Airi had originally planned to come quietly and leave quietly, but because of Captain Merde's outrageous stunt, they had been forced to become famous. That was hardly a good thing for Airi. Fortunately, she used magic to reduce their presence and managed to evade the Adventurer's Guild's pursuit.
After all, they had not come here to chat over tea with the Adventurer's Guild. They had something important to do.
Now that the Great Labyrinth had been conquered, all Airi had left to do was find the people trafficking children. She had originally thought she could investigate at her leisure, but now it seemed she needed to settle this quickly and get out of this damned place.
As for how to find the child traffickers, Airi was not without options. Leaving aside the fact that Prophecy Mages were skilled at finding things, she had plenty of experience even without magic. These children were being captured to be sold. And selling meant there was a market; a market meant transactions; transactions meant buyers and sellers. That made complete secrecy impossible.
Ordinary people would certainly not know about such things, but if one found the right person, information could be obtained.
Just like now.
"Aaaaaaah!!!!"
A piercing scream echoed through the dark, cramped space. Airi released her hand, and a man slumped against the wall and collapsed to the floor. His eyes had rolled back, his body was twitching uncontrollably, and drool ran from the corner of his mouth. From the look of him, he clearly would never regain his sanity.
But Airi did not particularly care.
"I found them."
"Really?"
"That's right."
Airi nodded.
"The location is beneath the tourist district. It's an underground auction organized by a local criminal organization called the Cemetery. They bring the abducted children to the auction