Volume 2 - CH 369

Chapter 9-3. Inn and Bar

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen anything like this.”

“Right!”

We were sitting around a large table in a bustling restaurant.

This place, Haneyasume (Resting Feather), is open from noon to night.

We were waiting for our food to arrive, feeling nostalgic that it had been so long since we had been here.

“Even so, I can’t believe Jigal invited Ouren to join us.”

“This is fine. Food tastes better when eaten with others.”

“You’re right, Yurie.”

“I never said I refused to join y’all!”

Both of the two lightning bows are joining up with each other safely on the way.

It appears that the two of them had completed their request.

They said that the reconstruction of the Kingdom of Salettana was progressing without problems and that the adventurers’ jobs were starting to increase.

It took some time, but the guild seems to be operating normally.

It was good to see the guild, the lifeline of the adventurers, functioning well.

“By the way, Ouren-san! You haven’t forgotten that promise, have you?”

“It was a set-up date, wasn’t it? I remember. I’ve been borrowing your Lacc for a long time, at least a little bit too long.”

“Then how about tomorrow?”

“No problem.”

It won’t take that very lengthy time, and I don’t have a problem if it’s that long.

I mean, she remembered it well. ……

Well, it doesn’t matter.

I’ll just ask them if they know of anyone who might be able to help Houen.

“Hey, you two. Do you know of anyone who can help with Houen’s slight memory loss?”

“Eh, first of all, are you sure about that?”

“I’m asking because it’s important.”

“Ah, that’s true. I’m sorry. I don’t know of anyone like that.”

“I don’t know anyone who does either. …… They don’t do that kind of treatment at the clinic, and it might not be worth it.”

“Ugh, is that so?”

Ahhh, so that’s what Houen was saying about it being meaningless.

I sort of knew there was no way to treat it, but they wouldn’t even see the problem down here first.

Well, in the Kingdom of Garott, thanks to Zirnia’s flexibility, I was able to get them to listen to me, but I guess I can’t say the same here.

I guess it’s useless to go and talk to them. ……

I’m at a loss.

“I’m telling you I’m fine.”

“The problem is that you think it’s fine”x3

“……”

Not being self-aware is a pain in the ass.

But unless I can somehow get him to remember, I don’t think I’ll be able to move on.

To put it bluntly, right now we have no information about where the devil will strike next, or even about our true enemy.

The only one who knows is Houen, the only one who lost his memory …….

I have to do something about it. ……

I guess the only hope is Irza.

Well, it can’t be helped that the conversation goes dark somehow.

For now, let’s just enjoy the meal we’re having together.

Thank you, both of you. By the way, Jigal, are you still in the same rank?

“B rank!”

“B rank?!”x2

Alena and I were truly surprised to hear Jigal say that so proudly.

He’s going to catch us up!

What has happened in the past two months?

“The Isright family actually wants to reward Jigal directly to the Isrights for saving their daughter, Meryl-sama, you know?”

“Ah, ……, that tomboy …….”

“Yeah ri-, ……, how did you know that Meryl-sama was a tomboy ……?”

No, it’s not that I know her, I’ve met her …….

Thanks to Lize, I understand her character very well.

I’m sure she’s on the way over here right now.

They should not have returned until about another week or so.

I’m not sure if I’ll be able to handle it if we get attacked by devils since Lize is here.

She doesn’t seem to be good in group fights. ……

“And then?”

“Ah, let’s see. The reward Jigal wanted was his rank.”

“Jigal?”

“I did the test, okay!?”

“If you say so.”

If he’s good enough, I guess it’s fine.

Although selflessness is also a good thing..

“Certainly, Jigal, you’ve grown up a lot since I last saw you, …… remarkably so ……. It’s a huge difference from back then.”

“Ah, that time.”

I can’t say this out loud, but Jigal is a former slave.

He was being used in an experiment, and when I found out that it was a curse, I broke it off.

It was pretty easy to do, though everyone was surprised.

If anything, they were surprised at my skills.

Come to think of it, hadn’t Uchikage met Jigal for the first time in a really long time?

He would have heard about him, but they hardly ever saw each other.

Wasn’t it just once at Irza’s place that they met in person?

“Holy cow. ……. You went over the top so quickly.”

“Jigal, amazing.”

“…… you’re just one rank below me even though …… you’re this small!”

“Heh heh.”

That’s terrifying. ……

I’d love to see how the grown-up Jigal fights.

He’s scheduled to have a mock battle with Roze tomorrow, so I guess I’ll ask him to show me then.

I’m sure those kids who made fun of him won’t be able to oppose this.

As expected of an apprentice of an S-ranked party.

“Do you think magic is involved in this as well?”

“Yes, it is. It makes all the difference if one can use it or not. I only have water bullets.”

“Eh? You only have one skill, Roze-san?”

“That’s right.”

Guess what? Rose’s statement took us all by surprise.

I remember once when she showed us her skill, she said the name of the skill after the water bullet.

I guess it was the name of a skill that transformed the water bullet with magic.

Still, one can become an S-rank adventurer even if one has only one skill.

That’s amazing …….

I’ve been relying on my skills all my life. ……

Anyway, I don’t know how to modify it.

“Could you teach Alena next time?”

“No problem. I can only teach her how it’s done, though.”

“…… Ouren. I don’t know if I can do it, how do I modify the skills I have?”

“……, do you want to ask your teacher about that?”

“Huh?”

“Eh?”

Sorry, I don’t know how to work with gravity as magic.

It’s just a random comment.

“Thank you for waiting!”

While we were chatting, the food finally arrived.

It’s a popular restaurant, so it takes a little time for the food to arrive, but even so, the taste makes the wait worth it.

Normally, this restaurant is good, isn’t it?

The dishes are placed on the table one after another, and just as we are about to eat them, …….

The wall explodes.

“!!?”

People near the exploded wall are injured.

The inside of the restaurant suddenly became flustered, screams and cries could be heard.

When everyone prepared themselves to see what was going on, several figures appeared out of the smoke.