Author: Yume Neiji

In preparation for tomorrow’s expedition, we decided to head to the guild first to gather some information on the village we are heading to tomorrow. We all went to the guild reception desk and heard various stories from the receptionist.

“It’s a medium size village, but there are no lodgings in the village so you guys will be staying in an open space where you can set up tents.”

“It’s this time of year, so you guys need to be prepared for the cold.”

“Oh right, and although there is a cafeteria there, I recommend that you guys prepare emergency food or cook your own meals.”

As we gathered information, various facts became clear.

Looks like we’ll need to bring the same tools one would normally need when camping. The members who came with me were also listening intently to what the receptionist was saying.

We also need to bring a warm sleeping bag, just in case.

“Thank you for teaching us a lot.”

“No problem. This much is nothing. If it’s an obedient and honest adventurer like Shun, I’ll handle it well.”

“Ahaha……”

The receptionist sighed as she talked to us. Yes, she is the receptionist who has fallen prey to those two people. I can understand why she felt like sighing.

“You got it tough, Oneesan. Here, please eat some sweets and cheer up.”

“Uu-, thank you Shiro-chan. Shiro-chan is a really good girl.”

“Ehehe”

The receptionist who received sweets from Shiro was involuntarily teary-eyed.

In reality, it would be a bribe for an adventurer to give something to a staff member, but this time was exception. This older sister had been victimized before this, and Shiro was simply doing it as an act of kindness, so the people around us didn’t say anything.

Next, we head to the guild’s store.

I have a tent on hand, but I don’t have any sleeping bag or blanket for Sue. By the way, I also bought a beginner’s kit for Sue.

“If you’re going on an expedition, it’s better to take a full range of potions and wound medicines. Though you guys have a lot of healers, it is better to be prepared in case of emergency.”

“Thank you.”

Let’s just follow the advice here. It never hurts to be careful in these situations.

After that, we move from the guild to the stores along the street.

“We’ll buy bread tomorrow but, can anyone cook?”

“Shun-oniichan is a good cook!”

“I know Shun can cook, but who else can do it?”

““““……””””

As the members were checking to see who else could cook besides me, everyone except Shiro looked away. Yes, for some reason, Ao is raising her tentacles to show that she can cook.

Well, it wouldn’t be surprising if Ao could cook.

“I’m sorry, I can’t cook either……”

“Shiro, it’s okay. You have your big brother Shun you know.”

Shiro aside, Sue is a noblewoman after all, so it is understandable why she can’t cook. And the other men were also no good.

This time, Ao and I will do our best to cook for everyone.

“By the way, what kind of food do you guys prefer?”

“It’s cold at night at this time of year, so I want something that warms my body.”

“Mmm, then we’ll prepare stew or something.”

“Okay. I’m looking forward to it.”

“Speaking of adventurers’ food, hard bread and dried meat are the standard.”

So, after lunch, we head to the market to buy ingredients. Sue and Shiro are thin, so I also bought some vegetables with nutrition in mind. There are also beans, so let’s buy them by the way.

“There’s a lot of meat too. If it is just grilling meat, I think we can do it.”

“I think it’s a good idea to give it a try. Now that I think about it, I’ll talk to the Guild Master next time to see if the guild can hold a cooking course.”

“Haha, that’s a good suggestion. I’m sure there will be a lot of people regardless of the adventurer rank.”

I have a spare stove, and I’ve bought additional pots and pans during this time. This kind of thing sounds fun, like camping.

Incidentally, Sue, Shiro, and Ao had bought a lot of sweets. It’s good to take it with them, but I should remind them to be careful of cavities.

“Good. There’s no problem with the preparations. All that’s left is to see how many goblins there are. Well, we won’t know that until we get there.”

After shopping, we head back to the inn and talked with the innkeeper about various things.

He said that there are a few people in the village who have been injured, and it is true that even the guild still can’t tell how many goblins there are.

“This is the first time I’ve been asked to do something like this, so I’ll try not to overdo it.”

“That’s right. Don’t overdo it. No matter how good you are, you’re still a fledgling adventurer after all.”

Everyone nodded in agreement with what the innkeeper said.

We’ve just moved up one rank from the lowest.

We should try not to be reckless, so I engraved that in my mind.

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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“I’ve never met her in person, but I’ve heard that she is their educator.”

“Oh, so that’s why they are submissive to that woman.”

After the day’s request was over, we were going through the paperwork at the reception when the Guild Master called us, so we all headed to the private room.

When I heard the whole story, I could understand why the woman was so commanding on the two of them. Or rather, I would like to say that since she is in charge of their education, she should educate them well so that they will become a little more decent people.

“That woman brought the money for the fine payment, and she also had the Count’s reply letter. It seems that she will be educating the two of them for a while.”

“I see…. But I’m still worried.”

The Guild Master looked a little relieved that things had settled down, but I was still worried. Of course, my companions have the same expression.

Looking at us, the Guild Master seemed to be wondering why we are like this.

“You look kind of worried.”

“Well, yeah. I think she is more dangerous than the two of them. Both Shiro and Ao are on guard against her you see.”

“Mmm, I felt the same way. Her eyes seemed to have hidden gleam that it makes it hard to understand what she is really thinking.”

“I see. Shun and the others have met her in person, so you guys must have felt that she was dangerous. Sigh, looks like this isn’t going well then.”

“I mean, that’s just the opinion of an adventurer who has just risen to F-rank.”

“As I said before, I have a high regard for Shun and his comrades. Since you guys have judged her to be dangerous, I think it is safe to assume that she is up to something. If there is something, it will be good to step on it. I’ll talk to my husband about it.”

If the Margrave makes a move, that woman shouldn’t be able to do anything on her own. I’ll leave it to the Guild Master to deal with the three of them.

After that, the Guild Master began to talk about something else.

“Alright, let’s leave the matter on those three here for now. I have a job I want to discuss with Shun and the others.”

“What is it?”

“It is an investigation request. There is a small village about two-hour walk from this city. Goblins were spotted around that village. You guys, together with the other tenants of the inn, will need to find the location of the goblin’s nest. If possible, I would like you to identify the type of goblins there.”

“I understand. Do we have to get rid of the goblins?”

“Don’t provoke them badly. If there are goblins attacking the village, you can get rid of them. But basically, I will be sending a subjugation force to ensure everyone’s safety.”

“Understood. Is that okay with everyone?”

“I’m okay with it!”

“Yes, I’m okay accepting the request. We need to make sure that the village is safe as soon as possible.”

“Thank you. Then you should spend the whole day tomorrow preparing and leave the city the day after tomorrow.”

“““Yes”””

We’ve defeated monsters that came out when collecting medicinal herbs before, but this is the first time we’ll be doing a full-scale subjugation. I mean, even though it’s a investigation request, it’s better to be prepared.

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“We’re finally getting a request related to monsters.”

“Yes. So, just to be safe, we should get some equipment tomorrow.”

“We agree with that idea. While we are at it, let’s go to the guild and gather some information.”

When we got back to the inn, I talked about the job request to everyone. Their morale was boosted by the fact that we’ll have our first subjugation-related request.

There was a chance that we might be selected to join the extermination squad that would be formed later, so we were all very motivated.

But we didn’t know it at this time.

—That this goblin-related request would lead to an incredibly major incident.

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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And two days after our adventurer rank went up, when we all came to the guild to take a request, it happened suddenly.

There was a bustling noise in the guild.

“Hey, those two showed up.”

“I’m surprised that they showed up here.”

“Are they with a guardian this time?”

Murmurs can be heard throughout the guild. It was because those two people showed up. And they were accompanied by a woman this time.

As for me, I was more interested in the woman they are with this time than those two. The woman has long wavy red hair and has an incredible figure. She is wearing a magician outfit that is a little too revealing.

I’m not sure what it is, but there is something suspicious about her.

The two of them and the woman head to the reception desk while being stared at by the people inside the guild. The two of them went straight to the receptionist that they had grabbed the collar before.

The tension of the people around who saw this scene increased even more.

“Here, it’s the paperwork for reissuing your card. Please fill in all the necessary information in the form.”

All of the receptionists must have known in advance that those two might come to the guild. The woman who assisted the two of them dealt with them in an extremely businesslike manner. Of course, she did not forget to smile, which shows her professionalism.

The two of them continued filling out the form with slightly sulky attitudes. On the other hand, the woman standing behind them is looking at them with a sharp gaze.

“Mmm, there is no problem. Then, it will be 10,000 gold to reissue the card for the both of you.”

I had heard about it in the beginner’s course. They had emphasized that re-issuance cost money so we should all be careful of our belonging and avoid committing crimes. But I felt that it was way cheaper than I had expected.

Just as I was thinking so, an incident occurred.

““Huh?””

Hey, both of them have expressions like they haven’t heard of it. They were even making expressions as if asking the receptionist if she was joking.

Just when it seemed like things were about to get tense, someone appeared to stop them.

Bachiin, bachiin.

“Wow, she went all out.”

Even Shiro was surprised.

The woman behind those two slapped them without warning when they turned around to leave.

And as expected, the receptionist was also surprised by the loud sound that echoed throughout the guild.

The cheeks of the two people who were beaten are bright red, but for some reason, they did not dare to complain. On the contrary, they seemed to be afraid of that woman.

“Please excuse them.”

The woman who slapped them apologized to the receptionist and then she began to release tremendous pressure on those two. The two of them must have realized that they were in big trouble as they immediately paid the re-issuance fee.　

“Alright, that completes the procedure. Thank you for your hard work.”

“Thank you. Okay, let’s go.”

The receptionist smiled and handed the two of them the reissued adventurer cards, and the woman thanked her on their behalf and then the three of them quickly left the guild.

The moment the three of them walked out of the guild’s doorway, the tension of the people around suddenly melted away.

“What is up with that Oneechan?”

“She looked like their boss, beating those two up without any hesitation.”

“She’s beautiful, but I don’t want to date her.”

“I want to be stepped on……”

Although some of them were saying slightly strange things, the adventurers generally agreed that the woman was someone to be wary about.

“That woman gave me a bad feeling.”

“Me too. I thought she was a bit odd.”

“Mmm, we don’t have to be with them to know that. If I am to say, she’s dangerous.”

Of course, we were more wary of that woman than those two.

The fact that Shiro and Ao are quite wary of her is already enough proof. I couldn’t help but feel that there would be more trouble than I thought.

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After that, our group continued to fulfill requests little by little. We also did our best to collect medicinal herbs. Then the results of our hard work showed up today. 

Today, we collected herbs and had them appraised.

“Yes. By completing this request, your adventurer rank has been raised to F.”

“Hooray!”

If you do your job properly, it’s not difficult to move up from G rank to F rank.

Even so, it is said that it is rare to go up in a straight line.

After receiving the updated adventurer card, Shiro and Ao began to spin around on the spot, showing how happy they were.

“Fufu, to think you guys came this far without any extermination requests. That’s impressive, Shun.”

“Thank you, Guild Master.”

It was the Guild Master who spoke as she happened to appear at the reception.

She congratulated me, but there seemed to be more to it than that.

“I’m sorry, but can you come over for a moment?”

“Y-yes, I understand.”

“Then we’ll go home first.”

As if they tacitly understood what we are going to talk about, the others said they’ll go home first. After parting ways with the others, we went to a private room with the Guild Master .

As soon as we sat down on the sofa, the Guild Master began to speak.

“Time is limited, so I’ll be quick. Those two will be released.”

“The Margrave and the Count of Bakuak came to an agreement huh.”

“Yeah, Count Bakuak agreed to the increased fine. Even though the actual damage was minimal, he still caused such an accident to happen. What more, the thugs he sent out were caught by the soldiers, so he couldn’t do anything.”

“The schemer has drowned in his own scheme huh.”

“He’s not much of a schemer though.”

The Guild Master chuckled wryly, but she was grateful that the people of the city will no longer be harmed. As for Count Bakuak, it can only be described as self-defeating.

“When will they be released?”

“Tomorrow at the earliest, but I think it will probably be done the day after tomorrow.”

“Can I talk to the members of the inn about this?”

“I don’t mind. In fact, I would like you to tell them that there is a risk that those two may hold a grudge against them as well because their adventurer rank has risen just like Shun’s.”

“I understand. I’ll try to talk only about the matters I can share to them.”

Those two even grabbed the guild’s receptionist by the collar, so I really didn’t know what they will do when they know that commoners where even higher rank than them.

We really have to be careful.

Sue, Shiro, and Ao all nodded their heads when I turned to look at them.

“I’ll use the fine to settle the money those two had stolen from Sue. I should be able to pay it off by the end of the week.”

“I’m sorry for everything.”

“This is also my job as a Lord’s wife, so don’t worry about Sue.”

Sue can also get her money back, so things should settle down with this.

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“I see. So those two are being released in the end.”

“There’s absolutely no way they’ll be repent. We’ve taken the beginner course together and now we’ve risen through the ranks of adventurers a before them, so they’ll surely do something.”

“For the time being, we have to be vigilant.”

When we got back to the inn, I called the others and talked about it briefly. 

Everyone immediately became vigilant. At the same time, everyone was thinking about something.

They are sure that those two people were bound to cause another big incident.

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“We know about that accident too. I am sure that it involved those two people.”

“That’s right. Knowing those two, you’ll realize how dangerous it is to be involved with them. Don’t worry about us, worry about your safety first because you are far more in danger now.”

The next day, I told the others staying at the inn what had happened yesterday and what I had talked about with the Margrave and the Guild Master.

Of course, I omitted the confidential part.

However, everyone seemed to think that yesterday’s accident had something to do with those two people, and on the contrary, they were worried about us.

It’s just a coincidence that we got together like this, but I’m quite happy to be able to work with good people.

By the way, today we are originally scheduled to clean and inventory a certain store.

When we all went to the store, we saw a face that we had seen somewhere.

“Ah, that’s the person who rode in the carriage yesterday!”

“Oh, isn’t this the cat-eared little girl? The blonde lady too, thank you for saving me.”

The cheerful uncle in front of us is the one who had been injured while riding in the carriage yesterday. He greeted us cheerfully. It looked like his injury had healed well, and he even raised his hand lightly to us.

“Are you feeling better?”

“No problem at all. In fact, my back pain and stiff shoulders have healed, and I’m in my top form. Gahaha”

Sue was worried about the uncle, so she asked him how he was doing, but apparently, when Sue treated him yesterday, his other injuries were healed so he is in a pretty good mood.

Time is ticking so we start working right away after that short conversation.

That said, there’s a few of us and we were getting used to cleaning, so we got to work quickly. Each of us doing our part and coordinating well made the work go easier.

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“Oh, you guys are really here.”

“Thank you for saving me yesterday. Please take this with you.”

Shortly after noon, some of the people who we rescued from the carriage accident yesterday came to find us in this store when they heard that we were working here today.

In particular, Sue, who was very active in the treatment, was given various souvenirs.

“Can I really have it?”

“Of course! It’s all thanks to you that I’m able to move around with my limbs intact. This is just a token of my gratitude.”

“If we were treated normally, we’ll be charged a ridiculously high treatment fee. I’d feel bad for you treating me for free.”

I see. Even if it’s an emergency, you usually have to pay a lot of money for treatment. Moreover, there was a possibility that it would not only be a broken bone, so these gifts could be said to be a cheaper price to pay for a thank you.

“I’ve also brought sweets for the cat-eared little girl.”

“Right. The cat-eared little girl was also very active yesterday.”

“Yey!”

Shiro was also active in lifting the carriage by herself, so her face was remembered by the people around at that time. 

Well, it should be as expected I guess. That’s because a carriage that was too heavy for more than one adult to lift was lifted by a cat-eared little girl all by herself.

Of course, I feel that Shiro’s cheerful personality that people like is also a big factor.

In this way, while cleaning up the shop, we received various things.

Let’s just say that this is a fair reward for yesterday’s hard work.

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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