Chapter 65: The Trapped Adventurer II (1/2)

【84th day】

It appeared that the god in question liked curry very much.

It was the curry with Ea’s spicy blend of spices in it too.

What’s curious is that Misuranika-sama and Gladvain-sama were acquainted. They only said a few words, but I sensed a familiarity in the way they spoke to each other.

Despite the fact that she is my god, I still don’t know much about Misuranika-sama. Even thought her name has remained on the old gold coins, she is little-known to an abnormal degree. To the extent that it feels intentional.

In the past, were there people who had become her follower like me?

Where are they now, I wonder. It bothers me, but I pulled back because it smells like something I should avoid.

Everyone invariably has a past that they don’t want others to know about. That’s true for Rana, and for me as well. For gods, that probably runs deep. In some cases, simply knowing that past is enough to lead to one’s death.

On a subtly unrelated note, Lanseal said,

『Souya, you smell of an unfamiliar woman. Who is she?』

『Huh? Err……』

『Who, on, earth, is, she?』

Lanseal, who had a smile on her face, was scary. I feared for my life. What should I do about this?

I’ll have to apologize in various ways to Tyutyu as well.

Before that, the one whom I need to apologize to, or rather, reconcile with, is Rana.

We hadn’t talked at all yesterday.

She didn’t say a word during meals, took no refills and offered no impressions. She didn’t drink even one cup of alcohol.

There’s a reason for why I’m dragging my feet.

I want to take action first, and then connect those actions to words. I wonder if I’m just being selfish.

We did sort of sleep in the same tent today, but as usual, my sister and Misuranika-sama came, and for some reason, so did Lanseal. We slept packed together like sardines.

Though I hadn’t expected to, I had a good night’s sleep.

I woke up.

After having a light breakfast, we went into the city, collected the things from the merchant company, and then met up with Shuna and Lys at the dormitory.

We arrived at the 1st floor of the dungeon, the Adventurers’ Guild.

There, we met up with Frey, Lazarissa and Gashuraku-san, but Rana remained calm and didn't say anything. She didn’t even pull a long face. She also completely ignored Frey's greeting. It was really early in the morning, so there were no parties there except us.

Evetta-san hadn't come to work yet, so I submitted the application form for clearing the dungeon to another Guild employee.

Then, we dived through the portal and went to the 15th floor.

Our current party was me, Rana, Ea, Shuna, and Lys(Bel).

The other party was Frey, Lazarissa, and Gashuraku.

In addition,

「Everyone, this person is a helper who’s joining us just this once」

「I’m Medimu. Looking forward to working together」

Including Otou-san, these nine were the members of this adventure. We were a huge party.

Although it was only three day’s worth, the amount of food was quite considerable. Normally, it would be divided among everyone, but this time, other than the emergency rations, I had Lazarissa carry all of it. The backpack she carried was filled to bursting.

「Souya-sama. What kind of relationship do you have that you’re able to get that person to help?」

Lazarissa was surprised when she saw Otou-san.

「Lazarissa, you know this Oji-sama?」

It seemed that Frey didn't know him at all.

「Ojou-sama, this person is the famous Medimu-sama, the father of adventurers. He is someone who has his name recorded even in the biographies of the valiant warriors of the center continent」

「Oh, so he’s a famous adventurer. My name is Frey・Dis・Gastolfo. On this occasion, I look forward to your guidance」

「Ga, Gastolfo……」

In a rare turn of events, Otou-san had a panicked expression on his face. He pulled me by the arm away from the party.

Otou-san and I whispered to each other in hushed tones.

（Souya! I didn’t hear anything about a Gastolfo coming along!）

（That’s because I didn’t mention it. Her personality is like that, but as a magician, she’s strong, you know? The maid accompanying her is also pretty skilled）

（Don’t ever talk about Eldalia or our brothel, got it?）

If I'm not mistaken, Eldalia is the proprietress of the『Mansion of the Sleep Demon and the Goddess of Fertility』. I’ve only met her once, but Otou-san and her are lovers.

（I understand, but why?）

If I don't ask about it now, in the worse case, I might be placed in an awkward situation later.

（Roomen is the younger sister god of Gastolfo. They’re on extremely bad terms. And Eldalia’s name was once Marcia・Melua・Gastolfo. She abandoned her family name because she hates their way of doing things. Even though I've avoided getting involved with the Gastolfos for the longest time, why did you drag one along?）

（I didn’t know. It's a coincidence. Even if you ask me something like that, I don’t know what to say）

The not particularly interesting secret talk ended.

We turned ourselves around and I introduced everyone to Otou-san.

「This is Frey-sama, who has the title of Brave, and her attendants, Lazarissa and Gashuraku-san」

「Gashuraku-dono is, hmm? By any chance——」

「Gashuraku-san is a dwarf」

「Now, hang on a minute, he is——」

As could be expected, he had been recognized.

It’s impossible to fool someone with deep insight after all

「He’s a dwarf. Otou-san, recently, the number of customers at the store is――」

「He’s a dwarf, I see」

「That’s right, he’s a dwarf」

「I’m a dwarf~」

I’ll apologize if I meet a real dwarf.

「Next, my party is Rana, Ea, Shuna, and Be………Lys」

「Hmm, the look on your faces have changed in the short while since I last saw you guys. Especially you, girl, I can't say that it's a good change though」

「………………」