Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 245 - 11 Father’s Assignment_1

Chapter 245: Chapter 11 Father’s Assignment_1

"A father’s commission." There was an embarrassed look on Odin’s aged face as he said sheepishly, "A purely personal commission. If you accept, I will register it through the normal procedures at the Guild without causing any trouble for you."

"Look at what you’re saying. Freya is our friend too." Catherine said with a wry smile. "If she has any trouble, there’s no need for such a formal commission. If she really needs our help, she can just tell us directly."

"No, even if you’re good friends, I can’t accept your offer. As a guild leader, this matter must be handled formally." Odin rejected Catherine’s proposal without hesitation.

"In that case, you should tell us first." Catherine asked, "Is Freya in trouble?"

"You must have seen the newspaper." Odin took out a newspaper from a few days ago and said, "Freya is getting married."

"We were all shocked when we saw the newspaper that day." Catherine said, "We didn’t expect her to get married so soon. We don’t know who the man is, but we all silently wished her well."

"It’s Young Haines." Odin mentioned a name, "Son of Haines."

"Mr. Haines?" Catherine exclaimed uncontrollably, "The son of Kara Haines, the president of the Mercenary Guild?"

"Hmph, exactly him." Odin seemed to dislike this young man who was about to take away his daughter, he harrumphed heavily, "His name is Wesker Haines."

"Mr. President, are you preparing for their matrimony?" As soon as Catherine finished speaking, she immediately shook her head, "No, matrimony has no meaning. Oh, I get it now. It seems that Freya herself chose this marriage target."

"Have you seen Freya?" Odin was taken aback and asked in surprise, "Did she tell you?"

"No, I’m just speculating." Catherine said with a smile, "Firstly, marrying off your children between you and Mr. Haines presents no advantage. Both guilds are not hereditary, there’s no need for matrimony. Furthermore, I considered Freya’s spouse standards, and it’s pretty clear. She dislikes people getting close to her because of her status and appearance, so she simply chose someone who matches her in almost every aspect. This way, surely he won’t pay too much mind to your existence. As for looks, considering young Haines’ status, he must be surrounded by beautiful women, so he must be numb to appearances by now. With these two points, I’m speculating that the target was carefully chosen by her."

"You’ve guessed most of it correctly." Odin sighed, "But the two of them have actually known each other since an early age and often played together. Kara and I are old friends, we formed teams when we were young, so it could be said that they grew up together. They only separated when Freya followed her master to study."

"That’s great then." Catherine asked in confusion, "What are you still worried about? With both the individual and family being very familiar to you, there’s no need to worry about Freya’s happiness. This seems to be a perfect marriage."

"It was perfect, but there’s trouble now." Odin stood up uncontrollably and began pacing around, fully embodying the image of a worried father, "The wedding will take place in the City of Freedom. I need to hire a guard team to escort her and the gifts for the groom’s family to the City of Freedom. This was the original plan, but a few days ago, I received a threatening letter intended for Freya."

"A threatening letter?" Catherine’s eyes widened in disbelief, "Threatening a demigod’s daughter, a Gold Rank Crystal Gunner? Who would do such a foolish thing?"

"The journey to the City of Freedom, I can’t accompany them." Odin unconsciously gripped his beard tightly, looking very uneasy, "So no matter the circumstances, they will have to rely on the guards and herself."

"So you’re asking us to accompany the escort team and take her to the City of Freedom?" Catherine asked, "To prevent Freya from encountering danger?"

"Yes, that’s the idea." Odin nodded vigorously, "I hope you can protect her along the way, just like when you were teammates in the past. Ensure her safety by all means. How about it, are you willing to accept?"

"When does the wedding take place?" Catherine asked, "The newspaper didn’t give specific dates."

"In fifteen days, oh no, sixteen days from now." Odin answered, "Of course, you don’t have to wait until then. Once you’ve escorted Freya into the city, you can leave at any time if you have other things to do. If you want to attend the wedding, they will certainly welcome you."

"That’s a bit of a problem." Catherine said in a dilemma, "I’d love to accept, but the thing is, I’ve already promised the folks at the Shadow Hand to go to the City of Innocence after the New Year."

"That’s not a problem." Odin finally breathed a sigh of relief and gestured dismissively, "I’ve seen the commission from Shadow Hand. They did not specify a deadline, and they specifically noted that the contact person can be found within two months in the City of Innocence. There’s definitely enough time."

Catherine pondered for a moment and calculated the time. Lina leaned in and whispered, "Big sister, we could actually ask the Guild to inquire about Passion’s intentions. If they don’t object, we can go. We won’t be leaving within the next day or two anyway."

"Hm, that makes sense," Catherine nodded, "Alright then, Guildmaster, we’ll tentatively accept your task. I hope you could give us all of the details so we can devise an appropriate strategy."

"I really don’t know the specifics." Odin let out a bitter smile, "I accidentally saw the letter mixed with my mail. I haven’t told Freya about it because I was afraid she would be scared."

"Ha, Freya probably wouldn’t be scared, she’s not a child anymore," Catherine couldn’t help but smile, "You could have told her."

"No, a wedding is a major event in a person’s life," Odin argued staunchly, "We cannot let these trifles ruin her mood."

"Well okay, you’re the client and you call the shots," Catherine was helpless against this father who was overly anxious for his daughter. She sighed, "Can we see that letter?"

"Certainly," Odin gingerly took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it over. The wax seal on the envelope was already broken revealing the corner of a small piece of paper inside.

"Eh? This letter..." Catherine was taken aback as soon as she took out the letter. Rather than being handwritten, all the words on the letter had been cut from books and pasted onto the paper, "This letter is not handwritten at all."

"This is unforgivable, absolutely unforgivable," Lina snatched the letter, fuming, "How dare they ruin such a beautiful book, the gods will surely reject this person."

"Quiet down," Catherine thwacked Lina’s head as she took back the letter, "Guildmaster, the letter only advises Freya not to step foot in the City of Freedom within a month. There’s no threat against Freya."

"The letter said if my daughter enters the City of Freedom within a month, it will trigger a terrible disaster," Odin gesticulated, "And Freya’s wedding is in a month. How can we hold the wedding without entering the City of Freedom? This is a clear threat and intimidation against Freya and her wedding. I have a feeling that if we are not careful, something bad will happen, something very bad."

"Alright, calm down." Catherine quickly placated an emotional Odin, "We accept the task. Rest assured, we will ensure Freya’s safety."

"Thank you so much." Odin breathed a huge sigh of relief as if the stress of the past few days had finally subsided, "With your help, I can finally relax a bit. I’ve been worrying about Freya finding out and fearing that it would affect her. You don’t understand; she invested so much emotionally in the wedding. If the wedding is disrupted, oh my, I can’t imagine how devastated she will be."

"Freya doesn’t know yet?" Catherine seized on Odin’s words, "You didn’t tell her?"

"Absolutely not," Odin didn’t hesitate to answer, "She would definitely worry about the wedding every day if she knew. We should be the only ones to know about this situation. Make sure she doesn’t find out. Since you’re her friends, just let her believe that I asked you to accompany her to the City of Freedom and protect her along the way. Don’t mention the threatening letter."

"Is this fair to Freya?" Catherine looked at Odin skeptically, "Is it unfair to Freya?"

"No problem, we’ll do it this way," Odin insisted, "It’s for her protection."

"Alright then," Catherine sighed in resignation, "I will try to follow your instructions. Do you have any other stipulations? If not, we should get going. It’s almost time for the Michelle sisters to take the stage."

"Thank you." Odin stood up and deeply bowed to the adventurers, he said solemnly, "I understand that I, as a father, maybe overly worried about my daughter, but I’d rather be this way than to see my child hurt even a little. I’m grateful that you’re willing to help fulfill a simple father’s wish."

"We understand your love for Freya," replied Catherine, smiling as she exited the room, "but don’t you think, it’s precisely your overprotectiveness that makes her emotionally sensitive and fragile? A child must be allowed to spread her wings and fly once she’s grown. Or else, she will never truly grow up if she is never allowed to fly free. Rest assured, we will do our best to fulfill your request, but I hope you consider my words."

Leaving the shell-shocked Odin behind, Catherine pulled the others towards their original seats. Not far from their previous makeshift shelter, Pannis suddenly whispered, "There’s something off about Odin."

"I know. I’ve noticed," Catherine said, her face creasing with annoyance, "I think he must know something about the threatening letter, maybe even who wrote it. The person who wrote the letter is definitely not normal. Isn’t this an explicit way of telling others, ’you know what my writing looks like, so I won’t let you see it’? (Continue. If you like this work, please vote for me at qidian.com, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)