Chapter 21

Chapter 21: The Two Bronze-ranked Adventurers, Part 2

Ange-san, who was thanked, smiled happily and looked at me and Chloe alternately.

"Well, but yes... Jin-kun and Chloe-chan complement each other with their respective weapons. They make a good party."

"Thank you very much."

We thanked Ange-san and finished our meal, parting ways with her in front of the store.

After parting ways, we returned to the guild and received our updated guild cards.

"It's not been that long, but we're finally Bronze-ranked adventurers..."

Looking at the received guild card, I said so, and Fiine-san, who was sitting in front of me, smiled.

"Jin-san, you've significantly surpassed the record holder for the fastest update rate."

"Yes, that's right. I didn't aim for it, though."

"Yes, Jin-san's information is treated as top secret. However, there is information sharing within the guild."

It's impossible to hide the information of a single adventurer from other adventurer guilds, and I had heard about that before.

So, I replied to Fiine-san's words, saying, "I understand."

"It's impossible to hide information from the guild. I understood that from the beginning. On the contrary, if my information spreads within the guild, even if I get involved with other guilds, I might receive some support."

"Yes, that's right. And our guild master has created several connections with other guilds, so information about his favorite adventurers also circulates among them. As long as it doesn't become a big problem, you should be treated well in other guilds as well."

"...It would have been better if Asuka-san didn't take a liking to me, to be honest."

"It's impossible. She was all over you."

When Fiine-san said that, I let out a sigh and spoke.

"Could you scold her again? She occasionally tries to approach me outside. I'm trying to move without attracting too much attention here."

"I have been telling her that behind the scenes... I understand. It seems necessary for Asuka to remember how to treat you properly."

With a slightly scary smile, Fine-san laughed and I bowed my head, saying, "Please."

Afterward, since Chloe and I had decided to discuss our future plans another day, I decided to return to the inn for today.

"Hmm? Did you leave unusually early today? Are you already back?"

When I returned to the inn, Ricardo-san, who had been working in the back of the shop, came out and said that.

"Yes, it was just a small matter that I had to take care of."

"I see... Hey, do you have any other business after this?"

"Not really, but..."

In response to Ricardo-san's words, he asked me to bring the same meat as before.

"Hey, didn't you say recently that the meat supply is not bad?"

"...I might anger the butcher if I say this, but you know, the meat that Jin procures is fresher and can be cooked more deliciously."

"Ah, well, in my case, I quickly kill and store the meat so as not to damage it. In terms of freshness, I feel it's better than the shop."

"Yeah, and occasionally, someone who comes to eat at my place says, 'The one from the other day was more delicious, though...'"

Hearing that from Ricardo-san, I decided to accept the request since I didn't have any plans to go early tomorrow and I was indebted to him.

Well, I have enough financial leeway even if I don't take on such a request anymore.

But since Ricardo-san has been taking care of me, and lately we've been interacting more than before, I decided to be considerate and act upon his request.

"Bang."

"Well, is this much enough?"

After confirming the contents of the [Interdimensional Box] a bit more than the requested amount of monsters, I returned to the inn in the royal capital.

"You say you'll be back in an hour, but what kind of fighting style are you really using..."

"They're weak monsters, so I just use magic and get it done quickly."

"Even if you say they're weak, you know, orcs are the kind of monsters that only a few lower-ranked adventurers can defeat together..."

While Ricardo-san was exasperated with me, I put the meat in the warehouse and received the reward.

After the handover was completed, I had some time until dinner and was thinking about what to do.

Probably because I took the exam early in the morning, I naturally lay down on the bed and fell asleep, and before I knew it, it was evening.

After dinner, feeling full, I was attacked by drowsiness, but I managed to take a shower and as soon as I entered my room, I lay down on the bed and fell asleep again.