Chapter 65
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Author: Ash Original Source: Syosetu Word Count: 3882 characters Translator: Musubii English Source: Re:Library Word Count: 1433 words
The day after Lily became crestfallen during the magic lessons, I was told that we were going to try out a small adventurer’s request in the royal capital . It feels like this is the first time I’m partying……no, no! I’m not a loner! I’m just a solo player!
And so we came to the adventurer’s guild, but there were many people . There were also numerous receptionist windows . As expected, Harula was definitely a rural town in the countryside .
When I glanced around the place, I also saw several demi-humans I hadn’t seen in Harula . There were also some dwarves, but there didn’t seem to be any elves . Ah, but it would be rude if I stared too much so I should be careful . Ah, there’s even someone with cat ears, how cute . I see, so in this world, demi-humans like beastmen, elves, or dwarves were considered normal? I want to learn more about them .
I was in my cloak as usual . Of course, I was also wearing my glasses . Well, I was with Lily and Arisa so I don’t think I’ll be caught up in anything . Norn and Bell were also here . Eh? Isn’t it hot since it’s still June? It’s all good, I have an air-conditioning magic tool I made using magic stones inside my cloak, so the temperature is kept just right . Hooray for the Magic Conferment and Magic Tool Creation skill .
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“By the way, what kind of request are we getting?”
I was under 13 years old and an E rank, while Lily and Alisa were over 13 years old and D ranks, so I could only accept requests that were suitable for low ranks . In other words, subjugating was impossible since I could only gather herbs or take on miscellaneous tasks . So it would be rather boring for them .
“It’s alright . There is a loophole for our situation . ”
“Yep . In some cases, there are gathering requests aside from the permanent one, such as a request to gather a specific rare herb~”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, In the case of a gathering request that is too difficult to go alone, such as ones growing in the depths of a forest, Ren can still take on the request if there is a higher ranking adventurer accompanying you . Like when we’re partying up . ”
If it’s a herb that is difficult to gather and preserve, some adventurers might even hire escorts that have specialized gathering skills . So basically with this method, even if a lower rank was in a party, a gathering request with a high reward could still be received .
Such a request would naturally lead to encounters with monsters . But the receptionist would usually overlook it unless it was too difficult for the party . So would this be considered practical use or abuse… . . hmm, the dark side of the guild?
“It’ll be fine, I’ll protect Ren even if a monster comes out~”
“Who was it that was helped by Ren during the bandit attack? Besides I was also the one protecting Ren using my barrier magic!”
Why are you two competing for me? I don’t really understand why……I mean, I have Norn and Bell protecting me, so I’m fine?
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We went to the bulletin board where the requests were posted while bickering like that . The surrounding eyes were very painful so would the two of you quiet down a bit?
“Hmm, this one should be good, right Arisa?”
“Yes~ there aren’t any dangerous monsters in the forest there, so I guess it’ll do~? We also went there before so it should be alright~?”
“Then we’ll go with this one? Ren, is that alright?”
“If you two are fine with it so am I . I’m not familiar with this area anyways . ”
The two experienced people were saying it would be fine, so there shouldn’t be any problems unless there were any irregularities . Norn and Bell would also be with us, and the two weren’t the type to just care about themselves in the event of an emergency .
As such, we accepted the request to gather a rare herb growing a bit back in the forest . Apparently, it was used as a strong pain reliever for medical use, and the demand for it was quite high .
However, it was difficult to find because it grew in the depths of the forest, and because it grew in darker areas . Searching around in darker areas could lead to being ambushed by monsters, so the request wasn’t very popular .
But since we have two people to watch the surroundings, and with my expertise in gathering herbs, the request would be fairly easy . We could gather a lot and make some easy money this way .
Eh? What about self-prudence? Well, I want to show these two my positive points, right? So I should do my best instead, right?
And so we arrived at the forest that spread out to the east of the royal capital .
In this forest, the shallower areas were for beginners, and the deeper areas were for experts, so there was a wide array of demand for beginners and experts . Incidentally, there were more subjugating requests on the west side . The forest over here was small, so there were only goblins and lesser wolves, hence why it was for beginners .
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It seems that higher ranking adventurers would usually go to the lake up north or deeper forest areas further north .
We traveled through the forest talking about such things while keeping watch on the surroundings . But both Norn and I have the Alert skill, so Arisa, there’s no need for you to patrol that much . Well, I’m not going to say anything to lower her motivation .
Additionally, I wasn’t using any monster repellants . I had other people with me, and it was good to get some hands-on experience sometimes .
As we explored around, we also saw some adventurers along the way . Some of them looked about 15 years old, and some looked around my age . We also didn’t see any monsters, so the shallower areas did make sense for beginners .
But after going further in, the lower-ranking adventurers began to disappear . My Alert skill also began picking up monster reactions towards the way back . There were some goblins and lesser wolves, but there were also some orc detected further in .
“There are two orcs towards the northeast about 1km away . What should we do?”
“……1km away?”
“…… . I didn’t sense them at all~”
“I think it might be better to go around them since it would be troublesome . ”
“Orc… . . I want to eat meat~”
“Arisa, let’s think calmly for a bit . ”
“But it’s meat~?”
“……Then, let’s go defeat them?”
“No . Ren, don’t spoil Arisa . ”
“Eh~ spoil me~”
“No . ”
“Boo~ Boo~ . Lily is stingy . ”
“I’ll get mad, okay?”
Well, the lack of tension is one thing…… but we continued on exploring in that sort of manner and reached a small spring in the back of the forest . Apparently, the herbs we were looking for tend to grow around this spring, it was considered a secret farming spot .
It seems that adventurers who didn’t know about this secret spot would have to wander around to look for the herbs, so it would turn into a relatively tiring request for adventurers who didn’t know about this place . As such, it was said to be a troublesome and unpopular request for those sort of adventurers .
I see, so that’s why they chose this request .
I checked around using Appraisal and Detection and there were numerous herbs in the surroundings . There were even some areas that were completely untouched and gave off a tremendous reaction . I instantly stored all of them . Even if all the herbs disappeared, it wouldn’t matter since no one knew about them . Kahahaha .
After committing my horrible deed, we went around searching for the herbs to gather . Lily was preparing a camp and erecting a barrier . By the time we return back to the royal capital after we finish gathering, it would be around midnight, so we decided to camp here today .
Arisa was watching the surroundings . Since I had the Alert skill, it wasn’t something she really had to do . But it seemed that Arisa was also trying to gain the Alert skill . She was a frontliner, so having the Alert skill would be beneficial for her .
Incidentally, Norn and Bell went hunting . I gave them permission since there was nothing for them to do . The two ran further into the forest, so they might end up hunting something ridiculous……please hold back a little?
And so we continued on gathering herbs .