Chapter 135 – The Wizard and the Crow

The day Rebecca and Kate came to see my performance.
After the magic show, I tidied up the backyard as usual.
It is to absorb the moisture from the ground that has been wet by the waves and to refill the smashed ground.
My lovers helped me with the work, so the cleanup was over faster than the other days.
That meant that the time to part with the crow was approaching more quickly.

‘This crow always goes back after cleaning up. He won’t stay any longer.’

After cleaning up the show, the crow coolly left my side as if I was leaving work.
When I tried to tame it by giving it a piece of bread or a cookie, it only accepted and ate it, but it never stayed by my side any longer.

“Hey, the quality is amazing. Do you want to live with me?”

Guaaaaagh!

I once asked him if he wouldn’t be my pet, but the crow shook his head while spitting out a violent cry.
Guaak, somehow sounds like vomiting.
It seems that he hates living with me enough to throw up.

“Okay dude. The show is over, so get out of here.”

Caw! Caw!
Food Duck!

When I waved my hand, the crow flew off into the sky without looking back.
As I watched the crow quickly back away in case it was caught, I noticed one peculiar thing.

‘It always seems to fly in the same direction.’

After the performance, the crow flies in the same direction every day.
It was flying towards the west, and it happened to be heading to my place of work, the adventurer’s guild.
Maybe there was a crow’s nest near the guild, so I got a little curious.

“Luke. Where are you going?”
“I’ll take a walk outside for a while. I’m curious where that crow lives, so I’m going to chase it.”

I parted ways with Rebecca, who happened to be staying in the backyard to help clean up, and immediately went after the crow.
It was a fast-flying crow, but it was possible to chase after it.
Crows are not in a hurry, so even when they fly, they often land on a roof or something to rest.

Tadadak!
I kept my footsteps as low as I could to avoid getting caught and followed him.
After a while, the place I arrived at was none other than the Adventurer’s Guild.

Caw! Caw!

The crow flew over the adventurer’s guild and then entered a familiar building.
It is the headquarters of the adventurer’s guild.
The main office, where Wendy does her work in the reception area, and Bella, the deputy guild master, sets up her office on the top floor.

“Well?”

Crows did not walk proudly through the entrance of a building like people do.
I entered the building through an open window on the top floor.
I was taken aback when I looked carefully at the window he entered.

‘That’s Bugilma’s office over there?’

Vice guild master Bellatrix.
It is the office on the top floor where she usually works.
Some wild crow entered there, so it was a big deal.
No matter how well-matched a crow is in a performance, you never know what kind of image she will show in her private life.
You could tear up all the important confidential documents in Bugilma’s office.
I hurriedly went inside the headquarters and talked to Wendy on the first floor.

“Wendy! It’s a big deal. A crow has entered our Bugilma office!”
“Yes? What crow?”
“The crow I used as a mascot when I was performing! She accidentally blew it outside and it ended up in the Bugilma office.”

Wendy also knew crows well, as she had seen me perform.
I know she’s not a rowdy crow, but she couldn’t help Wendy’s complexion turning pale at once.

“Did a crow go in there? Gee, Bugilma-sama must be vacant right now? There’s no Mr. Hanna inside, and there’s no one guarding the office.”
“We have to get rid of the crows quickly before they get into trouble. May I go up to the office myself?”

Wendy, the oldest receptionist, is the person in charge among the guild staff.
She was sure that no matter what accident happened, she would be able to calm it down to some extent if she had told Wendy in advance.
Wendy understood my situation and did her favor.

“Come with me, Mr. Luke. Let’s go get rid of the crows together.”

Wendy rose from her reception desk and rolled up her newspaper into a stick.

“What are those newspaper sticks?”
“It’s a receptionist-only weapon! It’s also very useful when beating wasps.”

Wendy, holding a newspaper stick like a weapon, led her way up to the top floor of the building.
She climbed her stairs together and she suddenly said this, which is kind of odd, but the outline of her plump hips revealed over her skirt was amazing.

‘Is this a watery ass of a milf? It’s fucking ugly.’

It is rude to observe her ass in front of a benefactor who is willing to help me, but I can’t help it.
The sexy buttocks swayed in front of my eyes, and as a young and healthy dreamer, of course my eyes went.
Eventually, as I followed Wendy’s butt, I arrived at the top floor of the guild headquarters.

Vice Guildmaster’s office.
Wendy savvyly borrowed a spare key for her office from a building manager she bumped into while climbing the stairs, thanks to which she didn’t have to break down the door.

“I’ll open it. Get ready to catch crows!”
“Yep!”

Click!
The moment Wendy unlocked her door, I was ready to throw a water whip inside. I was thinking of catching a crow in the office with a whip.
However, the moment the door opened, Wendy and I were taken aback.
A human voice came straight from inside.

“Who are you? Why do you open the door to my office?”

A smooth woman’s voice, like a rolling jade ball.
A young-looking woman sat at a desk with a large nameplate on it and spoke to us.
Wendy and I were surprised to find the woman.

“Mr. Bella?”
“Boo, Mr. Bugilma! Weren’t you out?”

Vice guild master Bellatrix.
She was sitting on her desk and staring at us.
For some reason, he seems to have taken off the jacket he was always wearing and is wearing a fairly thin outfit.
He was wearing only a white shirt on top, but his bra was barely visible because he was drenched in sweat.

“I went outside and just returned to the office. Wendy and the person there are our guild’s jewel, the wizard Luke. What are the two of you in my office for?”

Before answering, I walked over to the desk and looked around the office for a while.
A crow as big as an eagle must have entered this office some time ago.
There is no sign of clutter in the office fixtures.
I couldn’t figure out what the hell was going on.

“I saw a crow enter the window of this office about 10 minutes ago.”
“A crow?”
“Yes. It’s a big crow, but it’s like my pet. I accidentally sent it outside the house, and it ended up in Bella’s office. So I came all the way here with Wendy to catch it.”

Bella, who heard my circumstances, showed a suspicious reaction as if she did not know anything about it.

“I’m not sure what you’re talking about. I haven’t seen crows come into the office here.”
“Is that true?”
“At least when I entered the office, nothing was there. Perhaps Mr. Luke went out the window again on his way up the stairs?”

Bella pointed her finger at the wide open window.
A crow’s feather happened to fall on the window sill, proving that I was not mistaken.

“Oh, it does have feathers. I think crows really came in and out.”

Bella looked at the fallen feather there with a curious expression, as if she had just checked the window frame.

“Thank you for your concern, but my office is safe.”
“I’m glad Mr. Bugilma!”
“Ms. Wendy is busy, so go home now. You know that she doesn’t work well without Wendy at the reception desk.”
“All right.”

Wendy politely bowed her head and she walked out of the office.
After confirming that there was no problem with me, I was about to leave after Wendy, but Bella suddenly called me from behind.

“Mr. Luke, would you like to have a cup of tea with me? It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you, so it’s sad that we just break up. We’re between Luke and I.”

Somehow, the voice has more intimacy than the first time we had a conversation at the promotion ceremony.
Since then, we haven’t met once.

Besides, what do you mean by Bella and me?
We’re not even very close.

‘When did you pretend to be friends with me?’

It’s a little dumbfounded, but to be honest, it’s a bit like that.
Bella, who was sitting at her luxurious desk, had the force of a female president managing a guild.
She is not a metaphor, but a real female boss.
Bella, who will take over her guild master position within this year, is the real deal of Gala Le Horn.
A word from that black-haired beauty could end my life as an adventurer.

“There is a good tea brought from Alfheim. It is leaf tea that elves drink.
“Are you giving me something valuable like that?”
“Mr. Luke is a valuable member of our Galarhorn. Yesterday, another wizard from the guild left. He was hired by nobles and transferred. If Mr. Luke leaves, our guild will be ruined.”
“Damn it?”
“Really.”

There was sincerity in Bella’s voice about the guild being destroyed.
Because there are only four wizards in the guild. It is understandable that a woman who is not good enough would want to make friends.

“All right.”
“Whoops. It’s nice that you’re compliant.”

Bella seated me at her guest table and she brought her own tea for her tea time.
It was a tea that Bugilma brewed himself, so I couldn’t taste it because it was somehow burdensome.

“Miss Bella. How’s the inspection of my class going? How’s it going?”
“Ah, don’t worry, my assistant is conducting a thorough investigation. You will soon receive Luke’s class and a magic wand appropriate for your class.”

The other day, Bella promised to investigate what my class as a mage was.
I was worried because there had been no news since then, but fortunately it seems to be going well.
I relieved my worries and had a conversation with Bella.

“Thank you for caring.”
“It’s nice to know you care. Whoops.”
“But I’ve been wondering since before, why are your clothes so sweaty? Where did you exercise?”

As we chatted, my gaze naturally fell on Bella’s shirt.
To be precise, on the chest side of the dress shirt where the black bra was showing through.

“…”

Bella was silent for a moment at my sudden question.
It was an insignificant question, but I don’t think I was able to come up with an answer quickly.

“Mr. Bella?”
“Ah, ahaha! That’s right. I came here after exercising. Lately, I’ve lost my stamina because I’ve been buried in the office so much. I jogged on the promenade around the guild.”

I see Bella avoiding my gaze with an awkward smile.
I questioned the strange sense of incongruity felt in that gesture.

She threw a rice cake just in case.

“Hey, Mr. Gooji.”
“Yes? Why?”

It seemed like a big fish was caught right away.