The Case of the Washed-Up F-Rank Adventurer Who Maxed Out His Agility by Relying on His Worthless ‘Flee’ Skill and Accidentally Became the Strongest in the World. He Can’t, However, Escape from the Yandere Beauties. - Chapter 25
Chapter 25: The Old Man Meets the Guild Master
I never thought Mira-san was so… aggressive…
No… Mira-san is still a young woman, and she’s just a receptionist. If someone suddenly drew a sword nearby, she’d probably panic and do something rash.
Still… her movements seemed far too accustomed to actual combat…
More so than any of these Knight Order guys here, at least…
I knew Mira-san was being trained by Emma-san, but could she have a lot of real combat experience, too?
Just then, I made eye contact with Mira-san and Alicia-san.
They were both nodding, as if to say, “We know.”
It seems they feel the same way I do.
As I thought, the two of them are trying to resolve this situation peacefully, just like me.
In that case, I guess I’ll fall back on my specialty—throw them off with a groveling apology.
This world has a completely different culture from my past life, but there are some commonalities.
Namely, that no matter what world you’re in, an apology is ultimately the most effective tool…
I braced myself for a sliding grovel.
Alright… let’s do this.
Just as I was about to dive to the floor…
“What is all this commotion?”
A woman’s voice echoed through the guild.
The voice was calm, yet carried an air of dignity.
In any case, that rich voice made all of us, myself included, turn to face her at the same time.
The guild entrance… it was Emma-san.
Emma-san, dressed impeccably in formal attire, looked both gorgeous and dignified.
Even the members of the Knight Order, who likely didn’t know who she was, were overwhelmed by her beauty and grace.
After a moment of silence…
“…H-Hey, woman! We’re busy here! Stay out of it!”
The Knight Order’s captain, though clearly intimidated by Emma-san’s extraordinary presence, spat out the words harshly.
“What a strange thing to say. I am merely trying to enter my own guild. I don’t need your permission. In fact, aren’t you the ones who should be staying out of it?”
Emma-san’s tone was polite, but her words cornered the captain.
“Wh-What are you… Wh-Who the hell do you think you are?”
The captain snapped at Emma-san, sputtering with rage.
“My name is Emma Cattleas, and I serve as the master of this guild. I will ask again. What exactly are you doing in my guild?”
Emma-san remained perfectly calm the entire time.
In contrast, the surrounding knights suddenly began to stir.
“A female guild master… Don’t tell me she’s that famous former A-rank adventurer from the Royal Capital…”
“…C-Captain, this is bad. This woman… I think she’s from the Cattleas family.”
“…What?! The C-Cattleas family… you mean that Cattleas family?! What is… a high noble from the Royal Capital doing as the guild master of a remote town like this… N-No, but this is bad… Y-Yes… M-Madam… no… Guild Master-sama, I am terribly sorry for the disturbance! We were merely searching for the Saint-sama, whose whereabouts were unknown, and upon coming to your guild, we found that bum there—”
“He is an adventurer registered with my guild. As the guild master, I will vouch for his identity.”
“Oh, honestly! That’s exactly right! I simply came here to see my dear mentor, the adventurer Mikami-sensei, who belongs to this guild. To commit such an outrage without even trying to listen to me…”
Alicia-san said, looking utterly exasperated.
“…But still… if Alicia-sama had just told these men where she was going in the first place, none of this trouble would have happened…”
Mira-san gave Alicia-san a somewhat cold look.
“M-Mira-san, you’re surprisingly meticulous. W-Well… you’re right, of course… b-but it couldn’t be helped! I was finally seeing Sensei after five years… and I found out he was single! I couldn’t just sit around and wait! Besides, you’ve seen what these men are like.”
“Well… I can understand not wanting to travel with them…”
Mira-san and Alicia-san both looked at the knights with exasperation.
These two… I was so sure they wouldn’t get along, but now they’re strangely in sync…
Ahem…
As if to cut in on the two of them getting carried away, Emma-san gave a deliberate cough. “Mira, and Alicia-san, would you mind leaving the rest of this to me?”
“Oh… I suppose that’s fine, but…”
Alicia-san glanced at me, then looked at Emma-san with a strange sense of caution.
Emma-san, for her part, offered a meaningful smile.
“Let’s discuss the matter regarding Shuzou-san later, at our leisure. Of course… fufu… with Shuzou-san included. That’s alright with you, isn’t it? Shuzou-san?”
She brought me up so suddenly.
“Uh… y-yes, of course that’s fine, but…”
Even as I said that, I was confused.
The matter regarding me… She means the notice of my termination from the guild, right…?
Why would Alicia-san be involved in that?
Could it be… that’s it…
Alicia-san heard about me getting fired from somewhere and is trying to ask Emma-san to take it back.
As expected of… a Saint.
How… merciful she is.
As I looked at Alicia-san, I was suddenly overcome with the desire to offer her a prayer.
But that same Alicia-san was staring intently at Emma-san, smiling without a word.
Both Alicia-san and Emma-san were smiling, but I could feel an indescribable, tense atmosphere between them.
Eventually, Emma-san averted her gaze from Alicia-san and turned to face the knights.
The members of the Knight Order were completely overwhelmed by the dangerous attitude of the women—Emma-san, Alicia-san, and Mira-san—and were cowering in the back.
All their initial arrogance was gone, with not a trace of it left to be seen.
