episode_0018
by fnovelpia
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Two days after T.L. was attacked by Jax.
The group got back on the carriage and headed to the next village.
“Dolus was next, right?”
“That’s right. It is a larger and more vibrant village than the other two villages. It is a midway point connected to other nearby villages and has smooth money circulation. So to speak, a commercial village.”
“I heard that the gambling hall in Dolus is very large. What are you looking forward to?”
Thiel spoke to Mika, who smiled.
“Mika, even if you lose all your money, I won’t lend you it.”
“Hey, when have I ever borrowed money from you? Because all my stakes are covered only with my own money?”
“I am also looking forward to arriving at Dolus. Since there are many books in circulation, there must be some magic books worth looking at. So to speak, a reading tour!”
“Risha is so consistent.”
“TL, having a lot of distribution means you can taste food from various regions.”
“I’m looking forward to it!”
“Same goes for you.”
And as time passed, the group arrived at the commercial village of Dolus.
Dolus is much more lively and crowded than the other two villages.
As usual, the group first found an inn to stay at.
“It’s a bit expensive.”
“It is a rise in prices that is unique to commercial villages.”
“Hmm~ But it’s not like it’s going to stay forever. Moreover, the higher the price, the higher the commission fee will be! Rather, let’s complete the request quickly and make money!”
“I’m telling you, I’m not going to leave right away once I make money. And Thiel, you be careful with men.”
“I know! Now you won’t get hurt again, well!”
“… .”
Mika looked at Tiel, who puffed out his cheeks and protested, with an expression of complete disbelief.
“What, that face!”
“Okay, just be really careful.”
“Then let’s head to the guild.”
The group heads to the guild expecting a high-value request.
But their expectations were dashed when they saw the request board.
“Wow.”
“Um… There is no particularly good request for us to do.”
“Is it true?”
The basic request amount on the request board was higher than that of other villages.
But that was only a request for a chore.
The monster extermination request that Thiel and his party wanted to do was almost impossible to find.
The only ones that were available were high-difficulty monster subjugation requests that only an A-level adventurer could do, and these were requests that not even C-level Tiel and his group could do.
Mika decided to ask the receptionist first.
“Why are there so few monster extermination requests?”
“Ah, are you coming to Dolus today?”
“But.”
“Then… Your timing was bad.”
The receptionist looked at Mika sadly and said.
“Recently, a large number of requests for subjugation of monsters below Class B have piled up, and in order to process these requests, the guild has proposed a request fee higher than the average amount for Dolus. That’s why.”
“The guys who normally don’t move around ran around until their feet were on fire and completed the request.”
“Ahaha… Yes.”
“Somehow.”
Mika looked around the guild.
For an adventurer’s guild in Dolus, which is a commercial village, there were few adventurers seeking requests within it.
‘Everyone is having fun and having fun.’
“Ha, okay.”
Mika sighed and returned to Thiel and Lisha and explained the circumstances of Dolus’ request.
“Really? I’m really out of luck.”
“Hmm, if I can’t decide, I guess I’ll have to do some chores.”
“If it’s just a chore, you’ll quickly spend it because of the price of this Dolus. Haha, is there really any perfect request?”
Mika is scratching his head and thinking.
At that time, Thiel’s eyes lit up as he turned his gaze to the request board again.
“Ah! How about this!”
“What?”
“Did you find a good request, Thiel?”
Thiel pointed to one request.
[Recruiting maids! Looking for a female adventurer with outstanding looks! Minimum period of one week. ※Remuneration is paid daily as daily wage. There is a bonus for accepting additional requests.]
“How about this! The pay is very good! Plus, we have outstanding looks!”
Thiel snorts confidently.
“You idiot!”
“Ack! Argh! Don’t stab my forehead!”
Mika said, poking Thiel’s forehead with his index finger.
“Just looking at it, the pervert-looking bastard is requesting mine! It looks suspicious at first glance, so why are you saying that’s a good thing?”
“Well, something is suspicious! Don’t you just want to have a pretty girl as your maid for a while?”
“You idiot! Can’t you see the bonus part over there? Just by looking at it, it’s obvious that he’s a bastard who wants to spend more money to do dirty things! Besides, if you do it, it’s obvious that you’ll get hit again!”
“I agree with what Mika said. Thiel, if you go here, I predict that you will come to me or Mika and cry after being hurt again. It is, so to speak, a prediction of the future.”
“Uh, really? Umm… To be honest, I wanted to try on the maid uniform because it looked pretty. So what do we do? Are you doing delivery work for this product?”
“Ha, let’s rest today and think about it.”
Leesha nodded at Mika’s judgment.
“I agree. We don’t need money right now. Maybe a good request will come back tomorrow.”
“Risha just wants to quickly browse books.”
“That too.”
“Tiel, are you going to find any more requests to do? Or should I just deliver the goods on my own?”
“Um… .”
To be honest, Thiel didn’t mind, but he thought it would be boring and boring to do the request alone.
Above all, as Mika and Leesha said, it wasn’t like they didn’t have that much free time right now, and they had money earned by defeating the goblin champion, so there was no need to rush.
The urgent thing was that he wanted to head to the academy to quickly get rid of the vulva, but Thiel could not ignore his colleague’s opinion.
“Okay. Take the day off today, okay? Haaaam… Then I’ll sleep at the inn.”
After deciding on a policy, Thiel returned to the inn to relieve the fatigue accumulated during the carriage ride, and Lisha wandered around the market to discover new knowledge and magic books that might exist in Dolus.
And Mika.
‘It’s definitely a place to kill time or make money.’
I entered the gambling house as usual.
‘I won quite a bit in the last village. ‘I’ll give it to you in this town too.’
When we entered the gambling hall, the man in charge of reception asked Mika.
“Welcome. This is my first time seeing you. Is this your first time here?”
“This is my first time here. But when it comes to gambling, I’ve tried it a lot.”
“Then there will be no problem. Come in. ”
I walked over and sat down in the empty seat.
“The base stake is 50,000 gold.”
“Here.”
Mika immediately ups the ante.
The gambler checked the stakes and took out the dice and cup.
“Then let’s begin.”
***
It’s been an hour since Mika entered the gambling house.
If you look at Mika’s win rate, it’s 60%.
By repeatedly paying a lower stake when he felt bad and boldly increasing the stake when he felt good, Mika’s original amount of money has now increased by 1.2 times.
‘Good, good, I like this feeling.’
Mika raises his eyebrows at the thrill of losing and gaining money while gambling.
Until now, Mika had liked to savor this thrill for a long time, using appropriate stakes.
“Now, hall! match! What about the stakes?”
‘I have a good sense of humor this time. so… ‘It’s going hot!’
“I’m betting all the money I won this time!”
***
“Kuuu… .”
Thiel was sleeping comfortably at the inn.
Thump thump thump!
“Ugh… Huh?”
Until someone suddenly knocked on the door of his room.
“What is it? Who is it?”
Thiel got out of bed, rubbing his eyes and opened the door.
“Haaam~ Huh? Mika?”
When I open the door, what I see is Mikawa.
“Who are the people in the back?”
They were two large men who looked lumpy.
“That… TL.”
Mika, who couldn’t even make proper eye contact with Thiel with his head down, clenched his fists and opened his mouth.
“Some money… Lend me.”
“What?”
For a moment, Thiel could not understand Mika’s words.
Mika proudly declared that she would not borrow money from her colleagues.
When Mika suddenly asked to lend him money, Thiel thought for a moment that he had heard wrong.
Then one of the men standing behind said to Thiel.
“This girl made a big deal at the gambling house. It seemed like he needed money, so we lent him some money. This lady also said that she would repay immediately if she won, but…”
Another rugged man shook his head.
“All the money we lent was lost. So, you’re this girl’s colleague? Can you at least repay the money you owe to your colleague?”
After hearing the men’s words, Thiel sent a cold gaze to Mika.
Mika couldn’t bear to make eye contact with Thiel and broke into a cold sweat.
“I’m really sorry… .”
“How much is it?”
Thiel immediately repaid the money Mika owed to the rough men.
However, that amount is all that Thiel earned in his previous village.
All that was left for Thiel was the transportation and food expenses he had paid when he first left the village.
As soon as the money was paid, the rough men left the inn, leaving only Thiel and Mika in the room.
“… Mika. What did you say to me? Don’t you need to borrow money? The stakes are only with my own money?”
“Ugh… .”
“Even if you lost your own money, why did you borrow the money? Are you stupid?”
“Ahh… !”
Thiel’s criticism pierced Mika’s heart.
It’s okay if you’re your usual self.
Mika thought that Thiel was an idiot and that he needed to come to his senses.
For Mika, the current situation was a huge shock to not only his conscience but also his pride.
“Really… Sorry.”
“Why did you borrow money in the first place?”
“Feeling! You really had a good feel for it! But strangely, I went astray and lost all my hard-earned money… Next time, next time, I was sure to succeed!”
“Where is your passion for gambling? I just lost it!”
“Ugh!”
Normally, he would confidently say that his intuition was right, but right now, such words are completely meaningless.
Mika was so embarrassed that he wanted to go into a rat hole.
“Tiel, I found a very useful book today! This will make our lives more comfortable… Huh?”
At that time, Lisha, who had just returned from reading a book, saw Mika lying face down in Tiel’s room with his head down, and Tiel looking at Mika as if scolding her.
Two people who are in a completely opposite situation from their usual situation.
“What on earth is going on? So to speak, asking for an explanation.”
Leesha tilted her head.
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This is AI TL fan art sent by Justa! The concept is that of an inn waitress!
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