「Kotone-san is… investigating ?」
Well, I should’ve expected that.
I an, she might be the sa as .
Kotone was an otherworlder too and Rosemonde’s remarks just proved that.
Maybe she wanted to have a chat about Japan with .
「I think there’s no need to worry about that.」
The matter of Kotone investigating with malicious intentions might be nothing more than Rosemonde’s over speculation.
I an, I heard from Pora that Kotone had already been fighting to protect the city even before the arrival of Mother’s subordinate, the 4th sister.
I guess she shouldn’t have any ill intentions towards a fellow Japanese like her.
「You don’t know anything about her at all. 《Ares Hand》 are true misanthropes.」
Rosemonde struck the table as she warned .
「Well, ability-wise, you guys are far above her, but… that girl has this strange ability you know. At least, you should be wary of her ambush.」
Rosemonde said so while looking toward Philia.
When Philia was tilting her head with an adorable look on her face, Rosemonde got goosebumps instead.
「A-Anyhow, there are many suspicious rumours about 《Ares Hand》 since she’s always hiding. That’s why to stop being so naive when I tell you about her investigating you. She’s a coldhearted and cruel person. Though that racoon old man managed to control her, there’s clearly sothing suspicious about it. At the very least, you have to be very careful.」
「… I understand. Thank you very much for your advice, I’ll try to do as you say.」
She was right, it seems I was too careless since the other party might be Japanese like .
Maybe I had to raise my vigilance a little bit to the otherworlder.
Anyhow, every one of them was the holder of 《Gift Skill》.
Kotone’s 《Gift Skill》, 《Ares Hand》, was a skill that allowed her to lift the restriction limit or curse of any kind of weapon and use them as if they were her own limbs.
Depending on the weapon she had, it was an extrely broken skill.
Vigilance toward Kotone aside, I really couldn’t let my guard down against the other otherworlders who had 《God’s Gift》 too.
I also heard the story from Pora that Kotone could barely hold her ground in the fight against Mother’s subordinate.
Since that was the case, her level might be still below level 1000.
She might be slightly more powerful than the current Pora.
「It might be not a big deal for you or that monster over there, maybe Pora too. But still, be careful. 《Ares Hand》 might kidnap Pora if she’s hostile toward you.」
「P-Pora?」
Pora pointed her finger toward .
I was at a loss for words.
Sure enough, Pora wouldn’t be able to resist Kotone if the latter ambushed Pora.
「You might be strong but don’t let your guard down. The reason 《Ares Hand》 is investigating you might be because of your weapon.」
「… But, she has been neglecting her adventurer job for the last half year she stayed in this place, right? She doesn’t strike as a belligerent person either.」
「She might be, in fact, a coward. She’s a cowardly but definitely charming woman. She’s extrely discreet about her self-protection. Her skill is a really troubleso one. A cruel and coldhearted person like that is troubleso because she will do anything and everything to save herself. Even the fact of her status as the strongest adventurer in Manarak is nothing more than for her personal comfort. Kanata, you might have to be more careful than Pora.」
「Saint fist…」
Pora muttered her nickna with complicated look on her face.
「Pooh.」
Rosemonde chuckled upon hearing Pora’s muttering.
But her expression returned to normal the mont Pora glared at her.
It seems Rosemonde was present at the scene where Pora first received her saint fist alias.
Rosemonde, who got blown off by Philia once before, naturally noticed the truth.
The current strongest adventurer had changed from Kotone of 《Ares Hand》 to Pora the Saint Fist.
But, was Kotone really that kind of person who got jealous of sothing like that?
Sure enough, I got the impression that she was a cold, expressionless, and intellectual woman during the eting.
Though she doesn’t seem to be a dangerous person, she has been staying in Manarak for a long ti.
I should at least take so precautions.
「Since the miracle drug is close to completion, the matter of Pora-san’s levelling is…」
I noticed Pora’s shoulders twitch when I muttered so.
She gripped her huge cane tightly in silence.
「Thank you for specially coming to this place to warn Pora-san, Rosemonde-san.」
Pora made a dumbfounded expression on her face upon hearing say that.
「For Pora?」
Hearing Pora’s remark, Rosemonde crossed her arms, averting her face as she clicked her tongue.
「Tch, it’s to repay for when you saved before. It’s not like I’m doing this coz I’m worried about you guys. I just can’t do my commissions properly unless I get rid of this worry.」
Despite her harsh, tsundere-like tone, she was a literal mass of good intentions.
「It’s not just about Kotone. Several strange rumours are going around now that you guys are absent from the guild. You should pay more attention to the importance of information to live as an adventurer. 」
「M-My apologies…」
This reminds that aside from the matter about Kotone, Rosemonde had also ntioned the unrest in Manarak.
「So, what’s actually happening?」
「Seriously, you don’t even try to hide the fact that you’re too lazy to investigate. Sorry, but I won’t tell you. You have to investigate that matter by yourself.」
Rosemonde spoke with a dumbfounded look on her face.
「Y-You’re right… Anyhow, thanks a lot. Sure enough, lately, I’ve realized this fact that my awareness of the flow of information and vigilance as an adventurer is way too low.」
Her remarks might be a bit too blunt but that might be her own way to show her care yet not spoil us too much.
She ans that as adventurers we had to gather information on our own.
Though it might be a bit too troubleso.
「… Yesterday, a group of strange people ca to Manarak. They were carrying weapons despite not being registered as adventurers. One of them resembled the man in a wanted poster that has been attacking travellers.」
… In the end, she still gave us the information.
What was the aning of her stern lecture a while ago then?
Or else, maybe she’s actually worried about us not hearing about that piece of information.
「Those ruffians who aren’t registered as adventurers are really standing out since they’re walking in the city when it’s still broad daylight with weapons in their hands are clearly strange. Even a stupid person can guess that those people are up to no good.」
… Sure enough, those are definitely a suspicious group of people.
If those rumors are true, they’re in one way or another far more dangerous than Kotone.
「How high is the level of the man in the wanted poster?」
「… Dunno, around thirty or fifty, maybe? I an, there’ll be a huge commotion if soone whose face resembles a criminal in the wanted poster has raised his level over fifty.」
「I see…」
I see now…
Here I am thinking of them as so sort of big shot since they dare to enter the city with an S-rank adventurers.
「I get this vague impression until now but you guys are lacking common sense.」
Rosemonde heaved a sigh.
「… Is it that bad?」
This might be the side effect of raising my level in 《Cocytus》 for too long, resulting in my screwed-up common sense.
I thought that I got better nowadays, but it turns out I still have a long way to go.
「P-Pora is included too…」
Pora made a slightly shocked look on her face.
「That isn’t the only strange rumour out there. It’s unrelated to the previous matter, but apparently, so sort of event happened in the church of Manarak.」
「So sort… of event?」
「It was caused by a priest called Dohal who resides in this city. That man has been spreading the information about him being a great user of white magic who has no to little interest in money and promotion. His remarks are cliche but he’s hailed as a saint. Well, I belong to one of those non-believers but even I can’t help but respect Dohal’s personality.」
「So did sothing happened to that Dohal?」
Rosemonde nodded.
「The truth is, he found an item with an extrely terrifying curse in Manarak, it seems that Dohal is trying to dispel the curse in secret. But, his attempts were t with failure which resulted in the destruction of a part of the church. That even must be so terrifying to the point that it inflicted trauma on Dohal which forced him to stay in the secret chamber of the church since then.」
「W… What’s actually happened?」
「Dunno. If this rumor is correct, so sort of disaster has been unleashed in this city. The information about what really happened back then is under strict control to prevent chaos. But one thing for sure is the fact that one part of the church where Dohal staying at is blown up, and the church side doesn’t want to talk about this matter either.」
Sure enough, various rumours in the dark were way too bizarre.
A group of people walked in the city in broad daylight with weapons in their hands as if waiting for sothing and so sort of curse that destroyed one part of the church.
It seems another storm was about to hit Manarak again.
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