Ryuugoroshi no Sugosuhibi Chapter 8

The Handyman, Non-Adventure

Unlike before he did not awaken before 6 but past 7 o’clock the following morning.

Following the same pattern as yesterday he cleaned up and got dressed before he headed down to the dining area. The dining area was br.i.m.m.i.n.g with people today in contrast to yesterday. It seemed like it was the peak hour.

He searched for an open table and immediately occupied one. The menu today was bread, cheese, tomato salad, corn potage, and half an orange. Without forgetting, he also requested a packed lunch.

While leisurely eating breakfast he eavesdropped on the nearby conversations. According to what he heard, Borudosu, whom was not seen since yesterday, was able to obtain an egg of something four days after receiving the request.

Finished with breakfast, Kousuke grabs the packed lunch and headed out towards the guild building.

With the bit of studying he did the night before he tried to read some of the requests. Of course, to not bother the other adventurers he was looking at the odd jobs section on the wall.

 

「This is… House, rock, move. Is it alright to a.s.sume it’s just to move some rocks around someone’s house?

The reward is 200 Erte huh. Let go with this.

The request number is… it’s not written here? I can just grab this then right?」(Kousuke)

 

He ripped it off the wall and brought it to the counter, thinking it would be okay to just put it back up if anything.

 

「I would like to take this request if it’s alright」(Kousuke)

「… This is an odd job request, are you fine with this kind of work?」(Guild receptionist) 【TL: IT BEGINS!】

「It’s a request to move some rocks on someone’s lawn right? If that’s the case it’s fine」(Kousuke)

「Yes, that is correct. Please take the request form with you to the client then」(Guild receptionist)

「There’s no need for any paperwork? I recall having it done yesterday」(Kousuke)

「Perhaps is it your first time taking an odd job request?」(Guild receptionist)

 

Kousuke nodded.

 

「Serious paperwork is not necessary for any odd job requests. You simply need to present the request notice to the client. Upon completion of the request the client will provide you a “Proof of Completion”. You just need to bring both of these back to the guild. With that the odd job request can be considered completed. Please take care since in the case you lose either the request notice or the proof, even if you completed the request you will not receive any reward」(Guild receptionist)

「Thank you very much. If it is no trouble, could you inform me where I must go? I’m still in the process of learning how to read so I currently cannot read the address」(Kousuke)

 

After being informed the name of the client and the address Kousuke departs from the guild.

While asking around to confirm that he is going in the right direction, his destination revealed a house that was significantly larger than those around it.

Searching for a doorbell in vain he decided to just go through the gate and headed towards the door. A short while after knocking on the door some approaching footsteps could be heard growing audibly louder.

 

「May I ask who it is?」(Client?)

 

A man, who looked around 60, answered the door.

Seeing the man Kousuke presented the request notice.

 

「I’m someone from the guild that accepted the request, are you perhaps the client who needed some rocks moved?」(Kousuke)

「Oh! So someone accepted it. Let’s get you working immediately. You should go gather your colleagues, I’ll be waiting here until then」(Client)

「Colleagues? But I’m doing this alone」(Kousuke)

「Alone!? It’s impossible to do this alone though. I’m not trying to be mean, but you should bring someone to help out」(Client)

「I’m pretty sure it’ll be fine. Despite how I look I’m quite confident in my strength」(Kousuke)

 

The man glanced at Kousuke’s body with a doubtful look. Kousuke’s thin body that lacked muscle just made him look completely unfit for any heavy manual labor.

 

「I just can’t see you as being capable though」(Client)

「How about this, please let me attempt it first and if it seems impossible I’ll go get someone to help. How does that sound?」(Kousuke)

 

Thinking that the boy in front of him would give up after trying, the man decided to lead Kousuke to the place.

 

「The lawn is this way」(Client)

 

The lawn’s size seemed like it was a bit bigger than the size of two cla.s.srooms combined. It’s definitely something an average person would consider extraordinarily large.

On the right side of the lawn stood two large rocks. One of the rock seemed to be buried deeply. The buried rock definitely needed at least four people to be able to wrap around it.

 

「I need that one moved over here. How about it? Impossible right?」(Client)

「I’ll give it a shot for now」(Kousuke)

 

The client points towards the buried rock and continues to dissuade Kousuke, in response Kousuke smiled. He just couldn’t see himself being unable to lift it up.

Upon reaching the rock a thought came up.

 

「Why not break it first then carry it?」(Kousuke)

 

Hearing that, the client simply responded that the rock was too hard to break.

Kousuke murmured his acknowledgement. He wrapped his arms around the rock and put some strength in to lift up the rock.

The client’s doubtful expression slowly changed into utter surprise.

The rock was surprisingly slowly being lifted out of the dirt. While he lifted the rock out, Kousuke’s finger were digging into it.

 

「DAAHHHH!」【TL: Raw is だっしゃーっ！ But leaving it as DA SHA sounded weird】

 

With a loud cry he put in more strength to completely remove the rock from the ground.

Once the rock was removed it was confirmed that about a third of it was buried before.

This was perhaps the most strength Kousuke ever used thus far, but he still had much strength left to spare.

He carefully placed the rock down at the designated spot.

 

「What about the other rock?」(Kousuke)

「Huh? Ahh! Do the same thing for the other one too」(Client)

 

The utterly surprised client responded.

The other rock was carried over even more easily as it was smaller and lighter.

 

「I honestly cannot believe you carried them alone! And it was done so quickly, I was expecting it to take longer」(Client)

「I thought I told you I had confidence in my strength?」(Kousuke)

「This kind of work normally can’t be completed with just confidence. Ah forget it. Thank you, you saved me a lot of trouble. With this I can finally say my farewells to this place」(Client)

 

While appreciating the thanks he received Kousuke inquired about the “Proof of Completion”.

 

「Umu, wait here a bit」(Client)

 

The client went back to the house and returned with the proof along with some cookies.

 

「The snacks are thanks for showing me something amazing」(Client)

「Are you sure?」(Kousuke) 【TL: Kou-chan.. it’s just COOKIES!】

「Don’t mind it. It’s something among the many things I received. I still have a lot left anyways」(Client) 【TL: Why does it sound like those cookies = pile of gold coins?】

「I see, then I’ll gladly accept them」(Kousuke)

 

Giving his thanks, Kousuke received the proof and some cookies.

 

「By the way, are you free after this?」(Client)

「After I hand this into the guild I have some free time, why?」(Kousuke)

「Is that so, is that so! It just so happens the old lady next door needs some help remodeling a room. Do you think you can lend her a hand? Of course there’s a reward involved」(Client)

「Sure that’s fine. It shouldn’t be harder than lifting rocks」(Kousuke)

 

It’s only a bit past 10 o’clock. He was actually worried about not having anything to do after returning.

 

「Then please come with it」(Client)

 

Following the client’s lead they headed next door.

The client explained to the old lady about Kousuke and allowed them to come into her home.

Following her instructions Kousuke proceeded to move various cabinets and drawers. Though it took less strength to do this it felt harder since it required a lot more focus to not damage the cabinets and drawers.

In the end, the task was done in less than an hour.

 

「Thank you. Here’s for reward for your hard work」(Old lady)

 

The old lady gave Kousuke three copper coins. He quickly pocketed them.

 

「In the future I might request your help again」(Old lady)

「As long as I’m in this town I’ll gladly accept」(Kousuke)

 

He told her his name and current residence.

 

「I guess there are adventurers like you out there huh. The adventurers I usually see are rowdy and arrogant, they would usually ignore these kind of requests」(Old lady)

「Even the guild receptionist told me that these requests are usually not accepted」(Client)

「I just find it bothersome to have to leave town for requests so I decided to take up some odd jobs」(Kousuke)

 

Even though he can defeat any of the monsters around here, he’s not the type that would willingly look for a fight.

 

「I’ll be taking my leave then」(Kousuke)

「Thank you, it was a big help」(Client)

「Please take care on your way back」(Old lady)

 

As the two gave their farewells Kousuke headed back to the guild.

He received five copper coins upon handing in the request notice and “Proof of Completion”.

After eating lunch Kousuke started to look at the odd jobs again to find similar requests. If similar requests are there he could kill some more time.

Soon he found a request to throw out some furniture.

After confirming the contents of the request at the reception, Kousuke headed out towards the town’s third district.

Even here the client was doubtful whether Kousuke could carry the furniture on his own but he tried to persuade the client otherwise.

This request was by far the longest. Due to the distance required to carry the furniture, nearly two hours pa.s.sed.

Despite this though not much fatigue was felt. Receiving the “Proof of Completion”, Kousuke headed back to the guild and received five copper coins. With this, he concluded today’s work.

 

「Welcome back」(Shidi)

「I’m back」(Kousuke)

「Wai.. wait a moment」(Shidi)

 

Kousuke tried to head to his room after being greeted, but was stopped by Shidi’s voice. Shidi’s gaze was fixated on one of Kousuke’s possession, the COOKIES.

The bewildered Kousuke could only tilt his head in confusion at the reason for being stopped.

 

「Are those cookies?」(Shidi)

「These? I got these as an extra reward from today’s work」(Kousuke)

「Those cookies are from the most popular store in Ricardo!」(Shidi)

「Really? I guess I got something good today then」(Kousuke)

「They’re REALLY GOOD! There’s a rumor that you need to have a reservation three weeks in advance to get them!」(Shidi) 【TL: Shidi.. your mature, professionalism.. it’s fading away with this!】

「To even require a reservation. I’m starting to get a bit excited about eating them now」(Kousuke) 【TL: You’ll share right? RIGHT?! -drools-】

 

Shidi fell silent and continues to stare at Kousuke.

Eyes speak louder than mouths, Kousuke knew her intent clearly from her stare.

 

「… … Do you want to eat them together?」(Kouske)

「IS THAT OKAY!?」(Shidi) 【TL: Woa woa Shidi.. they’re just cookies! Three weeks wait, delicious… sumptuous.. -drools- cookies..】

「I doubt I could finish them by myself」(Kousuke)

「Mmm come over here then. Let’s eat them together in the staff lounge. I’ll prepare some tea first!」(Shidi)

 

Exceedingly excited, she ran from the reception to the kitchen.

 

「No one’s manning the reception now, I wonder if it’s alright」(Kousuke)

 

Shidi, contrary to her excited appearance, was surprisingly level-headed with her responsibilities. On her way to the kitchen she asked another staff to fill in for her at the reception.

Shidi called for Kousuke after returning to the reception with a teapot and cups.

The both of them entered a room near the front entrance.

Kousuke proceeded to place the cookies on the empty plate.  Marbled, chocolate chips, nut filled, caramel, sugar coated, jam filled cookies were placed out, in total eight flavors. 【TL: What are the two other ones… I wanna know!】

As the two were snacking, Kousuke spoke up about books.

 

「Book?」(Shidi)

「Um. You said you would show them to me before」(Kousuke)

「That’s true, but what happened to the ones you bought?」(Shidi)

「I already read them」(Kousuke)

「Is that so? Alright, I’ll go get them」(Shidi)

 

Shidi quickly returned with one book in her hand.

 

「This is a book about sightseeing. It’s not for this area, but sightseeing spots in the neighboring country」(Shidi)

「Mind if I read it here? I may need your help with parts of it」(Kousuke)

「That fine. My break finishes in fifteen minutes though」(Shidi)

【TL: Where’s my “oo” “mmm” “ahh” eating reactions! I thought they were supposed to be the best cookies ever!】

 

Kousuke opened the book and began to examine the contents. Since Kousuke’s current level of vocabulary was lacking he had Shidi fill him in on those parts.

Soon Shidi’s break time was over so Kousuke headed back to his room. While he struggled with some nouns, using the previous books as reference he was, albeit slowly, deciphering the book.

 

The following day he went back to the guild and started to scan through the odd job requests.

He found a request to tear down warehouses and brought the notice to the counter.

 

「Ah, Viare! Good morning」(Kousuke)

「Good morning as well, Kousuke-san」(Viare) 【TL: She’s back!】

「I’ll be accepting this request」(Kousuke)

 

Kousuke presented the request notice.

 

「Is this an odd job request? Are you alright with this?」(Viare)

「Yup. I was doing odd job requests yesterday too. Odd jobs, aren’t they just nice and safe」(Kousuke) 【TL: Ah translation, isn’t it just nice and sa.. nope】

「You were doing these yesterday as well I see. Oh well, since you yourself want to do them I guess it’s fine. Oh, I almost forgot!」(Viare)

 

Seeing Kousuke accepting odd jobs, Viare recalled something.

 

「After you finish with that request would it be possible to accept mine afterwards as well?」(Viare)

「If it’s something I can do then I’ll accept. Don’t forget about the reward for it」(Kousuke)

「Yes I understand. Good luck with that request then」(Viare)

「Roger that! I’m heading out now」(Kousuke)

 

With Viare seeing him out Kousuke headed straight towards the new client’s place.

Arriving at the address, Kousuke stops in front of an office building. Meeting the client inside the two headed towards the warehouses’ location.

The place they arrived at had four warehouses, two of which needed to be demolished. Though all four warehouse seemed decrepit it was counter-productive to demolish all four since the client still needed some s.p.a.ce to store things. Therefore today’s request involved just demolishing the two emptied warehouse. The client intended to put up a new request to demolish the remaining two after all the goods in them were transferred to a newly constructed warehouse.

The client had the manpower to do this with his employees, but unfortunately they had other responsibilities holding them back. That being the case it was decided to request the help of some adventurers.

The client was worried at first since only one person came, but seeing Kousuke demolishing the building adeptly while dual-wielding heavy hammers drowned out his worries so he left. 【TL: I imagined thishttps://i.ytimg.com/vi/LMTgvl1qCjE/maxresdefault.jpg】

Following the further request of breaking down the sc.r.a.ps as small as possible, Kousuke finally finished a bit before 1 o’clock.

Kousuke had some lunch before he headed back to the office to inform the completion of the request. The client was shocked at how fast it was done so he went to the scene to confirm.

 

「I’m back. Here you go, the request notice and the “Proof of Completion”」(Kousuke)

「Thank you for your hard work. Let’s see… the reward is one silver coin」(Viare)

 

Kousuke quickly puts the silver coin into his back pocket.

 

「Before we start with your request, can you tell me what it entails?」(Kousuke)

「My request is to fix a building’s roof」(Viare)

「Isn’t this impossible for me? I’m not exactly a carpenter」(Kousuke)

「There’s no need for it to be completed at a professional level. A quick fix is more than enough.」(Viare) 【TL: As an optician I know exactly how long a quick fix lasts.. it doesn’t. HIRE A PRO VIARE!】

「Then isn’t it possible to do this by yourselves? Why ask me?」(Kousuke)

「Unfortunately among those close to me I don’t have anyone that is capable of doing this.

And if I try to do it myself everyone stops me」(Viare)

「Ah that’s right, you’re considered clumsy by others and they afraid you will fall」(Kousuke)

 

Viare nods in agreement.

It seems she’s not just clumsy but reckless as well because last time she didn’t take any precautions and tried to fix the roof herself. Everyone around her frantically stopped her then.

 

「I’ll accept then if you don’t mind an amateurish result」(Kousuke)

「Would it be possible to start tomorrow? I didn’t expect you to finish today’s work so quickly so I didn’t prepare anything yet. Come tomorrow in the afternoon then. I have to go get permission for a long break for tomorrow」(Viare)

「Roger that, I just need to come here tomorrow afternoon right?」(Kousuke)

「Yes please, thank you for this」(Viare)

「I’m going to head back now, bye bye!」(Kousuke)

「See you tomorrow!」(Viare)

 

Just like the night before, Kousuke proceeded to study before heading to bed.

The following day in the afternoon Kousuke arrived at the guild. The sword on his waist no longer caused any discomfort due to its weight. Though, it cannot be said that he is as experienced at wielding it as the others around him. 【TL: I have no idea why the author added this bit about the sword.】

Spotting Viare at the reception he approached her.

 

「h.e.l.lo」(Kousuke)

「Ah, h.e.l.lo」(Viare)

 

Viare asked Kousuke if he already had lunch, he nodded that he did. That being the case the two immediately headed out of the guild.

As the two walked towards the location Kousuke would ask Viare from time to time about their current location while committing them to memory.

Their destination was a building that looked like an apartment. There seemed to be around six children running around playing in front of it.

 

「I would like you to repair this building’s roof」(Viare)

「I don’t know how to say this nicely but.. It’s really busted looking huh」(Kousuke)

「It’s due to the lack of funding. The residences that already moved out provide some remittance for the building. Though it’ll keep the building from falling apart further there’s not enough to actually fully repair it」(Viare)

 

Viare was completely surrounded by the children as soon as they got closer.

Hearing the commotion, the adults inside the building also came out.

 

「Viare? Aren’t you supposed to be working right now?」(Unknown)

「I’m back father. I asked for a longer break today so I could bring this person here」(Viare)

 

The sixty-ish old man approached the two. It seemed he had a bad leg since he needed a cane.

 

「May I ask who this it?」(Viare’s father)

「The adventurer I hired to repair the roof」(Viare)

 

Ignoring the “Are you two lovers” comments from the surrounding children, Kousuke introduces himself.

Viare’s father bowed towards Kousuke. Hearing that he’s an adventurer the children also distance themselves from him.

 

「Is that so. It’s a pleasure to meet you, my name is Wei, the manager of this orphanage」(Wei)

「I’m Kousuke Watase, the person hired to fix the roof」(Kousuke)

 

Kousuke bowed towards Wei as well.

Seeing Kousuke’s action Wei was slightly startled.

 

「Is there something wrong?」(Kousuke)

「No no, it’s just compared to the other adventurers you’re very polite. Not all adventurers are rowdy and arrogant, but most in fact are. Very few adventurers are willing to bow towards the client. I used to be an adventurer and was quite the ruffian so that’s why you surprised me」(Wei)

 

Wei laughed lightly in an embarra.s.sed manner.

To Kousuke, this explained why the children backed away from him; they thought he was like the rest of the adventurers.

 

「So that’s the case. It’s probably because it hasn’t even been a month since I became an adventurer」(Kousuke)

「That could be the case, but when I started I was pretty c.o.c.ky. Thanks to me being like that negotiations with my past clients were generally unfavorable」(Wei)

「If that’s the case then shouldn’t I simply maintain this att.i.tude of mine?」(Kousuke)

「It would really depend on the situation. There are times when being aggressive is the best course of action」(Wei)

「I see I see」(Kousuke) 【TL: Nod like a madman Kou-chan, oh don’t forget to thank him like 500 times while you’re at it】

「Let’s cut this conversation short, we should talk about the request」(Viare)

 

The conversation between the two about adventurers was stopped by Viare.

 

「You’re right. I almost forgot you came here to work. Let’s begin the discussion about the request then. Since Viare is going to be explaining everything let me at least lead you to where all the tools and supplies are」(Wei)

 

Leaving behind the children the three headed towards where the tools and supplies are located.

Kousuke felt that the procedure was rather simple. Just nail a new board over the spots that’s leaking water and coat it with some hydrophobic paint. Once it dries coat it one more time. As long as the person in question wasn’t afraid of heights anyone can do this kind of work. The building is about eight meters tall and there doesn’t seem to be any trees or bushes nearby to use as a cushion in case of a fall. Falling while repairing this build would probably lead to some heavy wounds.

 

「Would you like to go up with a ladder or just crawl onto the roof from the second story window?」(Wei)

「I can fly up with magic so there’s no need」(Kousuke)

 

Kousuke took this chance to practice some flight magic as he began to float lightly.

『He should be fine』thought Wei as he bowed before heading back inside.

 

「I will be heading back to the guild then」(Viare) 【TL: You should probably watch him Viare.. he might destroy the building with his super strength】

「Wait, before you go…」(Kousuke)

 

Viare was called for as she was about to depart.

 

「What is it?」(Viare)

「Can you come up to the roof with me to confirm the spots first? There’s a chance I might miss some otherwise」(Kousuke)

「… How am I supposed to get up there?」(Viare)

「I can carry you on my back or in my arms then we’ll fly up」(Kousuke)

「… Can I ask my father to take my place?」(Viare)

「I’d prefer not to put an elderly through this」(Kousuke)

「… You won’t drop me.. will you?」(Viare)

「I won’t purposely drop you. As long as you don’t make any sudden movements it should be fine」(Kousuke)

 

With a troubled expression Viare nodded reluctantly.

 

「You tried to go up yourself before right? Why are you so worried now」(Kousuke)

「It’s because I’ve never flown before, of course I’d be worried」(Viare)

「So not every one can fly huh..」(Kousuke)

「Didn’t you know that flight magic isn’t easy to control?」(Viare)

「The person who taught me this magic didn’t really explain that to me」(Kousuke)

 

According to what Alice told Kousuke, people with a magic apt.i.tude equal or higher than C- can use flight magic efficiently. Unfortunately, flight magic is considered impractical for people below the C- apt.i.tude. If the person’s control over their mana is poor then they would have difficulties controlling how high they can go and how well they can steer. If the person lacks the quant.i.ty of mana to supply the spell then they wouldn’t be able to fly very far.

Alice has an apt.i.tude of C+ so she can fly for around 12 hours while Kousuke can fly for around 3 hours since his apt.i.tude is C-. Flight magic has an absolute requirement of at least a D rank apt.i.tude to just activate. With an apt.i.tude of D, one can fly for around 10 minutes. Also, the flight speed doesn’t affect the mana consumption rate. No matter how much faster you fly there is no change in the consumption rate. It is also recommended to not fly at top speed, even in the spur of the moment, as controlling it is very difficult and can lead to severe self-injury instead.

 

「Could you fly up on your own first? I’ll feel a lot better if I see that there’s absolutely no problem」(Viare)

「Sure thing」(Kousuke)

 

Kousuke started to float upwards as he used his magic. He slowly reached the roof then floated back down.

 

「How was it?」(Kousuke)

「It looked safe enough. Th.. then I’ll be imposing」(Viare)

 

Viare climbed onto Kousuke’s back. To make sure she wouldn’t fall or get dropped she clung on tightly.

Viare’s chest, though not big, was pressed onto Kousuke’s back. Noticing that sensation Kousuke suddenly froze.

 

「Is there something wrong?」(Viare)

 

Viare inquired towards Kousuke at his unusual behavior.

 

「N.. Nothing! There’s no issue at all!!」(Kousuke)

「Is.. is that so」(Viare)

 

With the soft sensation pressing on his back, Kousuke’s embarra.s.sed reaction caused by it made the oblivious Viare wonder what was wrong with him.

 

「I’m flying now!」(Kousuke)

「KIYAAAA!!」(Viare)

 

He flew up quickly to cover up the situation. But that made Viare cling on even tighter.

Kousuke almost lost his focus for that brief moment but somehow managed to get on the roof safely.

While floating slightly over the roof all the leaking spots were pointed out.

Finishing the inspection the two flew back down to the ground. Feeling her feet back on the ground an expression of deep relief floated on her face.

Viare soon took her leave to get back to the guild. After seeing her off Kousuke began to repair the roof.

Upon further inspection there were remnants of previous repair attempts left on the roof. All of these quick fixes were the result of the constant lack of funding this orphanage suffered.

*Bang Bang* The sound of a hammer resounded. Finished with sealing the spots he prepared to coat them.

He flew back down to grab the paint and brush but suddenly felt like he was being watched.

 

「Hm?」(Kousuke)

 

When he focused towards the direction of the gaze he saw the children there. The children were staring at Kousuke as he was about to return to the roof with the supplies. They quickly hid behind the building the moment Kousuke saw them.

『What was that about?』Kousuke wondered as he returned to the roof.

He began coating the spots generously and rapidly finished up. 『Once they dry I just need to coat them again』Kousuke thought. The paint would take three hours to dry so Kousuke sat down on the roof as he began thinking about what to do until then.

After contemplating for five minutes he gave up so he decided to head back down for now.

On his way down Kousuke happened to meet eye to eye with an eye patched child that was in bed through the second story window. Kousuke waved towards the stiff child, in response the child weakly waved back.

 

「Did that child have a cold?」(Kousuke)

 

Kousuke shifted his gaze up towards the second story window.

Having nothing to do Kousuke called for Wei to let him know he’s heading out for a bit. He decided to walk around while waiting for the paint to dry.

Sensing the children’s gaze Kousuke turned around to see them staring at him from the shadows.

 

「If they needed something they would talk, right?」(Kousuke)

 

Thinking that they were only staring at him because he’s a bit unusual, Kousuke disappeared from their sight as he left the orphanage.

While Kousuke killed some time by buying and eating various foods the sun began to set so he headed back to the orphanage.

Kousuke quickly finished the rest of the repairs. After informing Wei that he was done he headed back to the guild.

 

「I finished the request」(Kousuke)

「Thank you for your hard work. I already have the “Proof of Completion” so I just need the request notice」(Viare)

「Here ya go」(Kousuke)

 

Kousuke pulled out the notice from pocket and handed it to Viare.

 

「The stated reward is 50 Erte, here are two copper coins and 10 stone coins. Please confirm the amount」(Viare)

「… Certainly. Oh, please take this as well」(Kousuke)

 

Kousuke gave her a bag filled with baked sweets and candies from his earlier eating spree.

 

「This is?」(Viare)

「It’s for the children. Also for the child that’s sick with a cold.」(Kousuke)

「Thank you very much. But a child with a cold?」(Viare)

「I saw that child through the second story window」(Kousuke)

「Oh, that child doesn’t have a cold」(Viare)

「Does the child have some sort of illness?」(Kousuke)

「That’s not really the case either. The child is actually very healthy. It’s just the child has very little stamina」(Viare)

「So these kind of cases do happen」(Kousuke)

「I was informed that in about 4-5 years there shouldn’t be any problem though. —The person behind you seems to have some business to do here, would it be alright if we continue to talk another time?」(Viare)

「I didn’t realize I was holding up the line. Sorry. I’ll be heading back then」(Kousuke)

 

Kousuke apologized towards the adventurer behind him then returned back to the inn.