CH 20

“So this is the Adventurer's Guild.”

As the soldier at the gate had said, the Adventurer's Guild was located straight down the main street.

The building with the sign with the picture of a sword and shield was located right in front of the square at the end of the main street from the entrance of the gate.

The square branched off into two separate areas, each leading to a different path, but there was nothing to be seen until you got further into the area.

After finding the Adventurer's Guild, I went straight into the building.

As I entered the building, I saw a line of reception counters on my left, and behind the counters, I could see the guild employees working hard.

On the other side of the building was a bar counter with several sets of chairs and tables where adventurers were drinking and eating.

To the left and right of the bar counter were stairs leading up to the second floor, and at the end of the stairs, there were seats on the second floor.

Seemed like you could eat and drink there as well, but the adventurers there seemed to be in a serious mood and talking about something.

Apparently, the second-floor seats were mostly used for discussions rather than for eating.

The moment I entered the guild, some adventurers looked at me, but when they recognized me as a child, they averted their gaze and continued enjoying their meal.

For a moment, I braced myself for the arrival of the tempters, but it looks like it won't be too much trouble.

(*TLN: You know, the scene where some adventurer "warn" the MC)

I couldn't just stand there at the entrance forever, so I went to the nearest reception counter.

At the counter, there was a woman with green hair and glasses who looked to be in her late teens. By the way, her face was quite beautiful and her breasts were huge. I think she's at least...G.

“Welcome. What can I do for you?”

“I'm here to register as an adventurer, but before I do that, I'd like you to explain the rules to me.”

“Oh, an explanation......”

I asked the receptionist to explain the rules before I registered as an adventurer to make sure there were no troublesome rules, but she gave me an ambiguous answer.

I was too old to be concerned about such things, but I changed my orientation and asked her a question, being very careful not to look at her unnecessarily swaying breasts.

“Then I have a few questions for you, and I want you to answer them.”

"...I understand."

“Question number one, can I request the dismantling of materials I've obtained or monsters I've defeated without registering with the Adventurer's Guild?”

“Yes, you can.”

“Okay, that brings me to my next question.......”

I then asked her a few questions and got a few answers.

First, regarding emergency requests, for example, if a horde of monsters attacked this city and the guild sent out an emergency request to take down the monsters, would I be forced to participate? The answer was no.

Most urgent requests were sent directly to the guild, but there was no obligation for the adventurers to accept them, so it was up to them to decide whether or not to accept them.

However, there was nothing compulsory about the requests, and each adventurer was free to decide whether or not to accept them. In addition, there was no penalty or loss of reputation for refusing a request, but it might give other adventurers a bad impression of you.

“How dare you disregard a request from a guild that's been so good to you when we accepted it?”

“That's how it's put in layman's terms.”

(I see. This is actually a surprisingly troublesome rule. There is no problem in terms of rules, but there is a problem in terms of ethics.)

I asked a number of other questions, but the answers I got were pretty much what I expected, so I decided to skip the details.

“Fumu fumu, I think I understand.”

“Then, would you like to register?”

“No, I'll think about it for a while. By the way, is there an inn near here?”

After much consideration, I decided to put my adventurer registration on hold and left the guild to find a place to stay.

According to the receptionist, there was an inn called "Brilliance Drop" a short distance down the street on the right after leaving the guild.

The name may seem a bit exaggerated, but the inn itself seemed to be of intermediate quality in terms of price and facilities, so I decided to stay there for a while.

I found the inn quickly and immediately headed for the reception desk.

The reception desk was in front of me as I entered the inn, and to my right was the dining room, which also served as a bar and a restaurant.

It was almost dusk, but perhaps because it was still early in the day, the place was empty with only a few customers.

“Welcome to the Brilliance Drop. Do you want to eat or stay?”

The person who approached me was a woman in her mid-thirties with a somewhat plump body, but still possessed the unique sex appeal of a woman, and had an atmosphere that would suit the term beautiful witch.

When I was admiring the woman I liked because of her age in my previous life, she thought it was suspicious and asked me quizzically.

“What's the matter, boy? You suddenly spaced out.”

“Oh, yeah. I just got a little dizzy. I think I'm just tired from having just arrived in town today.”

“I see. So, you're staying here?”

“Yeah, how much per night?”

The price per night was two large copper coins for a bare night's stay, and two large copper coins and five small copper coins with breakfast and dinner. Two hundred and fifty yen per night with meals.... what kind of budget inn is this?

With that thought in my mind, I decided to stay here for three days with meals. I would probably have to extend my stay, but just in case. Yes, just in case.......

I paid seven large copper coins and five small copper coins for three days' lodging and received the key from the woman.

When I received the key, her soft hand touched me for a moment, which made me nervous, but I managed to keep my composure and received the key.

(Am I still an innocent boy?! I guess I’m still a boy in this world...)

If I added up the ages of my previous lives, I would be an over 80-year-old man, so a woman in her thirties should be able to be a love interest. (You'll be...... right? Tell me that you do!)

But my first love in this world came to an abrupt end.

“Oh, Misana. Where's the package from the commercial guild arriving?”

“What are you talking about? I told you in the morning that I had already taken it to the kitchen!”

“Oh, that's right, that's right. I was careless, hehe.”

“Really, how did I end up marrying such a good-for-nothing guy like you~”

Apparently, she was already a married woman. It was a shame, a real shame.

I wasn't one to mess around with other people's things, so I'd better put out any fires that may have flared up.

Not knowing that I was holding such thoughts in my heart, she told me that my room was just upstairs.

“My name is Misana. Call me landlady, Misana, whatever you want.”

"Misana-chan..."

“Hm? What did you say?”

Oops, I was so caught up in the age of my previous life that I labeled a woman in her thirties as chan.

Fortunately, it was only a mumble, so Misana didn't hear me, but I would have to be careful next time.

“It's nothing. I'm...... Rolando. I'll be in your care for a while.”

“Oh, yeah. Nice to meet you.”

She then asked me if I wanted to eat right away, to which I replied that I would, and I quickly walked to my room.

I was told that the room was just up the stairs to the second floor, but I quickly found the room, unlocked the door, and went inside.

The interior of the room was very simple, with a simple bed, two round tables and chairs, and a small closet for storing clothes.

I closed the door to my room and collapsed onto my bed, writhing in embarrassment over my earlier words and actions.

I scratched my head and continued to writhe and moan in an inarticulate whimper.

“Dammit, how did that happen!? The adventurer's guild sister with the tits and glasses was fine! It's like I'm a guy who likes mature women!”

Yes, generally speaking, thirty-somethings are not mature women. The fruit has not ripened yet...right?

A-anyway, this was the first time in about fifty years that such a feeling had arisen in me. Calm down, me.

That sweet and sour feeling of youth that I had long forgotten came back to me. I didn't think there was a more troubling feeling than that.

I writhed on the bed for the next twenty minutes, but after I finished my tantrum, I remembered that I hadn't eaten dinner, so I went downstairs.

When I went to the dining area, it was almost dinner time, and the seats that had been vacant earlier were starting to fill up to the point where there were only a few empty seats.

If I continued like that for another ten minutes, the place would have been full and I might not have been able to get sit....... Let's forget about that.

As soon as I sat down at a random empty seat, a waitress came up to me to take my order.

“Welcome, what can I get for you?”

“Oh, just something to fill my stomach please...... wait, landlady?”

There she was, a young girl who looked exactly like the Misana who had just been at the reception desk.