Chapter 20

After paying a large sum of money, I trudged out of the commercial guild and headed towards the adventurer's guild.

Indeed, I paid a large sum, but knowing that I could talk to Felis, I was satisfied.

"If I can earn some money by taking on quests at the guild, it should be manageable... I should also get the payment for the last time and yesterday."

While checking the reduced amount displayed in my dimensional storage, I slipped through the door and entered the guild. Since I had a dedicated person assigned to me from last time, I found Mira sitting at the counter on the side. As no one was in line, I went straight to Mira and stood in front of her.

"Mira, hello. I came to collect yesterday's payment..."

Mira, who had been working with her head down, looked up and smiled when she saw my face.

"Toya, hello. Since we're here, I'll take you to a private room."

Guided by Mira, I entered the private room. I was told to sit on the sofa and wait, and Mira left. A few minutes later, Mira returned, this time accompanied by the sub-guild master, Ebrand.

"Ah, Toya, you're here. Here's the payment for last time and yesterday. There's quite a bit."

The bag placed on the table made a jingling sound as the coins inside rubbed against each other. When I opened the bag and peeked inside, it was full of gold coins.

"There are 3.5 million gil in total. You're suddenly rich... However, please hold off on additional deliveries for a while. The dismantling team is already complaining that they can't handle it."

I put the bag of gold coins into my dimensional storage, and the displayed amount naturally increased. As I was about to stand up, thinking I was done, Ebrand stopped me with a hand gesture.

"Wait a moment. You're not going to take on another quest right now, are you? There's a quest I want you to do."

"---A quest you want me to do...?"

I sat back down and listened to Ebrand.

"Actually, I want you to do a bodyguard job—"

"I refuse."

"---Isn't that a bit too quick to refuse?"

Ebrand was taken aback by my immediate refusal. When I saw Felis's expression after returning from a few days away from the mansion, I didn't want to leave the mansion for a few days again.

"For now, I don't intend to take on any quests. I have some things I want to investigate..."

There are many things I want to research, such as the geography of this world and information about other countries. I don't know much since I was transported to this world.

"---I see... If there's anything you need help with during your investigation, let me know."

"I want to see maps and historical records of this country and others."

Mira, who had been listening silently, spoke up.

"If that's what you want, they're in the guild's archive room. The maps of other countries aren't very detailed, but you should be able to see the relative positions of the countries."

"That's what I want to see!!"

I smiled, realizing it was closer than I thought. Ebrand also smiled.

"The archive room is actually a paid service. We use limited paper and store many valuable items, so they are carefully preserved. If you take on a bodyguard job once, we can make it free for you from now on. How about that?"

"Hmm..."

It would indeed be a waste to pay every time I visit the archive room, which I might do multiple times. I did intend to take on a bodyguard job eventually. I weighed my options.

"---Alright. I'll take the bodyguard job. But please, not until a week from now. I want to investigate the archives until then."

Ebrand smiled and nodded at my answer.

"Alright, it's settled. When the details of the quest are decided, I'll have Mira talk to you. You can use the archive room from today. That's all I have to say."

Ebrand seemed satisfied and left the reception room, saying he had work to do.

"Toya, thank you. I'll inform the staff that you can use the archive room for free. Well... it's just one copper coin per visit..."

"...One copper coin...?"

"Yes... Not many adventurers investigate the archives. While there are valuable books, they are only copies..."

"...Did I get tricked...?"

Mira smiled at my words.

"No, not at all. Toya, I'm counting on you."

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Mira guided me to the archive room. It was located right after climbing the stairs from the hall.

"Here is the archive room. Feel free to read, but you're not allowed to take anything out."

Mira returned to her work, and I was left alone in the archive room to search for books.

"First, I need to look at the geography... The name of this country is... Ah, there it is."

In a bundle of parchment, I found something labeled 'Map.' I took out all the sheets and moved to the table. I spread out the maps and read the names of the countries.

"---W, what..."

I checked multiple times and sighed deeply.

The names of the countries on the map included the 'Generate Kingdom,' which summoned me.

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Thank you as always.

I plan to reduce the number of posts this week.

I am also working on the revision of the third volume of the Transmigrated Noble, so please look forward to it.