Chapter 9


CHAPTER 9 – THE FIRST JOB



When I wake up in the morning, Allen and Elena were already up . They are clinging on both of my sides staring at my face fixedly .


This has become a habit since our first camping in the forest .


「…… Morning」


「「……Mor… ning…」」


「!!」


They greeted me!! Allen and Elena spoke!


What adorable voices!


I who was greatly impressed hugged the two children reflectively .


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After having my fill of embracing the two, I finished preparations and we went to the guild .


It’s full of people, unlike yesterday . I go towards the low-rank Request Board while Allen and Elena are tightly sticking to me in order to not get separated .


A low-rank male and female adventurers around my age are gazing at the board .


A great number of Requests are closely packed together on the board .


There are three main types of Requests .


Gathering Request――A gathering job of a specific herbs or monster material .


Subjugation Request――A job to defeat a designated monster . After defeating it, a part of its body is necessary as a subjugation proof .



Escort Request――A job to escort a person/item from a town to a town or protect them in a specific location .

There are little to nothing Escort Requests for low-rankers . So I will be choosing between gathering and subjugation .


N~ what should I pick…… Would taking a gathering herbs request at first be better? With that, Allen and Elena can go with me…


Thinking that, I pick one of the Requests and stand in the queue at the counter .


「The next person」


「Thank you」


My turn finally came .


The receptionist behind the counter is the same that took care of us yesterday, Luna-san .


「Ara, Tak.u.mi-san . Good morning . A Request?」


「Good morning . This is the Request, please」


「Excuse me…… A gathering of Lilie Gra.s.s, I see . Your Guild Card, please」


I hand the Request I picked to Luna-san after light greetings .


Luna-san confirmed the contents of the Request, received my Guild Card and quickly operated the crystal .


「10 Lilie Gra.s.ses is considered a batch so please be careful . The time limit is until three days later」


Luna-san explains the important points of the Request .


「Thank you very much」


While saying my thanks, I received back my Guild Card and we leave the Guild .


We go towards the south gate at once .


There is a small forest in the south of Shirin . There are no monsters aside from E, F Rank slimes, and wolves . It’s a relatively safe area so it’s just the right place for newcomers and unskilled adventurers .


「Allen, Elena . This is the Lilie Gra.s.s」


After getting to the forest, I immediately find the Lilie Gra.s.s and show it to children . It has a dark green stalk with several jagged maple-like leaves .


The Lilie roots aren’t necessary so I cut the stalk and pick it up without the roots .


「If you find it, gather it like this . Understood?」


After Allen and Elena nod, they start searching the area for Lilie Gra.s.s at once .


They found it immediately . They timidly hold it in their tiny hands and trot over to me .


They uneasily look at me while holding out the Lilie Gra.s.s to me .


「It’s all right, this is the one . You did great~」


I pat the two children’s heads and receive the Lilie Gra.s.s while praising them .


Happy for being praised, kya, kya they make a merry and run off looking for another Lilie Gra.s.s .


I’m glad . It seems that their emotions and voices are returning little by little .


I feel relieved that they are growing in the right direction .


Now then, I should also start looking around~


I found the plant right after I began the search .


Oh, Cren Gra.s.s and Maryoku Gra.s.s are also there . There was a request for that too if I’m not mistaken . Let’s gather that too . Even if the Request won’t be there anymore, I can just store it in the《Infinite Storage》for the time being .



Thinking that, I gather one plant after another .

Along the way, Allen and Elena learned the characteristics of the various plants I was picking and also started looking for them .


Our gathering in the forest continues until the noon and the prepared jute bag was full of gathered herbs .


We gathered a sufficient amount .


「Allen, Elena . Let’s stop for today」


When I call the two, they trot over to me with hands full of herbs .


「You both gathered so much~ Amazing~」


When I praise them after receiving the plants, the two children make joyful expressions .


So cute~ The two laughed a lot today .


「Yosh, let’s return to town after eating a meal」


We left the forest, sat in the middle of a meadow with a great scenery, and returned to the town after eating the food I bought at the stall in the town .


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When we return to the Guild, I go straight to the Request Board and look for Requests with other herbs .


Umm… Cren Gra.s.s, Maryoku Gra.s.s, oh, Fenze Gra.s.s is also there .



I pick the Requests after comparing the gathered plants with the Requests . I have many plants that are insufficient numbers so I decide to store them in《Infinite Storage》and go to the counter .

「Welcome back」


The one who greeted me at the counter was Luna-san again .


「We have returned . These Requests in addition to the Request we have received this morning」


「I will confirm . Put the materials in this basket please」


After exchanging greetings, I put the Guild Card together with the new Requests on the counter . Luna-san received them and took out a basket .


I place the herbs into that basket . Because all kinds of herbs were in the 10 Requests I picked, I line them up while counting .


「… Y, you have quite a lot . It’s quite difficult to gather this much in half a day…」


「It’s because the children did their best」


The herbs turned into a heap because the basket is unexpectedly small .


Luna-san was a slightly surprised at the amount of herbs I took out, but she promptly started checking the herbs .


「This is this time’s reward」


Once the confirmation of the herbs is done, the reward money is presented . I confirm the amount of money at the counter and put them into a bag .


And when I think of returning――


「Why are brats in here!」


A large, bald adventurer comes over while shouting .

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