The Crown Headquarters, located on the fifth floor of Amamiya Tower, had undergone several renovations and had become quite a large building.
Anyone visiting the Crown Headquarters for the first time would undoubtedly get lost in its sheer scale.
However, the place where members register upon joining Crown was located in the most visible spot, so getting lost there was unlikely.
Within the Crown Headquarters building, several meeting rooms were available.
These meeting rooms were used for discussions with external parties, but most were used for discussions with those who received special requests.
In one of these meeting rooms, the party members led by Roman were gathered.
Since Roman and his party had received special requests many times before, they knew their way to the meeting room without getting lost.
However, before Roman and his party entered the meeting room, there were party members lingering in the corridor.
It goes without saying that Roman and his party offered help, seeing such a familiar and nostalgic sight.
Incidentally, the meeting room they were heading to was the same place they happened to be going.
“Thank you so much!”
The leader of the lost party expressed their gratitude to Roman.
By the way, he had received the same thanks many times before.
Roman smiled slightly and waved his right hand.
“It’s alright already. If someone gets lost next time you come, then help them.”
Although Roman said that, these were actually words that Roman himself had been told by a senior adventurer in the past.
Glancing at his companions, he noticed them smirking somewhat.
They were probably reminiscing about the past.
He inwardly sighed, knowing he would be teased about it later, as they finally arrived at their destination, the meeting room.
Inside the meeting room, another party was already gathered.
It was a mid-tier adventurer party that they had worked with on requests several times before.
While Crown’s large-scale transportation was an exception, it was rather unusual for three parties to gather for special requests.
The more parties that gathered, the larger the scale of the request it implied.
Roman thought that he might need to gear up, when two more adventurers entered.
The two who entered were women, and everyone gathered in the room looked at them in surprise.
“Teacher Cecil!”
“Teacher Arisa!”
Roman and his party were surprised to see Arisa, but the adventurer party that had arrived earlier seemed to be surprised by the other woman.
The party that had arrived before Roman and his group consisted of students who had been taught by Cecil at the academy.
Seeing them, Cecil and Arisa exchanged greetings, but it was soon over.
Not much time passed before two more women entered.
One was wearing Crown’s administrative uniform, so it was clear she was a staff member who would explain the request.
However, the other woman who accompanied the staff member was the problem.
“Lady Ririka!”
Those among the gathered members who were in clerical positions reacted to the woman.
Simultaneously, upon hearing that name, most of the people gathered there reacted.
Razek Amamiya was establishing a firm position, with Kousuke, the Avatar, but his divine shrine maiden, Silvia, was well-known. Furthermore, to those in clerical positions, Ririka’s name was also spreading as Silvia’s assistant.
With not only Cecil and Arisa, but also Ririka present, all eyes turned to the staff member who had likely brought the information for this occasion.
Under their gaze, the female staff member’s cheeks twitched slightly as she began to explain the request.
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A short distance from Seichun’s Town, Exu was waiting for the Teleport Gate to activate.
Teleport Gates could not be used casually within the town, so they had gone out of their way to create one outside.
However, this would be the first and last time they would have to wait outside the town like this.
According to the plan, ＜Fang of the Divine Wolf＞ would grow and become capable of using the Teleport Gate normally.
It was only a plan, but Exu had no doubt that this project would succeed.
After all, the strongest three people were working on it. He felt that those three could handle any situation with a smile.
As Exu was thinking this, the Teleport Gate in front of him began to operate.
From the Teleport Gate emerged Roman and the others who had received the special request at Headquarters.
Exu first spoke to the Crown staff who had brought them.
“Thank you for your hard work. You may return now.”
“Yes. Please sign here.”
The staff member handed Exu a piece of paper, and Exu signed it.
After confirming it, the staff member returned to the Teleport Gate and immediately operated it to return to Crown Headquarters.
After seeing the staff member off, Exu quickly manipulated the Teleport Gate, erasing it as if to destroy the evidence.
The group, who rarely saw a Teleport Gate disappear, watched the process with wide eyes.
Naturally, disassembling a Teleport Gate was a task that required authority as a manager.
Since only a very few people could perform the disassembly, it was rarely seen.
Sensing their gazes, Exu finished the disassembly work and turned to them.
“Now, as you heard during our talk, we will head to Seichun’s Town, which is nearby. There, you will act as members of the Guild ＜Fang of the Divine Wolf＞.”
The members gathered here had heard about their activities at Crown Headquarters.
In other words, they would be acting as members of ＜Fang of the Divine Wolf＞ within Seichun.
The Guild ＜Fang of the Divine Wolf＞ would be something like an official branch of Crown(?).
However, they had also heard that to avoid suspicion from the Seichun side, they would operate discreetly without mentioning Crown for a while.
“For the time being, you will only accept requests from Seichun’s Public Guild, but your activities themselves will be the same as those you conducted for Crown.”
The group, who listened to Exu’s explanation like a review on the way, agreed that it was no different from what they had heard at Headquarters.
Amidst this, Roman asked Exu a question that had occurred to him.
“Specifically, are there any particular types of requests we should be taking?”
Exu shook his head at the question.
“No. Nothing in particular. You might be told to limit your operational areas, but that will be decided once we arrive in town.”
“Told? Aren’t you supposed to follow your instructions? That’s what we were told at Headquarters.”
Ririka asked, puzzled by Exu’s words.
Like Ririka, Cecil and Arisa also did not know that Kousuke was in Seichun’s Town.
By the way, Exu’s position was also explained vaguely.
Of course, Cecil, Arisa, and Ririka knew because they had met him several times, but he interacted with others as if they didn’t know.
That’s why they were suspicious when they heard they would be taking instructions from someone other than Exu.
“That’s fundamentally correct. However, if instructions come from someone in Seichun, they will take priority.”
With Exu clearly stating the priority, Cecil and Arisa exchanged glances.
At this point, they had a rough idea of who the person in Seichun was.
At the same time, they sensed the importance of this request and let out a sigh in their hearts.
Hmm, Kousuke didn’t show up lol.
It’s okay to have it sometimes, right?
