Today was rest day, the day after Seraphima arrive in Resenburg.
I was concerned about people trying to get in the way of Seraphima's group, but today I was planning to go shopping for things for my new life with Yuika, Manon, and Beatriche.
Even if Seraphima came to Volzard, it would be difficult if there wasn't a place for her to live.
Also, the 100 knights who had been escorting her along the way would arrive and be excused from their duties, yes, repatriate ... it's not possible for me to say I won't do it.
I would like to hold a party in recognition of their services before repatriating them.
Considering the time of the group's arrival, I also had to secure ingredients.
Maa, in my case, I could freely go to the sea or the mountains to buy food, so I didn't have to worry about that too much.
In other words, once Seraphima arrived, it would be the start of my long-awaited sweet life.
My Home was not completed yet, but I would be renting out the guesthouse and we could flirt every night.
"Mom, Kent is being gross."
"Meisa-chan, how mean! Even though you use me as a pillow every night, isn't it cruel to call me gross?"
"Because, even though you normally have no tension, you've been grinning all morning ... as expected, it's gross."
"It's okay. The fact that I can smile means that it's peaceful."
"Hora, hora, you guys, don't just chitchat, eat up quickly, because there's store preparations."
Amanda-san's shop was closed on dark day, so it would be open as usual today.
"Ye~s, Kent, tighten your face and eat, after that, you're a hindrance, so go upstairs."
"Yes, yes, the hindrance way will go shopping, so it's okay. Thank you for the meal."
After I finished eating breakfast, I got ready and went to the garrison's quarters to pick up Yuika.
I was planning to move by hiding in the shadows, but somehow I changed my mind and decided to walk.
Although it was a holiday, there was still some time before shops opened, so there were few people walking on the main street.
Although there were some clouds, the weather was nice, but the temperature hadn't risen yet, which was probably why there weren't many people.
As I was walking towards the ramparts, a four-horse carriage passed me.
There were two people in the driver's seat and two people in the back of the large box carriage, who appeared to be adventurers.
It looked like a horse-drawn carriage heading for Resenburg through the Devil's Forest.
I thought about having someone escort them from the shadows, but I decided against it.
Ever since the monsters started gathering at the site where the Hydra was subdued, patrols in the Devil's Forest had been strengthened.
If they saw a herd of five Orcs or three or more Ogres, I had instructed them to thin them out.
Unless they were attacked by a large group, a skilled adventurer would not find themself in a dangerous situation.
Besides, if a few monsters didn't show up, they might be reluctant to give them a reward next time.
Rather than exterminating monsters, today I would have fun shopping with Yuika and the others ... That's what I thought, but a group of my classmates were waiting for me in front of the gate of the garrison.
Yuika, who was in the group, had a wry smile on her face, and I had a feeling there was something troublesome.
"Morning, Kento."
"Monring, Yuika."
My classmates probably had some business with me, but before that I hugged Yuika tightly and kissed her on the cheek.
"Then, let's go ..."
"Hey, hey, wait, wait, you think it's fine to go in this situation."
"You, don't try to blatantly ignore us."
It was the old and new duo of Nitta and Furuta who came together to jab at me.
In addition to those two, there were also Kondo, Sagara-san, Motomiya-san, and Watanuki-san.
"Umm, do you all have the same business?"
"We are thinking of securing a place to live ..."
"Ehh, isn't the place you live in the garrison's quarters?"
"Right, we are thinking of acquiring a property."
The person who spoke on behalf of everyone was Sagara-san, who worked at Flavia-san's clothing store.
Sagara-san had decided not to return to Japan and would continue working at Flavia-san's store, and she had received permission from her parents.
She thought it would be a good idea to stay in Volzard, but after seeing more and more of her classmates returning to Japan and the number of empty rooms in the dormitory, she thought it might be better to live somewhere else.
So, she consulted with Motomiya-san, who also wanted to stay in Volzard, and they came up with the idea of renting a property together.
"Then, I thought it would be more convenient in various ways for the people who were staying to live together."
"That's what these members are."
"Still, four more people? Five people? Six people ... ?"
"That is, are you wondering whether to go back to Japan or stay in Volzard?"
"Nope, that's not it ... Ahh, here they come."
After Sagara-san waved her hand, Takayama, Celia-san, Floche-san, Yagi, and Mariede walked towards us.
"I see, so as the number of children increases, that means the number of people increases."
"About that, Watanuki-san is also here."
"Huh? Watanuki-san, weren't you going to the boarding house after me?"
"Yeah, that's what I was planning to do, but the stairs at Amanda-san's place are too steep. Besides, I thought that if Celia-san was with me, I would be able to confide my various worries."
People who were about to give birth for the first time could share their concerns, and Celia-san's mother, Floche-san, said that she was used to handling children because she originally came from a rural village.
Amanda-san also raised Meisa-chan by herself, so she was probably used to handling children, but she also had a job at a restaurant that had become popular.
It depended on the property they were looking at, but it seemed like they were more interested in living together with everyone.
"Yeah, don't worry, I've talked to Amanda-san and she told me to choose what was best for me."
"Is that so, I didn't know ... Rather, is there a property that can accommodate such a large number of people?"
"That's why we need to talk to Kokubu-kun."
When I saw the big smiles on the faces of Sagara-san and the others, I just had a bad feeling ... Maa, I guess it couldn't be helped since it was helping everyone become independent.
Guided by Sagara-san, we slowly moved to an area lined with warehouses in the western part of the old city.
This area was the area where the Rock Ogres invaded and caused great damage during a maximum outbreak of monsters 18 years ago.
It was originally a residential area, but because there was the Devil's Forest just one wall away, it was apparently turned into a warehouse district in order to reduce damage in the event of an emergency.
"This here is the property we are trying to acquire."
"Hee ... Rather, that's a warehouse."
"Right, it's a warehouse attached to a house, but we're planning to renovate this warehouse part into rooms."
The property Sagara-san showed me was a warehouse with a 2DK house attached, and the warehouse part was twice the size of the house.
When the door of the warehouse was opened with the key that Sagara-san had, there was nothing there, so it felt even more spacious.
"The floor area of the warehouse is approximately 110 square meters, which is about 60 tatami mats. Here, we plan to build a second-floor floor at the same height as the neighboring house, creating a spacious living room with four rooms above and two rooms below. We plan to install solar panels on the roof and use a high-capacity battery to provide an internet environment."
"I see ... The property cost, renovation costs, solar panels, and large capacity battery ... Do you have money?"
When I asked about the funds, Sagara-san ordered everyone to line up inside the warehouse.
"Kokubu-san, please take care of us!"
"Please take care of us!"
Following Sagara-san, everyone bowed their heads.
"Haa ... I thought that would be the case."
"Aahh, but don't get me wrong, I'm not asking you to give us money, I'm asking you to lend us money. Everyone will pay rent and we're going to repay the money we borrowed."
According to Sagara-san, they would buy this property and renovate it with the money they borrowed from me.
It seemed that everyone planned to make monthly repayments in the form of rent.
"I got a rough estimate, and it's about 1 million Helts, excluding solar panels and the battery. If we divide that by eight households, it's 125,000 Helts. Even if we pay 5,000 Helts a month, it can be paid off in two years. Maa, there are other costs to pay for the common area, but I think we can get away with about 6,000 Helts a month."
"Six thousand Helts ... Yup, I don't think it's an unreasonable number if that's the case."
"Isn't it. Besides, unlike a boarding house, it'll be our property."
"I see, once the loan ends, it will be yours ..."
I thought buying a house would be another tedious topic, but I was relieved because it turned out to be a surprisingly realistic topic.
Rather, aren't properties in Volzard cheap? Maa, I guess it's a mistake to compare it to Tokyo ...
Sagara-san was worried about living alone as a woman in Volzard, so she invited Motomiya-san, but she was still worried, so she thought about a type of share-house.
It seemed that the Takayama Family, Celia-san and Floche-san, would be asked to take on a role similar to a dorm mother.
It seemed that the reason why Kondo and the old and new duo were approached was because they were worried about security concerns if they were all women.
Certainly, even if you were just starting out, if there were multiple adventurers living in the house, you would be less worried about being attacked by robbers.
**
"Kokubu, hey you ... stop casting those suspicious eyes on me."
"No, no, no matter what anyone says, I'm most worried about Yagi."
"You're so noisy ... isn't it fine if I'm obediently under Mariede's reins?"
"Hee ... you made up your mind."
"For now that is, for now."
The left arm of Yagi, who had a dissatisfied expression on his face, was firmly held by Mariede, and it looked like there was no way he could escape.
Maa, if Yagi was no good, I guess it would be okay to collect from Mariede, this should be fine.
"Okay. Then, let's give you an interest-free loan."
"Hooray! As expected of Kokubu, you're generous."
"More or less, we're something like close friends ... I'll just create a loan document."
"Of course, we have to properly do something like that."
Since the amount was large, 1 million Helts, I decided to ask the Guild to mediate in the loan process.
Although I would have to pay a small fee to the Guild, I wouldn't have to worry about any disputes about not returning the money later on.
"Hee ... so the Guild does things like that. Kokubu, you know that well."
"I guess. Because I once lent money to rebuild a shoe store that someone burned down ... Right, Takayama."
"Damn, because I received a pardon from the Feudal Lord, Klaus-san ..."
"Right, right, it was a form of pardon that didn't hurt Klaus-san's pocket at all ..."
"I know. Even if you don't say it, I'm grateful to Kokubu."
Of course, I was just teasing Takayama, but Celia-san bowed her head in a strange manner.
"I'm sorry, Kent-san. It seems like Shuuichi caused you a lot of trouble in that area, so I'm sorry."
"Aahh, Celia-san, don't worry about it. Everyone here knows that Takayama was an idiot back then, and we've given up on that. Please hold on to the reins so he doesn't go back to being an idiot."
"Damn, remember this, Kokubu, you'll soon be ..."
"Stop what you're saying. I get it, I get it, Takayama."
You could say I would be dominated, and in my case, it would be four times as much as Takayama ...
"Kento, aren't you thinking of something rude?"
"N, no way, I wasn't thinking anything rude. It helps that I have wives I can rely on ... I was thinking that."
"That's fine, but it's not that heavy ..."
"Yes, I know."
Having said that, the squishy feeling on my arm was definitely growing.
Of course, I only welcome it, there's nothing to refuse.
It's okay, even if you're a little heavy, if I use body strengthening ... Uhii, I was glared at with a 'Giron'.
We parted ways with promising to go through the formalities at the Guild tomorrow with Sagara-san.
It seemed like Kondo and the others had their own things to do, so they'll be doing things separately from now on.
Then, we're running a little behind schedule, so let's hurry up and head to Manon's house.
"Kento, there's no need to rush. I asked Hort to go and let her know."
"Is that so, then there's no need to rush."
"Yup, it's a nice day off, so let's take it easy."
Oou, Yuika wrapped herself tightly around my arm, making the voluminousness even more 'funi~yun funyun' ...
"Kento's ecchi ..."
"Kuh, sorry."
"Hey, Kento. About Yagi-kun, is he really married?"
"Nn~ ... maybe? It seems like he was approached quite aggressively, and it looks like he's submitted some documents to the government office, so I guess they're married."
"As for us, what should we do?"
"I'm thinking of going together after Seraphima arrives at Volzard."
"Right. That's better."
On our way to Manon's house, we were approached several times by people in town.
"Yuika-sensei, thank you very much for your great help to my son the other day."
"After that, how was he?"
"Yeah, he's feeling better now, so go ahead and thank Yuika-sensei."
"Yuika-sensei, thank you ..."
"You're welcome."
When the dog-beast boy, who was about five years old, was patted on the head by Yuika, his face turned bright red and he hid behind his mother.
His tail was flapping around a lot.
Oops, what's with that challenging look in your eyes.
Unfortunately, Yuika is mine, so you won't have a chance.
"Yuika-sensei, are you going out? Thank you as always. Thanks to you, my knee pain has eased."
"You're welcome, please take care of yourself."
The old woman with a cane looked like she would start worshiping Yuika if she was left alone.
It had been a long time since Yuika started treating patients at the garrison clinic, so it seemed like the number of patients she knew by sight was increasing.
"I feel like Yuika is more famous."
"Because it's dangerous for people in town to go near places where Kento is active."
"I see. I mean, it would be better if I don't become famous, it means the city is peaceful."
"That's right. But, aren't you famous among adventurers?"
"I wonder ... Lately, I've only been working outside of town ..."
"Then, Kento will be the husband who travels a lot."
"Maybe so ... But, even if I go on a business trip far away, I'll always come home."
"That's right. When Seraphima comes, we'll have more time with Kento."
"I need to do some shopping for that."
As we were heading from the old town to the fourth block where Manon's house was located, I heard voices that sounded like a fight coming from the back of an alley.
"Damnit, you're so stubborn! Just take it out quickly and there won't be any trouble!"
"Guaaa ... I don't have any money to give you guys ..."
As I stepped deeper into the alley, I saw about four ugly-looking brats kicking a lone person.
"Stu~pid, I found out that you were making some extra money working as a gardener."
"Gaaaa ... Stop, it's money to buy my sister's wedding present. Bastard ... Gau."
"Hey, if you just took it out quietly, you wouldn't have to feel so bad, Stu~pid."
"Give it back ... Give it back ..."
"If you want it back, try to get it back by force!"
"Gafuu ... damn it ... damn it."
Surrounded by four people, Manon's younger brother Hamill was being kicked around.
I gently untied Yuika's arms and slowly walked towards the stupid brats.
"Don't forget what you just said."
"Aahh? Bastard, who are you ..."
"Is it me? I'm the man who will become Hamill's older brother."
"Hee, you, you must be an adventurer who just graduated from school. If an adventurer touches a child, he will be stripped of his guild rank and expelled from the city. Don't you know, Stu~pid!"
"Fu~un ... That's right. You know it well."
"Of course. Society is like this, this!"
The leader of the stupid brats pointed at my head in triumph.
"Fu~un ... But, isn't it fine if there's no evidence remaining?"
"Haa, what are you saying ..."
When the alley was sealed off with a shield of darkness, the stupid brats' grins disappeared.
"As for this, it's called a shield of darkness, it's dark attribute magic. Me, my genus, and inanimate objects can pass through, but normal people cannot."
"Wh, what are you talking about, you!"
"You don't get it? No one can see what's happening here. Even if you become lifeless objects and disappear from this place, no one will see you."
"Nushi-sama, should I kill them?"
"It's no good yet, Sahel."
"I see, that's a shame."
I enclosed the surroundings with shields of darkness, and Sahel quickly came out and lined up next to me.
Rather, she's making showy practice swings with the kukuri knife held in her right hand, 'hyu!', 'hyu!' ... It was making such an unusual noise that I was scared that I might get cut.
"Nushi-dono, is it now?"
"You can't kill them until I say it's okay."
"I understand, what a shame."
It seemed that even the stupid brats were aware of the danger of Sahel, and their faces turned pale.
"Guruuuuuu ..."
Furthermore, Flamme read my intentions and roared from behind the shield of darkness.
I really wanted him to come out, but the alley was so narrow that he couldn't come out.
Still, the sound of the growl alone had a great effect, and all the stupid brats bunched up and began to tremble.
"I, it's dangerous. That's the Monster User. An old adventurer friend of mine told me that he's a dark attribute magician who looks like a mere child."
"Th, that's a lie, what should we do!"
"That is a Salamander's growl. If you don't want to be blown away, give back the money you took from Hamill."
"I'll give it back! I'll give it back, so forgive me."
"Look, I gave it back. It's fine with this, hiiiiii!"
When Flamme peeked his head out from inside the shield of darkness, the stupid brat threw away Hamill's wallet and stepped back.
"Nushi-sama, if you're going to use Flamme, before that, please don't hesitate to make use of me. If it's something like this, I'll do it so there aren't even any bones left."
"No, no, it's no good yet."
Shi ... Shi ... Rather, isn't the speed of your practice swings increasing even more?
You can't let wind blades fly away.
"I don't want it ... I don't want to die ..."
"Help me, I won't do it again ..."
Stared at by the reptilian eyes of Sahel and Flamme, the four of them knelt down and cried while begging for forgiveness.
After the four of them backed away, Yuika ran up to Hamill and cast healing magic on him.
"They're saying that, but how is it? Hamill."
Hamill had a strange expression on his face as Yuika cast healing magic on him.
Maybe he was angry at the stupid brats, but I guess he didn't like that it was my genus who were threatening them.
After thinking for a while, Hamill mumbled.
"That's enough ... I'm going shopping, so let me out."
"I see ... Alright."
Hearing Hamill's words, the four stupid brats looked relieved.
"Aahh, Hamill said that, but I've memorized your faces well. Next time you try to extort money from soneone, I won't show any mercy, so don't forget."
When I walked up to them with Sahel in tow, the four of them nodded stiffly, and once the shields of darkness were extinguished, they ran away like rabbits.
"Nushi-sama, I'm sorry."
When I made the dissatisfied Sahel squat down and stroked her, she purred and seemed satisfied.
After Yuika brushed the dirt off his clothes, Hamill glanced at me, muttered something, and then ran off.
"Thank you ... he said."
"Seriously, he's not being honest at all ..."
"About that, isn't Kento the same?"
"Yup, I won't deny it, rather than a younger brother who isn't honest, I'd rather have an honest older sister."
"I thought you'd say that."
I held hands with Yuika who was giggling and started walking towards Manon's house again.
Today was rest day, the day after Seraphima arrive in Resenburg.
I was concerned about people trying to get in the way of Seraphima's group, but today I was planning to go shopping for things for my new life with Yuika, Manon, and Beatriche.
Even if Seraphima came to Volzard, it would be difficult if there wasn't a place for her to live.
Also, the 100 knights who had been escorting her along the way would arrive and be excused from their duties, yes, repatriate ... it's not possible for me to say I won't do it.
I would like to hold a party in recognition of their services before repatriating them.
Considering the time of the group's arrival, I also had to secure ingredients.
Maa, in my case, I could freely go to the sea or the mountains to buy food, so I didn't have to worry about that too much.
In other words, once Seraphima arrived, it would be the start of my long-awaited sweet life.
My Home was not completed yet, but I would be renting out the guesthouse and we could flirt every night.
"Mom, Kent is being gross."
"Meisa-chan, how mean! Even though you use me as a pillow every night, isn't it cruel to call me gross?"
"Because, even though you normally have no tension, you've been grinning all morning ... as expected, it's gross."
"It's okay. The fact that I can smile means that it's peaceful."
"Hora, hora, you guys, don't just chitchat, eat up quickly, because there's store preparations."
Amanda-san's shop was closed on dark day, so it would be open as usual today.
"Ye~s, Kent, tighten your face and eat, after that, you're a hindrance, so go upstairs."
"Yes, yes, the hindrance way will go shopping, so it's okay. Thank you for the meal."
After I finished eating breakfast, I got ready and went to the garrison's quarters to pick up Yuika.
I was planning to move by hiding in the shadows, but somehow I changed my mind and decided to walk.
Although it was a holiday, there was still some time before shops opened, so there were few people walking on the main street.
Although there were some clouds, the weather was nice, but the temperature hadn't risen yet, which was probably why there weren't many people.
As I was walking towards the ramparts, a four-horse carriage passed me.
There were two people in the driver's seat and two people in the back of the large box carriage, who appeared to be adventurers.
It looked like a horse-drawn carriage heading for Resenburg through the Devil's Forest.
I thought about having someone escort them from the shadows, but I decided against it.
Ever since the monsters started gathering at the site where the Hydra was subdued, patrols in the Devil's Forest had been strengthened.
If they saw a herd of five Orcs or three or more Ogres, I had instructed them to thin them out.
Unless they were attacked by a large group, a skilled adventurer would not find themself in a dangerous situation.
Besides, if a few monsters didn't show up, they might be reluctant to give them a reward next time.
Rather than exterminating monsters, today I would have fun shopping with Yuika and the others ... That's what I thought, but a group of my classmates were waiting for me in front of the gate of the garrison.
Yuika, who was in the group, had a wry smile on her face, and I had a feeling there was something troublesome.
"Morning, Kento."
"Monring, Yuika."
My classmates probably had some business with me, but before that I hugged Yuika tightly and kissed her on the cheek.
"Then, let's go ..."
"Hey, hey, wait, wait, you think it's fine to go in this situation."
"You, don't try to blatantly ignore us."
It was the old and new duo of Nitta and Furuta who came together to jab at me.
In addition to those two, there were also Kondo, Sagara-san, Motomiya-san, and Watanuki-san.
"Umm, do you all have the same business?"
"We are thinking of securing a place to live ..."
"Ehh, isn't the place you live in the garrison's quarters?"
"Right, we are thinking of acquiring a property."
The person who spoke on behalf of everyone was Sagara-san, who worked at Flavia-san's clothing store.
Sagara-san had decided not to return to Japan and would continue working at Flavia-san's store, and she had received permission from her parents.
She thought it would be a good idea to stay in Volzard, but after seeing more and more of her classmates returning to Japan and the number of empty rooms in the dormitory, she thought it might be better to live somewhere else.
So, she consulted with Motomiya-san, who also wanted to stay in Volzard, and they came up with the idea of renting a property together.
"Then, I thought it would be more convenient in various ways for the people who were staying to live together."
"That's what these members are."
"Still, four more people? Five people? Six people ... ?"
"That is, are you wondering whether to go back to Japan or stay in Volzard?"
"Nope, that's not it ... Ahh, here they come."
After Sagara-san waved her hand, Takayama, Celia-san, Floche-san, Yagi, and Mariede walked towards us.
"I see, so as the number of children increases, that means the number of people increases."
"About that, Watanuki-san is also here."
"Huh? Watanuki-san, weren't you going to the boarding house after me?"
"Yeah, that's what I was planning to do, but the stairs at Amanda-san's place are too steep. Besides, I thought that if Celia-san was with me, I would be able to confide my various worries."
People who were about to give birth for the first time could share their concerns, and Celia-san's mother, Floche-san, said that she was used to handling children because she originally came from a rural village.
Amanda-san also raised Meisa-chan by herself, so she was probably used to handling children, but she also had a job at a restaurant that had become popular.
It depended on the property they were looking at, but it seemed like they were more interested in living together with everyone.
"Yeah, don't worry, I've talked to Amanda-san and she told me to choose what was best for me."
"Is that so, I didn't know ... Rather, is there a property that can accommodate such a large number of people?"
"That's why we need to talk to Kokubu-kun."
When I saw the big smiles on the faces of Sagara-san and the others, I just had a bad feeling ... Maa, I guess it couldn't be helped since it was helping everyone become independent.
Guided by Sagara-san, we slowly moved to an area lined with warehouses in the western part of the old city.
This area was the area where the Rock Ogres invaded and caused great damage during a maximum outbreak of monsters 18 years ago.
It was originally a residential area, but because there was the Devil's Forest just one wall away, it was apparently turned into a warehouse district in order to reduce damage in the event of an emergency.
"This here is the property we are trying to acquire."
"Hee ... Rather, that's a warehouse."
"Right, it's a warehouse attached to a house, but we're planning to renovate this warehouse part into rooms."
The property Sagara-san showed me was a warehouse with a 2DK house attached, and the warehouse part was twice the size of the house.
When the door of the warehouse was opened with the key that Sagara-san had, there was nothing there, so it felt even more spacious.
"The floor area of the warehouse is approximately 110 square meters, which is about 60 tatami mats. Here, we plan to build a second-floor floor at the same height as the neighboring house, creating a spacious living room with four rooms above and two rooms below. We plan to install solar panels on the roof and use a high-capacity battery to provide an internet environment."
"I see ... The property cost, renovation costs, solar panels, and large capacity battery ... Do you have money?"
When I asked about the funds, Sagara-san ordered everyone to line up inside the warehouse.
"Kokubu-san, please take care of us!"
"Please take care of us!"
Following Sagara-san, everyone bowed their heads.
"Haa ... I thought that would be the case."
"Aahh, but don't get me wrong, I'm not asking you to give us money, I'm asking you to lend us money. Everyone will pay rent and we're going to repay the money we borrowed."
According to Sagara-san, they would buy this property and renovate it with the money they borrowed from me.
It seemed that everyone planned to make monthly repayments in the form of rent.
"I got a rough estimate, and it's about 1 million Helts, excluding solar panels and the battery. If we divide that by eight households, it's 125,000 Helts. Even if we pay 5,000 Helts a month, it can be paid off in two years. Maa, there are other costs to pay for the common area, but I think we can get away with about 6,000 Helts a month."
"Six thousand Helts ... Yup, I don't think it's an unreasonable number if that's the case."
"Isn't it. Besides, unlike a boarding house, it'll be our property."
"I see, once the loan ends, it will be yours ..."
I thought buying a house would be another tedious topic, but I was relieved because it turned out to be a surprisingly realistic topic.
Rather, aren't properties in Volzard cheap? Maa, I guess it's a mistake to compare it to Tokyo ...
Sagara-san was worried about living alone as a woman in Volzard, so she invited Motomiya-san, but she was still worried, so she thought about a type of share-house.
It seemed that the Takayama Family, Celia-san and Floche-san, would be asked to take on a role similar to a dorm mother.
It seemed that the reason why Kondo and the old and new duo were approached was because they were worried about security concerns if they were all women.
Certainly, even if you were just starting out, if there were multiple adventurers living in the house, you would be less worried about being attacked by robbers.
**
"Kokubu, hey you ... stop casting those suspicious eyes on me."
"No, no, no matter what anyone says, I'm most worried about Yagi."
"You're so noisy ... isn't it fine if I'm obediently under Mariede's reins?"
"Hee ... you made up your mind."
"For now that is, for now."
The left arm of Yagi, who had a dissatisfied expression on his face, was firmly held by Mariede, and it looked like there was no way he could escape.
Maa, if Yagi was no good, I guess it would be okay to collect from Mariede, this should be fine.
"Okay. Then, let's give you an interest-free loan."
"Hooray! As expected of Kokubu, you're generous."
"More or less, we're something like close friends ... I'll just create a loan document."
"Of course, we have to properly do something like that."
Since the amount was large, 1 million Helts, I decided to ask the Guild to mediate in the loan process.
Although I would have to pay a small fee to the Guild, I wouldn't have to worry about any disputes about not returning the money later on.
"Hee ... so the Guild does things like that. Kokubu, you know that well."
"I guess. Because I once lent money to rebuild a shoe store that someone burned down ... Right, Takayama."
"Damn, because I received a pardon from the Feudal Lord, Klaus-san ..."
"Right, right, it was a form of pardon that didn't hurt Klaus-san's pocket at all ..."
"I know. Even if you don't say it, I'm grateful to Kokubu."
Of course, I was just teasing Takayama, but Celia-san bowed her head in a strange manner.
"I'm sorry, Kent-san. It seems like Shuuichi caused you a lot of trouble in that area, so I'm sorry."
"Aahh, Celia-san, don't worry about it. Everyone here knows that Takayama was an idiot back then, and we've given up on that. Please hold on to the reins so he doesn't go back to being an idiot."
"Damn, remember this, Kokubu, you'll soon be ..."
"Stop what you're saying. I get it, I get it, Takayama."
You could say I would be dominated, and in my case, it would be four times as much as Takayama ...
"Kento, aren't you thinking of something rude?"
"N, no way, I wasn't thinking anything rude. It helps that I have wives I can rely on ... I was thinking that."
"That's fine, but it's not that heavy ..."
"Yes, I know."
Having said that, the squishy feeling on my arm was definitely growing.
Of course, I only welcome it, there's nothing to refuse.
It's okay, even if you're a little heavy, if I use body strengthening ... Uhii, I was glared at with a 'Giron'.
We parted ways with promising to go through the formalities at the Guild tomorrow with Sagara-san.
It seemed like Kondo and the others had their own things to do, so they'll be doing things separately from now on.
Then, we're running a little behind schedule, so let's hurry up and head to Manon's house.
"Kento, there's no need to rush. I asked Hort to go and let her know."
"Is that so, then there's no need to rush."
"Yup, it's a nice day off, so let's take it easy."
Oou, Yuika wrapped herself tightly around my arm, making the voluminousness even more 'funi~yun funyun' ...
"Kento's ecchi ..."
"Kuh, sorry."
"Hey, Kento. About Yagi-kun, is he really married?"
"Nn~ ... maybe? It seems like he was approached quite aggressively, and it looks like he's submitted some documents to the government office, so I guess they're married."
"As for us, what should we do?"
"I'm thinking of going together after Seraphima arrives at Volzard."
"Right. That's better."
On our way to Manon's house, we were approached several times by people in town.
"Yuika-sensei, thank you very much for your great help to my son the other day."
"After that, how was he?"
"Yeah, he's feeling better now, so go ahead and thank Yuika-sensei."
"Yuika-sensei, thank you ..."
"You're welcome."
When the dog-beast boy, who was about five years old, was patted on the head by Yuika, his face turned bright red and he hid behind his mother.
His tail was flapping around a lot.
Oops, what's with that challenging look in your eyes.
Unfortunately, Yuika is mine, so you won't have a chance.
"Yuika-sensei, are you going out? Thank you as always. Thanks to you, my knee pain has eased."
"You're welcome, please take care of yourself."
The old woman with a cane looked like she would start worshiping Yuika if she was left alone.
It had been a long time since Yuika started treating patients at the garrison clinic, so it seemed like the number of patients she knew by sight was increasing.
"I feel like Yuika is more famous."
"Because it's dangerous for people in town to go near places where Kento is active."
"I see. I mean, it would be better if I don't become famous, it means the city is peaceful."
"That's right. But, aren't you famous among adventurers?"
"I wonder ... Lately, I've only been working outside of town ..."
"Then, Kento will be the husband who travels a lot."
"Maybe so ... But, even if I go on a business trip far away, I'll always come home."
"That's right. When Seraphima comes, we'll have more time with Kento."
"I need to do some shopping for that."
As we were heading from the old town to the fourth block where Manon's house was located, I heard voices that sounded like a fight coming from the back of an alley.
"Damnit, you're so stubborn! Just take it out quickly and there won't be any trouble!"
"Guaaa ... I don't have any money to give you guys ..."
As I stepped deeper into the alley, I saw about four ugly-looking brats kicking a lone person.
"Stu~pid, I found out that you were making some extra money working as a gardener."
"Gaaaa ... Stop, it's money to buy my sister's wedding present. Bastard ... Gau."
"Hey, if you just took it out quietly, you wouldn't have to feel so bad, Stu~pid."
"Give it back ... Give it back ..."
"If you want it back, try to get it back by force!"
"Gafuu ... damn it ... damn it."
Surrounded by four people, Manon's younger brother Hamill was being kicked around.
I gently untied Yuika's arms and slowly walked towards the stupid brats.
"Don't forget what you just said."
"Aahh? Bastard, who are you ..."
"Is it me? I'm the man who will become Hamill's older brother."
"Hee, you, you must be an adventurer who just graduated from school. If an adventurer touches a child, he will be stripped of his guild rank and expelled from the city. Don't you know, Stu~pid!"
"Fu~un ... That's right. You know it well."
"Of course. Society is like this, this!"
The leader of the stupid brats pointed at my head in triumph.
"Fu~un ... But, isn't it fine if there's no evidence remaining?"
"Haa, what are you saying ..."
When the alley was sealed off with a shield of darkness, the stupid brats' grins disappeared.
"As for this, it's called a shield of darkness, it's dark attribute magic. Me, my genus, and inanimate objects can pass through, but normal people cannot."
"Wh, what are you talking about, you!"
"You don't get it? No one can see what's happening here. Even if you become lifeless objects and disappear from this place, no one will see you."
"Nushi-sama, should I kill them?"
"It's no good yet, Sahel."
"I see, that's a shame."
I enclosed the surroundings with shields of darkness, and Sahel quickly came out and lined up next to me.
Rather, she's making showy practice swings with the kukuri knife held in her right hand, 'hyu!', 'hyu!' ... It was making such an unusual noise that I was scared that I might get cut.
"Nushi-dono, is it now?"
"You can't kill them until I say it's okay."
"I understand, what a shame."
It seemed that even the stupid brats were aware of the danger of Sahel, and their faces turned pale.
"Guruuuuuu ..."
Furthermore, Flamme read my intentions and roared from behind the shield of darkness.
I really wanted him to come out, but the alley was so narrow that he couldn't come out.
Still, the sound of the growl alone had a great effect, and all the stupid brats bunched up and began to tremble.
"I, it's dangerous. That's the Monster User. An old adventurer friend of mine told me that he's a dark attribute magician who looks like a mere child."
"Th, that's a lie, what should we do!"
"That is a Salamander's growl. If you don't want to be blown away, give back the money you took from Hamill."
"I'll give it back! I'll give it back, so forgive me."
"Look, I gave it back. It's fine with this, hiiiiii!"
When Flamme peeked his head out from inside the shield of darkness, the stupid brat threw away Hamill's wallet and stepped back.
"Nushi-sama, if you're going to use Flamme, before that, please don't hesitate to make use of me. If it's something like this, I'll do it so there aren't even any bones left."
"No, no, it's no good yet."
Shi ... Shi ... Rather, isn't the speed of your practice swings increasing even more?
You can't let wind blades fly away.
"I don't want it ... I don't want to die ..."
"Help me, I won't do it again ..."
Stared at by the reptilian eyes of Sahel and Flamme, the four of them knelt down and cried while begging for forgiveness.
After the four of them backed away, Yuika ran up to Hamill and cast healing magic on him.
"They're saying that, but how is it? Hamill."
Hamill had a strange expression on his face as Yuika cast healing magic on him.
Maybe he was angry at the stupid brats, but I guess he didn't like that it was my genus who were threatening them.
After thinking for a while, Hamill mumbled.
"That's enough ... I'm going shopping, so let me out."
"I see ... Alright."
Hearing Hamill's words, the four stupid brats looked relieved.
"Aahh, Hamill said that, but I've memorized your faces well. Next time you try to extort money from soneone, I won't show any mercy, so don't forget."
When I walked up to them with Sahel in tow, the four of them nodded stiffly, and once the shields of darkness were extinguished, they ran away like rabbits.
"Nushi-sama, I'm sorry."
When I made the dissatisfied Sahel squat down and stroked her, she purred and seemed satisfied.
After Yuika brushed the dirt off his clothes, Hamill glanced at me, muttered something, and then ran off.
"Thank you ... he said."
"Seriously, he's not being honest at all ..."
"About that, isn't Kento the same?"
"Yup, I won't deny it, rather than a younger brother who isn't honest, I'd rather have an honest older sister."
"I thought you'd say that."
I held hands with Yuika who was giggling and started walking towards Manon's house again.
