“What a pity. I still have many questions I want to ask.”
I released the already deformed hand, letting the unconscious Lamba fall to the ground, then looked around the situation inside the tavern.
Needless to say on the good-person group’s side, everyone showed appreciative expressions, as if watching a wonderful duel that was enough to go down in history, that charming.
Needless to say even more on the beyond-saving group’s side.
Crisis expressions as if facing the end of the world hung on their faces.
They were whispering in the shadows behind using the people standing in front as obstacles, discussing what they could still do in this guild in the future.
Or some people worried whether they could still exist here after losing the guild master’s protection.
Some people kept looking me up and down, seeming to ponder how to pull this mysteriously appearing girl into the game.
These thoughts could already be clearly understood just by looking at the expressions on their faces.
“Alright, don’t all stand here. You go find a doctor. You guys carry Lamba back to the office to let him rest. And…”
“Wait. On what basis are you commanding now?! This brat actually dared to lay hands on the guild master. Do you know what the consequences are?!”
“Yeah, she should be driven out!”
“No, she should be arrested!”
When one of the old seniors of the good-person group was about to restore order inside the guild, the beyond-saving group instead started shouting, seeming to want to drive me out, and also aroused more of their people’s agreement.
A very normal phenomenon, also making me involuntarily show a helpless smile.
“Y-you, what are you laughing at?!”
“Of course she would laugh. Have you been so paralyzed by alcohol that you can’t even figure out this kind of thing…”
Miss Huamo at this time came to my side and also showed a sneer toward them.
“…Since you want to drive her out, then speak with strength. Come personally drive Miss Shihua out yourselves. Why hide behind others?”
After Miss Huamo said this, the other party’s people looked at each other.
No one dared to come forward.
After all they also clearly knew their strength was not as good as Lamba’s, let alone me who defeated Lamba in a simple strength contest.
“Then… cough cough. Though it’s regrettable that Guild Master Lamba collapsed from drunkenness, please forgive my overstepping. Let me welcome Miss Shihua in place of the guild master!”
In short, under the pretentious welcome, I successfully registered as an adventurer and made everyone here remember my existence.
Of course Lamba would definitely contact merchant Pan An’s side afterward.
So now they wouldn’t ignore my existence protecting Siguote.
In this situation, they would inevitably report this situation to the lord, then take further action.
That way there would be a chance to figure out the other party’s reason for wanting Siguote.
Though if there was enough time, I also didn’t want to do it so high-profile.
“So amazing, Miss Shihua. I didn’t expect you to be this powerful!”
“Hahaha. Being able to see Lamba and that group’s crying faces, even dying would be worth the ticket price!”
“You really have something, little girl. I didn’t expect you to be this powerful!”
While they were carrying Lamba’s body, the good-person group headed by Miss Huamo all crowded around to celebrate, as if I were the great hero who saved them, cheering and applauding for me.
“How should I put it? I only did this for my own purpose, so you don’t need to mind.”
“Of course. How could an ordinary person specially make such a big fuss? But even if Miss you had no intention of doing this, for us it has already been a very great help.”
One of them praised me.
Middle-aged, weathered, robust build, a full-fledged battlefield veteran style, contrasting strongly with the people on the other side.
But in other words they were no longer young and could no longer leave this place.
So they hoped to stay here and make this place better, but were powerless to oppose those people and their backers.
This led to them being like soldiers who lost their general, walking corpses on the battlefield, not knowing which direction they should advance.
And now because of my activity, they seemed to have found the direction of victory and began showing signs of change.
Meaning Guild Master Lamba, if he wanted to maintain the current situation, had to seek outside support.
“Then please allow me to take my leave for now. I still have other things to do next.”
After declining requests like inviting me to eat to celebrate the welcome party, I bid farewell to Miss Huamo and them.
Though before leaving I was still pestered by Miss Huamo for a contact address, seeming to plan that if something happened she could come notify me.
But for some reason after I told her the address I had a certain dripping-with-sweat feeling, as if I was personally pushing myself into a deep pit.
And I always felt Miss Huamo gave a kind of illusion like that Siguote person, actively taking action for desire…
…Mm, I hope it’s really just my illusion.
In short I still needed to leave quickly to find Siguote.
I hoped that while I was away she wasn’t being troubled again by merchant Pan An’s people.
Though I had also instructed Jiade and them beforehand to watch the situation nearby, in the end they were just a group of gathered thugs.
Surveillance work they could handle, but I couldn’t place high hopes on their combat power.
At this time I discovered a suspicious person standing openly outside Siguote’s residence.
And from his appearance, he seemed to be waiting for me, and had been waiting for a long time.
Since Jiade and them weren’t there, that also meant they considered this person harmless?
“Excuse me, are you Miss Shihua?”
“I am. Who are you?”
“I am a subordinate of merchant Pan An of the Cassi region Merchants’ Guild. I have now received Master Pan An’s instructions to come invite Miss Siguote and Miss Shihua to participate in tonight’s banquet.”
“Banquet?”
I raised an eyebrow at this invitation.
This was not only because the other party actively came to contact us, but also tonight’s dinner had a destination.
I was quite curious what delicious dishes there would be.
“Yes. Master Pan An has prepared a banquet for the two of you, hoping to discuss some matters about Miss Siguote’s debt with the two of you, and to clarify some mutual misunderstandings with the two of you.”
“Misunderstandings? That’s quite a polite way of putting it.”
I didn’t directly point out the fact that the other party sent two waves of people over causing disputes.
After all even if I said it he would only ignore it.
Moreover he was only a messenger.
Saying other things to him was also useless.
“…Alright. Go back and tell Pan An we will come.”
“Thank you for your reply, Miss Shihua. Then see you tonight.”
The messenger bowed to me then left.
I stood in place confirming that guy didn’t plan to turn around and attack us, then also returned to the residence.