I Parry Everything: Volume 6 [Parts 1 to 10] by Nabeshiki

Author:Nabeshiki
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 116: Funds for the Journey

When I reached the Adventurers Guild and asked to withdraw all of my money, the guildmaster told me to come back around noon the following day. As it turned out, they couldn’t have it ready at such short notice. I asked Lynne to delay our departure, then returned to the Guild when they were ready for me.

“Come with me, Noor. We’ll talk somewhere else today. And try not to goggle.”

“Got it.”

The guildmaster had an uncharacteristically serious look on his face as he beckoned me deeper into the Guild. We were headed for the back, which I’d never seen before. Three armed men sidled over to join us. The mood felt kind of heavy.

“Who are they?” I asked.

“Some of our hired guards. Don’t worry about them.”

After ascending a staircase in the back and traversing a long hallway, we entered a room unfamiliar to me. Two of the scary-faced men waited outside, but the third came in with us and took a defensive position by the door.

“Here we are,” the guildmaster said.

“Isn’t it kind of dark in here?” I asked. “Oh, no windows.”

It was broad daylight outside, but the room was almost pitch black. The lack of windows meant we had to rely on a dim candle, which illuminated a small wooden table bounded by two soft-looking leather chairs.

“Just take a seat for now,” the guildmaster urged me. He ran his fingers through his grizzled hair before dropping onto one of the chairs.

Though I did as instructed, I couldn’t help feeling a little bewildered. I’d expected the usual “pick up a pouch of coins at the counter” routine.

“Here’s your money.”

The guildmaster reached into a metal case behind him and retrieved a large leather bag, which he placed gently on the table. It was the same bag I’d given him to put the money in, but I’d never seen it so full to bursting before. The table creaked under its weight.

“As you requested, this is every coin you’ve earned thus far, barring a small sum put aside for living expenses. In other words, this bag contains nearly every coin you’ve got to your name.”

“Yeah? Every coin, huh?”

So my entire life savings fit inside a single bag. I couldn’t decide whether that was impressive or deeply disappointing. It seemed pretty heavy, at least; the small wooden table looked like it might collapse if I gave one of its legs a light poke.

“Noor,” the guildmaster began slowly. “This ain’t appropriate for me to say, given my position, but...are you sure about taking all this to Sarenza? You...won’t regret it, will you?”

“I’m sure. You’ve got nothing to worry about.”

This wasn’t the guildmaster’s first attempt to dissuade me; he’d also tried several times yesterday. He knew I was going to Sarenza because Lynne’s request had come through the Adventurers Guild as a commission meant specifically for me. His many warnings about Sarenza aside, I could tell he was worried about my safety.

“Look, I get it,” the guildmaster said. “You must be sick of hearing me say the same things over and over again.

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