It was midnight and Fran had finally returned to the guild.
Fran had planned to work a little harder, but the court physician had begged her to rest.
The emergency patients have been healed for now, and the first aid station can now be run by people other than Fran alone. Surely, Fran could take it easy now.
However, when Fran tried to enter the guild, three men stood in front of her.
I think, they were a small fry, they didn't even know how to hide their presence, but he seems to had some business with Fran.
「Oi! So, you're the rumoured black cat kin healer!」
「?」
The small fat man in the middle spoke to her in a haughty manner.
「You use recovery magic to heal the commoners, don't you?」
「Nn」
「Rejoice. I will welcome you as a vassal to my baronial family! From now on, you may use that power only for my benefit!」
Recruitment, No, an order huh? But, with his attitude, I don't think anyone would say 「I'll be your vassal!」 Well, he doesn't seem like a good nobleman.
「I heard you're treating the commoners for free now! If you come to me, you won't have to do that anymore! You can do business with nobles and merchants」
「What do you mean?」
「You can only use your healing power on those I choose! There are many who would like to benefit from powerful healing magic. You can raise the price as high as you like. With the help of my family's backing, you'll have no shortage of business partners. Oh, and don't worry, I promise you'll get plenty in return」
「What about those who can't afford it?」
「I don't care about the poor. A few deaths of people who can't afford medical treatment won't affect the tax revenue either!」
Oh, he's such an idiot huh. He tried to get Fran with money. If he had gathered the information properly, he would have known that Fran was actually refusing to accept gifts from the patients.
More to the point, I can tell that he is a typical idiot noble, and with his haughty attitude, I can't tell if it's a recruitment or an order. I can see that even his guards have a dumbfounded look on their faces.
「Don't you want to continue to work in vain like you did today?」
「……」
Fran is quite angry, isn't she? I would have ignored him if he hadn't recruited her with just his slightly haughty manner. But she's tired, and she's not in the mood to be make fun off.
But Fran was furious with this guy for his comments about devaluing the weak.
(…Kill him)
『Wait! Wait wait! I understand your feelings, but you shouldn't kill him!』
(He says I saved them all for nothing. Everyone was so happy. Now I can help others too……That's why!)
Oh, this is pretty bad. Fran is angry. I guess she feels like what she cares about were being tarnished.
At this rate, she might seriously cut him down. I have no choice but to use my telekinesis here.
「Oi」
「Muh? Colbert?」
「The nobleman there. This girl is currently employed by Count Bailleys. If you want to recruit her, you'll have to go through the Count, won't you?」
Oh, he's right, the contract has not been terminated yet. Formally, Fran was still being employed by the Count.
In this situation though, has become more than just a raid on the Marquis' house.
「What? Bailleys…?」
「That's right」
「Ha, haha. I'll take the responsibility for it」
「So, you will force yourself to recruit the girl? And ignore the Count?」
「Ugh……」
The baron and his guards were visibly flustered. The Baron, who was incompetent by all accounts, and the Count, who was one of the country's most prominent warriors, although there was no telling what would happen in the future. It would be a no-win situation no matter how you look at it.
When the baron glanced at the two guards, the men shook their heads to the side with blue faces. They seem to know that they can't take her by force.
I don't think these guys can see what Colbert is capable of, but they probably knew about Colbert from the beginning.
In the end, the Baron run away and was not cut down by Fran.
「I was just in time huh」
「…Nn」
「What's the matter? You look unhappy」
「He got away」
「Oi oi, There are going to be a lot of guys like that coming out to you. If you beat them all up, you'll be on the wanted list in no time. Just ignore them」
Yeah. Tell her that!.
「Oh, I also have something to do. The Count has a message for you. I'm sorry for everything that's happened. The contract is considered complete at this point. However, you may mention Bailleys' name to refuse any recruitment from other nobles」
That's helpful. It'll keep them away while we were in the royal capital. Well, it would lose its effectiveness if Count Bailleys house was destroyed though.
「I'll go then? There's still a lot of work left for me to do」
「Nn」
「……I'm sorry, about Master Curry」
「?」
Oh, that's right, I still haven't cleared up the misunderstanding. Colbert must think that I was dead after fighting Velmeria.
「He was a good man………」
『Fran, Colbert is under the impression that I'm dead. You have to clear the misunderstanding』
「Master is not dead.」
When Fran said that, Colbert gave a confused look for a moment and then quickly nodded with a look of realization on his face.
「Yeah. You're right」
「Nn」
「As long as there's someone to carry on the will, that person hasn’t die yet」
Aah. She didn't clear up the misunderstanding at all
But before I could get Fran to correct it again, Colbert had left.
「……Colbert looks weird」
『Next time we meet him, we have to make sure to tell him properly』
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