Chapter 393: Rumors of the Marquis family
At the shelter, Fran and Urushi ate their fill of Io's culinary masterpieces. After donating ingredients to the shelter, we moved on. Our next target was the Dragon Diner.
"Oh, Fran. Long time no see." (Fermus)
"Nn. Hello Fermus." (Fran)
An elderly gentleman came out to meet us, looking good as always. Seeing Fermus leaving the kitchen, one of the guests raised an enthusiastic cry.
"Today you decided to come and eat with us?" (Fermus)
"Nn!"(Fran)
"Ha ha ha. Since you couldn't find me last time I came, I will show you everything that my cooking is capable of. Although, is the wolf not with you?" (Fermus)
" he In the shadows."(Fran)
"If you don't mind, then let me cook for everyone. After all, you fought against evil spirits together." (Fermus)
"Woof woof!"(Urushi)
He'd already left for the kitchen before Fran had time to say anything. Well, since we missed the Dragon Eatery last time we were here, they probably wanted to eat before we leave again.
"Well, what do you want to eat?" (Fermus)
"Everything." (Fran)
"Haha. Understood." (Fermus)
Fermus was not surprised, as if he already knew that Fran was a big eater. Instead, he immediately turned around and went into the kitchen. Last time, we were only able to taste his apprentice's cooking, but this time Fermus will cook for us.
The first thing that the female worker, whom we have seen before, brought in was dragon bone soup, one of the signature dishes. However, it was yellowish.
"New recipe, Dragon Bone Curry Soup."
Apparently, he also decided to follow the curry fashion.
"What do you think?" I asked
Fran said nothing, just continued to swallow the broth.
It looks very tasty.
"So what do you think?" (Fermus)
"Gorgeous. A bit sour, but okay." (Fran)
"Woof woof!!" (Urushi)
"Really? I am very glad to hear it from you!" (Fermus)
This curry was probably more like Thai curry than Indian. As expected from Fermus, he only needed one hint to make such a curry.
With each new dish that was brought, Fran and Urushi were increasingly anticipating how delicious they would be. 10 of the dishes were meat, the same that they had eaten before. After tasting a bite, Fran nodded, but suddenly paused.
"What?" I asked.
"Delicious, of course, but Fermus cooks better." Fran said aloud.
"Eh?... It's tasty?..."
The voice belonged to a student of Fermus. It looks like he was cooking it. It's amazing how she understood the difference from one bite. Fran praised the apprentice's cooking, saying it tasted better than the last time, not daring to say that the taste was inferior to Fermus's. Let's allow him to continue to work with the same spirit.
After that, Fran and Urushi tasted a variety of dishes, until finally they were full.
Our final destination awaited us in Barbra, specifically, the headquarters of the Lucille trading company.
As expected, it was a large company, and Fran realized this as soon as she entered the building. Or was it because she remembered coming here before?
The lady at the front desk stood up to bow politely to the guests. In addition, there was also a boy who looked like a local apprentice, who immediately hurried to her.
"Long time no see, lady Fran. What brings you here today?" (receptionist)
"Is Rengil here?" (Fran)
"I will check if he is here, please wait a little." (receptionist)
As soon as the receptionist left, the apprentice boy ran out after her. So must have gone to tell Rengil about Fran's visit.
"Please come over." (receptionist)
The girl from the front desk invited us to sit down. Then, almost immediately, another employee came in in the uniform of a maid, with tea and cakes. The cups and saucers were decorated with beautiful paintings, and the cakes were unusually decorated.
Considering that the other traders had simple cups, this should have been a gesture of good relations. Fran seemed a little unhappy that only sweets were brought to tea, recalling the past with nostalgia. Does it mean that having steaks for tea in the Land of demi-humans was strange, or was it just me?
"Fran, you've been eating recently, are you sure you'll eat everything?" I asked.
At first she ate in open shops, then in a shelter, and then finally, in the "Dragon's Eatery"... She should have filled herself long ago.
"Nn? Of course." (Fran)
She gladly put the cake in her mouth, as though she hadn't eaten anything earlier, but put all rest of the food in the Spatial Storage.
"Maybe you won't mock yourself like that?" (Master)
"Always room for sweets." (Fran)
I, of course, do not mind that Fran ate deliciously, but still... Lately, I notice that she is becoming more and more insatiable. Although, given how much Fran moves, she doesn't have to worry about being overweight. But I'll have to think of something if I notice signs of excess weight.
While Fran was devouring the cakes, the girl had already returned and escorted us to Captain Rengil's room.
"You decided to return to Barbra?" (Rengil)
"Nn. Moving on soon, stopped by to say Hello." (Fran)
"Oh! I'm flattered." (Rengil)
"Also, want to buy spices." (Fran)
Although the prices have become somewhat overpriced, we can still easily afford them. Without further ado, we bought the amount we needed.
"Well, if you are ever in the city, come visit again!" (Rengil)
"Nn."(Fran)
Since Captain Rengil knew Fran owned the Spacial Vault, he didn't ask us any questions about transportation.
After that, we asked Rengil about Gallus and Zelosried, but it seems he could not find anything.
However, we learned something else interesting about the Ashton family of marquis.
"That family is now in a difficult situation..." (Rengil)
"Tough situation?" (Fran)
"The Marquis Ashton received an accusation from the Guild about his son, Celldio, who was an adventurer. As an A-rank adventurer, rumors began to circulate about him, and few people trusted actually him. Now that he's dead, his numerous atrocities have resurfaced." (Rengil)
Rank A Adventurer Celldio, we killed him in Ulmutt! For molesting Fran, trying to extort me from her, and for filthy offers to make Fran his concubine, he got what he deserved! Then we tricked him into equipping me, triggering the Divine Curse that befalls anyone who isnt Fran, so that he died from the curse of the sword in his stupidity.
However, Diaz, the head of the guild from Ulmutt, has already said something about the fact that he wants to solve the crimes committed by Celldio to the other heads of the guild. It turns out that he really did it. So the accused are the Marquis's family? Are they not afraid of anything?
"How can the guild afford to quarrel with the Marquis?" (Fran)
"They can thanks to the rumours, and thanks to the fact that the state helped the guild, the noble family seems to have paid the compensation in full." (Rengil)
The guild had oral testimony from a respected A-rank adventurer, and evidence in the form of magical herbs. In addition, since the country did not want to spoil relations with the adventurer's guild, they decided to throw all the blame on Celldio.
Considering that they also have testimonies from Celldio henchmen that the Ashton family ordered him to seek the Divine Swords, it was not without the usual scandal that lowered the trust in the family. The state itself is now watching them closely.
"Recently, their dark financial affairs have been revealed. Since our company also had to trade with the Marquis family, I can say that many times they did not pay their bills." (Rengil)
"Hmm." (Fran)
Rengil didn't know that Fran was involved with Celldio's death. It looks like Diaz hasn't leaked any unnecessary details. But it's hard to believe that with so many witnesses, Fran's involvement was so well hidden. I don't know if the Ashton family is aware of it.
If they are, then they not only might they be hiding Gallus from us specifically, but they might also harbour a grudge against Fran. It would be better to be more attentive when meeting the Ashton family.
The next destination is Ulmutt, so I'll probably need to talk to Diaz there.
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