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Chapter 132 - The Shy Girl is Surprisingly Needy

I sold a Translation Potion to Yoshino-san, and as we were discussing future plans, the evening rolled in and Kaede-chan came home from work. Once Kaede-chan was back, Yoshino-san and Nanapon left, so I decided to have dinner with her.

"Senpai, is it true you were attacked?"

Being a guild employee, she gets information fast.

"Well, yeah."

With Nanapon gone, I had properly changed back into Okita-kun.

"Why didn’t you tell me…"

Yesterday, after I got home, all I told her was that the apology and thanks went smoothly and that I made a lot of money. I didn’t want to make her worry.

"It wasn’t a big deal. Just some small fry came at me. I wanted to show you my magnificent roundhouse kick… wanna see?"

Should I do it?

"I don’t want to see it. And besides, it might not be a big deal to you, Senpai, but the guild is in an uproar. The initial report was that Eleanor-san had fought off a minor, you know."

"I did not. The security guards apprehended him normally."

"I was so relieved when I heard the follow up report. You were pretty worked up at the yakiniku place that one time, so I thought maybe you had beaten him up excessively…"

That was when we went for yakiniku and I had her listen to my complaints. Besides, I wouldn’t do something so delinquent like. I am a lover of peace.

"I should have told you properly. Sorry, sorry."

If it had been a slightly stronger enemy, I would have bragged about it, but it was just a kid. Nothing to brag about.

"So what are you going to do? Report it to the police? You spoke with Yoshino-san today, right?"

"I’ll leave it to the guild. I don’t care about some punk who isn’t worth a single yen. More importantly, they said the auction was approved. Let’s sell the level 3 Healing Potions."

"Oh! Finally!"

Kaede-chan looks happy too.

"So, could you ask Satsuki-san if she has time on Monday or so?"

"Sure. Actually, Satsuki-san said she has something to talk to you about too, Senpai."

Satsuki-san has something too? Then that’s perfect.

"I’ll make time, so please coordinate it."

"Roger. Oh, and I brought back the Sparkling Grass."

"Eh? Isn’t that fast?"

I only asked for it the day before yesterday…

"I posted the request yesterday, and it was submitted today."

"From our guild?"

"No, from another guild. We don’t have many adventurers who can go to Mireille Road."

That’s sad.

"So an adventurer from another guild gathered it."

"That’s right. Ten bundles. I’ll give them to you later. Also, I’ve put in a request to investigate the Silken Grass."

"Investigate?"

"Well, we can’t issue a gathering request until we know its characteristics. It would be fine if we at least had a photo or something."

It’s true I don’t know what it looks like, but it would be impossible for someone to just be told to go get Silken Grass. They’d need the Appraisal skill, for one.

"They say it only blooms at night, so it might take some time."

"That might be the case. I can’t approve of you going at night, Senpai, so it can’t be helped."

It’s not like I plan to go adventuring at night, but Kaede-chan is against it. Well, if I went adventuring at night, it would mean Kaede-chan would have to come to work too. And she’s probably just worried about me.

"I won’t go at night. It’s scary, and I don’t plan on being that serious about it."

"Let’s do that, let’s do that. Nights are for relaxing."

That’s so true. Talking about nothing with Kaede-chan while watching TV is the best.

"Right?"

"Yes, yes. Oh, and I looked into that Crystal of Life, but it wasn’t in the guild’s database. It’s probably an undiscovered item."

They have a database?

"Just as I thought…"

"It might not exist in the areas Japan has leased."

That means it might be overseas…

"Should I ask Harry and Claire?"

"I think it’s better not to. With a name like that, they’ll definitely latch onto it."

It is called the Crystal of Life, after all. I’m scared of how the militarily powerful United States would react.

"Well, I guess we can put it on hold. It’s better to level up and become able to make better items."

"I think so too. Just as you theorized, Senpai, I believe level 10 is special, and if you can’t make it, you can’t make it. Let’s aim for level 11."

Level 11, huh…

"Can I do that on Mireille Road?"

"I think you can get up to level 20 on Mireille Road. It slows down after 15, but I think you’ll level up at a good pace until then."

Hearing it like this makes Mireille Road sound pretty difficult. It’s definitely not a place for me or Nanapon to go.

"We’re really skipping ahead."

"Well, you were strong to begin with, Senpai, and both you and Nanaka-chan have powerful weapons."

Nanapon has a powerful staff, too. She turned a Great Eagle to ash in one hit.

"So the power of money is justice after all…"

Someone with a convenient unique skill like Kiryu probably used the power of money to level up and become a high ranker in a short period of time. Just like Nanapon.

"Powerful weapons are strong. Some people even go into debt for them."

"That’s amazing."

"If things go well, they can make their money back. If not, well, you can imagine."

If I were in that position, I wouldn’t take on debt. It’s too scary.

"Debt is a no go."

"You wouldn’t, Senpai. How much money do you think you have…"

A whole lot!

I continued to eat the side dishes Kaede-chan bought on her way home, which cost less than 1000 yen, thinking that far from being in debt, my savings just keep growing.