We then exchanged information with Gidion for a while, and when we left the Guildmaster's office, we headed to the reception desk.

　The Guildmaster seemed to have already contacted us, and one of the receptionists waved us over.


''This way. This way!


　The Yuguhanotes had matching blue uniforms, but the Invahannes have red uniforms or .......

　The uniforms also seem to be quite different to fit the beasties.


　I glanced at the receptionists who were busy dealing with the adventurers and had that impression.


''Flick-sama, the window is over there.

Yeah, sure. Let's go.


　When Susana approached me, I decided to stop looking at the receptionists and head to the window.

　The receptionist who was waving at me didn't seem to be much of a beastly person, only her cat ears and tail, which were almost human, indicated that she was a beastly person.


'You must be Master Flick. I have heard that you are the one who can accept the request from Gidion-sama to capture the example war horse. This is Leia, the one I was assigned to take charge of.


　Leia, the cat-eared receptionist, spoke with a bite to us as we sat in the chairs at the window counter.


　This haste, just like Gidion said, seems to have become quite a troubling case in the adventurer's guild.

　I need to get some information about where that guy might be running around.

　As expected, he won't go near the street after the last incident.


Yeah, we'll take care of the horses. So I'll need you to provide us with some information.

Information?　If we can provide you with something we can provide, we'll provide it to you: ......


　Leia tilted her head slightly in response to me asking her to provide me with information.


'Yeah, it's not that much information. I want a map of the area with the places where we've failed to capture in our previous capture requests. He's too smart to ever go near that place again. I'd love to have it to narrow down the scope of the search.


　Leia was looking at me with her eyes blinking.


　Did I say something strange?

　That guy has the intelligence to understand people's words, and he also thought properly about his position in battle, so I think he's a guy who has the same or more intelligence than most people do.


''Wait a minute!　I'll have it ready in a minute!


　As Leia said this, she withdrew to the back of the window and began to gather information on the places where she had failed to capture so far.


'Did Master Flick know that warhorse was that good after that one time?


　Noelia, who was sitting next to me and listening to the conversation, asked me with a strange look on her face.


'Hmm, I wonder. It's just that I have a feeling that it's something like that ....... I don't know, like when I met Dimol, I don't know what it is, I don't know if the horses fit together or what.


　I can't really tell Noelia what I'm feeling.

　Maybe my opinion of a giant horse is just my imagination.


"Do you like that giant horse?　Just like Dimol?


　Noelia, who was listening to my explanation, which didn't get the point, was asking a question that was close to the heart of the matter.


'That's why. You see, I have Dimol and Deere.


　Geez, Noelia's gaze is on my face.


　What's the matter with you?　No, I didn't say anything about making them a companion, but .......

　You see, Dimol is also very useful for speed of movement and scouting, but you can't take him into town, and on that note, with a horse--.

　I mean, no, no.


　I've been fantasizing about traveling with that huge horse.

　This time, I'll have him pretend to be captured. That way, I won't be chased by adventurers, and if I help him escape if necessary, he will surely cooperate with me. After that, he can do what he wants... Is that okay? ...You don't have to travel with yourself.


'Huh, Master Flick is really ......'

'Hey Noelia. I'm not looking to join you or anything, you know.

Yes, yes, yes, I understand, sir.

To Susana?


　There was a sigh against me from the two women.


'Here you go!　What did you do with that failed capture point Mr. Fricke mentioned?


　Leia, the cat-eared receptionist who came back to the window, saw us and asked us what was wrong.


'Nothing. More importantly, can you show me some information?


　I decided to get some information before Leia pushed me further into it.


'Ha, yes. This is a map of all the places we've failed to capture. Looking at it, it looks like you've chosen a wooded area where you can hide in the vast Orwellian grasslands. Maybe that horse is thinking and acting just like Master Fricke said.


　The map presented to us shows the terrain around this Invahannes area.

　From the road we came from, the northern part of the map looked to be a fairly large grassland area.


　The herd of warhorses seems to be hiding in small forests scattered throughout the grasslands, and the point where we failed to capture them is marked with a Batsu mark.

　I think we can search this marked spot later, so I will choose an unmarked spot to look for his herd.


Can I borrow this map?

'Yes, it's all right. That's why I brought it to you. The Guildmaster has been struggling with this request as well, so it would be great if Flick-sama and the others could complete it safely and admirably. Is there any other information that you need?

'Yes, ....... I also want to mend a few requests to defeat the demons in that Orwell Meadow in case you want to go to ....... And I don't have to worry about how much money I have for the trip.


　Lloyd and Linus gave me plenty of money to pay for the request, but no one has any idea how long the request would take, so I wanted to earn the money when I could.


''Then I'll ask for a request that can be accepted at my grade.


　Noelia also understood the importance of earning funds on the road since she was living an adventurer's life even though she was a daughter, so she understood the importance of earning funds on the road.

　The request that I, who was only a bronze grade, could accept wouldn't amount to much, so I had presented my own insignia to Leia.


　As long as you're of the white gold grade, you can receive the highest level of requests in any city's adventurer's guild.

　The reason why they could receive top-tier requests in other cities as well was because the adventurer's guild of their city recognized them as having that much ability.

　That's why platinum-grade adventurers don't do anything reckless when they receive requests in other cities.


　If they failed to receive a difficult request, the adventurers' guild of their city would receive complaints from the other city's guilds, which would have a negative impact on their assessment.

　Even if they reached the platinum grade, they would continue to fail to achieve the request, and if they were judged to be unworthy of their abilities, they would be demoted, so they also needed to have an eye for choosing their requests.


''Noelia-sama is a platinum grade in Yuguha-Notes, right? I agree. I'll have a list of request forms for you immediately.''


　Leia left the window once she said that.

　Then, when he returned, he held out a list of platinum-grade request forms in front of us.


''In the Orwellian Grasslands area, in the platinum-grade demon slaying system, there's a request to slay the Small Cloud Whale [Small Cloud Whale], isn't there?

A small-cloud whale, the Small Cloud Whale, is coming out?

Yes, it's like a stray small cloud whale, a small cloud whale that has drifted from somewhere, but it's causing acid rain and killing the grass in the grasslands, and we're being asked to take it out.


　The Small Cloud Whale, or Small Cloud Whale, is thought to be the offspring of a giant cloud whale (cloud whale), which is said to be the king of the sky.

　These air-dwelling creatures, called cloud whales, have a long life span comparable to that of dragons, and they purify the atmosphere, but when polluted by magnesium (mana), they release acidic rain and numbing clouds, turning into demons that are a nuisance to the land and creatures that pass through them.


''This could be a pretty big one. Even though it's a Small Cloud Whale [Small Cloud Whale], the Cloud Whale species is a rare and valuable creature just like the dragon species, so I thought we should definitely take it.

I agree. Shall we proceed with the capture of the warhorse and defeat the demonized Small Cloud Whale?


　Since we had decided on what we needed to do for now, I told Leia that I would be asked to take out the Small Cloud Whale and capture a warhorse, and we decided to return to the garrison to prepare for the day.