Ayame eat to her fill while Shino paid Natalia in secret, with 32 plates consumed, Shino paid 32 silver
Ayame is fully recovered and Sarah started to ask her a question
As Shino sat down next to Ayame, Sarah asked, "So what does a princess doing here without any protector?"
Shino stop before his butt touch the chair and asked in confusion, "Eh?! Princess??"
"Ohh… I forgot, Shino is from far away land so he doesn't know a thing" Sarah replied
"She is Princess Ayame, well technically she is just the daughter of the village chief, but everyone from that village see her as a princess" Sarah explained
Ayame kneeled in her seat and bow at Shino saying, "Again, my name is Ikegai Ayame, Princess of the Ikegai Village, Thank you for fixing my wound Shino-sama"
Shino recognize the bow as a Dogeza and started to panic, saying, "Please raise your head, I just did what I need to do"
Ayame kept her head down and said, "This might be too much but please help me save my people, before escaping my father mention to me a bunch of people strong enough to defeat the General's Undead Army, clearly the people my father is talking about is you and allies, please help me free my people from the Demon General"
Shino was surprised to hear the location of the Demon General through her and looked around him
Everyone in the guild hall who overheard them was surprised to hear the demon's location and started to whisper
Sarah silenced everyone by clapping and said, "Ayame-sama, the information you just gave us is the one we are looking for but saving your village and subjugating the demon general is two different thing, I am sorry but you need to register a quest for the rescue"
Hiroko was worried and said, "Isn't that a bit too harsh Guild master? Ayame-sama mentioned earlier she doesn't have any money, and it is people's live she is asking to save"
"Sorry, but whether it is forced or not, the Ikegai Village break one of the peace treaty rules on which stated, 'Not to entertain any Demon General', when the higher-ups hear this info, your village will be considered as traitor and will be eliminated alongside the demon general" Sarah explained
Ayame was devastated and said, "Bu-but… that is not fair… we were forced to follow them, we were overwhelmed by numbers, countless warriors died you know! This is not fair!"
Ayame started to cry, hearing that her village and the people are doomed
Everyone sympathized at Ayame and can't do anything but stay silent
Ayame then pulled all her courage and said, "The-then, you said I can put a quest right? I'll offer my body, to the one who will save my village will be my husband!"
Upon hearing the quest, countless men stand-up simultaneously and started to march toward the door in unison, repeatedly saying, "Save the village, save the village!"
Sarah sigh in disappointed seeing countless men who was overwhelmed by their desire and said, "Shino… bind them please"
Shino just smiled at Sarah and said, "Well… It's a man instinct, you can't blame them"
Shino tap the ground two times and countless string came out under the floor board, binding them in place before reaching the door
"Shame on you boys! Also to you too Shino" Sarah said
Shino was confused and said, "Me? Why include me?"
"I saw you, you were about to stand up when Ayame said it, stick to your girl stupid!" Sarah said
"Sorry Ayame-sama, but the reward for the quest is not allowed" Sarah added
Sarah sign the girls in the room to take the boys for a walk to take a fresh breath of air, on which some men refused to go and saying, "I'll help Ayame-sama" or "I will be Ayame's Husband"
With everyone leaving the guild hall, the people remaining are just some staff member, Luminous, Sarah, and Ayame who kept crying because she has can't do anything to save her village
Sarah then sign Natalia to comfort Ayame while she called the Luminous for a private meeting near the reception area
Now far away from Ayame, Sarah then said, "Look, the Ikegai clan forge some of the finest sword, losing them because of something they didn't do is the least logical thing"
"So, what do you want us to do?" Hiroko asked
"I'll try to hold the information from reaching the higher-ups for as long as possible, so go and help her" Sarah said
"Wait do you mean we should go to the enemies den without any army?" Crocus asked
"Well, you have your own army here" Sarah replied as she look at Shino
Shino notice the army Sarah mentioning is him and said, "Me? No-no-no, Hiroko, Crocus, and Murakami are not ready yet, it is too risky to go there and rely only on me"
"Stop refusing, beside it is not for you to decide" Sarah said
"Shino, I know you are worried about us but let's help Ayame, don't you feel bad for her?" Hiroko asked
"I do but…" Shino said as she look at Ayame
Shino look at Ayame and seeing her crying reminded him the times when he cry night and day before he died and said, "Fine, we will help her, but in one condition"
As they wonder about what the condition is Shino emitted an evil aura and said, "The training will be ramp up to max, so prepare your body"
Shrinking from Shino's aura Hiroko, Crocus, and Murakami still wanting to help Ayame said, "Yes sir!"
Feeling sorry for the three Sarah just sigh and said, "You are a tough teacher Shino, but I understand why you act like that"
Hiroko heard Sarah and said, "You understand him? Explain why?!"
"This can't be because he care for us right?" Crocus added
"If this is too make us strong Shino is taking a wrong approach" Murakami added
Sarah then emitted an evil aura too then replied, "Wrong Approach? Your previous teacher are just kind, caring? Of course we care, No teacher want to see their student die in battle, we are just tough because you are too relax and required harsher training"
As the Three Shrink down on the presence of two tough teacher, Natalia intervened and said, "uhmm… Ayame-sama just run away now"
Hiroko, Crocus, and Murakami used what Natalia just said and say, "We will follow Ayame and said that we will help her"
The three run as fast as they can out the guild hall and as Shino about to follow the Sarah then said, "wait Shino, about helping Ayame…"
Shino stop and said, "Yeah~ yeah~ I know, she and their clan is still considered as traitor by the kingdom, got a plan one that"
Sarah wink at Shino and said, "Of course I have, but I need your help"
Shino sigh and roll his eye and said, "Okay~ what is it this time?"
"Simple, let's use your influence on the King by using Kitsune" Sarah replied
The plan sound reasonable and Shino asked, "I'm listening… what is the percentage that it will clear the traitor problem?"
"80%, once the King said that they are not to be seen as a traitor almost everyone will agreed" Sarah replied
"If they trust the King that much, it is better to say it's 100%" Shino said as he scratch his head
"No, there is one city who want the Ikegai clan dead, which is why I said 80%" Sarah said
Shino got the gist of it by Sarah's tone and said, "I see, what kind of city is this Anglus?"
Sarah gave Shino a chart that has the list of every illegal trade that is done in Anglus City and said, "That city is the exact opposite of this city and the one you hate the most. Slavery, Corruption, Murderer, Rapist, Illegal organization, you name it, that city is disgusting to its very core"
Hearing everything Sarah was surprised to Shino calmed and said, "Well… that's new… you didn't break the chart"
Shino just sigh and said, "I guess this kind of thing never disappear no matter where I go, It's frustrating to say that I built up tolerance to it but still…"
A blood came out at Shino's lip on which Sarah saw and said, "Shino… I understand how you feel but you need to know, Hiroko and Murakami are born and raised in Anglus, they are the perfect example that not everyone in that city is bad"
Shino sigh and said, "I know, so what do you want us to do?"
Sarah then asked a serious question, "Shino... have you killed a human?"
Shino just smiled at the question as he remember what he did before and said, "I have soak my hand in blood, soaking them again for something better is nothing for me now"
Sarah became worried and said, "You have a terrible past aren't you? But we are the same, one of my college was rape and killed in that city by the duke but her case was classified as a 'Died in Action', I want to kill that pig but I can't because I have a family to feed"
Shino hold Sarah at her shoulder and said, "We are not the same guild master, after all you didn't ruin your life because someone important died"
"Shino… what is exactly your past? Why did you came here in the first place?" Sarah asked
Shino smiled at Sarah and with his gentle voice said, "A terrible one… A terrible one that I don't want to repeat"