Chapter 695 695 Socializing

Chapter 695 695 Socializing

After breakfast was finished, and the demons were intently discussing the merits of the various flavours that they had experienced with Cook, Wolfe headed up above ground to take in the festival and let everyone know that he was back.

Gossip spread quickly through any town, so they would probably have already heard, but it was still good to put in a personal appearance.

"Mister Wolfe, welcome home. We have been waiting to see you again. The girls have been complaining that the number of villages to drop supplies at keeps increasing, and we're running short on Pilots. I don't suppose there's something that you can do about that?" A cat - eared local man asked as Wolfe passed one of the vendor stalls.

"You're on the delivery team, then? I'm not sure how much we can do, there are only so many trained Pilots to go around, but I suppose that I can talk to Cassie and Ella to see if we can work on getting a few more transferred to the airport."

The man smiled. "We've got customers in the Gondian Empire and Hiziros now as well. It's not too bad of a flight, but you've got to cross the mountains headed north to get to them. Mostly they're interested in the magical plants and Witch charms. They've got a coven to the west of the Gondian Empire, but they only just got their first Rank Two witch, and we've been pushing Rank Three Garden Charms and protection spells for a while now.

So, their deliveries are all bulk plants, and I heard that one of the Elves has taken pity on them and started keeping the monsters from coming down from the mountains in large numbers.

That's a real relief at their end, but it will likely only increase the number that come our way."

Wolfe chuckled. "Well, since most of them are edible, I suppose that we can't complain all that much if they're sending them to us. How about Gormana or the others in the East? Any word on requests from them?"

"I'm sure they'll be doing it again. The Demons love playing with fire, and they enjoy showing off even more than that." Wolfe laughed.

That caught the attention of a few of the Wrath Demons, who were among the foremost experts on fire magic in the Demon Realms, but they calmed quickly when they saw who was speaking.

"Patriarch Noxus, it is good to see you returned home. I trust that you had a pleasant journey?" One of the deep crimson demons asked, sounding completely unnatural as he tried to be formal.

"It was a good trip. I even managed to sign a Pygmy Wrathbringer named Risa as my personal bodyguard. She will likely be around this evening, if you'd like to come say hello." Wolfe replied.

Both demons vehemently shook their heads. "I'm not built for that, I'm just a rank two clerk and she is a scary one. But congratulations on signing a bodyguard contract with someone so powerful. We were wondering who she would end up with, but my money was on the younger Prince of Nephrite, or possibly, one of the younger nobles from Sodom. Anyone older already has their personal guards, but those are all smaller in stature as well, so they would likely pick someone short to work their guard detail."

"That's understandable. I picked Millie and Chloe, the twin Bloodletters as the rest of my security detail. One of them should be behind me somewhere, they usually stay back a way since I've got magical armour on, and they dislike dealing with people." Wolfe agreed.

The clerk looked around nervously, and Wolfe could see him plotting his escape path already. He wasn't sure why, though. The twins were actually quite kind and relaxed sorts, especially for Wrath Demons.

"Thanks for your time, and good luck with all the projects now that you're back. I will be by later to drop off the day's updates and notifications." The clerk announced, then practically ran away from Wolfe.

The mention of the twins had made the man panic, and Wolfe wasn't even sure why. It sounded like it should be a good story, and a more personal reaction, since he had recognized their names and didn't react to their species alone.