Gather Divine Coins and Gacha! - Chapter 282

 Three days have passed since I arrived in Zelkis.

Continuing from yesterday, I thoroughly enjoyed hunting in the dungeon today as well.

I had the feeling that there were fewer adventurers reaching the middle floors, but it turns out that wasn't just my imagination.

Originally, in this town where the dungeon is located, the seasons and weather should not matter much, but since the creation of the Riana territory, craftsmen have been dispatched to Riana for work, and it seems that even the veteran adventurers decided to take a break during this time.

Though, this is only from this year...

Even though the territory has recently been designated as a duchy, it makes me wonder how much the old Luthor was neglected despite being an old town.

Well, thanks to this, I have been able to monopolize the hunting grounds, so I can’t complain.

Now, about this third night.

While I was lounging in the room prepared for us, I was summoned to Father’s room.

“What could this be about?”

I briefly wondered if the item matter was conveyed through the branch chief, but if it were about that, it would only be for me...

“I have no idea either. I spoke with merchants and craftsmen’s guild members yesterday and today, but there was nothing that would affect Zelkis’s interests...”

Having no clue about the summons, I asked Teresa on the way to the room, but she also seemed puzzled and shook her head.

From the atmosphere when I was called, there was no sense of urgency, so I couldn’t figure it out.

“Well, I’ll understand once I hear the story.”

At least, I don’t think I’ll be treated badly.

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“Ah, sorry for calling you. Please, have a seat.”

When we arrived at the room, Father said this and invited us to sit.

In the room were Father and Richard the butler. This was normal, but in addition to them, there were also Eisen and his attendant.

It’s not strange for him to be in his father’s room since he’s his son, but what does it mean that he was called when I’m here?

“How is your dungeon exploration going, Seria? I received a report from the branch chief that you obtained some interesting items...”

Father, moving from his seat to the sofa where we were sitting, asked about the progress of the dungeon exploration.

I answered him appropriately. Although Eisen’s presence was concerning, this didn’t seem to be the main topic, so there was no need to go into details.

For a while, we talked about the state of the hunting and the dungeon.

When I mentioned that craftsmen were dispatched to Riana, Teresa joined in, but the conversation continued with nothing particularly significant.

“Ha ha ha. It seems you’re doing well with no injuries. That’s a relief. If something happened to you, not only would my daughter scold you, but so would my wives... Now... Seria, do you have any plans for tomorrow? You’ve been holed up in the dungeon from morning for the past two days, right?”

“Hmm... I was planning to dive into the dungeon, but...”

Once the discussion about dungeon exploration came to a halt, Father shifted the topic.

This is likely the main point, but... starting with dungeon exploration and then mentioning that my wives would scold me if something happened... does he want to ask me to do something indoors?

“Father, let me handle this from here.”

Eisen, who had been standing back until now, stepped forward.

This means it must be related to him, but... what could it be?

“There will be a luncheon tomorrow inviting nobles and influential merchants from the territory. You’ve lived in the mansion before, so you know about this, right?”

“Hmm...”

I don’t really know, but I’ll just nod.

It seems Eisen assumes that because I was dressed as a maid, I handled guest reception normally, but... basically, I just lounged around in Seriana’s room. I hardly know anything about the household’s events.

Eisen didn’t seem to care about my indifferent response, but his attendant, who I think was named Erle or something similar, glared at me from right behind Eisen...

“!”

But when faced with Teresa’s glare in retaliation, he averted his eyes and looked down.

He’s probably close in age to Eisen and not yet a match for Teresa.

“... Teresa.”

“Yes.”

Moreover, as an extra, Eisen’s face also slightly twitched due to the collateral damage.

Father was completely unfazed, indicating that Eisen still has a long way to go.

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Seria—【Hideout】+1【Prayer】【Blessing of Mira】・【Floating Orb】【Shadow Sword】【Scarlet Bee Needle】【Fairy’s Eye】【Dragon’s Lung】【Amber Sword】【Danlem’s Thread】・1 card(8)

Seriana—【Range Identification】・【】・35 cards

Elena—【】・【Green Fang】・5 cards

Alec—【】・【Red Shield】【Brave Horn】・12 cards

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