chapter 34

About two weeks have passed since the children started eating potatoes . During that period, I gave Lily potato salad to eat, had to stay in bed due to menstruation, went to buy rice from Nicole, and got on first-name standards with Shin and Yui .

The restriction to the southern forest area still hasn’t been lifted yet . But I think it might be better to continue gathering herbs in the forest located towards the upstream of the river .

However, recently other adventurers have begun to follow us…… . most likely because the children were earning a lot more and looked a lot healthier . The guild staff were also beginning to believe that I was leading the children, so I was feeling a bit troubled .

If the children were to cause any trouble, I might end up having to take responsibility for them…… . I might have to come up with something at this rate .

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With that in mind, I was currently waiting at the guild receptionist window . The children were next to me and guarding me from all sides . Eh? Why were we lining up today? Well, we came back a little late today so……I knew I should have rounded everyone up earlier . It was difficult to refrain from catching too many fish . Yep .

Hah… . . I want to head home already . While I was thinking, I’m also listening in on the conversations of those around me, I was able to find a lot of useful information by doing this .

As expected, if I wanted information, staying behind at the guild and listening around would be best . But when I have to weigh it against avoiding trouble, as expected, I couldn’t do that . Even now, there were numerous people glancing this way . And it wasn’t just me being over-conscious . The gazes were quite intense .

“Oh, hey! It’s been a while! What have you been up to lately?”“Gilliam, it’s been a while . Well, I have been out for a bit doing escort work . ”“Escort? Weren’t you gone for quite a while though?”“Oh, we went to the capital, and after that, we went to a village near the southern sea to buy salt before coming back here . ”“Haha, I see . That does take a long time . ”

…… . . A village near the southern sea . I would like to get my hands on some sea fish . And I could get salt too…… . I heard something good .

“Yeah, the pay was pretty good, but sitting in carriage for that long was still exhausting . ”“Hey now, what are you talking about! You accepted this job because you said you wanted to do it! Even though, Tess, Beck, and I all said we didn’t want to!”“Well, no, that’s certainly true . ”“Why are you complaining about it now! Not manly at all! Even before you… . . ”“I get it, I get it . ”“You’re all the same as usual, I see . ”

Hmm, looks like they’re getting an earful . Seems rough .

“Ah, you still haven’t heard, right?”“Hm? What happened?”“Ah, a newcomer appeared . ”“A really amazing one?”

“Yeah . She earns a lot of gold coins every day just by gathering herbs . ”“What!? Just from herbs? And every day too!?”“Yeah . And she’s a hot one too . ”“Wow~……so is everyone trying to recruit her?”

“No, no one has spoken to her yet . ”“Huh? Why?”

“That person, the newcomer, she’s a tamer . She has two wolves, but it seems they might actually be greater wolves . And they’re huge too . Thanks to those wolves always being around her, everyone has only been watching her from afar . ”“Big wolves…… . ?”

“Yeah . Also, have you heard about how access to the southern forest area is restricted right now?”“Ah, yes . Because an ogre appeared, right?”“Right, that ogre was apparently taken down by that newcomer’s wolves . ”

Seriously? Does the guild not have information regulation? I demand privacy protection!

“The ogre w-…… . huh? But didn’t you just said that she earns money through gathering herbs only?”“Yeah, that newcomer, she doesn’t take on subjugation requests . Or rather, she can’t do them . ”“Huh? Why?”“Because she’s only eleven year old . ”

“What!?”

“Apparently, she also usually avoids the busy hours . Such as during this hour she-…… . huh? Oh? Would you look at that, that’s a rare sight . Look, she’s actually over there right now . ”“……That one? The tiny one?”

Stop talking about me . And I’m not tiny! Thus, that was how my sales went . Since I was tired I decided to head back early……but when I walked forth, a person was standing in front of me . And we ended up looking at each other . This person is? The face looks……huh? Somehow, it’s familiar…… . .

“Ah, you’re…… . the forest witc- no I mean . ”

……Hmm, if I recall… . Neil? Wait, Niel! Neil!? Why Neil!? I was stunned . And I was at a loss for words . Eh? What is he doing here? Huh? Is he an adventurer? Eh? Eh? Just what is going on?

“You…… . after that, I heard that you suddenly disappeared in spring… . . I was worried . But what are you doing here?”“That is…… . ”“What? Is she an acquaintance of yours?”“Ah, yes . Before-”

“No . ”““…… . . Eh?””

“No . I’m not his acquaintance . ”“What are you talking about!? You and I-”

“We only talked a little bit before and nothing more, we’re also not friends either . In the first place, I didn’t even live in the same village as you . I only happened to get a little involved with you at that time . As such, I am not your acquaintance . If I were to be a bit more lenient, I guess I recognize your face a tiny bit? So I know your face only, that’s about more closer to what our relationship is . ”

“O-Okay . ”

As expected, he didn’t forget what I look like . All my thoughts stopped for a moment in that situation . It was fairly easy to stop all my divided thoughts at the same time .

Anyways, overcoming the current situation would be my top priority . There were a lot of people around us . If he started shouting that we were acquainted with each other in such a place, strange misconceptions might be born . Therefore, I have to deny what he says . I have to firmly deny what he says .

“Anyways, I’m in a hurry, so excuse me . ”“Hey, wait! I’m not done talking to you yet . ”

Norn intimidate him! As expected, she’s my goddess .

“……I don’t have anything I want to talk to you about . Excuse me . ”

Escape! Hurry up and run! Seriously! Why is this happening!?