Vol 1 Chapter 10 (2/2)

「Yes. I am going to Pascam port town in the west in relation to procurement, so I came here to request escorts.」

「I see. Pascam highway escort……should be a rank D quest, no?」

「Yes. I want to reach by the sunset, so I’ll be departing in the morning. If someone could accept right now, I would be really grateful.」

Bays-san fell silent, pondering over something.

「Guys, a trip to and from Pascam will take 2 days……Are you fine with it?」

The two beastkin were fine with it, so they nodded.

Oh well……I don’t have any problem either.

——Dario-san……

「Batteau-san, are you okay with the people here receiving the quest? I’ll be going along with them as their examiner. If it won’t be inconvenient for you, that is.」

「I see. It’s part of the exam, huh?……It may be inappropriate of me to ask in front of them but……According to you, Bays-san, what is the level of ability of these three?」

Thinking from Batteau-san’s point of view, who would be entrusting his life and goods to us, he was justified to ask that question.

「Yes, their a.s.sessment was perfect……To the extent that I’m contemplating whether or not to become an adventurer again and start training.」

Satisfied, Batteau-san turned around to face us.

「I’m grateful to you for giving me an opportunity to be acquainted with promising adventurers. I thank you in antic.i.p.ation.」

He bowed courteously.

Aah, that……is an important characteristic of a successful merchant, certainly.

——As it turned out, for the quest, as part of the secondary exam, we became Batteau-san’s escorts.

The reward was 1,000 Dalas per day per person. Since it was a 2-day-long round trip, the reward ended up as 2,000 Dalas.

In addition, the client would bear the inn expenses in Pascam.

In case monsters and thieves were taken out en route, the spoils would be distributed amongst the escorts.

Will it really be such a place?

……It was somewhat short of what I could earn in a day but it depended on the type of the quest. If I threw a tantrum, I would be seen as a kid.

As for Bays-san, there would be no reward for him.

They were paid salary by the guild. They could also claim the inn expenses.

Even if he didn’t lend a hand, it was still profit to have a rank B equivalent, Bays-san, as an escort, for essentially free.

「It’s about time for 8 bells. I’ll have you complete your preparations. We will meet at the west gate at 9 bells.」

「Okay」 「Un」 「Understood」

Now that we were dismissed for the time being, I decided to return to Feeder Pops’.

「Oya, that was quick. What was the result?」

「Oh, you haven’t eaten the lunch I made for you, yet, it seems.」

Not just Flower-san, even Dario-san had come out of the kitchen when I returned.

Were they perhaps concerned about my promotion exam……?

「Nope, actually I’ll be going to Pascam in the west in relation to the secondary exam. Therefore, I’ll be staying there tonight. However, I’ll be back by tomorrow night, so I will leave my luggage here. Since I have already paid, I would like you to keep the room reserved.」

I had prepaid for one week. I can’t have anyone else use room # 205 for It’s my room now.

I went upstairs to the room, stuffed a change of clothes and some medicines into a leather bag, went back downstairs to first floor and headed to the water well to fill the flask.

After the intense body movement earlier, I was feeling thirsty, so I quenched my thirst, too.

Puha~……Alright then, it’s about time.

When I went back to the dining area, Dario-san was at the counter, unexpectedly.

Actually, isn’t it normal for him to take over from Flower-san since he doesn’t cook at this time?

「Leaving so soon? Did you eat the dessert I gave you with the lunch today? As for the feedback, you can give me when you return.」

Oh G.o.d……

「I-I’m sorry. That dessert……I gave it to a girl I met at the exam……」

「N? Is that so? What was her reaction?」

「When I saw her eating it, I was regretting the fact that I offered it to her.」

「Haha! I see. Wait……」

Dario-san quickly went inside the kitchen and came back with something, wrapped.

「Take this.」

What Dario-san handed me was fruit pie for two.

「Eh!? Are you sure?」

「Flower and I have already had our fill. Also, I would feel bad charging you for the room without you staying. Don’t be modest. All the best for the exam.」

Dario-san saw me off, smiling.

Aah……How do I put it?

——I want to protect this smile.

「Well then, I’ll be off.」

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