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Chapter 363
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Chapter 363 – Staying Immature
It must be because, after the loud bangs in the middle of the night, the sound of gunfire suddenly stopped. The residents of the area began to come out of their houses one by one. At the front of the line were the father and daughter, Calmon and Nora-chan.
“Takifu, are you okay?”
“Mir-neechan?”
They call me, but there’s not much urgency in their voices. It’s a shame that the giant sea monster octopus is the symbol of the former southern territory, but compared to the sea serpent, the symbol of the former eastern territory, it’s about two times smaller in size. I never imagined that I would be killed by an octopus.
“Ah, Nora, over here.”
“You’re okay, right?”
“I’m fine; it’s over now. But there’s a little problem.”
“What kind of problem?”
Calmon and Nora-chan, who had been paddling through the snow, approached us in the dark with torches. The cephalopod’s body was stretched across the field, its internal organs scattered everywhere. It was the same with us.
“It stinks!!!”
I had Lufia-san boil some hot water and wipe myself with a cloth.
“Thanks, that’s very helpful. I didn’t realize it would smell so fishy.”
“Oh no, we’re the ones who should thank you. Please put your clothes in the basket over there. I’ll soak them in hot water with washing powder and wash them later.”
I heard that “washing powder” is a powder mixed in to remove dirt. Is it like soap powder? Come to think of it, I still know very little about everyday life in this world. The ratio of holidays to fights and quarrels to everyday life is about 8 to 1 to 1.
Myrril, who had been changing in another room, came out sniffing her arm.
“I don’t know if my nose is paralyzed or not.”
“Ah, Myrril has been fighting on the front lines all by herself. It’s okay, you smell good.”
When I sniffed her neck, Nojaloli-san turned bright red with anger.
“W-what are you doing?!”
Nora-chan smiled and hugged Myrril from behind.
“Mir-neechan, I’ve put on some of Mother’s perfume. Can you smell the flowers?”
“Yes, it smells nice.”
“Like I said, stop it!”
When Nora-chan and I try to smell it together, Myrril runs away in disgust. Nora-chan is still cackling when she hugs her, but what the old man is doing is completely sexual harassment.
“Oh, Mir, is Takifu safe?”
“Well, he’s obviously safe.”
The ones who came in from the entrance were the Battlecry. They are a first-class party belonging to the Adventurer’s Guild in Lafan, and they are also the bodyguards appointed by the former Southern Lord McKin-dono… but I don’t know their current position. At the front is Tig, a muscle-brained tiger-beastman. He seems to be in a position that makes him something of a leader.
“It’s been a while for both of you. No, it hasn’t, I think I’ve seen you somewhere before.”
We have met, but where? In the capital, when we faced the false emperor in the conference room. It was a bit of a mess, and we barely spoke.
“Oh, I’m glad to see you all looking so healthy… but what’s going on? It’s not even dawn yet.”
When I asked, they all gave me a wry smile. Tig’s muscle-headed buddy, Louis, shook his head in exasperation.
“What are you talking about like it’s someone else’s problem, Takifu? We were called out because they said there was an outbreak in the hinterlands. We were asked by McKin-sama to protect Lafan while he was on vacation.”
“That’s a lot of work. I killed it when it came out into the field behind the house. They say the meat is bad, so there’s no barbecue.”
“No, I didn’t expect that.”
They say it’s bad, but it’s more like it stinks. Did Louis ever eat a giant octopus?
“Everyone, please go inside. I’ll make some tea.”
Calmon’s wife, Lufia-san, invites everyone into the living room. It looks like they’ve all woken up in a big fuss. Maybe it’s because this is a fishing town, and people get up early in the morning.
I look over at the five of them, and my eyes stop on something.
“Louis and Tig are all clean and tidy.”
“Tig takes a bath every day. I’ve always been like that.”
Is that why Tig’s fur is so shiny? After all, he goes to the capital’s parliament building as a bodyguard. Though she denies it, Louis has clearly become more tidy. Even though she’s a young woman with a muscle-headed personality, she probably doesn’t take baths all of a sudden, but maybe it’s because she dresses properly and her hair is more tidy than before. Let’s not poke too much into it.
The half-elf mage Eino-san, the half-dwarf good-natured young man Colon, and the giant shield-bearer―well, he doesn’t have a shield now―McCain, who were all pretty well dressed to begin with, haven’t changed much in appearance. In fact, they seem to fit better than before, perhaps due to the need for more formal everyday clothes.
“Hey, did you guys buy a house?”
“Well, not exactly a house…”
Calmon, who was listening to the conversation from the side, laughed, and the five of them laughed bitterly.
“You know, we were told that if we wanted to stay in Lafan, we should buy a house. When we thought about the possibility of expanding the party in the future or starting a business, the conversation just got bigger and bigger. And some of us were worried that if we had too much money, we’d end up wasting it…”
McCain looked to his side, and Tig and Louis looked away. You guys.
“We’ll probably be working separately on some jobs, but it’s comforting to have a place to gather… or something like that.”
“…Besides, I thought it would be better if there was something left behind. We don’t have a family or anything.”
The other four nodded in agreement with Tig and Colon’s words.
I know what they mean. There are times like this, aren’t there? When I was a company slave, I thought about it a few times. To overstate it a bit, you want to have a ‘proof of life.’ For some people, it might be their career, their family, or their home. After all, I couldn’t leave anything behind in my former world.
Myrril looks at the five of them and nods happily.
“This is a good thing. Yes, it’s a truly happy thing. You finally have a hideout!”
“…Well, at least call it a base.”
That’s right.
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