Even Hell's Affairs Depend on Gold - I Got Fired, but I've Acquired an Alchemy Cheat Skill, So I'm Aiming for a Major Life Turnaround - Volume 1 Chapter 136
Satsuki-san placed her phone on the table to call Yoshino-san.
Soon, the ringing tone of the call filled the room, eventually fading away as the call was answered.
“Hello? Satsuki-neesan?”
It was Yoshino-san’s voice, as expected.
“Yoshino, got a minute?”
“Actually, I’m in the middle of a consultation with the headquarters chief…”
Yoshino-san seemed to be busy with work.
“Is the headquarters chief there with you?”
“No, I stepped away for a moment.”
“Alright… I called about the underground ruins discovered at the Kuna Ruins.”
Depending on my decision, the course of action would change.
“About that, are you planning to use Eleanora?”
“That’s the thing… We’re thinking of using Eleanora and… what was it again?”
Satsuki-san, uncertain, glanced at Kaede-chan.
“Agent Seven,” Kaede-chan reminded.
“Right, right. Eleanora and Agent Seven – Nanapon – will undertake the exploration of the underground ruins.”
“Really? I thought they’d refuse. I was ready to go if you just sold me the auto-map.”
“I’ll sell it for a million.”
“That’s expensive. How about 300,000?”
They began haggling over the price, typical of them.
“Ignore the price. Just tell the headquarters chief to issue a nomination request for Eleanora and Agent Seven.”
“Just curious, why did they agree to go? I wouldn’t have thought they’d move, especially with the Level 3 Healing Potion auction upcoming.”
Suspicion arose.
“I want to discuss that. Come over here.”
“I’m in the middle of a consultation.”
“If you pass it through the headquarters chief, you’ll lose your cut.”
“Hold on, let me talk to the headquarters chief.”
Yoshino-san’s tone changed.
“Come quickly. Use the back entrance if you need to.”
“I prefer not being seen entering another branch too often.”
“Watch out for that suspicious taxi.”
Must be Harry and Claire.
“I’ll leave that to Eleanora. I’ll be there soon after talking to the headquarters chief.”
The call ended, and Satsuki-san let out a sigh.
“She’s all about money…”
Satsuki-san seemed exasperated, but they were alike in many ways.
“Am I in charge of Harry and Claire?”
“Of course. You’re always eating ramen together.”
That was somewhat forced upon me… Claire and I prefer going for tempura.
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Yoshino had left the room after receiving a call from that crafty fox, Satsuki-san. I leaned back in my chair, deep in thought.
I was aware that Satsuki-san was probing about the underground ruins. Were they planning to use Eleanora, or had they conveniently found something to drop?
What move would they make?
Yoshino returned to the room.
“Sorry about that.”
“Was it about the underground ruins?”
“Yes. Satsuki-san wants to put out a nomination request for Eleanora Ocean.”
As expected…
“Is it just for surveying?”
“It seems so. They mentioned some unknown magic or skill for map-making.”
A witch indeed…
“Anything else?”
“No details yet, but there might be other motives.”
“I figured. It’s hard to imagine that money-driven witch accepting such a job.”
If she truly is a Frontier person, she might know something about the ruins. There could be something significant there.
“I don’t like the idea of letting her go…”
“Either way, if we don’t issue a direct request, adventurers will go. And Eleanora might show up anyway, possibly causing conflict.”
A nomination request might be the better choice to avoid any trouble, especially given Eleanora’s recent issues.
“Alright, let’s issue the request. I’ll go talk to the headquarters chief.”
“I’ll go to Ikebukuro Branch to discuss the details.”
“Be careful. And if needed, step in to prevent any trouble.”
“Should I also accept the request?”
“Eleanora is D-rank. You, an A-rank, can support her.”
Yoshino bowed and left the room.
Sighing, I realized I’ve been sighing a lot lately.