Chapter 46 – Who Messed With My Cat? – 2

The inside of the adventurer’s guild was familiar and lively, as if it had been renovated from a bar.

On one side, round tables where parties can sit and talk are placed at regular intervals, and on the other side, there is a large bulletin board that takes up an entire wall.
Further back, female receptionists dressed in waitress uniforms are dealing with adventurers.
Looking at the table, it seems that you can even order simple food.

‘It’s going better than I thought.’

Looking at the faces of people, I felt like I could naturally distinguish between locals and foreigners.
The clothes, the atmosphere, etc. Are too flashy.
It doesn’t mean that you stand out by dressing up brightly and colorfully, but that the dress code doesn’t fit subtly with this world…
Just by looking at it, you’re like, ‘Ah. This man is from another place.’ Get the feeling you want

On the contrary, in their eyes, my dark hair is quite unusual.
By my standards, I think the people here are overly exotic, but…
Not really dissatisfied with that.

All the girls on the street are pretty.
Even compared to modern times, where makeup and plastic surgery techniques have developed, they are not inferior.
Why?

It’s because it’s hard for a woman to survive in these streets unless she’s pretty.
Most of the people who came through the gate are young, so one of the reasons is that it is difficult to find elderly people.
The guild is full of young, healthy, and energetic people.

When you think about it that way, it seems like a place you should travel to at least once before you die…
This city is too easily replaced by people.
If all the people here go missing the next day, no one cares.
The vacancy is quickly filled with new strangers.

Adventurers might be the closest to death in this city.
I quietly found an empty seat and sat down.
Order coffee and bread and observe the surroundings without being noticed.

‘There is.’

Pink-haired twin sisters. Discovery.
As soon as they entered the guild, they stood out so much that it was harder to pretend not to see them.
This is why Cecile found it right away.

“Ugh, it smells. I want to get out of this town quickly.”

Sona looks towards her sister and complains.

“Since Kren-sama wants to find out more, I can’t help it…”

Lena sighs in frustration, and she looks around her as if she’s waiting for someone.
It was easy to guess that that someone was Cecil’s party leader, Kren.

Both are pretty

Two girls with thin lines and slim physiques.
Her younger brother showed that he was well-trained because he handles a sword, but the fact that he is a tender girl who stimulates protective instincts remains the same.
Both are 162 to 164… Is your brother just a little bit taller?
Her breasts are bigger than her older sister who is a wizard. The sense of volume is a landslide win for Cecil, but a slim figure isn’t bad either.
First of all, it’s pretty cute to look at.

My sister had long hair and her brother had short hair, and they both look very good together.
If there’s one thing I don’t like, it’s that the two of them are members of Kren’s party.

‘What the hell are you doing?’

I’m envious of the fact that all the party members are women except for me,
Those girls are pink-haired twin sisters and silver-haired cat-eared pretty girls…
At this point, I wanted Kren to be the bad guy who revealed women.

It gives you an excuse to approach them.
Now…
If it’s just a simple greeting, there’s no way to penetrate deeply into their lives.
If you are an adventurer, you will not have a fixed residence, and if you have just entered this city, you will only be suspicious of the job of a teaching assistant.

“The menu you ordered is here.”

“Thanks.”

The twin sisters look this way.
Let’s concentrate on eating while acting as ordinary people, and the sisters chatter again.

“You could just leave that stupid guy alone. Ha ha…”

“Kren-nim is really insensitive. He doesn’t even know we’re trying so hard.”

… Hmm.
The atmosphere is unusual.
The two people’s complaints from earlier have given me a bad feeling.

“Maybe it should have been poison instead of mushrooms.”

“Cecile, you should have noticed that right away because you have good senses.”

“Isn’t that half-animal? You have a good sense, but you’re stupid.”

“So you came back without notice.”

I came back without noticing… ?

“Why don’t they know it’s getting in the way of us. Maybe it’s real that big breasts are stupid.”

“Since I said that much, you should have understood. Unni.”

“That’s how it should be. If it appears in front of Kren again, it’ll be a headache.”

“I told him that I didn’t need a bitch like you, and his expression was funny.”

“I guess he really thought we were friends. He’s like an idiot.”

I figured it out.
The reason Cecile had been crying alone in the workshop.
And the reason why he became incapacitated after eating mushrooms in the dangerous alien land.
I thought of Cecile, who couldn’t leave my side as a perverted bully and laughed like an idiot.

Were you afraid that you would be abandoned by me too? Cecil…
You must have vaguely known what had happened to you…
Did you still run at her feet to find her companion?

It’s a really gut-wrenching story.
Only the face was pretty, but the inside was rotten, and the envy and jealousy of these girls made me feel dirty.

But on the other hand, I also thought it was an opportunity.
Thanks to Sona and Lena’s revealing dark feelings, a plan came into my mind.
If things go well, you can really educate these guys…

He might even be able to get his hands on Cecile.
Is the eavesdropping here?
The two suddenly talked in a low voice as if they cared about the ears of the people around them.

‘It’s already late.’

Had I been able to exert enough influence at these distances to command Belita’s men at will,
These are just redemption.
But time won’t wait Cren might give up looking for Cecil and go to another street.

“Did you wait long?”

Soon Kren joined Sister Sona and Lena at the table.
Cren was a handsome man, as Cecil had told him.
He was so good that even wearing the armor, he was so good that he caught the attention of female adventurers in an instant.

“Cren! We’ve just arrived. Let’s leave this street quickly.”

“I’m of the same opinion as you. Cecilia is definitely not on this street.”

Sona and Lena spoke in bright voices as if they had changed people.

“I’m sorry. But let’s find out more. Cecil will be looking for us too.”

“We did well on our own without Cecilia.”

“My sister and I will work harder.”

Kren made a puzzled expression.
Caught between two women… He’s a very naughty boy.
Before knowing her sister’s true nature, she would have been genuinely envious.

What I noticed was, ‘Was Kren aware of the plan to cut Cecilia?’

“I know you guys are working hard. But just like you, Cecile is a necessary presence in our party.
Remember what happened in Minak’s Cave and Gina’s Ruins. Without Cecil, we would all have been annihilated.”

“Haa… Kren is really nice, so I’m going to wear it.”

“Maybe Cecilia left because she didn’t want us in the first place…”

“…Didn’t you say it wasn’t there when you guys went?”

“Yeah. I didn’t.”

Sona’s voice was calm enough to give goosebumps.

“Maybe there was a lot of dissatisfaction inside, Cecil.”

“I didn’t say anything, but I saw Cecile swearing by herself…”

“…”

Stop slandering these bitches
What did that good guy do wrong to go so far?
I was already so pissed that I thought it was strange that I didn’t get up from my seat.

“If Cecile was like that, if she had complaints that she couldn’t say in front of me…
That means I lacked the capacity as a party leader.”

“It’s not like that. Actually, we’re all content with Kren’s leadership.”

“There is no need for Kren-sama to feel guilty!”

“Thank you… But I want to find out. I want to find out and hear about it myself.
I don’t think Cecil left on her own without a word.”

I concluded that Kren had nothing to do with the bullying.
If he had hated him to the point of ostracizing him in the first place, there would be no reason to remain in the Street of Beasts and search for Cecil.
But when I see her trying to reunite with Cecil even while trying to soothe her twin sister… It’s hard to say that he was aware of Cecile’s ordeal in the dark.

‘Should I be happy about this?’

The fact that at least one person was on Cecil’s side.

I thought I was happy in my head, but my heart wasn’t very happy.
The more I confirmed that Cecil and Cren’s bond and bond were genuine, the more I could feel about having her as my assistant.
So what are the chances that I’m acting knowing I’m eavesdropping?

That’s really outrageous.
How does this guy know me and act?
Cecil also said that she hadn’t met Cren.
He must have cried when he came back after hearing the twin sister’s cold rejection…

‘I’ll take it away.’

According to my destiny.

“Sona, Lena. Let’s look for Cecil a little longer.”

“…Whew. Okay.”

“Then my sister and I will look for it.”

“Let’s take a look again, starting from the place we found yesterday.”

Kren diligently explains the route alone, and the two of them spend time listening to each other.
I saw the right time and left naturally.
With her back against the wall, she carefully observes the trend of Cren’s party, and secretly approaches Cren when he goes to the bathroom alone.

“Cren.”

Kren turns around and looks at me.
Why is this guy so handsome I was almost intimidated.

“Excuse me, how did you know my name?”

“I was listening at the next table.”

Kren frowned at her.

“Do you know our missing colleague?”

“Let’s move to a place where the eyes of the twin sisters can’t reach.”

“I can’t do that. These two are my trusted colleagues.
Do you know what will be where you want to go and follow it?”

“I’m protecting Cecilia.”

Kren took a peek where her twin sister was, she looked me right in the eyes and she said.

“Tell me, where are you?
If you act nonsense, I will subdue you by force.”

“It’s nothing to talk about here. Follow me if you want to hear it.”

“Wait!”

I turned my back without regret.
Since she reveals that she is protecting Cecilia, Kren has no choice but to follow the rescue.
If she informed her colleagues or resorted to violence, something might happen to Cecil.
I went into a dark alley where sunlight didn’t reach and waited for Kren to come.

“Where is Cecil? Who are you?”

“Don’t worry. Cecil is safe now.”

“I’ll judge that. Before you draw the sword, speak the truth. Who are you? Where is Cecil?”

Kren was really ready to pull out the two-handed sword from her back.

“Golden Sun.”

“Golden sun?”

“I’m a teaching assistant in this city. I’m also Cecil’s master.”

Kren’s eyebrows twitched.
It seems that the word “Master” Is offensive. This is a desirable response.

“What did you do to Cecil?”

“I didn’t do anything.”

You’re right that I couldn’t, but…
That’s all for men behaving rudely over women.
I got her to the point before Kren drew her sword.

“Really. Kren. I didn’t do anything. I can let you meet me if you want. If you listen to me first.”

Kren’s troubles did not last long.
Returning her two-handed sword to its scabbard, he slowly lowered his hand.

“Did you tell them you were coming here?”

“I didn’t tell you. But if I’m away for a long time, I’ll start looking for you.”

“When I found it, Cecilia was in a distraught state after eating mushrooms in the woods outside Isil.”

“Mushroom? What kind of joke are you kidding? There’s no way something like a mushroom that can incapacitate Cecilia will naturally grow…”

“We’ll talk about that later. I did it for now. I’m not lying.”

“…”

Kren looked into my eyes and let out a sigh of relief.

“Okay. Trust me. Thank you for rescuing Cecilia.”

“It’s really Cecil-like, right?”

“…You speak as if you know Cecil well.”

“Because we’ve been together until now.”

“As expected, Cecil couldn’t have left without saying anything.”

“Are you two dating?”

Kren’s eyes widened, as if he hadn’t expected such a topic to come up suddenly.

“Oh, no… Why are you asking that?”

“I’m just a little concerned.”

“Taeyang. She’s my teammate. She’s a teammate who’s been fighting with each other’s back for a long time.”

“I am Cecil’s master.”

Kren seemed a little uncomfortable.

“What is that master? Is it a tradition unique to this town?”

“All aliens are treated as slaves. I decided to look after Cecil.
I give you two gold coins and use it as my fishery.”

“Gold, two gold coins?”

Ohh.
Perhaps it’s because he’s an adventurer, he seems to have already figured out the price with his body.
Yes. He gave me two gold coins.
It is difficult for a slave to earn gold coins no matter how much time and effort he puts into it.

“Is it true that I was protecting you…?”

“Yes. I am Cecil’s guardian. I paid for it.”

“Then… Is the problem… Money?
Actually, I lost the money when I crossed the gate, so I don’t have anything…”

“Of course, if you want to take Cecil, you’ll have to pay me.
I’ll cut it for as long as I’ve had it.”

Speak without thinking and continue the conversation naturally.
I have no intention of giving Cecil.
Never.

“Thank you. Golden Sun. You are my benefactor, no… Our benefactor.”

Kren lowered his head.
He’s a good guy I know how to thank you properly.
I didn’t rescue Cecil, but kidnapped her, so I don’t deserve this kind of gratitude…
Well, anything like that is good. Because that’s not what’s important now.

“Doesn’t the other guys think that way?”

“What does that mean?”

“Cecile said. She met you guys. To be precise, with the twin sisters from your party.”

“What? We never said a word like that.”

“I guess not. Cecil didn’t pick up and eat the mushrooms out of curiosity, but because of the sister’s trick.”

I explained the conversation that took place at the Adventurer’s Guild while Kren was away.

“Currently, I am Cecilia’s guardian.
Cecil wants to go back too. But after hearing this, do you think I can entrust Cecil to you guys?”

“No way…”

Kren looked shocked.
She didn’t know that vicious bullying was going on.
The perpetrators were her trusted colleagues!
It is natural to want to avert her eyes.

If you turn your eyes, turn your eyes…

“How can I believe you?”

The arrow of doubt returns to me.

“Can you prove that you’re not framing my colleagues?”

“Why are you slandering your colleague?”

“I heard that the slave trade is rampant in this city.
Then Cecilia… It must be the intention to have it!”

I got it half right.
Cren’s suspicions are justified. There’s no way that a person who believes in the words of her opponent who has no one-sided understanding and doubts her colleagues can act like her leader.
All sorts of suspicious circumstances may be running through Kren’s head right now, but he believes it for now.
Because it’s a colleague Because you are a party member.

Let’s break her shallow beliefs.

“Then why did I appear before you?
Don’t you think it’s advantageous to pretend like you don’t know?”

“Cecile found us!”

“Are you only believing that part? If that’s true, Cecil and you should have met a long time ago. Why did Cecil have no choice but to go back?
I think the story I told you completely explains it.”

“Sona and Lena… Sent Cecil back?”

“Looking at the way it was handled, it probably didn’t matter what happened to Cecile. Still, a colleague? It’s disgusting.”

“…”

Kren seems to have finally grasped the seriousness of the situation.

“I’ll go back and talk about it. It can’t all be true! If I talk about it, I’m sure there will be some misunderstandings.”

I turned around and grabbed Cren.

“Then I’ll be honest with you.”

“Me, what should I do…”

“How about this?”

And she threw the bait.