Chapter 6 (2/2)
(Nice, tomorrow is an adventure with cute girls!)
I was a little worried by the fact that I’d only talked to Allen, and not either of the two girls, but I was still happy.
“As for the job we have, it’s eliminating the orcs which have been frequently bothering a nearby village.”
“Ah, yes, that’s fine.”
I didn’t know what kind of creatures these orcs were, but my role would be using recovery magic and I was confident I could do that.
“…aagh, this is the worst.”
Ester was looking at me with disgust.
(Wow, 100% pure hate.)
“I, uh, look forward to working with you.”
It was obvious that she hated me, but I couldn’t be mad at a pretty girl.
(It’s a blonde loli. Loli-loli-loli.)
“Really? That’s great. It’s good to have you.”
“No, no, thank you for inviting me.”
(Seriously, thank you.)
And so, my plans for the next day were decided.
After meeting with the members of White Rain, I left the guild building, and headed for a general goods store to buy supplies. I got its location from once again giving a passing little girl a few copper coins for the information.
(Yes, the little girls of this world will even talk to someone like me!)
I’d expected to get lost, but following the directions I got I arrived at an appropriate-looking store.
(The little girls of this town are high-spec.)
I opened the door, and a bell on it rang as I entered the store.
“Excuse me, I’m looking for some adventurer’s tools, like rope and food and so on. Could you put a recommended set of items together for me? Ah, something appropriate for a magician if possible.”
The shopkeeper got up behind the counter. She was a woman in her late 30s.
“A set? Well, if you’re OK with my guesses then I can put something together.”
I expected to be holding the younger people back with my stamina, so I at least wanted to get some useful items. All I could reasonably do was try to be prepared.
Once, I tried to take up mountain climbing, and I bought shoes and a backpack and even tools. The next week, I climbed Mt. Takao, and then never climbed a mountain again. I was the type of person to try to be prepared before even trying something.
“Ah, that’s fine.”
“OK.”
She disappeared into the storeroom.
(I have the bag I bought and the ones I got from that goblin, so I shouldn’t need another bag.)
Having arrived with nothing but the clothes I was wearing, I was happy about having more possessions. When I was in Japan, owning stuff was the main thing I could be proud of.
After a short wait, she returned.
“Is this good?”
She put some goods on the counter.
Knife, lantern, metal tableware, water bag, blanket, bandages, medicinal herbs, a bottle with some unknown liquid, food, and various other things.
“Ah, yes. How much would that be?”
“Hmm, let’s see. Altogether, about 3 silver, I suppose.”
“OK, I understand.”
I didn’t want to ruin her good mood, so I just payed the asking price without trying to negotiate. I gave her the bag I got from the friendly goblin to put the items in.
As she was doing that, she casually asked, “By the way, are you a magic user?”
“Eh, you could say that.”
“Fuuu, you don’t look like one.”
“I, I see.”
“What kind of magic can you use?”
“Recovery magic, and just a little bit of fire magic.”
“Ehhh, recovery magic, huh?”
“Eh?”
“If it’s recovery magic, then are you maybe from a church or a university? At your age, becoming an adventurer, you must really like money. Normally people would want a more stable job, right?”
“Is that how it is?”
“Of course. I can understand young people wanting to become adventurers, but you’ve managed to learn recovery magic, and yet at your age, with that cheap equipment, you’re working as an adventurer? People will definitely say you’re no good. At least, that’s the view of society.”
“…I see.”
“It’s a waste of that kind of talent. Or are you bad at it? If that’s how it is, maybe it can’t be helped.”
“No, well, I have some personal circumstances.”
Apparently being able to use recovery magic meant that you could guarantee yourself some amount of social status. That explained why there was more demand than supply at the Adventurer’s Guild.
“Well, you’re still not too old, I think. Just don’t chase after dreams forever; you need to find some proper work in the end. It would be good if you got a position in a church or something quickly.”
“Yeah, that’s true.”
I had no idea how finding a job worked in this country, but then, I didn’t feel like I really understood that in my previous world either.
After talking to the lady at the store a bit more, I left. I’d finished my shopping without any event, apart from an unexpected conversation.
The sun (or sun-like object) was high in the sky.
(It’s about time for lunch. I got hungry from all that walking around.)
“…..”
I had nothing else to do that day, so there was no point in ignoring my hunger. After walking along the main street for a bit, I entered a restaurant that seemed popular.
“…oh.”
After entering, I realized why it was so popular.
The waitress there was quickly going through the narrow spaces between tables with no time to rest. Looking at her, she was exceptionally beautiful.
(Wow, sexy. Dangerous.)
Most of the customers were glancing at her.
“One person today?”
“Ah, yes.”
She had come over as soon as I’d entered. Up close, she was even more pretty.
Her face was model-class. She had blonde hair to her waist in a ponytail, was wearing a maid-style apron with long white socks and S-classzettai ryouiki, and seemed about 20 years old. In any case, she was young and cute.
Her face was good, and so was her body. She had wide hips with an ass that could just barely be seen through her short skirt, and big boobs…
I got a twisty feeling in my stomach.
(Ahh, I want to do her…)
“Right this way, there’s a seat open at the counter.”
“…….right.”
She cheerfully guided me to a seat. Her smile was dazzling, and I obediently followed and sat down.
(I haven’t tasted the food, but…this is a good restaurant.)
“Do you know what you want to order?”
She was staring at me from only a short distance away. Her big blue eyes made her face seem doll-like.
“Um, if you have a daily special or something you recommend, I’ll take that.”
“OK, one daily special!”
She energetically shouted the order to the kitchen, and someone replied to say they’d gotten it.
“Enjoy your meal.”
After that short conversation, she quickly left to do something else. It wasn’t a very large restaurant, but it was very busy and it seemed like she was the only waitress.
She went running towards another customer that was calling her. I watched her from behind as she hurried off, and saved that image for use later.
As I was keeping her ass in the corner of my vision, I heard part of a conversation between two young men at a nearby table.
“Yeah, the magic knight company’s Shion-chan is more my style.”
“What the heck, you lolicon.”
“Hey, the value of a woman isn’t about the size of her boobs and ass.”
“You only like small ones, though. That’s no good, man.”
“Hey, it’s all about their personality. I’m just not obsessed with looks like you are.”
“Then Sophia-chan who’s working here is pretty good, isn’t she?”
“I can’t deny that…”
They were talking about their preferences in women, and apparently, the pretty waitress working that night was called Sophia.
They had put a spear and a helm on the table while they ate, and were both wearing chainmail of the same design. I got the impression that they were soldiers on a lunch break. They seemed familiar, and I realized that the soldiers who threw me in jail had been wearing the same outfit.
“But Shion-chan is amazing. She’s in her teens, and already the vice-commander of a division!”
“If you want to talk about that, Sophia-chan is the beautiful daughter of the best restaurant in town.”
“Guh…I heard a rumor that Shion is going to become the commander soon…”
“Hey, let’s just enjoy our lunch. Shion-chan is good too.”
“Ugh…I haven’t even seen her this past week.”
“She has work to do, you know? A vice-commander wouldn’t normally be around regular soldiers like us.”
“But still, as her fan I worry about her.”
“What’s you worrying about her going to accomplish?”
“Hey, that’s just who I am. It’s human nature to worry about stuff, especially girls.”
“You take it so far that you seem crazy though.”
“That’s how love is, man.”
Those two soldiers in their mid-20s seemed to really get along well. Eating my lunch alone, I was kind of jealous.