Vol 7 Chapter 106 (1/2)
First Job in Beim
The village we spanned five days in Porter to reach, was one surrounded by wood and stone
It had forests and mountains around, and those were likely the source of the tie that’s defenses were built off its terrain seemed somehow burlier than those I had come to know
Disate with the necessary forms in hand
The one on lookout, a youth froe, had a bow strapped over his back
After confir ere dispatched froh, Porter and all
Clara looked around, a little surprised
“The lookout was one thing, but seeing just how much effort they’ve put to defense… makes me question whether we’re really needed here”
They were quite candor iht the same
The one who careet us was a man who named himself as the chief
His body was large, and his stomach stuck out a little, but theover us, heinto a smile
“Welco all the way out to the sticks Noon’t you hand over the guild documents?”
I handed the a couple of times
As the individual who had put up the request himself, he looked at us and aardly scratched his head
“An experienced party, is it? But you’ve got some tools I’ve never seen before in my life Is that what’s in these days? And why do you even have a housekeeper with you?”
“Maid”
“Eh?”
“Maid”
“R-right”
After glancing at Porter, he had turned his eyes to Monica’s uniform
He pulled back a little at Monica’s insistence that she was not, in fact, a housekeeper Perhaps writing her off as a girl with a screw loose here or there, he iears, and turned to me- the party’s leader
“I doubt you can relax standing in the middle of nowhere We don’t have an inn, but there’s a building you can use for lodging It’s maintained, so I’ll bet it’ll be a relatively pleasant stay”
Following the h the village
Just froers eapons in their hand
Noticing ave a bitter smile
“It may put you off, but please deal with it It’s just so weapons in hand And they can’t help but be hen adventurers come”
While looking at his back, I…
“Chief, were you an adventurer too?”
“… You can tell? Well then I’ a competent one”
Walking on with a save off the impression of a veteran with an impressive record behind him
(If it’s just Gray Wolves, then wouldn’t this man be able to handle it alone?)
If I just concentrated a little on s, I could discover former-adventurers scattered all over the place
They ary of us, and aonistic sentiment our way
From the Jewel, the Third let his voice
『There’re all sorts of adventurers out there I mean, there’re some that’ll start a ruckus if the reward is insufficient, and even some fools who’ll try to threaten their requesters Many don’t differ e bandit, so that’s why they’re so wary』
The adventurer-hating Seventh agreed
『You can never trust an adventurer But I’ hostility towards Lyle If he had to e off the map』
I could understand why they were so wary They were probably anxious because they didn’t knohat sort of adventurers we’d turn out to me
Of course, that sort of thing wasn’t soht over
And after a while, the building used for lodging by travelers, merchants, adventurers and the like came into view
The chief pointed out the building which was quite spread out, length-wise, and had at least three whole entrances to it
“Use that one however you will Of course, break it and there’ll be trouble And you, blue haired bro over there, you’ll be co with me”
He likely had solance at my comrades, and they nodded, so I accompanied the chief
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At the chief’s house was a young and pretty wife, set apart ten to twenty years from the man
The large house had two children, both of which hid and stared at me from the corners of the hallway
Made of sturdy wood, perhaps it had been made quite recently, as the chief’s house was quite tidy
The young and pretty wife brought out some tea, so we sipped it as we discussed
“The atht? Is it the first tim you’ve been in a situation like this?”
I had taken up a personal request to eliet put on the records, but I fought a defensive battle at that village
“It’s not my first, but that’s not to say I’m used to it”
He smiled
“I’ll bet Your eyes were darting about, so I thought that was the case Well, there was some risk on our side when you took it up, so please bear with it”
After I nodded, the chief went into the Gray Wolves
“Now then, about the request… a pack of Gray Wolves has been sighted in the nearby forest We enter those trees for hunting and firewood, but it’s gotten dangerous so I’d like you to deal with them And that’s about it”
After staring at the chief a while, I looked at the weapons hanging on his wall
Appropriate to his build, it looks like he was a vanguard warrior ung a battle axe
“Do you find it strange I don’t go out and kill them?”
“I do think there has to be a reason to it”
“And sure enough, there is one But it’s so like a custoe it”
The for as if he had gotten a grasp of my character
“You guys fought a bit on the way here, didn’t you?”
“Yes, I get the feeling it was a bit ht monsters a number of times”
Hearing that, the chief looked delighted
“That’s exactly it Adventurers do plenty of hunting around Beim’s circumference, but they never venture out as far as here The reason we call adventurers is to have them defeat the monsters on the way Otherwise, the traders and travelers that stop by would be troubled”
I was satisfied with that explanation Sure, the chief alone could probably take care of the monsters around
But then the ones inhabiting the road here would be left unchecked In that case, anyone would hesitate to bring their feet to this village
“So your goal was calling adventurers in itself?”
“That’s how it is And to us, the peddlers are iet some hands on some money, and we essentially pay for safer travel for the traders and travelers If you keep that on yourup requests”
It appears there’s a benefit to it
The chief offered up some more information
“The pack’s in a nearby forest, but do you need uide you?”
The eyes he shot me were ones as if to test me I shook my head
With the Fifth and Sixth’s Skills, locating enemies was s eimple matter
“I see Then go out whenever you’re ready And once you’re done, just call over to me I have to confirm it, after all”
Finishi+ng up
“Come to think of it…”
“What?”
“About the real reason you won’t go out and do it yourself Is there not at least one more?”
Making a tired expression, he…
“Now just try and tell those village folks that I could handle it al, and they’ll push me out to do it the moment they hear those words I th, and clever ones are clever But you can find idiots wherever you go We’re not so troubled with money to have to send a retired and weakened body into the er”
I felt those were his true thoughts, so I nodded with a smile