Disciple of Immortal

Act 2: Chapter 29: Alfred’s Wrath

The receptionist’s face paled when she saw the two giant Ragno eyes.

「P-Please wait a minute. I have no authority to judge the value of this one! Moreover, seeing that you have more than one giant Ragno eye, under the assumption that they’re spawning around this city… something really bad might be about to happen.」

「As I thought, so it really is a dire situation right?」

I mean, I doubt this city has enough manpower to fight against the mass outbreak of ragno.

Lunaire had also told me that there were countless big countries destroyed by monster calamities in human history.

「I don’t know the details, but… guild master had said that this is an emergency situation since this city is bound to be destroyed if many of those superior species appeared at once.」

The receptionist then massaged her temple while whispering such dangerous remarks.

In short, someone had already predicted the worst situation.

… If that was the case, that worst situation might really happen unless they do something about this situation.

「Uhm… My apologies. But can you please be quiet about this matter for now to prevent mass panic? I mean, even within the upper-echelons of this city, only a part of them know about this matter. Regarding the matter of the giant Ragnos, seeing that you’re also providing information about them, please expect handsome reward from us.」

The receptionist ran in a hurry into the inner part of the guild building after she bowed to us.

That moment, someone’s voice called out to us from behind.

「O-oi, Who are you people? You’re not native adventurers of this city. I mean, there’s no way strong adventurers like you guys aren’t conspicuous until now. Are you foreign adventurers like that Alfred?」

An adventurer was asking such a question while looking at us.

「Uhm, yes, we came from Aarburg…」

The moment I said so, a man pushed his way up to the front of the crowd.

He was a bear-like man with scary eyes, his head was covered in a black, tapered hat.

If my memories serve me right, he should be the man who greeted Pomera in the caravan when we’re on the way to this city.

The man heaved a sigh and then fixed the position of his hat with his hand.

「Have you heard about the news about one of 《JinMaRyuu》 called 《Evil God Apostle; Notes》 rampaging in Aarburg? This Saint Pomera is the one who kick the a*s of that guy who hid in the city lord’s mansion and healed all the victims in Aarburg by herself.」

「… Eh?」

Pomera’s eyes opened wide, unable to hide her shock.

A turmoil happened in the guild right at that moment.

Everyone was muttering something along the lines of “No way” or “That’s impossible”.

「In addition, she can also summon a giant dragon’s spirit. There’s no doubt about it since I saw it with my own eyes. It’s the first time I saw such a huge spirit in my life… She’s not just using attack magic or healing magic, she can also use uncommon summoning magic…」

Philia was looking at Pomera with sparkling eyes while pointing at herself.

「Is that… Philia’s power?」

「In addition, I heard the rumor that she healed an old man who was blind for fifty years, allowing him to see the world with his own eyes again when she’s running around healing 《Evil God Apostle; Notes》’s victim, …」

I unintentionally looked at Pomera.

Pomera shook her head in denial.

It seems that rumor was really just a rumor this time.

「I-Impossible!」

「There’s no way she can do that!」

The guild once again exploded with jeers.

「That’s right! All of those are just rumors! Please don’t spread such rumors!!」

Even Pomera ended up speaking with the man, her face was beet red due to embarassment.

「… Make a way, you’re blocking my way.」

Suddenly, I heard the voice of another person trying to come out of the crowd.

When I turned toward where that voice came from, I saw that curious onlookers had already made their way for the owner of that voice.

The one who passed that open path was none other than Alfred.

He was glaring at us with deep wrinkles on his forehead.

I felt a bit nervous when he looked at me like that so I straightened my back.

Though Alfred’s level and the number of Ragno he subjugated was a huge disappointment for me. Alfred, who fought with his life from the front, was a genuine adventurer in my opinion.

Alfred’s strength was something he built from scratch after a long and arduous training.

His appearance and conduct was something that was akin to my goal as a man.

「Oi, you over there.」

「I-Is something the matter?」

Alfred raised his voice when I replied so.

「NOT YOU! THE WOMAN OVER THERE! I DON’T CARE ABOUT A FOLLOWER WHICH SMELLS LIKE A SMALL FRY LIKE YOU! OUT OF MY WAY!!」

「M-My apologies.」

Oh crap, I ended up apologizing due to his (small) pressure.

It seems he wasn’t calling out to me, he was calling out to Pomera.

But, his relaxed attitude from before was already gone.

「What are you talking about! Apologies to Kanata-san!」

Pomera grasped her cane tightly with an indignant look on her face as she approached Alfred.

「Why should I apologize to that small fry-like pushover!? The problem is you, you’ve been spreading an absurd, fake story. As a fellow adventurer, I feel that your deed is unsightly.」

「WE’RE NOT THE ONE WHO STARTED SAYING THAT! IF YOU’VE A PROBLEM WITH THAT, WHY DON’T YOU ASK THAT QUESTION TO THAT MAN!」

「Beating Notes my a*s! The same goes for those Ragno’s eyes. You guys must’ve bought it from somewhere right? How dare you to take that out and show it off beside me, shame on you!」

Alfred was shouting back at Pomera with a flushed red face.

「SO IN THE END, YOU JUST CAN’T STOMACH THE FACT THAT SOMEONE IS DOING BETTER THAN YOU, HUH! SORRY, BUT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH US! IN THE FIRST PLACE, AREN’T YOU THE ONE WHO GET ASHAMED SINCE WE HUNTED MORE RAGNO THAN YOU AFTER ALL OF YOUR BOASTING!? PLEASE STOP TRYING TO MESS WITH US, YOU’RE JUST GOING TO EMBARRASS YOURSELF!! MOREOVER, KANATA-SAN ISN’T POMERA’S FOLLOWER! IT’S POMERA WHO ASKED HIM TO ACCOMPANY KANATA-SAN IN HIS JOURNEY! NOW APOLOGIZE TO HIM!」

「C-Calm down Pomera-san. I… I really don’t care about being called a small fry.」

I pulled Pomera’s arm, trying to stop her before it was too late.

「HOW DARE YOU TO SAY THAT, YOU BRAGGARTS!」

Alfred’s nose flared due to anger as he bared his teeth toward us.

And then, a short haired swordswoman appeared from behind Alfred.

If my memories serve me right, she was supposed to be Alfred’s comrade, Sarah.

Just when I was wondering what she was going to do, she walked behind Alfred, and embraced him from behind.

「P-Please stop, Alfred-sama! You’re in the public! Sorry, please forgive him, he often throws such a fit!」

「Let go of Sarah! Are you going to embarrass me too!」

W-What the hell was wrong with this person…

「No, you’re the one who needs to stop! Please just back down! Please!」

「Shut up! Do you know what you are doing right now!? I said let go off me!」

Alfred swung his arms, pushed Sarah away from him.

「KYAAA!」

Sarah, who got pushed away, fell on the floor.

After glancing at her from his shoulder for a moment, his gaze returned to Pomera.

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TN: Pomera snapped outside aside from the time she drunk.