22 Chapter 6 1 : Meet the harem, part 1 (2/2)
”My group would be able to fight against those sorts of bigger game, when an ordinary escort would step in and not let us take it on. That would mean a higher evaluation, and a higher chance of a rank up” (Ryuu)
”Well, we'll discuss it and apply if we feel like it's a good idea... how would we know that we'd get matched with your party in particular?” (Van)
”Simply put, your party has been getting a lot of attention the last month or so, considering that it dealt with two greater wyverns at once, while barely C ranked, among other feats. With that, if you made a request to be made to escort some promising newbies, including a mage, if possible, so as to scout and maybe add them to your party when they graduate, the administration would be likely to consider it. You'd be more likely to get us if you specified girls, as to not upset the gender ratio too much. 5 to 3 is much better than 6 to 2, right?” (Ryuu)
Van looked quite interested now, as did the rest... well, Bradley had his own expression instead of that.
”Are we really so admi-” (Bradley)
”Yes, dumbass. Everyone but you has noticed that we have a lot of people trying to hear what requests we take every day, and that there've been a few people following us sometimes” (Shion)
”Not to mention the fact that we've gotten more than a few people wanting to join our party, though most have been D ranks or C rank swordsmen, which we have enough of. We need ranged attackers, mages, preferably, but even so, they ask. Every. Single. Day...” (Irene)
”And the fact that we've been asked a few times what our party name is. We still need to decide on one, but it's... well, half of our party is made of those with no real naming sense... Like Bradley and Ninya” (Van)
”Hey, I suggested a name: Perverted Dwarf and Friends who wish to be anything but friends, but someone thought that, if anything, the name should reflect the party's leader, not the party's comedic relief” (Ninya)
”This means... I might be able to get a date!” (Bradley)
”Not a chance... see, it's the party that's admired. The individual members are... well, the leader is admired, and so is the sole mage who has to take care of both offensive and healing magic, and maybe the scout who provides information to the leader. However, beyond that, the others, in other words, you and me, are little more than individual stitches in a complex embroidery. We're seen as nothing without the others” (Irene)
”Speaking of the others... Where's Ver?” (Ninya)
”Oh, she's with my roommates, learning common sense and a bit of magic” (Ryuu)
”Magic? She can use magic?” (Shion)
”So far, I've seen her use fire and spatial magic, but I think she's got more than just those” (Ryuu)
After that, I went off with Ninya, we made plans for when and where to meet up, and we went our separate ways. I went back to out room, where I explained the plan for them meeting Ninya, and then went off for my date.
”Van... If you keep following me, I'll have to hit you where you really don't want to get hit. If you follow me again after today, I'm going to just ask Ver to use you as a test dummy for her magic. She's learning void magic, so it might hurt a bit. Don't worry, she's also learning healing magic, so you won't be permanently injured... I think. Now, please leave” (Ryuu)
”I forgot that you could find a shadow wraith assassin when you were on guard, so finding me when not wouldn't be too hard... Fine, I'll leave you two lovebirds to your date” (Van)
After I made sure he wasn't tailing me, I went to meet with Ninya, or rather, Tuare, as she was wearing a pretty dress and showing off her huge rack... well, only that she had it, people couldn't see much of them through her dress. We ate, talked, and dealt with a pair of guys who offered to ”show us a good time” by having a good time while tossing them into the gutters. After that, we went to the same inn we went to the first time.
”Oh, you two are back? Would you like the same arrangement? One double room for two nights, no bath or food? That'll be two large silvers” (Receptionist)
”Yeah... I guess we made a large impression on you last time...” (Ryuu)
”More like your girlfriend's large bosom did... and the way you two limped out a day later” (Receptionist)
”Yeah, we may have overdone it a little... anyways, we should be fine with just a single night” (Ryuu)
We paid for the room, got the key, and went in, putting up a barrier after we did so.
”Same song, second verse? It's been a month since we had the time to do this. Either we had a large quest, or one of us had some other plans, right?” (Tuare)
”But of course. The more we wait, the better it feels, right?” (Ryuu)
”Only to a point... Well, come on! I'm a bit impatient right now, in case you couldn't tell” (Tuare)