Chapter 132 Threatening The Guild Master
Mercury, the guardian of Leaf Chemist.
She brought Leaf and a new guild member, a boy named Lauren, to the adventurer guild Divine Gemstone.
This is the highest-ranked adventurer guild in the capital city.
Naturally, many skilled individuals gather here, and there are plenty of requests.
Mercury confidently made her way through the bustling guild.
As she headed towards the reception, she saw a tall, black-haired boy.
"...Ah, M-Mercury-san, long time no see..."
"Hello, Kilt-kun. Is the Guild Master here? Bring her out."
...Y-yess."
The timid boy's name is Kilt Invoke.
He is Niina Invoke's brother, and he holds a certain secret, but that's not relevant to the main topic.
Mercury wanted to say one thing to the Guild Master.
Kilt nodded and went to the back for a moment before returning.
"Uh. She told me to say... she's not here right now..."
"So she is here. Got it, I'll go in directly."
Mercury, dragging two boys along, headed to the Guild Master's room on the second floor.
She slammed the door open.
But the Guild Master, Henrietta, wasn't there.
"...Not here."
"Uh, but, she is?"
Leaf sniffed the air.
He had a keen sense of smell.
Mercury couldn't sense anything, but if Leaf said so, Henrietta must be in this room.
"Go, tracking dog Leaf-kun! Find the Guild Master!"
"Woof woof!"
Leaf barked like a dog for fun, then activated his skill, "Prescription!"
A sweet scent filled the air.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Something fell from the ceiling.
Henrietta was holding her nose and writhing in discomfort.
"What kind of smell is this! What is it!"
"It's a perfume made from tropical flowers! It might be a bit strong for beastmen."
"Damn it... to see through my perfect disguise, th-this is truly remarkable, as expected of Leaf. What a remarkable sense of smell!"
Meanwhile, Mercury, with anger veins popping on her forehead, pinched the cheek of the young girl.
"Fweh, fweh?"
"What's going on, Guild Master? Why do I have to take care of these two monsters? Huh?"
From Mercury's smiling face, a sense of absolute determination not to forgive was felt.
Behind them, Lauren and Leaf were joking, "Monsters? Where are they?" "I wonder where they could be?"
Henrietta moved away from Mercury and sat down on a chair.
"A-ahem. Mercury. I have a request for you."
"NO."
"I haven't even said anything yet!"
"Are you telling me to take care of these kids? That's ridiculous!"
Bang! Bang! Bang! Mercury vigorously slams the table in protest.
"How much trouble do you think Leaf-kun is dealing with all by himself!?"
"W-Well...b-but you see, taming one monster is no different from taming two..."
"I'm going to die from stress...! Ugh! Leaf-kun!"
As if understanding, Leaf approaches and hands over a headache medicine (Elixir).
Drinking it down, Mercury speaks in a deep voice.
"...I'm already dealing with enough trouble as it is, it's tough."
"W-Well... is it about a scammer?"
In the capital city now, there's a rampant scamming incident going on.
"Yes. People keep asking me to check if what they bought is a fake or real... Requests just keep coming in!"
Mercury has an Appraisal eye.
Because of that, she can easily spot fake items and weapons.
"Hey, isn't it lively here?"
"Huh? What's up?"
Seems like Henrietta is feeling pressured by Mercury saying, "I'll kill you."
"Anyway, dealing with two monsters is impossible! Impossible, impossible, impossible!"
"But there's no one else who can take care of them..."
"What about Aerial? Or maybe the Guild Master... even you?"
"N-no, I'm the Guild Master..."
"Then find someone to take care of him. Right now, immediately."
"O-okay... I'll do it... ugh..."
Mercury snorts arrogantly.
Then, Leaf looks up with teary eyes and says,
"Mercury-san... am I... bothering you... by being by your side?"
"Ugh..."
Honestly, "I want to say you're the most bothersome one," but Mercury is in love with Leaf.
Because of this love, Mercury can't bring herself to say such harsh words to Leaf.
Although Tsukkomi is allowed in, she cannot refuse.
"Well, it's not a bother... It's just too much for me alone, because you're a monster."
"Oh, I see! That's great!"
Leaf is happy even though he was called a monster.
Honestly, while she think he's a strange boy, she find him cute when he smiles.
"W-we've come to an agreement!"
It seems Henrietta used a magic tool for communication.
"It seems Priscilla-dono will help us!"
Priscilla is the daughter of the Duke Graham family, a noble girl Leaf once helped.
"Alright, let's go, both of you."
"Yes!" "Okay!"
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