Category: Isekai Nonbiri Sanpo Tabi

“You guys just come all the way here and you’re already meeting the Lord? You guys really made a name for yourself huh!”

Whack! Whack!

“O-oh, it hurts, it hurts.”

“Hahaha, don’t worry about it here, just take your time.”

Before going to the Margrave’s mansion, we stopped at the inn next to the guild just in case, but the innkeeper, the bear beastman, just laughed heartily and he even slapped me on the back in excitement.

I secretly treated my back with healing magic, but it looks like it is definitely bruised.

“S-sorry to keep you waiting.”

“No problem. Let’s go.”

“Let’s go!”

“Ufufu, you’re very lively huh.”

We just walk with the Guild Master and his wife to the Lord’s mansion. It said to be only less than 20 minutes’ walk, so we head there while looking at the scenery in town. After passing through the shopping street, we entered the residential area. I could see a glimpse of the church building in the distance, but it seemed to be a little far from the mansion of the Marquis.

In addition to humans, there were many beastmen in this area, and since some are wearing luxurious clothing, they are probably an official from the Margrave’s territory.

“Wow, what a big house!”

“Yeah, this is the Margrave’s Mansion. Wait a moment.”

We arrived at a mansion that was surprisingly very large so Shiro was surprised. It seemed to be a little bigger than the mansion of the Margrave of the Southern Frontier.

The guild master talked to the guards about something, and then we were soon ushered inside the mansion.

“The hallway is huge!”

“There are many different races coming in this mansion, so the floor plan is spacious because of that.”

“Oh, so that’s why!”

I was convinced by the guild master’s wife’s explanation. There are indeed big races like ogres in this town, and if such people were to come, the mansion would have to be big enough to accommodate them.

Shiro and Ao are very excited about the big mansion though.

“Then please wait here.”

“Oka~y.”

We were escorted to the drawing room by the fox beastman butler.

The furnitures here are also a little bigger.

“Eh? Is this tea?”

I was surprised by the drink that was served here.

“Yes. It’s imported from the Eastern Margravate.”

“I see. It’s been a while since I last had it, so I’m feeling nostalgic.”

It tasted like Japanese tea, and I felt a little nostalgic.

However, Shiro and Sue didn’t seem to like the slightly bitter tea so they both grimaced because of the taste.

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“Okay, today’s request is complete. I would like you to report back to me in four days when you finish your work that day.”

“Yes, I understand.”

After returning from the cherry blossom viewing venue, we went through the necessary completion procedure. It seems that we need to report every day, and the request fee is paid each time.

When we are about to leave after receiving today’s commission fee, I was approached by the elf receptionist.

“Ah, Shun-san, the Guild Master wants to meet you.”

“Don’t worry about us. You guys can go ahead.”

I talked to the others who came with us. I also asked the swordsman-oneesan to let the innkeeper know that we would be late going back to the inn.

Then I faced the elf receptionist.

“I’m sorry for that. Yes, I understand. Please lead the way.”

“No worries. Please follow me.”

Speaking of which, she did mention that the Guild Master is coming back today. We head to the back of the guild and we are guided to a private room. Before I could think about who the guild master was, there was a knock on the door and the guild master entered.

Eh?

He is someone I remember seeing recently.

“Uhm, the Guild Master is….?”

“Yeah, it’s me.”

“It’s been a while.”

“““Eh!?”””

Not only me, but Shiro, Ao, and Sue were also surprised. When the door was opened, a dog beast man and a rabbit beast man appeared.

Yes, they were the adventurer couple who we are together with from the Viscount’s domain to the border village of the Eastern Margravate. He had a swordsmanship that was far from the adventurer rank, but then again, it would be understandable since he is the Guild Master.

“Hahaha, I guess I got you.”

“Fufu, we indeed had a job in that village where we parted ways.”

Apparently, they have known us since we got in the carriage together.

He decided to introduce themselves again.

“My name is Visard. I’m the Guild Master of this town.”

“Again, I’m Liliana. I’m the Assistant Guild Master.”

“By the way, that elf is the submaster and she also works as the head receptionist.”

“I see. We were surprised. Once again, Nice to meet you. We’ll be in your care.”

““Nice to meet you, we look forward working with you.””

“Okay, okay.”

Then the discussion began. The guild master spoke first.

“First of all, as the Guild Master, I would like to express my thanks to you guys. Thank you for repelling those idiots from the church.”

“Thank you for protecting everyone at the reception.”

“No, no. It’s related to our request after all. Even so, I can’t believe they are clergymen. This is just between you and me, but I sense a bad presence.”

“I feel the same way. They give off a bad stench.”

It seems that the guild master is also suspicious of the people involved in that church. The look in his eyes became even more grim.

“And the fact that people from the church only show up when you guys are not here must have been a plot.”

“The information that we are absent is known only to our guild officials and a few lords. It’s not something that we inform the adventurers at all.”

“That leaves four possibilities then. The first is that a guild staff member leaked it. The second is that someone connected to the Margrave leaked it. The third is that there’s an eavesdropping device in the guild. The fourth is that there’s an eavesdropping device placed in the Margrave’s mansion. A combination of possibilities is also possible.”

“Hmmm, that’s a good point. I thought of the same thing. There were no bugging devices in the guild, so there is one less option.”

As expected of a guild master. He had already searched the guild huh. In that case, the possibilities are narrowed down.

Then his wife brought some additional information.

“There’s no set number of people from the guild who report our business trips to the Lord’s mansion. So I think there’s no leak of information from the guild to the Lord’s mansion.”

“Hmm, in that case, I guess we’ll have to consider visiting the churches individually and have a talk with someone. That would expand the scope of our investigation.”

There weren’t any problems from what I could confirm, so I guess I’ll just have to eliminate them little by little.

“But you guys are interesting. The guild master of the Southern Margravate wrote a letter saying that you are an interesting person, but you guys are far more interesting than I had imagined.”

“Uhm-, I’m very worried about what was in that letter……”

I don’t think the guild master of the Southern Margravate is going to write anything funny, but I can’t help but feel very uneasy when the guild master of the Eastern Margravate in front of me is laughing as he talked about it.

And here, the person laughing in front of me threw more bombs.

“Anyway, since it’s that guild master, he must have a letter addressed to the Margrave as well. I already talked to the Margrave lightly about the alleged leak of information, he said that he wanted to see you immediately. So, we are going to the Lord’s mansion right now.”

“Eh!?”

“It’s better to settle this matter quickly, and I’ll go with you.”

So, in no time at all, a meeting with the lord was decided. Or rather, it was set up without permission. Not only me, but Sue was also surprised.

“Shun-oniichan, what kind of food will be served this time?”

It was Shiro.

I’m sorry to get your hopes up, but going to the Margrave’s mansion doesn’t mean we’ll get a meal….

After all, we are going there for work.

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Now that our stomach is full, we start the work in the afternoon.

When I tried to check the usability of the main first aid station and the lost child center, I was called by an unexpected person.

“Well, An-chan, your cooking skill is really amazing. Would you like to cooperate with product development for a while?”

“Uhm, I still need to check on the first aid station……”

“Even if An-chan isn’t there, there are three of them, so it’ll be fine. Besides, you are also a goblin hunter, so your skills are proven.”

And so, I headed with Ao to the management facility next door. Anyway, Shiro and Sue are nearby, so I decided to have them call me if anything happened.

“Hmm, I’m thinking of something sweet. There are a lot of drunks at the cherry blossom viewing festival, but there are also a lot of women after all.”

“What kind of ingredients do you have?”

“Here’s what we have for now, well, there’s some jam and dried fruits as well.”

Hmm. I don’t know why there’s baking powder in another world, but with this, I can make a kind of pancake mix. There is no egg but there’s goat’s milk so I think it will be fine.

“First, I’m going to make some kind of pancake mix. Let’s mix goat’s milk and butter to the baking powder. As we do that, we can put the griddle on the magic stove and put a thin layer of oil in it.”

On the side where I am doing it, Ao is watching with interest.

This is a good opportunity, so I thought of letting Ao try it.

“When the griddle is hot enough, drop the mixture in it so that it can form small circles. Yes, that’s it.”

Ao dexterously uses her tentacles to drop the pancake mixture from the bowl onto the griddle and bakes them.

“When the surface starts to become bumpy, flip it over with a spatula. That’s it. Mm, it looks good.”

Ao uses her tentacles to flip the pancake with a spatula.

Oh?

For some reason, the chairman of the executive committee and other executive committee members have gathered to watch.

It’s just right, so let’s have them taste it.

“When the pancake is cooked, take them off the griddle, spread some jam on it, yes that’s it. Then add some fruit on it and then sandwich it with another cooked pancake mixture. Well, it’s better to add cream, but this should be delicious too. Oh, by the way, we can make some buttercream instead too.”

I used goat’s milk and butter with sugar to make a simple buttercream. This should accentuate the taste.

Then, the executive committee members gathered in front of the finished pancake sandwich and tasted the finished sweets.

“This way, your hands won’t get dirty, and you won’t have to buy any special ingredients either.”

“Hoh~. Indeed. If we use this cream, we can differentiate the price, and we can change the jam and what we put in the filling.”

“Since a slime baked it, let’s call it “slime-baked” food. As for the price, I think I should charge around….”

“We might as well use a spare food stall, what do you think?”

Well, things are already moving forward under the assumption that Ao will run the stall. As for Ao, she is also practicing, as she continues to bake and make pancake sandwich.

“Mmm, what do you think about this?”

“Whoa, it’s amazing! Let’s make it Ao’s stall!”

Sue is also called in to make a signboard and a price list. Thus, the slime-baking stall was completed.

How did it come to this……

“I’m going to make a stall for Nii-chan’s yakisoba too.”

“Uhm, we are on the medical team..…”

“Hahaha, I’m sure this year will be a success.”

And for some reason, my yakisoba stall was even made.

Just how on earth did we end up to this……

By the way, since it is next to the management facility, it seems that it will be treated as belonging to the executive committee for the time being.

“I was wondering how this year would turn out, but it turned out to be better than I expected. The festival will continue for two weeks starting four days after the rest day. You guys will be working consecutively for a while, so please bear with us.”

“““Yes!”””

There were a lot of things that I wondered about, but for now the preparations are complete.

We were to meet again in four days, so we split up for the time being.

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“So it’s attached to the park’s management facilities huh.”

“Yes. We are building a temporary building here and use it as a first-aid facility and information desk for lost children.”

“I see. It’s indeed common for people to get lost at festivals.”

The chairman of the executive committee guided us to the park’s management facilities. The sound of making the temporary building can be heard as well.

“Well, first of all, you guys need to carry the luggage and build a temporary booth here.”

“Understood. Leave it to us.”

“Ouch!, ouch! Stop hitting!”

The swordsman slapped the back of the woman who’s still a bit hurt from his Cobra Twist. She turned to the swordsman, who is now walking towards the luggage, and muttered “Muscle brain!” to herself. She spoke so softly that the swordsman didn’t hear it.

After a short look, I then concentrated on the task. It’s time to carry the luggage. They make it every year, and the necessary items are brought from the warehouse of the management facility.

“Oh, the cat-eared little girl is amazing!”

“Hehe! Shiro is strong!”

This is where Shiro comes into play. She swiftly carries over lots of woods and other necessary items.

“Hey, hold this down.”

“Okay!”

Everyone worked hard and the booth was completed in no time. There are also stakes in the ground, so it’s stable. There, we added cot beds and desk, placing them side by side.

“Phew, this should be okay for now.”

“I’ll clean it up with life magic.”

“Yes, thank you.”

Sue cleans the beds and desk with life magic.

Since these things are left for a long time in the warehouse, it was a little dirty with dust.

I tried to move on to the next job after we cleaned the booth, but then someone gets injured.

“Gyaa!”

Thud!

“Hahaha, you’re still as clumsy as ever. Come on, I’ll heal you.”

“To be treated by a guy who said that injuries would heal if he spat on them…. Ugh, what a humiliation!”

The staff member tripped out of nowhere and the swordsman treated her while laughing.

Actually, these two seem to get along really well.

The next step is to install a signboard, but the letters have become faint because it has been used for many years.

“Oh, Sister Sue is so good!”

“R-really?”

“Yes, it’s pretty impressive. With this, it’ll be clearly visible from far away.”

Sue is repainting and rewriting the signboard. Her handwriting is beautiful, so everyone praises her.

After the paint has dried, the sign is installed in the temporary booth. For the time being, the site setup is now complete.

Next, we are making trash cans. But as we are doing this, we are approached by a certain person.

“Hi guys.”

“Oh, Mom.”

“Auntie, it’s been a long time.”

“It’s been a while.”

“Oh my, everyone’s helping out this year huh. That’ll be a big help.”

From the management facility next door, a person who looked like a typical aunt came out and greeted us. Apparently, she is the mother of the staff member, and she knows all the three other women.

“I’m making staff meals, but I don’t have enough hands. Can someone help?”

“““Erm…”””

Everyone turned their heads away except me and Ao. Especially the staff member and the three women who came with us are doing their best not to look at the auntie.

Is their cooking really that bad?

“Then I’ll help you with Ao.”

“Shun-oniichan’s cooking is delicious!”

“Really? Well, I’m sorry about this, but I really need your help. Please follow me. And you four, come with me too! You better learn how to cook or you won’t find a husband!”

““““Okay….””””

While admonishing the four of them, including her daughter, the aunt took me and Ao to the next management facility.

The four women had a bad look on their faces though.

“I’ve brought someone who can cook.”

“Huh? What’s the matter with the four of you?”

“They are trying to refuse with all their might. I’m really worried about their future.”

“Hahaha, I can’t deny that.”

The four of them were criticized by the chairman but they didn’t care about it and started cooking. It looks like we will be making yakisoba. I don’t want the smell to linger, so I think I should do it outside.

“Excuse me, should I do it outside?”

“Yes, I’ll leave it to you.”

So, I borrowed a table and started cooking. I cut vegetables and meat with Ao, and in the meantime, I warm up the griddle on the magic stove.

While stir-frying vegetables and meat, the noodles are also loosened. Then, I sprinkle the sauce in the jar and fry it all at once.

Mmm, it smells good.

“Oh, you’ve got some good skills, bro.”

“I think you can go as a chef.”

Caught by the good smell, people gathered one after another.

Sue, Shiro and Ao serve the finished fried noodles on a plate.

“It’s hot but it’s delicious.”

“The vegetables are crispy.”

“The noodles are chewy too.”

Everyone is hungry and they were eating voraciously.

I’m glad they gave it a high rating.

I’ll be honest, I’ve worked part-time in a shopping center food court before. Even though the vegetables and noodles are different to those in my original world, the basic method of preparation is the same.

“Shun-oniichan’s cooking is always delicious.”

“That’s true. Shun-san’s cooking is really impressive.”

Shiro and Sue are munching on their meal as usual and Ao is also gobbling down the meal.

However, there is one corner that is a little worrisome.

““““……””””

The three female adventurers and the staff member had finished off a large portion of yakisoba in one go, and were silently staring at their empty plates.

“Uhm, what’s wrong? Did it taste bad?”

“No, it wasn’t.”

I don’t understand why they went silent though.

Suddenly, the four of them turned to me.

“Hey, Nii-chan.”

“What is it?”

““““Pleae become my husband!””””

“Huh?”

I wondered what they would say, but then they suddenly got serious and asked me to become their husband.

What the heck are they talking about!?

“You guys, get your acts together!”

Slap, slap, slap, slap.

““““Buu…””””

“Oh, that sounded good.”

At this point, the wife of the executive committee chairman slaps the four of them on the back of their head without hesitation.

Well, it sounded really good….

“I mean, he gets to cook delicious food every day.”

“He’s attentive and kind.”

“He is an excellent candidate, right?”

“He cooks delicious food.”

“Then you girls should cook a good meal!”

““““It’s impossible.””””

“You girls are really……”

The aunt looked at the four women, including her daughter, with stunned eyes, wondering how bad they could cook.

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“This is the cherry blossom viewing venue. There are cherry trees planted along the river and in the square.”

“The flowers haven’t bloomed yet.”

“Mm, it looks like they’ll bloom in five days. This area will be really beautiful after the flowers bloom.”

“Is that so? I’m really looking forward to it!”

Following the female adventurers who said that they are locals here, we arrived at the cherry blossom viewing venue where the cherry trees are planted. It is about a 30-minute walk from the guild.

Perhaps it is still a little early for cherry blossom viewing as the flowers were not in bloom and there were only buds on the branches and trees.

However, it was just like a cherry blossom viewing venue in Japan, and stalls had already started reserving spots. Looking closely at the cherry tree, the buds are swelling, and it looks like they will soon bloom.

Just then, someone who appears to be a staff member approached us. The staff member looks like a literary girl. Apparently, she is familiar with the three women as she immediately begins chatting with them.

“Oh~, are you guys going to help out this time?”

“That’s right. Are you helping out at home?”

“Yes. The company is owned by my family after all. So this year, I became a member of the executive committee.”

“Hahaha, oh my, poor you.”

“Right? Muu-”

They seem to be quite close, as they exchange jokes quite casually.

If she’s the executive committee, does that mean she is like the on-site supervisor here?

“Come to think of it, the healer who was here last year apparently quit.”

“It was partly because he was getting old, but it was also because the church had caused a lot of trouble. He said he was going to retire to his local territory.”

“Well, they’ve been really bothering the guild too. They’re a real nuisance.”

“Yes, yes, that’s true. They even started interfering with things going on at the cherry blossom viewing festival and made my dad very angry.”

“Hahaha, bunch of idiots. They even offended the chairman of the executive committee. Aren’t they afraid of being banned from the cherry blossom viewing venue?”

“They are already banned. They not only offended my father, but also other shop owners.”

“Ha! They got what they deserve.”

Whoa, more and more stories are revealed.

This girl who looks like a literary one at first glance got a super poisonous tongue huh. She seems to have a lot of resentment towards the church too.

“Don’t worry. This time, I’ve brought four people who can use healing magic and one familiar too.”

“Four healer and one familiar?”

“Yes. First up are these two. I’ve seen them train, and they’re quite skilled.”

“Nice to meet you. I’m Shun, this is Sue. I can use both healing magic and holy magic, and Sue specializes in holy magic.”

“Oh, thank you very much for your politeness. It’s amazing that you both can use holy magic.”

Since I was asked to speak, I started by introducing myself briefly. She replied politely, which was to be expected of a merchant’s daughter.

However, from the next introduction onwards, things started to get weird.

“I’m Shiro. This is Ao-chan and she can use healing magic.”

“Heh~, it’s rare to find a slime that can use healing magic.”

“By the way, the three of them are goblin hunters. They are so strong that I can’t even do a thing against them.”

“I see. It is very reassuring to have someone like them.”

Everything was fine up until the introduction of Shiro and Ao. The matter of us being Goblin Hunters was also revealed, but there were no particular problems to that.

Up to this point, it was a normal introduction.

Then—

“I’m someone who is trying to perfect my martial arts. I can use holy magic.”

“Eh!? Even though you’re a beastman, you can use holy magic?”

“Un. But I just learned about it so I’m still training.”

“No, no. I was just so surprised, sorry for that.”

It was the muscular gorilla beastman who introduced himself next, but she didn’t seem to believe that the gorilla beastman could use holy magic, so the female staff member was quite surprised.

“Wow, that’s awesome. But what about the other one?”

“It’s me.”

“Huh?”

“I said, it’s me. I’m able to use healing magic.”

“Huh? E-eh!?”

“It’s true.”

“I was surprised, too.”

“Eeeeh!?”

“You’re too surprised.”

“I mean, a muscle-brained guy like you who only thought about swords can now use healing magic!? That’s super surprising you know!”

“Hey, hang on, who’s the muscle-brain!?”

“Gyaah!”

Someone she knew is able to use healing magic. It may seem a bit rude, but that was just how shocking it was to her.

The swordsman performed a cobra twist on the staff member, but I’d like to think it was just a joke.

“Okay, okay, that’s it.”

“Oh, uncle. Long time no see.”

“It’s been a while.”

“It’s been a long time.”

“Yes, it’s been a while. Anyway, release that wrestling move of yours. You always joke around like that.”

“This isn’t even at the level of joking around. Cough cough.”

A middle-aged man came to us. But from what I heard, he appears to be the father of the staff member and the chairman of the executive committee. He is a very dandy person.

Hn? Maybe it was just me, but the face of the thief is a bit red.

“I’ve heard about it, looks like you’ve gathered quite a lot of people this time. There’s some setup work to do, so please lend me your strength.”

“Okay~, leave it to Shiro!”

“Hahaha, what a reliable cat-eared little girl.”

The chairman of the executive committee patted Shiro’s head and then he led us to the site.

By the way, the staff member who had been hit by the cobra twist had a rather complicated look on her face as the swordsman had been complaining a lot while he casts a healing spell on her.

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Since we are all here anyway, we decided to go to the guild together. But since it is just the building next door, we got there soon.

“Huh? It’s kind of noisy, isn’t it?”

“You’re right. Someone is yelling at the reception desk.”

“If you look closely, you’ll see that they’re wearing vestments.”

“This definitely doesn’t look like something good is going to happen.”

When we entered the guild, there was quite a commotion inside.

A trio wearing vestment clothing are threatening the receptionist at the window counter. The surrounding adventurers also looked as if they might jump out at any moment at the sight of the three of them.

“Excuse me. Uhm, I applied yesterday to be a medical staff at the cherry blossom viewing venue.”

“Oh, Shun-san. I’m glad you’re already here. Chief, Shun-san came.”

We checked-in at the reception window with a dog-eared sister as the receptionist while keeping an eye on the situation at the other window counter, but the attention turned to us.

It appears that the elven receptionist who assisted me yesterday is the chief receptionist, and she came over with an expression of relief.

“I’m sorry, Shun-san. Pardon us for suddenly getting you involved in such a complicated situation.”

“Uhm, what exactly happened?”

“The truth is, the church doesn’t believe that we’ve already assigned a medical staff, and they’re still pushing us to do things their way.”

Suddenly, the man wearing a vestment yelled something I couldn’t quite understand.

Hmm, he seemed like a bad guy as both Shiro and Ao were on guard against him.

Then, this time, he came over here and snapped at me.

“Hmph! You can just leave it to the church.”

““That’s right. That’s right.””

Huh? What’s with them?

Even though they are a clergyman, they looked really stupid right now. The person who came from the inn with me also looked quite dumbfounded.

I decided not to let my emotions get the better of me and talked to them calmly.

“Receptionist-san, this is a contract between the management of the cherry blossom viewing venue and the guild, isn’t it? Since we have accepted the request, it would be a breach of contract if someone else forced their way in, right? If I remember correctly, there would be a pretty severe punishment for that.”

“Yes, stealing other people’s profits is one of the things you shouldn’t do as an adventurer.  It could result in your license being revoked in an instant.”

“Understood. Well, I signed the contract yesterday, so even if they come here today and make a fuss like this, I have the right of priority, am I correct?”

“Yes, Shun-san’s contract takes precedence. The guild’s contract are treated the same as the law.”

“You three heard it, right?”

“““Ku-”””

I don’t know if the three of them are registered as adventurers, but I proceeded by explaining the clauses of the contract so that even an amateur can understand.

The chief receptionist noticed what I was trying to say so she went along with me. The adventurers around me also noticed what I was trying to do, and they interjected in a tone that is in full agreement with me.

“Besides, it is only the client who decides the commission fee in the first place, so there is no point in you guys telling the guild to raise the price.”

“Yes, that’s right. We have a strict contract with the management of the cherry blossom viewing venue that requested this request.”

“““Damn it!”””

The three of them cursed, but they can’t argue as this was the basic principle of the contract.

These clergymen seem to be really lacking in brains.

I glanced at the members of the inn behind me and they immediately understood.

“Also, to prepare for the unexpected, I would like to add two more people who can use healing magic. Is that okay?”

“Yes, there is no problem with that. I have heard that it won’t be a problem if we have more people.”

I also emphasized that they were prepared for any unforeseen circumstances.

With this, the action of the church was completely useless.

“Damn it, I’ll remember you! You’ll regret this!”

““Just you wait!””

With some parting words unbecoming of clergymen, the trio fled the guild.

In cases like this, if you could make the other party understand that there was nothing they could do, they would back down by themselves. Besides, if they go on a rampage in this situation, they will be the ones who will be at the disadvantage.

“Listening carefully, it seems like they’re just forcing impossible demands upon us.”

“That’s right. What more, they always come here when the guild master isn’t around.”

“Only when he is not here huh. ….Then, when the guild master is not around, do you inform the entire guild?”

“No. We only inform the staff members and the Lord.”

“Hmm…. I’ll meet the guild master when I’m done with the request, I’ll ask him then.”

The chief receptionist also seemed to notice my doubts.

Why do people in the church know when the guild master is not here?

I am also very curious about this.

But first, we have to make a contract for everyone.

“I’m sorry, the number of contracts has suddenly increased.”

“No, no problem at all. They said that it does not matter if there are many people, and it is very good that more people can use healing magic.”

So, we decided to make a contract with ten people, including the three of us.

It was a request above E rank, but because the content was unique the fee was set a little high, so it was a request that everyone was happy with.

“Even though we’re called the medical team, we do a lot of heavy lifting, so there’s probably a lot of work for other people.”

“That’s where we come in.”

“It’s also a good training for body enhancement magic.”

So, with everyone in agreement, we immediately headed to the cherry blossom viewing venue.

I couldn’t help but hope that this request would be completed successfully.

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The next morning, as we were doing our usual morning training in the inn’s backyard, a group of female adventurers arrived.

It looks like they will also have their morning training.

“Good morning~”

“Oh, good morning. Did you get a good night’s sleep?”

“Yes, definitely! I can sleep anywhere!”

“Hahaha, that’s a good thing.”

Luckily, we can sleep anywhere. Because of that, lack of sleep is not a problem in this world.

By the way, they are a party of three, a swordsman, a thief, and a magician. Well, all three of them had outstanding style, and Sue and Shiro were staring at a certain part of the three of them with envy.

Erm, for that, you guys need to grow up a bit more.

Since we have the chance, we decided to have the three female adventurers train with us as well.

First of all, we start meditating to circulate our magical power.

“Hmm, is it like this?”

“Even if I can’t use magic, this feels like it will help me concentrate better.”

“This training is a very effective. Let’s keep doing it every day.”

The magician in particular seems to like this training and planned to continue to do this in the future.

But I noticed something else.

“Sword-oneesan, I think you have magical powers.”

“Mm, it looks like you have a talent for healing magic.”

“R-really?”

“That’s impressive! A Healer Swordsman!”

The sword-oneesan had never been trained in magic, so she didn’t seem to realize that she had magical powers. She definitely had magical powers though. So, upon confirmation she was also very happy.

“It’s good to have at least one healer in the party.”

“I specialize in offensive magic so having a healer is a great help.”

“Haha, I’m surprised too. I’ll have to do some magic training for a while.”

The three of them also felt a good result from the training. Then, as if noticing what we were doing, the others came.

“Oh~, you were doing something interesting huh.”

“What were you doing?”

“Hehehe, after training with these kids, I found out that I have an aptitude for healing magic.”

“““What!”””

The men who arrived late were quite taken aback by the astonishing revelation. Since they are here already, they also decided to try and find out more about their magical powers.

Then someone with a new talent appeared.

“Wow, I can use my body enhancement!”

“I can use wind magic, and even though I’m a beastman, I can use attack magic!”

An uncle had a talent for physical enhancement, and the young fox beastman had an aptitude for wind magic. In particular, the fox beastman, who is a beastman, was quite surprised that he had magical powers.

It was an achievement for a few people to have magical powers, but there was one person among them who had a ridiculous talent.

“Whoa! His fur is shining gold.”

“That’s a ridiculous amount of magic!”

Yes, a muscular gorilla beastman had an aptitude for holy magic. Moreover, he has overwhelming magical power, that even his black fur shined golden.

“Whoa~ Amazing! He’s Super Gorilla Man!”

Shiro and Ao are happy to play with the gorilla beastman youth, but if he trained well, he would become an incredible talent.

Even the gorilla beastman himself is surprised by this.

“This is amazing. It’s like this is not my body.”

Originally, Gorilla Beastmen are martial artists, they are usually fighting by throwing punches and kicks.

It seemed that he could now circulate holy magic throughout his body, and it also had the effect of strengthening his body. So as he tried to run and do some punches, we could hear the air being punched.

Yup, he is ridiculously fast too.

“Using healing magic also increases your magic control, and you need to get used to moving your body for a while.”

“Hmm, I understand what you mean. I need to train more just like in martial arts.”

This young gorilla beastman had the mindset of a proper martial artist. I thought his head would get bigger since he suddenly become powerful, but that was not the case.

“Then, would you like to try and spar with Shiro?”

“Good. Let me see what kind of power it takes to defeat a Goblin General.”

And so, Shiro and the shining golden gorilla beastman began their sparring match. From an outsider’s perspective, it looks like a crushing victory for the gorilla beastman.

However—

“Tou!”

“Guh-”

“““Eh?”””

The match was ruthless, it was decided in an instant.

As expected, he couldn’t stand against Shiro just by learning holy magic. He couldn’t move after receiving a punch in the abdomen. But thanks to the Holy Magic, his defense has increased, and although he took a damage, he is able to move after a few minutes.

Hmm, looks like others couldn’t follow Shiro’s movements with their eyes.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes, I’m okay. Now I realized how inexperienced I am. I want to train and have a rematch.”

“Okay~. You’re always welcome!”

The Gorilla Beastman had healed himself with Holy Magic, but he must have felt frustrated that he was no match against Shiro.

Even so, he has vowed to have a rematch, showing his determination.

The two of them had a firm handshake.

“Young man, I heard that we could spar with the cat-eared little girl, is it at this level?”

“That’s about it. But as you can see, Sue is doing it modestly.”

“Not really, she’s fast enough too. As expected of a goblin hunter.”

Sue dodges Ao’s attacks, but Ao is not as fast as Shiro after all. However, if you look at it from the perspective of others, their movements looked to be quite fast.

“Don’t worry, you’ll get used to the speed. But I think it’s best to start with someone who can enhance their body.”

“Oh~. Then we’ll be fine. Alright, we don’t have time today, but we’ll try it tomorrow!”

We don’t have much time left today since we still have to go to the guild, but it has been decided that everyone will participate from tomorrow’s training.

When I started training with the members of the inn in the Southern Margravate, the situation was similar, and I was kind of happy.

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“Wow, there are a lot of people here!”

“As expected of a tourist town, but maybe it’s just as big as the Southern Margravate.”

“There are so many people of different races here. Shiro-chan does not appear peculiar here.”

It is the third day since we entered the Eastern Margravate. We now arrived at the main town. Same with the Southern Margravate, the roads here are well maintained and there were almost no monsters on the way. The carriage proceeded smoothly and arrived safely in town.

“Hmm, there haven’t been any particular trouble huh.”

“Yes, the town seems to be peaceful.”

Ao, who is on top of Shiro’s head, looks around the area. Although it is lively because there are many beastmen around, there is no trouble so far.

We decided to head to the Adventurer’s Guild first.

“Wow, it’s full of people here too!”

“It’s just evening, so I guess a lot of them have just returned from completing their requests.”

After asking people along the way for directions, we arrived safely at the Adventurer’s Guild. The guild is overflowing with many people. Again, there were more other races than humans, especially beastmen.

We also lined up at the reception desk window. The receptionists here are also of different races, which is a little interesting.

We lined up at the window counter where the one in charge is an elf receptionist.

“Sorry to keep you waiting. What can I do for you?”

“I would like you to take care of our arrival procedures. I also have a letter from the Guild Master of the Southern Margravate that I need to give to the Guild Master here.”

“Mmm. It is indeed addressed to the Guild Master, but the Guild Master is on a business trip to the nearby Viscountcy. I guess he will be back tomorrow, so for this, I think it would be better to send it to him again tomorrow evening.”

“I understand. Thank you very much.”

Hmm, it was a bit of bad timing huh.

Because he is in a high position, he may travel a lot. Well, the Guild Master of the Southern Margravate also said that processing paperwork and such is a lot of work.

“Okay, done. I already completed your arrival formalities. Is there anything else?”

“We are looking for a place to stay. Do you have any recommendations?”

“At this time of year, the inns are full of people who come to see the cherry blossoms, so I think it would be better to stay at an inn exclusively for adventurers. Sakura Inn accepts people of all races so I recommend it.”

“Thank you very much. We are going to stay at Sakura Inn then.”

“It’s just right next to the guild, so I’m sure you’ll find it easily.”

“Thank you very much.”

There seems to be a good place to stay. The regular inns are probably full of guests that are here for the cherry blossom viewing festival.

After leaving the window counter, we then head to the request board in the hall. 

“Eh? There is even a request for regular cleaning of the venue in addition to the security of the cherry blossom viewing venue huh.”

“It’s a request unique to this time of year I guess.”

“There’s also a medical staff job request. It says that they require three or more personnel who can use healing magic, and familiars are also fine.”

“It’s just right for someone E rank or above, and the pay is pretty decent too.”

“Mmm. It looks like we can see the cherry blossoms while working, so it’s just right.”

It was a pretty good job request, and it was a job that a normal adventurer couldn’t take on.

Of course, me and Sue are fine, and Shiro has no problem at all as she is with Ao.

When I checked with the receptionist at the counter regarding that job request, I learned that request is yet to be taken, so I immediately accepted it. She had asked me to come to the guild tomorrow morning just to be sure.

Leaving the bustling guild behind, we headed to our destination, Sakura Inn.

“We found it right away!”

“Mmm, it was really close.”

“I mean, I didn’t expect it to be right next door….”

It’s literally only a few steps away after going out of the guild. In the blink of an eye, we arrived at our destination. It’s next to the bustling Adventurer’s Guild, and it certainly seems to be a high threshold for the general public.

“Yes, welcome.”

The person who greeted us was a bear beastman. His wife, also a bear beastman, peeked out from the back.

“Do you have a room available now?”

“Well, there is. But there’s only one room that you can go to right away. It has two bunk beds, so it should be fine for three people.”

Oops, here’s the problem.

There is only one room. I glanced at Sue and smiled at her wryly.

“It’s cherry blossom viewing season, so it can’t be helped. Fortunately, there is still a bed.”

“You’re right. Well, I think there will be a room available in another month. Many of the adventurers are migrant workers after all.”

As what the bear beastman uncle said, I decided that it was much better than us having to sleep rough while camping.

“Then, I’d like that room. Do you have a lodging plan?”

“You can opt to have dinner included. You’ll have to prepare your own breakfast.”

“I see. I would like to book for a month with dinner included please. I’ll pay in advance.”

“Oh~, advance payment huh. That’s very generous of you kid. Alright, I’ll give you a little discount.”

“Sorry for that and thank you very much.”

“Haha, don’t mind. There are idiots who make a fuss about paying later because of not having money, so compared to that, you guys are good customers. Here, it’s the innermost room on the third floor.”

We got the key from the bear beastman uncle. We then head to the third floor. All the rooms at this inn are occupied so there are a lot of adventurers.

“It’s just a normal room.”

“Mmm. But at this level, it’s not a problem at all.”

“Shiro is taking the top bed!”

It’s a room with a simple desk and two bunk beds. Shiro and Ao quickly enter and climb to the top of the bed on the right.

“Hey. Come on, we are going downstairs because it’s time to eat soon.”

“Oka~y.”

Shiro and Ao, who were rolling on the bed, jumped down from the top of the bunk bed. 

When we headed to the cafeteria on the first floor, there were already many adventurers there.

“Oh, are you new here?”

“Yes. We’ll be working here from today.”

“So there is a cat-eared little girl and a slime too huh.”

“They are quite an interesting bunch.”

Many people are already in a cheerful mood because they have already had a drink. However, Shiro and Ao are not wary of them. From my point of view, they don’t look like a bad person either.

Looks like we found a good inn this time too.

We sat down and waited for the food.

While we were there, we decided to chat with the other adventurers.　

“Where did you guys come from?”

“We took a carriage from the Southern Margravate.”

“Oh, so you’re migrating to work at this time of year?”

“Working is one reason, but we also need to meet a certain person.”

“Hmm, I see.”

Perhaps because they are a bit drunk, they did not make any additional question about the person I was vague about. If they knew that I am going to be meeting the Guild Master and the Margrave of this territory, they would be so surprised for sure.

The conversation turned to the Southern Frontier where we came from.

“Well, speaking of the Southern Margravate, there was a goblin riot a while ago, do you know anything about it?”

“Yes, yes. Apparently, a group of young adventurers were the ones who repelled them.”

“Mmm, I heard a cat-eared girl and a slime defeated the Goblin General…..”

Just then, the gazes of the people who were talking focused on Shiro and Ao. Inevitably, everyone in the cafeteria gathered here. Then, Shiro rummaged through her magic bag and pulled out her guild card.

“Shiro and Ao defeated the Goblin General!”

“Whoa! She sure have a goblin hunter badge on her card.”

“That’s amazing! This is the first time I’ve seen it.”

When Shiro and Ao showed their cards with a smug look on their faces, the adventurers all got excited and made a big fuss.

One of them looked at me and continued,

“T-then…… could it be that the magician who helped capture the member of Red Scorpion at that time….”

“I was only assisting. Shun’s magic was the one that gave the final blow.”

“No, no, just you fighting a member of Red Scorpion is impressive enough.”

“I could tell that this young man is pretty impressive, but Miss is also amazing huh.”

“N-no, not really!”

Sue replied while waving her hand to imply that they are wrong, but she was still surrounded by adventurers.

Uh-, I definitely didn’t expect this to happen.

Before we knew it, we had become celebrities.

“Speaking of which, what kind of request are you going to do?”

“We are going to help with the security at the cherry blossom viewing venue, Sue and I are also healers, and Ao can also use healing magic.”

“““Gahaha!”””

When I told them about the request we took, the adventurers in the cafeteria suddenly started laughing.

Me, Sue, Shiro, and Ao looked at each other. We are all stunned when we saw the adventurers start laughing.

“Hahaha, sorry for bursting into laughter.”

“But it’s what they deserve. Hahaha!”

“They indeed deserve it, wahaha!”

“Uhm, what are you guys talking about?”

“Oh, you guys don’t know? It’s the church of course!”

There’s a dispute between the church and the beastmen, but the human adventurers seem to be involved as well.

Was there something going on between the church and the beastmen, as well as between the church and the adventurers?

“The truth is, the healer party that was in this territory until now got into a dispute with the church so they left and went to another territory. They were shouting something about healing being the church’s domain.”

“With them leaving, the guild has been looking for someone to fill the gap left by the healers. Then, the church said in a condescending tone that they would take on the job only if they are paid ten times the fee.”

“I was there when that happened, and the Guild Master was totally pissed.”

“Recently, the cost of treatment in the church has become higher, and not only us, but also people in the town are refraining from using the church.”

“Hence, we’re now running low on potions. My head hurts all over because of this.”

The adventurers started to complain one after another.

This seems to be worse for the church than I thought.

“Come on, come on, stop the chatter. The food is ready so hurry up and eat.”

“““Okay”””

As if to end our conversation there, the innkeeper brought a large amount of food. Following behind him were two female bear beastman who seemed to be his daughters.

Several adventurers were looking at his daughters with heart marks in their eyes. The two ladies ignored them though. They placed the food in front of Shiro and Ao. They then patted Shiro and Ao’s heads with a smile.

“The meat is delicious!”

“Really? Then eat a lot.”

“Yes!”

Afterwards, they have a nice chat with Shiro who is grinning happily.

It looks like today will end peacefully again. However, I can’t help but feel that things will get turbulent from tomorrow.

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“My, what a fun night it was.”

The next morning, we again hopped into the carriage and set off for the Eastern Margravate.

The old man says it was an interesting experience, but it was hard for me……

The employees who had diarrhea due to food poisoning had recovered by morning. In addition to the treatment, we also cleaned the kitchen in the cafeteria with life magic. If they are careful enough with the ingredients, they should be fine.

The staff at the inn appreciated it a lot, but I would like them to have a little more knowledge of hygiene.

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Since we went out from the forest to the plains along the river, there were fewer monsters and dangerous animals that targeted us, so the journey was relatively peaceful.

Now that we have a little time, I want to ask what has been on my mind.

“Grandpa, if you can talk about it, I’d like to know the details. Well, I heard that in the Eastern Margravate, the relationship between humans and beastmen is quite bad, is that true?”

“Hmm, that’s a difficult question. It’s true that there is conflict between some humans and beastmen.”

The old man answered me after thinking for a moment.

What I had heard in the Southern Margravate was true after all.

Then, the beastman uncle supplemented.

“To be exact, it’s between the humanists and the beastmen. When the head of the church changed, the policy also suddenly changed. Some residents who agreed with it also changed their attitude towards beastmen drastically.”

“Eh? The church is supposed to be equal regardless of race, right?”

“Miss, there’s a power struggle in the church too. The idea of equality that Miss had said is normal, but there are also extreme humanists.”

Sue was taken aback by the story of that the beastman uncle said. But intra-religious conflicts do exist in this world.

Hmmm. If that is indeed the case, then a sponsor might be the one supporting the person who’s at the top of the church.

“There are no conflicts between humans and beastmen among the adventurers though. However, there is certainly a bit of unrest in the town.”

“We’re a party of humans and beastmen, so I’m a little worried.”

“Anyways, you guys will be fine. I’m sure you’ll do something about it.”

Beastman uncle, please don’t just say that casually. It’s not like I can really do something about it.

Uh! The old man even nodded his head in agreement!

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The bustling carriage journey is now coming to an end. We had at last arrived at the Eastern Margravate.

“Whoa, there are really people of all races here.”

“It’s true. There are so many of them.”

Even though we have arrived at the Eastern Margravate, it is still a border town. However, there are already many people of different races walking around the town. There are not only beastmen, but also elves and dwarves. On rare occasions, angels and those from demon race are also walking around the place.

Unlike the Southern Margravate, the townscape here is very lively.

Amidst all this, our carriage arrived safely at the carriage terminal.

“We’re heading to the Capital after work tomorrow. See you guys soon.”

“We are also heading to the Capital after working for a couple of days. We’re looking forward to seeing you guys there.”

“Yes, I’m looking forward to seeing you all again too.”

“Bye-bye, see you later!”

We said goodbye to the beastman couple and the elderly couple at the carriage terminal. However, it seems that everyone is going to the Capital soon, so we will definitely meet up again.

We decided to find an inn to stay at for the night and get a good rest.

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We took turns defeating the monsters that showed up along the way. Then we eventually arrived at the first night’s stop over without any trouble.

Since this is also a small territory, there is no choice of accommodation, and everyone stays at the same inn. After booking an inn, we sold the prey we hunted along the way to the guild in this area.

Back at the inn, where it was time for dinner, a big problem arose.

“M-my stomach hurts……”

That’s right. The innkeeper had an upset stomach.

“It’s food poisoning. It seems to be caused by eating some old meat.”

“You’ve used up a lot of energy so you still need to rest after the treatment.”

“U-ugh……”

In fact, not only the innkeeper but all the employees in the inn had food poisoning. All of them were immediately treated by Sue and the rabbit beastman aunt, but they had diarrhea multiple times and were completely exhausted.

Of course, given this case, we couldn’t ask them to cook for us because it would be unhygienic. However, there are no other cafeteria in this territory.

It’s in a great location, just bordering the Eastern Margravate though.

Just why has this territory not been able to run properly?

The answer to that was given by the old man, the husband of the elderly woman.

“Unfortunately, the lords here have all been pathetic for generations now. I stayed here many times but the situation has not improved at all!”

“Eh? Seriously……?”

The old man said it angrily.

Those who became the lord here must be incapable of governing this place. If they could just think a little more clearly, this place could be a chance for development.

“Hmm, at this time, the market is already closed so we can’t buy ready-made food. I guess we can only make them ourselves.”

When I told them that, they all turned pale.

Uhm, perhaps……

“Well, anyone here who can cook?”

“““……”””

“Eh……?”

I asked them if they could cook, and they all looked away in unison.

Even the rabbit beastwoman or the old lady cook can’t cook?

“Shun-oniichan, I want to eat what you cooked.”

Then, Shiro and Ao look up at me with smiles on their faces. I feel heartbroken again, but I still start cooking.

“Shun-oniichan, what are you going to make?”

“I don’t have much time so I’m going to make pasta, soup and salad.”

On the way here I found a place that sold dried noodles, so I decided to have pasta today. I also plan to serve some bread just in case. I made the soup light for those with diarrhea and for everyone else, I added salt. I cut the meat into small and thin pieces so that it is easy to eat for the elderly.

Ao is the only one who can help. As for the others, they are watching me and Ao cook.

“Nii-chan can cook huh.”

“He can make a variety of dishes too.”

“I heard he made the hamburger steak too. He is just like a chef.”

“He is also very considerate of us. He cut the meat into thin slices.”

Alright, done!

I thought it was pretty good considering that we made it in a hurry.

Then we all have a meal.

“Shun-oniichan’s cooking is always delicious.”

“I know right. The hamburger steak the other day was also very delicious. He is really good at cooking.”

Shiro and Sue also eat deliciously, but I still wish they would hold a cooking class at the guild.

The beastman husband and wife are also eating a lot, so there seems to be no problem with the taste.

“Do you use shoyu for pasta?”

“Yes, as a secret ingredient. But it would have been better if there was butter.”

“It’s so good. You really are like a chef.”

The elderly couple guessed the secret ingredient. I also cut the meat into thin slices, so they are able to eat it all.

“Well, I was worried for a while, but I’m glad you’re here.”

“Hmm, it’s great to be able to do anything. On top of that, he also has the title of goblin hunter.”

“Mm. He seems to have a genuine personality and is a very nice person.”

-Uh, it seems my reputation has skyrocketed.

It’s kind of a little embarrassing though.

“Shun-oniichan, please cook again.”

“If I get a chance, I’ll teach Shiro and Sue how to cook as well.”

“Yes, please do so.  I don’t think it’s a good idea to keep putting a burden on Shun-san every time.”

Shiro and Sue also seemed to be interested in cooking. Well, even if they fail, Ao will digest it and it’s good to try things.

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