Black Iron Magician

Chapter 297 But It’s Weekday for Us

After getting off the airship, we were guided by Alezel and her subordinates to the inn. Well, we knew beforehand that we were going to the inn, so there’s nothing wrong with it. However, isn’t it a little too gorgeous?

Just like the nickname of the first rank of the Great Eight Demons Agalia, it is a towering skyscraper that makes me wonder if it’s aiming to be the world’s tallest. When I saw it from the sky, I was thinking that it was a very tall building, but I had no idea that it was the inn where we would be staying today. Yeah, I was genuinely surprised. Hey, Alezel-san, what’s the meaning of this?

「This is a top-class inn that is scheduled to open next month. Today, as a trial run for the opening of the new inn, I want Deris and the others to actually stay here and hear your impressions. Of course, I’ll also stay here as the person in charge.」

「Don’t tell me, are you going to make an additional request…?」

「No! I mean, Deris is sensitive to the good and bad of things, and Nell is like the highest rank of nobility, right? Because you two have an excellent discerning eye, I want you to experience the inn with me today. It has nothing to do with the request, and I ain’t gonna add any new punishments.」

「So, we just need to judge the comfort of staying here, right? That’s not a problem. …Hey, Alezel. About my and Deris’s room, you see….」

「Yeah, yeah, I got it. I’ll put you in the same room and prepare a double bed. I’m the president of Quitet, a capable person who can read the mood, y’know?」

「H-Hmm…」

Since I could hear the secret talk of the two, I’m sure that Haru, who has an excellent hearing, could hear it too…. Well, I’m sure that my disciple isn’t familiar with that kind of thing. Let’s just ignore it.

「Um, I’m sorry. We’re not used to staying at places like this, so I don’t think we can be of much help….」

Chinatsu raised her hand apologetically and said that they couldn’t contribute to the evaluation. Well, it’s no wonder. This kind of inn is not something they can just visit. It’s like taking normal high school girls to a high-class restaurant with strict table manners.

「To be honest, it’s my first time traveling abroad.」

「As for me, I’ve been to Nepal for mountain climbing~」

Touko honestly declared that she couldn’t help, and Haru―― wait, isn’t that the tallest mountain in the world?

「Ahaha, you are modest, huh~. But don’t worry, you’ll be staying here as special guests. After all, it’s better to have more people for the trial run, so you don’t have to be nervous and just relax. Ah, if you have any opinions, don’t hesitate to tell me, kay? Any opinions will be used as reference material, so I welcome them all~」

While fluttering her hand, Alezel tried to put everyone at ease with a smile on her face. Her ability to break the tension, I hope Nell could learn it too. But well, unlike Nell, Alezel is a troublesome person with many ulterior motives behind her speech and conduct.

「Just accept Alezel’s offer. After all, at the training the day after tomorrow, the merciful Alezel will become a demon. Just relax while you still can now.」

「Hey! Deris, don’t say unnecessary things…. Well, whatever! Come on, let’s get inside~」

When we entered the skyscraper inn with Alezel in the lead, we were greeted by a tremendous number of employees. Big shots probably will feel good, but I think it’s a little uncomfortable for ordinary people like me. Hmm, points deducted.

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「Hee~」

「Hou~」

The employees took us to the top floor as if it’s natural. It’s not that we asked for it, of course. Still, as expected of the top floor. Wow, I can see the whole city of Damaya.

「And of course, it’s a suite room. How is it? It’s a nice room, isn’t it?」

「Yes, it’s a nice room, but why are you in this room as if it’s natural…?」

I and Nell were looking at the night view, and Alezel was making a smug face while standing on tiptoe behind us. What is she doing here?

「Now, now, don’t make such a suspicious face. I’ll go out immediately after I’m done here. Why don’t we sit down on the sofa first?」

Alezel sits on the sofa in the room as if she owned the place. Well, it’s true that Alezel is the owner, but in this case, it somehow feels wrong. It’s like a landlord who comes uninvited to the guest room and flop into the bed.

But then, no matter how much we complain, Alezel won’t leave until she finished her business. For now, I’ll just follow her instructions obediently.

「So, what’s your business?」

「Your cute disciples will have a holiday tomorrow, so Deris and Nell will have free time, right? If so, how about we do a preliminary inspection of the request I asked?」

「Preliminary inspection, huh….」

Alezel’s request, an investigation of a fellow merchant who have bad rumors recently, was it? If it’s just this much, Alezel can solve it herself and there’s no need to ask us. However, looking at the smile on her face, which is far from being innocent, it’s telling me that there’s something more to it.

「Is that merchant so skilled that you, the Great Eight Demons, are having a hard time?」

「No, not really. If it’s just crushing them, I can do it easily with one hand, y’know?」

「Oi….」

「Then, what’s that preliminary inspection for? Are you going to interrogate them to crush them thoroughly?」

「That’s tempting, but how should I put it… it’s to help me vent?」

We were the ones who asked the reason, but Alezel’s answer was in the form of a question. She seems to be sorting her thoughts while tilting her head.

「What do you mean?」

「Y’see, I’m the president of Quitet, right? As I said before, trust is the most important thing for merchants. So, it’ll be bad if I cause a scene.」

「Hey, you’ve been doing a lot of things behind the scenes, right?」

「That’s just my errands, not me directly, y’know? But, I’ll be directly involved in training Haru and the others. Of course, I’ll hold back and train them gently, but… I don’t know what will happen if I don’t turn that off later.」

「「Aah….」」

Come to think of it, her bad habit was by far the most dangerous among us. It’s not a personality thing, but―― well, this will be understood on that day. In other words, it’s like a kind of occupational disease.

「So, your request is not to destroy the merchant, but you want us to clean up the afterward so that it won’t damage your reputation?」

「That’s right! This is not something I can tell my employees. After all, they will be afraid and it will affect my business in the future!」

「Well, I understand the situation. Even I don’t want you to direct that at the girls.」

「Well, that makes sense to me. Deris is a professional in that field, and I’ll physically erase the evidence you want to erase, so don’t worry.」

「Thank you~. Ah, isn’t it a limited revival of the team 『Unprecedented』!?」

「Ara, that’s a nostalgic name. How long has it been?」

The Unprecedented, it really is an unprecedented name. Before I knew it, Alezel had applied that name to the guild.

「The Unprecedented, huh…. Nell, who destroys everything, Alezel, who lay waste the road she passed through, and I, who’s chased by the clean up afterward and called to heaven, so it’s the Unprecedented, right? Thinking it now, it’s a name that makes me want to question your naming sense. Especially, my part is terrible.」

「Hahaha, that’s funny.」

It’s not funny.

(TLn: It’s wordplay, there are kanji of destruction, heaven, and lay waste, in the unprecedented kanji.)