episode_0008
by fnovelpia
Nellis Party returned from the mission and had dinner at the inn.
Normally, it would have been a fun dinner while chatting about what happened today.
However, Kalt’s appearance became a dinner of shame for Nellis.
Finally, the person I had been waiting for and wanted to be my colleague appeared.
If possible, I wanted to make our first meeting great.
That’s because he’s a hero.
When meeting a new colleague for the first time, you want to show off a little.
But I ruined it.
Because of this belly button watch.
Above all, the fact that the new person she had hoped to join was a handsome man made Nellis even more embarrassed.
‘Why is my stomach rumbling just then? Oh, it’s embarrassing!’
As a warrior, I wanted to make a good first impression, but as a woman, I was also embarrassed.
After eating.
Nellis looked at Kalt, thinking that this was their first real meeting.
“Did you say Mr. Kalt? Nice to meet you. My name is Nellis, the Indomitable Warrior. The two people next to me are Scarlett, a wizard, and Arya, a nun.”
“Hello, Mr. Kalt.”
“hi.”
At Nellis’s introduction, Aria smiled and bowed her head politely, and Scarlett greeted her casually.
“Hello, Nellis, Scarlett, and Aria. Let me reintroduce myself. My name is Kalt.”
While saying hello, Kalt quickly glanced at Nellis’ party.
The indomitable warrior Nellis has short black hair and two-tone hair with blue lining.
It had round, lively-looking eyes with dark blue pupils.
Scarlett, a wizard, has blonde twintails.
He had sharp eyes and fiery red eyes.
Aria, a nun, has her long silver hair tied up in a bun.
It had soft, light purple eyes.
‘All three pass the test in terms of appearance.’
After we finished greeting each other, Nellis immediately asked the most basic question.
“Mr. Kalt, why do you want to join our party?”
“I was looking for a party at the same time. Plus, I fit the criteria you wanted.”
Kalt gently lifted the sword at his waist.
“As you can see, I can play the role of a lineman. Aside from that, I do a bit of exploration, and my specialties are cooking and psychological counseling.”
“cooking?”
“Mental counseling?”
Nellis Party felt unfamiliar with Kalt’s introduction.
For them, cooking means eating at a restaurant or inn.
If I were to eat while doing a request, I would chew dried meat or hard bread.
I couldn’t even think of cooking and eating.
Also, even when I introduced myself and said that my specialty was mental counseling, they could not understand me very well.
‘If you don’t know, just ask.’
“Wow, you know how to cook! But do you need to cook? Ah! I’m not saying it’s not necessary! It’s better to finish the request quickly, right? Just chew some beef jerky for one meal. You can eat when you come back.”
First of all, response is passed.
In response to Nellis’ reaction, Kalt drew a circle in his mind on the scorecard.
I was able to give it a passing grade because I looked at their reactions rather than rejecting them by saying that there was a need for such elaborate cooking.
In the first place, there were few people like Kalt who wanted to cook their own food, and Nellis’s opinion was popular among adventurers and warrior parties.
“Of course that’s true. But aren’t there only quests that can be completed in one day? Exterminating monsters that exist within a distance that requires several days of travel, or sleeping in a dungeon for a long period of time, if you only eat beef jerky or bread, you’ll get bitten and lose nutrition. “Because it’s limited, I can’t always use my strength.”
It was like that when I was sleeping on the streets to grow up at Maybelle’s party and in the dungeon.
The party’s movements were noticeably different when they ate only beef jerky or bread and when they ate the food Kalt prepared.
“Of course, I don’t always force you to cook or do anything like that. I just tell you that I can cook too.”
Nellis Party nodded after hearing Kalt explain in a gentle tone.
“Then what do you mean you can provide mental counseling?”
Nellis Party’s nun, Aria, asked about Kalt’s remaining specialties.
“It is grandiosely called mental counseling, but in the end, it is about listening to concerns. By listening to concerns and giving advice, it is about resolving mental concerns by stabilizing the mind of a colleague.”
“Ah, is it like hearing a confession like a priest?”
“I guess you could say it’s similar.”
‘Then shall we try baiting?’
“Even if we are a warrior party or an adventurer, we are all human in the end. We all have our own worries and sometimes struggle with the problems that come with those worries. I once solved a mental problem while counseling a colleague. For example… ”
Kalt looked at Nellis Party closely as he explained further.
“My body doesn’t listen to me when I fight monsters.”
“…!”
one person.
“I can’t use my magic properly due to mental strain.”
“…!”
two people.
“Problems arise when using divine power.”
“…!”
Three people.
“Well, I’ve solved that problem before.”
“Really? Have you ever really solved a problem like that?”
“yes.”
The ungrateful three who benefited the most will probably be having problems again by now.
“Because I observed the cause of other people’s concerns and took appropriate action. Oh, if you have any concerns, please let me know. Although concerns vary greatly from person to person, I will do my best to help.”
“Aha, hahaha, thank you for your words~.”
Nellis smiles awkwardly.
Scarlett gives a skeptical look.
Aria glances hesitantly.
After seeing the three people’s reactions, Kalt was convinced.
Nellis’ party, like Maybelle’s party before, all have mental problems.
Nellis’ party is the party that needs Kalt the most and meets all the conditions Kalt wanted.
I was also able to see that they were having a hard time with their mental problems.
Otherwise, the reaction would not be revealed so clearly.
Still, I won’t tell Kalt about my concerns right away.
Revealing one’s own secrets is a very cautious and unpleasant act.
If I had Kalt’s power, I could immediately draw out my worries, but I didn’t bother to do that.
Looking at their reactions, it didn’t seem like it would take long anyway.
If we join the same party, we will be able to understand their problems right away.
“Mr. Nellis, will you please accept me into your party?”
“Ah! What about a party? What about Scarlett and Aria? Mr. Kalt, shall we accept you as a party?”
Nellis wanted to recruit Kalt to the party right away.
Because of his own problems, he wanted additional people to be present just in case, and he also had a faint hope that the mental counseling Kalt mentioned might solve his problems.
“I like it. If the number of vanguards increases, the stability of the party will also increase.”
Sister Aria approved of Kalt’s recruitment with a gentle smile.
Kalt, Nellis, and Aria’s gaze turned to Scarlett, who had not yet opened her mouth.
Scarlett opened her mouth while resting her chin.
“It’s hasty to accept it right away. Shouldn’t we first check what your skills are… and whether you can work with us?”
Even if additional vanguards are needed, it is impossible to clearly know whether Kalt’s words are true or not.
Let’s put aside whether the special skills of cooking and mental counseling mentioned later are real or not.
We had to make sure that the role of vanguard that Nellis Party needed from the beginning was properly fulfilled.
Scarlett’s attitude was rather likeable to Kalt.
‘Yes, you must have the brain to think like that.’
Kalt was not a fan of a party where there were only idiots who just followed the flow of the atmosphere.
“Scarlett, you’re right. It’s hasty to just say this and accept it right away. So how about this? Let’s do a request together tomorrow. Oh, if you’re tired and need a rest tomorrow, you can do it the day after tomorrow.”
“I’m not tired at all! I feel fine after sleeping overnight!”
“I’m fine too.”
“…You can do it tomorrow.”
Kalt and Nellis Party unanimously made an appointment to submit the request together tomorrow.
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“Hey, you idiot.”
match!
“Ouch! Why are you hitting me?”
After making an appointment with Kalt, Nellis’ party went up to the second floor where their room was located.
Nellis was about to go into her room when Scarlett took Aria with her into Nellis’ room and hit her on the forearm.
“No matter what, what if you try to accept it so casually? You might be looked down on.”
Nellis smoothed the forearm that Scarlett had hit.
“What do you mean you look down on me? Mr. Kalt, you seem kind.”
“Hey, don’t you know that you should be most careful with people who smile like that? They might have some kind of plan.”
“That again? Scarlett is suspicious of everyone.”
“Scarlett, aren’t you being too cautious?”
“joy!”
Scarlett crossed her arms and did not back down her opinion.
“There are so few people in this world that you can trust. This is a world where you can’t properly trust even your parents or siblings.”
“Ugh, saying something like that again….”
“Scarlett needs to trust people more. You trust us, right?”
“You guys… are colleagues. We’ve been through hardships together, so I trust you!”
Nellis and Aria looked happily at Scarlett as she turned her head and spoke.
“Anyway, let’s check Mr. Kalt’s skills tomorrow. He might be someone with incredible skills. Plus, if we don’t know… he might be able to solve our problems.”
“If he was a really big person, he wouldn’t have come to our party in the first place. You know that our party doesn’t have a very good reputation. It’s a party of sloths with no sense of improvement. Haha, you really think someone is doing this because they want to. Besides, from what he says, there was a party. “You’re alone now. Isn’t there something wrong with that guy?”
“Scarlett, don’t be too speculative. Skipping the party doesn’t always have to be a bad reason, right? First, let’s watch tomorrow.”
“Yes, I will keep an eye on you very clearly.”
‘If you look down on us and try to manipulate us, I won’t leave you alone!’
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