Huge Holy 41

41 - Noble adventurers, change job

RAW

The sun goes down while Josiah and the others are choosing wands or being excited about grimoires at Giam's laboratory.
Just in time, the noble adventurers who stole all the requests for dungeon investigation and monster subjugation returned to the guild. Some of them reeked of alcohol.

For these noble adventurers who are still acting frivolously even after they almost get disinherited for it and show no sign of reforming, subjugation quests are like hunting in the world of Josiah's previous life. They gather multiple people, surround the monsters, and beat it to death. Once they had killed the prescribed number of monsters, they didn't do any post-processing (so-called monster toxin treatment), and leisurely enjoyed alcohol and snacks in an open place...
That’s almost a vacation already.
They don’t have even a shred of sense of responsibility as an adventurer.

The receptionist welcomed them, saying, “Welcome back” and “Thank you for your hard work on the subjugation and investigation”, while bowing her head as a commoner employee would, even if it’s only lip service, but there was no reaction from the noble adventurers.
This is how it’s ever been. I guess it's better than them saying a mockery..

However, just for today, a small dolphin-type familiar floating in the surrounding water next to the receptionist spoke in a broken language.

“Today, Knight Commander-sama, has, been, waiting, in the, Chief's office, to speak, to all, of you.”

“...Huh? Who's making that unpleasant noise!”

“Today, Knight Commander-sama, has, been, waiting――”

“This creature speaks!”

“What a strange way of speaking!”

Not only can they not see that the dolphin is a familiar, they throw insults and abusive language at its behavior. In the end, they ended up grabbing and hitting the familiar like a child, just for the fun of it.
Even though the receptionist wanted to stop them, she could not be strong against nobles.

Right then, the one who purposely cleared his throat and appeared on the scene was an elderly male elf with a dignified atmosphere.
Long-lived elves started aging after they reached 500 years old. From the way he dresses, there is no doubt that he is a person of high status.
The noble adventurers also calmed down as soon as they saw him and somewhat corrected their posture.
Then they speak quietly.

[If I remember correctly, he’s the Knight Commander of E Kingdom, isn’t he?]

[Why is he here?]

[That creature just now, maybe it’s his pet or something...]

[O, oi. Give me a break. If that’s the case...]

Once again, the knight commander elf cleared his throat and they all fell silent.
Finally, he slowly opens his mouth.

“I didn't expect to be able to communicate peacefully, but to think it goes to this extent... It can't be helped. I’m sure you understand why your parents sent you here to be adventurers instead of disinheriting you. They wished to rehabilitate you. However. You don’t show any sign of rehabilitation, and as you don't even know what it means to be an adventurer, you no longer have any way to defend yourself.”

“I... we, we have already performed the subjugation and investigation!”

“I can smell alcohol from your mouth though?”

“It’s, it’s just a few on the way home! There's no way we can drink during a quest! We won't be able to fight properly!”

The reason why the attitude of the noble adventurers is desperately low is because they are aware that behind the scenes, W Country is under the control of the E Kingdom and is treated like a colony. They are aware of this because their parents told them about it before they entered the country.

But they lied.

Josiah had sent a familiar to report to the guild about the content of what he had monitored and eavesdropped. And the guild, which was wary of them since they forcefully accepted the quest, reported it to the country.
That's because the elf from Kingdom E, who was dispatched as an observer in response to that, was observing separately from Josiah.
There is so much evidence that it’s impossible to escape.

Hence, the Knights Commander of E Kingdom speaks in a low voice.

“We monitored your movements and we’re also the one who disposed of the monster corpse you left behind. I won’t let you off even if you say you didn't know the harm they could do if left unattended.”

“Eh!? Th, that’s.”

“This is only today! We also did a dungeon investigation today, so we ended up forgetting about it.”

“We also know that you did not carry out the dungeon investigation. We even know that you were gathering at the restaurant.”

“We didn’t go to any store!”

“But you filed a false report saying you conducted a dungeon investigation. You did it too just now. ...The punishment this time is not limited to today, but takes into account everything you have said, done and achieved so far.”

““““Punishment!?””””

“No, you are not going to be sent to the coal mines of D Federation just yet. You will be deprived of your right to an adventurer's job for neglecting your duties as an adventurer, and you will be transferred to another job within W Country.”

““““......””””

It's a just desserts for taking it easy until now, but is there any other job that these nobles can do?
The ‘just yet’ metaphor when he said [sent to the coal mines of D Federation] is almost a kind of intimidation.
While this is happening, other members of the E Kingdom Knight Order break into the guild and hold down the noble adventurers.
The Knight Commander goes to leave to be replaced by someone else.
At that time, the dolphin familiar spoke.

“Are, you, going, back? We, look, forward, to, seeing, you, again.”

“...Fumu.”

Meaningfully, the Knight Commander gave the dolphin familiar a sideways glance and once again, walked away from the guild.

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