Chapter 4 - At the Reception Desk (1/2)

The battle ended not long after Narsena defeated the lich.

The ogres around, especially the strengthened variant, were by no means weak.

But now, without the one who acted as a commander that also assisted them with powerful magic, there was no reason that we would have a hard fight against the like of ogres.

After defeating the ogres, Narsena and I hunted various monsters in the lower-layer.

During that time, there were various traps, monsters that mimic the wall of the labyrinth attacking and so forth, however, an irregular like the first didn’t show up, we didn’t get any damage other than some slight injuries on Narsena, and so we ended the hunt safely.

After a few hours, we left the labyrinth with slight fatigue.

「Actually, if the monsters have a certain level of intelligence, sneering or laughing can serve as a way to taunt them.」

「I see, so that’s why Onii-san sneering at them when you’re on defense.」

「To be honest, I’m laughing not because of I’m a battle maniac or something…… You know, I can’t attack when I’m on defense, so I’m troubled if I’m ignored…」

After we went out of the labyrinth, I was chatting with Narsena as we walked to the guild.

It was a calm time, I couldn’t ignore the novelty of this.

Until now, a moment like this didn’t exist in my previous party.

No, maybe I should say that I couldn’t participate in the chat after we were back from the labyrinth?

That was why I was not accustomed to a calm chatter like this.

However, this moment was by no means unpleasant.

That was why, I was smiling naturally…

「But Onii-san, even with only this much, we can earn quite a fortune! That’s why the trouble we went through is worth it!」

「……What?」

… But, Narsena’s remarks erased the smile on my face and replaced it with question marks.

Narsena’s words, I couldn’t believe it.

The reward I got from Margulus was a quarter of the other party members.

Calculating back, the bounty we got should never be that high.

「No, it shouldn’t be that high right?」

「Eehh~ with this we should get enough to buy a large house though?」

「………………Huh?」

Hearing Narsena’s answers made me lost for words.

A few minutes later, when I finally understood that not only I paid less, the share was not even what I should get made me crumbled down.

「Is that so? … I thought it was strange because they have quite a wealthy appearance …」

「O-Onii-san!? Ple-Please cheer up …」

I couldn’t hide the shock when I knew that I was deceived by Margulus’ party.

Certainly, I was a defect healer.

I understood that I was not at the level that Margulus and the others wanted.

That was why, I endured being paid for a quarter of the other members’ reward, I didn’t expect that my pay was less than even that.

「Y-yes, thank you. For now, let’s go to the guild anyway.」

「Y-Yes!」

…… However, being depressed forever wouldn’t be any help.

It’s shocking to know I’m deceived by Margulus.

But, the past is the past

That’s why, it’s better to have higher hopes in how much money I can get from now on.

I decided to think so and continued walking to the adventurer guild.

「Gh!」

「Oh…」

… However, when we arrived at the adventurer guild and I saw that person, my feeling was further dropped.

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Seeing who was at the end of my sight, my face distorted. It was a good looking receptionist who manned the receptionist.

…… But, I was not good with her.

That was why, I put all the materials, mainly the magic stones, in front of her in a hurry so we could leave this place as soon as possible.