第１０９掘：お祭りと住人達 その１ (Part2)
"Hey, you there."
"Hm?"
"What are you doing bringing a kid here? This isn't an orphanage. You trying to make a fool of us?"
One of the idiots, having finished his business with Rock, called out to Yuki, who was looking around the guild.
"I’m not trying to make a fool of anyone. Didn't you get the memo that this place is designed to be accessible even for children?"
"Who cares about that? We'll make them stop that soon enough. Being an adventurer is a life-or-death job; having brats around is just a nuisance. Right, guys?"
"Yeah! Take that brat and go home, you scrawny punk."
"Yeah, yeah! Get lost!"
The idiots chanted in unison. Rock had his hand over his face, while Kina and the other staff members just looked on with expressions that said, *'Oh boy, here we go.'*
It’s fine. I’m not the type to get angry over something this trivial.
"Hey!! What’s all this noise about?!"
"Oh, if it isn't Ovik. Look at this guy, Ovik. He brought a kid in here, so we’re telling him to take a hike."
"A kid? Wait, you guys, stop!! These people are..."
"Honestly, it’s pathetic as a man. He’s got no guts to even fight back after being told all that. What a loser."
Sorry, Ovik. It’s impossible.
*THUD.*
"Huh?"
The sound echoed through the hall.
"You insulted someone's husband, so I assume you’re prepared for the consequences?"
"Milly...-chan?"
At my feet, the idiot who had just insulted Yuki was kissing the floor. Or rather, I had forced him to.
"Listen. This place is so safe that we intentionally made it accessible to children to teach them the true terror of monsters. Just because you lot are making a racket doesn't mean we’re going to change the rules, and I have no intention of doing so. In fact, you should have heard the explanation already. I could revoke your access to this dungeon right now—would that be alright? I can make it that simple for you."
"W-why is Milly-chan saying things like that!? She’s just a receptionist, right?"
Under the weight of my intimidation, the group that had been causing the ruckus took a step back.
"Wait, Representative Milly. It’s the festival period; they’re just a bit high-strung. Leave it at that. It would be a shame if they were banned over this."
"Hey, did the Guild Master just call her 'Representative'?"
"I thought the Representative was the highest authority in this dungeon?"
Whispers began to spread. Rock, hearing this, spoke up...
"That’s right. Milly is the Representative of this dungeon. Furthermore, as the Representative of both the Adventurer District and the Dungeon District, she holds full authority over this area."
*Gulp.*
Someone swallowed hard.
"And as for that man, he is the husband of Seraria, who has become the Queen of this land. The children around him are all under the Representative's protection. And the one clinging to Yuki-sama’s head is Labyris-sama, the General Representative of the entire dungeon. She holds absolute authority over everything."
"Heh, it’s insane to let a kid like that hold such power," someone muttered.
"My, how rude. It’s because she has the strength to back it up."
Before anyone realized it, Labyris was standing right in front of the man who had muttered the comment.
"Just like Milly, I’m not the kind of woman who stays silent when Yuki is insulted."
After she smiled sweetly, the man was suddenly embedded in the ceiling.
"..."
The entire Adventurer Guild fell into a heavy silence. Everyone was staring at me and Labyris.
"Now, please make sure to follow the rules and do your jobs, okay?"
When we said it in unison, everyone nodded their heads vigorously.
From that day on, a rumor spread throughout Weed:
*If you value your life, never insult the Representative’s husband.*