two siblings? I want to make the most of this opportunity, but… are you really going to leave it to that Nival-sama?”
Camuria is a commoner who has risen to this position.
Having a utilitarian mindset, he cannot imagine entrusting the future of this country to that old woman, who is neither good nor bad but has no hidden agenda.
He asks Nillow, his expression betraying his discomfort, almost bordering on disgust.
“With all due respect, I thought it would be dangerous to negotiate with someone with a hidden agenda. It would have been easier if it was just the older sister, but the younger one is a complete mystery, including his skills.”
“Even so, couldn’t you have chosen someone with high Conversation and Negotiation skills?”
“This boy showed no interest in money or status. Nevertheless, he proposed a ‘deal’ in which he would ask for compensation. That’s why I dared to make the first move―I asked him if he wanted ‘information.'”
“Have you narrowed down the target?”
“No, not that far. But judging by the boy’s expression, I’m pretty sure he’s looking for some kind of information.”
“Is that why…”
“Yes. I don’t know anyone else in this country who is as knowledgeable as Nival-sama.”
There is no telling when Loki will arrive in the capital and visit Nival.
If he doesn’t manage to get a handle on the situation and report back to the palace in the limited time he has, there is a possibility of a major disaster.
The Audit Office has been in a state of confusion since Nillow’s arrival.
Meanwhile, Loki is blissfully unaware of the situation.
As usual, Loki is running around a certain F-rank hunting ground in the mountains, busily collecting skills while being bombarded with rocks and tree branches by a large number of “monkeys.”
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