episode_0360

“Oh, thank you for coming this far, Academy students.”

Bridget Village was another two hours away from the meadow where we spent the night.

As soon as he saw Ethan, me, and the warrior party’s carriage arrive, the white-haired village chief, who came out as the village representative and welcomed us, held the warrior’s hand and greeted us.

“It wasn’t very far. It was a distance that could be reached in one night.”

“Please take care of me for three days, Chief.”

“Oh, no. We have prepared a room at the village hall for you to stay, so please come in.”

The warrior and the princess naturally talk to the village chief as if he were our representative.

For reference, in this event, the status of all of us, including those two people, is ‘common student’.

The theory of the class was that since the humanities inquiry class was about relieving an area damaged by bandits, it was against the purpose to assert the authority of nobles or the royal family.

When something happens that makes you feel uncomfortable or in a bad mood, you suddenly say, ‘How dare these commoners!’ This was to prevent people from saying the same thing and causing trouble.

‘In reality, there are a lot of time bombs that will explode the village itself the moment you touch it incorrectly.’

A warrior, a princess, a saint, and many children of nobles.

Of course, in my case, it was just a fake identity I created to enter the Academy’s Magic Department, but Ethan and Agnes were a noble prince and a noble daughter, respectively.

When Ethan and I decided to act together with the warrior party, it became a strange party that gathered all the precious people in the world, so it was the moment when the party was completed as a landmine that has a 50% chance of exploding if touched incorrectly.

“The community hall is not very spacious, so we were only able to prepare three rooms, but I wonder if it would be too small for the students to use… .”

“No problem, Chief.”

“Just having a place to sleep with a roof is enough.”

“Thank you for saying that. There are two beds in each room, and I think it will be enough for two people to lie down, so I think you can divide the room accordingly.

Oh, and this is a letter given to you by a professor at the Academy. I don’t know how to read, so I’m just passing it along… .”

“Ah, yes.”

With those words, the village chief of Bridget handed over a list written on a piece of paper to Kemmojoshegigot.

It was a piece of paper that I had seen countless times in the original game, so even from a distance I could vaguely see what was written on it.

「Repair the broken village hall warehouse (10 points)

Repair broken village fence (5 points)

Playing with children at daycare (5 points)

…

…

… 」

A list of ‘tasks to be done in Bridget Village’ created by a professor in a humanities inquiry class.

They had visited the village a few days before us and had written down an exhaustive list of things we needed to do to receive service points, so we were going to be quite busy during our next three days.

‘Actually, it doesn’t matter because you can get a B even if you just do the last task and put all other tasks aside.’

「Find out the villagers who are in cahoots with the bandits and subdue the group of bandits (50 points)」

Well, this was something that you had to take care of from now on.

This mystery event would be an opportunity to test just how smart this guy is.

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Not long after receiving guidance from the village chief about where to stay for three days.

The hero party that included Ethan and I was having a rather noisy discussion over the issue of ‘room distribution’.

“First of all, since Miss Lilith and Prince Ethan are outsiders and not in our party, we will have to give them separate rooms, and the eight of us will have no choice but to share a room.”

“Wait, you don’t have to do that.”

“If this happens, it will be inevitable for men and women to sleep together, so for today, I have no choice but to share the same room as the hero. It’s really something that can’t be helped.”

“… It’s inevitable, right? No matter how I look at it, you look full of selfishness.”

“What are you talking about, Miss Silena? There are six women and two men, so at least two women have no choice but to share the same room as the men. It means that I am willing to sacrifice myself for one of the two, but does it matter?”

“It’s not a sacrifice. Sneaky bitch. You plan to share the same bed with Bolt, right? I can’t allow that.”

“Now, wait a minute! Well, I guess it’s a bit weird to share the same room with women… . Wow, it’s difficult in many ways to share a room with someone as noble as Princess Seraphine!”

“Really? Since the room is shared by me, the hero, and Mr. Thomas, I thought it would be better for Natalie to use the other person.”

“… … Yes?”

“Miss Natalie is Mr. Thomas’ old childhood friend. I don’t think there would be any problem with sleeping with Mr. Thomas. Was it rude?”

“… Well, if that’s the case. Well, it might be okay… . If only me, Natalie, would let me… .”

“Me? I don’t mind sleeping with anyone! Thomas, you’re good too!”

“… okay. That’s really fortunate.”

“Wait a minute, why did you stop talking? I can’t see you crawling into Vault’s bed alone, Seraphine. If you’re going to sleep with Bolt, I’m going to sleep with you too.”

“I think it is unhealthy for a man and a woman in their prime to share the same bed… . Well, maybe it’s because you promised a future together like Prince Ethan and Lady Lilith, but the princess, Miss Silena, and Miss Natalie, should I say that you are too promiscuous… .”

“… I just want to briefly share and rest quickly. It doesn’t matter as long as there are no men in the same room.”

“I don’t mind sleeping in any room, Princess Seraphine.”

A discussion that seems like it will never end as each person is holding on to their own non-negotiable minimum conditions.

In fact, it was a problem that would have been solved a long time ago if Ethan and I had not been there. This can be solved neatly by using one of the three rooms as a men’s room and having three women each in the remaining two rooms.

This humanities exploration class itself was an unpopular subject for general students as it was a class that was taken with the aim of gaining experience points, so when you actually came to volunteer, it was normal to not have to deal with other students except the warrior party.

‘This time, it got messed up like this because I persuaded Ethan to bring him here… .’

In this situation, if Ethan and I took up one room, it would only add to the confusion, so here, Ethan and I had no choice but to blend in with the existing warrior party using the tent.

“I think Master Ethan will have to share a room with the two men, and I will have to share a room with the other women.”

“… Yes, it can’t be helped. I think that would be the best.”

“Originally, I was planning to use the healing aura to heal Master Ethan’s arm again tonight… . It seems that it has become difficult to do so.”

“… If I did the same thing tonight as last night, I would have collapsed tomorrow from lack of sleep, Lilith.”

Ethan’s unfounded claims were appropriately ignored.

Then, Ethan and I enter the center of the warrior party, which is still discussing bed.

Starting from the words that came out of his mouth, the distribution of accommodation for three days began to be decided somehow.

“I will share a room with the men in your party. And let’s say Lilith sleeps with the girls at your party. If you do that, you will be able to stay as a group of 3, 3, or 4, so there will be no problem in allocating rooms.”

“Prince Ethan… ?”

“What, weren’t idiot couples supposed to sleep together?”

“It would be a shame to leave a room that can accommodate four people and only use it for the two of us. Also, wouldn’t it be best to neatly divide the room by gender rather than having to blush over something like this from the first day of class?”

“That’s right… . Well, I think what Prince Blackwood said is absolutely right… . Ah, no matter how much love you have, it is unhealthy for men and women to sleep together… .”

“… all right. Prince Ethan and Miss Lilith say they are considerate, so we have no choice but to accept their favor.”

Seraphine looked openly disappointed, but from my perspective, this was the most reasonable choice.

If this situation had been left alone, the guy would have had to live an uncomfortable life for three whole days stuck between the three heroines, and Agnes, who had accidentally ended up sharing the same room with Thomas, would have definitely expressed her displeasure.

I have a sense of humor too. Even in this situation, he wasn’t so conscienceless as to ruin the physical condition of the other hero party members by saying that he wanted to be alone with Ethan.

“The three men will be able to share the same room, so now we can just divide the room between ourselves.”

“That’s right, Miss Lilith.”

“Which room should I go into, everyone? Is there anyone who would like to share the same room as me?”

-Sigh.

“… B.”

When asked who would share the same room with me, Agnes raised her hand without any hesitation.

Up to this point, it was within the range of my own expectations, and the subsequent hand raising was not far outside the range of my predictions.

“I will share the room with Miss Lilith and Lady Agnes.”

“In that case, of course I will attend Princess Seraphine in that room.”

… Well, it usually goes like this.

Except for Luke, they were all pretty friendly faces, so it didn’t seem like they would be bored while staying here.