11-3 Part 1
The Country Girl from Corin Village
Comes to the Imperial Capital
- Looking Forward to Tonight -
Translator : PolterGlast
The public bath felt so good that I ended up staying too
long. Especially the chicken eggs boiled in lukewarm water were delicious.
Before I knew it, I had ordered three of them.
I liked it, so I'll come again. During the day, it seems to
be full of craftsmen and retired old men, but it's very down-to-earth and suits
my temperament.
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Now then, with that being the case, the freshly-bathed Mr.
Firefly visited the Adventurer's Guild. The time was already evening. The
nearby taverns were about to start opening, so it was around the time the
drunks would decrease from the guild.
「Oh, you're here, ladies' man. Ooh,
playing with women since broad daylight?」
「A foul-mouthed receptionist as
always... I was covered in sweat, so I just stopped by the public bath.」
「Heh, then what's that flower on your
chest? Don't try to hide it, idiot.」
「Flower...? Ah, I bought it from a
little girl in a back alley. Flowers sure are expensive.」
「.........You've gotta be kidding,
what rich family's prodigal son are you...」
Just when I thought he looked at me with utterly exasperated
eyes, the receptionist stared off into the distance along with his muttering. I
don't get it. Did I make some kind of mistake...?
「Oi, did you receive the price for
the flower?」
「Price? Ah, I ended up glowing in the
middle of town again, so I paid 3 silver coins as hush money and left.」
「Ha?! Wrooong, you idiot!! You bought
a flower from a flower girl who was in the back alley, right?!」
「Yeah, I bought it.」
「Don't 'I bought it' with a straight
face! Listen here, Shinza, a flower girl is—!!」
「I don't care about that. More
importantly, mediate a job for me.」
I don't know what he's talking about, but it's probably
something trivial. More importantly, I want to take a job quickly. When it
comes to a multi-person quest, I wonder if it takes the form of applying to
participate and waiting for departure. I'm looking forward to it a little.
「Haaaaa... This guy is hopeless... I need to teach him how adults
play real soon... ah.」
「What is it this time.」
「Oh right, I've got a message for
you. From a woman.」
「A woman...? Don't tell me Sigrun
has returned?」
「No, a younger one. She called
herself Kachua from Corin. She totally had that country-bumpkin
vibe, ain't she cute, that girl.」
「Kachua came to the Imperial Capital? That's a surprise...」
I felt a tinge of anxiety, wondering if the punchline was
that Corin Village had been destroyed.
「She's working with us here. The
other day, she should have headed to the Great Ilmia Forest to gather medicinal
herbs. She said she wanted to do the same work as Shinza after all...
Make one jealous, huh?」
「Oi, don't tell me you let her go
alone?」
「Yeah, it's a dangerous forest, but
it's not the kind of job you do with multiple people. I think she'll be back
around tonight. There's the freshness of the herbs to consider too.」
Kachua had said
she wanted to become an adventurer and live in the Imperial Capital. To
think a chance to meet her would come before I abandon the Empire...
「She's apparently staying at a
tavern-inn on this street called Yosuga. She said she wants to meet her admired
Shinza, who saved Corin Village. Hehehe... Tonight might be a fun
night, eh, Shinza...?」
「Why are you so perverted...」
「That's what I wanna ask! Do you even
have a *** on you?!」
「Vulgar...」
However, with things like this, I couldn't just immediately
apply to participate in a multi-person quest that earns big money. I wonder if Kachua
is adapting properly to the Imperial Capital. I'm worried.
「Ah, come to think of it, what did
you come here for?」
「Ah, I thought I'd have you mediate a
large quest for me, but I'm worried about Kachua. I hope she hasn't been
deceived by bad adults...」
It's probably best to go check on her. Kachua's bow
skills are solid, so all that's left is actual combat experience. It would be a
problem if she came to the Imperial Capital only to die somewhere I
don't know about.
「Gulp... Well, I understand that feeling. Unrefined girls like
that are popular with the middle-aged guys, you see.」
「Alright. I'll tell Kachua to be careful of you.」
「That's cold, Shinza~」
「I'm joking. Well then, I'll come
again. If Kachua comes back, tell her I'll be waiting at the Yosuga
tavern.」
「Got it, let's drink together from
now. Ugah?!」
「Ah, soooorry♪ The tray slipped out
of my hand~♪」
It was the tavern girl from the Adventurer's Guild I met
previously. A silver tray was launched with brilliant form and sucked right
into the receptionist's face.
「Shinza, if you hang out with this guy you'll become a pervert, so
you absolutely shouldn't. Say hi to Kachua for me!」
「Same to you, please take care of Kachua.」
I visited the tavern-inn Yosuga, and while getting some food
in my stomach there, I waited for the country girl from Corin Village.
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『Ashley, it seems the book has responded to you. Check it.』
While I was happily eating and drinking at a two-person
table, someone sat down in the chair opposite me. It was an illusion of Zirant.
Her body immediately vanished like a phantom, and rubbing my eyes, I ended up
opening the Book of the Evil Dragon.
- Adventure -
【Make the Novice Adventurer Kachua a
Full-Fledged One】
- Reward: EXP 800 / STR +30
- 『It would be troublesome if a
new key vassal of the Emperor were to die; let her gain experience by your
hand. Her bow skills alone are those of a genius.』
「That’s a godsend. I intended to do that even without you telling me,
Zirant.」
『I suppose so. However... the customers are looking at you with strange eyes. Right now, you are nothing but a weirdo talking to a book.』
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