I managed to get back to sanity, and I put the oak in the item box and hurried back to the city.
It's still past noon, but I don't feel like hunting.
Back in the guild, there were only two adventurers because it was lunch break.
Those two also go out in the wrong place.
There was no Mr. Lienbell at the Adventurer counter, and Mr. Marr was just sitting there.
I'm horrified to see Mr. Marr face to face every morning.
At the same time, the thread of tension I was straining cuts off with the putz.
"You're early today...... what's wrong?
Your face is bright blue, okay?
It reminds me of the fear of being killed by an orc, like a flashback.
My hands are rattled and trembling, unable to answer anything Mr. Marr asks.
Mr. Marr grabbed my hands as he said to me, unnaturally frightened, "Calm down, I'm fine".
Thanks to the many times you spoke to me, there was nothing disturbing about it, but the fear of death never went away.
I don't feel like moving from this place, and I don't feel like talking about the oak.
I wanted someone to be with me and I couldn't wait to be alone.
That's where Mr. Lienbell comes back from his lunch break.
"That, Tatsuya? You'll be back soon."
"Senior Bell, hey..."
Mr. Marr gave Mr. Leenbell an earshot with Gognogonho.
Mr. Lienbell takes my hand and takes me to the break room, "Come on".
When we got to the break room, the two of us sat down on the nearby couch.
Mr. Leenbell, who guessed something had happened, would not get angry, as usual.
On the contrary, he stroked my head and tried to comfort me.
I can see that's very comfortable and my heart calms down.
I accidentally leave my body with Mr. Lean Bell.
I kept my eyes open all the time because inadvertently closing my eyes reminds me of Oak's face.
"Was it something scary?
"... a little more, just like this"
I'm afraid to say the word oak.
The fact that I still can't move because of the roar of the oak makes me think.
Because if I took a wrong step, I'd be dead, and I think it's a miracle that I came back alive.
Mr. Lienbell said, "Oh. Let's take a break," he began to stroke his head again.
I don't know how long it's been.
My heart was so calm that I was about to fall asleep.
Close your eyes and think of the oak, but you will not be frightened by fear anymore.
I feel fine with Mr. Lienbell.
But... I don't want to leave yet. I want you to stay with me.
"Can you come with me to the demolition yard?
"Fine, let's go together"
Ask Mr. Lienbell to hold his hand and take him to the demolition site.
When we arrived at the demolition site, Mr. Volga welcomed us as usual.
I held my hand with Mr. Leanbell, put my opposite hand forward, and took out the defeated oak.
The look of the oak is tragic.
So obvious and obvious that no matter how you look at it, it's not a normal fight.
Her body is black and dirty with soy sauce, her face is stained bright red with habanero, and her face has a grieving expression of intense spiciness and suffering.
………
Mr. Volga, who sensed the heavy air, silently washed away the oak and began to dismantle it.
I squeeze Mr. Lienbell's hand and start talking about what happened today.
-The fact that orcs have been running in places where only goblins leave
-That Orcs fought faster and couldn't escape.
-That my feet were dull with growls and I was ready to die.
-That I managed to close the gap and take him down.
· That Mr. Marr comforted me when I came back to the guild scared and early
"Yeah, yeah," Mr. Lienbell said, listening as he hammered.
That's all, but I was weirdly relieved.
I was glad you were there and listened to me.
You could just hold my hand and calm me down.
I think I've finally been able to face what happened today.
When I finished telling him everything, Mr. Leanbell crouched down in front of me and said, "Good luck," and stroked my head again.
I'm back. He's alive.
I saw Mr. Lienbell again.
The fear of death fades and begins to feel alive.
... I want to stay with you a little longer.
- Ten minutes later -
After being stroked in the head for 10 minutes, I was getting more and more embarrassed.
I guess that's all I got back to my usual self. Thank you.
Aware of Mr. Leanbell's warm hands, his chest was not going to stop elevating.
The title "Beginning Mind" seems to have been activated.
"Oh, um. I didn't fight you on purpose, so don't get mad at me this time, okay?
I knew you wouldn't get mad.
But I wanted to mislead the embarrassment.
"Hmm, do you actually want to be pissed off?
I guess Mr. Lienbell also thought, 'It's all right now'.
He started joking and telling me stories.
I'm happy with that casual exchange.
I realize I could have gone back to my usual day.
I thanked Mr Lienbell for leaving the demolition site and also conveyed my thanks to Mr Marr.
Nico laughed at me, Marr said, "Make a proper face tomorrow," so I replied, "Yes," and left the Adventurer Guild behind.
It was personal today, and I took great care of you.
I want to take a break from adventurer life tomorrow and make it a thank you day.
- The next morning...
I think I'll give you the cookies, as planned.
I've been wondering about this for a long time, but there's a big oven in this inn.
Even if you can prepare cookie ingredients, you can't make them without borrowing the oven.
Do a thoughtful favor to the couple at the inn you're staying in.
"Mr. Oyaji, can I borrow your oven just because you have free time?
"An oven is an oven used in cooking, right?
What are you gonna use it for?
"I want to make a cookie to give back to the guild I'm looking out for."
Your father is a pocan.
It's not what adventurers ask, let alone me being a kid right now.
It's funny how a child suddenly lends an oven, isn't it?
"How do you know how to make sweets?
It's a luxury item I don't even have in this city.
By and large, materials are not readily available… "
Ingredients can be prepared with skills, I can't say.
I don't have a choice, so let's feed him a little chocolate.
I don't know where else I could rent an oven.
"Try something called this chocolate.
Use this to make cookies.
When I can, I'll thank you for lending me the oven, right?
The moment Mr. Oyaji put the chocolate in his mouth, the light OK came out.
He said it to his wife, too, and on the contrary, he asked me to say "thank you".
Those two eyes were glittering with anticipation.
If I know I can borrow the oven, I'll quickly go buy cookies ingredients, 'Thin Powder and Butter', cookware.
The budget is sufficient because there are eight gold coins (80,000 yen).
I can feel free to borrow it many times, and let's even make it to critical time.
If you have an item box, it's convenient because it won't rot if you make it.
It tastes good when I make it with almond powder in my cookies, but I couldn't have even sold it.
It's a different world, and I can't help it.
Instead, I'm glad I sold both flour and butter.
Get back to the inn quickly and start making cookies.
1. Sift the flour
2. Dissolve butter and mix with flour
3. Mix chocolate chips to create a round shape
4. Bake in the oven and complete when cold
Making sweets is surprisingly easy.
This time I made a type of cookie called Snowball.
I don't add eggs, so it becomes a crispy cookie.
It's small and easy to eat, so I'm gonna stick it in my mouth and eat it.
Cool baked cookies and bake more and more in the oven.
I started at 9: 00 in the morning and kept making it till 3: 00 in the afternoon.
"I smell good," several times along the way, a passerby came into the inn.
The sweet smell of baking cookies seems to be spreading around and rumouring.
"It's a trade secret," said Oyaji, driving me back.
Sounds like you're bothering me... and I'll give you more.
I used to bake a lot at once in a big oven, and I could make 1,000 cookies in all.
If I put it in the item box, it won't rot, so I really wanted to make more.
If you eat it regularly, it will soon go down.
I gave the couple in the inn 40 thank you cookies and they started eating right away.
They said, "I want more," so I gave them another 40.
"Isn't it better than what royalty eats?" And the flavor would be perfect because he said so.
I hope Mr. Lienbell will be pleased.
It's just the perfect time for a 3 o'clock snack, so I headed right to the guild.
You're more embarrassed than I thought you'd give me what you made, I'm getting nervous.
Besides, I can't believe angels like Mr. Leanbell ate me.
... Speaking of which, you've never had the experience of giving a girl a gift. How am I supposed to give it to you?