Chapter 42
An Important Conversation
Translator : PolterGlast
A week passed in the
blink of an eye.
Nothing particularly
noteworthy happened during that time; we just spent our days completing quests.
We haven't struggled
at all with the E-rank quests, and things have been going so smoothly it's
almost too good to be true.
Ginia and Aoi have
been defeating the monsters, and it's a little sad that I haven't had a single
turn to fight since the Ogre horde, but...
Ginia has been growing
at an astonishing rate every day, and it seems like she's completely awakened
ever since she mowed down that horde of Lesser Ogres.
She hasn't reached
Aoi's level yet, but her performance in battle makes me think she'll catch up
eventually.
Watching Ginia grow
like this is truly enjoyable, and just spending these pleasant days is more
than enough, but there's been something I've wanted to do for a quite a while.
Now that we have a
steady income, I've asked Ginia to meet at the tavern today to make that
proposal.
"You have
something important to talk about today, Graham-san. ...I'm getting a little
nervous."
"Yeah. Sorry for
making you take the time. I called you here today because there's something I
wanted to talk to you about, Ginia... but of course, Aoi is here too."
She's been following
us around constantly lately, so I've gotten used to it, but there Aoi was,
sitting next to Ginia as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
She was eating snacks
and drinking, and since I was planning on having a relatively serious
conversation, it was very distracting.
"Of course I'll
listen in! I'm your comrade too!"
"Then be quiet.
This is a discussion with Ginia, so don't interrupt, okay?"
"I know, I know!
...Oh, another beer, please!"
Aoi ordered another
beer right after saying she understood.
At this point, it's a
waste of energy to worry about her, so I'll just proceed as if she's not here.
"I'm just going
to ignore Aoi and move on. Is it alright if I get straight to the point?"
"What! W-wait a
minute! Just let me take a deep breath! Inhale............ Exhale.........
O-okay, I'm ready."
For some reason, Ginia
began to take deep breaths with a solemn expression on her face.
She seems to be taking
this very seriously, but it's not that big of a deal, so I got straight to the
point without pausing.
"We've been
completing quests without any problems even after getting promoted to E-rank,
right? We're starting to get some leeway with our money, and I think we've
become stable enough that we can afford to use our free time. So, with that
said—I'm thinking of starting to do 'good deeds'."
"W-whaa... Thank
goodness. You said it was a serious talk, so I thought you were going to say
you were disbanding the party! ............Huh? But, g-good deeds? You mean,
like, doing good things?"
Ginia placed a hand on
her heart and let out a huge sigh.
Then, the "good
deeds" part of what I said seemed to catch her attention, and her
expression shifted from relief to confusion.
"I have no
intention of suggesting we disband the party, so you can rest assured. —That's
right. I'm thinking of doing good things."
"I think the more
good things you do, the better, but what exactly are you planning on
doing?"
"That's the part
I'm still figuring out. But the general idea is to help people in trouble. This
is something I had decided on even before I came to Biodasdal."
The old woman I met in
a village on my way from Furo Village to Biodasdal.
She was kind to me despite
my suspicious appearance, and at that time, she told me, 'If you want to repay
my kindness, then be kind to someone else who's in trouble, in my place.'
Ever since she said
those words to me, I've wanted to be of help to someone someday.
The kindness the
receptionist showed me also seems to have spurred on this feeling.
"Hmm? Is just
taking quests not good enough? People in trouble post requests at the
Adventurer's Guild, right? So if we keep completing quests, we'll be helping
people in trouble, won't we? You helped those adventurers during the Ogre
incident, too."
"I had thought
about that too, and we are, in fact, accepting and completing quests, but... I
feel like it's somehow different. We're receiving payment commensurate with the
quests, so it feels more like we're the ones being helped. In my mind, it's a
job, not a good deed."
I feel that the moment
you receive compensation, you can't call it a good deed.
I haven't decided on
any specifics yet, but I just want to be of help to people in trouble.
"You mean you
want to help someone without any compensation, right? I think that's very like
you, Graham-san! What specifically will you do? I'll help you!"
"No, I can't
possibly trouble you, Ginia. I was planning on doing these good deeds by myself.
I just wanted to tell you that from now on, I won't be able to take on quests
every day."
"Hmph. If we're
not doing quests, I'll be bored with nothing to do, and I want to do good deeds
too! Besides, you haven't even decided what you're going to do yet, have you,
Graham-san?"
"I haven't
decided yet, but I plan to figure that out. Why don't you try making sweets,
Ginia?"
She had told me her
dream was to be a pastry chef, so she could use her free time to chase that
dream.
I made that suggestion
with her best interests at heart, but she puffed out her cheeks and shot me an
angry look.
"Are you trying
to exclude me!? I'm interested in making sweets, but I'm not thinking about it
right now! It would be disrespectful to both if I were to be half-assed about
it, and right now, I just want to focus on being an adventurer! So I'm going to
help you no matter what!"
"Ahaha! I like
that, Ginia! If that's the case, I'll help too! It sounds interesting!"
Aoi jumped on board
with Ginia's opinion, and they both started saying they would help.
I didn't want to
trouble either of them, but if they're this insistent... should I let them
help?
"If that's the
case... is it really okay if I have you help?"
"Of course! I was
planning on helping from the start!"
"I'll help too!
So, what are we doing?"
"Like I said, I
haven't decided that yet."
"Then let's just
continue this conversation and figure out what to do!"
I can't help but feel
like this has become a big deal, but if the two of them are going to do it with
me, it does sound like it could be fun.
If we can have fun
doing good deeds, then there's nothing more win-win for everyone involved.
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