Me, Adventurer! - Undoubled Skills Are Flat Magic (WEB Version)
Episode 48 - The Harbor Embankment Makes You Want to Fish for rust
My face is kind of warm. I also hear a bit of a raw smell and a rough breath. When I opened my eyes to something, what was there was Woo's nose on Doup.
The location is one of Dorton's inns. The time is almost dawn and it's time to wake up. Wu woke up one leg early, but she put both her forelegs on the bed and stepped out, licking my face and waking me up.
"Morning, Woo.
I stroke Woo's head responding waffly, but something's wrong.
"Woo, hey... no, you're not getting pretty big?
Size Cory to Borzoi, specifically about 10 cm taller. Her body hair was bright brown and she became slightly darker, and her body appeared less puppy and she was almost an adult dog.
Does that mean you've grown? But overnight? I don't really know the demon ecology, but is it something that grows so much overnight? Like yesterday's fight triggered something?
I couldn't think of an answer, so I couldn't dare rewind the cloth around my neck for you. It got tight when I grew up and it seemed a little painful.
Well, even when you're slightly older, Woo is Woo. There's nothing wrong with that.
"Before dinner, shall we go for a walk in the morning? Sure, because you could have circled the inside of the wall all the way to the harbor.
Wahoo again in response to the words of the walk! Ringing woo. My tail is buzzing. Again, the words' walk 'and' dinner 'are quick to remember. Few dogs learn this word faster than their own names.
I briefly put my sword on my back and washed my face in the backyard water yard, then I run with Woo to the south gate. From there we head west along the wall and plan to get to the harbor and come back.
For some reason again, I dive into my bed and leave Cristella asleep alone. It's already Tsukom's, Mendoy.
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It's just surrounded by walls, albeit low, and it's a little late for the sun to shine. When I arrived at the harbor, the morning sun finally glanced at me.
In the wake of that morning sun, the water returns a sparkling light. A slightly stinky sea breeze strokes his face, reminiscent of the creature's exhalation. This smell doesn't change in this world, does it? I kind of miss it. Woo is also letting his nose snap and smell his surroundings. If you're not used to it, you're worried about the smell of this tide.
Inhale as much air as you can smell of that ocean. And
"Uh-oh, no!
When I was extremely impressed and screamed, Woo was a little surprised. Sorry, you did it a little suddenly.
What makes me strangely tense when I come to the sea is that I'm still Japanese, too? No, I'm not Japanese anymore.
Fortunately, there were no people around, so apparently you didn't have to be suspicious. Well, I wouldn't scream if I were there.
Dorton's port felt more like a trading port than a fishing port.
There are several stone shorelines behind the cove, and many of the ships moored there are large sailboats. There are only a few small fishing vessels, but the fishing industry does not seem to be very flourishing. We're moored at this hour of the morning when the fish move is lively, so guess what.
Speaking of which, is there a large sea dwelling warcraft in the outer ocean? If you probe by the sign detection, there are indeed signs of a fairly large creature, even about 1 km from the port. Check it out on the camera, it looks like a big shark demon, over 5m away. This isn't a small boat like a fishing boat, it's dangerous and you can't go offshore. I get a panic movie without a special shot. I need to get a gas cylinder or something.
It's been a while since I thought I might be able to eat fish if the fishery was thriving, but that's a little off my mind. Well, it looks like the fish are in the cove, so let's try dripping the yarn again.
The street that leads from the harbor to the city's central square is Warehouse District. Unlike in the city, it's not a log house, it's lined with stone piles and sun-dried brick buildings.
There are only neglected figures on the table, but there are a number of signs inside the warehouse. Would you even load the cargo in the early morning? Or maybe it's also a sailor's quarters.
Sailboats need a lot of manpower to move, so there should be a lot of sailors. It seems possible to use a corner of the warehouse as a lodge to save money on that lodging. But I'd rather be in the inn. The warehouse by the sea looks uncomfortable with the air caged.
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I went back to the inn to wake up Cristela, who was still asleep, and came back to my room after breakfast.
Today we must ripen an important case. That's "Design for the Future" I was doing in the village.
The immediate goals of "de-slaving" and "becoming an adventurer" were achievable; they were to be achieved after the age of 10, but they could be accomplished three years ahead of schedule. I should have set the next goal at that time, but I forgot about it because things kept happening.
"Then we will have our first medium- and long-term growth planning meeting!
Sit opposite Christella to the edge of the bed placed side by side and declare the meeting open. Woo doesn't seem interested, he's round on the fur he laid as a sleeping bed.
"Pussy pussy... you know a lot of elusive words. Where the hell did you remember that?
"That's a secret. So, we're going to discuss future goals.
Continue the conversation with a sultry look at Cristella as she penetrates. I can't even talk to my slaves about my past life.
I want you to think about it. Let's say my own family, my brother. One day his brother suddenly said, "I actually have memories of a previous life. I was a very powerful wizard in a different world than I was here in my last life. 'Etc., and what would the family think if I said it out in the face? If I were you, I'd slap you on the cheek and try to get you back to your sanity. If I were in adolescence, I might watch with my raw warm eyes. If I still can't, I'll talk to my parents and find a good hospital. I mean, that's the thing. There's no way I can talk. Lanobe's protagonists can cum out a lot. Weren't you scared?
"I hear hope first, but what does Cristella want to do now?
"It's been decided! We'll be living with Beat forever!
Kristella holds both hands and theorizes forcefully. You still don't brace. I honestly think these places are awesome.
"No, you don't want to make money and free yourself from slavery, or you want to be a leading adventurer and triumph over the King's Capital?
"There isn't. If we're free from slavery, we'll lose one reason to be together, and Wang Du has unpleasant memories, so we don't want to get as close as we can. Oh, but I'd go anywhere with Master Beat.
"Oh, yeah... yeah, okay.
I ran out of words. There is no stray. Seriously, I respect that.
"Hmm, as far as I'm concerned, I want a home to be a base. I'm going to be working at Dolton (here) for a while, and I want a house with a big garden because Woo has one.
"I see, that's nice!... but Dorton is small in land, so it seems expensive when it comes to gardening...
"That's right... but let's save money on that for the moment and go. Hopefully we can save it in about 5 years.
"I understand that! I'm a crushed, hard worker for the two love nests!
It's not a love nest. But it's good to be motivated. If we're serious, we'll get there pretty quickly.
"And I want to raise the rank of my guild and take the title.
When I said that, Cristella said with her eyes round as if she were surprised.
"It's a surprise. Were you interested in the title? I thought you didn't like that kind of power.
"I hate it, but you don't like being wielded more power than that.
"I see. It would be a little better if you stood on the side of power.
I've decided that this life is free to live. Because I am totally sorry for a life like the one I had in my previous life. But it takes strength to live freely. I can't protect my freedom without my strength.
And to say power in this feudal society is a very powerful force. A word of nobility, a lord, can easily shape the lives of ordinary people. Extremely troublesome. To fight this, I just have to get the same power myself.
Fortunately, there are already roads available for this. If you increase your rank as an adventurer, you will find your way to nobility.
And that also leads to raising funds to buy a house. We just have to ripen the request anyway. It's really easy to understand.
"So let's ripen the gun request and go up the ranks!
"Yes, I understand!
I can't believe it, I've decided what to do. The next step is to solve the problem of doing it.
"So, in ripening the request, one problem.
"That's a number of people.
"Yes. The camp is tough for both of us, and more importantly, we have a request not to ripen.
Escort request, for example. I have quite a few requests to escort merchants and travellers from the city to the city, but the majority of them cannot be taken unless they are parties of more than four. Why, because it has less anxiety about collaboration.
Merchant squadrons usually move several carriages in tandem. Because journeys in this world are never safe, it is more dangerous to carry large quantities in one go than to go back and forth again.
There is no way we can escort many carriages in small numbers, and we will inevitably hire many escorts. However, I am anxious to collaborate in case of emergency. As a natural consequence of ensuring a little bit of safety, we will be recruiting party-by-party.
Also, I'm just a kid and Christella is just a young man (15 years old). What's more, it's also a new America where we both freshly became adventurers. What that means is, 'I don't have any credibility'. Now you won't even think about hiring a merchant.
It's hard to do something about it right now, whether it's a new America or a young one. Then we should at least have just the number of people. A strange merchant might hire you.
"So goodness says hurry, and as soon as possible today, let's go find a new companion for the slave traders.
That's what happened. Or so I did.