… At that time I was…huh? I wonder what I did back then. I…wonder why I can’t even remember a little bit about when I was that young?
“That was delicious! Thanks for the meal!”
“You’re welcome. Even though you are the ones that saves our lives, this is all we can do for you. Sorry…”
“I didn’t save you for this, so don’t worry about it. Though, why did the 3 of you become adventurers?”
“OOOOOOIIII!”
Suddenly we heard an angry yell from outside. I realized that the 3 girls had frozen expressions on their faces.
“This months quota, are you able to pay it?”
“Onee-chan…”
Mai was looking to Ai for help, but Ai was calm. No, that’s wrong. She probably just appears like that on the outside. Ai thought about something for a short while and then slowly opened the door. Outside was a middle aged man with a white writing brush-like beard and several armed men. to Brushbeard stood an expressionless guy with a slender sword. I was thinking about how much you would need to bend the slender sword to break it… I was excited by the sword since it was really interesting to look at, but I should be focusing on the situation right now.
“Oh! Oh! Since you’re here, quickly come out and pay. I came here to receive this month’s quota.”
“…Yes.”
“Oooh, well done, well done!…Hmmm? Oh my, oh my! It’s not enough!”
“We’ll definitely pay the rest to you soon.”
“It’s a quota, you know? I understand that you’re having a hard time with your livelihood, but there is a agreement.”
“We’re sorry.”
“Is there anything left from when your parents were alive? You need to take this more seriously…well, doesn’t look there is any other way.” (TL: あなた達のご両親が生前、残したものですよ。)
Brushbeard stroked his beard while eyeing the 3 sisters like he was licking them.
“Since you can’t pay with money, it’ll have to be with your body.”
“T-that is…”
“If you won’t offer yourself, it’s fine if one of your sisters will.”
“Somehow! We will somehow pay it! Please let us go just this time!”
“Fuuun, no matter how many times you say ‘Just this time"”
Ai was frantically lowering her head. The other sisters were silently watching what was happening.
“I may look like this, but in business we need to be precise and punctual when dealing with one another. A deadline is a deadline, and if we don’t keep it then we will lose the respect that people have towards us. That much should be obvious, do I even need to explain this to you?”
“Yes, it’s just as you said…”
“Well, I’m not a demon. Just this time, I will wait for 5 extra days. Farewell.”
Brushbeard lead the bad looking men away and they left as a group.
“Will we be able to manage within the 5 days?”
“Yes, somehow.”
“Those people just now, they’re part of the Gametts Firm right? Could you girls possibly…?”
Roel wore a face showing she wanted an answer as she asked that. I wonder what the Gametts Firm is?
“That’s right. When our parents died, we borrowed some money. Since we didn’t borrow too much the monthly payment quota is manageable, thankfully.”
Mai was worried about Ai and showed confusion as she tried to follow the conversation. It’s not impossible she said, but she wasn’t even able to pay the quota just now.
“Did you girls become adventurers because of that?”
“Yes, you’re correct. Since our parents are no longer here we decided to cooperate to live. We tried other jobs unsuccessfully since not many places could employ us, so we eventually gave up and became adventurers.”
Their parents are no longer alive…. I know how hard it is to live alone as a child. Having no one to rely on or confide in is more severe than you can imagine.
“But taking on that tiger was insane. It may have been a floor monster…even I got worried when I saw you.”
“We thought about getting strong quickly to get high paying quests…sorry for troubling you.”
“When we measured our levels today, we thought we could manage it as level 3’s.”
The danger level alone is 6, trying to take it on at level 3 is suicide. If this goes on, these girls might really die someday. Anyways, I can’t forgive the bearded guy.
“So how much money did you borrow?”
“About 2 million gold…”
“Two million!?”
Roel was shocked as she repeated that number, and I caught her as she fell. 2 million…even we wouldn’t be able to pay that off. But that threat from earlier was too extreme for that amount of money. (TL: でもいくら借りたお金とはいえ、さっきのはあんまりだ。)
“If the money was paid off, that guy won’t be complaining anymore right?”
“Yes, if we pay this month’s quota and then pay off the rest they will…”
“Roel, they’re in need of help.”
“Yes, you’re right…it’s fine to ask us if there is something we can do to help…Ah, that’s right! How about forming a party with us? Hey, Ryua-chan, it’s fine right?”
“Y-yes?”
“We will support you to the best of our ability. So, will you let us help you?”
“B-but…”
So it’s like that. Such a simple answer. Even though these girls are inexperienced, if we support them then their skills will improve and they will grow stronger. They’ll also be able to pay their debt off at the same time, so it’s like killing two birds with one stone.
“It’s fine. Since it’s something we can do to help, we’ll do it”
“Onee-chan, isn’t it fine to depend on them? Honestly, if it’s just us like earlier…we weren’t able to do it.”
“…Then, can you please help us out?”
“For sure!”
We ended up answering in an unusually tense tone for some reason. Now that we’re a large party of 5, what quest should we take?
Monster Book
【 HP:565】
A large tiger with a black and white fur pattern. Its max speed is 300km/h when hunting game. The jaw of this beast is strong enough to bite through a human instantly. The only way to escape from this creature is to lure it away with food or use a comrade as bait.