episode_0007
by fnovelpia
The innkeeper answered Kalt’s question with a bright smile.
“Yes, there is. A warrior party from 9 days ago is staying in our village. That too.”
The innkeeper spoke, placing his hand next to his mouth as if speaking carefully.
“He’s staying at our inn.”
“is it so?”
It was an unexpected harvest.
I never thought the inn we were staying at would be the same.
It is now possible to easily establish contact with the indomitable warrior Nellis’ party.
“But why the warrior party?”
The innkeeper looked at Kalt with the curious gaze of a village resident.
“I came here after seeing a job request for a warrior party here from a guild in another village.”
“Ah! Do you want to join the warrior party?”
“yes that’s right.”
Perhaps thanks to the refreshing smile of a young man as he answered, the innkeeper also felt better.
“It’s good for Nelly’s too. They will feel very comfortable if they have such a trustworthy customer as their colleague.”
‘At least he seems to have the right personality.’
Looking at the innkeeper’s reaction to Nellis’ party, Kalt predicted that there would be no major personality problems.
Whether it is a true story or a warrior party that is difficult for others to get close to, it can be seen from the innkeeper’s reaction.
If the person looks awkward or has anger in their tone of voice, you can roughly infer the social nature of the warrior party in question.
“Is there a party for Nellis the Indomitable Warrior at the inn right now?”
“I’ll be back in the evening. I went out this morning to make a request. Those kids are also very diligent. Thanks to that, I won’t have to worry about kobolds near the village.”
Kobolds are bipedal monsters with the heads of dogs.
In terms of difficulty level of extermination, it is D.
It is a stronger monster than the goblin, which has a difficulty level of E to defeat. It is a monster that you start catching about 2 weeks after the warrior party is formed, and graduate to lightly killing it in about 3 weeks to a month.
The party that has been in existence for at least two months is holding on to it.
Of course, if it was a quest that was absolutely necessary for the village, it would be worth taking on 2-3 times.
Assuming that there is no one who can take on the request instead.
‘furthermore… ,’
With a quick glance, Kalt looked inside the inn.
There was no sign of anyone inside the inn other than the innkeeper.
It is said that Kalt and the innkeeper are currently the only people in the inn.
No matter how many adventurers passed their time in the guild, this was still too small.
“Are there few adventurers in the village?”
“Yes, that’s exactly what happened. They said the number of monsters in the nearby dungeon has increased rapidly. Most adventurers have headed to the dungeon. I’m really glad Nellis’s came.”
Dungeon.
It is a phenomenon called the mystery of the world and refers to a space where numerous monsters appear at regular intervals.
There are many questions about the birth of dungeons, and there have been several cases in history where dungeons were suddenly created.
And sometimes monsters are produced in strangely large quantities in dungeons, and this is called overflow.
As the flooding gets worse, monsters may come out of the dungeon, so when there are signs of a dungeon flooding, the guild sends out a breaking news and asks nearby adventurers to convene.
From the adventurers’ point of view, if they have sufficient skills, the number of prey increases and it is an opportunity to make money, so most adventurers gather in dungeons.
I got the information I wanted.
There is no need to stop by the guild anyway, just wait until the warrior party comes.
After putting his luggage in his assigned room, Kalt came back down and spoke to the innkeeper at the counter.
“Is there anything I can help you with?”
“yes?”
“I’ve just arrived, so I don’t plan on making a request, and I don’t have anything to do until I wait for Nellis’ party.”
“Oh my, you don’t have to do that. It’s okay.”
“No, to be honest, even if I don’t ask for it, if I sit still, I get a little sore.”
Kalt bent his right arm and made a fist, then tapped it with his left hand.
“I am confident in my strength, so please leave it to me.”
Then he frowned and Kalt winked.
“Furthermore, I also want to look good by helping a beautiful woman like my mistress.”
“Oh my.”
The innkeeper’s cheeks slightly blushed at Kalt’s appeal.
The fact that Kalt, with his smooth face, so bluntly praised a woman like her made me happy as a woman, even if she had a daughter.
Even if a woman gets older, she always has the heart of a woman who has not lost her youth.
“You speak very nicely. Then… I have some luggage to move to the inn’s warehouse. Can you help me?”
“Sure.”
While waiting for Nellis’ party, Kalt helped the innkeeper and found out a few more facts.
After moving the luggage, the inn was empty and empty, so Kalt actively started talking to him, so the innkeeper liked it and chatted with Kalt.
The innkeeper’s name is Nadia, and her daughter’s name is Runia.
She ran this inn with her deceased husband, but he passed away early due to illness and is now raising her daughter alone.
Also, as my daughter got older, she became really kind and she is now the inn’s sign girl.
“Lunia has grown up very beautifully, too. Do you know that? My daughter is the most popular among the young people in the village.”
“I guess so.”
“Really? You haven’t seen my daughter, so why are you saying that?”
“Well, if she’s Nadia’s daughter, she’ll look like Nadia, so she won’t be pretty. Of course, she’ll be popular in the village.”
“Oh my, Mr. Kalt too. Hahaha.”
Nadia blushed and waved her hand at Kalt’s often embarrassing comments.
“The joke is too much. You shouldn’t talk like that to a lady like this.”
“Ah, Nadia, she looks like a lady, not an ajumma?”
“A lady….”
Nadia didn’t know what to do when she heard the young man’s soft smile and praise.
When a villager who lives in the same village says, ‘Hehe, Nadia looks really pretty today too~’, she just accepts the comment as a thank you.
However, hearing similar words from Kalt, a handsome young man with a strong body, had a completely different impact on Nadia.
“Mom! I’m back!”
A lively voice echoed through the inn.
Nadia’s daughter, who has straight orange hair and green eyes like Nadia.
Runia, who had gone grocery shopping, returned to the inn.
“Aaaah!”
As soon as Runia entered the inn, she saw Kalt and let out a small scream, covering her mouth with one hand.
“Mom! Who is this handsome man? Have you decided to hire a new employee?”
“What kind of new employee is this? He is too.”
Nadia got up and introduced Kalt to Runia.
“This person is Mr. Kalt. He came to see Nellis’s job recruitment.”
“You’re an adventurer! But you’re so handsome that you’re not expected to be an adventurer! There are a lot of adventurers who are rough and tough.”
“Lunia! I told you that you shouldn’t have such prejudices!”
“Yes! Now that prejudice has been broken. Wow, wow… he’s really handsome.”
The adventurers stationed in the village were only average level adventurers.
But when I saw Kalt, who had a decent appearance, I couldn’t help but admire him.
It was like looking at clay dolls played by children and then being amazed at a plaster statue created by an artist.
“Hello, my name is Kalt.”
Kalt’s deep yet gentle voice tickled Runia’s ears.
‘The voice is really crazy… !’
To Runia, a village girl who had no special events, the presence of Kalt itself felt special.
“You’re Runia, right?”
“yes yes!”
“You are beautiful, just like Nadia.”
“…!”
The fact that she was told that she was pretty by a handsome man made Runia’s heart beat.
“mom!”
First, Runia walked to Nadia’s side and lightly tapped her shoulder several times.
“What should I do? What should I do? They say I’m pretty!”
“Yes, my daughter is pretty. But that’s just a greeting, so don’t be rude and put your luggage down.”
“No. I don’t think so? I hope not.”
In Runia’s mind, her imagination went as far as where she was currently walking around Osundo on a date with Kalt.
“He really… he told me to leave my baggage behind!”
match! Nadia lightly slapped Runia on the back.
“Aaaah! I got it.”
Nadia looked at Kalt after seeing her daughter enter the kitchen.
“I’m sorry, isn’t he a bit fair?”
“No, it looks good because it’s bright. Oh, and what I just said wasn’t meant as a greeting.”
“yes?”
“I’m saying that Runia is pretty, just like Nadia.”
“Oh my, oh my. Mr. Kalt too….”
Kalt raised the corner of his mouth as he checked Nadia’s shy reaction.
If you touch it a little more, it will come off.
Such confidence sprouted within Kalt.
Kalt remained at the inn and helped Nadia and Runia until Nellis Party returned.
The more help Nadia and Runia gave, the more they could not help but view Kalt more favorably.
Kalt, a handsome man with a soft voice, said he would help out of kindness, so the two didn’t even suspect.
By evening.
“Thank you for helping me today. This is a service.”
“Enjoy it! My mom worked hard to make it!”
Kalt won the favor of Nadia and Runia to the point where he was treated to a free dinner at the inn.
“Thank you.”
Kalt was accustomed to receiving that treatment.
Kalt was used to being treated like this because he usually treated others favorably.
The only difference was whether or not the favor was intentionally expressed for a specific purpose.
By the time Kalt had finished dinner.
“Ah~ I’m hungry~ Nadia! Please make me dinner.”
“Because I worked really hard today.”
“Really, I met kobolds one after another on the way back. Sigh, I’m tired.”
A group of three women entered the inn.
“Oh, you guys are here. Welcome. It’s a good time. I have someone to introduce you to.”
“Okay, introduction?”
“Yes. They said they were recruiting you, and someone here saw your recruitment and came to visit.”
At Nadia’s words, the three people’s eyes focused on Kalt.
Kalt got up from his seat and approached the three people.
“Hello, my name is Kalt. Are you Nellis Party, the Indomitable Warrior?”
“Yes? Oh, yes. That’s right.”
“I came after seeing the recruitment notice. If it’s okay, I’ll join your party….”
Grumble~
A large belly clock rang in Nellis’s stomach.
“….”
Nellis’ face turned as red as blush.
Among the colleagues behind him, one who appeared to be a wizard turned his head with his forehead and the other, who appeared to be a nun, smiled awkwardly and wryly.
Kalt kept his smile and got out of the way.
“Would you please listen to my business after I finish eating?”
“…yes.”
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