Kays Translations
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Chapter 427: Oral Agreement
When Tauro and his group returned to their lodgings, an empty detached house, they decided to discuss whether or not to accept the village chief’s request.
“I’d like to hear everyone’s opinion. ……”
As Tauro said this, he took out paper, a brush, and ink from his magic storage and began to write something fluently as he spoke.
“Personally, I’m a bit hesitant because I think five times the guild’s reward is too much.”
(This conversation is being heard by villagers with eavesdropping-type abilities, so we’ll communicate by writing. Everyone, please join in.)
Tauro wrote that on the piece of paper to warn them.
“Five times, huh… It certainly is tempting, but if the guild finds out, we could be demoted or have to do errand quests for a few months, you know?”
(Eavesdropping. ……. I didn’t know there was anyone in this village with that kind of ability. ……)
Wrote Ankh.
“True… I certainly don’t want to be demoted or punished, but if we or the village chief who requested the job don’t say anything, would they find out?”
(What do you want Tauro? After all, do you want to take it on and find out what the village chief has in mind?)
Ragune.
“I will follow Tauro-sama’s decision!”
（I will follow Tauro-sama’s decision!)
Zion, who is a little poor at reading and writing, tried her best to write as she answered.
On the other hand,
Zion, that’s the same thing you’re saying, so you don’t have to write it down, okay?
The other three thought to themselves.
“…That’s true. There are risks, but I think if we keep quiet, no one will find out. There are quite a few adventurers who do this kind of thing to earn some extra money.”
(If we don’t take on the job, someone else will, and then we won’t know what they are planning or what will happen on the day, will we?)
Tauro.
“There’s a great deal at stake, but I’m sure the rewards are worth it.”
(It’s a risk, but we should look into it and let Count Graunewald know.)
Ankh.
“I’m not too keen on it, but I’ll leave it to your discretion, Tauro.”
(It’s all well and good to go undercover and find out, but if anything happens to you all because of it, I’ll regret it. …… When I think of that… damn it, kill me!)
Ragune.
No, you, I thought that was just a habit of yours!
Tauro inwardly retorted.
“Well then, everyone is in agreement, right? I’m fine with it too!”
(When that time comes, Pella and I will sacrifice our lives to protect Tauro-dama…! Damnit, I’ll live!)
Zion.
No, Zion. I don’t want you to imitate Ragune and put in a habit!
Tauro also retorted Zion in his mind.
“Then I will tell the village chief that we are all in agreement that we will accept the request.”
With that decision made, Tauro headed back to the village chief’s house.
The village chief greeted Tauro with a big smile, he had probably already received a report from the villagers who had eavesdropped on them.
“So, what do you think? Would you be willing to take it on?”
“Yes, but, there is a condition.”
“Eh? Conditions?”
The village chief looked at the villagers beside him with a look that said, “You didn’t tell me that!”
I see, that person is a villager with eavesdropping abilities.
Tauro checked the villager in front of him.
It was the wife of a middle-aged couple who lived next door to Cross and Haku. Then he continued speaking.
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“I can’t accept this request so easily without hearing the details of it from you. Of course, if I do hear them, I’ll keep it a secret. If I’m going to investigate, I need to know a certain amount of the details before I know what information is useful and what is unnecessary.”
Tauro immediately began negotiating to get the information out of him.
“The …… quintuple reward is based on those circumstances. I can tell you now about the important party that is going to take place in the capital. In particular, the security measures, how big is the security, and is there a chance to infiltrate more than one person from our side?”
“…I understand. I don’t know what you guys are trying to do there, but I don’t want to get involved, so I need to get some information from you. This is a matter of trust. If you don’t trust us, chief, we won’t be able to hand over information with confidence.”
“Hmmmm…”
The village chief looked at the villager who had been eavesdropping, then with a sour look on his face he continued.
“What I want you to understand is that we are gathered here in the name of justice. We are not trying to do evil. However, there is a risk, but if we are satisfied with the information you bring back, we will pay you an additional success. I will tell you what the purpose of this is at the time of paying the reward. How about a deadline of one week before the party?”
“Okay… I understand! I would love to sign a contract, but I just don’t feel it would be safe to have a physical copy, so would it be okay to just have a verbal agreement, assuming we both trust each other?”
Tauro’s excuse was to avoid the possibility that by signing a contract, he would be involved in the village chief’s schemes until the very end.
Yes, if you sign a contract, you are bound in many ways, depending on its contents.
That’s why we didn’t want to be restricted in what we could do.
“…… Understandable. No contract is fine.”
After a long silence, the village chief agreed to Tauro’s proposal.
I’m sure that from the village chief’s point of view, all they have to do is judge whether the information is correct or not.
There was a possibility that Tauro might betray them, but since the village chief’s side was not going to reveal their purpose until they had the information, there was no way he would betray them. Tauro surmised that he might be thinking that it would be best to silence them before they found out about their purpose, which would likely cause them to betray him.
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At first glance, it was the village chief’s side that had the advantage by not signing a contract.
Both sides shook hands, thinking they had secured a verbal agreement in their favor.