Chapter 82: The Choice is Yours ?

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    “Hello?” ?

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    “…”?

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    The guild leader didn’t look like he wanted to greet me. ?

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    I didn’t care and went inside. ?

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    Isaac cleverly pulled a chair and set it aside. ?

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    I sat down, crossed my leg, and said calmly. “My name is Fiona Heilon.”?

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    When the guild leader heard my name, he fumbled and opened his mouth. “Pl, please.. Please make yourself feel comfortable….”?

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    “Sure.”?

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    I squinted my eyes while crossing my arms. Simply put, I was here to argue. Why did he accept such a request for the guild? My gestures were meant to be a little intimidating because he brought me here with force. ?

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    “Recently, I had a fun incident caused by this guild’s mercenaries, so I came to file a complaint.”?

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    “….”?

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    There was no answer. I think he had a rough idea.?

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    “Guild.. Is always neutral. So I have no intentions of arguing in detail. I just have one question.”?

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    “What’s it?”?

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    I leaned forward.?

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    “Who requested it?”?

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    “….”?

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    The guild leader was silent again. ?

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    Was it ‘the right to remain silent’??

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    I sighed briefly and glanced at one of the knights.?

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    BANG!?

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    Immediately, the knight pressed the guild leader’s head on the table. ?

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    Ouch, that surprised me.?

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    I didn’t expect them to do things to this extent. So I opened my eyes widely and spoke in a calm manner, hiding my agitation. ?

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    “Heilon is a family that always maintains good relations with mercenaries.”?

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    “….”?

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    “So, I’d like you to tell me a little bit.”?

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    The guild leader said with a groan in a depressed state. “In principle…, we.. we should not mention the identity of our clients….”?

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    I rolled my eyes at him. No matter how ‘strong’ mercenaries stood by their principles, they would never want and it would never be pleasant to turn a noble family into their enemy, in other words, the client was a tycoon enough to take the risk of being hated by the ducal family. An opponent whose request was difficult to refuse. It meant they were higher than a ducal family. ?

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    I lowered my voice.?

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    “Ah, is it difficult to tell even if the Duke of Heilon family asks?”?

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    The guild leader, looking around, nodded very faintly.?

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    Ah, my prediction was correct. Now, the candidates were drastically narrowed down. There were not many opponents who were similar to or above the Duke of Heilon.?

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    “It seemed like it would be difficult for me to open your mouth. Okay, then I’ll let it slide.”?

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    If they were higher than Heilon, no matter how much I asked, they wouldn’t tell me anyway. Because it was going to be hard to handle. I couldn’t even kill the guild leader here.?

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    Perhaps the guild leader was aware of that fact, and he breathed a light sigh of relief.?

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    “Instead.”?

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    “….”?

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    I whispered so that others could stop listening.?

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    “Of course, next time this happens, you’ll give me a sneak peek, right? I’m a weak noble woman and I’m afraid of being subjected to this again.”?

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    “Haa.”?

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    Isaac who was beside me clicked his tongue. Ah, he had good ears. ?

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    The guild leader’s eyes rolled. ?

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    Ah, his brain seemed to have stopped working again.?

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    I glanced at the knight.?

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    The knight who held the guild’s master’s head, again, BANG! He pressed it.?

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    “What’s your answer?”?

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    “Of.. of course, my Lady.”?

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    “Don’t be too sad that I did this. I know, high-ranking nobles must be cheap, right?”?

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    “Naturally…”?

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    Alright, that was enough for now.?

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    I laughed softly.?

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    “Stop it. His throat must be hurting.”?

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    Then the knight released his hand from holding the guild leader’s head. ?

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    The guild leader rubbed his neck and slowly raised his head. He finally clearly saw the face of the unidentified assailant.?

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    ‘He must have thought of the resemblance between me and Abel.’?

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    I gave my social smile and stretched out my hand to have a handshake. ?

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    “That was rude of me to meet you like this for the first time.”?

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    The guild leader reached out both of his hands with a mixture of feeling absurdity and tiredness. ?

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    “Uh-hum.. so we are, my Lady. Please speak well to the duke.”?

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    “Of course.”?

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    I smiled and got up from my seat. ?

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    The client was above or similar to the Heilon family.?

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    This was enough information.