The next day. I woke up on a bed I was totally used to. I noticed an oddly appetizing smell coming.

This store is located away from other private houses, so you won't get the smell of breakfast from other houses.

There's no way someone is even putting it up at camp at the store - what a fool to think about, leaving the bedroom and heading to the dining room.

"Oops. The food you keep around here, it's on its own."

... Garnett was standing in the kitchen for some reason.

Besides, he looks like he's making an easy breakfast.

Garnett frowned uncomfortably as she watched as she wondered what the situation was.

"What's that face? Are you complaining? I was hungry, so you had no choice. I just didn't tell you to beat him up and make dinner. Think it's better."

"No... I don't have any complaints, but to be honest, that's surprising..."

"If you're a knight, you know how to cook in the camp. Even adventurers, aren't they?

As Garnett puts it, many adventurers learn to cook because they are tired of living on preserved food and hard bread.

Sometimes I hire a cook as a big party, but that sort of thing is a minority from the whole point of view.

"For once, I made your share, too. Sylvia, I'd have trouble comparing you to a skilled person, but it would be enough to fill your sleeping belly."

"... I'd love to."

After finishing an amount of breakfast close to the snacks Garnett has made, I start preparing for the day's work.

"With that said, what happened to the story of getting more employees?

"I'm just asking the Alliance House to look for me. We're also making a short-term request to hire an adventurer, so we'll have to make it in time for now."

"I don't ask. I wonder if I'll eat it yesterday today."

I applied for a request from the receptionist, Marida, shortly after dinner last night.

Marida told me she was going to hurry up and recruit, but even if they had posted it right after that, it's only been about one night.

If it was stuck out early in the morning, just like a normal request, it would mean that my request just got on the bulletin board.

Exactly, you might want to think you won't make it to the opening today.

"I'm sorry!

Shortly after I thought... a girl's voice came from the front door of the store.

Standing at the doorstep was a pair of adventurous boys and girls.

"I'm here on a request from the Alliance House, and you're sure it's the White Wolf Shop?

The girl is slightly longer, stretches out her lightly colored hair for a long time and wields a loving smile with her crisp eyes.

The boy, on the other hand, is smaller than Garnett, and has a head minute difference compared to the girl.

He has much shorter black hair than ink and has an unfathomable look on his badly eyed face.

What a contrasting pair.

Everywhere I look, the opposite is why I admire it the other way around.

"You surprise me. Have you taken the request yet? It's the first face we've both seen, but I wonder if we've just come to Green Hollow."

"Yes, it is. I just arrived at midnight yesterday and my wallet was almost empty. That's why I was looking for a job that I could start today."

Neither did the boy try to keep his mouth shut while the girl spoke in a loving manner.

"Oh, I'm Melissa. This is Nagi."

"... Regards"

Finally, the boy opens his mouth too.

He had a slightly lower voice for his physique.

"Melissa and Nagi, right? I'm Luke the manager, and that's Garnett the employee over there. So far, we're the only regular clerks, so I've been too busy."

"Leave it to me! When I was in a different town, I used to make money for my activities at a tool store, so I'm used to this kind of work!

"That's a reliable one. Short-term contract until next holiday, thank you."

Melissa and Nagi will get to work just now, as opening hours are approaching as we speak.

I'm just saying I'm used to it, and the two of us haven't had a good job.

Melissa serves customers with radiant loving goodness, and Nagi carries the product in an unfathomable but quick and light motion.

Short-term contracts work to the point of sparing me.

But they came only to earn funds to prepare for exploration, and cannot be held in captivity for long periods of time.

That's what adventurers are for.

"Melissa...... so you fit in, name. The other Nagi, maybe Oriental?

Between jobs, Garnett brings a casual chat to Melissa.

"Yes, but something wrong...?

"No way. It's supposed to be rare over here, but I just thought you were going to run into a 'second person'"

"The second? Hey, are there other Orientals in the Nagi?

"Oh, I'm alone with my friend (Dachi). He helps me with the shop a lot."

What Garnett is saying is about Sakura.

The Orientals are quite rare in this Kingdom of Westland.

There are few settlers, and most of the time they stay temporarily for some purpose, like Sakura.

Sakura and Nagi...... what we both see in the short term is certainly a rare case.

With that in mind, Teng himself came to the store on this topic.

"Good morning, Lord Luke. Your work is going well."

Momentum opens the front door and early, Sakura faces the nagi perfectly.

They both stopped moving perfectly in the face, and at about the same time uttered words sharply.

"Misty Hidden!? How did you get here?

"The Witch of Caquen!?

An unfamiliar word popped out of Nagi's mouth, but it was understandable that it indicated something about Sakura.

But how could Sakura, who is supposed to be a samurai, be called a witch?

"... you know him?

In the meantime, I'll ask you a non-obvious question.

Sakura exhaled as small as she had trouble, explaining how she chose the most moderate language possible.

"I'm an acquaintance in my hometown. Misty Hidden is a better name for a family because in the East you put your last name first. I didn't think you were coming to Westland."

"That's this dialogue, Ignorant Cherry Blossom (Sakura). I wondered where it disappeared with Scarlet Gold. I can't believe you're here anymore."

It comes through with a hint that we think to each other, 'I've run into a guy I don't want to meet'.

Apparently, it doesn't mean a friendly relationship.

Rather, it might even be called hostile.

"In the first place -"

As Nagi tried to overlap the words further, Melissa broke in between them.

"Wow! Stop, stop! Look, I need to work! Right?"

"... Shit, I get it"

Melissa pushed me on the back, and Nagi stuck a spear.

And the two of us tried to get back to work - just before that, Melissa pointed her overt caged gaze at Sakura.

Sakura didn't seem to notice her gaze, but it was a distinctly different reaction to the loving attitude she had shown all morning.

I see. That's easy to understand.

Garnett snuck up next to me and smiled bitterly.

"There used to be a familiar woman who didn't know who she was, so I'm wary that she might get sidetracked."

"No matter how I looked at it, it was a reaction that felt like 'enemies encountered privately during the truce'... but it's surprising."

"Is it unexpected? Just because you love me doesn't mean it's weather."

"No, not about Melissa. I'm so surprised you read about romance."

Under the counter, a sharp low kick rolled out on my leg.