After Being Exiled From the Country, I Became the Fourth Enchanter in the World!

Chapter 93 Adults’ Repentance

~Guild Master’s side~

Jink and the others left without making the delivery, saying they had preparations to do.

The Purgatory guys might feel something is wrong if we take our time, so we’re planning to dive into the labyrinth tomorrow morning.

「Guild Master, I am sorry. Regarding Purgatory, I actually felt like something was wrong with them. If only I had consulted it….」

Mona felt it too, huh….

「Don’t worry about it. Let’s just say that they were one step ahead. Luckily, it seems that we can take the lead this time, so let’s use this opportunity to weed out corruption in the labyrinth city!」

「Yes!」

「And while we’re at it, I think I’ll go pick some gomans on the tropical floor~. My wallet is really tight this month, so I’m going to harvest some while the kids are sleeping…」

「You…. I was stupid for respecting you even for a moment. The guild pays you, so please work faithfully!」

「Oh, how scary! Come to think of it, I’m not getting paid enough for the amount of work I do….」

「It is enough for your workload, so there is no problem. The expense for preserved food is a waste, so please get some dried meat from the guild’s store.」

「Mona… did you get the <Mental Breaker> form Jink?」

Even I’m a little hurt….

Mona and the vice guild master will be in charge while I’m gone.

This time, the country… or rather, ‘that person’ will make a move.

The guild will be in an uproar, but I’ve given the two a list of people we can and can’t trust, so I’m sure those two can deal with it if anything happens.

I stocked up on food and supplies, and went home to get ready for tomorrow….

I’m a former A-rank adventurer, and I’ve dived into the labyrinth countless times during my active career.

It’s been a long time since I retired, so my intuition may have dulled, but I can manage somehow if it’s until the tropical floor.

After I finished the preparations for tomorrow, I returned to the guild.

「There’s no one here. Everyone’s gone home already…. I’ve locked the doors. It’s okay, I don’t feel any strange presence around….」

I’m finally alone.

The preparations for exploring the labyrinth are perfect, and there’s nothing left to do today.

「Sigh~, I’m so pathetic….」

When I heard about Purgatory from Jink, the regret and anger toward myself that I had been forcibly suppressing was overflowing.

「Sorry, Mona… Jink… Actually, I noticed it too…」

I’ve known since I was an adventurer that there was a dark side to <Beyond the Purgatory>.

I had a strong sense of independence, so I didn’t join a major clan, but… many of my precious juniors were crushed by <Beyond the Purgatory>.

When I was an adventurer, there was a stupid but strong junior with a promising future whom I look after.

One day, he came to me and said that he was able to join Purgatory….

Even though I felt sad that he was leaving me, I was happy with his growth, but… the next time we met, his eyes had lost their sparkle.

I could only tell him not to overdo it, and we parted ways after I treat him to some good liquor.

That was the last time I met him….

After a while, I heard from the informant I was using that he died during the exploration.

There was also a junior who wasn’t that good as an adventurer, but he was kind-hearted.

To pay the money to the clan, he recklessly went to the lower floors and never came back….

There was also a guy who was hostile to the Purgatory.

They seemed to have done something to him, so he went back to the countryside with a broken heart.

「I’ve never heard of any adventurers who have worked their way up in the labyrinth city and became executives in Purgatory…」

The high-ranking people in Purgatory were of a certain age when they arrived in the labyrinth city, and for some reason, all of them were at least as strong as C-rank.

「They received training in Nazar before they came to this city, so I guess it’s only natural, huh…」

Perhaps, they’re intentionally crushing strong guys in Quall….

Even though I felt something strange… I didn’t investigate it properly.

Even after becoming the guild master… I couldn’t properly deal with Purgatory, who had connections with nobles.

How many people were killed because of my incompetence?

How many people had their futures destroyed…?

「I’m just a trashy guild master….」

I hit my cheeks as hard as I could until I was satisfied.

It seems that I clenched my fist too hard that not only my mouth, but also the palm of my hand his bleeding….

「I don’t want to be a burden tomorrow, so let’s use a potion…」

It’s a party that can move from the tropical floor to the surface in just four days.

Even in perfect condition, I’m probably inferior to them, so I can’t afford to cause them any more trouble.

This time, Purgatory targeted a party of four kids.

The cheeky Jink, the honor student Ian, the stubborn Esther, and the childish Nina.

They are a bunch of quirky kids, but they’re honest and kind at heart… they’re cute juniors.

「I’m not going to let them got assassinated…」

It was a good thing that Jink noticed the argument.

Otherwise, it would have been a dangerous situation.

After all, they probably will use any means.

Beyond the Purgatory.

A major clan that has taken root in the labyrinth city since before I was born….

Even an idiot like me knows that they can’t be dealt with by ordinary means.

「But I won’t forgive them this time. I’ll definitely choke the life out of them!」​