Gather Divine Coins and Gacha! - Chapter 223

 "Please, have some of these. Enjoy them with the young lady and everyone else."

With these words, the butler placed the basket and left the room.

"... We haven't had trouble with lunch recently."

"It's a shame we can't drink any alcohol, though!"

Ignoring my pompous remark, everyone started preparing the meal.

"Was that also treated by Lady Seria?"

"Yeah. But I'm not telling you the details."

By the way, the butler who left works for a viscount's family in the royal capital.

The young lady of that house is about to get engaged soon. She had hidden a burn on her leg from her parents, trying to treat it herself with potions. When that didn't work, she finally broke down and confessed to her parents, which eventually brought the issue to me.

Though they don't have their own domain, the current head of the family is quite capable, making it beneficial to have connections with them.

In this country, scars from combat are not necessarily shunned, whether on men or women. However, in her case, it was caused by practicing magic on her own. While that's commendable in its own right, it seems her immaturity and underestimation of danger were the real issues.

Since she had been treating it with potions, the burn was extensive but not debilitating. With the Blessing of Mira, I was able to restore her fully. It’s good to know that it can heal such wounds completely.

"Hey, I took out anything you might not like."

Alec brought over a portion for me.

Besides the room we are in, there are several VIP rooms. I haven't counted them, but considering the size, there are probably around ten rooms.

It's likely they’re here to find an exclusive adventurer for the young lady. Today, they're in the room next door with her parents.

Since we started using this room, more people have been coming to greet us, often bringing lunch. The food is good, and it's convenient not having to go out.

"Isn't Lady Seria going to the palace next week?"

"It's not the palace but the detached palace. She'll be sticking close to the young lady. She was supposed to relax at the estate until the ceremony..."

"So, our time here will be over soon? It's pointless even if we spot someone we know, right?"

"Our job was to see if any skilled adventurers we didn't know were lurking around. We can get a general feel, but it's tough without Seria. Well, I'll take a break in the meantime and relax at the estate."

With that, Alec also started eating.

I did enjoy hanging out here, talking about adventurer stuff, though.

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"In the end, we didn't find anyone."

"Indeed. At this point, it seems no adventurers are infiltrating."

We've been stationed in the VIP room for about ten days. No one stood out.

We've had these conversations several times on our way back from the adventurers' guild to the estate. But today is the last.

All new entries into the royal capital are being checked, and we couldn't spot anyone in the city. Our conclusion is that there are no adventurers among them.

"Even the places we thought might see some action have been quiet. They must have stationed their forces somewhere along the land routes."

"Will they come back to the capital?"

"No, they'll likely head to Lutol and join forces there. I don't know their base, but they'll probably wait for the right moment."

"What a hassle..."

"Indeed... Well, we'll continue networking with other adventurers from tomorrow, so keep up your vigilance without overdoing it."

The second week of summer is over. The preliminary rounds for the combat tournament start in the third week.

The winner and their sponsor will be invited to Seriana's wedding. It's a royal ceremony, so I guess it’s an honor. It's supposed to be quite the event.

Because of that, I’ll also be staying at the detached palace to help guard Seriana.

Instead of focusing on outside threats, they decided to strengthen the internal defenses. I'm practically useless in hand-to-hand combat, but at least I'm allowed to bring enchanted items.

This is the second reward for the prank.