Chapter 12 – After the Quest
Translator: Erothur
After forming a party with Monica-san, Wendy, and Nameless-san, Suu-san had to left because of her job. From there on until I reach two years old, I keep spending about half of the week to do quest with my party.
I kept my relationship with Ash and Stella. And Riona at last learn how to walk and to talk. Nowadays, when Sarasa-san comes to my house, she let me plays with Riona most of the time.
I don’t really hate Riona that much but looking at how she innocently getting attached to me is giving me a somewhat disgusted feeling. That innocent smile is after all, just too similar to that of Hina’s
So that situation is the perfect excuse for me to go to Monica-neechan’s house to ask her to take me out to do quest with the rest of the party. Riona will always come visiting in every two days so if I keep staying at home I would be forced to play together with her which I can’t help but feel very embarrassed when doing.
“Yes, I also thought the same. But I also thought of like this before: that Monica-neechan seems very strong”
“You thought so from that long ago? You really have been thinking of many things since you were a baby. I noticed you know? That you sometimes gaze firmly at us and seems deep in thought. Even Tanya at that time says ‘isn’t this boy seems very smart?’”
“So what should we do today? Should we do another monster subjugations quest? Or maybe a gathering quest for a change? It seems like there’s also a quest to find a lost cat. These kinds of quest are really troublesome right?”
“Our leader today is laid back again as always. Why don’t we raise up our rank then? We are quite experienced already and we also have the requirement to attempt the B rank rank-up test”
As I say that, Monica-san mood suddenly turn out good. Why did she suddenly feel happy like this? As I ponder about that, she suddenly let out a faint sigh.
“I-is that so…… Well, now that you mention it Neechan, Deen-niichan is indeed in the middle of his rebellious age”
Ash-nii is kind to everyone and Deen really adores him in his own way. But when it comes to me, we seem to have a bad chemistry. I who just turned two years old can already speak fluently and Deen is somehow not pleased with it. If our position is swapped then I might somehow understand his feeling. But anyway, it doesn’t mean that I hate him in any way.
“Is that so? If you ask me then I actually want to monopolize you all for myself you know. Socialize with other kids your age is good and all but I would like it if you keep acting as my party leader and take us along for quest every day. After all, there is a strong rival named Riona-chan for us right?”
She just lives in the neighborhood and she is also my childhood friend…… not good, her condition is just too similar to Hina from my previous live and Riona also looks very similar to her. Having the status of childhood friend with such a cute girl is already made me feel embarrassed and now I had to deal with her similarity to Hina. Haah, just why did I mind too much on such small things.
“I fine neechan, don’t worry about me. What about Monica-neechan?”
Monica-san’s father takes her out since she was three years old to teach her about hunting. And they sold the game that they managed to take down as their family main income. Because of her personal experience, she treats me fairly when it is time to share the quest reward even when I’m just a little kid. Actually, I made quite a fortune from potion and other crafted item transactions that made the payment from doing quest seems like some small change for me.
“E-err, Monica-neechan. Here, for you……”
Monica-san looks happy when she receives the parchment letter from me. And then she begin reading it.
LOG
- 《Monica》 is now reading a letter......
For always companying me doing adventures I want to say my thanks. Thank you.
(Eros: this damned oneesan killer lol)
I tried to write it in a childish tone kind of way but well, any normal two years old won’t actually write any letter. There is a skill related to writing composition named [Literature] but it was a kind of specialized skill that only a handful of scholar type NPC have it back in the game.
So if I want to improve my writings then I have to write a lot to grind it with no other way around. In my previous life, my handwriting was as bad as wriggling worms. But now, because I make it a habit to write letter now and then, my writing had improved considerably.
Monica-san looks at me with a kind gaze for a while then back to reading the rest of the letter. If it was in my previous live, as a guy (and also with my communicational trouble) sending out letters like this are an impossible thing to do. But looking at Monica-san now, I somehow able to understand why the girls likes to send letters back and forth during class. Well, it was changed to phone mail as technology develops though.
Thank you for always taking me out to play!
“I-I’m sorry. But that is how I truly feel......”
“D-don’t make fun of me Monica-neechan. Of course I know. It means to give my reference to someone right?”
“...... Then, after we done our job, how about giving Oneechan another present again for today?”
“You really are dense...... Even if I said it you won’t understand right? You are still a little kid after all. I’m sorry Hiroto”
“Hiroto, from time to time, when I was unaware, didn’t Wendy also take you back to her lodging room?”
(Eros: I just can’t help this. She caught you cheating mate lol)
(S-she knows?...... No matter how I am still a little kid, as expected it was still categorized as [cheating] right......?)
“You are still a kid yet you have already made many women cry because of you. Dear god, I’m really worried about your future”
“Is that...... because I force you to do so?”
I just have to do my desperate best to make her understand in such times. I somehow managed to convey my feeling to Monica-san...... or so I think.
“...... I-I’m sorry”
Monica-san who are usually don’t care much would say something that pulled my heartstring like this from time to time.
“But Hiroto, is it fine leaving Riona-chan like that? She comes following us a while back ago though”
“You really are popular eh. Stella also seems to clings with you all the time. There’s also that forest granny’s little girl......”
“Ah...... I see. Hiroto only interested in big breast right? So that’s why you come to my place today”
Monica-neechan seems to see through my idiotic thought and she gently pinch my cheek again. Well, I don’t really hate being treated like this.
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“Rick-san, good afternoon~”
“It’s alright, I won’t let him face any danger. I want to teach him many things about hunting anyway”
“No, we don’t think of you as a nagging old man. I actually like shiny head uncle a lot”
This dark skinned muscular middle aged man smiles while showing off his white teeth. He is actually this Adventurer’s Guild hall branch’s master, Rick Bruewarz*. His clean shaved head is his unique feature and it might sounds rude but he does looks similar to a brigand.
Those who close with him called him [Brue chief] which is kinda ambiguous and he is a famous NPC back in the game. But still, rather than the chief, [Brue sister], the nickname for Rick-san’s little sister was even more popular.
Her name is Sharie Bruewarz**. She is one of the receptionist for the Mizell branch Adventurer’s Guild. She is one of the few NPC who wears maid outfit back in the game time. I don’t know why but every Adventurer's Guild receptionist girl in Eternal Magia wears a maid outfit.
The apron dress which covers her chest area seems like would rip open at any time from the strain that comes from compressing her bombastic twin mountain which is one of the most outstanding in Mizell city...... She can even be put as Sarasa-san’s equal in this category.
“We want to do some D rank quest today so can we choose any suitable quest from the quest board?”
What she means by ‘3 man party’ is of course, not including the two years old me into the count. For the rest of the party member, Wendy and Nameless-san are…… as I turn my gaze towards the bar area, I can see them stand up from their chair and walk toward me.
“Of course this self will also joins you in your quest. Because I won’t let especially Monica-jou*** and Wendy-jou to monopolize Hiroto-kun”
Monica-neechan warns Nameless-san in small voice. Nameless-san glossy lips under her mas are forming an arc ---- today, on top of her usual sensuality, she also looks very happy.
Really, Nameless-san seems to be the only one who calls herself using [this self] in this world. There is someone like her that I know in my previous life…… and that guy is my guild submaster named Maro Mayu-san. But he was a guy. Well, I never meet him offline though so I’m not really sure.
“Okay, looks good to me. The difficulty level is just moderate after all”
“D-rank quest, star rabbit meat delivery quest right? The reward is 100 silver coins. If you managed to subjugate a specified monster while doing the quest then you will get another 60 silver coins as a bonus”
“Orc is not a threat you know? Well, at least for this party that is”
Well, I am also happy if she expect big from my fighting ability. I am still a two years old so I feel like I have to conduct myself to look as one ---- but I just can’t resist the excitement from fighting monsters.
“(That’s true. Well this self do feel bad because we always leave the troublesome things to you…… but then again, you are just too dependable as a man)”
“(Don’t let Rick-san know okay. Then because we already took the quest, let’s finish it quick)”
“(But well, Hiroto-kun could already walk by himself. And he walks surprisingly fast. It might be a good cover so the people around won’t get surprised by it)”
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Eros notes: Hiroto keep changing how he calls Monica from using the honorifics san and neechan. Should I just stop using it? Or maybe readers like it this way? Well, I feel more comfortable not translating the honorifics though.
**シャーリー Shaarii -> just erase the long vocal and made her Sharie
*** Honorifics like when using miss. But it was usually jou chan. Again, Nameless speaks in an archaic tone so I just let it like that.