She Professed Herself The Pupil Of The Wiseman

Chapter 172 - 109: The Fate of the Archeological Research Committee (1)

Mira had visited the famous master blacksmith Gregor following the lead provided by the sword of one of Chimera Clauzen's heads.

That led to the discovery of the name of the sword's owner, Gregorius, who was also Gregor's son. He had also been a necromancer, making it almost certain he was the man Mira had fought. This was the first time she had obtained any information about the identity of Chimera Clauzen's higher ups.

Leaving Gregor's hidden workshop behind, Mira and Emera returned to Sentopolly to report their findings.

One hour past noon the group would regroup in Sero's room to report their findings from investigating the city the entire morning.

Mira and Emera were the first ones to arrive, so they began getting things ready for lunch while they waited for the rest. Though they were not cooking, merely going to the restaurants inside the inn to buy meals for ten.

By the time that was done, the rest had arrived and they could eat lunch while talking.

Arlon was the first to report his findings. He had gotten in contact with some adventurers he knew, as well as Union staff to ask if they knew of any shady locations where criminals were likely to gather; it was a rather roundabout investigation.

Though if he was more direct and asked about Chimera Clauzen's headquarters it would have easily gotten from person to person all the way to Chimera, defeating the purpose of their stealth investigation. There was simply no other way to gather information.

There was another goal for those questions though. That organization had remained in the shadows for many long years, so it was hard to believe they would place their headquarters somewhere easy to figure out. That meant that any place that easily came up as a shady place was unlikely to also house Chimera Clauzen and could be removed from the investigation.

「Later in the afternoon I'll go to the pier as we decided. That's it from me.」

He quickly wrapped his report up and reached out for a thick and juicy burger sitting on the table, stuffing it in his mouth and loudly exclaiming 「That's delicious」 without being bothered by the sauces dripping from his mouth.

No one else had touched their food while he spoke, Mira being the only exception by drinking some Caramel au Lait.

But Arlon's actions sparked a new unspoken rule in the group. Only those who finished their reports could start eating, a senseless and bizarre conviction that everyone agreed to silently.

After that everyone rushed to the next one to report the findings of their own investigation, making the meeting more entertaining.

Asbar and Fricca had looked around the outskirts of the city, checking for any suspicious places around there, while Zef investigated the flow of people walking through the streets. So far no one had found any truly valuable information.

Eventually it was Mira and Emera's turn. Mira took a look at everyone who had started eating already, and then began relating the story Gregor had told her. It was almost certain that the head of Chimera Clauzen they had met was Gregor's son.

He had been the second in command of the archeological re

「Well, you can go there flying so you're probably our best chance anyway.」

Arlon supported Mira's decision and slowed down the rate at which he ate the remaining food.

Roseline was a neighboring country to Sentopolly, but even then traveling there by land could take around two days, flying as Mira did could shorten that to just half a day. The longer their search took, the more likely it was their enemy would catch wind of their actions, so moving swiftly was definitely best.

「I can see how flying would be faster, but what I'm worried about is how she'll infiltrate the ruins. Just look at her, she stands out like a sore thumb.」

As he spoke, Zef glanced at Mira. She still had the juvenile cuteness of a child, but there was also a more mature and adult charm in her eyes. Her long silver hair also reflected a lot of light, giving her an almost angelic appearance that would stand out even if she tried to hide in a crowd.

She had started to get used to it and forget just how much she stood out, but this time she still had kept it in mind.

「No need to worry about that. I have a plan.」

Mira replied filled with self confidence. A plan to infiltrate the ruins, she had been waiting for an opportunity to use her newly obtained abilities, so now she was excited to do it as she grinned happily while puffing her chest.

「I guess it'll be perfectly fine after all.」

Asbar laughed seeing her like that, understanding there had never been a reason to worry. Zef just muttered 「Just how overpowered can she get…」 to himself.

「Ahh, Mira's boastful face is so kyuuut!」