Chapter 100: 100
Nia and Shia and Serulis and the Room
Nia’s eyes shone brightly as she was accepted as an apprentice .
She was probably excited about her new life as an Adventurer .
As a veteran, I decided to give her some advice .
“Nia . The occupation of an Adventurer is a dangerous one . ”
“I will keep that in mind!”
Nia replied cheerfully, showing just how little she understood .
However, that was usually the case . You had to face actual danger in order to understand it .
It was like that for me and it must have been the same for Shia .
No amount of advice would have much meaning until then .
Still, I felt I had to say it .
“You’re life is more important than anything . It’s important to run when necessary . ”
“Understood!”
“And you must listen to everything that Shia tells you . ”
“Understood!”
I was worried . She was only eight . That was so young .
Maybe it was according to the beastkin tribe’s custom . But it was scary .
“Did you also become an Adventurer at eight, Shia?”
“That is correct . ”
“Were you always paired with your father?”
“I did pair with him, but most of the time, I was in a party . ”
“…I see…”
Shia then turned to Serulis and bowed .
“Whwhat is it, Shia?”
“I now have to take care of my younger sister . I will not be able to go on quests with you like before . ”
Shia and Serulis had become quite close .
And they had been adventuring together .
When it came to experience on the field, there was a large gap between Shia and Serulis .
However, in terms of ability as warriors, they were mostly the same . They were a good team .
Serulis heard Shia’s words and her face darkened .
“Are you saying that I’d get in your way?”
“No . That’s not it . ”
“So, because you’re taking care of Nia, you can’t take care of me anymore…”
“No, that’s not what I meant . If I take Nia, we will mostly just be hunting demon rats and goblins . ”
“And what’s wrong with that?”
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“Serulis, you have to keep raising your rank as an Adventurer . You can’t afford to waste your time with us . ”
Serulis looked at Shia seriously .
“If you think I’m just going to slow you two down, just say it . ”
“I promise you, that’s not the case . ”
“Really?”
“Really . ”
With this, Serulis finally smiled .
“I don’t mind, then . All three of us can go, can’t we? You said yourself that you were in a party at first?”
“That’s true… But you know that we’ll mostly be hunting demon rats?”
“I don’t mind . ”
“But…that would be a waste . You broke the record of being the fastest person to rise to Rank-E in ten years…”
“Shia . Don’t underestimate me . I am not interested in those records . ”
“But…”
“I want to become stronger . ”
And then Serulis looked at me .
“Just look at Mister Locke . He’s only an F-Ranker but he’s so strong . ”
“Well, Mister Locke is…special…fraud…I mean…yes . ”
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I was actually S-Rank, so it was fraud .
“In any case, if it won’t inconvenience you, I would like to join you two . ”
“…If we can go adventuring with you, that would actually make me very happy . ”
“Miss Serulis, thank you . ”
Shia and Nia bowed .
“Let me know if there is anything that I can do . I will help with the demon rats and goblins if you need it . ”
“Oh, no . We wouldn’t ask you, Mister Locke, to do something so insignificant as that . ”
“I wouldn’t mind, as long as I wasn’t busy with something else . Don’t be so modest . ”
“…Thank you . Well, maybe will call you for help sometime then . ”
And then Shia said to Nia,
“Nia . Is this all of your belongings?”
“Yes, sister . ”
“Then we will go to the inn . We must hurry, or they will be out of rooms . ”
“Yes, let’s hurry . ”
I stopped Shia just then .
“Well, wait . Milka is making dinner now . You should eat with us . ”
“But…”
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“And you don’t have to go to an inn, you can stay with us . We have extra rooms . ”
“But, we can’t rely on your hospitality forever . I intend on getting a room quickly . ”
Up until now, Shia had mostly stayed at inns .
And since Nia was here, she was thinking of borrowing a room .
“Don’t worry about that now . You should stay here as if it were your own house .
“But…”
“Or you could come to my house? We have empty rooms as well . ”
“I couldn’t do that either . ”
I could understand how Shia felt .
I had wanted to get out of Goran’s house as soon as possible as well .
“I think you should stay here until you find a new room, at least . ”
“Groof-groof!”
“See, even Grulf wants you to stay . ”
Grulf was running in a circle around Shia and Nia .
“Thank you . If you insist, we will accept your kind offer . ”
“Mister Locke! Thank you!”
“Yes, stay as long as you like . Considering we have to protect Lord Gerberga and eventually, Philly, it would be good having you here, Shia . ”
“That’s very kind of you to say… Thank you . ”
Shia’s tail wagged slowly .