Ch.137The NPC Who Cannot Rest (6)

Being a jobless bum (with money) at this age. Considering my past life, it’s quite dreamlike, but according to my plans, that’s absolutely unacceptable.

Life is so strange, isn’t it? I’m just trying to escape and find a peaceful life, yet the work never ends.

Of course, it’s my fault for wandering from city to city without stopping by the guild to accept a request.

But I’ve properly defeated every monster I’ve encountered along the way. And I’ve converted all the magic stones into money!

Can’t we just settle with that? A draw would be fine, right?!

“No, no. Adventurers have rules, and that’s not acceptable.”

“…Y-yes, you’re right.”

As Devil shakes his head with a bitter smile, I find myself lowering my head instinctively.

Damn, I can’t go around without an [ID card].

In small towns, I could pay to enter, but it’s impossible in large cities.

The next best option would be to create an Aigram ID for myself.

But for that, I’d need a house registered in my name in Aigram, and I’d have to pay taxes to Avalitia.

Additionally, if I lose my international ID, someone from the three people in Natie would have to become a proxy guardian since those under my protection wouldn’t be able to prove their identity.

And there’s also the issue with Ragni’s collar of subjugation? That’s an item that gold-rank adventurers can legally use only once, and only on criminals?

Since Rey is an international gold-rank adventurer, I could entrust it to him, but putting Ragni aside, Ira is my own sister.

Even if it’s just a paperwork issue, I don’t want to pass off my sister’s guardianship like this.

Since I’m gold-rank, I need to take on high-level requests rather than low ones. It might take some time, but it would be better to quickly leave here, complete two requests, and come back…

“So let’s handle this according to adventurer rules—buy one of my completed requests.”

“What?”

“Eh?! G-Guild Master?!!”

Guild Master Devil pats my shoulder with a smile, and the woman called the Vice Guild Master is startled by his words.

Wow, but this old man’s strength is quite impressive!

“Guild Master!! T-that’s illegal…!!!”

“Come on, it’s not illegal. Everyone buys and sells completed requests like this. It’s an implicit custom.”

“B-but…!!”

“A-are you okay with this?”

“Ha! Of course not. But still…”

The old man grips my shoulder firmly and brings his face close to my ear, whispering:

“You’re the first gold-rank adventurer I created, and you’re clearly stronger than me, just not officially promoted yet. I can’t lose someone like you here, can I?”

*Cough*?! A-Angel!! He’s truly an angel! This old man’s name should really be Angel!!!

He gives me a thumbs up, then pulls away and continues:

“Besides, aren’t you busy with the Siltra matter right now?”

“Well, that’s true, but…”

“Vice Guild Master. This person is a benefactor to the beastfolk citizens of Aigram. Moreover, when the guild was in trouble, they came personally to clean up the trash. Now they’re about to be unfairly dragged around. Is it wrong to save them some time for a small fee?”

“Argh… You just had to say it like that!!”

After saying that, the Vice Guild Master went outside, and Guild Master Devil continued patting my shoulder.

…Wow. I really wonder how this old man ended up with the name Devil. Should I file a complaint with his parents?

After waiting in the Guild Master’s office for a while, the woman called the Vice Guild Master quickly returned with some documents.

Great, now I can finish the guild request without worrying…

“Guild Master.”

“Yes?”

“You haven’t fulfilled your quota for this year either.”

“W-what?!”

The Guild Master stared at me stupidly, and I just blinked in confusion.

…My goodness, I trusted him, but I’ve been betrayed!!!

*

“Still, that’s fortunate! You only need to do one more, right?”

“That’s true, but… *sigh*… of all things.”

Miho and I left the guild.

Devil had only completed the lich and ghoul subjugation requests for gold-rank or higher this year, and he transferred that to me without hesitation.

However, even including this, I still need to complete one more gold-rank request within the next four months. And to me in this situation…

[The Guild Master doesn’t have any other requests to sell. So I looked around, and since you’re heading toward Siltra anyway…]

The Vice Guild Master handed me a request. The difficulty level was exactly gold-rank.

However, the reason for that was…

[This request’s rank was raised because it’s considered impossible to complete within this year. It’s a delivery to Ponia. But if you go from here toward Siltra rather than through the Empire, it’s a straight line to Ponia. It would take about three months. Assuming your current matter is resolved successfully, this would probably be the most efficient and quickest request to complete.]

“Ponia is Jack’s hometown, right?”

“…That’s right.”

“Hehe. I want to visit there too!”

“No, I said I don’t want to! You heard our situation, and you still want to go there?”

[Siltra], a country in the midst of isolation. Ironically, the path through it is the shortest distance from Aigram to Ponia.

The problem is that Siltra absolutely forbids making roads through their mountains and forests, and the elves block even humans passing through, making the route unusable.

Of course, I don’t think those damn elves could stop me if I forced my way through alone, but given that my destination would be Ponia, I really don’t want to go.

“But you’ve already accepted the request item, right?”

“…Haaa.”

I did accept it for Ira’s identity verification and my ID card, but I really, really don’t want to go.

In my hand is a small pouch I received from the Vice Guild Master. It’s a pouch with enchantments to protect its contents from breaking, and the contents are holy water made by the church.

For reference, holy water and holy attribute potions are completely different items in the game.

Holy attribute potions are items thrown at opponents to deal holy attribute damage.

If the opponent is undead, it deals your attack power +1000% damage. It can instantly vaporize passing undead monsters in the field if the level difference isn’t more than 200.

By the way, the lich that Devil caught usually takes two of these. It’s a champion-class monster.

And holy water is often used by support characters who use divine powers, especially priest characters. It increases all holy attribute skill effects by +3%.

In other words, it’s something that makes supporters even more effective tools.

“Besides, weren’t all the people who tormented Jack and Miss Ira fed to monsters anyway?”

“…That’s probably true. But who knows, some might have escaped and survived.”

“Right? So there might still be some people left.”

“Maybe. But why are you so happy about that?”

Miho looked at me with a bright smile, wagging her tail as if she was really in a good mood.

I don’t understand what’s making her so happy…

“Well, if someone survived, I could beat them up myself!”

“…Huh?”

“The people who tormented Miss Ira and Jack! I want to do this to all of them!!!”

*Bang!!*

“I want to punch them in the face! That’s what I thought when I heard the story that day!”

Miho threw a sharp punch into the empty air with enough force to create a sonic boom.

Her fist, which moved so quickly that people around us turned to look in surprise, was already back at her side.

Wait, why would you hit those people…

“Because! Jack and Miss Ira are precious to me too!!”

“……”

This isn’t good. I feel like Miho’s affection level is rising on its own.

Without Gordo here, I can’t check her affection status, but this really isn’t good.

I just shook my head and pretended not to hear as I moved forward.

My destination is Avalitia’s mayoral mansion. She should be awake by now, and I want to finish the Siltra-related business quickly and find the protagonist.

That’s the only smooth way to get rid of this girl.

So I enter her mansion and head toward her office…

“Hmm? You came early?”

“Put some clothes on. What kind of mayor…”

“What? I am wearing clothes. Besides, you’re the only one who enters my office without knocking.”

Avalitia, who seems to have just finished bathing, was drying her hair with a towel while wearing a bath robe, her hair still wet.

Seriously, I don’t know where to look.

“Hmm? So you are looking?”

“What.”

“What do you mean ‘what’? My body, of course.”

Avalitia deliberately lifted her large breasts over her robe as if showing them off.

However, I just chuckled and sat down on the sofa, with Miho following and sitting beside me.

And watching me, the mayor exhaled in disbelief.

‘…I think Ragni is bigger than her now.’

Recalling how Ragni felt when she was in my arms before, and how she usually dresses casually at home, honestly, that size is just right to look at.

Yes! I’ve seen truly big ones, that’s what I’m saying.

Besides…

“Hmm? What?”

Next to me is this beastfolk who, for some reason, always wears a bikini.

Moreover, her size is probably a bit larger than Rey’s. Since she always sleeps on top of my stomach, I know even though I don’t want to.

But she always wears this outfit that matches her personal color. Where did she buy it, and how many does she have?

Perhaps her luggage is full of just these clothes? Do you perhaps have an exhibitionist tendency?

Anyway, I’m not easily tempted by a woman who’s just come out of the bath wearing a robe, not even by a devil’s appearance.

“…Ha! Unbelievable! Are you trying to say that beastfolk is better than me?”

“Really?! I’m better than that woman?!”

“I never said that. And if you’re done drying your hair, hurry up and listen.”

Setting aside Miho, whose affection for me is strangely increasing, you clearly dislike me, so what are you aiming for?

Eventually, Avalitia clicked her tongue at my nagging and collapsed onto the sofa, crossing her legs and revealing her sensual thighs.

What’s with you? Are you some 80s actress or something? I’m not a beast driven by primal instincts.

I relayed to Avalitia what I had heard from Ragni…

“…Fuck. Really, should I stop hiring secretaries now?”

“One thing’s for sure, your judgment of people is definitely flawed.”

“Sigh. That bitch. I’ll catch and kill her. So, what are you going to do now? As I said earlier, we can’t waste much time…”

“Don’t waste time.”

“What?”

I’ve actually been dragging this out quite well until now.

And from the moment I heard about Ragni’s story and anticipated that the secretary would have fled, I had decided what to do.

I convey this to Avalitia.

“Send the fastest message to Siltra. Tell them I’ll catch the elf-killer and send them ‘immediately’.”

As I smile with the corners of my mouth raised, Avalitia lets out a shrill scream as if I’ve triggered some trauma.