「 You know, there’s a forest to the north and they hunt there. And then, there’s a mountain you see over there and there are a lot of strong monsters there. Also, there’s a cave to the West. There are a lot of bug monsters and it’s disgusting! Euphy-nee, you’ll pass out there! There are also hairy spiders there! 」
Nia’s in a good mood, walking next to me.
Her smile shows no doubts whatsoever and warms my heart like today’s sunshine.
She’s dressed in leather armor and carries two daggers at her waist.
「 Wh-What kind of cave is that? I’ll never go there! Good job Nia for getting that information in advance. What would’ve happened if I got there without knowing. You’ll be served meat tonight as a reward. Is that alright, Daiki-sama? 」
Euphy who is asking for my approval is also in perfect condition, wearing leather armor and a steel sword.
I want to get squashed between her slender white thighs that can be seen between the leggings and the skirt.
No, I’ll do it once we get back home.
「 Right. Do you want to stock up on expensive meat or have a dish cooked? Let’s not forget to buy on our way home 」
「 Ooh?! Euphy-nee, Daiki-nii! Thanks! 」
Nia’s slightly distracted by the surprise and she smiled and thanked me, I’m also wearing my equipment of course.
However, the iron spear and round shield are in my magic bag.
It’s too oversized to carry around.
We’re on our way to the adventurer’s guild now, traveling around the city on foot instead of using a carriage.
Nia requested, so we’re doing some adventurer work today.
If you ask why Nia wants to, it’s because she wants to make money.
Apparently, she wants to use the money she got herself to buy a lot of Shauessen, which has become her favorite food.
When I heard about it, I just laughed at the simplicity of her purpose.
I told her that I’d buy as much as she wanted, but she refused and said she’d earn it.
If it was me, I’d just take it if I were offered, so Nia’s a good one.
「 The Guild’s over there! I’ll go ahead and get the job registered. 」
「 Geez. Nia, calm down. We can go together 」
Nia’s tension is high, she’s happy that the three of us are together like this.
Euphy took Nia’s hand, making a face that she couldn’t help, but she also seemed excited.
I know.
It’s been a while since we went outside and hunted.
I’m feeling a bit like that too.
The mood in the adventurer’s guild changes from place to place.
This one’s a fine stone building, and a few soldiers standing around so there’s no sign of roughness.
It’s not the type that has a restaurant but rather, it’s a place that has somewhat of a public facility feel.
I feel like the degree of governance of the lord of the land, Marquis de Blaureite, someone I’m supposed to meet shortly.
Nia entered the guild first and went through the process of changing membership.
If we don’t do this, they’ll needlessly deduct a lot of what looks like taxes from the client fee.
Looking at the guild crest engraved on the back of my right hand, you’ll see that we’re ranked as a single sword, the sign of a novice adventurer. Wait.
I’ve seen it every day for what it’s worth, so it’s become common for me that I don’t feel different about it, but now I’m wondering, was this visible in Japan too?
And nobody was calling Euphy and Nia out despite being so cute, could it be because of this?
It’s not easy to get close to an orthodox beauty when she has tattoos in visible spots.
Even I won’t.
The reason I didn’t notice it was probably because the people I was involved with were mainly Yakuza, so they didn’t even point that out.
It’s common for them that they couldn’t care less.
Could it be that the police were on me because of this?
Hmmm, let’s think of a way to hide it next time I head back to Japan.
While I was thinking about this, Nia’s already in line for the reception.
Next to me is Euphy, who’s looking up at me.
「 It’s morning so it’s crowded. We’ll stand in line, so Daiki-sama can sit and wait 」
「 I don’t like the idea that I’m the only one sitting. Oh, I’ll go check on the quests. When it’s our turn, can you call me? 」
「 Certainly 」
Euphy walks to Nia with a serious demeanor but a gentle smile.
Watching them meeting and smiling and talking to each other, I know that they’re really close.
Okay, let’s take a look at the commissions.
Request to hunt monsters are basically for prey that are weak but multiplies easily.
It seems that there are always requests for goblin extermination everywhere, and there are many other humanoid monsters in the area.
From the looks of it, there doesn’t seem to be a good hunting grounds for us around.
That’s because most of the request uses two swords as an indication and only a few cases of three swords.
Many other requests are about being an escort within the city.
Just as I heard, there seems to be an experience requirement here.
I looked at the requests again, and honestly, earning money in the adventurer’s guild doesn’t seem efficient.
If you want profitable prey, you’ll need to find those whose materials are hard to find, or those who are hard to deal with that can only be defeated by a team of advanced adventurers.
Basically, if monsters are around the town, it’s common knowledge that adventurers will search and hunt down the weak ones immediately, and if there are strong ones, the lord will bring in an army to defeat them.
So, the monsters remaining in the surroundings are weak and low value, and earning money by taking down monsters requires a certain amount of traveling.
After memorizing a few things that Nia could do that could also be profitable, I headed to the line where the girls were waiting only to find several men gathered around them.
「 H-Hey, are you listening? You’re from another city, right? I’ll show you around the town. I know a lot of good and cheap restaurants. How’s that? Oh? want to take on some requests? Then I’ll help you out. Look, I’ve got two swords. Our age isn’t that far apart, so I can teach you as your senior 」
Woah, someone’s trying to hit on them.
The soldiers are doing nothing but watch.
A closer look reveals four men, or rather, boys, gathered around Euphy and Nia and one of them was impatient as they called out on them.
The reason why they’re like that is because Euphy’s just ignoring them, and Nia isn’t speaking at all.
While getting ignored would’ve made them give up, Nia’s looking at them as if she’s interested so they’re not.
I’m sure that she’s just amused that she’s being hit on, but what a little devil she is.
Euphy’s not making any reactions, only finding it annoying.
I pushed my way through the boys and stood behind Euphy and Nia, then grabbed their arms.
「 Daiki-sama, did you find a good request? 」
「 Yeah, some of them are easy for Nia 」
「 Ooh, requests that even I can do. That’s great 」
Nia can now handle goblins with just one hand, so she should be fine with monsters.
I think the requests there are all possible, but she’s not aware of it yet.
Rather, there are only a few people in the area where she can go all out, right?
「 H-hey, you. Are these your companions? 」
I was talking to them when I ignored the boys around then I was approached from the side.
Looking at his face, it’s a guy who’s about two or three years older than Euphy.
He looks like a rascal.
Still, companions?
Well, we sure are, but I could also say that these are my wives.
I already made my move on them, and I plan to take responsibility.
Of course, Euphy’s feelings are important, but I don’t worry about that.
I was pondering what to say but then another boy spoke up.
「 Huh? He’s just got one sword, could it be that you’re a no-skilled single sword the entire time? 」
「 I see? Why would someone like that have cute girls with him? That’s unlikely 」
The boys are surprised to see the guild crest on the back of my right hand.
I was sure that they said something negative, but my guess is it’s someone who became an adventurer and hasn’t been able to raise their rank for a long time.
To them, I look like someone who’s been an adventurer for years.
In fact, I haven’t done any adventuring lately.
In Nyhied kingdom, I’ve only been hunting in the forest for a month, and when I was in a dungeon, I only sold the magic stones we got, so I have little experience in accomplishing requests.
「 No, wait. You came from somewhere else and just switched affiliations? 」
「 Really? I don’t think so 」
The adventurer guilds are basically organizations run by the lords of the country.
Since they have somewhat of a similar system, there seems to be a connection, but if you switch registrations in another country, you’ll be ranked according to your contributions to that country.
They make their own decisions and give me some suspicious looks as if they’re waiting for my response.
But before I could think of what to say, Euphy was already glaring at the four of them.
「 Hey, Euphy. You know that it has become a habit to furrow your eyebrows. You don’t have to be mad, go back to your cute face 」
I say this while smoothing her pretty brow with my fingers, and then she speaks out her frustration.
「 But, they’re rude to Daiki-sama 」
「 I don’t even see it that way. Look, can you stop meddling with us? 」
「 Having a small talk should be fine… You’re newcomers to this area after all 」
They’re not that persistent.
They’re just trying to talk to cute girls that they found.
I won’t deny their behavior because I’m fine with that, but these girls are mine, so you can’t.
「 Daiki-nii, I’m done. Where next? 」
「 Oh, I see. Let’s go ahead then 」
It was already our turn while I was dealing with the boys.
Nia had already switched her affiliations.
The receptionist, a beautiful elf man, is waiting for me to see if I’ve already been briefed.
You change your affiliation using the black sphere in the other guilds, and the circle pattern on the outside of the guild’s coat of arms changes.
As usual, what a mysterious technique.
「 Okay, Euphy’s next… 」
「 No, no, no, you just switched! 」
When I told Euphy that I was done and it was her turn, suddenly the elf boy looked at the back of my hand and shouted.
No, to be precise, he retorted.
「 I thought you were actually strong because you were wearing nice armor, but you really were a single sword! 」
「 No, what are you even on… 」
The boy’s mysterious involvement with me was both bothersome and amusing, I didn’t show it on my face but I was laughing inside.