Gather Divine Coins and Gacha! – Chapter 2352
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When I entered the second floor of the barracks, Zighart and the others were already ready to depart the base at any time.
They were fully armed too—didn't they get tired? ...I thought, but now that I think about it, it was Zighart who specified this time of day.
Since I basically never run late, it might've been easy for them to make plans.
Anyway, I first decided to tell them about the situation in the northern forest.
The monsters' presence had returned, but there was nothing particularly unusual.
However, since I don't know what's beyond the river, it'd be better to be careful when moving.
Hearing that, Zighart and the others exchanged glances as if to say, "We figured."
"Oh? Was it just as you expected?"
When I tilted my head, the squad members spoke up.
"Well, yeah. We did a quick sweep through the forest yesterday too... and we heard how the monsters were acting up at night."
"At least, from here we didn't hear any more sounds of big monsters fighting. They probably cleaned it all up during that last investigation."
"I see... And we didn't find any traces of the duel either, so the big ones around here must already be gone."
Of course, there was no sign of the duel arena, nor any trace of a pack having moved, and just as I'd felt while traveling outside, this area seemed to have returned to normal for the time being.
"Then we can head back to the lord's capital without any worries."
"That's right. After that, all we have to do is leave. Did you hear about the ones making a detour to the base?"
"Yeah. This morning too, I heard the base guards turned away quite a few people at the gate."
"Well... I don't make appearances at social events, after all. If someone nearby knows that... this is what happens."
Zighart crossed his arms and gave a wry smile, saying, "What a pain."
Among the people of Riana, Zighart is, in a way, the most famous person there is.
I've got a fair amount of name recognition in certain regions and among certain people myself, but in Zighart's case, it's not just the country—if anything, it could be the whole continent; the scale is totally different.
As he said, even people coming from other countries would probably push a little if they had a chance to meet Zighart.
"If it were in town, I wouldn't mind dealing with them a bit, but here it's different. Even if those people don't mean any harm, if a big crowd gathered carefree outside, that alone could attract monsters—that's the kind of land Riana is. For their sake too, let's get out of here quick. ...You all good to go?"
As Zighart stood up from his seat and asked everyone, they all stood up together, answering, "Yeah!"
"Sera, sorry to do this right after you arrived, but can you go?"
"Of course. I can go anytime."
Actually, it's better while I still have the feeling of moving outside lingering in my body.
Zighart nodded with satisfaction at my reply and gave the squad the order to depart.
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When it became known that Zighart and the others were leaving the base, the inside of the base turned into a bit of an uproar.
It seemed they had told some people, but apparently not everyone.
And even though they weren't there specifically for Zighart, the merchants staying at the base also wanted to greet them at least once, so a crowd of people trying to greet Zighart and the others had formed in the plaza.
Since it was inside the base, and we couldn't just brush off people who only wanted to say hello while still mounted... so Zighart and the others were completely held up.
Perhaps giving up on it as unavoidable, Zighart was heading toward the south gate while responding with a quick word or a wave...
"They're really popular, huh..."
It wasn't just Zighart; the squad members were in the same situation.
After weathering an attack on the town or finishing a mission to cull a large-scale monster horde in First Forest or the northern forest, the lord's capital gets similar treatment, but the fact that it got like this just from operating out of this base might mean that's how grateful people were that a Knight Order squad was dispatched.
The policy change might ease that problem somewhat, but... the expectations could really start to feel like pressure.
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