Chapter 96
Meeting and Parting
Translator : PolterGlast
We entered the city of
Went.
There was a problem
because Miku and Tinaria didn't have identification.
Normally, if people
without identification guaranteed by a guild or influential person enter the
city, they need a strict body check and a toll of three silver coins.
Yes, the problem
was--neither Miku nor I had enough money to pay the toll.
In Miku's case, she
only had food and sleeping bags when we met up.
And I had a lot of
things in my item box that could be turned into money, but I didn't want to
attract attention by exchanging them carelessly, so I was keeping almost
everything in storage.
The Adventurers Guild
also had a rule that they wouldn't buy materials or items from the [Knight's
Holy Remains], so I wondered if there was a way to sell them without being
noticed.
"I thought there
was nothing impossible for a mage like Masaru-san... but money sue is a cruel
thing..."
Tinaria seemed to
realize the harshness of reality when she saw my (apparently) skilled mage's
wallet empty after paying the toll.
"D-don't worry!
I'll definitely pay you back with interest!"
For some reason, she
promised while clenching her fist.
Do I look that
unreliable? ...Do I? I see...
The city of Went was
generally larger than the royal capital.
Perhaps because land
prices were cheap, many of the buildings were single-story and had a large
area, and perhaps because there were many manual laborers like adventurers, the
food they sold was also large in size.
"Wow, it's
completely different from the royal capital..."
"Indeed, but this
place seems to be more lively."
The royal capital
Grisnia was a city with a somewhat sophisticated or urban feel, for better or
worse.
Compared to that, the
city of Went seemed to have many rustic aspects in terms of the buildings and
the clothes people wore.
But perhaps because it
had a shorter history than the royal capital, the vitality of each individual
was greater, and the whole city was full of energy.
Personally, I might
prefer this place because it seems to give me the energy to live.
"We'll say
goodbye to Tinaria here."
"Yes..."
One of the reasons why
we were wandering around the city was that it was difficult to say goodbye.
Somehow, almost two
weeks had passed since we picked her up in the frontier village.
If we lived together
for that long, we would inevitably become attached.
"Have you decided
what kind of work you'll do?"
"I... I think
I'll try various things for now. I won't know what kind of talent I have unless
I try."
"I think that's a
good idea, Tinaria is still young. Just be careful not to get tricked. And if
you're going to work, you need to be clear about the working conditions, or
it'll be too late to realize you've been tricked... I could even take a look at
the contract for you..."
Miku had also
developed a sense of camaraderie, like me.
She seemed to have
various thoughts as a friend of the same sex, and she was giving Tinaria
various warnings, like a mother checking her child's belongings before going on
a field trip.
Tinaria nodded and
listened seriously to what Miku was saying.
--Tinaria's food
situation has improved drastically since she started hanging out with us.
Thanks to that, the
somewhat gloomy impression she had, similar to her mother Lunaria-san, had
disappeared, and she had transformed into a lively and energetic girl.
Her face had also
become plump, and I thought she had become a healthy and beautiful girl who
unintentionally attracted the attention of those around her.
As proof of that, I
could see men's gazes looking at Tinaria and Miku.
With that kind of
beauty, it would be easy to get hired at an inn or a bar.
"If you study
reading and writing properly, you might even be able to become a receptionist
at the Adventurers Guild."
"A... a receptionist!?
Me!?"
The guild's
receptionists were all beautiful.
Adventurers were
mostly men, and to handle them well, they needed skill and beauty.
And being a guild
receptionist was one of the dream jobs for girls.
In modern Japanese
terms, it might be close to being a receptionist at a top company.
It was dangerous and
demanding, but top adventurers earned a lot of money.
Receptionists who had
many opportunities to interact with them were apparently envied by women as a
job with a high chance of marrying well.
There were many
carnivorous or powerful women in this world.
"D-do you think I
can become one if I try my best!?"
"Yeah, I'm sure
you can."
Dreams don't always
come true.
But pursuing a dream
itself is a wonderful thing.
Because look, Tinaria's
eyes, looking to the future right now... are sparkling so brightly.
"Then... take
care! Thank you so much for everything!"
Tinaria has matured a
lot in such a short time.
Having climbed the
stairs to adulthood, she would surely grow while being tossed about by the
rough waves of this city.
After saying goodbye
to Tinaria, we went to a hotel first.
And I installed a door
and slowly opened the door to my house--.
"Lunaria-san, are
you there?"
"Yes, who is
it... oh, it's Masaru-san."
"I took her to
Went safely. And then..."
I was led to the
village chief's house by Lunaria-san.
And I decided to
provide the village with wild plants and monster meat that I got from walking
through the forest at a low price.
As expected, when I
used the item box to take out a large amount of food, the village chief's
attitude softened noticeably.
"These things
wouldn't have been available if Tinaria hadn't said she wanted to go to Went.
So please... try to make things easier for Lunaria-san."
After making sure that
Lunaria-san, whose daughter had left the village, wouldn't feel uncomfortable,
we returned to the city of Went.
It wouldn't be good
for Tinaria if I took too much care of her.
She would probably
manage somehow.
After returning to
Went, I went to a weapon shop and sold a piece of equipment used by the
eleventh floor's wizard revenant, so that it wouldn't be recognized as being
from the [Knight's Holy Remains], and it sold for about fifteen gold coins.
I didn't want to sell
too much and arouse suspicion, but if I sold one in each city, I wouldn't have
to worry about money for a while.
We, who no longer had
to worry about money, left Went the next day and headed further east.
With Tinaria on our
minds, we decided not to make any more detours and focused on training... and
finally arrived in the city of Vero, near the border with the Holy Elmore
Empire--.
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