It took a little time for Editing and right now that Im writing this rant section of chapter the disease called as sleep after fatigue is knocking at the door of my eyes. Be happy with this Part, I will post the Part 2 a little later (after some hours. i need to sleep, duh)..? Anyhow, This chapter has just toooo much Anyhow, But and Then

Chapter 12 Abnormal Situation Part 1

Dawn of the next morning.

I wake up at 6 oclock, all due to the habit from childhood.

When I was in the western-style house, I woke up early in the morning and after doing the morning training, I had my breakfast.

I can go outside the city for morning practice, but Im not confident whether I will be able to return back

Its alright, from now on the morning practice will be when I have time.

My living environment has changed, so I cant keep the daily life routine as same.

I should adapt myself here.

And Im going to Guild with Elk today to sell the raw materials. I will at that time leave the city and if I didnt come back, then Im sorry.

But there is not much change in my free time, so I decide to do some normal warm-up.

While remembering the lyrics of that song that played on the radio in the morning at 6 oclock.

No good. I forgot it!

Its natural. The last time I head it was when i was working at a part-time job in the neighbourhood a.s.sociation during my second year of junior highits already 20 years.

I somehow kill 1 hour and at 7 am which is also the breakfast time, I head into the dining hall and an unexpected situation was waiting for me.

Eh, Elk left already?

Yea, early in the morning. Ah, she said me to hand over a letter to you.

When I enter the dining hall, Tanya-chan came running to me and informed about the situation.

I take the letter. Er, so what is written herewhat?

You see, today I promised some of my adventurer friends to go to a dungeon. They came early in morning and now its too late to reject them. and as such is written in letter and after writing the letter she also said that it feels awkward to wake up the sleeping Minato-san.

Yeah, I see. Thank you Tanya-chan for explaining it to me in simple language.

But, now I dont even need to read the letter.

Still lets read it,

Looks like she had plans to go to a dungeon with those adventurer friends before noon.

But one of those friends said something like I found a great information. So lets go to the dungeon right now, and in a hurry she left with them.

Thats why, she wants me to do the selling of raw materials today or postpone it till tomorrow.

Just how early did she wake up.

And Tanya-chan too who heard that message and also took the letter.

Fufufu, though I look like this, Im pretty strong in morning. And its natural to go to market for buying ingredients at 4 oclock. That is one of the secrets for the good quality of the food in this inn.

I see, so for getting the fresh and good quality ingredients, she does a lot of work. She is young but she is really dependable.

I though she only had the character of girl full of spirit, but now my opinion about her improved.

While being impressed, I eat the breakfast compiled of Bread and Soup and Bacon and eggs.

Its not much but its good.

Well that aside. Minato-san? Did you have any fun last night?

Wh, hey, a girl shouldnt say something like that.

Tanya-chan asks such a thing with a grin on her face.

No, I didnt had any fun.

So this is her true character after all.

Unfortunate for you, I didnt get out of room after I went in.

Hmm~, People like Minato-san are rare nowadays who are serious and mostly uninterested in things.

Is that so? I think its normal

Its not like that. Generally the male adventurers are violent and egoistic. Sometimes, they even do s.e.xual hara.s.sment while Im working. Well, now Im used to it.

Now that I think about it, there are many people like them as adventurers even in Web Novels I have read.

In fact, it might be natural for them to do what they want to in the night as they spend their whole day in dungeons fighting the demons. Though, I have doubts whether the s.e.xual hara.s.sment is also needed.

In worst cases, there are also people who say Ill pay you, give me some nighttime service. Geez, If they want to have fun with women, its good if they go to the red-light district. Ah, would Minato-san want me to give you pleasure at night?

Haha, no-no, youre charming and beautiful, but that is just too much.

I do uphold my morals. And her outward appearance also is a major factor.

She is good-looking and is in her growth periodbut spreading my son in front of a girl who looks like middle school student is a little

Anyhow, so this place has a Red-light district here

I did had hunch that it might be here.

(*grin*)

What!

Um, Minato-san, have you been told that youre too easy to read.

Well many people Ive met have told me.

Including the previous life.

I got scared seeing Tanya-chans face which looked like a child who just got an interesting toy. But if I pay heed to it and start explaining it, it wont be like putting oil in fire but it will be like putting gasoline in fire and so I wont pay any heed to it.

Fufufu, well Minato-san is also a man? Ah, but Minato-san is sometimes too much obedient, thats why dont get involved with nasty people when you go there? recently there also rumours about kidnapping.

Hmm, Is that so? What sort of rumour is it?

This is just what Ive heard? They pretend to faint in the street and act like as if the person who saved them had met them due to a coincidence. Then they lead their saviour to the trap where the other kidnappers are waiting. They then take all the valuables and in the end also sell off the person. Really Scary~

Hmm, now this truly is scary.

I eat the breakfast while talking with her and slowly the dining hall starts to get crowded. Looks like other adventurers woke up.

And then Tanya-chan returns to work. Talking time finished.

Well then, shall I sell the raw materials by myself. It isnt much amount that I cant carry.

However, isnt Elk trusting me just too much. I met her yesterday only. Did she never thought that I will run off with the money I will get from the selling of raw materials.

Well not like I will do it.

Well then, I will sell the raw materials after I finish eating.

(POV Changes to Elk)

When I woke up in the morning, all of a sudden an acquaintance adventurer came and invited me saying I found a great information. So lets go to the dungeon right now.

And so, I left early in the morning without eating any breakfast.

I dont know about the credibility of the information but it is about some sort of Treasure.

The ones who find the treasure room and treasure first, it belongs to them. Time is essential. Its no wonder everyone is in a hurry for finding them.

Even I at this moment am feeling restless.

In truth, I wanted to invite Minato too after seeing his battle prowess yesterday, but it somehow felt awkward to wake him up at 5 oclock in morning. And I didnt even have a promise to go with him.

I was worried whether I should go with them for searching the treasure room or go with Minato.

Its uncertain whether there is a treasure room, but if the information is right, then I get a jackpot. Even if we all split it equally, I will still be able to get quite an amount of money.

If I go with Minato, Ill be able to certainly get considerable amount of demons raw materials. I wont be able to gain that much amount of war spoils even if I go with other adventurers. But that profit can never catch up with the profit Ill gain if I find a treasure room.

And in the end, I chose the former option.

Its also because of the reason that I couldnt ask him yesterday to come with me to the labyrinth today. If I had asked him, then maybe my choice wouldve been different.

Anyhow, I entrusted the letter to Tanya and decided to leave alone.

She made a simple bentou and handed it to me, frankly it saved me. If she always showed the good part of her then it will save me a lot.

And right now, Im in front of the entrance to Labyrinth of Naga

The people coming with me are acquaintances which I can trust.

Well, they have bad behaviour, anyhow, they arent like the pervert from yesterday.

Well we dont have that much good friends.h.i.+p, so its not like they will put their lives at risk for protecting me.

By the way, my rank as an adventurer is E.

Other members are also E except for one who is rank D.

It depends on a persons ability, but generally Rank E means promotion from being a beginner and rank C means that, that person is a good adventurer. At the same time, it is said that rank C is the limit for a person with no talents.

It isnt just based on strength as there are many strong people within the same rank so the rank promotion is based on taking the researching skills and knowledge into consideration.

In truth, I have mostly the abilities and knowledge not related to fight, though I learnt it from mom. In terms of fighting Im quite low.

Just what might be the level of fighting ability of Minato.

He has just registered at Guild, so his rank is still F. From what I saw yesterday, he is quite, no, really powerful.

After all, there isnt any person who will fight against demons bare-handed. Even if there are, it is limited to those races with a lot of physical power like dwarf.

Thats why when yesterday he said I will fight empty-handed, I thought it was impossiblebut a little later he really did defeat the demons bare-handed. Seeing that I was considerably shocked.

I did think he is strong from the time he defeated the bandits, but it was outside my expectations that he is that much strong.

Though Minato is not like a flowers stem but just from where that power comes from inside that slender body.

While I am thinking like that,

Now that I think about it, Elk youre recently desperate to raise money?

The swordsman (Rank D. He is 23 years old and the oldest.) I am accompanying, asks me.

Not really, just some circ.u.mstances.

Hmm, Well, Im sorry but we cant help with you with your circ.u.mstances.

I am not even expecting that you will ever help.

Youre cold. Well if you want money that much, shall I help you?

And so the girl who is a thief (Its not like she does stealing or so. Its just that she is skilled in exploring dungeons and search treasure) asks me.

She earns money as an adventurer and as a prost.i.tute. With just that much, she is the most rich person within our group.

In reality only she is using weapons and equipments better than mine and the other three. Doing those works does give a lot of money.

In truth, even I have been invited to work as a prost.i.tute. She said she would introduce me to the brothel she is working at. Though I always reject her offer.

But this time,

I will think about it.

Eh? Elk, you really? Do you have a fever?

What, you surprised that I didnt reject the offer this time?

When you really want to become a prost.i.tute, do tell me? I will contribute in the sales.

What, werent you going to help me?

This and that are different! Just like how a man is different below from above!

Other guys who heard our talk start talking.

Do they want to embrace me that much? Someone as plain like me?

You even accepting the offer, youre that desperate? By any chance, you got stuck in a debt cycle?

Impossible, that wont happen! Its Elk after all

Yeah, that cant be to her who doesnt spend even a little and always manages her budget more sincerely than other people.

Well she must have a lot going on. A lot. Though it all might be personal.

Their words. Stab my heart.

Right now Im standing at the point where if I let the feelings take control over me, I would get depressed really easily.

And as a result, I cant say anything to themEven yesterday, I got involved with something that I cant tell other people.

In the end, it only ended up as a plan failureI cant believe that I even went that low just to get money. Really disgusting.

A little later, after experiencing that guys innocent kindness, I now think that doing something like that wasnt needed.

And I thought.

That I wont do something like that ever again.

Anyhow, there is no time to talk about useless things.

I need to, find that treasure room or what, and along the way collect the raw materials of demons and earn a lot!

So that I dont have to something like that ever again.