The Guild Master of Demon Hunters that the Empire is Obsessed With

19 – Quite a Suspicious Boss Employee (4)

After that, I continued to run east.

Judging from the gradual change of the surrounding landscape, it seems that we have reached the borders of the empire.

Dark gray, sharp mountain ranges, trees that have already turned yellow before it’s even autumn, and often corpses and white bones.

A ray of sunset behind his back mixed with the early evening twilight coming in from the direction he was traveling, creating a bleak atmosphere on the border of the empire.

Travelers passing by were wary of us, and border guards we often encountered were unfriendly.

I felt that moving to the Duchy of Nantes was a really good decision.

“Are you alright?”

Celestine’s complexion was not very good because she rode her horse from morning till sunset.

“It’s okay…!”

“If you go a little further, you will find a border post. Let’s rest there.”

“Yes, Secretary…!”

After another hour of driving, complete darkness fell.

It seems that you have almost arrived at the village where the border post of the Empire is located.

We slowly slowed down and entered the village.

“What are you guys?”

A border guard standing at the entrance of the village asked curtly.

“I am from the Duchy of Nantes. I am from Howigan, a client moving to the Duchy.”

“Principality? Emigration? Request? Escort?”

The guards reacted as if everything I said was a lie.

So we were able to enter the village only after showing a copy of the guild permit and request form in our arms.

Celestine whispered as she rode close beside me.

“You’re very unkind. Why are you so angry?”

“It can’t be helped. The borders of the Empire are very different from the principality, so everyone is sensitive.”

We rode our horses to find an inn where we decided to meet up with the client.

“Excuse me. Where is the inn called ?”

I asked a passer-by, but he didn’t seem to hear, and he passed us by.

I can definitely feel that I have entered the Empire.

“Isn’t that the one?”

“Oh, that’s right. Let’s go.”

But fortunately, Celestine read the sign in the distance and found the inn.

The two-story wooden building was shabby, and I could see a few drunken customers sitting in front of it.

I wondered if this place was right, but the signboard clearly said .

As I pushed through the creaking door, a strong smell of alcohol wafted in.

“Ugh…!”

Celestine, who always smells of perfume, can’t stand it and covers his nose to the point of backtracking.

The ground floor of the inn didn’t look like an inn, but rather a cheap bar.

The low quality candles were dark and the tables and chairs were old and peeling and faded.

In a place presumed to be a kitchen, unknown smoke came out, making the air muddy and the floor sticky.

In addition, as soon as we opened the door and came in, the suspicious and wary eyes that poured on us were quite aggressive.

Yes, yes. This is the Dark Fantasy Grand Test Empire.

It seems that the client has not come yet, as no one pretends to know us.

As I sat down at a table in the corner, a waitress approached me and crossed my legs with a thick expression.

“Accommodation? Or just meals?”

“Why are you talking nonsense?”

As I hit it back, the waitress looked me up and down and let out a deep sigh.

“Do you want to go to bed or just eat?”

“For now, we will only eat. The menu…”

Before I could finish my words, the waitress turned and left.

“Why is he like that? What did we do wrong?”

Celestine looked at the back of the waiter’s head with sincere curiosity.

“Don’t you say a word?”

“What?”

“Yeah… Treat your guests a little more politely?”

“Do you want me to leave a guy like that?”

The border guards and residents here are quite exclusive to outsiders.

So if there is a fight, we will be at a very disadvantage.

Besides, this request is a lot of money, so I don’t want to mess things up with a momentary feeling.

After hearing my explanation, Celestine shook her head and sat back in her chair.

The waitress came up to us, put down the big treats one by one in front of us, and left.

Seeing what was in the bowl, Celestine widened her eyes.

“No, what kind of dog food will you give me…?”

“It’s not dog food, it’s stew.”

“Is this it?”

What the waiter brought was eternal stew, a staple food of inns.

In a large pot, put all kinds of leftover ingredients and keep boiling them. When they boil down, add water and ingredients and boil again.

Some inns advertise extensively that they have been making this stew for ten years without turning off the heat.

As much as the recipe is like that, it would look like a collection of food waste to someone who doesn’t know it.

“I can’t eat.”

Celestine pushed the treat away.

“Aren’t you hungry?”

“I’d rather go hungry.”

To be honest, I’m a bit like the stew in front of me.

I ate Eternal Stew at various inns while running the Great Devil Raid, but I don’t think there was any Stew with such bad visuals.

I also feel a sense of rejection, but I wonder if Celestine, who has risen to the rank of the sect leader, is terrifying.

But in case you don’t know, let’s taste it.

“Such a b*tch…”

It’s really f*cking tasteless and salty.

“Do you have any left over from the lunch box Leanna packed?”

“I have leftover sandwiches that I haven’t eaten before. Let’s eat them.”

We ended up taking sandwiches out of our bags and sharing them one by one.

Leana’s cooking skills aren’t great, but she’s an angel compared to this stew.

Eating outside food, one might say something, but the waitress just glanced at us.

I’m sure there’s no big problem since I get the price for the stew anyway.

As I was quietly eating my sandwich, I heard conversations from people at other tables.

“Did you hear the rumors? The 4th princess.”

Aha, that’s the story of the 4th princess of the empire. Sounds fun.

What are you going to talk about this time?

“The 4th princess? Why is that crazy b*tch again? What crazy did she do this time?”

“She set up a harem in her own annex.”

“Huh…” “Like a dog like that…”

“Even without distinction between men and women.”

“She’s gone mad. She’s gone mad.”

Clicking, sighing, or cursing.

Most people who hear about the story of the 4th princess are bound to react like that.

Because if you’re a faithful citizen of the Empire, it’s hard to see the princess who has been doing all sorts of eccentricities for fun.

At least she was the only child of the royal family, so she saved her life, otherwise she would have been kicked out long ago.

I saw his face a few times, but it didn’t seem normal.

If it was originally a dark fantasy game, wouldn’t it be a national rule that one of the royal family is a psychotic crazy b*tch?

“But it’s good that you’re rather crazy.”

Someone opened his mouth.

“Because of her dissolute nature, she was completely pushed out of the line of succession. If she was sane, think of such a crazy woman becoming emperor.”

“That’s also true. If you think about it, even if you do something crazy, it won’t cause damage outside the imperial castle.”

“Well then. I just have to die of old age while spending the imperial property alone like that.”

“If you fill up that harem or something again, the music will wake up here and there.”

“I’m glad I’m ugly at times like this.”

The men giggled and clinked beer glasses.

It’s a harem without distinction between men and women.

Your taste is very generous.

“Hey, chief.”

I was overhearing the conversation when Celestine called me.

“What is a harem?”

It seems that Celestine has also heard the conversation.

“One man living with several women? Or vice versa.”

“Huh?! Is there such a thing? So is it polygamy?”

“You may or may not get married.”

“Yes? Not married and living with several members of the opposite s*x? I don’t understand.”

“It can be done. It’s not that I don’t understand.”

Celestine said, looking as if she had seen something very filthy.

“You understand that? I’m not sure. That’s what animals do.”

“People are animals too, after all.”

Then Celestine hurriedly pulled out her bag, which had been set down next to her chair, and put her hand in it.

And then inside of her, she unwrapped the little cloth pouch Leana gave her, checked her contents, and then put it back deep into her bag?

What the hell is that about?

Then the door opened and a man entered.

It was a tall, parted blonde man.

Looking at his physique, he looks like a nobleman who has been exercising a bit.

After looking around the inn for a while, he walked straight towards us.

“Are you Lucas Guild of the Duchy of Nantes?”

“That’s right, I’m Leonard, the manager of the Lucas Guild. Are you Sergeant Dremont?”

“Nice to meet you. My name is Patrick.”

This is the man we will escort.

I felt a strange feeling as I grabbed the hand that the man was extending.

The man’s palms were covered with calluses.

Looking down, I saw calluses like stones on every joint on his fingers.

I don’t think you’re an ordinary trading company employee.

My client, Patrick, and I sat across the table from each other.

“By the way, did the secretary come out in person?”

“Yes. I don’t have any guild members yet. Even so, I am a demon hunter. There is nothing to worry about.”

“hahahaha. It’s not like that. I asked because I was curious because regular guild members come out when I entrust a normal request.”

Demon hunters are usually wary, but Patrick didn’t show that kind of sign at all.