Yes, please ~

When Celine answered, the door opened with momentum, and Nay entered the room. I'm sure you're ready to go home, remove the apron you wore while you were waiting, and dress up like a nay with short sleeves and shorts.

"Excuse me."

Nay stood up and walked in, stopping her legs and asking about the room. And I had a drink on the table, and when my eyes met, I turned towards Celine immediately after it hardened for a moment.

It seems that the matter of seeing her crying face is still behind us. Don't worry about it.

Well then, that was Byan the peddler.

Yeah, nice to meet you.

When Celine recommended the chair, Nay sat on the high chair like a jump. Celine and Nay sat face-to-face at a table, and the kids, including me, sat around with their beds in place of chairs.

"First of all, as you may already know, I'm Ney, a dwarf working at this tavern, ten years old. Nice to meet you."

"I'm Celine, the adventurer. How old are you?"

"Delica. Twelve years old. Nice to meet you."

Introduce yourself with Delica's face. Apparently it has recovered from the previous condition.

"I'm Mark. Eight years old."

"It's oniichan's twin sister Nicola!

"What? Are you two twins? I don't look alike...."

Nay leans her neck as if she were suspicious. Fufu, I'm used to being told I'm no longer alike, so I don't care.

Celine saw me when she finished introducing herself. I nod and talk to Ney.

"Has Nay eaten yet?

"No? Not since I got home."

Well then, this is a souvenir. Eat at home. "

I put a wrapped skewer on the table. I talked to Celine and prepared it as a thank you.

Incidentally, the skewering of the contents is called "Fatia town's specialty seka-style skewering", which is an alternative that makes you want to twist your head.

Nay took it with interest just now.

"Uh-oh, it's hot. Was there any place around here where this stuff was sold?

"Yeah, I bought it in the town of Fathia. I have an item box."

"Hee-hee, is that so? You can use healing magic, and it's amazing after all, you...."

Nay stared at me like a Pocahontas. And when I changed my expression,

"Oops, that's what we talked about! Well, then, don't hesitate to replace it with an information fee."

I held the wrapped skewer in my hand and put it in the bag that I had placed at my feet. Then I look around at our faces one by one.

"Well, you guys came from the town of Fathia to check on the peddler Beyan, right?

Yeah, that's right.

"I think I already knew the monster had gushed from the mine about two months ago... but I happened to be near the mine then. So I ran away from the miners, got bit by a monster who got lost in the settlement, and got hurt in the leg."

"Oh, are you okay?

"Oh, I'm poking my cane right now, but he said he can't go out to the mall like this. But as you can see, the mine doesn't have anything to sell. It's a good opportunity."

I see, that's what happened.

Celine nodded as if there were points of convergence.

"Would you let me see Mr. Bjørn tomorrow, please? I also keep a letter from my business partner asking me to give it to him when I see him."

"Fine. I'll pick you up here tomorrow morning.... is there anything else you want to know?

"That's right... It has nothing to do with our request, but can you tell us about this mine incident?

"Okay.... that's good."

Nay started talking about having a drink that I had prepared.

"The Sadra mine produces mostly glassy monkeys. That's the center of my earnings."

You said the jock was cheap. I thought you were using something fragile against a coarse miner. Most of our cafeteria is a glass of wood.

"--There are also tunnels where you can dig a few magic stones when you enter a horizontal hole from a tunnel. Well, I can only pick scum magic stones like those used for small magic tools. But sometimes they dig a lot of monkeys, so sometimes they dig like a hip-hop."

After Nay has put his mouth on the glass again, he goes on talking.

"About two months ago, I went to the magic stone tunnel on the whim of my master, who runs the mine. So... I guess I heard, but when I was digging, the wall suddenly collapsed and connected to the Stone Lizard nest. Do you know what a Stone Lizard is?

"I don't know. Celine, what kind of monster is Stone Lizard?

"Stone is a big lizard monster for staple foods. It's not so fierce, but it's known for launching excessive attacks on intruders entering the nest."

"Yes, it rarely comes out, but it's pretty aggressive against intruders. It seems that the connection between the nest and the mine made me think of the whole mine as a nest. That's what got me in the way of mining."

"You tried to do something with the miners at first, didn't you?

"Ah, only a few stone lizards came out when I dug into the nest. Looks like it's not a huge nest, so we're supposed to get rid of it ourselves. Well, it turns out it was a bigger nest than I thought, so I finally asked the guild to do it."

Nay drank all the contents of the glass when he reached that point.

"I don't work in a mine, so this is what I've heard."

"Well, I see. Thank you."

"I don't mind, I got a souvenir. Is there anything else you want to know?

Nay looked around at us, but everyone shook their heads to the side.

I see. Then I guess I'll go home. I'll pick you up tomorrow morning, so get up. Bye bye!

No matter what I said, I put my bag on my shoulder and quickly left the door.

Oh, my God, that's awesome.

Probably not in a hurry, it's a natural temper. We kept staring at the vacant chair.

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Nay was chatting for a while after she left, but Celine joined hands with Pong when the conversation stopped.

"... well, let's get some rest. You already have a bed, don't you?

The room layout is a table in the middle. One bed at a time in each corner. We are already using beds instead of chairs.

"Then this is my bed."

Celine sits on the bed. Then the bed twitched and Celine looked a little disgusted.

When I lay down in bed pretending not to notice, I remembered my plans for the future.

I will meet Byan, a peddler, on Nay's way tomorrow morning and give him a letter. Then return to town and report back to the Adventurers Guild. That completes the mission.

Destroy Tentacles and capture bandits. Celine said it was an easy request, but I think it was hard enough for me to tell her. Of course, it wasn't just hard, but it was fun. It was really good to be able to experience this in thinking about the future.

Tomorrow, an adventurer will arrive in the settlement to take on the monster crusade in the mines. I don't want to participate, but I'd like to try it from a distance. I'll talk to Celine tomorrow.