Chapter 405: Threads get entangled unintentionally (1/2)

““Ah.””

That came out from both of them.

One came from a vanguard of a group that came out from Tsige recently.

The other one was from one of the adventurer parties that were camping close to Tsige.

“This is…the Bronzeman Company? What’s going on here with the boss himself going to the wasteland?”

The man that looks like the leader of the adventurer party speaks to who seems to be the leader of the unbalanced group of people, moreover, a dwarf.

80% of the group of around 20 was made up of dwarves, moreover, their equipment had plenty enough quality.

It was formed of craftsmen and warriors, and it was clear that they were a group composed of several parties.

It is normally a sight that would make anyone nervous of speaking to them, but the leader of Birgit, Bir, saw a familiar face and the crest of the company, so he got curious about it.

“Bir, huh… You have gotten stronger again. Sorry, the katanas that you use are not something that are used much in Tsige, so we can’t sell you something that fits you. And so, what’s with that giant bear?” (Bronzeman)

“No, you are already a great help by following our detailed orders and customizing our stuff. Once the numbers of Ronin increase, the wind’s direction should change; I believe that. About this bear, well, let’s just say it is something that was left in charge to us by the Mist Town. We are having it accompany us due to a matter that’s hard to explain.” (Bir)

“That’s an unfamiliar lady…no, a boy, huh. So that’s its master.” (Bronzeman)

Bronzeman was responding to Bir in a friendly manner.

Birgit is currently an adventurer party that’s gathering attention.

The big companies want to become the sponsors of promising adventurers.

Obtaining enough ability to survive in the wasteland is one of the assured correct paths for adventurers in Tsige.

“You could say that.” (Bir)

“Haku, do you know him?” (Bronzeman)

Bronzeman suddenly looks back.

Bir was also pulled by that and looked there, there was a dancer wearing a costume that was a perfect fit for bars at night, or to put it in another way, it was a costume that didn’t fit the wasteland at all.

Bir was sure he hadn’t seen this woman before.

At the same time, he got a strange impression from this woman called Haku who looked at the new party member black bear and opened her eyes wide.

This place is somewhere that’s natural to encounter many unknown things, and yet, why was this woman so surprised?

Of course, her surprise would be explainable if she knew that it is a demonic beast that lives in the Mist Town, but Bir shook his head to the sides dismissing that impossibility.

“M-Moon Bear? Even if that’s the case, it is big. It is also a demonic beast with strong magic power…” (Haku)

“Haku?” (Bronzeman)

“Ah, no, this is my first time seeing this demonic beast. I do know one that’s similar to this, but the size is completely different.” (Haku)

“You know a similar creature to this? This Moon Grizzly?” (Bir)

Bir ended up interjecting in the conversation of the two.

Bronzeman may be treating them in a friendly manner, but he is still the representative of a big company in Tsige that holds political influence.

This interjection that could be taken as rude made his female party members, Ranai and Git, show bitter expressions.

“G-Grizzly, huh. I see, if that’s the case, I can understand this size. Apologies for the lateness, adventurer-sama, I am someone that has come recently to Tsige, name’s Haku Mokuren. As you can see, I am a dancer, so you might find me when having meals or drinks. Please do treat me well.” (Haku)

“Haku-san, then. I am for the meantime this party’s—” (Bir)

“Stop putting ‘meantime’ already.” (Ranai)

“…I am the leader, my name’s Bir Sheet. Nice to meet y—” (Bir)

“Aah! Isn’t that Haku-san! It has been a while!” (Akos)

“You are right, it is Haku.” (Git)

“…”

Bir was trying to introduce himself, but Ranai cut him off.

And then, when he was going to shake hands, Akos and Git spoke to her familiarly.

A number of dwarves were covering their mouths while facing the other way, their shoulders shaking at this sight.

Bir Sheet is exemplary at creating this kind of strange atmosphere on the daily.

You could say in a way that this is the best self-introduction.

“Gahahaha!! You guys are impressive. It may only be the entrance, but you can maintain your usual attitude in the wasteland!” (Bronzeman)

“Really? I honestly am having my energy sapped here.”

“?”

Bronzeman had a questioning look at the unfamiliar voice, and then, after looking around, his eyes stopped at the demonic beast and he froze.

“What is it?”

What came back from the demonic beast was a throaty common language without a single shred of amicability.

“The demonic beast spoke?!” (Bronzeman)

“! Bir-san, have you met an amusing or weird knight riding a giant boar recently?!” (Haku)

“Wa? No, Haku-san, I haven’t met anyone like that. What’s the matter?” (Bir)

“Really?! ‘Fumu, it is true that listening to the words of many beasts and striving for communication is an advantage of tamers, but when thinking about it, wouldn’t it be faster to just teach demonic beasts and mythical beasts common language?’ Have you met a person that has said that?!” (Haku)

Bronzeman was surprised at how Haku was getting heated up there but at the same time was amused by it, but Bir was simply confused by this.

“If it is about a person that has said ‘it would be better for the others to also be able to communicate and not only the tamer’, then yeah, I have.” (Bir)

“Who is it?!” (Haku)

“Raidou-dono of the Kuzunoha Company. He is a pretty well known person in Tsige.” (Bir)

“…Raidou-kun, huh.” (Haku)

Haku looks at the sky as if her strength had drained.

“An acquaintance?” (Bir)

“Well, something like that. I see, he did…. To think Raidou-kun would say the same thing as the person that made what’s most likely the only taming guild in the world… Whew…” (Haku)

After being drained, Haku Mokuren was speaking as if she were baffled from the bottom of her heart.

“Taming Guild?!” (Baretta)

Baretta reacts to what Haku said.

The tamer industry is really inflexible, so that completely unknown topic must have been something he wanted to grab onto.

It couldn’t be helped that he would interject.

“…Ah, you have a Tamer-kun, huh. Yeah, the Taming Guild. I say that, but it has already ceased existing a long time ago and it was more of an unofficial guild. I don’t think there’s anything like that as of present. What’s popular amongst adventurers changes by the era, but the era of tamers still hasn’t come. I would say it existed around the time when the Adventurer Guild was made.” (Haku)

“Puh! You must be making that up, Haku-san. The era of tamers, you say. There’s no way a Job that’s full on a hobby would be able to have an era where it was the mainstream for adventurers! You are being rude to the people of the past!” (Akos)

The spear user Akos retorts to Haku who was speaking as if she was remembering it.

Swords, spears, and bows are on demand no matter the era; you could say they are the leading role weapons at all times.

There’s a lot of school styles for them, and the research of their Skills are the ones that are the most advanced; they are the most blessed fields.

Of course, the person themself decides what weapons they themselves will be using.

Choosing your weapon then complaining to the other better off weapons would be completely blind.

“About that, Akos-kun, it did happen a long time ago. It was an era where all the top adventurers had tamed some sort of demonic beast or mythological beast. Of course, it is not like everyone was a tamer, but more like the tamed demonic beasts were obeying them though…” (Haku)