I simply can’t win against Elise-sama’s brewed maté tea. But rather than that, once again Roderich-sama is…』 (Dominique)
『My back’s bones…』 (Wendelin)
Even though I wasn’t injured at the underground ruin’s temple, why do I have to bear such absurdness in front of my mansion?
Drinking the maté tea prepared by Dominique, we felt as if our consciousness was lifted at last.
『This Roderich was terribly worried!』 (Roderich)
『In case of a historic ruins’ investigation a time span of around one week is normal, I suppose.』 (Wendelin)
Given that we are adventurers, an absence of about a week should be ordinary.
Even if you disregard the absolutely abnormal details.
『That is true, but…』 (Roderich)
In fact even Roderich, in order to obtain food in his livelihood as rounin, registered at the adventurer’s guild and was active as an adventurer.
Since he hasn’t submitted the notice of his retirement until now either, the official papers still list him as in active duty.
『This Roderich didn’t ever take part in an underground ruin investigation.』 (Roderich)
He was job hunting while acting as adventurer therefore he didn’t link up with any parties. Because his signature move is the giant swing within the spear arts, the forests in the outskirts and the, a few years ago liberalized, Palkenia Grasslands were his battlefields.
And as he yielded actual results, it is possible to say he was great at earning income as adventurer considering he acted solo.
Having him show me his (guild) card, I remember being surprised about his remarkable achievements.
『Also, there was a group spreading the disturbing rumor that Lord-sama might have died…』 (Roderich)
This mansion is situated in the high-ranking noble’s block where the nobles above Baron rank live.
For the sake of preserving the mansion, Roderich and the servants have to leave the mansion for business and other tasks. Due to that they have heard various rumors.
There are all kind of stores catering the high-ranking nobles and there are the workers introduced and deployed by the craftsmen guild such as carpenters to repair the mansions, gardeners to maintain the yard and such.
Furthermore, there are the servants of various noble households, who talk with their fellow servants about the gossip they heard at their employing noble’s household without keeping the duty of confidentiality.
Occasionally there also are some who are beheaded for breaking their duty of confidentiality, but the majority, objectively judging the circumstances of the noble household they are working at and making sure to not receive any damage themselves due to strange nobles, were also able to make proper decisions.
Strange noble households will immediately become the topic of rumors.
Although the other party are their employers, even commoners are frantic to defend themselves as commoners.
Within such circumstances, Roderich went towards the craftsmen guild in order to look for a gardener to tend the yard of the mansion. There he caught wind of the rumor of us potentially having died.
Also, it seems he was told 『Despite being a noble, why doesn’t your household employ an exclusive carpenter and gardener』, but no matter how big the mansion might be, the efficiency of employing those exclusively is bad.
A person doing that would be royalty, part of the greater nobles or a noble having gardening as their hobby. For the rest it was basic to accept the services of skillful people from the craftsmen guild.
Because the schedule of skilled artisans is filled immediately, such people aren’t very eager to become attached to a fixed place. The costs will pile up if you decide to hire them exclusively.
It also doesn’t make sense to employ unskilled craftsman exclusively. That being the case, normally the easy maintenance is performed by just the servants, leaving the technical parts to a professional.
In this way the efficiency is good.
『Who was circulating them? Those rumors.』 (Wendelin)