Chapter 92
(Emma's Fiasco, Pt 4 of 6)
Ibes Pov:
I was a merchant of sorts and in charge of the Construction Corporation Country club. I was in the guild as I took quests from time to time. I was a B ranked adventurer and lived with my sister Iris Sov. We were Half Dwarf and Half Elf, so we looked like Normal humans to some. But I was currently around 50 years old, despite my young looks.
But due to that lineage, we had high level Fire and Earth Magic, as well as Plant magic. But when I saw a kid in Black and White enter the guild, I almost spat out my drink. Why would a kid enter a guild, I was near the receptionist desk that he came up to though with my sister. I say kid since he still looked young, like he was no more than 20 in the way of time. I was 100 in the way of time, my sister around 16.
"I would like to issue a request," He said to the receptionist. I guess it is just some lame request then.
"What type of request, and who are you?," She asked the kid. To that he pulls out a Adventurer card to my surprise.
"C ranked adventurer, Hunter, I would like to issue a missing person quest. My sister got kidnapped earlier today next to the rainforest on the other side of the lake...," He continued to tell the lady details as she filled the quest out. But I was most surprised that he was a C ranked adventurer. That only happens if you complete the fighting test, if you took it for his age.
"Ok, and how old is she?," The receptionist asks him.
"She is 14 years old way of time," He tells the Receptionist. Way of time is more accurate than way of the world.
"So if I am Correct, this might be related to that thing from earlier today?," She asks to which the boy nods. "How much are you paying for it?," The receptionist asks him.
"Five gold coins as my younger brother couldn't call himself her older brother if she wasn't safe. That will be all," The person says as he goes to leave, leaving everyone surprised. It was a simple missing persons quest, yet he was paying the price of five B ranked quests, yet it was only C ranked.
"Hey, kid, we'll help you," I call out to him getting up with my sister. He looks back and signals for us to follow, so we do. I had a regular sword and Armor on, but was regarded as a very good adventurer. My sister had a spear, red hair, and light armor on, she was training to be a tank at only 16 years old way of time. Her birthday was in January. This kid seemed to know that and invited us without hesitation.
"Alfred, go as fast as you can back to the Estate, my friends here are coming with us," He says as we get in. But as we do, I take notice of the crest on the carriage. It was something that came up just the other day as a new noble.
"Why did you invite me along without hesitation, Hunter Dire?," I ask. The Crest on the carriage is pretty obvious in telling the last name of someone, and he knows that.
"Because, you are a well liked adventurer and helps whenever he can. You also own a plot of land to the south where your country club is. It has part of a rainforest in it, so you will handle it better as well," He tells me and leaves it at that.
After about three hours of riding through the forest we come to a clearing at midnight. Inside there is a broken down Manor house with a pile of Debris to the right. "What's this?," Iris asks curious.
"This is my new home, it needs a bit of fixing up though. Those knights are inspecting the basement for clues to the slave operation. I have to change, and then we will set out, meanwhile, you can help the knights," He tells me.
With that we get out and he heads off as I go to help. "Hunter sent us to help for a minute," I tell them and they nod.
"Alright, we are just going to be moving the debris away from the basement path. There isn't any in the basement thankfully though, if there was then the garage wouldn't be there, or the house," They say.
With that we start helping them move Beams as Hunter comes out of the forest. He is in Baggy Cargo pants, and a green tee to match it. The pants are something sold by Scara though, so there is that. I put my beam down and go over to him with Iris. "Why were you in the fore—," Iris can't finish as we see a giant slime behind him, as well as wolves. I go to attack but he stops me.
"Please don't, these are my brothers and sisters pets. Halfdan had my clothes so I had to go find him," He tells the stunned me. What is up with this guy anyways!
"By the way, there is a smell, the reason my sister was captured and brother knocked out. It attracts anything that's not human and knocks them out. You may have smelled it by the pile over there, so block that scent out. If you don't it won't be of help," He says.
He is right, I had smelled a weird scent over there earlier. "So what are the animals names?," I ask as we run through the forest.
"The black one is Night, my brothers wolf, the Golden one is Sunny, my sisters wolf. The Giant slime is my brothers, his name is Halfdan. An this Little guy is Slimo, my sisters slime, an don't ask about the name," He says, pointing out a slime on his shoulders. How did I not see that before!