Monster Girl Contract Manual

Chapter 38 Miss Theresa's Confusion

After get off work, Miss Teresa's demeanor was completely different from when she was at work.

The perfectly polite and gentle professional smile he wore during the day had completely vanished, replaced by a look of utter exhaustion, drooping eyes, and a somewhat listless, deathly air.

A typical working-class look.

Although House had seen Miss Theresa like this before, the lifeless weariness emanating from her today was much more pronounced than usual.

"What do you need me to do?"

House stopped chewing and swallowed the remaining piece of meat in his mouth in one gulp.

"House, you're a druid, right?"

Miss Theresa glanced at Harpy, who was enjoying delicious berries at the table, then looked at House and quickly and briefly explained why she had come to see him.

In short, Miss Theresa recently discovered that the food in her house was mysteriously decreasing, and she could always hear strange chewing sounds when she was resting at night.

After searching around, Miss Theresa found nothing.

She suspected that a monster had sneaked into her house.

A monster that can hide its form.

"I've also privately commissioned other adventurers with detection skills, but they didn't find anything either."

Theresa sighed deeply, her weariness deepening.

Even though the adventurers with exploration skills found nothing, the food in the house continued to mysteriously decrease, and the faint, eerie chewing sounds would still ring out on time in the dead of night, without any sign of stopping.

Just as Theresa was exhausted by the sound and was about to give up and move elsewhere temporarily to wait for the unknown monster to leave on its own, House appeared right in front of her.

Although House has never publicly acknowledged that he is a druid, it is obvious to anyone with eyes that the bird perched on his shoulder is a monster.

Aside from druids and some heroes with extremely high charisma, it is very difficult for ordinary people to get monsters to willingly acknowledge them and form a contractual partnership with them.

Theresa herself, as the guild's receptionist, was well-informed and had already heard about it:

Druids are born with a special perception of monsters that surpasses that of ordinary people. Even some monsters that are good at hiding and disguise and can easily avoid ordinary detection spells have a hard time completely hiding their tracks under the perception of a druid.

A druid's perception of monsters is not related to skills, but rather leans more towards intuition.

"How many adventurers went to explore?"

After listening to Theresa's account, House did not immediately agree to the request. Instead, he remained calm and inquired further about the details.

"Three people."

"Three people?"

Upon hearing Miss Theresa mention that three adventurers had gone to investigate, all of whom had come up empty-handed, House instinctively wanted to refuse the commission.

Just kidding, three adventurers in a row failed to find out.

Either Miss Theresa doesn't have any monsters in her house at all, and she's just hallucinating because she's too tired lately;

Either the monster lurking in her house is of extremely high level, and ordinary detection skills are completely useless.

If it's the latter, then that monster's strength might have reached the level of a professional.

Have you ever hired a professional?

House asked the crucial question.

"no."

Miss Theresa shook her head.

She can't afford to invite her.

When a professional takes action, the fees are far higher than those of an ordinary adventurer. The exorbitant fees are simply unaffordable for her, a meager salary as an ordinary receptionist in the guild.

They had no choice but to settle for second best and try their luck with some low-level adventurers in private.

Choosing to use private commission channels, without posting through the guild's task list, avoids paying extra fees to the guild, saving on expenses.

"Now it seems this is no longer a matter of money, Miss Theresa." House said seriously, reminding her, "Since we couldn't even find those three adventurers before, that monster has likely already reached the level of a professional."

House still advised Miss Theresa that if she was certain that there was a monster hiding in her house, she should grit her teeth and take out more of her savings to ask a professional to investigate.

If a monster is indeed discovered, the professional's strength will allow them to suppress it on the spot, preventing the monster from attacking them.

Life is more important than money.

To House's surprise, after he said that the monster was likely to be at the professional level, Theresa gently shook her head.

"The town is protected by a barrier. Once a professional-level monster enters the town's area, it will immediately trigger the guild's alert."

House understood Theresa's subtext.

With a barrier in place, the monsters that infiltrate her house could not possibly reach the professional level, posing no real danger. Therefore, House can rest assured and accept this commission.

"Is that so...?"

House lowered his eyes and pondered.

It wasn't a professional-level monster, yet three adventurers with detection skills in a row failed to find it.

Is this reasonable?

House's personal feeling is that Miss Theresa is probably just too tired lately.

It's normal to have a lot of work pressure.

Considering that Miss Theresa had helped him before, she told him that the guild had materials about monster girl evolution.

Besides, the two of them were quite familiar with each other and could be considered friends. It was only right and proper for him to visit Miss Teresa's house.

But the compensation doesn't matter.

After all, he wasn't a traditional druid and didn't have any similar detection skills.

It's probably impossible to find.

Miss Theresa.

House looked up at her again, about to agree and say that as friends, it wouldn't be a big deal to go and check on her while he was on his way, but he hoped Miss Theresa wouldn't have too much hope.

"Regarding the compensation, I don't think so..."

But Theresa, who looked haggard and had obvious heavy bags under her eyes, spoke first:

"Ten silver coins. Whether or not the monster is found, I will pay Mr. House ten silver coins as a reward."

"Uh... I mean, absolutely no problem."

......

It's unclear how much commission a real professional can earn.

Even Miss Theresa, who was willing to offer 10 silver coins, said that commissioning a professional was too expensive and she couldn't afford it.

So, roughly speaking, to get a professional to take action, you would need to spend at least several times more, or even reach the level of 1 gold.

That night, on the way to Miss Theresa's house, House pondered silently.

In the dimly lit streets of the small town, scattered lights shone from the windows of the wooden houses along the street, dim and faint, spreading out in a hazy halo.

A gentle evening breeze swept through the streets and alleys, rustling a few fallen leaves.

Occasionally, a few drunken passersby would wander by the street corner. When they saw a beautiful woman walking in the alley, they wanted to stop her and flirt with her, but when their eyes swept over Theresa’s neat adventurer’s guild uniform, and they noticed the puffy, dark circles under her eyes, as well as her lifeless, almost dead eyes, they instantly sobered up.

Then notice House, who looks completely ordinary, standing next to her, and the terrifying monster perched on his shoulder.

The group of people were startled and awkwardly stepped aside, hurriedly retreating to the side of the road and bowing their heads to avoid the danger.