The Great Sage Who Did not Remain in Legend - 28.2
“Thank you, everyone from Star’s Guidance.”
“This year is over. Also, we’ll be resting until the coming-of-age ceremony at the start of the year. Even if there are requests, we won’t accept them.”
Vanessa responded at the reception desk.
“Eh, that’s problematic. There’s a security request from the ranch.”
“Isn’t it just at the security stage? Send someone else.”
“We’ve already rotated people out.”
“In that case, make the request when it’s really serious. I’m exhausted from constantly being on duty.”
“It’s already serious.”
“Don’t lie.”
While Vanessa and the receptionist were having this exchange,
“Huh? The Snow Flower request is gone.”
Cisco noticed that the Snow Flower request was no longer on the bulletin board.
“It’s true. It’s impossible to harvest Snow Flowers at this time of year, so they must have given up. It had been posted for so long.”
“Seriously? Damn, I was hoping it might be blooming and was searching for it. Rare high-value requests like that are seldom found.”
It seemed Vanessa had been secretly searching for the Snow Flower.
“Oh, that request has been fulfilled.”
“Huh? Who took the request?”
Rocka was surprised.
“A newly registered apprentice hunter.”
“Newly registered, and they completed a high-value request right away?”
“Yes, they delivered 100 of them.”
“Then, um, um, one hundred thousand… one million! Even with the handling fee deducted, they earned nine million? For an apprentice?!”
Vanessa stamped her feet in frustration.
“Receptionist Ril, what kind of person are they?”
“Initially, they said they would register as a regular hunter after the coming-of-age ceremony next year, but seeing the Snow Flower request, they registered as an apprentice and took it.”
“Name?”
“Uh, I think it was Iris.”
“Iris!?”
The three of them exchanged glances.
“Did they come alone?”
“No, they came with a black-haired man who was said to be their guardian. Do you know them?”
“Black-haired man?”
The three of them nodded, confirming it was indeed the same person.
“Are you really going to ask them? Showing up like this at the end of the year, won’t it just make things worse?”
“That might be the case. We seem to have a bad impression.”
“In that case, let’s go after the New Year when things have settled down.”
“I’m curious, but let’s do that.”
The three from Star’s Guidance headed towards the bustling district to finish their work.
—Rikka’s Restaurant—
Rikka, who didn’t like Iris sitting next to Mergin, thought it was better than not showing her face, so she served with a forced smile.