"You mean you accepted a commission worth around twenty thousand Verl D'Or? What kind of missing-person search do you think would be worth twenty thousand Verl D'Or?"
Lumian-na eyed Franca suspiciously. Twenty thousand Verl D'Or was roughly equivalent to 830 pounds, after all-a sum that already meant a fairly difficult commission in the world of bounty hunters.
The bounty on that pirate captain she had encountered earlier had only been about that much!
Lumian-na wore a long black robe that gave her a distinctly witchlike air. Beside her, a rectangular bundle wrapped in black cloth, almost two-thirds as tall as she was, had been casually set on the floor.
The bundle seemed extremely heavy, pressing the wooden floorboards into a slight depression.
She sat in Franca's home with her legs crossed. After learning that this "venerable one of giving it a try" came from the same place as her sister and belonged to the same organization as herself, Lumian-na had dropped most of her wariness toward Franca.
Since Franca possessed innate anti-divination abilities as a Witch, Lumian-na had divined Jenna's whereabouts instead. Upon learning that Jenna was standing beside someone who appeared to be Franca, Lumian-na had simply pried open Franca's door and waited for her return.
Franca gave a dry laugh, looking a little embarrassed.
When she had arrived home just now, she had noticed signs that her door had been forced open. Her compatriot's younger brother had certainly given her a fright. "Yes, uh, no! It's not as though we actively sought out the commission. It's more that someone posted it and said all of us were welcome to investigate."
"Look, a little basic investigation shouldn't put us in any danger. It's also a good opportunity to familiarize Jenna with the Beyonder world and show her how cruel