Legend

"Please, Mr. Luno! Please help me!

He was a deeply bowing Sleisha, but seeing it, Luno opens his mouth as he puts the glass of ale he had on the table.

"You know, the only thing I did to help you was almost make it. But why do you think I'm working with you? In the first place, if you're going to ask me to help you, I think you should ask another party with more people."

This is one of the taverns in Gilm.

It's only at night, and there's a lot of guests.

In the meantime, Luno was drinking ale and eating dinner to relieve his work fatigue today... such a graceful mood would be without a platform if he could bow his head in front of him in this way.

"That's... that... there's more room for rewards..."

Originally Sleisha's party was a Rank D party.

It's a one-person treatment, but it's not like you can afford it financially.

Not to mention, the amount you get from selling your buddy's luggage isn't that expensive either if it's Rank D Adventurer's stuff.

It was impossible to hire a party with that money… it was also a request to explore a place where there were no monsters or animals, not very much, but not gold, called the Trent Forest.

Of course, there is a party that can be hired for that money.

But in the case of such a party, it's a party where you can just say that the rewards can be cheap... in short, you were likely to have some kind of problem.

That's why Sleisha had an edge on herself, and so solo - and that's in this guild too - she glanced at Luno, who was working.

In fact, Sleisha's aim is never wrong.

No, on the contrary, I can tell you that I have eyes to see that I have eyes on Luno.

… except that hiring a highly-ranked adventurer will naturally require the right kind of reward.

"Right? Then that's the end of the story. I'm enjoying the evening, so don't make me imitate the taste of alcohol."

It was on a plate, sweet and spicy... carrying a thickly seasoned stir-fry to the mouth to match the ale.

Then take the cup to your mouth and taste the dish with Yale.

"Pfft!... yeah, yummy. Look, it's time for you to do what you have to do. If you stay here, your wishes won't come true."

"... well, how can you not?

"Oh. I think you're pathetic, too. I think... I'm an adventurer too. There's no way you can do something with a cheap commission, is there?

"There... the..."

To Luno's words, Sleisha, who was sitting across the street, also took a mouth cage...... eventually took a small, deep breath and opened her teasing mouth.

"What if it was. You may like me instead of the reward. So, please. Please help me."

You didn't expect words like that to come out of Sleisha's mouth, Luno stops the hand he was drinking Yale.

And once again, I turned my gaze to Sleisha.

I'd say your face is neat one way or another.

I admit that.

But...... for Luno in his mid-twenties, Sleisha was still young.

Sleisha of such age as just in her late teens, but is usually seen as a woman.

In fact, I've been invited more than once.

Given that, I don't think Sleisha is attracted to herself either.... I don't want to think.

In this case, the unfortunate thing would have been that Luno simply saw a woman as a woman... more than twenties, to be precise, as the object of romance and desire.

Also, Sleisha has a neat face, but in a good way she is slender in the sense of being physically fit... directly she is breastfeeding.

Therefore, for Luno, Sleisha could not be seen as such.

"Take care of yourself more. If you imitate that, you'll regret it when you have someone you like."

I would have told him so, Luno, but if Sleisha were a beauty in her twenties, she would have returned a different reaction.

... I don't see that. Sleisha is worried about herself - she looks - and turns her gaze of respect to Luno.

But the gaze of respect soon disappears, too.

In the first place, Slasha wants to solve the Trent Forest case herself.

There's no reason to back down here, no matter how much I appreciate it, beyond the fact that there's only about Luno to blame for the means to do something about it.

"I'll do anything I can. So..."

"Even if they say so."

Looking at Sleisha, Luno carries Yale into his mouth again, even in a mood-changing sense.

I remember a story rumored in the Guild in the evening as I was thinking about what was going on......

(You said you were going to recruit adventurers as an escort because you were going to cut Trent's forest trees on a massive scale. Join that...... oh is that a rank limit)

The Trent Forest thing can be a lot more dangerous.

That's just what I know. Two parties have already been wiped out, including the Sleishas.

I just know this, and the Slesha and the others, anyway, another party...... the third eye is what I found out because Ray was flying over Seto.

The reason I found that out is also because light was reflected on my luggage only by chance from the gaps in the trees, and if there was a kind of luggage in the dense areas of the trees, it would be difficult to find it even in Ceto because it is hidden in a direct sense.

(Even so, logging.... Well, Trent's forest is spreading every day, so even in the sense of curbing it, you should do the logging. Besides, it's a good cut for the workforce)

If you say what's the big deal in your job, you will carry the cut tree as a matter of course.

But the request from tomorrow says Ray will do the task of carrying it, so you don't have to worry about the toughest job.

On the contrary, escort adventurers also get more rewards for cutting down trees only for what they cut down.

… but the main premise is not to neglect the escort.

That is why this request is subject to a rank limit...... Sleisha had not reached that rank.

(But what are we going to do with collecting so many trees? Sell it out as wood? Trent Forest is so special that maybe its trees are special too)

I guess you don't even think that an addition to the gilm is being considered.

Fortunately, Luno's lack of carpenter knowledge made him a lucky worker here.

Because if it's normal, the felled trees need to be dried for some time.

That's what some trees are like for six months.

... but only some still know, Trent's Forest Tree was a different story.

Originally trace… and because it has a special magic power, it is not necessary to allow it to dry naturally by using a specific liquid that is used in alchemy.

"Um, Mr. Luno?

"... uh, right..."

I was a loono wondering what to do with Sleisha looking at me... but if you think of Sleisha who lost all her parties, abandoning her like this is not for sex either.

If it is a request to escort logging, some remuneration is also promised.

Of course there are many other good requests.

It is not uncommon for Luno, who has a demonic eye that sees magic in particular, to be asked by other parties for help, sometimes solo.

The reward at that time would clearly be higher than that of a logging escort.

Still, an imitation such as trumpeting Sleisha in full sight cannot be done by Luno.

(I'm sweet too)

If you really only think about yourself, that's what you should have done without imitating what you would have helped when you first encountered Sleisha and thrown it straight down the street.

However, at a time when it was not possible, Luno understood that he was sweet.

Mouth the cup with ale again...... drink up the ale that was inside and place the cup on the table.

"Okay."

A short word.

But Sleisha, who heard the word, shines his face.

"But let me tell you, the only concession I can make is partying with you on an ad hoc basis to escort the trout of the Trento Forest. According to what I've heard, that kind of request starts tomorrow."

To Luno's words, Sleisha makes her face shine.

But against such Sleisha, Luno opens his mouth again to calm him down.

"But there is a rank limit to this request.... Well, what a creepy place to act in the Trent Forest, so I guess it's natural around there. So I'll throw you a party on an ad hoc basis.... but naturally I get this request from you, so I'll get more credit."

This was Luno's biggest concession as an adventurer.

And Sleisha nods back naturally to such Luno's words.

"Okay! That's okay. My reward is minimal, please."

"... No, I'm not going to take that far."

Luno tells Sleisha of the perception that it would be enough to have a minimum accommodation and a meal that does not destroy her body.

Purely in my character as an adventurer, that's the kind of assignment Sleisha would have no complaints from anywhere.

But a woman like Sleisha...... no, in Luno's perception, it would be a huge pain for Luno the solo, if others found out he was imitating such a thing to the person he deserved to call a girl.

Luno acts as a solo and is often called by other parties as a helper, as is his skill, but also his personality assessment.

Make it a crusade request, make it a escort request, make it a collection request... If you hire as a helper in a request that involves danger, other than someone you're partying with or close to, that personality becomes a big problem.

Naturally. If they act selfish at times of need, let alone imitate themselves, then that's what they deserve to call the worst.

So, Luno was as careful about his reputation as he could be.

That's why when rumors arose that I was unilaterally exploiting it from Sleisha, it didn't taste good in many ways.

"This request will be received on a party-by-party basis. Otherwise, Slasha gets hooked on the rank limit. You don't mind if I do?

"... Yes, I know"

For Sleisha, partying is the idea that we used to have.

So all of a sudden I was just a little confused when they told me I was going to party with Luno, but still, given the current situation, it's true that that's the only way to find out about the Trento Forest.

After a moment of hesitation, I eventually acknowledge the matter of the party.

Needless to say, this party thing is not what I wanted for Luno either.

Because it is one of Luno's sales that he is acting solo.

Solo, especially in the guilds of this neighborhood, was quite a selling complaint.

If there was anything like Sleisha refusing to party here, that would have been the only thing she would have abandoned right away.

"The reward, yes. I'm 70%, you're 30%, okay?

"Huh? Can I have that much?

"Oh, there's no reason to reward you for anything you can't live with. If you know what I mean, just go home and get ready for tomorrow. I'll tell you what, don't imitate that you can't get out of your guard because you want to check out Trent's forest."

"I know! Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be ready soon."

"No, wait. Were you listening to me? Tomorrow's the day I have to ask you a favor, okay? Then stick around now... and it doesn't make sense to come here"

Sleisha bows her head slightly to Luno, who tells her in a frivolous manner.

"Oh, the... sorry"

"You just have to understand. Anyway, can we meet tomorrow morning at the guild by the time the 6: 00 a.m. bell rings?

"Yes, of course."

"Well, then go home and sleep already. It's bedtime, kid."

"... Yes"

The last time I treated myself as a child, Sleisha had a lot to think about.

Because I thought I was another woman.

But I can't imitate Luno's mood by saying something here, and I'm leaving without saying anything more.

Luno, who dropped it off, said he was finally able to take his time... and called out for Yale's replacement.