FEBRUARY 14, 2017 ~ RHEA

Several days after the duel at the guild, Souta was doing low-rank requests and earning money.

He was doing miscellaneous type request instead of collection type request.

For example, 「I would like you to help me move.」, 「I would like you to help me demolish my house.」, 「I’d like you to carry my luggage.」, 「I want you to clean the house.」, 「I would like you to tend the shop.」, etc.

Recent adventurers put emphasis on words 『adventure』 so there was rarely anyone who choose to do this kind of requests.

Milfa and Guran were puzzled by Souta’s choice of request.

Although considering Souta’s ability, they want him to do difficult request, but since he was doing the low-rank request that n.o.body did, they can’t say it strongly.

However, there was a reason for Souta choosing this kind of requests.

First, he would get stuck at the designated rank request if he tries to choose reasonable requests. There was a case that you can team up with other higher ranked adventurers to do high difficulty request but people might get suspicious of his skill level.

Other is Rank D request was too easy, it would be cleared fast and it would get suspicious.

The last reason was because n.o.body takes such request, the request slowly piling up dust, so it’s to reduce the number of such requests.

It was not for a n.o.ble reason like he wants to help people in need, but because Souta thought that it would improve the flow of the city by solving it.

As the flow of the city improves, it also makes it easier for everyone to spend their time.

That is the reason he only chooses low ranking requests.

Additionally, money is not a problem.

Regardless of the reason, residents of the city welcomed and acknowledged Souta who was willingly undertaking those small requests.

It was the other low-ranking adventurers who did not amused by that fact.

However, if they try to pick a fight in the guild, the three brothers Garu, Geru and Goru would interfere.

On the other hand, those who take the type of requests that Souta takes were not able to complete it because they were unfamiliar with these kinds of requests, in the end, the uncompleted job would lower their evaluation and they need to pay some fine.

Some try to pick a fight with Souta in the city without minding the crowd.

Only to get reported to the guards and guilds by the residents who liked Souta.

Like that, Souta raised the evaluation from the residents, and the other low-rank adventurers were lowering their evaluation.

There was few middle ranked and high ranked adventurers who sense Souta’s power and those who heard the story that Souta lowering his ability from the three brothers and so on.

Souta did the request from morning to the evening, report it to the guild and return to the inn.

It was a normal day cycle for Souta, but there was a change this time.

Early in the morning, when Souta was having breakfast at the inn’s cafeteria, Milfa came over.

「Souta-san, sorry for disturbing your meal, I have something to discuss with you, is now okay??」

「*munchmunch* as long as it’s a good one, I don’t mind, you can sit there.」

By Souta’s suggestion, She sat on the seat across from Souta.

「So, what do you want to talk about?」

Souta stops his meal, wipe his mouth with a napkin, drink water, then prompting Milfa to continue the talk.

「Yes, we found a house that suit Souta’s condition as the remuneration for that duel, so I thought I&rsqu

o;d guide you there when Souta-san have some time to spare.」

「Oh, it was pretty fast, I thought it would take more time, if it’s convenient for you, I was thinking about taking it easy today or tomorrow as I’m doing the request every day.」

「That’s fine, is it fine for Souta-san if we depart as soon as your preparation complete?」

Ask Milfa while touching her chin with her finger.

「I bring my luggage along just in case I can stay there right away.」

I point to my luggage I had by my side and trying to raise it to my back, Miri came to the Souta and Milfa’s table.

She came to pick the empty dish, but there was something different in her expression.

「What’s wrong, Miri?」

「…… Souta-san, are you going to leave?」

She says it with a lonesome tone.

「That’s right, I got into a duel a while back in the guild, as a reward I was to be introduced to a house because I can’t afford to live in the inn forever.」

「Is…that so, It will be lonely.」

She looks like she is going to cry at the moment.

Souta eats every day in the cafeteria and talks to Miri each time, different from other adults adventurers, she has a sense of closeness to him due to the small age difference, and the person himself didn’t aware the feeling of love has awakened inside of her.

「Don’t put on that kind of face.」

Souta stands up and puts his hand on Miri’s head.

「I’m not going to live out of this town, and even if the place where I live decided, I will still come to the dining room to get the delicious meal served here.」

「It’s right isn’t it, please do come back!」

She smiles broadly from the feeling of Souta’s hand, and her mood also recovers.

「Well, I don’t know if I will like that place or not.」

Souta release his hand, say that and turn his eyes to Milfa.

「… I think it’s a good property because it’s pretty hard to find.」

There is a little delay with her reply, and her expression becomes sullen.

「Oi oi, It’s Milfa mood that becomes bad now? I don’t understand anymore.」

「It’s nothing! rather than that, let’s go already.」

She leaves her seat in anger and went out of the inn.

「Sorry Miri, I also need to go.」

「Fufu~, see you later Souta-san.」

Even though she is angry, she checks if Souta follow her and guide him properly.

She thought many things along the way to the building.

(Why did I get so irritated? I wonder if Souta-san hates me? He was only talking to Miri-chan but I got angry arbitrarily … … ah why it’s like that.)

Her expression was calm, but her inner heart was panic.

「Hey, is it still far?」

Her anger and panic settled, Milfa’s paces gradually become much slower compared to when they departed.

「Ehh, ahh, it is almost there, just after this corner, there.」

Even when she was pondering to herself, she still doing her duty to guide Souta.

Pointed by Milfa was a splendid house that’s quite far from the center of the city.