Chapter 371: Beep (1/2)
“Who would have known that Lime would be changing too.” (Makoto)
“Old acquaintances were pleading to me one after the other, and I finally couldn’t reject them anymore… Sorry. ‘If it goes too far, we will stop. We won’t trouble you’, is what they said, so I ended up doing it.” (Lime)
“I didn’t even know about their existence until today, and it is not like I am thinking about crushing them, so don’t worry. I was just bothered by the atmosphere.” (Makoto)
“I can only guide you to two of the major ones that I am acquainted with, but…if you want to, I can investigate them a bit more from tomorrow on.” (Lime)
“No, we will keep an eye on them first.” (Makoto)
“Got it. Then, I will guide you to the forefront fan club of Sis, the Certain Kill Tomoe Family.”
Even if I were to suddenly go out to the city, I don’t know at all where I should be gathering information about the fan clubs of Tomoe and Mio.
Now that I think about it, I don’t have much experience in gathering information by myself.
When I called out to Lime, who I caught sight of, and brought the topic of fan clubs, his aura clearly changed.
His expression didn’t change much from the outside, but thanks to knowing him for a long time, I can feel the…how to say it? Vibes of Lime? The feelings? I could tell he had been shaken heavily.
So, once I inquired for a bit, it seems like he knew about their existence, and he also knows the details about them to a certain degree.
I tried to confirm if he might be a member, and he clearly denied that.
He did spill out that he serves as a consultant for the two top fan clubs.
In a sense that’s worse than a member which made me want to hold my head in pain, and Lime explained himself that he was simply asked to do it and he didn’t have much choice… Well, I decided to accept that for now.
“Isn’t this the Adventurer Guild?” (Makoto)
“Well, there’s steps you have to take, you see… Hide your face a bit with this.” (Lime)
“…Got it. I leave it to you.” (Makoto)
The place Lime guided me to was the Adventurer Guild.
Moreover, the one that’s not for the wasteland.
Lime may be a former adventurer, but he was a regular at the wasteland, so he is pretty out of place here.
At any rate, this place isn’t that prosperous.
There may be adventurers here, but the fact that most of them are pretty young ones stands out.
I could tell at a glance that it is a gathering of novices.
The city itself will be getting bigger, so their chances to make it big will become pretty limited now. The guild might be moved closer to a corner of the city.
“It will probably be treated as a fresh experience facility kinda thing…” (Makoto)
I mutter this as I follow after Lime.
I cover my head with a large piece of cloth while only showing my eyes.
Now then, about Lime…he looked at a request…and headed to the reception desk?
It is a weird sight, but I have left it to him, so the only thing I can do here is follow him.
“Welcome. What business brings you here today?”
“What’s inside the Fuji of today?” (Lime)
“…There’s red, reverse, and white.”
“I will have white.” (Lime)
After exchanging a mysterious conversation that feels like code language, Lime and the receptionist bumped fist with the counter in between.
More pointlessly secretive moves…
“It has been a while, Consultant Latte!”
“Heya. Where’s today’s meeting? I was thinking about showing up since it has been a while.” (Lime)
“It seems like today they will be showcasing new merchandise, so we have secured a big place. Let’s see..the 4th storehouse sector.”
“Owned by the Oaks Company?” (Lime)
“Yes! As expected of the consultant!”
“Thanks. I will bring some gifts on my way back.” (Lime)
“! Thank you very much!! By the way, who is that person there?”
“New blood. I have been asked to watch after him by a certain someone I can’t go against.” (Lime)
“…One more for the Tomoe Family! We look forward to it!!”
“Yeah!!” (Lime)
4th Storehouse Sector.
So they don’t really have a set base.
Like an official FC headquarter kinda thing.
Ah, now that I think about it, they are talking about top and all that, but they are all unofficial.
So doing it all brazenly wouldn’t be right either huh.
Just what’s the standing of an unofficial fan club for a famous person I wonder?
Is it like a manga circle for 2d artwork?
Hmm, don’t know.
The 4th Storehouse Sector is a pretty big place.
It is one of the storehouses that the wasteland materials are temporarily stored and then withdrawn from, so the coming and going of the materials is pretty intense.
I have heard that the storehouses from the 10th and up are used to temporarily store the products that come from the Golden Highway to Tsige.
The Kuzunoha Company doesn’t use the storehouse sectors, so I am not too familiar with them. This is my first time going to a storehouse sector.
“4th Storehouse Sector… There’s gatherings even during the daytime?” (Makoto)
“They said something about the sale of new merchandise, so they are most likely hyping it up from early morning.” (Lime)
…
Is this a comic con?
“The 4th Storehouse Sector is centered around the wasteland, right? I don’t know much about the Oaks Company though. Are they open at this time?” (Makoto)
“The circulation of things there is pretty intense after all. Accidents are a daily occurrence there. They must have aimed for one of the gaps those have created. They may be a fan club, but unless they have a decent scale, using a whole storehouse is reckless though.” (Lime)
And you are saying it is possible for the Certain Kill Tomoe Family.
Hope they are not dancing with lightsticks in the darkness or something like that…
“…Woah?!” (Makoto)
When I entered the storehouse sector, I ended up raising my voice.
Because there was a pretty shocking sight there.
“! Boss?!” (Lime)
“Ah, sorry. Uhm, Lime…” (Makoto)
“Yes?” (Lime)