LGHTNOVELBOOK Volume 1 Chapter 110
Eleanor-san was hit on by a mysterious old man and they exchanged contact information. (Not true)
“So, I’ll contact the parents on the other side and arrange a schedule. Do you have any inconvenient days?”
“Tomorrow won’t work. Apart from that, if you tell me in advance, I can adjust to their schedule. They must be busy with work too.”
Adventurers are self-employed, so there’s no need to go to work every day.
That’s the good part.
Sometimes, I feel guilty when Kaede-chan looks at me with envy.
“Understood. I’ll contact you later then. Sorry for bothering you.”
“No, you should apologize to your friends.”
I’m still waiting for Nanapon… right, I’m waiting.
When I looked towards the gate, I saw Nanapon waiting near it.
What’s she doing?
Ah… maybe she’s scared of that old man from Yamabe…
“Sorry for the intrusion. Please apologize to that mysterious child too.”
When the old man noticed Nanapon because of my gaze, he said that and returned to his companions.
Then, Nanapon cautiously approached from near the gate.
“Hello…”
Nanapon greeted me with an upward glance.
But since I’m wearing sunglasses, my eyes aren’t visible.
“Hello.”
“Um, was that person you know?”
“He just talked to me earlier.”
“Eh? Didn’t you exchange contact information? Wasn’t it a pick-up attempt? Eleanor-san, do you like those kinds of men?”
What is she talking about?
It’s known that Eleanor-san only has women in her address book.
“Stop talking nonsense. We’re leaving. I’ll explain while we walk.”
“Okay.”
Nanapon and I decided to walk down the street, leaving the old man from Yamabe who had returned to his meeting.
As we walked, Nanapon kept glancing at me.
“Are you that curious?”
I asked Nanapon, who was a bit annoying.
“Of course, it’s intriguing.”
“Hmm, it’s nothing big. Actually, before I met you, I helped some high school students at the Kuna ruins.”
“Wow! As expected of Eleanor-san, so kind!”
Well, yeah!
“At that time, there were four high school students, two boys and two girls, being attacked by a number of skeletons. I intervened and annihilated the skeletons, but one of the girls injured her leg. It was painful to see, and since I like children, I used a healing potion on her.”
“… Okita-san, you like children?”
Why does she call me ‘Okita-san’ there?
“I do. And just to clarify, not in that way. So relax, shorty.”
You’re out of the question.
You need to grow a bit more.
“Calling me shorty is harsh, but I was a bit worried. Asagura-san also seems to lean that way.”
“Really? She has a nice body.”
I mean, Kaede-chan isn’t a loli.
“I didn’t mean it that way, it’s the aura.”
“Well, she does have a junior vibe.”
Actually, she is a junior.
“Do you like children as in you want them when you’re married?”
“Exactly. Kaede-chan will bear them.”
“Sorry for asking, but that’s creepy.”
I guess so.
I thought it was creepy as I said it.
“Just simply wanting children. That’s not weird.”
“Well, yes. The problem is that you’re a woman.”
Hmm, maybe I should’ve talked as Okita-kun.
“The story of Okita-kun and Kaede-chan. You’re already 26, after all.”
“It wouldn’t be strange if you had kids at that age.”
“Right. Maybe someday…”
“No, first get married. Better yet, confess.”
Well, that’s true.
Actually, I’ve already picked up the paperwork from the city office.
Just waiting for Kaede-chan to sign.
Of course, I won’t tell Nanapon that.
She’d definitely be freaked out.
“I wonder if I can do it…”
“It’ll be easy for you. Better than trying to sneak into someone’s room. But what happened after saving those high school students?”
That’s harsh, but Nanapon brings the conversation back.
“I saved them, but one of the high school boys complained. ‘Don’t do unnecessary things,’ he said.”
“That’s terrible. Kids can be annoying.”
“Even I, who likes kids, felt a slight urge to kill.”
“That’s quite a reaction…”
Actually, I almost used Iron Claw on him.
“Exactly. So I quietly left the scene, but it seems it caused trouble. That high school boy got his license revoked.”
Serves him right!
“Your face says ‘serves him right’, you know?”
Maybe I smiled too much…
“It’s frustrating to help out of a heroic spirit and then get such a response.”
“I understand. It’s shocking when your good intentions are trampled on.”
It seems Nanapon understands.
“That’s it. I’m not a saint. I don’t demand money, but I want to be looked at with respect and gratitude.”
“I respect you.”
Nanapon is such a sweet girl.
“I’ll give you pocket money.”
“Why? That sounds suspicious.”
Why indeed?
“Well, jokes aside, that happened. The parents of the girl I helped with the healing potion want to apologize and thank me.”
“Ah, I see. That makes sense.”
Even college student Nanapon thinks so.
“That’s what I was discussing with that person. He was the chaperone at that time.”
“Eh? What was he doing?”
“In the bathroom. He got suspended for it. Such an unlucky guy.”
“In the bathroom… Well, it can’t be helped if there were girls there.”
It would be troublesome to have it happen in front of them.
Especially since they were under his protection, they couldn’t complain.
“By the way, you started as a high school student, right?”
I haven’t heard Nanapon’s story on that.
“I started at 18, so no chaperone for me. I’m born in April.”
Right, those over 18 don’t need a chaperone.
“You were brave to start alone, huh?”
“I chose the Ikebukuro Guild because it had fewer people, but thanks to that, there were no female chaperones available. When we put out an ad, a flood of men applied, so I gave up.”
A new 18-year-old female adventurer would be popular.
I can somewhat understand.
“What about Shinjuku? Where Yoshino-san is. I heard it’s for girls.”
“Girls have their own issues. Source: me, a girls’ high school graduate.”
That sounds scary…
Better not ask.
“What a hassle. I became an adventurer to avoid human relationships, but adventurers have similar issues.”
“Eh? Me?”
Nanapon looks incredibly shocked.
“Not you. I mean the earlier story. Why do I help and get verbally abused, and then have to deal with trouble?”
“Right, right! You don’t have any complaints about me!”
“No, first stop discriminating against Okita-kun.”
I have plenty of complaints.
“But Okita-san is scary.”
What am I supposed to do?