( Haruhime's POV )
Miyabi and I were near the lair of the boss monster Goliath and while we were waiting for the outcome of the battle against the monster the rest of our group caught up with us, I explained the situation to them and they joined in the wait, although that didn't last much longer, the sounds of battle stopped and it seemed the adventurers were victorious but they didn't go through where we were, they went to the next floor.
We had two options now, move on or leave the dungeon, we had spent hours in the dungeon and had some pretty decent loot so I decided it was best to turn around and head back, We left the dungeon without further incident.
The place to exchange our magic stones was the adventurers' guild, a place that saw adventurers come and go in large numbers, we shouldn't have drawn too much attention, but as we crossed the doors of the guild, I could feel many eyes focused on us But there was no hostility in them so we went to one of the guild windows and we put a mountain of magic stones on the counter for exchange.
The receptionist was surprised by the quantity and she asked for help to move the stones to another place where they could be counted, that was going to take some time so the receptionist moved us to a waiting table, we spent a few minutes there and a different receptionist approached our table, She was an elven woman.
???: Hello, my name is Eina. Excuse me, are you Sanjouno Haruhime?
Haruhime: ... That's me, can I help you with anything?
When the receptionist asked for me specifically, I thought for a moment that this had something to do with my previous affiliation with the Ishtar Family.
Aina: So then, Fox hunter is in town too?
Rei: Fox hunter? What's that?
Aina: He's the one who attacked the Ishtar family alone a few months ago, that's an alias he was given because no one knew his name, you were together that day, right?
Rei: Yuuki sure knows how to stir up trouble wherever he goes, you guys are going to try to arrest him or something.
Aina: Oh no, it's not our job to get involved in family disputes, but I just wanted to warn you that you could be targeted for what happened that day.
Haruhime: You're saying the Ishtar family is coming for us.
Aina: In fact, the Ishtar family was dissolved that day, the former members may hold a grudge, but I was talking about the Loki family, some of their strongest members were damaged quite a bit that night.
Even though I had spent most of my existence in this city within the walls of a bordel I knew of the Loki family, one of the two most powerful families in all of Orario, But I didn't know their faces and had no idea that they were the ones who faced Yuuki in the end.
That was a bit worrying, although in the end it didn't affect us too much, but we appreciated the help.
Lilith: But why are you telling us this? You don't owe Yuuki anything, or do you?
Aina: I don't, I just thought it was for your own good that you were informed.
The guild does give some preferential treatment to powerful or promising adventurers but I believe the woman Aina was acting out of concern, and while she was here we asked her to help us with our accommodation.
The guild provided this service to find available places for a family base, and when she asked if we had any preference, we told her we wanted a place away from the city center, a private place without many neighbors, that was an unusual request but she was professional and she left to find a place for us, that was going to take a while.
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When we left the guild with pockets full of Valis we headed to a place called the hostess of fertility, our exploration had left us somewhat hungry and we had too much money to spend.
We took an available table and many people turned to look at us, now we knew the reason for their looks so we ignored them more than before, the waitress who served us was an elven woman and when we placed our order, which was a very large one because Sekireis have a big appetite, the waitress stared at me for a moment before leaving.
The food that was brought to our table looked delicious so we started digging into it immediately and within moments our plates were clean and a second round of dishes was ready, those didn't last long either and we had a lot of eyes on us for a different reason now.
After that satisfying meal we were going to pay but when the elven waitress approached again she placed a bag full of Valis on the table.
We looked at the elf somewhat confused but her next words clarified things.
???: You're with the fox hunter, right? He left this here last time he was here. You can return it to him, and the cost of your food has already been taken from it.
Yukikaze: This is about Yuuki again, don't you think it's funny that the two people who approached us because of Yuuki were elves, I think this could be another of his preferences.
Yasaka: Oh my, I'll have to take that into account for the future.
Lilith: Who are you and what is your relationship with Yuuki?
???: My name is Ryuu, there is no relationship between us, He came here, ate half of our food supplies, and stared at my ears. He left that money as an apology.
Yukikaze: I knew it, it's always the ears.
Lilith: Yes, that sounds like something Yuuki would do.
Haruhime: Excuse me, but what do you think of Yuuki?
Ryuu: Not much to say. He's someone... Strange.
Um, that's the correct answer.