Alice Tale in Phantasmagoria

After a series of nights at the inn, we were finally able to go out this afternoon.

The reason I'm late is because I couldn't get a headache.

At lunch I picked up a light one in the dining room on the ground floor before coming out.

... the cafeteria.

When ordering for some reason, the mystery was endless that the store people were frightened or that people like regular customers were showering their drinks, but since Ilia didn't say anything, I decided that I had no particular problem with it.

No, it wasn't me the shopkeeper was scared of, was it Ilaria?

Really, what do you mean?

"Ilia, speaking of yesterday..."

Is that it?

Speaking of which, I don't remember after I had something to eat, how is this?

I have a faint memory that something started fighting and Yu Man arbitrated...

"Uh-huh. Did I do anything weird?

"No, Master Alice was always beautiful and she looked very good"

"Cool......?

What the fuck?

That's the first word you've said since you reincarnated into this figure.

... Well, okay.

I'm busy today, and not if I'm ever wondering.

"First, shall we go to the guild?"

In the meantime, let's get to work.

I felt on my way to the guild, but this city of Ruffin still has the impression that it is more prosperous than the city of Linnal.

Though Linnal's city is only a full day's ride away by carriage, the map shows Linnal's city is certainly a periphery, not a relay point from which it is connected to some other city.

I mean, if you don't have business, it's the city of Linnal that won't stop by.

In comparison, this city of Ruffin is located at a relay point leading to the King's Capital in the south, a city in a privileged location with streets stretched north, west and east, respectively.

So there are plenty of people, and I see all kinds of races in the city.

Actually, I even found a dog-eared girl, and I stared.

I was embarrassed by Ilia.

Yes, you shouldn't look at people like they lick you.

I was thinking of that when I looked at the map set against the Alliance wall.

Honestly, if it's a little bigger, I could tell more about this world, but it's a perimeter map, so I can't help it.

"Now you see, is the whole three days by carriage to Wang Du? That's a little far."

"Well, by the end of the day, I'll have to run an errand for Master Alice, and I'll have to get ready for the trip tomorrow"

Travel support?

If you don't calculate it properly and buy it, it's going to be a big deal on the road.

Even so, well, it's only for three days, so I don't know if I'll ever get that nervous.

Speaking of which, I saw Ilaria.

Now that I'm about to embark on an adventure, I'm dressed with an iron spear on my skin robe, but I only have one piece of service clothing that Ilia usually wore at the Chamber of Commerce.

That's why I got dressed from my aunt, and I bought everything else in Linnal's city.

What I didn't even notice about Ilia was just a lethargy.

Wouldn't it be obsolete for your husband to leave it like this?

"Ilia, tomorrow we'll go buy clothes together. For Ilia, of course."

"Such...... no, thank you, Dear Alice"

I was reluctant, but Ilia nodded as she looked at my face and rethought.

I'm laughing like I'm in a bit of trouble.

Well, there could have been a stubborn face.

'Cause I miss something about refraining.

From Ilia, there may be a perception that this is what slaves are like in this sense of the world.

But for me, Ilia is a fellow traveling with me.

"Truth be told, I did want underwear too"

"Underwear...?

Oh, well.

Certainly more than clothes, I might need...

When it comes to clothing, you can always wear it and rotate it with a single skin robe.

But you said it was underwear?

Is that what I'm going to buy with you?

In front of what I just said, I knew you'd come alone, like it was hard to say.

Once, Mr. Zion brings back memories of me being taken.

"It's not weird, nothing's weird, I'm a woman. I may be a woman…"

When this grid is gone, it may be my last.

Try to hold it strong, yourself.

When I asked the guild receptionist where the ruins were and if he had any affordable jobs, he meant he had just one job as a ruin escort.

What a stone and two birds.

The reward is 15 silver coins, 1500 luke.

Departure is possible immediately, which means it's really just right.

It will add to the cost of staying in this city.

I mean, it's big to think about having a home.

If you live in a forever rental accommodation, it doesn't matter how much the road bank is.

Buy a house in Wangdu.

Try to have that dream a little bit too.

"I take this request"

"I'm in awe. Okay, sign these papers. Please also submit a report in case of waiver or success."

"Okay."

Sign something like a contract and receive documents.

Speaking of which, Mr. Zion wrote something.

"This will be your first job contract, won't it?

The receptionist who was checking my registration info is asking.

"Yes, that's right"

"If you don't mind, would you like to briefly explain the Alliance's work?

"Oh, thank you"

Speaking of which, I'm in a hurry, I'm in charge, and I don't know what I'm doing.

"I'm in awe. Basically, there were rankings for guild jobs and they are categorized into jobs up to E rank in the way that S rank, A rank, B rank... The job you have now contracted is one that is categorized in the E rank and can be contracted by anyone who is an adventurer."

"Heh, I see"

If you can make 1,500 lukes for an e-rank job, adventurers are a pretty good business.

Well, it's a little hard to tell if it's cheap or expensive because what you're doing is life-threatening.

"You need ten successful requisition results in the rank below to get an advanced rank job. If you waive the request, it will be negative from your success record as a penalty. If you don't have a track record of success, if you suddenly waive the request, it counts negatively, right?

I see. You mean from scratch down, negative too?

I get it, I snort.

"Ranks are mainly classified by degree of danger, or difficulty. Naturally, if you increase your rank, your rewards will increase, but please remember that your life is in greater danger."

The receptionist bowed her head in a sincere manner.

If I actually worked for the guild, wouldn't it be a routine tea meal to see an adventurer who lost his life?

Even the bandits in the meantime are exorcised...

"We had a deadline for the request, and after that deadline, you will automatically be deemed to have waived it"

I wouldn't dare, but this is a rule if you can't report it on your own.

That would mean that we have such rules in place in case we can't lose our lives and report or something.

It doesn't seem easy to be made up of your own arms.

"Also, the drop items you get when fighting demons are bought by guilders, so they can be extra income. Please take it with you."

Speaking of which, is something wrong?

Damn it, bear ear, squid smear?

Bear ears, what are you gonna do...

Well, not now.

"That's it, it's simple, but here's your first explanation. If you have any further questions, please ask them each time."

"Yes, very helpful. Thank you."

Mr. Eleanor must be doing this in the city of Lynnal, too.

If a familiar adventurer had lost his life in this previous incident... you'd be shocked.

"Now that we have enclosed the references from the guild in our documents, our clients are invited to visit us directly. The contract period is four days, including today. Please report by the end of Alliance sales in four days. For more information, we write in the documents we give you. Thank you very much."

To the polite receptionist, I also politely thanked him for leaving the guild behind.

I head to the client's house, written on the map, checking the documents I was given.

It is gratifying to be accompanied by a map of the city, but I have difficulty finding it because it is a guided land in the first place.

"Dear Alice, may I?

"Hmm, what's going on?

Take your eyes off the paperwork and look at Ilia.

"Yes, it seems to be a good offer, but basically, requests involving others, such as escorts, are dangerous, so we need you to be careful when choosing a job."

"Huh? Why?

Is an escort that dangerous?

We're just going to the ruins, right?

"I'm not questioning my client, but there are some of us who do bandit tricks with adventurers' gaps. Wherever an adventurer loses his life, neither the vigilante nor the Knights move."

Well, in that case, will the Alliance also accept that the request just failed?

Magic is fine if you're partying, but physical attacks don't seem to work either.

As Ms Theon said one day, it is precisely from behind...

"Besides, it's harder than I thought to escort those unfamiliar with the battle even if they weren't. Because I don't know what kind of sudden movement to make."

"That's hard, a lot of things."

Speaking of which, the battle to protect.

I've never been protected before, so I've never been protected before.

That makes me a little nervous.

Keep the lives of others in this hand.

But Mr. Scion worked out weak guys like me a lot.

Exactly.

"But I am Alice's shield. If it's the way the lady goes, I don't care where it is. That doesn't make any difference."

"Thanks. Ilia worried about me, didn't she?... because there is nothing you can do about the weakness of your body"

It's paper.

Lucky punch will kill you.

Even now, the way I swing my points is for advanced people.

There is a technique to defeat anyone, but anyone can do it.

I want to live longer.

"I guess a woman who wants to protect you refers to someone like a lady."

"... seems to be delighted. I don't spit blood."

I almost said it myself, and I accidentally looked at Ilia.

Same as always, a flamboyant smile.

"Ilia, is your body... okay?

I've always wondered.

I can't always know just what's going on.

"Dear Alice... it's already your fault"

"Ilia"

Ilia tried to flush it out jokingly, so she made a heartless, insured voice.

"I'm sorry, ma'am... but by the end of the day tomorrow, it's not like I can handle it"

"So... what happens in a year?

……

"Do you accept the silence, the answer?

"Not yet...... let me keep it to myself a little more"

"Sick...... then, isn't it?

"No, sir."

I knew that somehow.

Then I guess I'm the problem.

You're still missing something from me, aren't you?

Something is enough to make Ilia decide 'something'.

Damn, I don't think Till will say anything yet, though.

Just the two of us. I know what it is. It's airborne.

And, if I were any longer, I'd finally arrive at my client's house.

I'll take a look at the map, but it's probably here.

"Blacksmith Lute," as well as a written sign.

"Okay. Talk to you soon. It's your job now."

"Yes, ma'am"

From the outside, smoke is coming out of the chimney like a blacksmith.

I knew you'd use fire.

Like a seamstress, magically turning material into a weapon?

In the meantime, shall we visit?

"Sorry, it was requested by the Alliance"

When I knocked on the door and called out, I felt signs of people rushing closer from inside.

The door opened immediately.

It was the little girl in the hat who showed up from inside.

Maybe this kid is the blacksmith because he hangs a coal-fired apron.

Its chestnut hair reminds me of Mr. Scion at any rate, but the atmosphere is completely different.

This girl over here is adorable, the word fits well.

Is the hair in the way of work or is it flushing back in one piece?

Or is that...?

This kid?

"Ah."

He looked at me and raised his voice.

"Um... Could it be that you issued a request for an escort?

"Yes, it's me. I say Cyra. Please come in."

I wonder if this is on the edge, too.

Anyway, it's my first job.

I put my mind back on it and decided to respond to Cyra's invitation.