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The First Commission Completion?

I, who had quietly left without Meat, went walking towards the commercial district looking for a place to take a nap.

Though it wasn't very far from the industrial district, it was near the main street. It had stalls too… Oh, now that I think about it there were stalls with grilled meat skewers. Maybe I should buy a present for Meat?

Since I said that I would go and gather information, it'd probably be better to investigate a little bit as an excuse. That's right, it might be a good place to gather information while taking a comfortable nap.

However, looks like there's various kinds of shops. They even sell bread… yep, seems hard. I remember the bandits all having their eyes set on the melon bread.

Looks like you can buy about three loafs of the hard bread for two copper.

Which reminds me, I can use the menu even though I'm not in the dungeon. I wonder if I can spend DP?

Maybe I could use it to deal with commissions… ah, though I can look through the DP catalog, looks like I can't buy anything. Unfortunate.

Well, it might be interesting to compare the actual price of things with their DP cost.

"… Wait, I was looking for a place to take a nap."

I strayed from my original goal and started gathering information.

Seems like the fantastical environment floating through this alternate world's town ticked my instincts as a man.

However, there's a lot of buildings. I can't find a place to head to for a nap.

Giving up finding a place by myself, I decided asking a local about it would be faster.

I immediately went into what looked like a well-informed shop to get information… hmm, is this a greengrocer? The greengrocer even looks like it sold things at an affordable price, the "Listen for a bit after buying this" tactic seemed just right here.

I want a particularly affordable one, probably an apple… yep, it's an apple. Though it was slightly smaller than the apples I know, there's also melons in this world, so there's probably apples.

"Hey, old man, how much for this?"

"Ah, that's three copper coins for two."

"Then I'll buy 'em. Two… ah, no bag, where's a good place to eat these?"

"Ah. I don't care where you eat it, but stay a bit away. Standing in front of the shop would be a hindrance to business after all."

I passed three copper coins to the greengrocer old man and took the apples. I moved a bit to the side and sank my teeth into an apple.

… Sour!

"Wow… this is… pretty sour."

"Is that so? Though I think that's usual for this year's apples?"

"Mm, no, I'm not calling you stingy, it's just the first time I've eaten an apple here and was surprised. Don't scowl at me. I'm not from here."

"Ah, so that's it. You a traveler, lad?"

"Adventurer. I just came to this town today… Oh, there's a sweetness inside the sour, it's a good taste."

"I get it lad."

When I said it was pretty sour he scowled at me, but immediately let up his vigilance. Felt good.

It really is sour, but it's not that bad eating it while thinking it's that kind of thing.

"Yeah, I've heard sour apples go well with sugar, turning into something like a pastry."

"Heeh, knowledgeable huh. Though since sugar is valuable around here, this apple alone is plenty sweet."

Heeh, I obtained pretty good information by chance… Should I make sugar with the dungeon? Adventurers would be attracted to the sugar like ants… no, it'd probably be fine even if adventurers didn't do that. I'll make a mental note of that.

won't be as bad."

"Don't want to."

What is this old guy talking about so suddenly with a serious face? Though I thought that, Meat refused him immediately.

… He's glaring at me for some reason though.

Aren't you liked a lot, Meat? Just what happened while I took that nap?

"… I see. However, you don't know what it means to be an adventurer. Keep that it mind."

"Goshujin-sama, let's go."

O-okay."

Meanwhile, Meat wasn't completely ignored anymore. Seriously, what happened.

But really, I don't know what it means to be a Dungeon Master. Though I don't want to die, there is always a possibility of dying. I can just bring the possibility as close to nothing as I can.

Well, I might need to lay a bit of groundwork in case I die.

I decided to ask the client something.

"… If I die and she's put out on the streets, if you want to, could you come along and help her?"

"Hmph, I'd help the little miss even if you didn't say anything… she's too good a child for someone like you."

"Then I'll entrust it to you. Well, I don't plan on dropping dead so easily."

The old artisan had a surprised look on and nodded after thinking for a moment. As I thought, looks like he isn't a bad guy.

Though I called him old, he doesn't seem like he'll be kicking the bucket anytime soon.

I just met him and was asking something of a client in addition, but I felt a bit relieved.

"… Am I, being, thrown away…?"

Hearing such a conversation, Meat looked like she had just watched her pet be run over by a car.

"What are you saying, I'm not going to throw you away."

For now, it looked like she improved after I tousled her hair since she looked lively.