Bang!
As I kicked the door open and entered, a familiar fat noblewoman was pointing her finger at Schmitt.
"...!"
Schmitt's face brightened as soon as he saw .
It seed he had been struggling to deal with that fat woman.
She couldn't have understood sign language, so it seed he had been trying to communicate by writing.
Judging by the way she was shouting and pointing her finger, it seed that the communication had not been going smoothly.
Co to think of it, if Shushruta and I left, only Miho and Schmitt would be left in the hideout.
Miho couldn't speak at all, and Schmitt couldn't speak, so it was a very awkward situation.
The noblewoman's eyes widened as soon as she saw , and she imdiately pointed her finger at .
"You...!"
"Ma'am, shut up for a mont."
I glanced upstairs and asked Schmitt.
"Is Miho still sleeping?"
Schmitt nodded.
I said to the speechless noblewoman.
"Fatty. You're lucky. Miho hasn't woken up yet."
"What did you say?"
"If you had woken her up, you'd be in another world by now. Well, I guess that's why you're still alive."
The timing was good.
If I had co back a little later, the sleeping magical beast would have woken up. Then I would have had to clean up a very heavy corpse.
"My lady!"
At that mont, the soldiers who had been lined up outside, having finally co to their senses, rushed to the door.
The noblewoman, as if she had found an opportunity, pointed at and shouted shrilly.
Her thick chin jiggled like a wave.
"That's him! The crazy guy who dared to threaten with murder, even though he's just a lowly commoner! Make him obedient and bring him before ."
Screech—
The two knights who were lined up on either side of the noblewoman drew their swords.
The soldiers outside blocked the door at the knight's gesture.
I scratched the back of my head with a troubled expression.
"...Ah, what should I do about this?"
Anyway, she was a guest who had co to the rcenary corps, so I couldn't just kill her.
At that mont, Hud, who had been watching the situation from behind , stepped forward.
"Baroness Montgory? May I have a word?"
At her appearance, Schmitt's golden eyes widened.
I crossed my arms with a triumphant face.
'Yes, I brought the smart Hud, I'm telling you.'
When Schmitt looked at with wide eyes, I nodded and smiled.
"Schmitt, it's your brother."
"...!"
I could feel Schmitt looking up at with infinite respect.
Hud ca to my side with a rather old-fashioned gesture and greeted the noblewoman, and then she continued in a calm tone.
"It seems there was a misunderstanding due to a lack of smooth communication. Excuse , but for what reason have you personally co to this humble place? Ah, before that, may I ask if you knew where this place was before you visited?"
Although I noticed that Hud's tone had beco slightly sharp in the last sentence, the noblewoman answered in a still arrogant tone, as if it were no big deal.
"Isn't this the Sherwood rcenary Corps? I heard it was a useful rcenary corps, so I ca here myself. As expected of a place where foolish and filthy commoners gather, they can't understand words."
Hud muttered softly.
"What, she was just a fool who didn't know anything?"
Her voice was so low that only I could hear it.
And then she glanced at and said, so that only I could hear.
"To think that the na of Sherwood has fallen this far."
I also shook my head with a grave expression and sighed.
"The authority of Sherwood has fallen to the ground."
When Gustan was around, even the empty-headed nobles didn't treat them so carelessly.
Because this was the Sherwood rcenary Corps.
No matter how much they distinguished between upper and lower classes by status and bloodline, and separated commoners, nobles, and royalty, the world, in the grand sche of things, ultimately follows the logic of power.
If you peel away all that miscellaneous stuff and look at the world, Sherwood was not a group that even the most successful nobles could ignore.
Not only were there plenty of platinum-rank rcenaries, but above them, Gustan of the Greatsword was standing firm.
It's not that I acted that way towards the baroness because I had no thoughts.
In other words, if the leader lost his temper and attacked a noble family without thinking, and the mbers agreed and rushed in as a group, that domain would disappear from the map.
Even the royal family was wary of Sherwood.
For a re baroness to be so arrogant...
I could feel the current position of Sherwood, which was close to collapse.
"Huu..."
As the leader of the New Sherwood, it was a sigh-inducing matter.
There was a long way to go.
The noblewoman's brow furrowed.
"What are you whispering about?"
Hud stepped forward calmly.
"Ma'am, put away your sword. Let's talk."
"Hmph."
"To think that the noble Baroness of Montgory has co all this way to this humble place to entrust us with a request. It is an imnse honor for us humble people, and we are extrely grateful, to the point where a thousand words are not enough."
...What is she talking about?
On the other hand, the fat noblewoman seed to like this unnecessarily long greeting, and she looked Hud up and down and then said, covering her mouth with her fan.
"Hmph. This one is a bit more talkative. Put away your sword."
The knights sheathed their swords.
"Let's sit down and talk. I'll bring you so tea."
"...Hmph."
I was looking forward to seeing how Hud would deal with this fat woman whose self-esteem was piercing the sky, so I decided to stand behind her like her subordinate and watch the situation.
Schmitt quickly brought tea and then stood next to , and Shushruta also quickly took Linda and sat next to .
Hud led the conversation skillfully while drinking tea.
She loosened the atmosphere with words of praise for the noblewoman's family, her clothes, accessories, and appearance, and then she cautiously brought up the main topic.
"May I ask for what reason you have personally co all this way?"
The noblewoman snapped her fan shut and pointed it at .
"I ca here before to bestow my grace. At that ti, that red-eyed one. That guy dared to threaten with murder, even though he's just a lowly commoner. I ca here with soldiers to give him a suitable punishnt."
Hud sighed as if she understood.
"I apologize on his behalf."
"Hmph, I didn't co here to receive such an apology."
"Is there sothing you want?"
"If I had my way, I'd have to cut off his head to feel better."
Chak—
The noblewoman opened her fan and covered her mouth.
"Because I am rciful, I will give you a chance."
"A chance?"
"Kneel and beg. And solve my request as a top priority as soon as possible. If you do that, I will overlook it once for your sake."
Hud turned her head and glanced at .
"Want to kneel?"
"No."
Hud sighed and said to the noblewoman.
"Before that, may I check the request details first?"
The noblewoman handed her a small note.
"...."
Hud's eyes closed and she took a deep breath as she read the request details on the note.
"...I was trying to handle this nicely because it's the first ti."
She muttered softly, and then she said to the noblewoman with a smiling face.
"Ma'am, I'm sorry, but I don't think this will work."
"What did you say?"
The noblewoman's eyebrow twitched.
Hud still said with a smiling face.
"The way you think. It's disgusting. You're a disgrace to the nobility. Isn't it because of people like you that Ashuban hates nobles?"
"...!"
The noblewoman shot up from her seat.
Her chin jiggled like a wave again.
"What did you just say?"
Hud also stood up without losing.
"It's disgusting. You're just fat. Your face is so big that the fan can't even cover it all, so why do you keep opening and closing that damn fan? It's distracting."
Her chin trembled.
'Ah, that damn chin. It keeps catching my eye.'
[Because of you, I'm also getting distracted. Just shut up.]
The noblewoman pulled her arm back.
"How dare this bitch—"
Slap!
The noblewoman touched her cheek with a startled face.
I was also a little surprised. I thought she was trying to handle it amicably. But she suddenly slapped her?
"H-how dare you, in front of whom!"
Clang!
The knights on either side drew their swords.
Hud still said with a smiling face.
"You said you were the Baroness of Montgory, right?"
"Yes! I am the noble Baroness of Montgory! Soone that a lowly commoner like you can't even dare to look at—"
"Let introduce myself formally. I am Hudmilla Richtiello, the young lady of the Richtiello family."
And then she showed the crest of her family, and the baroness's face turned pale.
"R-Richtiello?"
I don't know much, but it seems that Richtiello is a rather famous family.
As famous as it is, its power must also be strong.
"I heard that Baron Montgory is in the strawberry business..."
"...!"
"You wrote a promissory note from the Richtiello family to expand your business, right? You also asked for cooperation."
"Th-that's...!"
"But you dare to threaten and shout at the young lady of the Richtiello family... Ah, you also tried to slap her. No matter how much you separate public and private matters, isn't this a bit much?"
Hudmilla, who had been smiling brightly, suddenly wiped her smile and said in a cold tone.
Her two eyes emitted a brilliant purple light.
"Kneel. If you don't want your precious family to be ruined."
***
After the fat noblewoman left in a hurry with her subordinates, I asked Hud with a slightly empty heart.
"You. Have you been doing this all this ti?"
Then why did she chase and the other guys away?
Hud sipped her tea elegantly and answered.
"Would I have done that? There have been almost no such incidents until now."
"So there have been so?"
"Depending on how the opponent cos out, I have to go out differently. No matter how precious a guest is, I can't just let them walk all over , right? The custor is not the king."
Clink.
Hud quietly put down her teacup and added.
"And I was a little angry about this."
"Hmm."
"If you cut things like this off decisively, similar things won't happen in the future."
I thought for a mont and then asked.
"But is it okay to use the na Richtiello like that? I don't know much, but didn't you leave the family completely? I heard sothing about being expelled from the family."
"What. You heard that?"
"It just happened."
"...You've gotten sharp ears."
Hud shrugged her shoulders.
"What does it matter? As you said, I'm no longer a Richtiello. The family will take care of it."
"...You're really going all out."
Schmitt sat next to Hud and moved his hands wildly.
Judging by the speed, I could tell he was very excited.
Hud smiled faintly and patted Schmitt's head.
"Yes, you little golden one. It's nice to see you too. You seem to have grown up. Have you been well? I heard from Ashuban that you were the first one to find him."
While the two Sherwoods were having a pleasant conversation, a white fox ca down the stairs, sniffing.
Her eyes were hazy, and it seed she had just woken up.
"I sll a familiar scent. Has Hudmilla co?"
"Miho!"
What's surprising is that as soon as Miho appeared, the spirits that had been positioned around Hud quickly ran away.
—Aaaah!
—Run away!
Seeing that, I tilted my head.
'Are spirits afraid of magical beasts?'
I had a brilliant idea that if they clung to too much, I could just hold Miho.
Anyway, at this ti when the magical beast and the spirit user were reuniting.
—Knock, knock.
A knock was heard on the door.
Shushruta said.
"Soone's here."
"I'll get it."
As I strode to the door and opened it, a brown-haired girl was standing there hesitantly.
It was an unexpected guest.
It was a girl I also knew.
"...Mary?"
"Um... Mr. Ashuban, may I co in?"
Her tone was very cautious, so I let out a small laugh.
"Is there any reason why you can't?"
Linda and Shushruta greeted her more warmly than I did.
"It's Mary!"
"Mary has co! I knew it was you from your footsteps and breathing."
I asked Mary.
"What brings you here?"
"Ah, well. It's nothing much... I wanted to be of help."
"Help? What kind of help?"
"Ah. It's definitely not a big help, but I'm good at housework. Cleaning, laundry, cooking, anything."
"What?"
My eyes widened automatically.
Because she was the most needed talent in Sherwood right now.
The current state of the house was a disaster.
It was only natural, since only guys who only knew how to fight were gathered, and one of them was a fox.
Mary, who was fidgeting with her hands, looked at with a sullen expression.
"...Is it not okay?"
Grab
I imdiately grabbed Mary's hand.
"Let's go."
"Y-yes? Where?"
"Where else? The rcenary guild. Hud!"
Hud, who was holding Miho in her arms and fiddling with her, looked at .
"Why?"
"Strike while the iron is hot. Let's go to the guild."
"Alright."
Hud, who had understood my intention at once, stood up from her seat, holding Miho.
"Linda, you co too."
"Okay!"
Although I had called three, all of them followed out.
I took the guys and imdiately broke into the rcenary guild.
Bang!
"I'm here for rcenaries!"
Boris, who was writing docunts behind the reception desk, sighed.
"Ah... that tax collector-like bastard. He's been quiet for a while."
"Three rcenary corps application forms. Give them to ."
Boris, cursing, first proceeded with the rcenary registration, saying that you have to be a registered rcenary to join a rcenary corps, and then he completed the Sherwood rcenary Corps registration.
Of course, since Hud was already a platinum-rank veteran rcenary, she just filled out the rcenary corps application form.
And so, the mbers of the New Sherwood rcenary Corps were , Shushruta, Schmitt, Miho, Linda, Hudmilla, and Mary.
Our ace, Mary, fiddled with her wooden tag and asked cautiously.
"Um... is it okay for to join a great place like the Sherwood rcenary Corps?"
I said the truth with a solemn face.
"Mary, there is no mber more important than you here."
"...!"
Mary made a moved expression, and then she clenched her small fists and answered with determination.
"I-I'll do my best...!"
Whatever.
I led the guys and broke into Sven's restaurant.
Although the sun hadn't set yet, what does it matter?
The sun will set as we eat and drink.
Of course, I also dragged Boris along.
"Ah, you asshole. I have sothing to submit by today!"
"You ungrateful bastard! The spirit user who brings disaster, the mad Linda, and Mary are all gathered in one place, and you're going to miss it? No way, you bastard."
"Ah, damn..."
We all ate pig's feet together at Sven's restaurant.
It was especially delicious today.
"For Sherwood!"
"For!"
The story continued late into the night.
(End of Chapter)
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