I'll go home and start packing for the next town.
And the next morning I put my face back at Alice's house.
After greeting the maid who welcomed me to the Mansion, Alice popped out of the house in a few minutes.
"Mr. Label!
She said she was going away this time, and Alice is wearing the equipment now.
However, the atmosphere has changed as usual and I felt something different at first glance.
It didn't take time to notice something.
"Alice, did you change your hair today if you thought it was different from usual?
"Yeah. For a change of mood... I wonder...?
This time, the long hair is tied together in one at the back of the head.
It was a hairstyle called ponytail.
"Isn't that nice? It looks good on you."
"Really? I don't know."
Alice, who looked a little lit, told me that she was coming to get her luggage and then went back into the house embarrassed.
While Alice was back in the room, a servant man was waiting for Alice's horse by the gate.
Alice, who was back at home, came right back with only her luggage.
We're both supposed to be traveling by horse this time, so I'm renting a horse that I can rent in the city and coming to Alice's house.
"Wait a minute, my grandfather's house is a short distance from the city of Lightmeal. Mr. Label, do you know the way to Lightmeal?
"If it's Lightmeal, I've been there a few times. I know."
"Well, then, it's okay to show you the way. Even if you move slowly, it'll take a day, so let's relax while you change your mood."
"Sure, maybe that's not a bad idea."
With the luggage on the horse, Alice and I started going to my grandfather's house side by side.
Enjoying the view, we head for the city of Lightmeal.
On the way, Alice came along to find flowers in bloom.
The sun is warm, and when it is relaxed, the mind feels healed when the wind is cut while being shaken by the rhythm of the horse.
That's when Alice talked to me.
"Hey, why was Mr. Label aiming for an adventurer? I've heard a lot from your father, but Mr. Label has been trying to be an adventurer for a long time."
Alice asked me about my expression, and she looked anxious.
I'm sure Alice herself didn't know if it was a good question to ask.
As for me, I don't particularly care because it is a question that has been asked many times.
I see.
I looked back a long time to return the answer.
All I remember is the embarrassing first time I yearned for an adventurer.
But I still remember exactly how I felt back then.
I didn't want to lie to my people.
So I started talking honestly.
"When I was little, I saw an Alliance parade that raided through S-Class dungeons. The adventurers at that time were so dressed up, they took away their hearts. That's why I wanted to be an adventurer."
"Yeah, yeah, I know how that feels."
"But... when I was a kid, I didn't know how hard it was to be an adventurer. I simply admired the adventurer."
"That's what makes anyone an adventurer. I became an adventurer because I yearned for my father and mother."
"But then I didn't have the power to be an adventurer. But I was stupid enough to think that I could get it if I tried... but the reality wasn't that sweet. To be perfectly clear, I was an ignorant, dreamy idiot."
"I can't imagine the story from Mr. Label."
"It was not until I started diving into the dungeon as a porter that I learned about the severity of reality. The more I found out, the less sweet it was, but I gave up badly and kept diving in the dungeon for decades in search of the power of chance and miracles. Ahahaha, that's funny, right?
"Yeah, I don't laugh at labels, and I don't forgive people who laugh. I mean, Mr. Label was one of the members who attacked the SS dungeon. I don't think so, even if I say it's a porter that's not classified as an adventurer. I know that Mr. Label is just as amazing as your father is."
Alice looked me in the eye and said so.
I'm sure Cain told me a lot, but I wonder what that idiot told me.
"Thank you, but you don't have to lift me. Every time I dive in a dungeon, I think I'll do it myself, and if I keep diving in a dungeon for no reason, it's because I'm an idiot who's been in the dungeon for over 10 years."
"I think that Mr. Label has acquired his current abilities because he really kept on challenging the dungeon. Even without the power of Magic Stone, Label knows that even S-Class adventurers can easily flirt with each other."
Alice was angry while inflating her cheeks.
I'm sorry that you think of me that way.
"That's what I'm talking about anyway. I have had a lot of trouble until today, but I am quite satisfied now. If I hadn't met Leon, I'd still be in the dungeon as a porter."
Alice had a slightly reckless look on my words. [M]
"That's enough of my story. Why don't we have lunch?
I'm just getting hungry, so I'll propose a meal to change the subject.
"Lunch!? I... actually bring ingredients. So can I make lunch?
"Really? I've prepared some ingredients."
"I'll use it on my way home. I don't think so.
"Okay. Then I'll leave this to Alice."
Yeah, I got it.
Alice starts making preparations with techipaki.
I'll light a fire, I'll spread sheets on the ground, and I'll get a place to sit.
Alice, staring at the pot a little further away, is serious.
It already has a delicious fragrance, and I think it will be ok about the taste.
The meal is ready, and it tastes much better than I make it.
"Really delicious. Maybe we should leave the dungeon to Alice."
"Really!? If that's what Mr. Label says. I'll cook in the dungeon."
I meant to joke, but Alice was surprised.
Having finished our meal, we restarted our journey towards Lightmeal.
When you ride the horse and move the rope slightly, the horse starts to move slowly.
By the time we got to the city of Lightmeal, it was already dark.
The streetlights in the city, made of magic stones of light, illuminate the surroundings and are very bright.
At the cafeteria, the people who had finished their work were surrounded by food and making noise.
"My grandfather's house is a little far from the city. So maybe we should take a place in Lightmeal City today."
"Is that okay? If you're in a hurry, I'll be fine if I bring you some magic stones of light."
"Yes, I'll rest at the inn today and head to Grandpa's house when it gets brighter."
"If that's okay with Alice...."
After we find a place to stay, we leave our luggage and go to dinner. The restaurant is crowded everywhere and makes me feel happy without drinking alcohol.
Ehehe. I may have never actually come to dinner with a man before. "
Alice confessed a little embarrassed.
"It's such an important experience, but... I'm sorry for being such an old man."
"No, I'm glad I'm with Mr. Label."
"I appreciate that, but I don't think that's an easy word to say."
Looking around, he found the fliers and the men looking at Alice.
Again, Alice is attractive.
"Why do you say that? Don't you think Mr. Label is being rude to me? We're here for dinner, so don't say anything to ruin the place, maybe you should escort more."
It is true that Alice is right.
What are you going to do to make it worse?
"Well, I'm sorry. Alice is right! Let's have fun together today."
"Yeah, that's it. Ah, I want to enter that store!!
Uplifting Alice, she found a bustling restaurant and rushed over.
After that, the two of you can enjoy the food while blooming in the dungeon story.
The story of Alice, the S-Class Adventurer, was full of variations, and our story never ended.
Alice and I had an unusual drink, and I felt a little rap.
Having finished a pleasant meal, we go back to the inn and enter each room.
Tomorrow morning I will go to Alice's grandfather's house.
It is said that it will arrive about an hour from this inn, so it is not that far away.
Alice and I had an unexpectedly pleasant trip, and I feel sorry that I owe you back.
"This doesn't mean you owe me anything."
I was telling you that by myself, but after I met Alice's grandfather, I would know that the words were wrong.