Chapter 159: Meeting Kinana

While Viktor went to summon the Guild Master as usual, Qiu Nuoya casually looked over the mission notices that was posted on the wall.

"Young man, you came at just the right time. Good morning."

The cool pleasant voice belonged to a woman could be heard in his ears. Since Qiu Nuoya had very few female acquaintances in this city, he hurriedly turned around and said, "Ah, Kinana. Good morning."

The person who had called out to him was Kinana, the wife of the Tamer’s Guild branch manager. She was as beautiful as ever.

Standing neatly beside her was what appeared to be her tamed monster, a dog of some kind, sitting perfectly upright and watching Qiu Nuoya.

"Come to think of it, it’s unusual to run into you here. Were you an adventurer too, Kinana?"

"No, I’m not an adventurer. I’m here today to escort an important person." As she said that, Kinana gently stroked the enormous white dog sitting beside her. It was incredibly large, probably about as tall as Qiu Nuoya himself. In terms of breed, it looked something like a Great Pyrenees.

"Could this be...?"

"Yes. My tamed monster, Baekho."

Ah, I knew it! It’s so cute and cool! And so fluffy! I want one! A Baekho! So fluffy!

"Um, would it be all right if I petted it for a little while...?"

At Qiu Nuoya’s request, Kinana glanced at the Baekho beside her. However, the Baekho promptly turned its head away with a haughty hmph!.

Apparently, Qiu Nuoya had been rejected.

What a shame.

"Is your tamed monster not here today?"

"Mochi is here. Long is staying home."

Qiu Nuoya took Mochi out from inside his robe and held him out in front of the Baekho.

"Be nice to each other, okay?"

The Baekho seemed somewhat interested in Mochi. It turned its gaze toward him and brought its nose closer to Mochi.

However, after sniffing him for a while, it once again turned its head away with a dismissive hmph!.

Is this one a little difficult to deal with?

"Come to think of it, you’re here as an escort, right? Is it really all right for you to be talking to someone like me?"

"She’s meeting with the Guild Master right now, so I’m just waiting."

"I see."

If the Guild Master was currently in a meeting with Kinana’s charge, then Qiu Nuoya supposed they would have to wait around until that meeting was over as well.

"Are you all here to take on a mission today?"

"No, actually, it’s the opposite. We’ve finished a mission, so we came here to report to the Guild Master."

"You’re reporting the mission directly to the Guild Master? Can’t you just report it to the receptionist?"

"Since it was a direct mission from the Guild Master, we have to report the results directly to him as well."

"Oh? By the way, would you mind telling me what the mission was?"

Qiu Nuoya hesitated for a moment at Kinana’s question. But sooner or later, word of their complete conquest of Dungeon Castle would spread throughout the city anyway, so he decided it would be fine to tell her.

"We conquered Dungeon Castle."

"Huh? Dungeon Castle? You conquered that place?"

"Yes. We even sealed the dungeon core, so it’s been completely conquered. Ah! But please don’t misunderstand. I wasn’t the one who conquered the dungeon. My master, Viktor, and Igor did all the hard work. I only helped a little."

Kinana let out a thoughtful, "Hmm," before saying, "I thought that might be the case, but it really was true."

Qiu Nuoya tilted his head, unable to understand what she meant.

Just then, hurried footsteps echoed through the guild, drawing their attention.

The person approaching was a somewhat intimidating-looking man, and for some reason, the Guild Master was following closely behind him.

The man’s clothes were completely white, with long sleeves and a long hem that looked difficult to move around in. Yet he moved as though the outfit caused him no inconvenience at all, casually looking around the guild.

"Did something happen? Who is that man...?" Before Qiu Nuoya could finish asking Kinana, she raised a hand and called out to the man. "Hey! Over here!"

Is he someone Kinana knows? Wait, could he be the important person she was here to escort? But I thought Kinana said "she" was meeting with the Guild Master earlier.

When the man heard Kinana call out to him, he began walking toward them without changing his intimidating expression. However, the Guild Master grabbed the man’s robe and pulled it back, interrupting his approach.

"He’s not the one you’re looking for!"

Huh? Why do I suddenly have a really bad feeling about this...?

"Qiu Nuoya!" Warren suddenly slipped in front of Qiu Nuoya, shielding him from view. Viktor and Igor could also be seen behind the intimidating man.

But the man paid no attention to any of them. He walked straight up to Kinana and asked, "That boy...?"

"If you mean the Tamer who has a dragon under his command, then yes."

The man looked past Warren and stared at Qiu Nuoya, who was hiding behind him. He scrutinized Qiu Nuoya without the slightest attempt to hide his hostility, then muttered,

"A child like this..."

What is his problem? Seriously! He hasn’t done anything wrong!

"What exactly are you? He is my beloved disciple. I don’t know what business you have with him, but if you have something to discuss with him, you will have to go through me first." This time, Viktor stepped between Qiu Nuoya and the man.

"Silver haired half-elf. You must be Viktor, the Rank A adventurer and mage."

"Even if I am, what of it?"

"I hear you made quite a mockery of my subordinates." The man turned his gaze away from Qiu Nuoya and fixed Viktor with a sharp glare instead. "I have no idea what you’re talking about. I have no business with any of your subordinates, nor do I have any reason to deal with them."