Golden Experience-Chapter 235: “Monica”

After I had subordinated everyone from the innkeeper to the entire staff, I was facing the youngest bell girl, a canine-beast girl, in the back of the kitchen.

The bell girls are not so strictly divided into different jobs within the inn. It seems that they also work as housekeepers and waitresses. In other words, she is a low-level worker.

“I’m going to make you the shadow mistress of this inn. As the youngest, it would not seem so strange if you were out on your own during business hours, as long as you were running errands and such. If you go out somewhere and find other NPCs who are useful, you can ‘send them on an errand’ and make them follow you.”

Normally, they would be reincarnated to become a higher race, but beastmen do not become a higher race even if they are reincarnated. However, a beastman does not become a higher race by reincarnating, but only by becoming a beastman in the image of another animal, which would obviously change the appearance of the beastman and might make regular customers suspicious.

Therefore, I decided not to reincarnate them, but rather to have them acquire the general-purpose [Subordinate] skill, just as Kerry and the others did.

I also remember to raise her INT to the line that is the basis of the administrator class in the force.

In addition, I should also add points to MND because of possible resistance from opponents. In addition, I should also give her DEX and AGI, and have her acquire the [Stealth] and [Agility] systems. This is to make it easier for them to act in a covert manner or escape in case of emergency.

“Unlike other noblemen, for example, the power of [Charm] that I gave you is versatile. If I wanted to, I could bring even the rats in the area under my control. Use it well and work for me.”

“…Please leave it to me.”

Her tail is wagging.

Kerry and her friends didn’t seem to express their emotions with their tails so loudly, but was it the difference in life experience or the difference between dogs and cats?

“Alright, I’ll leave it to you then, Monica.”

*

When I exited through the inn’s back door, I secretly returned to the main street.

Peeking at the front entrance, Margaret was still absentmindedly staring at it.

It seems that even though the [Charm] effect forcibly makes the caster gaze at the target, the system doesn’t reveal the direction of the caster.

The whereabouts of her party members are unknown, but they would probably return after a while or if called through friend chat, and then they would deal with her somehow.

Anyway, the effect of [Charm] would wear off soon, and I decided to leave Margaret alone.

Bizarre player behavior might be common, as the passing beastmen didn’t seem to pay much attention. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

“Now then. I wonder what Lyra is doing.”

Heading towards the Mercenary Guild.

Although it’s a bit away from the inn, it’s within a reasonable distance.

Considering this inn is upscale, it doesn’t seem likely that mercenaries can easily stay there. However, given that there are other clients besides mercenaries, such as those who make requests, facing the main street isn’t a bad location.

It might seem strange for a facility unrelated to mercenaries to be situated in a prime location, but if it’s well-managed, it’s not entirely incomprehensible.

“Rare-chan, over here.”

In the shadow of the Mercenary Guild building, in a narrow alley, Lyra was there.

If someone in all black robes was seen lurking suspiciously in a place like this, it would be an immediate report.

“I’m done here. How about you?”

“I’m more or less done here too.”

If Lyra controls the Mercenary Guild, there’s no need to hide in such an alley.

Moreover, she had claimed not to interfere with the Mercenary Guild itself.

In the end, who did Lyra control?

“Curious?”

“…Not really.”

“Oh well, I’ll tell you anyway.”

Switching to friend chat, Lyra answered.

<I’m a supplier for the Mercenary Guild. A paper supplier. To prepare the request documents, you always need paper. Meals might be left to each staff’s discretion, and there might not be frequent exchanges related to clothing. However, if there’s something consumed every day, like paper, I thought they must be dealing with a specific supplier.>

In short, even without directly dealing with the Mercenary Guild, if Lyra could control a supplier closely linked to the Mercenary Guild, indirect surveillance would be possible.

Not a bad move. Honestly, I was impressed.

<So it’s like Hugelcup?>

<No, I have a different method. I was thinking of isolating the Mercenary Guild from the public to control it. However, because of that, paper consumption decreased, so I couldn’t use this method.>

For example, if you wanted to approach the Mercenary Guild in the city of Rifure, it would be better to attack from the side of the suppliers.

That city has many rookie players, and due to cultivating medicinal herbs on the Tore Grasslands, there are sometimes requests related to medicinal herbs posted through the Mercenary Guild.

It is mainly vigilantes and refugee herb farmers rather than players who receive them, in other words, NPCs generally under my own control, but it is also true that going through the guild saves a lot of hassle in exchange for a fee.

<No, or rather, the craftsman district is already under my control, and come to think of it, the mercenary guild was surrounded from the beginning.>

<In Rifure? Weren’t you planning on that? I thought so when I saw that.>

<…That’s what I was planning to do? What are you talking about?>

Anyway, they were done with what they needed to do in the city of Kiefer.

The next objective was the village on the route where the dragon was said to be.

<The village on the route… from here, it’s probably on the opposite side, across the royal capital. What should we do?>

<You’re walking, right? Then, for now, the royal capital can be the interim destination.>

First, they needed to figure out the route to the royal capital.

According to the map, there was another city called Latiforia between the city of Kiefer and the Pearl kingdom’s capital.

Taking a carriage from Kiefer to that city and then another carriage from there to the royal capital seemed to be the standard way to travel.

Walking was an option, but the idea of taking a carriage also intrigued them.

<It doesn’t seem like we’d arrive during the event.>

<For now, let’s go back and settle the matter about the Archangel. Especially if it’s not just us but the subordinates who can fight the Archangel. We need to investigate that. If it’s possible, it opens up various possibilities.>

If only the subordinates could handle it, we would have numerous options.

Even if, for some reason, at least one player was needed, blending into a player’s party inconspicuously wouldn’t be impossible for humanoid subordinates.

Kerry and the others should be fine for now.

Encountering Wayne might be troublesome, but it wouldn’t be easy for a lone player to coincidentally meet another player at an event where many players gathered.

As for Mare, unless she dressed as the Saint, she wouldn’t be easily exposed. However, Saint Amalie was a well-known figure. If she used Mare, it might be safer to inquire whether she could be transferred even as an NPC before confidently presenting her as the Saint.

If that was the plan, it might be a good idea to start the journey now. While Hugelcup was indeed at the center of the continent and relatively close to the Wells royal capital, the routes across borders were limited due to the influence of monsters and the Abon Mercat Highlands.

We could participate without causing a commotion.

Next, the only remaining group was the Rifure self-defense force.

Since they were under Riley’s command, it would be better to include them in Kerry’s party if possible.

Apart from them, there were only subordinates from the monster category.

Among the monster subordinates, who would be eligible to participate?

Sugaru was out of the question. Some players might recognize her, and it seemed unlikely that a player could start with skeletons and goblins and reach her appearance. In other words, she looked more like an NPC disaster-level monster. Her appearance would surely cause a great panic.

Deas and Sieg would also be challenging. Although their appearances as sickly humans were plausible, Sieg was involved in managing the Hiers royal capital, and Deas might have been seen by someone in Portree.

It was better to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Besides, Deas and Sieg had deep connections with the former Spirit Lord.

Having them meet the Archangel was a decision that couldn’t be made lightly.

As for Hakuma and Monkichi, they were out of the question. That left only the Goblin King Gaslark.

He was quite large compared to regular goblins, but about the same size as hobgoblins. His skin color was slightly different, and compared to hobgoblins, he appeared quite handsome. If they assumed he was a player, it wouldn’t be too strange. Even if he wore appropriate equipment, they could pass him off as a humanoid friend.

Ideally, someone, a genuine monster player, could make things smoother…

“Hmm. Hey, Lyra. I just came up with something.”

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