As their footsteps continued moving forward, without they realizing it, Alrain, Davin, and Arion had arrived at the capital's northern entrance gate. The orange tinge on the western horizon slowly began to fade, replaced by the shadows of dusk.
However, the three youths instantly halted their steps. In the gate inspection area, they saw the seven adventurers who had returned earlier, now standing gathered. However, they were not alone. There were three strangers wearing neat black clothes standing with them.
Alrain's eyes scanned the group quickly. Upon seeing the metal tag names neatly pinned to their chests, as well as the adventurer guild emblem badges on the collars of the three people's clothes, Alrain immediately understood the current situation.
These three people who came and waited with those adventurers must be guild staff.
A young woman among the three guild staff members stepped forward, closing the distance. Her face radiated an aura of professionalism, yet she could not hide a glimmer of reluctance.
"Good afternnon." she greeted while bowing her head very politely. "Is it true that the three of you are the spouses of Young Master Arvin Vedegra?"
"Yes, the three of us are his spouses." Alrain answered politely and without the slightest hesitation in his tone. "Did you intentionally come here because you want our direct witness statements?"
"That is correct, Young Master!" the female adventurer guild staff answered with a restrained smile. "In that case, we kindly request a moment of your time to—"
Thud!
Suddenly, an extremely loud crashing sound cut off the woman's words.
Arion, who had been standing silently enduring the hunger and fatigue tormenting his body, decided to cut through the long bureaucracy that might occur. Without a second thought, he pulled out the intact body of the Queen Giant Wasp from his magic bag, right into an empty area near them.
The thudding sound of the giant monster's body hitting the rocky ground surface immediately triggered a small tremor and instantly attracted the attention of everyone around the gate.
However, the reddish-yellow-haired youth's actions did not just stop there. He once again pulled out dozens of Giant Wasp carcasses, piling them up into a mountain beside the Queen Giant Wasp's body.
"I believe all of this is more than enough to serve as proof, right?" Arion said, breaking the silence that had suddenly formed.
The three guild staff members, along with the guard soldiers and citizens passing by the northern gate area, were instantly shocked beyond measure. Their eyes widened, staring at the number of lethal monsters that had suddenly appeared in front of them.
Will, one of the young city guard soldiers on duty at the gate, was left frozen with his mouth slightly open. He was deeply shocked to see the physical body of the terrifying monster, which was about 9 meters long, along with dozens of its colony members firsthand.
"To be honest, the three of us are already tired and want to go home." Arion continued in a slightly complaining tone, ignoring the horrified stares of the people around him. "This giant monster and dozens of other monsters along with their larvae have been exterminated by Alrain! He has also destroyed their nest to the ground so that no more monsters can breed there!"
"Yes, what he said is true! Alrain alone exterminated those monsters by himself and permanently destroyed their nest!" Davin added, providing his testimony in a firm tone, supporting his family member's statement. "After that, the three of us also explored the entire northern forest area from end to end. And we can confirm that right now, the northern forest is completely safe."
"Even though we still did not succeed in finding the herbal plants we were looking for there." Arion chimed in with a sluggish expression and a pitiful face deliberately fabricated to hide the actual mission ordered by his husband.
The guild staff members exchanged glances for a moment. The verbal report that had just been clearly delivered by Davin and Arion completely aligned and perfectly matched the draft report that had been relayed by Dennis's party.
Behind the woman, a man who was also a guild staff member could be seen busily jotting down every detail of the report he had heard into his notes with slightly trembling hands.
So, that green-haired man is named Alrain Vedegra? the male guild staff member thought while continuing to write the report, occasionally stealing glances at Alrain who stood calmly. According to their report, it was that cold-faced young man who eradicated dozens of Giant Wasps and the Queen Giant Wasp all by himself.
While the guild staff were still writing notes regarding the report of the monsters that had been a threat in the capital's northern forest area, Arion stepped forward again.
"But, listen to me carefully! I will never be willing to hand over the bodies of these monsters to the guild!" Arion continued firmly, his eyes staring intently at the three staff members, remaining steadfast in maintaining his ownership rights. "I really want to experiment using the body parts of these monsters to fulfill my husband's expectations of my alchemy magic!"
Hearing that possessive declaration, the female guild staff member hastily smiled very politely and amicably, trying to keep the atmosphere conducive.
"You don't need to worry, Young Master. We will not take the monster's body at all." the female guild staff member said in the softest tone possible. "The spoils from that monster are entirely your right."
Of course, they did not dare to contradict him. Aside from the fact that the guild was indeed bound by strict rules stating they had no right to seize other people's spoils without permission, there was another much deeper reason.
They were all very reluctant and did not dare to deal with or look for trouble with Arvin Vedegra's family. The young nobleman's track record was extremely dark in the eyes of the guild. In the past, Arvin had once unhesitatingly killed one of the strongest rank A adventurer parties in the guild lobby after he was attacked first.
Especially today, after seeing firsthand the tangible proof of how a rank S monster and its colony were successfully exterminated leaving nothing behind by just one of his spouses, not a single guild staff member dared to offend the three of them.
Hearing the relieving confirmation from the guild staff, Arion immediately smiled in relief.
"Okay! In that case, I will store them back into my magic bag now!"
Without hesitation, Arion directly stored the giant body of the Queen Giant Wasp along with the pile of other monsters back into his magic bag.
The area around the northern gate was completely cleared from everyone's sight once again.
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"Is there anything else the guild wishes to ask us to complete the report?" Alrain asked to make sure.
"There is nothing else, Young Master!" the female guild staff member answered quickly, yet still maintaining her politeness. "This testimony is enough. We have obtained all the reports we need about the forest."
"If that's so, we will take our leave."
"Yes, Young Master. Please go ahead." the woman replied, then stepped aside slightly to make way.
After hearing the woman's words, Alrain nodded while smiling sincerely as a gesture of politeness. Then, together with Davin and Arion, he immediately stepped forward, leaving the northern gate, heading back to the capital's streets to hurry home to the mansion.
Everyone who remained transfixed at the gate area watched the departure of the three youths with mixed feelings. Some sighed in relief because the threat of the forest was now resolved, some felt amazed and awed, but there were also those who felt horrified by their power.
If only they had chosen to become an adventurer, the three of them would easily reach the highest peak dreamed of by all adventurers in this world. the female guild staff member thought with a sense of awe while continuously staring at the backs of the three youths as they slowly moved away from the capital's northern gate until they disappeared behind the crowd.