Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 299: The Branch Manager’s Daughter
The room into which Tauro had been shown was the branch manager’s office.
Salaman sat there with his daughter, Salaan, and five of her companions.
Salaan’s party consisted of six people. Judging by the visible equipment of the other five members, it included a spearman, a shield bearer, a mage, an archer, and a healer—a well-balanced formation.
Salaan alone carried no visible weapon. She apparently stored her equipment in [Magic Storage], but the party’s composition suggested that she fought on the front line.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you. You’re Tauro, correct? As my father said, I’m his daughter, Salaan. Thank you for accepting our request.”
Salaan had the same long red hair and golden eyes as Salaman. Although a head shorter than her towering father, she was still tall, powerfully built, and possessed the balanced physique of an accomplished athlete.
Unlike Salaman’s exuberant manner, hers was disciplined and courteous, giving Tauro an immediately favorable impression.
“The pleasure is mine. As an adventurer, I’m grateful to see more requests being posted.”
Tauro answered with a smile.
“I know very little about the Adventurers’ Guild beyond what my father explained. Was the request form completed correctly?”
Salaan had apparently prepared and submitted it herself.
“Yes. There were no problems. Ryuko would have pointed out any mistake, so you needn’t worry. You intend to begin your expedition from Floor 100?”
“Yes. We originally planned to descend from the surface, but Father told us that the Storm had made Floor 86 troublesome. He suggested that asking for your help would be much more efficient.”
“Ha ha ha! My daughter and her companions are still inexperienced. They’re not ready to join either the dungeon-conquest force or its main support units, so they volunteered for middle-floor support work as training.”
Salaman folded his arms proudly.
“Reaching the middle floors normally consumes considerable time, effort, food, and supplies. Having Tauro transport them there will let them spend far more of their expedition actually training.”
To dragonfolk, beginning an expedition on Floor 100 apparently qualified as training.
“Understood. I’ll transport you. This is a legitimate guild request with an agreed fee, so I have no objection.”
“I’m pleased to hear that. This will bring me one step closer to Father.”
Salaan’s goal was evidently to become a warrior like Salaman.
Her companions, who clearly knew that ambition well, smiled and patted her encouragingly on the shoulder.
“Are all of you ready to leave?”
“Yes. Even if you had declined the request, we intended to begin descending today.”
The other five members nodded in agreement.
“Then let’s head to the dungeon.”
Tauro rose and left the guild with Salaan’s party.
“Do your best!” Salaman called after his daughter.
On the way to the castle gate, Tauro explained the schedule.
“We’ll meet my escort team at the gate, then join the replacement support and supply parties at the dungeon entrance. Once their transportation is complete, I’ll take your group to Floor 100. On what day and floor should I collect you?”
“I nearly forgot to mention that. Please return ten days from today. We can’t know exactly how far we’ll descend, but we expect to reach Floor 110, so meet us in its rest room. We plan to make another expedition afterward and will submit a separate request then.”
Salaan smiled for the first time since their introduction.
“Understood. I’ll come to the Floor 110 rest room ten days from today.”
At the castle gate, Tauro joined Tsugumu and the other escorts.
“Good morning, Tauro. The people behind you are… Salaan and her party? What brings all of you together?”
Tauro explained the new guild request.
Tsugumu’s expression became reluctant.
“Descending steadily from the surface is supposed to be part of their training. I know Salaan’s group has no intention of pretending to possess experience they didn’t earn, but I’d prefer Tauro’s ability to remain focused on the dungeon-conquest force.”
The captain paused, then accepted the situation.
“Still, you’ve taken this on as legitimate adventurer work, so I can’t object. Our duty is to escort you; we’ll accompany you as far as necessary.”
The group continued to the dungeon entrance, where Tauro met the replacement support and supply parties and transported them to the deep-floor base first.
He then returned to the first-floor rest room, where Salaan’s party was waiting, and used [Spatial Transfer] to carry everyone to the Floor 100 rest room.
“So we truly arrived at the intended floor in an instant…”
Salaan took a breath and turned to her companions.
“Everyone, we’ve been given the opportunity to begin from the Floor 100 rest room—the destination we originally hoped to reach. Let’s see how far we can go!”
“Right!” the five answered together.
Each member thanked Tauro before leaving.
“We’ll see you in ten days.”
Salaan’s party descended the nearby stairs toward Floor 101.
“In our day, merely reaching this point required considerable effort. Your arrival has changed the possibilities available to younger parties,” Tsugumu said with a wry smile.
“Floor 101 is already that extraordinary? With my current abilities, I doubt I could reach it at all without [Spatial Transfer], no matter how hard I tried.”
Tauro could only laugh at the superhuman standards of the dragonfolk once again.