Chapter 67 - In the room of the inn, Together with Mist (1/2)

In the room of the inn, Together with Mist

I’ve just woken up.

The pocket watch that I had placed on my bed was on Pigimaru’s side as he plays with it with his squishy protrusion.

[Pii~]

Checking the time on the pocket watch…

It seems that I’ve woken up earlier than I had planned.

[I think I still have some time to get some dinner.]

I decided to go to the restaurant downstairs and have my meal.

There are hardly any customers in the restaurant.

I’m pretty sure that it should already be around dinner time right now but…

[It looks like some of the mercenaries that went here have already left Mills today.]

The innkeeper is sighing across the counter.

Today, I’m having my meal sitting on the counter seat.

[Is there none of them left in here? It seems that Dragon Eye Sakazuki that the Marquis-sama wanted was recently just found. There seems to be some mercenaries though that were saying that there should still be other treasures to be discovered in the new floor.]

Are they just depending on finding treasures by chance now that the centerpiece treasure has been found?

[Thanks to that, the rooms that were just filled-up yesterday are now empty. Mills would be peaceful again until the next floor is discovered… Well, I think with our Marquis-sama like that, I’m sure that he would want the next treasure he could acquire and start another one of those recruitment again…]

The innkeeper muttered to himself.

However, I could feel that he was already quite used to it.

It seems that the discovery of the new floor may be just like one of those festival for this place that would happen from time to time.

[Ah, I’ve just remembered it. Hati-sama.]

[What is it?]

[Don’t you think that this may also not be a bad thing? Didn’t you know that the person of topic, the one who found the Dragon Eye Sakazuki is now staying in this inn~? Actually, that person has also stayed in this inn before she had discovered that treasure. ]

And then, the innkeeper tried to conceal his voice.

[Moreover, she’s quite the beauty.

I have told the innkeeper that I may invite some guests into my room.

However, I didn’t tell the name of the person I invited.

I don’t think he would have thought that the one I’m inviting was the person who has discovered the Dragon Eye Sakazuki.

By the way, when I have said to him that I would call some guest into my room…

[I understand~]

The innkeeper told me that with a face that looks like he knows what I’m up to.

Did he think that I’m calling some prostitute into my room?

Anyway, it seems that Mist has acquired a room in this inn without difficulty.

[The food in this inn is delicious, so she might have wanted to eat in this place again.]

[I wonder if I can promote this inn as the inn where the discoverer of the Dragon Eye Sakazuki is staying.]

After finishing my dinner, I returned to my room with some meal for Pigimaru.

Pigimaru happily eats the grilled meat and salad I’ve brought.

[Mokyuu~, mokyuuu~ ♪ ]

The door was knocked just as Pigimaru finishes his meal.

Pigimaru promptly turns into his crystallized form.

[Hati-dono.]

I check the pocket watch.

[It’s Mist.]

It’s already the time we’ve arranged to meet.

[You want to continue hiring me as your guard, is it?]

Mist looks pretty surprised as she exclaimed that.

[Yeah, well I don’t think I’d earned more money than other people. Though I say that, you may already have enough money now for your travels from the reward from the Dragon Eye Sakazuki but…]

It may have been a detestable way of saying it.

I’ve just indirectly mentioned about that matter where I gave the Dragon Eye Sakazuki to her.

[However, it doesn’t matter since you already have money on you, right?]

[That’s right… It’s better to have it than not having it after all.]

Mist is sitting on the edge of the bed.

I was just sitting in a simple chair.

[You’re heading towards Jonato Principality, right?]

[—Yes.]

I spread out the map I have purchased before.