Beast in the Woods, Deep in the Night - Chapter 16.2
Chapter 16.2
Isaac took the paperwork Christine handed him and scanned her. The reason why he was acting out of the ordinary was because of what Decius, who had served Edgar for a long time and was a close friend of his, had told him.
“Isaac! Well, I mean… I heard that Edgar brought a woman.”
“Edgar brought a woman?”
“Yes. He said he was the woman he met in his dreams. She’s very pretty.”
“Is he thinking of making her his companion?”
“I don’t know. Edgar doesn’t want a lover or a companion. But he brought a woman here. A striking beauty at that.”
Decius munched on his share of snacks and chatted for a while before leaving. Isaac, who wanted Edgar to be happy just as much as Decius, listened attentively to him.
Considering that Decius was usually a calm person, Christine’s appearance seemed to have been quite a shock to him.
Why was that? He was curious, so he secretly wished for a chance to meet her. Then, that chance finally came.
‘I think I can understand why Decius was so excited.’
As he said, the woman in front of him was a beauty who seemed to be able to deceive anyone.
At first, he thought that Edgar, who was secretly kind, had let a homeless woman stay in the hideout for a few days out of pity, but when he actually saw her, he thought that he might have a different purpose.
Moreover, Christine said that she had come to deliver something on behalf of Edgar, who never let anyone stay by his side. Someone who didn’t like having anyone next to him, who didn’t even have an attendant, was acting like this.
Isaac had excellent intuition and could quickly decide what kind of attitude to have with Christine.
“Nice to meet you, Miss Christine. I heard from Edgar. I hope you will be comfortable during your stay in the hideout of our guild.”
Christine was slightly surprised at how friendly he sounded despite his cold appearance.
‘I heard he’s a cold-blooded person, so this is surprising.’
She smiled brightly and thanked him for his consideration.
As soon as Isaac caught the corners of her mouth rising gently and her eyes curving like a half-moon, he felt like he could understand a little why Edgar was acting on a whim.
“Then, can I read the document for a moment? I may have to give you a reply.”
“Yes, of course,” Christine replied politely, swallowing her surprise.
The Black Fang Guild, which had grown rapidly in the past ten years, was currently the leading guild among the three major guilds of the empire, forming a force larger than that of most aristocrats.
And the guild master was the person in the highest position in such a guild. Isaac even looked a little older than Edgar.
But Isaac was extremely polite to Edgar. It seemed that he wasn’t using honorifics in a joking manner.
‘Who on earth is Edgar?’
Christine recalled once again the curiosity that had plagued her from the moment she first encountered him until now.
After reviewing the documents in the meantime, Isaac said to her, “I don’t think a reply is necessary. Please let Edgar know that I thank him for reading this poor report.”
The fact that it was Edgar who received the report from the guild master made Christine even more confused.
“Yes, I will tell him that.”
“Then, see you again next time. If you have any questions or need anything, don’t hesitate to come to me.”
“Thank you for saying that.”
Christine was about to turn around after thanking him politely when a large map on one of the walls of the office caught her attention.
It was a detailed map of the northeastern part of the Hailen empire, that is, the territory of Grand Duke Richard and the nearby sea.
Noticing what she was looking at, Isaac stood up and opened his mouth.
“The map is a little big, isn’t it? We’re in the final stages of deciding how to move for the next operation.”
“Operation?”
“Something happened that required us to deal with the guys in the Blue Hammer Guild.”
Isaac pointed his chin at the right part of the map. There was a small island there, where the hideout of the Blue Hammer Guild was.
Seeing how many Xs were marked in red ink around it, it seemed that they would take a boat to the island to fight an all-out war.
‘How many resources can the Black Fang Guild invest in a single battle?’
The Golden Horseshoe Guild, a small-sized guild, didn’t even provide food expenses when carrying out commissions.
As Christine scanned the massive map filled with entry points and supply routes, she soon recalled one important fact.
‘Wait. If this is the incident where the Black Fang Guild invaded the Blue Hammer Guild’s hideout…’
She clearly remembered the outcome of this battle that had taken place in her previous life.
The Black Fang Guild had suffered enormous losses, contrary to everyone’s expectations that they would achieve a complete victory.
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