Magic Warrior Chapter 72 (Patreon)

Honey Toast

We were able to get back to the town of Gardia before the bell rang at 2 PM.

The request could be reported at the material buying place next to the guild, so I brought it there.

“Oh, welcome. Reporting a request? Only for the purchase?”

A muscular, good-looking man was at the reception desk. He was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and pants with many pockets for work, as if it was still hot in early spring.

“This is an E Rank request report.”

“Aiyo. Please bring out your guild card and whatever you brought here.”

He must have thought it was a regular request because he said, “E Rank,” so he pulled out a stack of papers and seemed to be checking the contents of the request.

We put our guild cards, crabs and cotton grass from our Magic Bag on the counter.

“Well, it's unusual to get an E Rank request even though you have a Magic Bag.”

“I got it from a senior adventurer at a very low price.”

“I see.”

It's likely that his parents are adventurers or merchants who gave it to him, and even if it's unusual for him to have it, there's obviously nothing suspicious about it.

“Yeah, the foot-long crab long-leg crab is in good condition, and the cotton is clean and not crushed. This would be like one large silver coin and five large copper coins for all of them. You're supposed to give them to the receptionist for the commission, so take your guild card with you.”

The brother at the reception desk puts the guild card in the box-like Magic Item behind him and operates something.

“Oh, you've gathered some fine items for a first-time request. ...I see, you were a collaborator in last year's case.”

It appears that using that Magic Item reveals that many things have been recorded.

As for the Spider Queen, the order rank is too high to treat it as a request after all; I think I noticed the endorsement Reda-san added, but apparently it's a known fact within the guild.

“Here we go. 'Collecting Cotton' and 'Defeating the Long-Legged Crab Long-Leg Crab' are complete. You can take them to the receptionist any time you want, but be aware that if you lose your card and have to reissue it, you may not receive anything regarding the rewards.”

I heard that deposits are fine if you lose your guild card and reissue it, but is there a different way to store them on the card? 

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I came back to the guild reception to get my reward. This system is a bit cumbersome.

“Excuse me, I would like to receive the reward for my request.”

The three of us submit our cards.

“Yes, I will check your card.”

Here too, I put it in the boxed Magic Item and check it. It must be like a computer in this world Virtuari. It is managed by a network, so I think it is very powerful.

“We can put your reward on your card, what do you want to do?”

“Cash, please.”

Considering our financial situation, it wasn't that much. Let's just use it to pay for today's dinner to celebrate our first request.

Considering that we brought a considerable amount of cotton, but not even enough to pay for our lodging, it would be difficult to continue our current lifestyle with an E Rank request.

If we were adventurers without magic bags, we could barely make ends meet by living on the cheap. It is not realistic to expect to have to go out every day to do commissions, regardless of whether you are sick or it is raining heavily.

“Did you encounter any problems with the request?”

“No, not particularly.”

I turned to Clare and Rilfana, but they both just nodded.

“Hmm, I see... Then the request report is complete. Thank you for your hard work.”

I wonder if we should have discussed something....

There's nothing to be said about any problems with a request that just goes, collects, and comes back.

When I left the guild, the bell rang at 2 pm. It looks like a good time for dinner.

“With this reward, let's have a light celebration for dinner today.”

“Oh, you don't mind?”

“It's our first accomplishment, after all”

“Where would you like to go?”

“I don't have a specific place in mind, do you have a preference?”

“Oh, I just passed a place that caught my eye, sister.”

Apparently Clare had a place on West Street that she was interested in, and Rilfana was willing to go anywhere, so we decided to try that place.

Rilfana was fine with any place, so we decided to go there.

Clare led us to a place that at first glance reminded me of a family restaurant. It was a friendly wooden building, and inside the restaurant, the seats seemed to be separated by ornamental plants.

“Here we are!”

A menu sign is posted at the entrance, and the contents of the menu are mostly Western-style dishes such as hamburgers, pasta, and gratin. The prices are also normal. Yes, it is a family restaurant.

“They have sweet dishes, too.”

“Oh my!”

Rilfana seemed to be interested in dessert.

I wonder if they have parfaits and cakes.

In the village, if I didn't cook, it was mostly vegetables and sometimes meat, but since Rilfana came, it seems to be more or less 50-50....

Today is a celebration, so it's okay to eat a few pieces if you can stomach it.

“I think I'll have some sweetness, so I think I'll eat less.”

“Yes, but I have so much to eat.”

“That's right.”

Clare and Rilfana were sitting by the window, opening the menu and mulling it over.

I also opened the menu and checked it. Here, too, the menu had pictures and explanations.

I decided to go for the pasta dishes and looked at the desserts without considering the main course. Even I want something sweet once in a while.

The menu lists parfaits, pancakes, honey toast, and so on.

I noticed it when I looked at the picture.

The honey toast was a bad idea.

Honey toast is a loaf of bread soaked in honey and then covered with a large amount of honey and cream. It is a dessert with seasonal fruit on top. No, I don't think it is a dessert in terms of size already.

I have seen something similar at a Japanese restaurant I went to with a friend, but we were just two people at the time, so I sank the idea halfway through. It was delicious, but there was no way I could eat that much with that much sweetness.

I wonder if it is a legacy left behind by old incarnate players. It must be delicious because it is still on the menu.

“The honey toast is an original of this restaurant, Rilfana-chan.”

“It's huge, isn't it? I wonder if they share it with everyone.”

Oh, they noticed.

I'll keep my mouth shut, except to say that I'll order one just to see how it goes.

I ordered a meal and honey toast from the waitress and looked out the window.

He looked uninjured and well-equipped, but he looked a bit depressed, so I wondered if the request had gone poorly or if he had received only the minimum amount of money.

The boy left without noticing us in the store.

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After waiting for a while, the food, tea and juice I had ordered were brought.

I ordered the egg and cream pasta carbonara, and Clare and Rilfana ordered something like a steak set meal.

Clare and Rilfana ordered something like a steak set meal.

“Mina-sama, if it's a celebration, let's have a toast.”

“Hmmm, well then. ...Here's to the success of your first request and to the future!”

“Cheers!”

Dessert was served later, so we decided to take our time and enjoy our meal.

After the meal was over, honey toast was served.

It was almost the same as the one I had seen in Japan, but the bread was a little smaller. 

“It's sweet.”

“So sweet.”

“It's really sweet.”

The impression after one bite was the same. I was worried that it would stay.

To my surprise, Clare did her best to eat it, probably eating half by herself...

“It was sweet and delicious!”

“Yes, I wish it was a little more moderate in size.”

“I've been thinking about eating honey for a while.”

While Clare was working hard, I was looking at the menu and saw that they also had minis. I didn't notice it because it was written so small.

After the meal, all we have to do today is take a bath and go to bed when we get back to the inn.

By the way, before going to bed, not only Clare but also Rilfana and I often cast a series of life magic and harmless magic.

SeveChro's Mage Warrior had a skill that increased the amount of natural recovery of magic, so it must have exceeded the consumption.

Today, I went with Alma with enhanced defensive value.

Acceleration Atzere is troublesome because it kicks off the futon and flies somewhere when it is careless.

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--The next morning.

The next morning, I came to the guild as I did yesterday, and looked at the bulletin board with requests posted.

Since I had finished the logging and gathering yesterday, Reda-san told me that I would be promoted to D Rank if I accepted the escort or other quota.

It is natural that no one would ask a novice adventurer to be an escort, so it is basically a chore in the “others” category.

Looking for interesting requests on the bulletin board, I found a request for E Rank that I hadn't posted yesterday.

“Cleaning the room...?”

“Yes, the client is Reda-san.”

“Is it to clean the guild's room?”

“I'm sure the staff will be doing it.”

“I'll have to do the chores anyway, so why don't I ask him about this?”

Reda-san was not to be found at the reception desk.

Azealia, who was responsible for the training, was there, so I peeled off the request form on the bulletin board and asked her about Reda-san's request, and she told me to ask her there in the guild master's room.

Well, what kind of job is it?