Chapter 64
The Victory Celebration
Translator : PolterGlast
After leading everyone
in their exhausted state, we somehow managed to return to the town of Biodasdal
without any injuries.
By the way, I cut down
all the monsters we encountered on the way back, and the Guild Master took care
of the harvesting.
Even though he hadn't
fought at all, as expected of the Guild Master of the Adventurer's Guild, he
didn't show any signs of fatigue.
He did say he was a
former A-rank adventurer, and after spending a day with him, I could clearly
see how experienced he was.
"Well then,
Graham-san. I have work to attend to, so I'll be heading back to the
Adventurer's Guild."
"We were planning
on having a victory party. You can't come, Guild Master?"
"I'd love to go,
but I dropped everything to come along. It would be bad if I didn't get back to
work. Please be sure to invite me some other time."
"Alright. I don't
know if there will be another opportunity, but if there is, I'll be sure to
invite you."
"Yeah. In any
case, you've given me a really great experience today. I'll be sure to repay
this debt. As for the sale of the monster materials, I'll take care of it
properly on my end, so you can look forward to it."
"I'm counting on
you."
We parted ways with
the Guild Master, who had more work to attend to, leaving just the three of us.
As I had mentioned to
the Guild Master, the plan was to have a victory party, but... both of them are
exhausted.
Considering that the
Guild Master, who was a major player, can't make it, maybe it would be better
to do it some other time.
"What do you two
want to do? You look like you're about to fall asleep. Should we call it a day
and have the victory party another time?"
"...No! I want to
have the victory party today! I want to use the lessons from today to switch gears
starting tomorrow."
"I agree with
Ginia. I feel like I'm about to collapse, but a victory party is another story!
I'll feel better once we get to the tavern—carry me, Graham!"
"I understand
about the victory party, but I'm not carrying you. For now, how about we go
home, take a shower, and then meet up at the tavern again?"
If we were clean like
usual, we could have gone straight there, but this time we went into a pretty
deep forest, so we're quite dirty.
To avoid getting
scolded by Kaira, the tavern owner, I want to clean up before heading over.
"Fine, but... I
feel like I'll fall asleep as soon as I get home! Can I go with you, Ginia? I
just want to borrow your shower!"
"That's fine!
...Though, it's not my house."
"Yay! Then Ginia
and I will probably be at the tavern first, so come as soon as you're
clean!"
And so, we all parted
ways for a bit, and I went back to my cheap inn to change.
I put my luggage in my
room and rinsed myself off in the shared shower.
Showering in the cold water
refreshed both my body and mind.
...But maybe it's
about time I moved to a slightly better inn.
We're completing
E-rank quests with ease, and I've started to save up a decent amount of money.
The room may be small
and dirty, but it's quite comfortable. Still, having only a shared shower with
cold water is tough.
With that thought, I
finished changing and headed to the tavern where the two were waiting.
Since it was early,
there were no other customers in the shop yet.
Ginia and Aoi were
already seated, and though they looked tired, the moment they saw me, they
waved me over.
"Graham-san, over
here!"
"You're late! We
were waiting without ordering anything, so hurry up!"
"You could have
ordered without me."
I sat down, and we
immediately called Kaira, the owner, to place our order.
The moment Kaira saw
me, she smiled, which gave me a bad feeling, but since Ginia is indebted to
her, I can't say anything.
"Oh! Graham's
here today, too. So, has your smile gotten any better?"
"No way it has.
Being an adventurer, there's never a time to smile."
"Huh? Really? I
have an image of you smiling quite a bit during battle, Graham-san."
"It's true! In
fact, you were smiling just a little while ago!"
...Hmm? Was I?
It's true my mouth
quirks up sometimes, but I never had an image of myself smiling.
"Was I? I didn't
notice at all."
"Huh, so you
smile when you're fighting. So? Is it a clumsy smile?"
"No, not at all!
It's a natural smile, so maybe trying to force it is the problem!"
"Smiling without
trying... that's difficult."
"By the way,
Ginia smiles during battle too! During the Battle Ape fight, her smile was
almost scary!"
"No, no, that's
definitely not true! I'm completely serious, and unlike Graham-san, I don't
have the luxury of smiling!"
Ginia completely
denied Aoi's words.
From my perspective,
it completely looked like she was smiling, and maybe people unexpectedly smile
during battle.
And maybe not
realizing it yourself is a common thing.
"No, you were
smiling quite a bit. During the Battle Ape fight, you were covered in blood, so
it was actually a little scary."
"...What!? ...Was
I really smiling?"
"I'm not lying! I
guess you take after your master when it comes to smiling! Maybe I should try
to smile too?"
"I'm a little
shocked... It's true that I was starting to have fun once I was completely
focused, though."
As the topic of smiles
was creating a lively discussion, Kaira clapped her hands and stopped the
conversation.
"Alright! You can
get excited after you order!"
"Hey, you were
the one who brought it up."
"I'm not
accepting any complaints. Come on, order up."
Urged on, we placed
our orders. I ordered a drink right away.
I left the food
entirely up to Ginia, and with that, the victory party for the subjugation of
the Berserk Bear horde began.
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