Magic Warrior Chapter 70 (Patreon)

After Training

After listening to Reda-san's talk, we went to the first floor after getting our food coupons.

The course itself wasn't very long, so I guess it's about time for the first bell to ring in the afternoon.

"Since we're here, let's take a look at the request board, shall we?"

"Yeah, what kind of requests are there?"

"I'm looking forward to it."

There are about four large bulletin boards lined up on the wall near the reception desk. The three boards from the receptionist's side have low-ranked requests and high-ranked requests, and the last one seems to have a board for recruiting party and team members, as well as notices from the guild.

Reda-san is sitting at the reception desk. Is he doing his job as guild master? 

"Hey, hey, girls. That's the board for high-ranking requests!"

As I was looking at it at random, I was approached from behind.

The man who approached me was a skinhead, gangly man who looked like he was from somewhere lower ranks. He had a dagger hanging from each side of his waist.

...Is this the usual template? 

"Awww."

Clare is so startled by the man's appearance that she can't speak.

"Hey! You're a nasty looking fellow, you shouldn't be talking to women out of the blue. You're scaring her."

A woman in a robe rushed up behind me and swung her walking stick down with all her might. There was a strange sound, like a gulp or a thud, but the lowly man didn't seem to mind too much.

"Oh, sorry, sorry. I noticed that you guys are just starting out, right? The request for low-ranked people is over there!"

He pointed to the board at the reception desk. It seemed he was simply telling me what to do.

He was just telling us what to do. He was a victim, no matter how you look at it.

...Well, I'm not looking for a fight, so I don't mind.

"Sorry. He's not a bad guy either, but his looks.... But he's a really good guy inside!"

The woman, whose face was reddening and excusing herself halfway through, dragged me toward the receptionist's office.

He may look like a lowly guy, but he seems to be a popular guy.

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Looking at the requests again, I see that a great many of the E Rank requests have the four corners fastened. There appears to be no way to say it, but since it is always being accepted, we can call it an ever-present request.

The requests are for wolf hunting, large rat hunting, firewood gathering, medicinal herb gathering, etc. The individual requests are for cleaning help, dog rescue, etc.

Individual requests are for help with cleaning, dog walking, and pushing people to church because of bad backs.

Can I push him instead of take him? 

Some even ask me to talk to them. The reward is better than other E Rank requests, though it's almost all chores.

"It's all the things you did in the village, Rilfana-chan."

"It looks like you'll be able to move up to D Rank soon."

The two of them seemed to think the same.

"After all, the first step in an adventure is to kill rats, isn't it?"

"Really?"

I wondered if Rilfana also plays classic RPGs, but as I was looking for a D Rank request, I thought that the first adventure for me would be to exterminate goblins.

I was looking for a D Rank request, which was not one of my choices for my first adventure.

Looking at the announcement board, it appears that people are looking for joint orders for requests that require multiple parties, and people looking for party members are posting their contact information.

There are also several recruitment guidelines for teams posted. The content of the forum seems to resemble a typical guild system; in SeveChro, the community that players create with each other is called a guild system.

In SeveChro, the community of players was called a guild, but the term "guild" is confusing with "adventurers' guild" or "commercial guild," so they call it a "team" rather than a "guild".

It is the same as a party where multiple members gather to cooperate, but teams are not always together. In the game, there was a chat function for interaction, but now that it has become a reality, it is probably more like a mutual aid society where people help each other out when needed. The teams always seemed to have a base of operations, which was also noted.

Also, it appears that all teams are looking for C Rank or higher adventurers, or maybe that's the rule since it was omitted from the training course.

You can ask the receptionist about the teams after you reach C Rank.

In the announcement [the furs that were in short supply due to the turmoil in the Eastern Forest are now being distributed as normal. Thank you for your help in collecting them].

There were also many other notices that seemed useful in content, but not in wording, such as "Drake spotted here and there," "Mineina is the best ore digger," "This year's herbs are the best in 10 years," and so on.

There were also some ads for stores, but it would be better to check them from time to time.

While the three of us were looking at the bulletin board, the first bell rang in the afternoon.

There is a lot of information, so if you read it carefully, it will take time. Maybe that's why the lowly guy earlier took the trouble to tell us that the lower ranks were over there.

"There's still time, but what should we do? I think it's a delicate time to go out of town on a request."

"Then I'd like a map of the area around town, wouldn't you?"

"Why don't we go to the bookstore?"

I wonder if the guild has any maps of the area? 

I'll ask Reda-san.

I decided to ask Reda-san, who was still sitting at the reception desk.

"Maps? The general store has them, but they're not as good as the detailed maps at the bookstore. If you're just going to be working around here for a while, why not just get a map from the general store?"

The maps themselves are available at both places.

"Sis, why don't you ask Reda-san about the house?"

"House? I live in the northeast district, though I don't come home frequently."

"Oh, no, that's not it. I was speaking with my sister and Rilfana-chan about renting a room or a house somewhere."

"So you'll be in town for a while?"

"Yes, I have an agreement with my father, so that's what I plan to do."

"I see! With Mina-chan and the others' ability, I thought they would leave for the royal capital soon, but that would be great."

Reda-san looked happy. After all, it appears that many adventurers move to big towns where there are plenty of requests when they are capable.

"If you're renting a house, you'll have to go through the commercial guild. Prices start at one small gold coin for a month in a place close to the main street. I'd be happy to rent out my house since I rarely go home, but I don't think I'd want to be near a noble town..."

One small gold coin a month is a lot cheaper than the cost of lodging, and with the cost of food, I'd say it's about half the cost of lodging.

Considering that I will eventually leave town, renting Reda-san's house would not be a bad idea. It would be easier to rent a normal house.

"I haven't made a proper decision yet, so we'll have to talk about it a bit."

"Yeah, you do that. I'd like to say you don't have to pay rent if you like my place, but I think you'd be reluctant to do that, so I'll give you about two large silver coins. In exchange, I'd like you to clean the house occasionally and cook dinner for me when I come home if the timing is right."

Although there were some conditions, it sounded very cheap.

I know the spider fiasco is much appreciated, but I wonder if it's also because she knows my dad? 

I'm starting to think that I can positively consider it after hearing the size of the house and the frequency of Reda-san's visits.

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We parted ways with Reda-san and went to the guild's general store to buy a map.

It was really just a rough map of the area around the town. I will take a look at it later.

I had time anyway, and there was no place I wanted to go, so I decided to go to a clothing store with an elf shopkeeper. I also wanted to say hello to her and tell her that I've started working as a junior adventurer.

"Welcome! Ah! I've been waiting for you!"

"Hello. I just wanted to drop by and say hello since I've started as an adventurer."

"I see. I'll ask you for some materials for my clothes sometime soon..."

She is still the same laid-back shopkeeper. Looking at her appearance alone, I wouldn't have thought she was an adventurer.

As it was, he showed me his latest belt made from crocodile leather and asked me about the latest fashionable clothes. Rilfana was listening to him attentively, as if she was curious about him because of his sewing skills.

The shopkeeper seemed to be interested in the maid's outfit that Rilfana had altered, and they had a lot to talk about.

I think the first maid's uniform I bought might be uncomfortable because I used it as protective gear, so I'll buy an additional one for my daily workwear. She said it wouldn't make any difference to her comfort even if it was altered, but either way, it would be better to have a spare.

She said she wanted a spare set of protective gear anyway, so I bought two sets of maid's uniforms, one for alterations and the other for work wear. I'll think about the winter ones when it gets colder.

On days when she doesn't do detailed work, she sometimes wears something other than a maid's uniform, so I think it doesn't have to be a maid's uniform, but she seems to like it more than I thought she would, so I guess it's okay.

Of course, what I bought is a regular maid uniform! 

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While we were chatting and looking at the clothes for sale at the clothing store, the bell rang at 2 pm.

Maybe because lunch was a little early, Clare started to say she was hungry, so we decided to go somewhere and have dinner.

We decided to go to the restaurant [Garudea Restaurant] in front of the inn. It was a restaurant run by a couple of dwarves, a father and son, who had previously served ramen and many other Chinese-style dishes.

"Welcome!"

I decided to try the spicy gumbo, which I did not order last time. I was convinced that the gumbae was either shrimp or tofu.

Rilfana had asked for fried rice and a meat wrapper for everyone to eat together.

"Here you go, spicy gumbae."

I just saw the dish brought by the Dwarf landlady. Turns out that gumbae is shrimp, and spicy gumbae is shrimp chili.

I was wondering if the meat wrapper was one of the meat buns, dumplings, shaomai, or xiaolongbao area, but it was round and shaped like a small meat bun but tasted like a dumpling. I thought it would be a steamed bun, a dumpling, a shumai, or a xiaolongbao. 

The food at Garudea Restaurant is not [Authentic Chinese], but it has a comforting taste like eating home-cooked food.

After dinner, we returned to the inn and took a bath, then went to bed after a little slumber.

"[Cleaning][Cleaning][Cleaning]"

Clare is repeatedly using [Cleaning] around the area in an attempt to increase her magical power.

Magic power recovers naturally while awake, but it recovers faster in a relaxed state.

I am not sure exactly how to do this, so I asked Clare to help me and verified that if you go to bed immediately after emptying your magic power, it will fully recover in about 6 hours. If you stay awake, it will take more than a day because it did not return to half in half a day.

He was skeptical for a while after I taught him, but thanks to such experiments, he was able to actually feel his magic power beginning to increase this year. Recently, before going to bed, he has been casting a series of life magic and healing.

Healing is just kind of warm when it's cast on you when you're not injured or anything. It was perfect for bedtime in the winter.

Well, tomorrow I'll start taking requests in earnest!