Still, Rodrick seemed to want to decline this request even before.
If he left it like this, he would return the commission fee and throw the client out of the house, so I called Rodrick first.
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"Boss. I have something to say to you."
After saying that, I asked the client to excuse himself and called Rodrick outside, and Rodrick burst into annoyance as expected.
"Oh, that bastard is weird too. You're going to cover it with a mask anyway, so why is your face like that? I really have to refuse this request..."
"Don't do that, I want to make sure the mission is successful."
"No, that's right, you just heard what he was saying."
"The face I changed now isn't that beautiful, to be honest. I can understand his dissatisfaction."
"Then what should I do? You don't mean to show your true face, do you?"
I thought about it for a moment, then took the ring out of my hand.
The magic that changed my face disappeared and I soon returned to my original face.
"You can't do it!"
As soon as I pulled the ring out, Rodrick raised his voice.
I waved to him to be quiet.
"It's a masquerade after all. I'll cover my face with a mask, so it's okay. And that man is also a quasi-baron. If he were a semi-baron from the far south of the islands, he would never have visited the Imperial Palace. He won't recognize me because he's never seen my face before."
"He might have seen the missing person flyer."
"You said you collected it quickly. And..."
I put the ring in my pocket, and this time I put another ring on my finger.
Then, my face remained the same, but my hair color and eye color changed
My golden hair turned scarlet. My eyes were blue and green.
"If I change the color like this, they won't immediately associate me with the Grand Duchess. The missing person flyer clearly says that she has blonde, blue eyes."
Rodrick let out a long sigh.
"I don't know why you have to do this."
"I have to prove my usefulness by performing high-grade quests. That way, there won't be any preferential treatment for what you're giving me."
I didn't know how many people were talking about me.
Even if I could give in a lot and endure being insulted, it was a problem because even Rodrick was caught and pointed at.
He is possessed by a woman and cannot distinguish between reason, and he is not qualified to be the leader of a mercenary group...
I didn't want him to fall victim to such vulgar criticism.
Because I know how much effort Rodrick put into making this place grow to this point.
"I don't want to bother you forever. It's time for me to do my part."
"..."
"Let's go in. Introduce yourself to the client as a new person."
He seemed dissatisfied, but Rodrick nodded in agreement.
After that, I entered the reception room where the client was waiting and introduced myself.
"The person he introduced to you a while ago said you didn't like it, so he brought me in."
"Oh...!"
Baron Baldur, who saw my face, jumped up from his seat with a happy face.
Then he rushed over and grabbed my hands and shook them.
"Yes, yes! This is worth the money! Thank you, Rodrick!"
He winked silently at Rodrick, who was contorting his face beside me.
Rodrick then relaxed his expression and asked Baron Jun.
"Then, can we proceed like this?"
"Of course! I want to go to the prom right away! Those who looked down on me for having a title bought with money will be wide-eyed!"
Why was he looking for such a beautiful woman, but he needed a trophy to crush against the aristocrats who ignored him?
I didn't feel very good as I was in the position of being that trophy, but it was a good thing that the commission didn't seem to be soft anyway.
"Thank you, Miss. But what is your name?"
Baron Jun, who had been a servant until a while ago, raised his voice and asked for my name.
I told him a pseudonym that I was familiar with.
"This is Hilda. You can rest assured that I am also proficient in aristocratic etiquette."
"Hilda! The name is beautiful. Thank you, Hilda."
He complimented me several times, and only when I heard Rodrick urgently begging him to leave did he leave the parlor.
Rodrick let out a long sigh, tired.
"It shouldn't be a big deal."
Don't worry. Will I continue to do this every time I go on a mission? If I receive high-grade requests in the future, there will be a lot of things like this."
"...Will you continue in the future?"
"Of course. There's no point in just succeeding in a single mission."
To make the disparaging words go in, 8 had to show my ability.
Rodrick rubbed the corners of his eyes, tremblingly, as if he didn't like it.
I didn't know what kind of nagging I would hear if I left it as it was, so I quickly changed the subject.
"What happened to the previous request?"
"Oh, you mean looking for someone to interpret those ancient words? I was just going to find a good person and talk to him."
He took a sip of the cold tea in front of him and continued.
"It was harder to find than I thought. I showed them a glimpse of some of the ancient words engraved on the cube, but everyone said they had never seen such an esoteric script before. It sold so much..."
Seeing him complain about how hard it was, he seemed to want to be praised.
I gladly told him what he was hoping for.
"But you found it? Isn't that amazing?"
When I complimented him as he wished, his shoulders tightened.
"Of course, I found it. Because it was what you asked me to do. I heard that he was a very famous scholar. And he was very enthusiastic. He said he had to see the real thing right away, and he said he would run here."
"That's good. When will he arrive?"
"He will probably come as early as tomorrow, or this week at the latest."
It seemed that all I had to do was wait.
I opened my mouth to thank Rodrick again.
But before I could say thank you, he smiled and asked.
"I did a good job, didn't I?"
"Well done, of course."
"Then I want to get an award."
Since you connected me with a scholar, are you asking me to take a fee?
There was nothing I couldn't give, so I asked in a relaxed manner.
"How much do you want?"
"No, not like that."
Then?"
"Hmm, what will I get this time..."
He didn't seem to have anything in mind, so he lingered for a long time.
Suddenly, his cheeks and ears turned red.
What are you thinking about alone? Just as I was curious, he gave me a simple answer.
"I'll tell you later. I'm a little embarrassed to say it now."
I wondered what he was going to ask for, even saying he was ashamed.
There wasn't much he could ask of me.
All I can give him is money or drugs made with my extensive knowledge of herbology.
Are you trying to ask for athlete's foot or hemorrhoid treatment?
Seeing that he was blushing and fidgeting, it seemed that he was likely to ask for something just as embarrassing.
While I was using my imagination, Rodrick smiled brightly.
"Can I talk to you later? You have a lot of time, anyway."
I was going to stay in the mercenary group for a while, so I had a lot of time.
Rodrick didn't seem to be in a hurry, as if he thought so.
"Yes, I'll listen to it slowly later. As you say, time is full."
I don't know what he liked about it, but he smiled and nodded as if he was very satisfied.
***
The scholar arrived at headquarters much faster than we expected.
It looked like he had been running nonstop, and his clothes were messed up.
"Where is that thing?"
As soon as he saw me, he asked me without giving a name.
The lower officer was covered with a mask. His eyes were covered with large, prescription glasses, making it difficult to see his Impression.
It was a strange outfit, but it didn't bother me too much because people who are absorbed in learning usually have a little weird corner.
'By the way, the voice is strangely familiar, but where did I hear it...'
As I quietly searched for my memory, he gasped and urged.
"Suck, hurry up that stuff..!"
"...Calm down. I'll show you now."
I couldn't resist the flame and immediately took him to my room.
Before I could take the cube out of the safe, he poked his head into the cube with his eyes flashing.
"Oh, oh...!"
Watching him pick up the cube with a very delicate hand, as if it were a sacred object. I couldn't help but ask.
"Do you know what that is?"
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