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Chapter 255 - A Life with the AC on 24/7

Two months had passed since the attack at Arc and Lydia-chan’s party. It was now July, and the weather was getting quite hot. As for me, I was living a comfortable life in a cool, spacious living room.

After discussing it with Kaede-chan and Lydia-chan, we had finally moved into a larger apartment. The new place had more rooms and a bigger living room. On top of that, we had a live-in maid, so I didn’t have to do a thing.

I was living a wonderfully decadent life.

"Still, I’m so bored…" I muttered, gazing at my katana.

"Hajime, stop staring at your sword. You look really scary," Arc advised with an exasperated tone. He was in his usual spot in front of the TV, playing a game. Arc, who once wore heavy armor, was now in a T-shirt and shorts for the summer, looking very comfortable and cool. But even in lighter clothes, I couldn’t tell his gender. Since Lydia-chan was next to him, I assumed he was a boy, but his face was androgynous, and he was a skinny little kid, so I really had no idea.

"I’m bored."

"Get a job. Kaede works, doesn’t she?"

Kaede-chan was part-time, and today was one of her workdays. This morning, she had slapped my face with a resentful look before heading off to work.

"I work too. I was a guard at Lydia-chan’s tea party the other day."

I had gone along as an escort when Lydia-chan hosted a tea party to greet a group of ladies.

"You mean the one where you drank and ate like crazy, then cut a coin in half saying you’d show them your iaijutsu… What were you thinking? Are you an idiot? Do you know what a guard is supposed to do?"

The ladies seemed to enjoy it, though…

"There were no attackers, and all I did was drink tea and listen to them chatter. It was so incredibly boring."

"Well, a ladies’ society tea party does sound boring…"

It was all just boasting. And I couldn’t understand more than half of what they were talking about.

"That’s not true. It was enjoyable. And Master’s swordsmanship was magnificent. Everyone applauded when you cut the rock in the garden." Lydia-chan, who was playing a game with Arc, praised me. She was also dressed in a T-shirt and shorts, looking cool. Well, with her long hair and cute face, it was obvious she was a girl. Naturally.

"What’s this? I didn’t hear about that."

Because I didn’t tell you.

"I didn’t say anything."

"You should have. Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of inquiries about who that witch is."

Hmm… It seems Eleanor-san’s fame is growing in Frontier. On the other hand, it’s declining quite a bit over here. I rarely hear the name Eleanor on TV anymore.

"You should have explained that I’m your master."

"I didn’t," Arc said.

"I did…" Lydia-chan corrected.

"Huh…"

What a mismatched couple.

"Whatever. Is there anything else I can help with? I’m bored."

I was truly bored.

"Hmm… not much at the moment."

"Nothing good happens when you show up. Why don’t you just get a normal job at a convenience store or something?"

No way.

"I have no motivation."

"You’re so selfish…"

Shut up.

"I want to be an Adventurer again…"

"Just say you want to cut something. Just admit you want to show off your swordsmanship."

Well, he wasn’t wrong.

As I was wondering what to do, the living room door opened, and I heard a familiar sound.

"Hajime-sama, your cell phone is ringing…" Mia peeked her head through the door, showing me my smartphone.

"Oh, sorry about that. Hand it over."

"Here you are."

Mia came over and gave me the phone, so I looked at the screen.

"Hm? Satsuki-san?"

Satsuki-san’s name was displayed on the screen. A call from Satsuki-san was very rare. If she had business with me, it usually came through Kaede-chan, and since Kaede-chan was at work today, any message should have been given to her.

"Hello?" I answered, not sure what to expect.

"Hey, Okita-kun. It’s been a while."

It certainly had been. Hearing Satsuki-san’s voice felt nostalgic.

"About half a year? I hear about things from Kaede-chan and Nanapon, though."

Though, from Nanapon, it’s mostly complaints.

"Yeah, about that. Oh, and thanks for the souvenir a while back."

A souvenir? Was it from my honeymoon?

"The Chiraga?"

"Yeah, that. It was delicious. That stuff’s expensive, isn’t it? I feel bad."

Was it expensive? As a rich man, I don’t look at prices.

"I was going to give it to Nanapon, but she refused."

"I bet she did. The visual impact was something else. I still ate it, though."

As expected of Satsuki-san. She has guts. I still can’t believe she doesn’t have a unique skill.

"Well, I’m glad you enjoyed it. So, what’s this about? I’m busy taking care of these two little ones, you know."

"You were just complaining about being bored," Arc piped up.

Shut up, Arc. I don’t want people thinking I’m a lazy NEET.

"Oh, I see. You’re bored. Actually, I have a favor to ask."

A favor?

"A favor? I can’t work reception, you know."

"I wouldn’t ask you to do that. You can’t even do basic math, can you?"

How rude. I’m not confident, but still…

"Then what is it?"

"How would you like to become an Adventurer again, just for a little while?"

Huh? Was that even possible?