"By the way, I forgot to introduce myself. I am Maristodo, the executive chairman of the Blue Lake City Mercenary Guild. I'm sorry, but now I'm the only one left here in charge. Everyone else has gone out to hunt the nearby monsters." The receptionist who was responsible for welcoming us just came out from behind the counter and smiled as she spoke.

"Oh, I see. When we came in, we saw the royal guards rushing out. It seems the situation is indeed not optimistic." I replied.

"Yes, you are... Mr. Euryphilly, right?" she asked.

"Don't call me Mr., it sounds strange. Just call me...Philly." I almost said 'Fir'.

She smiled and nodded.

"First of all, thank you very much for eliminating the Hellspider. Since it was first observed two days ago, three groups of people have tried to hunt it but haven't returned. It has been troubling for us."

"Uh..."

Before she could finish, Thuss asked.

"Has the mission registration been completed? I'll leave now since I'm here ahead of time. I'll go and make the delivery first."

"Yes, that's fine."

"Great, we'll see each other again sometime."

After saying that, Thuss hurriedly left the mercenary guild and got on a carriage heading in the opposite direction.

I frowned and looked at Maristodo.

"About Thuss... Did you register her information when she signed up for the mission?"

"Um... yes."

After thinking for a moment, she replied.

"Can I take a look at it?"

"Well..."

"I know it's private information, but I noticed something during this trip. He said he hasn't been to the Witte Empire, but he knows a lot about it, and even recognized the royal guards at a glance. As a merchant, he seems to know too much."

"But... without concrete evidence..."

"..."

Although I wanted to say he's involved in smuggling, we did take a humanoid directly from his cargo box... Although he didn't give us the promised core, we took the most important thing...

If we don't say it, I feel like there's still a chance that we might get those cores.

"Alright, I understand."

Taking advantage of this moment, I carefully looked at her name placement.

Maristodo Siel

29 years old, female human

Water mage LV 48, Scholar LV 30

Kind, versatile, understanding, research-loving, occult scholar, carefree and relaxed, [Blue Lake Dancer], water mage, head of the Blue Lake branch of the mercenary guild

(Note: Normally, only the name and title are displayed, but the main character can see the additional information while wearing the [Reality Goggles].)

...She looks impressive. It's no wonder she's the head of the mercenary guild.

"But isn't it too much for everyone in the guild to go out and hunt monsters?"

"Yes, it's a little better now. You don't know the look on the faces of the guards who saw hordes of monsters crawling out of the Blue Lake yesterday morning. The guards and mercenaries fought together all day to suppress them. After a night of discussion, the mercenaries and guards split into 16 teams this morning to hunt down the monsters on the main roads and warn nearby cities."

"I see, so those monsters have attacked once already."

"Well, those slain monsters turned into powder and disappeared after death, without even any blood left. Although we didn't have any casualties, there were hundreds injured."

"No casualties?"

"It seems those monsters didn't want to kill people, but instead... wanted to destroy the bridge."

"The bridge... so they wanted to trap the people inside the city?"

"Oh, I see. But those monsters shouldn't be that smart. Why would they..."

"It proves that those monsters are being controlled by someone more powerful... Alright, I understand the situation. Is there anything we can do to help?"

"Well... please take this."

The other person thought for a moment, then ran behind the counter and took out something that looked like a Bluetooth headset.

"This is..."

"This is the latest communication headset launched by the 'Blue Moon' Merchant Guild. It can communicate within a range of 500 meters. We have already started building base stations within the city with the city defense forces, so the entire city will be able to communicate in a few days. If possible, please stay in Blue Lake City during this time, so that if the monsters attack, you can help us repel them."

"Okay..."

Anyway, we are also looking for clues about 'Snake Eyes', and this obviously seems to be related.

"Alright, please take care of us."

I smiled and took the headset.

"But, are these headsets still available for purchase? I want to buy one for my companion too."

Because it looks really cool!

"Well... that might be difficult. The merchant caravans rarely come now, and this item is still in short supply..."

However, just as she said that, the light on the headset suddenly flashed!

"Hey, hey, hey! Is this Miss Sier? Our guild's airship has arrived. Hurry up and collect your goods."

The voice coming through the headset made my body tremble!

This... seems to be Lanya's voice...