Vol 9 Chapter 137 (1/2)
Prologue
Beiation
When we returned fro to warm up
My breath was still white in thethe case
I felt that spring was on its way, as I opened theof the inn ereuse of…
… And shut it immediately
“It’s still too cold for that”
The one to watch andover in the same room as me, the automaton Monica
She was a woman with blond twin tails, and today as well, she operated in herout various sorts of housework around me
She wouldn’t compromise on that at all
But only her mouth was unsatisfactory
“You tried to direct a scene of a refreshi+ng , only to reel back from the cold… as expected of my Chicken dickwad I’d like to air the room, so won’t you leave it open? Ah, wash your face first I’ve prepared clothing for you already”
As always, her as perfect
I took a glance at the gare
“Please wash your face first”
She pointed towards the washroom, and smiled at me
It was an inn of Beim, and while it cost a pretty penny, its facilities were in order Quite a few adventurers made use of it, it see by the city often stayed here as well
We’ve been using it quite often since we first came to Beim
But as adventurers, relying toocosts weren’t to be underestimated, after all
My party, me included, had nine members
Me
Magician with a side ponytail Novem
Spear-wielding warrior Aria
Support specialist, bespeckled, petite Clara
Having manifested a Skill recently, trap specialist Miranda
De factors, Shannon
Elf singer and skilled archer Eva
Divine beast taking on human form May
And finally, toxic maid automaton Monica
With allfemale, how biassed a party it must be
When I quietly headed towards the washroom door, Monica spoke
“You’re young, so you can’t be using hot water Cold water ake you up in a jiffy Because you’ll be heading to the guild today”
I splashed water on ht
I wiped my face with a towel, and looked at what sleep had done to my hair My blue hair was ruffled, and I’d have to set it
(But that can wait)
Or so I thought, as I walked outside to find Monica lying in ith a brush in hand Besides the brush, she was also holding what looked to be a badly un
“W-what are you doing? And why do you have a weapon on you?”
When I retreated a step, Monica was amazed
“Weapon? It’s just a dryer Have you never seen one before? Well, we’ve only just returned, and I haven’t had the chance to use it I didn’t have one in stock, but having upgraded to Full Option Monica… there is nothing I cannot do, damn chicken!”
She unmy hair
“How is it? That’s all it takes for this high-class tool to get even the worst of bedhead in order!”
She said that si with confidence
“… Wouldn’t taking a shower, and drying it off accomplish the same?”
When I said that, Monica et it,’ as she shook her head to the side
The setting ended, and I changed clothes before exiting the roo down to the first floor It here the inn had its dining hall, and where one could eat breakfast
When I descended the stairs, I found I had co her meal
“Did you just get here?”
“Yes, Lyle-sama Would you care to join me?”
The one inviting me over, was a member of the same party, as well as my former fiancée I heeded Novem’s invitation, and joined her for breakfast
Bread and soup, and even salad Quite an extravagant meal
There were even thinly cut strips of bacon, and the place was quite delicious relative to its price
I ate as I told Novem of the day’s plan
“Today, we’ll go to the guild, to verify what sort of requests they have for us We’ve only just returned, so I hope there’s a good amount of time to the next one”
The guild ere affiliated as an unpopular one known as the East Branch
It was a guild that mainly dealt with outside requests, and it was quite often it would dispatch its adventurers to other lands
Because with this being the city of adventurers, there were plenty of requests strea for such requests would enroll there
Of course, no one wanted to take on troublesome jobs To compensate for that, the east branch had its own special collateral to be had
The eastern guild branch was prioritized when the profitable requests known as 【Labyrinth Subjugations】 were sent around
And to earn the right to take them on, the adventurers of the east branch would continue to process the requests sent down to them
Novem finished her meal, and courteously wiped her
“It’s important to take on normal requests as wellBut perhaps a little more rest would be best The one Growth, so suddenly charging into battle would present a high chance of error”
In our last Labyrinth Subjugation, most of our members had invited on Growth A Growth that elevated one’s physical abilities… the reason it was so dangerous, lay in how after overcoo on to push themselves too far beyond that
There are loads of adventurers who’ve failed after trying to do the impossible post-Growth
“We can use that as a reason to go testing out our abilities a bit around Beie Beio down too deep, it could serve a good warmup”
It’s not like the adventurers of the east branch couldn’t go off and challenge Beied Labyrinth
But they did kindly recommend you don’t concentrate on it
Clearing it wasn’t pered Labyrinth was said to even reach a hundred floors down No one’s been able to confir its depths has even been said to be impossible
Novem addressed me
“I’ll leave that area to you You planned to go with Aria-san today, right?”
Hearing Aria’s nah
It’s not like I hated her or anything But when it cao that far, but when it ca wasn’t much help
She was quite reliable in battle, but using her head was not her specialty
(Well, we have Novem, Miranda, and Clara, and they’re the ones who usually take up the thinking tasks)
Even so why choose to take Aria along?
It was simple
Fro at my neck, I heard a voice
『Don’t make such a face, Lyle You have to teach Aria about jobs like these, or she’ll be truly troubled soirl who only kno to fight』
Beast girl was the co the ancestors recorded in my Jewel
She was capable, but because of the outstanding environment she was thrown into, it couldn’t help but see short
And where the other party members could easily complete jobs, she couldn’t help but look aard
The Third let his voice
『She has the motivation, and she has the talent I won’t say to take it slowly, but she really has to be trained up In various ways』
On his tone that seee to respond
I spoke to Novem
“Well, I’ll teach her this and that And if I keep taking everyone else but her along, I’et mad”
Novehed to herself
“So?”
“No, it’s just… I’ for Aria-san’s sake”
Hearing that from her…
(I can’t say I’ it because the ancestors told me to)
I began to feel quite guilty
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Beiuild branch
When we brought our feet to the guild we had set as our home, it was as lively as ever
An uninterrupted line of adventurers streamed in and out, and despite hoide the lobby had been constructed, it was filled to the bri their turn
A nu their needs
Perhaps Aria wastips of her red hair, as she was stroking her ends with the tips of her fingers
We got in line, and had some free time until our turn came around
Aria’s fingers parted from her cuticles, and she looked around
“Hah, there sure are a lot of them here around this time of day If you wanted to come for work, you should’ve coets crowded”
Inside my head
(It’s probably best I keep quiet about hoas Aria’s preparations delayed us into rush hour That’s so I’ve come to understand as of late)