#Tord as chris Chan

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Alsar 66: New Quest

8 am.

I walked down the street in the morning sun, opened the guild door for the first time in three days, and Tord-san-san was sitting at the counter with a sleepy face.

"Good morning, Tord-san. Yesterday, I heard from Mr. Malik that there is a  quest for us. Is it posted on the bulletin board?"

"Good morning! Yes, it's posted on the bulletin board ... The solo quest  has 3 subjugations of A rank class monsters. The party quest is an escort mission that requires an A rank member in the party. I think it's probably that quest. "

As he spoke he shook his head lightly to get rid of drowsiness, then greeted me vigorously as usual then told me the contents of the quest.

It's difficult for me to subdue by myself without any means of attack, so it seems impossible for me to solo. Is it possible for multiple people to take a solo quest?

"This solo quest, for example, is it impossible for me and someone else to take it?"

"No, it's possible. Just be sure to take the quest as a party, and any number of people is fine in solo quests!"

"Is that so ... Thank you."

I wonder who to take along to do the quest.

First of all, I'm terribly inexperienced, so I'd like to gradually gain experience with quests.

"Is it a party quest?"

"Yes. It's supposed to be a party that includes an A rank, but the only parties here in Pedrel that have A ranks are Ren's [Luche] and Janna's [Casablanca]. Though Janna-san had taken this client’s quest before, they didn’t get along at all ,it seems like it went terribly, so it can be said that it’s perfect for Luce. " (It's suggesting that the quest can pretty much  only be taken by them)

"Ehh ..."

Originally there are only about 50 people in A rank, but is it a dangerous quest to specifically ask for an A rank?

What kind of person is the client who didn't get along with Janna?

If we don't take this  quest, no one will, so that person will be in trouble ...

Should I consult with those three?

"I see.... Thank you very much. Then I'll consult with Chris and the others and decide whether we want to take it or not. I'll see you later.

"Okay. I'll be waiting for you!

The last time I saw him, he was kind of gloomy, but I'm glad to see that today's Tord-san is more cheerful.After all, cheerfulness suits Tord-san, doesn't it?.

With that in mind, I headed to the 5th floor, where those three should be.

But really, why the hell are we on the top floor ......?

The stairs are pretty steep for me, but I'm sure the adventurers who stay here have strong legs and feet, so I'm sure it's not hard at all.

"I think Fer-san was the closest to the stairs… Is Fer-san here?"

"Yes, it 's open."

I knocked lightly on the door of 503 and heard Fer-san’s reply from inside, so I opened the door and went in.

It seems that preparations are complete today, and while turning his back, he wraps a dark brown waist pouch-shaped storage bag, Magic Bag, around his waist.

"Good morning, Ren-kun. Did you see the bulletin board?"

"Good morning, Fer-san. No, I haven't seen it, but I got the specifics from Tord-san”

"I see.... In the meantime, I'll go get the other two and we'll talk over breakfast downstairs.

Fer-san turned around and came up to pet my head, greeting me with a fresh morning smile.

People in this world really like to pet my head, don't they?

I feel like I've been patted a lot since I came here.

I guess I'm small, so I'm easy to pet.

"Okay"

When I replied, Fer-san grabbed my hand and we left the room to go to the one next door.

"I'm going to talk to Sig, so Ren-kun ask Chris, okay? ... Sig? Are you awake?"

"Understood"

I walked down the corridor a bit, listening to Fel calling Sig through the door, and knocked lightly on the door of room 501 where Chris was sleeping and called out to him.

"Chris-san? Are you awake?

"Yes, I'm awake. ...Good morning”

“Good morning. You're all set for today aren't you?”

As soon as I called out to him, the door opened with a bang and Chris-san peeked out.

I was a little relieved to see that he wasn't naked today, but was properly dressed.

"Fufu, too bad for you I’m wearing clothes ~?" (He’s kinda suggesting Ren wanted to see him naked)

"HA!? Not in a million years! Let 's go!" (The line here is something more like: there’s no way that’s the case, or smth along those lines, sounds pretty tsundere to be honest)

"Yes, yes ~"

Perhaps Chris read my thoughts, he leaned against the door and made fun of me with a grin.

I turned my back on Chris and started walking, but I'm sure he saw my cheeks turn red. The evidence of this was the giggling that followed me from behind.

"Hey Ren. Good morning"

"Good morning, Sig-san"

"Your face is bright red, did Chris tease you again?"

"Uh ..."

Sig-san's room was next to Chris-san's, so we got there quickly.

Apparently the redness on my cheeks hadn’t disappeared , he looked at me while telling me so, and I looked down to hide it.

"Okay, Okay… We'll talk about the quest downstairs while eating breakfast, right? Let 's go, Ren-kun."

"Okay…"

Fer-san gently pats my head and puts his hand on my shoulder leading me to the first floor.

It seems like Sig-san and Chris-san are following us from behind.

It seems that Chris and Sig are also following from behind.

When I got to the first floor, I was escorted to a table in the dining area like the last time, and they pulled out a chair for me to sit on.

"Ren-kun did you eat already?"

"Oh, yes, so I'll just get a drink today."

As before, the three asked for breakfast, and I started talking about the request quest while drinking orange juice.

By this time, the redness in my cheeks had receded, so I spoke normally.

"-So it's a solo  quest, but I'd like someone to go with me ..."

“Though I saw it yesterday I thought that this solo quest is a tough one for Ren-chan to go…”

"Ah, is that so?"

Chris-san tells me when I ask the three of them.

I didn't check the bulletin board properly, but that's true ...

 "Ah, indeed. First, it takes time to get to the site, and It's a pretty steep mountain, Oscar and the others can't climb it, so it's going to be tough for Ren, who's not very strong yet, and I think the other two will be difficult for Ren as well, so leave it to us this time.. "

"That's right. There were three quests, so let's take one each."

"Then we'll go  separately, and while we're waiting, one by one we'll go on a date with Ren-chan"

If the three of them, who are senior adventurers, say so, then they must be right.

I can't help it, if I force myself to go and become a burden, so I'll just give up this time.

A date in the meantime...that might be nice too...

"Okay, then what about the party  quest?"

"It’s an escort to La Serna. It's a 10-day round trip. It's an easy job to take because the departure date and time can be anytime between July 10th and 15th."

"La Serna?"

It is the first time I have heard of such a place.

A 10 days round trip means it is farther than Calhea. (I wasn’t sure how to romanize カリェーハ but I left it the way the previous translator did…)

"Yes, the Calhea meadow and the village of Bayunov are north of Pedrel, but La Serna is the exact opposite, it’s a city in the south. The roads are well maintained and usually do not pass through dangerous places, so a B-rank or C-rank adventurers are enough as escorts.There are also stagecoaches that connect towns without hiring guards in the first place, so many people go by that”

"And yet, they’re asking for an A-rank, or rather, us, Luce?

According to Fer-san, if guards aren’t really needed then why are we being assigned to do it?

"Are you really worried?"

"Well, if there was a problem, the guild wouldn’t accept the requested quest, so it must be fine ... what should we do? Should we take it?"

Is the client someone very worried about the journey?

When accepting the  quest, the guild side also confirms the identity of the client, so there seems to be less trouble.

So I don't think I'm going to get involved in a crime, and it's a new place for me, who has rarely left Pedrel.

Maybe I want to go there ...

"I don't know if it's right for me to accept a quest like this, but I've never been to this place before, and I want to go there. Of course, I'll also do the quest properly”

"If that's the case, should we take it?"

"Let 's do it "

"Then let's finish eating and go to the reception."

So it seems that I don't have to worry about getting involved in crime or anything, and it's a new place for me as I've hardly ever left Pedrel.

I kind of want to try going…

I'm not sure if I can decide not to accept a request like this. But I'm still excited about the new quest.

As soon as we finished eating, they all went to sign up for a solo quest and I took care of the party quest”

The desired departure date is July 11.

The blueprints for the house would be finished by then, and the three of them were told that if the solo quests went well, they would be done by then, so we decided to do it that day.

I'm looking forward to dating each of the three until the 11th.

TN: Sorry about the late update,  I’m starting exams this week but I’ll try to have the next chapter as soon as possible.

Take care∼

[luukia]

Alsar Chapter 15

Chapter 15 : Shopping! 

T/N : Anyone playing King’s Raid? I’m busy grinding King’s Raid~

“Ah that’s right, yesterday Malik-san gave me his old magic bag and turns out, there’s various things inside. Since Malik-san doesn’t use it anymore, he gave the bag along with its content to me.”

Ah that’s bad, I’m really forgetful. I almost forgot to tell Chris-san. It’d be a waste if I were to buy the same thing that Malik-san already gave to me before.

“Oh? So that’s your new magic bag. What kind of thing is left there?”

“There’s five set of sleeping bags and tents, some cooking utensils, cleaning utensils and tableware. Malik-san said the only thing I need to buy is food and clothing.”

If I may say, I think Malik-san already gave me the perfect equipment for camping.

“Hmm~ Then what about weapon? Do you have any dagger with you? I think dagger might suit you more since it’s not as heavy as ordinary sword~”

“I have one though since I spent my days collecting lulu grass in the forest, there’s almost no monster there so I don’t have any hands on experience to use it. I practice my combat skill with Malik-san in the training ground but.. Well, the result is quite unsatisfactory I think..”

I touch the dagger on my waist, the one that Malik-san gave me when I took my first lulu grass gathering quest. I never actually use it so I’m a little bit afraid.. I don’t know whether I can fight properly or not..

“That’s alright~ Knowing basic self defense mechanism is already good!~ What’s more important is how to know when to escape. If you think your life is going to be in danger, run away immediately! You can also use your support magic to help you escape~”

Clenching my fist and pump it into the air, I say,“Yes! When the time comes, I can use [Roots] or [Sleep] on the enemy and run away!”

I’ve trained my support magic with Tord-san, so far my success rate to trap the enemy is 100%. I will do my best in successfully running away!

“Hahaha! Hit them hard with your support magic, Ren-chan!~ Anyway, since Malik already gave you the necessary equipment, let’s start by searching for clothes and food.”

“Is there any specific clothes I need to look for?”

Chris-san seems to ponder a bit before he answers,“Hmm let’s see, since you will be riding a horse with me it’s better to buy long sleeved shirt so you won’t get cold. Also you will need a mantle and boots. Mantle and long sleeved shirt to protect you from the wind and boots to protect you when walking in the forest.“

Turns out, there’s still a lot of things I need to buy. Good thing Malik-san gave me some pocket money.

“I see.. I still have a long way to go huh..”

“Well, Ren-chan is a special case afterall. If you’ve been living in Alsar since birth, you will already have all the stuff needed, probably you only need to buy food for your journey.”

I see.

Looking at the street, mostly the people in Alsar wear boots instead of sandal like me.

Since I’ve only been living in Alsar for about 1 month, I don’t have proper clothing for every season yet.

I don’t know how hot it will be during summer or how cold it will be during winter.

“That’s right, I need to buy plenty of clothes then!”

“Yup, yup !~ I know a shop specializing in selling shoes for adventurer, let’s go there!~ I usually buy my shoes in bulk, about.. 4 or 5? So I will have spare shoes when I need them~”

I guess since most adventurer spend their time outside of town, their shoes will get dirty easily. Probably torn easily too.

But since I only will be out of town for half a month, I guess one shoes is enough for me.

“Yes, let’s go there.”

“Yup, this way Ren-chan~”

Chris-san pulls my hand along with him nonchalantly.

Is it strange that I don’t feel uncomfortable holding hands with Chris-san?

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Inside the shop, there’s plenty of stuff from clothing to even magic bag. The shop line up the marchandise neatly, giving me the pristine and clean feeling.

“This way, Ren-chan~”

Chris-san take me to the clothing aisle.

“Hmm, there’s no clothing in Ren-chan’s size, we have to shrink it later. Ah, what about this cloak?”

Chris-san give me a dark brown cloak and he puts it over my body.

Touching the cloak lightly, I was surprised, “Oh this is waterproof? Nice, I don’t need to worry about rain then. Do you think it look good on me?”

“Yup yup, it’s good~ Hmm~ I think I’m also going to buy a matching one with Ren-chan~”

I really like this cloak, I think I’m going to buy this. Chris-san also said it looks good on me.

Wait, the price!

Huh? There’s no price tag?

“Chris-san, this cloak.. There’s no price tag to it..”

“Yup, in this shop you will need to ask the staff here for the price. Let’s just keep looking for nice looking ones for you and then we will worry about the price later~”

W-what?!

What if I didn’t have enough money??

Ah as expected, I’m really grateful that Malik-san gave me some pocket money.. Although if possible I don’t want to use it..

“Haa.. Next is shoes then?”

Although I’ve only known Chris-san for a short time, but I feel like.. I somehow already know his personality inside out.

He’s like the kind of person that hit first, ask later kinda thing.

So irresponsible.

Luckily, the shop’s assistant is close by so let’s just keep gathering the candidate for my clothes and think about the price later.

“Ren-chan, how about this one ? Since it’s black, it’s easy to mix and match. Also, it seems like it’s going to be easy to move while wearing it~”

Chris-san hands me a black boots.

It does seems easy to move with.

Although the size is too big for me, I will need to use [Small] magic on it.

I can just go to the kids section but honestly I really don’t want to do it. I would rather use magic to shrink the adult clothes to my size rather than wearing kids clothing.

“It looks good. Let’s put it into our cart.”

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Thanks to Chris-san, I can pick a lot of things relatively fast.

Chris-san also has good sense of fashion, so the clothes he pick always looks functional yet fashionable.

If I were alone.. I don’t think I will ever get things done..

“Yup, I think we already covered everything you need. Let’s go talk to the staff now Ren-chan~”

“Yeah.. We already have heaps of things…”

In front of me is the mountain of clothing that we’ve picked. I’m a little afraid to know the price..

Like the gentleman he is, Chris-san insisted to carry all the clothes to the shop assistant.

With a cheerful voice he says, “ All of these please!~”

Chris-san hands the clothes to the shop assistant along with his guild card.

“Eh!? Chris-san?!”

“Let me pay for it~” He smiles.

“What?! No! I can’t let you do that! This amount of clothes must’ve cost a lot!”

I already feel bad enough that he paid for my lunch, I can’t allow him to also pay for my clothing!

It’d be wrong! I don’t want to take advantage of Chris-san!

“Ren-chan, I think you misunderstand something about me. You must’ve think I do this out of kindness to you, right? But! The truth is, I do have ulterior motives! I was thinking to ask you to prepare my share of food for our subjugation quest in Calhea in return for all these clothes. You know during ordinary subjugation quest, my food ration is quite poor. Mainly because my cooking skill is not to be proud of. So, having you to cook for me is a huge advantage for me~”

“What? But even if you say so, the price of all of these clothes compared to the future food expenses doesn’t match!”

I don’t hate Chris-san, in fact he is enjoyable to be around so I don’t mind cooking for him.

Especially since I already planned to cook for Malik-san too, having one more person to cook is not a problem at all.

But really, at most.. I think the ingredient might only cost about 100.000 elk. Compared to that, this mountain of clothes must’ve cost a lot more!

Ignoring me, Chris-san says to the store clerk,”Excuse me, since I’m buying this as a gift, may I have the clothes gift wrapped? And also please help me putting it into Ren-chan’s magic bag~”

“Yes, let me assist you.” Suddenly, another shop assistant appeared behind my back.

Chris-san hands the clerk his guild card but I still don’t want to let this slide!

“Umm, Chris-san.. The payment..”

“Yes, everything has been paid by this gentleman’s guild card. Thank you for your patronage.”

What?!

Suddenly everything has been paid!

So guild card can also function as debit card some of sort.

Guild card is so convenient!

“Chris-san.. I would feel bad receiving this huge amount of gifts..”

“Ren-chan, do you dislike it? Please don’t show me such sad face.. Nothing would make me happier than seeing you smile so please, can you smile for me?”

Ugh..!

D-don’t show me that face! He looks exactly like an abandoned puppy!

There’s no way I can win against that kind of sad puppy face, so sly!

Ah… Fine, it’s my lost then.

Puffing my cheeks with a hands on my waist, I say,“Geez Chris-san! Fine! This is the last time, okay?”

When Chris-san said that he’s going to pay for me, it’s already a lost cause. He will never yield, never.

And then after sighing, I smile shyly and bow to Chris-san,” Thank you, Chris-san. I really appreciate it.”

Chris-san in return turn his back on me while covering his face.

“Ahh, I can’t stop smiling, he’s so cute..!”

I think Chris-san whispered something but I couldn’t really catch it.

“Did you say something, Chris-san?”

“Hmm?~ Nope, nothing ~ Anyway, you’re welcome, Ren-chan~”

Chris-san hands my magic bag to the store clerk and after they finished filling my magic bag with the neatly wrapped clothes, we head back to the street.

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“Chris-san, I just want to say that I’m really grateful for the clothes. Thank you once again.” I bow my back again when we left the store.

“Ren-chan you’re such a good boy~ It’s okay, don’t mind it so much. I’m happy enough that I get so see Ren-chan’s smiling face. Anyway, what’s your plan for tomorrow?”

“Even if you said it like that, I would feel bad if I don’t express my gratitude properly. Hmm.. Tomorrow.. I’m planning to just stay at home all day.”

A good child or not, it’s expected to express gratitude properly when someone gave you something expensive like this!

“Just staying at home all day?~”

“Yes, since I won’t be home for a long period of time, I want to start preparing the meal for Malik-san and for our journey too. I want to prepare a variety of food in advance. There’s a lot to do, from cutting,roasting, boiling... And so on. Since I’m going to prepare a huge quantity of food, it might take a whole day. After I finish cooking the food, I’m going to put it into a magic bag so it won’t rot.”

I’m going to buy the ingredient tomorrow morning at the market.

I wonder what kind of food should I cook ~

Malik-san says he can’t go without a rice so I should include rice for sure.

“Ren-chan I can see your excitement bubbling through. You really like cooking huh~ I was thinking of asking you out tomorrow but I guess you’re busy huh~”

“I love cooking and also housework! I really enjoy doing it~ Yes, I’m sorry but tomorrow I’m going to be busy.”

Chris-san gives me his dejected puppy look again.

Because he has natural droopy eyes, when he acts like that, it’s making him even more pitiful. My heart clenches looking at him.

Ugh! But I won’t yield! Definitely this time I won’t yield!

Preparing food for our quest is essential! I can’t put it on hold or I won’t be able to cook enough food for everyone!

Seeing I’m holding on my ground, Chris-san reluctantly give up and says,”Fine then since we’re going to depart two days from now. Is it okay if you come to the guild at 5 o’clock? The guild is open 24/7 so you don’t have to worry to wait for its open time.”

“I’m fine with it but isn’t 5 o’clock is too early?”

I know we’re going to have depart in the morning but 5 o’clock.. Isn’t too early?

“Yes, I always travel in the dead of morning because the sun is not up yet so temperature is relatively cool. If I wait until the sun is high, it’s going to be too hot to travel. When the sun is high, I usually take a nap in the tent and rest until the temperature is cool enough. If we travel in the blazing sun, the horse will get tired easily so traveling when the sun is high is not effective.”

“I see! That makes sense! I feel like recently it’s getting hotter too.”

But compared to the summer in Japan, this is nothing. The humidity during summer in Japan is really unpleasant..

I see, I guess it’s going to be summer soon. I need to remember it so the next time I go on a quest, I won’t get heatstroke.

“Well then, see you in 2 days! Thank you very much for accompanying me today!”

“Ah, let me take you home Ren-chan~”

“Ah it’s okay, I can go back on my own. I will meet you later Chris-san. I’m going to make lots of delicious food so wait for it!~”

I quickly part my goodbye before Chris-san shows me his puppy face again and run back home.

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Chris’s POV

Staring at Ren-chan’s leaving figure, I clench my hand,“Ahh, so dangerous.. Even though I don’t have anything planned with him, but I still want to see him tomorrow. He’s too cute that it’s practically a crime! I want to see Ren-chan again~”

“All these time, I never think about settling down. Never. But.. If it’s Ren-chan, I don’t think it’s a bad idea~”

All these 30 years, I’ve been getting numerous marriage proposal but I turned them all down but somehow.. Ren-chan is different. I think, I can finally settle down if it’s him.

“Fufufu~ In two days, I can meet with Ren-chan again. I can’t wait!~ For the time being, I’m going to treat him gently and aim to become his lover!~ Ah, now that I think about it.. This is the first time that I ever pursue someone like this huh~”

I can’t wait~

I want to kiss Ren-chan and do a lots of things to him but.. I want to see his smile the most~

I want him to keep calling my name with his gentle voice~

Today, when I slung my hand over his shoulder and waist.. He felt so small inside my embrace, like if I press a little bit too hard, he might crumble away. I thought to myself that I have to protect him.

Really.. This is not like me at all..

I never get attached to someone before..

This.. this might be my first love.

When Ren-chan told me where to eat, I choose to go to ‘Ken’ without any doubt even though I never bring someone there. All because I think by going to ‘Ken’, Ren-chan might show me his beautiful smile again.

What’s more, I hardly ever buy anyone presents before but if it’s Ren-chan, everything comes naturally easy.

“To become a man suitable for Ren-chan, I have to change myself to become a responsible adult!~ Ah~ I can’t wait to meet Ren-chan~”

I walk back to the guild while thinking about meeting Ren-chan again.

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T/N : There we have it, another side of Chris! I wonder whether Ren can be considered as sugar baby? He keeps getting things either from his legal sugar daddy (Malik) and another candidate for husband sugar daddy (Chris)

Chapter 14 

Index

Chapter 16

[luukia]

Alsar Chapter 16

Chapter 16 : Departure

Malik-san came back home at evening, we had dinner together and I told him about my day. Including my complain because Chris-san paid everything for me.

“Can’t you believe it Malik-san?! I didn’t get to spend any money at all today.. Chris-san bought them all for me..”

“Well isn’t that alright? I think that Chris guy seems to be a good person despite all the rumors about him.”

“Rumors?”

“Ah! W-w-well it’s an old story, don’t mind it!” Malik-san laughs a little awkwardly and then he starts,” Anyway tomorrow you’re going to start cooking, right?”

I can feel that Malik-san is trying to change the topic abruptly.. But I will let it slide.

“Yes, I’m going to cook lots of food!”

“Don’t push yourself, okay?”

“It’s okay, cooking is fun afterall~”

Gradually, I’ve stopped using polite speech with Malik-san. In just one month, I can feel the distance between us shrinking. I feel like our child-parent bond is getting stronger now.

Everyday, it’s become our routine to sit and lay back on the sofa after dinner and just talk about our day.

I’m really happy because I never had this sort of bonding time with my parent before.

“In 2 days, Ren will be gone. Be careful not to hurt yourself,’kay? Ah.. I’m going to be really lonely..”

“I’m also going to feel lonely but.. I don’t want to remain an F-rank forever! I will be careful not to hurt myself though, so rest assured!~”

….See?

Just like father and son, right?

I feel like our conversation has a strange mood going on but I don’t know.. I never had father figure before so maybe that’s why I feel strange.

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~The day of departure~

“Fuu...Ah I’m glad I’m able to wake up right on time. I have to prepare myself and wake Malik-san up because he insisted that we wanted to see me off.” I yawn once again and stretch my arm out.

I’ve promised Chris-san to meet him in the guild at 5 o’clock so I woke up at 4 o’clock to prepare myself.

I quickly get out of my bed and change into the new clothes that Chris-san bought for me.

It’s a navy blue long sleeved shirt along with black pants.

My magic bag,mantle and dagger is inside the living room. I also already prepared the dark boots that Chris-san chose for me on the porch. For the time being, I’m going to wear my slipper while I’m inside the house.

After finished changing, I walk to Malik-san’s room and knocks on his door,”Malik-san? Wake up, Malik-san~”

I hear a bustling sound before Malik-san replies,”... Ah.. I’m awake.. I’m awake.. Go prepare yourself first Ren, I will join you later.”

Usually Malik-san won’t be awake for another 4 hours so it’s to be expected for him to feel sleepy but he was determined to see me off so there we have it.

Fufufu, I actually feel happy that Malik-san willing to go such length to see me off though.

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I go to the kitchen and prepares breakfast for me and Malik-san.

After a while, Malik-san came. He already changed his clothes so we sit down and start to eat together.

“Ren actually there’s another two adventurers that I want to introduce to you. I already told them about you and since you’re going to depart with Chris, I told them to just meet with you in Calhea.”

“Eh? An adventurer?”

Ah I see.. So Malik-san wants me to give them my greetings as fellow adventurer since I’m Malik-san’s son?

“Yes, they are called Silver Wolf and Ice Prince. Right now, they are in the royal capital but they already planned on returning to Pedrell after Calhea quest so I want you to return together with them.”

The nickname they have for adventurer is really amazing.

Crimson Red Malik,  Lightning Twin Sword Chris.. The nicknames sounds really strong!

I wonder who come up with all those nicknames?

I heard the people that get nicknames have to be at least A-rank adventurer so that means both of them are an A-rank adventurer as well then.

Although it might be impossible, I wonder what kind of nickname will I receive when I reached A-rank?

“Together? Okay then I will tell Chris-san about this too.”

“In the past, Chris already took several quest together with them so I’m sure they should have known each other.”

Now that I think about it..

Aren’t I too acquaintanced with many high ranking adventurer?

Right now, there’s 10 S-rank adventurer and 50 A-rank adventurer.

I’ve met Malik-san who was a former S-rank and Chris-san who’s an A-rank adventurer and in addition I’m going to meet another two of A-rank adventurer.

“I see.. I wonder what kind of person they are. I can’t wait to meet them.”

“I already told them about you but.. I don’t know what kind of first impression they will have over you. Though I’m sure they will like you.”

Most adventurer that I see in the guild is too rough and buff looking.

Since Malik-san told me to come home together with them, they can’t be a bad person.

Ah~ I wonder what kind of people they are.

“I hope I won’t disappoint them then. Ah! It’s already 4:40! I have to go soon!”

I forgot the time because it’s comfortable talking with Malik-san.

I quickly collect the plates and wash them.

“It’s only 5 minutes by foot to go to the guild so take your time Ren. You have to make sure that you don’t forget anything before you leave, okay?”

“Umm.. I have my magic bag, my dagger, mantle and also.. My boots.. Ah! What to do, my heart won’t stop beating! Somehow I feel really excited!~”

“I’m sure you can finish the quest perfectly! It’s okay Ren, everything’s going to be okay.” Malik-san says while he strokes my head.

Malik-san often strokes my head whenever he had the chance.

I don’t dislike it though, in fact I really enjoy it.

I never had anyone stroke my head so affectionately like this ever since I was a child so it’s a little embarrassing but it feels good to be stroked so I don’t mind the embarrassment.

“Ah.. Okay I’ve calmed down. Let’s go Malik-san!”

I will be late if I let Malik-san keep stroking me like this! I need to go soon!

“Ha.. I feel like I’ve put the nails on Chris’s coffin.. ”

“....Nails?”

In 5 minutes, we’ve arrived at the guild. Chris-san already waiting inside on the first floor with Tord-san beside him. It seems like they had just finished breakfast too.

Rushing over to their table, I bow my head in greeting,” Good morning Chris-san, Tord-san. Chris-san, thank you for waiting. Tord-san, do you have the night shift? Thank you for your hard work, Tord-san.”

Chris-san smiles in return,”Good morning Ren-chan. No, I didn’t wait at all. In fact, I just got up a moment ago. You came right on time when I finished my breakfast.”

“Good morning Ren-san! Today you’re going to depart to Calhea, right? Be careful there!” Tord-san adds. Even though it’s still in the dead of morning, Tord-san is as cheerful as ever. We’re only apart by one year but his spirit is really amazing. Maybe it’s because he’s a beastman?

“I’m glad you didn’t have to wait for me, Chris-san and yes Tord-san. I’m going to depart now, I have Chris-san with me so you don’t have to worry about my safety.”

“Actually, I think being with him is the most dangerous thing…” Tord murmur in low voice.

“Eh? What?”

Tord-san said something but it was too low for me to catch.

The monsters in Calhea is at most a B-rank monster. Other than Chris-san, there’s also plenty of other A-rank adventurer that take part in Calhea quest so I think without a doubt, I’m going to finish the quest safely.

“N-nothing!” Tord-san quickly replies.

Chris-san gets up from his table and says,“Fufufu~ Thank you for your concern, Tord. I’m going now~”

“Please come back home safely, Ren-san!” Tord-san hold both of my hands with too much force, it hurts but he seems to have a really serious look on his face that I can’t ask him to stop.

Chris-san in a beat stopped Tord-san when he noticed my discomfort,“Yup, that’s enough Tord~ If you hold Ren-chan with your cat power without any self restraint like that, you’re going to hurt Ren-chan~”

“Ah! I’m so sorry!” Tord-san immediately releases my hand.

It’d be bad if I get hurt even before I start the quest so I’m grateful Chris-san stopped Tord-san.

“It’s okay Tord-san, I’m not hurt. Thank you though Chris-san, I will be counting on you for today as well.” I bow my head to Chris-san.

“Yup~ Just leave it to me~”

I’m going to spend quite amount of time with Chris-san, so I have to make sure I have a good relationship with him. I don’t want Chris-san to hate me.

“You guys… Don’t forget about me..” Malik-san suddenly appeared from behind me.

I completely forgot about Malik-san!

“Ah! Master! I didn’t realize you were there! Isn’t a bit too early for you to wake up?!” Tord-san says, equally as surprised as me.

“Usually, yeah but today is a special day. Today is the day my cute son going to depart for his first subjugation quest. So I’m going to see him off.” Malik-san proudly says. He turns his eyes to Chris-san,” I will be counting on you, Chris.”

“Of course~ I’m going to return Ren-chan here properly without any scratch!~ Leave it to me~”

Malik-san is really like an overprotective father. I feel cherished.. Thank you Malik-san.

“Okay Ren-chan, let’s head out to the stable. I’ve made reservation there to rent a horse.”

“Okay! Then Tord-san, we will be leaving now, goodbye.”

“Have a safe trip!”

I leave the guild together with Malik-san and Chris-san to the stable.

The stable provides the place for adventurer to store their private horse and the service to rent a house for a certain period of time. It need a pretty big land and the stench of animals is really pungent there so the location of the stable is on the outskirt of town, away from the central to not disturb the people.

Malik-san and Chris-san is walking in front of me, while talking to themselves. I can’t quite catch their conversation, only bits of it.

“--------------- alright ------------ “

“------I don’t mind---------”

Judging from Malik-san’s personality, they must be talking about me.

Malik-san really cherishes me a lot but I wonder whether he’s too protective of me?

“I see then.. I will be looking forward to it.. Father..?” Chris-san smiles to Malik-san.

“It’s too soon to be calling me father, Chris.” Malik-san replies.

The two of them are smiling at each other but I can feel their ice cold tension.. So scary..

“Ah, I can see the stable!” I exclaimed.

We’ve walked quite the distance from the guild, I already can see the stable. The closer I get, the more I feel excited. It’s like, ‘Ah I finally will get out of Pedrel to properly do a subjugation quest’ kind of feeling.

“Yes, let’s go pick our horse~”

Chris-san goes to the reception desk. Looking around, I can see multiple horse behind the fence.

Since the people in Alsar is bigger than the people in Earth, naturally the horse is also considerably bigger.

There’s also magical horse here, like devil horse and half-horse half-human kind of creature. All of them are properly domesticated so they won’t hurt us despite looking so scary.

They’re also faster than normal horses and can properly run away if there’s a monster attacking. Though if the situations forces to, they can do self defense with the horn on their forehead.

That’s why even though the cost to rent a magical horse is a lot higher than normal horse, the demand for magical horse is always high.

“Thank you for waiting~ This is the horse that I often rents, it’s a male horse. His name is William~”

Chris-san brings a black magical horse with him. He’s really big and his fur is really shiny too. He has one black horn protruding from his forehead. Standing normally, I can’t even reach the horse head but the horse greets me while bowing his head so I can see his face properly. He has gentle looking deep blue eyes.

“Waaah~ What a cool looking horse! Nice to meet you, William.”

“Right? Let’s get on him~ Ah but since William is too big for Ren-chan so it’d be hard for you to climb him, right? I will carry you then Ren-chan~”

There’s a saddle for two people on William’s back. Ah I wish I can climb him on my own but looking at his monstrous height… It’d be impossible.. I want to search for stepping stair but there’s no such thing in here.

But to be carried like a child even though I’m already 21 years old.. Ugh..

“I understand, please help me Chris-san..” I says dejectedly.

Chris-san grabs me under of my armpits with both of his hand and lifts me up. “Wow, Ren-chan you’re so light~”  

He then continues to climb on William while hugging me. I don’t want to say it but truth is I fit snugly under Chris-san embrace like this. There’s nothing I can do though because the people in Alsar is considerably larger than me.

Chris-san then put me on the saddle on the front and he took the seat on the back saddle.

Turning my head to Malik-san, I say, “Well then Malik-san, I’m going now.”

“A-ah.. Y-yeah.. Have a safe trip, Ren.”

Malik-san seems flustered and surprised. I wonder why?

“Is something wrong Malik-san?”

“Eh? N-no. It’s nothing. Be careful not to hurt yourself, okay Ren?”

“I will. Goodbye Malik-san.”

I wave my hand to Malik-san who waves back as we leave the Pedrell City.

Thus, begin my first journey.

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Malik’s POV !

“I can’t believe it.. For him to put Ren on the front..” I murmur while looking at Ren’s leaving figure.

Usually for a 2 seaters saddle like that, the people that hold the reins will be sitting on the front.

Instead of sitting on the front, Chris sit on the back with Ren on the front.

That way of riding in Alsar is usually done between lovers.

It has the feeling like ‘I always want to hold you close.’

“And also.. Our conversation earlier..”

Before we reached the stable, I was talking with Chris about Ren.

“Nee~ Malik-san, is it alright if I start to pursue Ren-chan with the purpose to become his husband?~”

“Ah.. I don’t mind it but don’t you dare put your hands on Ren yet! Also, I had Silver Fox and Ice Prince asking about Ren too. They’re going to meet with you two in Calhea. I want all of you to return home together to Pedrell after finishing your quest, okay?”

When I speak the name of those two adventurer, I can feel Chris’s bloodlust rising but he immediately suppressed it in an instant. If I was a lesser man, I wouldn’t have noticed it.

“I see.. I will be looking forward to it then~ Is it okay if I call you father now?~”

“It’s still way too soon to call me father..”

Did he knew that I was trying to make all of them become candidates for Ren’s husband?

“My intuition is correct. Christ must’ve fallen for Ren already and soon enough, the two of them will fall for Ren too.”

When I listened to the story when Ren went shopping with Chris, I knew for sure that Chris already deeply in love with Ren.

I might be become like a meddlesome old man, but I can’t help myself.

I do this because I’m worried about Ren’s future.

Living in Alsar is hard if you’re weak and frail so it’s better if Ren can have a strong husband(s).

“Ah it’s a long way to go home but there’s Ren’s home cooked meal waiting for me. Well, there’s still a few hours left before I have to go to work, I guess I will sleep for a few hours first.”

After praying for their safety, I walk back home.

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Horse (?) Introduction!

Name : William

Shoulder Height : 180 cm (it doesn’t include the height of his head when standing straight)

Eye color : deep blue

Fur color : Black

Usually, the normal shoulder height for magical horse is around 160-170cm.

T/N : SO! We have the clue for another members of the harem! What kind of person is Ice Prince and Silver Fox? *drumrolls* For the next chapter, we will finally be able to see Ren’s first step to become a proper adventurer!~

Chapter 15

Index

Chapter 17