TL: MeteorempsanED: MasterOfCoin
Chapter 55- Countermeasures
I parted with Iguru and left Zinnia.
After a while, I was able to arrive at the guild safely, and opened the door to the guild.
I noticed something happening over at the guild.
What"s this? Is this my imagination, but the atmosphere feels really heavy at the guild, which is very different.
I can see a notice paper, but I don’t know the contents of it, so I have to check it out for now.
{Emergency declared! The guild has declared an emergency.}
Several Rare cla.s.s sightings of monsters were confirmed according to the observation reports from the Orc forest the other day.
As a result, the guild had dispatched reconnaissance teams to all three forest"s named Orc forest, Stone forest, and Gordo forest. As a result, several Rare cla.s.ses were confirmed from the Orc forest. The investigation is still underway at the Stone forest and the Gordo forest though.
Therefore, the guild has now placed a No Entry ruling unless under guild permission personnel for all of the three forests and everyone is requested to please not trespa.s.s and to maintain order until further notice.
Oh, I guess the atmosphere seems to be heavy due to this notice.
Maybe, everyone was able to infer the future of this notice and therefore has realized the situation.
And therefore, I listened covertly and heard,
“Oi, doesn"t this report look like the same one a few years ago about the invasion!?”
“There is no doubt about it. This is same as the invasion a few years ago. If it was only the Orc forest then we would have a chance, but if the Stone forest and the Gordo forest were to attack together, then there will be nothing left of this city.
“Oi Oi! I am running away, yo! Honestly, I like this city a lot, but I am not gonna lose my life over it!”
“Me as well. The highest ranked adventurer in this town right now is only A-Rank. We can"t win with just that.”
Well, no matter who would have been here, they would"ve done the same thing, it can"t be helped right. Since everyone values their life quite highly.
Come to think of it, I need to speak to Grace-san.
Uh, and to Meru-san too.
Or so I thought, when,
“Good morning Meru-san. I came here to meet the guild master, but is this a good time?”
“Yuma-kun, good morning. It"s fine to meet with the guild master. I"m gonna take you right now to see him.”
And then, as usual, Me and Meru-san walked and arrived at the usual same room when,
“Guild master, Yuma has come to see you.”
The answer came back in a split second,
“Oi, enter.”
Me and Meru-san entered inside.
And then, we saw Guren-san in the most serious face I have ever seen him use until
Naturally, I also turn serious,
“It"s good that you finally came Yuma, have a seat now.”
Even if you say that, it"s really hard to sit normally in this heavy atmosphere.
“Guren-san. I saw the notice at the guild. As I thought, it is about a precaution before the invasion.”
“Yuma, It has only been a few days since you came to the this city right? Do you know about the previous big invasion by the monsters?”
“Actually, I heard from an adventurer named Iguru. The three forests banded together and had the capabilities of each of their strong monsters.”
“That"s good, it certainly helps me to save time. Then Yuma, if you were to encounter this invasion, what would you do? According to the eyes of the guild master, you should stay, fight, and defend this city.”
Well, since I"ve only been in this town for only a few days, risking my life to defend it would be something not believable by many. As expected, this guy is good, but still, my answer is decided.
“Of course, I will remain. I know that it"s only been a few days since I came here, but still, even I also have people that I need to protect. I can"t just abandon them and run away from here.”
Guren-san seems to be satisfied with my answer.
“It was as Grace told me. Thanks to that, some of burden is relieved. Thanks, yo!”
Thanks for your trust in me Grace-san. But still, Grace-san and Guren-san seem to be awfully similar.
“Well, let me just explain the current situation. According to the previous invasion from a few years ago, there was one week until all the Rare cla.s.ses came out to attack. We have until then to prepare the defenses of the city.”
One week huh, there seems to be plenty of time.
If that is so, then there must also be a trump card as well, right.
“Well, Grace is currently heading to Nashiasus city to ask for support. There are plenty of A-Rank parties and even S-Rank adventurers available. It will take about a week to get back from there, d.a.m.n, it"s good that I sent for support the second I confirmed the appearance of the Orc King.”
Ah, is that why I couldn"t find Grace since a while ago? Will that guy be okay without his weapon? Ah, he might just be using a spare weapon after all.
“Whether we will have problems or not, I can"t say, but we have to pray that support arrives quickly. If there aren"t enough people then we will have to call upon the magic school (academy) for support.”
Hmm, I guess this will decrease the damage caused by the invasion by a little I guess.
“Then, the strongest Rare cla.s.s monster in the Orc Forest is definitely Orc Kings. I don"t know how many were noticed exactly, but can you give me an exact number based off the recon?”
“N? Ah, there were about six Orc King"s according to the ability and report of a top reconnaissance expert. I hope he’s not wrong.”
Hmm, six monsters. Then, that"s not much of a problem.
“Is that so? Then, I guess it"s somehow manageable.”
When I said that, both Guren-san and Meru-san looked at me suspiciously.
“Then Guren-san, please give me authorization to enter the Orc forest, I will try to reduce the possibility of invasion as much as possible.”
Then, both Guren-san and Meru-san understood what I was about to do. And both of them,
“Yuma! You can"t probably be thinking of!”
“Yes, I"m thinking of taking down the six Orc Kings by entering the Orc forest.”
Meru-san, who heard what I was about to do, quickly came toward me and,
“Don"t do it Yuma, although you are pretty strong! Taking care of six Orc Kings is much too dangerous!”
This is the most desperate I have ever seen Meru-san. Is she maybe deeply concerned about me?
I definitely can"t run away from this city, I have to protect it.
“It"s alright Meru-san. The Orc King is not my opponent as long as I"m not careless. So, please believe in me and wait for my return.”
Meru-san was totally not convinced after she heard this.
During this time, Guren-san said,
“Yuma, can you truly do it?”
“Definitely. I really consider my life to be very important, I would only do it if I could.”
“Well, if you say that you can do it, then I don"t have a reason to stop. Ok, I will give you the permission to go to the Orc forest. I request this of you.”
Guren-san nodded at my seriousness, while Meru-san was not convinced, but in the end,
“Leave this matter to me, I shall immediately take my leave.”
I left the room immediately. The next destination is the Orc forest, let"s do this with a smile.