Volume 2 Chapter 25 The Mastermind Is…
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
*Milly’s perspective
I had brought Beatrice to the tavern ‘Silver Wolf,’ run by the wife of Matthew, the head of the Silver Wolf Hunting Group, located in Hunter street.
The Silver Wolf tavern was frequented by muscular men, and the large, bald man in his forties in the back room was Matthew, the current head of the Silver Wolf Hunting Group.
When Matthew spotted Beatrice, he rushed over.
”B-Beatrice! You’re back! I’m sorry about before! I just wanted to hold you! I had no intention of touching your chest! I’m sorry, please forgive me!”
The bald Matthew was kneeling before Beatrice.
Huh?
What is this?
What does this mean?
I was left in a state of shock by the sudden turn of events.
From the back of the store, a slender woman in her late thirties with feathered wings grew out from her back flew out.
”B-BeaBea! Where have you been! I’m sorry for my foolish husband!”
The woman who had caught Beatrice held her close in an embrace and wouldn’t let go.
Beatrice hung limply in the woman’s arms.
”Puha, Aunt Thelma, this is really hard. Do you intend to kill Bea?”
”Ah, I’m sorry. I was just so happy when you came back. Here, have some juice.”
”More importantly, Thelma, there were baked goods, right? Get those out. Hurry! Beatrice, come and sit here and have some snacks!”
I was completely at a loss and couldn’t follow the conversation at all.
”If Uncle Matthew says so, then I’ll have the baked goods and juice.”
”Ah, thank you!”
Beatrice was sitting on a high chair at the counter, swinging her legs.
”Um, Ms. Beatrice. I can’t follow the conversation at all…”
I grabbed Beatrice’s shoulder, who was cheerfully waiting for the baked goods.
”MilMil! That hurts! It seems I misunderstood the sexual harassment!”
”S-Sexual harassment! Is there someone who has sexually harassed Beatrice! You guys, find the culprit and bring him to me! And make sure he’s alive!”
Matthew seemed to misunderstand that someone had sexually harassed Beatrice and was giving instructions to a member of the Silver Wolf’s Hunting Group nearby.
”Wait, wait! Let me sort this out. First, let me introduce myself. I am Miriallia, the leader of the ‘Crimson Bride’ Hunting Group. I came today to speak with Matthew, the leader of the Silver Wolf’s Hunting Group.”
After hearing my self-introduction, Matthew responded with a greeting.
”So you are Miriallia from Black Dagger. By the way, you’re not a solo hunter anymore. I’m Matthew, the head of Silver Wolf’s Hunting Group. If you have the Black Dagger family’s funding, managing the Hunting Group should be a piece of cake, right?”
”Well, that’s true. By the way, the reason I visited today is that Beatrice has requested to leave Silver Wolf and join ‘Crimson Bride’, so I came to greet the former head of the Hunting Group.”
My words brought an instant hush over the tavern.
All eyes were drawn to me.
”””””Wha-what did you say?”””””
The men in the tavern all responded in unison.
”No, I mean Beatrice wants to transfer. Beatrice, you better report this properly.”
Hearing my words, Matthew collapsed onto the floor in shock.
”Uncle Matthew, Aunt Thelma, I’m moving to MilMil’s Hunting Group, so please take care of it. Thank you for everything until now.”
Hearing Beatrice’s words, Thelma also went almost hysterical.
”BeaBea! Why are you transferring? Didn’t you like my cooking? Was it wrong to take a bath together? Did you grow to dislike my husband? Why is that?”
”Beatrice… It’s a lie. Please tell me it’s a lie. If you leave me, what will I have to live for? The other day was just a fleeting impulse; I couldn’t suppress the urge to hold adorable Beatrice.”
Matthew began to press his head against the floor and beg again.
”It’s not that I dislike uncle and aunt; I’m transferring because there are people in Silver Wolf who bully girls in a room called the ‘Spear Room’.”
Matthew’s face turned bright red as he listened to Beatrice’s story.
”Whaaat! Is there an idiot violating the unified regulations in our (Silver Wolf) group! Who the hell is it!”
I informed the furious Matthew of the information I had gathered.
”There’s an executive named Gruza in Silver Wolf, right? He’s holding one of his subordinates at your place (Blackdagger family), but is Matthew not involved in this matter?”
”Which matter are you talking about?”
Matthew asked back, still excited.
”Well then, I’ll be blunt. I got information that Silver Wolf is running a recruitment quest for new female hunters in the Hunter Guild and is luring freshly graduated hunters to a hangout called the ‘Spear Room’ where the executives release their sexual appetites.”
Matthew and Thelma, who had listened to my story, looked around at the men present.
Of the 20 Silver Wolf executives who were in the tavern, only 2 attempted to leave their seats, and they were restrained by the other executives.
Matthew was punching the face of the restrained executive with his fist.
”You guys, you haven’t done what that Miriallia over there told me, have you? Which is it?”
Thud!
The executive who was hit quickly confessed.
”I’m sorry. I was deceived by Gruza and taken away, and then I was threatened about the ‘Spear room’…”
Thud!
The face of the hit man was crushed.
”You idiot! Why didn’t you report this to me sooner? When did this start happening?”
”It started when Gruza became an executive. About 2 years ago.”
Thud!
Matthew seemed to be so furious that steam could almost be seen coming from his head.
”That bastard Gruza. I thought I could use him because he was good with money, so I made him an executive! Hey! Capture him and bring him before me!”
”Wait!”
I interrupted Matthew’s order to capture Gruza.
”Wait. This is a very delicate issue, Matthew, Leader of the Hunting Group. If you act exaggeratedly now, Gruza might try to destroy the evidence. Therefore, I want you to tell me Gruza’s whereabouts and the location of the hangout where the ‘Spear room’ might be.”
Matthew ground his teeth in frustration, deep in thought.
”Bear is asking her, Uncle Matthew.”
Matthew gave in at Beatrice’s request.
”Kuu, if it’s Beatrice’s request, I guess I have no choice… you’re going to make the guard team handle it anyway, right?”
”So about the guard team’s handling… what will happen to Silver Wolf?”
Thelma asked with a worried expression.
”Well, since my uncle will take a big hit if the large-scale Hunting Group disbands, I think strict penalties will be imposed on the organizer and participants of the ‘Spear Room,’ but the Hunting Group itself should just face a fine, compensation for the victims, and the dismissal of the Hunting Group leader.”
I calmly conveyed the facts.
”Silver Wolf… may remain… I’ll accept the compensation and my dismissal, but… perhaps Silver Wolf has grown too big… I’ll decide on successor appointments and measures to prevent recurrence with the executives present here now.”
Matthew slumped his shoulders and sat on the sofa.
”Uncle Matthew, cheer up!”
Beatrice was gently patting Matthew’s head.
”Thank you. Beatrice is kind… Would you consider becoming our couple’s adoptive daughter if it’s alright?”
Matthew suddenly began saying he wanted to adopt Beatrice.
Thelma leaned in to speak as well.
”Y-yes, if BeaBea is okay with it, I’d fully support it. We don’t have children, and I heard that BeaBea doesn’t have parents either.”
Thelma’s statement had some inaccuracies; Beatrice’s mother had died from a pandemic, but her father has yet to be identified.
I once lived in a succubus village for a while, and I heard from Beatrice herself that she didn’t know who her father was.
”Bea-chan is a 26-year-old adult woman. There’s no need for her to become an adopted daughter at this point.”
Beatrice was refusing Matthew and the others’ offer with a somewhat disturbed expression.
”Beatrice, I see… Even if you transfer, make sure to drop by here from time to time. That’s all I’m asking.”
”Huh? Bea said she would transfer to ‘Crimson Bride,’ but she never said she wouldn’t come here.”
Beatrice looked at Matthew with a curious expression.
Thelma was crying out of joy.
”BeaBea! Come have lunch here! Auntie is waiting with delicious food!”
”Yes indeed. Bea will come every day to enjoy free meals.”
Thelma was hugging Beatrice.
Ugh, I feel a bit unsatisfied.
If Matthew were a darker person, I would have felt more antagonistic, but he seems like a doting parent or something…
Well, the fact that it was discovered that that jerk Gruza was behind the funding for Silver Wolf is a gain.
I should be able to vent my anger at him since he’s a completely despicable guy.
Well, given this situation, it seems they’ll figure out the location of the ‘Spear room’ and Gruza’s whereabouts by tomorrow morning.
In the morning, we will have a strategy meeting with Kent.
Ah.
I also need to ask Uncle Arbalest to prepare the guard team.
While thinking about tomorrow’s plans, I left Silver Wolf Tavern with Beatrice.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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