V1C1 Part3

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Strategy section

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“So, boss. What on earth that ol’ man Ernst wanted?[i] ”

When Yui returned to the Strategy Section’s room established in the city hall, Crary who was at work on time asked him with a deep interest.

Crary was the first subordinate to be attached to Yui when he had just moved to Karin. Even if he had the looks like that of a thief or bandit, he is the respectable locally hired former soldier of the Department of the Army.

Originally, he carried out the duty of gathering information from inside and outside of the city and then reporting it to Ernst. Therefore, after Ernst’s considerations of wanting to station the subordinate he can trust to under the person arriving from the royal capital, he got attached to the Strategy Section.

Crary personally preferred the superior who was 10 years younger than himself and had a lax personality. And working together with Yui relatively often, he put his utmost trust in that ability of his to act independently even if he were in the Central Strategy section.

“So you already know? You learn rumors fast as ever.[ii]”

Sitting on the top of the most inner one among six desks in the room, Yui turned to Crary.

“Yeh. It became the topic that the boss, who usually barely comes to work past noon, is at work this early in the morning. Also didn’t the mayor come, too? That is, various suspicious guys who have a conversation appear.”

“As the matter of fact, that was an involuntary conversation, but…well, indeed.”

Surely, him being usually late to work was an inexcusable fact.

But even if it were Yui, making a big fuss over his coming to office on time once in a while was really unexpected, so he unintentionally shook his head and shrugged his shoulders.

Then scratching his head, Yui slowly returned his gaze and there was Crary’s face that was oozing the feelings of wanting to hear the story.

“That was a conversation demanding to provide a lady called Ertobut-san with an excursion around this region.”

“Ertobut-san, huh? But isn’t it a nice job to be a guide for a female? And is that Ertobut-san a young person? Eh, huh, Erto…but?”

“Yes, Elise von Ertobut-san. I guess she’s still 17.”

“Eehh?! Is it that Ertobut for real?”

Opening his eyes wide, Crary raised his voice and Yui showed a big nod having his mood become slightly better from that reaction.

“Yes, the first princess, that is. Well, since it is the audit for just a rural town, I guess we’ll make her leave satisfied by showing her appropriate sight-seeing areas.”

“Tourist excursion?.. But why is it boss again?”

“Who knows? May be they expect me to know some etiquette since I lived in a royal capital for a long time.”

“I see. So that means that boss gets the short end of the stick, too.”

When Crary smiled bitterly saying that, Yui scratched his head again making a troubled face.

“You’re right. Well, you might be not very far from the truth. ”

Replied Yui returning a bitter smile.

Exactly at that moment the wooden door of Strategy section was casually opened.

When the two who were inside the room then looked at the door with a surprised look, from the outside of the room the giant man with the huge bow in his hand and, like she was hiding behind his back, the blue haired girl carrying the naked sword on her shoulder has entered.

“Kains, I told you not to enter the city hall with the bow and arrow, leave them outside. Or rather, the same goes for Fut’s sword as well. At least store it in the scabbard.”

Yui gave instructions for those two people who made a rude entrance.

However, from long ago no matter how many times he told them, the two with an irreparable behavior didn’t show any sign of concern.

On the other hand, Yui, whom they drove into despair, let out a sigh, and sitting straight on the desk, unintentionally fell prostrate pitching forward.

“Ah, captain, good morning. But that’s unusual for you to be in the office at this time. Uh-oh, brother Crary came, too.”

Kains single handedly placed the bow and arrow on the nearby chair with a grin as if Yui said nothing not so long ago.

Then the other one, Fut, like always put the naked sword to the wall in silence.

“Hey, you two. Starting today we’ll be doing the job of escort for several days. It’s okay if it’s before boss, but show some manners or courtesy before the person we’re going to escort, got it?!”

“Hey wait… why is it okay if it’s before me?”

Yui already gave up on their manners, but still objected just in case.

However his subordinates showed no signs of listening to his remarks, so Yui let out a big sigh. And then, coming to an inner agreement called ‘giving up’, he changed his thought to the upcoming plan and arrangement of personnel.

Story 2 – Top – Story 4

[i] Seems like Crary uses Osaka-ben

[ii] 「もう聞いたのか。相変わらず噂を聞きつけるのが早いな」- Not sure if it’s Crary who learns rumors fast or the rumors are what fly fast…

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