On the way home from school, I came to the Adventurer's Guild on a whim.
Because I remember the guild leader Cordobas asked me to tell him if there was anything related to the magic gun.
Just when I thought the Adventurer's Guild would take a break at the end of the year and the New Year, I saw people coming and going at the front door.
"The bar might still be open."
Opening the door and going in, there were a few adventurers standing in front of the counter, and the guild staff were also working.
"Even so, there seemed to be about half the usual number of people, so they must have been working in shifts."
As I approached the counter, I saw Jessica, who was always in charge.
"Hello, Mr. Hua Wuming. Isn't Chariot on vacation?"
"Yeah, it's party day off, but I just showed up at school."
"So, have you received any requests?"
"No, that's not the case. I came to see the president because I wanted to talk to him, but suddenly I can't see you."
"No I think it should be okay."
Jessica asked another employee to handle the counter work and accompanied her to the president's room.
"Mr. Hua Wuming, is it a magic gun?"
"Yes, I just went to a cake shop near the school with the students, and the robbers we met there were using magic guns."
"Yes! What happened to the robber?"
"I caught them. All five of them were tied up and turned over to the authorities."
"are you alone...?"
"Yes, even the five of us are still amateurs."
"But you're armed, aren't you?"
"Even if you have weapons, the other party is an amateur, so there is no problem."
"ha"
Jessica looked unconvinced, but she could block attacks with her shield and restrain them, so unless she was an advanced adventurer, she wouldn't feel scared.
I walked up the stairs to the second floor and knocked on the heavy door at the end. Miss Jessica stopped me.
"I'm Jessica.
"Hold on"
There was a click as if something was being put away on the other side of the door, and then there was a deep, loud sound.
"Come in..."
"excuse me"
When I walked into the office through Jessica's open door, I smelled the faint smell of cigars.
I looked around and noticed a wiped-off cigar butt on the ashtray on the reception desk.
It may not be visible from Jessica's eye level, but there is a rod-like object about 2 meters long under the sofa, wrapped in cloth.
"It doesn't have clairvoyance, but it's probably a kind of spear."
"Hey, Hua Wuming. Do you need my help?"
“I’m sorry to bother you during your busy schedule.
Cordobas greeted me with a smile, but the magic gun's words made his expression tense.
"Are you talking about the thief you met while escorting Diaco's furniture workshop?"
"That's right, but the robber I just met used that magic gun."
"What's that? Well, sit down and tell me more. Jessica, I'd like some tea."
I walked over to the reception couch and sat across the table.
This is the second time I have faced Cordobas, but this former A-level adventurer still has a sense of fear.
It's okay when talking about trivial matters, but when you get serious, looking at his penetrating look, you can't help but become nervous.
"First, can I ask about your background?"
"Yes, I went to school today to say hello to Mr. Rembolt"
I told him how the cake shop he went to with Olivier and Claudier was robbed and turned over to the authorities.
"Can the thunder and lightning magic array suppress the opponent instantly?"
"Yes.
"Well, no matter what, catching five robbers easily is a big deal."
"No, even if I say robbery, it's amateur, no big deal."
Of course, I said that a bit modestly, but Cordoba frowned.
"Not exactly but it seems like you don't have enough self-awareness."
"Uh, you know what?"
You say it's not a big deal, but even if you're an outsider, it's not easy to subdue a man with a weapon, nor is it easy to deal with five robbers in a potentially dangerous situation. "
"Ah, I understand"
"?What's wrong?"
After Cordoba told me, I realized that I was so focused on suppressing the robbery that I wasn't paying attention to the customers around me.
Although he has been laughed at by wealthy customers before, this may disqualify him as an adventurer.
When I told Cordoba honestly about this, he nodded slightly several times.
"I see. As an adventurer, you are indeed a bit careless. As far as I know, the robbers are just for money and don't seem to have any intention of harming customers. In that case, customers' lives will be threatened." More important than money . But even so, Hua Wuming, you can still suppress it, can't you? "
Of course, even if the robbers were surrounded by a natural magic wall and used a thunder and lightning magic array, the result would be the same.
"Yes.
"Huhuhu, at your age, there are very few people who can think like this. Originally, if you didn't have the skills to suppress, you wouldn't even be able to accumulate such experience. I will use my experience next time. ” and be more proactive. I look forward to it
"Yeah, I'll do better next time."
Cordoba breathed a sigh of relief and nodded with satisfaction, but his expression immediately became tense.
"Even so, the use of a magic gun in a burglary like this is a bit concerning."
"I don't know much about the price of the magic gun, but you said the king would build a house."
"Yes, if you want to get a magic gun with good performance, you need to accumulate a lot of gold coins."
"A number of thieves attacked me when I went to the furniture factory."
"Maybe they're distributing prototypes at a low price."
“Are they from the ghetto after all?”
"That's the most likely possibility but it could be different."
"Another possibility?"
Cordoba nodded, moistened his throat with cold tea, and continued.
"Hua Wuming, what do you think is the reason why the magic guns were scattered?"
"Well, isn't that just used to commit crimes like robbery and make a lot of money?"
"The occupation of the school a few days ago, as well as the home invasion and robbery you encountered today, are all possible. We should regard those who benefit from the spread of magic guns as the masterminds behind the scenes."
It seems that Cordobas believes that there are others besides the people in the slums who are involved in the production of inferior magic guns.
But I wonder if anyone will benefit from the spread of inferior guns.
"Could it be that the adventurers are involved in increasing the number of escort requests?"
"Haha, I don't think so. People like you who have the means to defend against fire bombs may be happy to receive more escort requests, but for ordinary adventurers, fire bombs will still pose a threat no matter how weak they are. .”
"that's right..."
"To be honest, today is not the first time that thieves armed with magic guns have attacked stores where wealthy people gather."
"Hey, is there anything else going on?"
