Episode 214 Special guest at the International Adventurer's Conference

A request to make a Shadow Puppet came from the Adventurer's Guild. I heard that if I accepted the request, the probability of getting the special permission to take the B-class promotion exam would increase, so I accepted the request.

You might say I was being calculative, but I wanted to become an A-class adventurer as soon as possible.

A few days later, I received a call from Director Jikouji and we decided to meet at the Adventurer's Guild Headquarters. This was to have a meeting about the Shadow Puppet to be made.

I went to the Headquarters in Tokyo and gave the name of Director Jikouji at the reception desk.

"I have heard about you. I will show you to the Director's room."

I was guided to Director Jikouji's room. It was a luxurious room several times larger than that of Branch Chief Kondou.

"Thank you for coming. Please sit on that sofa."

After saying hello, I sat down on the sofa. I was asked if I would like something to drink, so I ordered a coffee. A few minutes later, a beautiful woman who seemed to be his secretary brought coffee.

"My name is Totsuki Anna, Director Jikouji's secretary. It's nice to meet you."

Certainly as a Director, it wouldn't be strange to have such a beautiful woman as a secretary, I introduced myself.

"About making the Shadow Puppet, is there a size limit?"

I was asked a question by the Director.

"No, there is no size limit, but if it is large, it will require a large amount of Shadow Clay, making it difficult to make."

Director Jikouji nodded and asked me how big of a Shadow Puppet I had ever made.

"Shall I show you?"

I let Tamegorou out of the shadows.

"..."

The Director's body started shaking. His secretary Anna opened her eyes wide and put her hand over her mouth. In its usual greeting, Tamegorou rubbed its face against my body and showed a sweet gesture.

If a 180-kilogram bear suddenly appeared in front of you, you would be surprised and terrified. However, seeing Tamegorou's gesture, the two seemed to release their guard.

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"Do you mind if I touch it?"

I nodded at Director Jikouji's words. The Director timidly stroked Tamegorou's back.

"I thought it would be bristly, but unlike a real bear, it's a soft fur that feels good to the touch."

Anna's eyes sparkled and she observed Tamegorou's fur. I had seen some people react like this.

"You can touch it."

When I said that, Anna petted Tamegorou. She looked happy.

"Have you never touched your daughter's Paub?"

"Ami won't show me. She thinks I'll take it away. It's fine, rather than that, about making the Shadow Puppet, but what kinds of them can you make?"

"There are four types: cats, frogs, bears, and panthers."

"Can't you make a Shadow Puppet like a gorilla?"

"I think I can make one if I have the black magic stone gotten from a Shadow-species gorilla monster. Does such a monster exist?"

Even if you made a cat's body out of Shadow Clay and embedded a magic core made from a Shadow Frog's black magic stone into it, you wouldn't be able to complete a cat-shaped Shadow Puppet that moved properly.

The magic cores made from the black magic stones of each Shadow Species contained basic control information to move the body of the original Shadow Species. Based on that basic control information, it moved the body made from Shadow Clay. I explained such to the Director.

"I see, understood. You mean that you can't make a Shadow Puppet that doesn't exist?"

"That's right."

"Then, I'd like a panther Shadow Puppet."

"What about the size?"

Director Jikouji looked at Tamegorou, who was lying next to me.

"If it's too big, it will threaten the Directors of other countries. I'd like to use about 30 kilograms of Shadow Clay, please."

If it was 30 kilograms, I had enough on hand, so there was no problem. I asked the Adventurer's Guild to procure special Sorcery Eyes and Sorcery Ears.

"By the way, the International Adventurer's Conference this time will be held in Tokyo. Would you like to observe?"

"No thank you."

"Don't say that ... A special guest is coming to Japan. I'm thinking of introducing them, but what do you think?"

"Who is that special guest?"

"Let's save that for the surprise of that day. I think it will be a good experience to get to know the special guest."

If he was going to go that far, it must be a really special person. Considering the point of expanding personal connections, I accepted, thinking it would be a plus.

The panther-shaped Shadow Puppet was completed without any problems with the help of Ami and Karina. When I handed it over to Director Jikouji, he was delighted.

On the day of the International Adventurer's Conference, I was observing from the corner of the venue. There were dozens of such visitors, including the mass media, so it didn't stand out. It was open to the public only in the morning, and it seemed that it was good for the media and visitors to listen to it.

The host country of this conference was Japan, so the Japanese Adventurer's Guild was leading the conference. It seemed that the person who was working hard at the center was not Chairman Shiozaki, but Director Jikouji.

The conference was conducted mainly in English, and those who could not speak English were accompanied by an interpreter. Since I was not good at English, I did not understand the contents of the meeting well. I just noticed that some countries had a strong voice. It was countries with many A-class adventurers or countries with Sages. In particular, I felt that countries with Sages had a strong voice.

When Japan, the host country, introduced a special Shadow Puppet and announced the method of collecting treasure using a special frog-shaped Shadow Puppet, voices of surprise and admiration rose from each country.

Director Jikouji had a relieved expression on his face, while Chairman Shiozaki smiled proudly. When the morning meeting ended, I went out of the conference room.

"Grimm, there is someone I want to introduce. Come with me."

I entered the room guided by Director Jikouji. French A-class adventurer Clarisse was there. And, next to her stood a French man in his thirties.

I looked at Clarisse and remembered Metis telling me to be careful before.

"Grimm, are you doing well?"

"Yes, Clarisse-san seems to be doing well also ..."

Clarisse introduced the man next to her.

"This is France's prided Wiseman, Théodore Emilian-sama."

Wiseman(E), that was a Sage. It was the first time I saw a Sage other than myself. I smiled wryly as I stared at Emilian.

"Don't stare at me too much, it's embarrassing."

He was fluent in Japanese.

"Pardon me."

"You don't have to apologize. I heard about you from Clarisse. It sounds like you're an excellent Life Wizard."

Clarisse turned to face Director Jikouji.

"Director, we want to talk with Grimm-kun, can we borrow him for a bit?"

"He is a valuable human resource in Japan. Please don't try to lure him to France."

Clarisse and Emilian laughed.

"Of course, we just want to talk."

The busy Director Jikouji returned to work. When there were just the three of us, Emilian looked at me and opened his mouth.

"Wiseman Grimm, as a fellow Wiseman, I wanted to talk to you."

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