Chapter 29
Knight
Varietta
Translator : PolterGlast
The inside of the hut
was several levels more organized than I had imagined.
On the stone table,
there were several bundles of documents tied with string.
And the fireplace on
the wall a little further away crackled with warm fire, adjusting the
temperature in the room so that it was neither too hot nor too cold.
"Sorry, when you
get to my age, the cold weather is tough."
"No, I don't
mind."
I sat down on the
chair as prompted.
The wooden round chair
had leather stretched over the seat, and it didn't seem like my butt would hurt
even if I sat on it.
"So, you've
conquered the [Knight's Holy Remains] up to the fifth floor, huh..."
Varietta-san's eyes
sparkled.
I haven't told any
lies, so I'll proudly puff out my chest.
Then, perhaps because
my feelings were conveyed, he nodded once.
"Your magic power
has increased more than before. It seems that you've definitely gone through
many battles."
"Can you tell
that much with skills?"
"Well, for
someone like me, this is a piece of cake."
Varietta-san said
that, and then picked up one of the rolled-up papers.
"By the way,
what's your name?"
"Masaru."
"I see... then
Masaru, it's okay to say that you're prepared to step into the sixth floor and
beyond, right?"
"That's..."
I had an intuition
that the answer beyond that would be the key.
--I already knew
because I had researched it, but in fact, the Adventurers Guild doesn't have a
map of the sixth floor and beyond.
I don't know why, but
when I tried to ask for details, Melissa-san dodged the question.
But Varietta-san, who
is in front of me, is clearly someone who has stepped into the sixth floor and
beyond, judging from his tone.
In other words, in
order for me to go further from here--I need to ask him for information.
However, I thought of
one thing when Varietta-san asked me.
Do I really need to go
to the sixth floor and beyond?
I've already cleared
the fifth floor without any problems, so I have enough skill to work as an
adventurer without any problems.
I can't do it now
because I don't have money, but if I take on requests that match my rank and
raise my rank properly, I can earn money properly.
If I want a stable
life... and after thinking that much. I shook my head from side to side.
(That's... no good, is
it?)
This world is full of
dangers.
There are monsters and
bandits when you leave the city, and I've heard that there are many cities that
have been destroyed by monster damage.
Even though I don't
have a grand purpose like saving the world as a hero.
Still, if I have
strength, I should be able to help someone within my reach.
When I thought that,
the figure of Arisugawa Miku-san suddenly came to my mind.
--Miku-san was the
only classmate I could say I was close to in high school.
She contacted me
regularly even after I stopped going to school, and we often went out to eat
together.
She even came to my
house on many occasions.
It's safe to say that
she was the only classmate I could truly open my heart to.
She was so responsible
that she even went out of her way to bring me assignments and documents.
She's probably working
hard for someone in this world too.
I want strength to
repay the kindness I received from her.
That's what I thought.
"I'm
prepared--because I have a reason why I have to become stronger."
"That's the
spirit. If it's Masaru, who has become so strong in such a short period of
time, he might... be able to do it."
Varietta-san looked at
me with a face that seemed to be looking at something nostalgic.
He quickly tightened
his slightly relaxed face and put his fist to his chest.
The heavy sound of
metal colliding with metal shook the room.
"Then let me
introduce myself again. My name is Varietta--Varietta von Strasse. A pitiful
knight who lost his sworn lord. And the only man in this world who has a map of
the [Knight's Holy Remains] up to the tenth floor."
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