Transition to Another World, Landmines Included

"Is this what you get in the ocean? It's a shame it's not going to be much money..."

"For once, you can also get bitter juice. With this, you can make tofu."

"Tofu? Personally, I don't want to eat that much..."

Cold guys and tofu are not so much my special favorites, or the sidekicks of sukiyaki or miso soup.

I'd love to have one, but I don't have to have that many problems, like that.

And I thought...

"Oh, Nao. You like Inari sushi, don't you? You can't make that without tofu, can you?

"Huh?... Oh, fried oil!

Hulka points me out and reminds me.

Speaking of which, it was made from tofu.

Soy sauce is also made, and if you have fried oil, you can eat it, Inari sushi.

"Yeah, you need it, tofu. Important."

"Brilliant palm back, Oi."

Toya turned my gaze on me, but I don't care.

Delicious meals are important.

"You also use it for tofu steaks and whitewash."

"I also use it for cancer, and it works subtly," said Tofu.

"Either way, it's no different that it won't be that much money"

"Your diet might be enriching... but if you retire, do you even have a restaurant?

Cut together as a couple, a small dining room.

Normally running a restaurant is never an easy job, I suppose, but if you can eat a dish with ingredients that aren't available around here?

Isn't this a job that's pretty stable and can go on until you die?

Then I might as well cook too.

No, I'll leave the seasoning to Hulka, and I'll use my [dismantling] skills to focus on cutting ingredients, etc.?

"... I somehow know what Nao-kun imagines, but let's do that in a few decades, shall we?

"Ooh, right...?

When I realized it, my gaze was kind of raw and warm.

- I didn't say what I thought, did I?

"Well, make it a cafeteria, brewery, I don't think it's a bad idea to think about future stability, but now you're an adventurer, right? Come on, let's have an adventure, shall we?

"It's also a side business to adventure, isn't it? What about breweries? To make sure you don't make mistakes."

"Right. If you can't afford the money, it's safer to keep killing the same demons that you can make steadily than a dungeon you don't know ahead of you."

"When they say that, it's hard to argue, but no. Well, no. Next up is the Branch Manager's escort, right? What are we gonna do when that's over?

"Think about it. You can try your face in the dungeon city, you can visit the Marquis territory of Marmont with lots of beasts and Count Slivia with lots of elves, you can explore more dungeons over there."

"When we're done with the escort, do you feel like we'll talk again then?

"Right. I wonder if a majority vote would be good if there were no special reasons. Depends on the promotion then?

"I see. I need to look into everything."

That's what Toya said and stood up and headed towards the bookshelf.

Can you show the troubles and dangers that can arise from going somewhere else, the benefits over it, make you feel like you want to go, or is the key around it?

Toya's kind of a motivational breeze, but as far as I'm concerned... does Marquis Marmont Territory bother you a little?

Given that the Marquis himself had come all the way to Clevilley, it wouldn't be that dangerous on the road, or maybe he would visit it as a sightseeing.

It's good to go see the elves as far as Count Slivia's territory, but there's a pretty elf in front of you, don't be.

If we go without elf common sense, we might attract trouble or something.

There might be some other interesting places, and I'd like to do a little research, too?

◇ ◇ ◇

It seemed quite important for the branch manager to be absent for a long period of time - in some cases weeks - and it was about a week later that Mr. Diola contacted me about the scheduled date.

Until then, I had been on a quite meaningful vacation inviting Toya and Tommy, and Meatia, to go fishing to the Noria River, to go to Aela's for a prototype dish with soy sauce and miso, to the climate I had been in spring and to go on a date with Hulka.

Well, when it comes to dating, there's no place in this world to play around town, so it turned out to be a very healthy thing, a picnic with lunch boxes.

Each of the other members was free to do so, but if I were to dare to achieve results, would it be Toya?

I used to say, billiards.

I finished that and installed it in our house.

If I were to be strict, I would be able to put it on if I were to kettle, whether the table was exactly horizontal or whether there was any bias or weight difference in the center of gravity of the balls, but the purpose is to play.

I don't even compete, so I don't have any problems at all.

Of course, it was the craftsmen who actually worked, and Toya only supervised, but it was Toya who funded it, so it wouldn't be a mistake to say that he 'made it'.

I don't think I have any money because I'm doing this, but the finished billiards were popular with us, as well as with Mary, Meatier, and sometimes Tommy who comes to visit, and in the end, the development costs Toya bore were going to camp for us all.

And for another week or so after Diola contacted us, we were headed to the dungeon with Branch Manager Marks.

"Long time no see," Ming Mirror Stop. "Haven't had a chance to thank you before, but it's working and it's helping even for me."

The one who appeared before us waiting for us in the guild was Mr. Marks, wearing leather armor that was in season, but which was then carefully maintained.

I look close to fifty at my age, but I don't see decay in muscles that have been built up and thrived, and I'm not uncomfortable at all when I'm told I'm an active adventurer.

When you see a large sword tied to the backpack you carried and the shield doesn't have, is it close to Mary as a way of fighting?

"No, we're just doing whatever we want."

"Even so. It just makes sense to have a high rank living in town. This backpack would be your feat too, wouldn't it? Thanks to this, some of them went oak hunting. As a branch manager, I can't thank you enough."

The stuff we bring in alone makes a big profit, but it also adds to buying and selling backpacks and the resulting profitability gains for other adventurers, and last year, Rafan's Adventurer Guild apparently achieved its highest profit since Mr. Marks became Branch Manager.

"Plus, it must be about this one, right? As far as I'm concerned, it's been a long time since I've been able to embark on an adventure, and you're all hail!

"Branch Manager, don't get too well and bother Mr. Hulka and the others, will you?

Ha ha, he was Marks laughing happily, but Diola, approaching from behind, called out to him and shook his shoulder bickly.

"Ooh. But it's been a really long time. Can we fight for a little while?

"Talk to the Hulkas, the escorts, around there. Don't forget how long you've been away from the scene, okay?

"Don't worry. You don't need training to fade away!

"Still, it is. I'll ask Mr. Hulka later, okay? I'll report it to your wife in some cases."

"Wow, I know! It's okay! So, hey, you know what, Diora?

"If you don't bother, you'll be fine, won't you?

"Knock... weigh yourself"

Mr. Marks leaks his words really remorsefully...... is it the house of the fearful wife?

Seeing it, Mr. Diola nodded satisfactorily and turned her gaze towards us.

"Well, this is what the Branch Manager looks like, but you don't have to worry too much about the escorts because they're so strong. You all go as you normally do, and there's someone who can help you fight a little, like,"

"Whoa, I'll ask you like that. Yeah, and you don't have to worry about words, do you? We'll be together for a while. In the middle of a battle, in polite language, it's just out of the way."

"I understand. By the way, Mr. Marks was rank eight, wasn't he? Didn't you go on an adventure solo?

"It's also because I have a job as branch manager, but even if it's rank eight, it's because we're having a party. Except for some special guys, the only thing you can do with a solo is take a day trip as far as you can, right? It's hard to sleep."

A pair can also take turns watching, but that's not possible on their own either.

Anyway, if you're traveling down the street where there aren't many demons out there, if you're going to encounter a demon that Mr. Marks would be content with, you can't if you don't get to the back of the woods.

As it turns out, they haven't had a chance to fight and they're insatiable.

"Instead, you were stretched out in an orc exorcism sponsored by the Alliance."

"It's a rare opportunity to get busted! That's the only thing I'm sorry you guys came."

An oak exorcism sponsored by the Alliance, which takes place when the oak becomes overflowing the streets.

They'll be joining Marks and Diola on that one, and they'll hit the work.

But this time, we got ahead of ourselves and crushed the orc's nest, so there's no chance of that.

With regard to the future, it seems that if more adventurers head for oak exorcism due to the prevalence of backpacks, the oak will no longer overflow and will likely no longer be exorcised under the auspices of the Alliance.

"Is that... Excuse me?

"No, that's right, because I prioritize my work over my hobby, too. You don't have to worry about it at all."

"That's right. The pay's up, Mr. Hulka and the others are here."

"I mean, my wife's in a good mood, too. In total, it's overwhelmingly positive. In the first place, it's not as good as an oak."

Were Alliance employees paid on a percentage basis?

No, is that a bonus?

Either way, if our actions are helping, I'm a little happy.

"(So let the Branch Manager properly stress you out. I don't mind if I stay out of the way)"

"(OK)"

While smiling bitterly, I nodded to Diora, whispering cosily so that Mr. Marks wouldn't hear me, and I spoke to Mr. Marks, who was looking out of the guild somewhere softly.

"Shall we leave now?"