Chapter 32
A day away from my companions
[So, I’m thinking that we take a break for today . ]
[Why change suddenly to all of a sudden?]
[You mean we don’t go hunting?]
It was the day after we got promoted to rank-D . What should we do today after breakfast?
From which I suggested we get some R & R .
[Nn? Ah, you girls been hunting pretty much non stop lately right? So, I thought it’s about time to let you two might want to take some rest . ]
The hunting at the Northern Cave for rolling the gacha . Then up until yesterday which was the Frogman hunt, we have been going at it with almost no rest whatsoever .
I get the feeling we are pushing ourselves too hard every other day .
I feel that I need to let the girls get some rest . (TL Note: Finaly, MC noticed it!)
[I see . If Onii-san says so then why not . ]
[Muuー, though I’m happy to get a break and all, but it’s not like I don’t really have anything to do]
Come to think of it we have been in the same party for a long time, they don’t have much of a personal life .
Won’t they have nothing to do even though I told them to rest?
[Now that there’s 2 of you girls, why don’t you go shopping together? Here, take this too . ]
I took out the pouch I prepared beforehand from my bag and handed it to them .
The girls received it while tilting their heads, they then opened the pouch and checked the contents .
[5 gold coins… 500,000G!? I-isn’t this way too much…]
[Onii-san, are you really alright? Do you have Fever or something?]
I put 5 gold coins in the pouch . 500,000G should be more than enough for the time being .
Estel touches my head to check if I was feverish . How rude .
[No worries, It’s the Money that we earned together after all . I’ll even give more if you need more, just don’t squander the money away alright? Especially for Noru be careful not to eat too much]
As we have been doing almost everything together until now, there was no need to split our monetary gains .
But now that the girls have their own Bags, I thought I should distribute the money so they can spend it for themselves .
Though I can only imagine all the money I hand to Noru turning into food…
[I’m not a Glutton !! Okura-dono can be so rude sometimes . Honestly, What did you take me for ! . ]
[R, right…]
She rebutted me sounding slightly offended .
But yep, she doesn’t sound convincing at all . She’ll be together with Estel so I doubt she’s going to really spend that much on sweets .
[Well then, we shall gladly accept the offer and rest for today . Is Onii-san not going to go out together with us?]
[It would just be business as usual if I’m around . ]
It’s probably good for them to have their girl time away from me every so often . They are on good terms with each other too .
[Hーmm, so Onii-san wants to be alone? … . Ah, I see what you did there…]
[Fufu, so you want to do it at other places besides at the bathroom all the time?]
[What’s this about doing something at the bathroom?]
Estel smirked to show that she figured something out, but that’s not what this is . Gimme a break already .
Noru tilted her head looking baffled . She most likely doesn’t know what Estel was talking about .
Noru just needs to do Noru things and all’s well with the world .
[T,that’s not what it looks like! Gahh, here, take this too . Contact me if something does happen . ]
I hand them the Transceiver to sorta muffle the topic . This is actually a little big in size, so I couldn’t let them hold on to it back when they didn’t have bags . ]
[I already paid the room fee for today so you can come back anytime you want]
I have paid today’s portion for the room so they can come back anytime .
I have also made arrangements so they can get the key to the room just by talking to the inn receptionist .
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After I sent the girls off, I returned to our room .
[Fuu, it’s been a long time since I have been alone…]
I wonder, has it been more than a month ever since I came to this world?
After I summoned Noru on the first day, I have spent my days together with her since then .
Lots of stuff happened, but I have never been truly “alone” ever since I came here .
The loneliness suddenly hit me when I thought about this .
[Alright, time for me to go too . ]
Fumu, I have some business to take care of today so this isn’t the time to be thinking back on the past .
I take out the goods from my Bag and stuff them into regular bags . These are for the transaction I promised that fella .
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[‘scuse me . ]
I went to the Adventurers’ Guild as that’s where that fella probably is .
I spotted Wizzy-chan walking by while I was looking around for him, so I called out to her .
[Ah, Okura-san . Those are some big bags you are carrying… . Don’t tell me it’s more subjugation proofs again!?]
[Oh, no, that’s not what these are for . Me and my party took a day off today, these are for another purpose . ]
[I see… Now that I’ve noticed, the Knight person and Magician girl aren’t with you . ]
[So anyway, is Dhius-san here today?]
That’s right, my promise was a transaction with Dhius regarding Stinger Shells .
I brought 90 pieces in total, split into three bags . Since I carried them here on foot, it shows just how much physically stronger I have gotten .
[If it’s Dhius-san you are looking for, he’s over there . Alright then Okura-san, I hope to see you come and do the rank-up to rank C soon~]
(ED Note: he’s not -sama anymore lmao)
She pointed to the back to show me the direction, then walked back to the receptionist desk . Her 2 mounds bounced as she made her way back . (ED Note: boing boing :3)
[Dhius-san, hello there . ]
[Ah, Okura…-san . ]
I walked in the direction I was pointed to, soon I saw Dhius sitting on one of the chairs .
I approached and called out to him, and he responds to me adding -san to my name in a slightly unbearable tone .
That only makes it hard to continue the conversation!
[You don’t need to push yourself by calling me “Okura-san” . You dislike it don’t you? Let’s get that out of the way and speak normally . ]
[Nn, let’s just talk normally . Why don’t you speak to me like you normally do too?]
[Is me being polite really that weird?]
[Honestly speaking, it gives me the creeps . ]
[Kuh, even you too . Then I’ll talk like I usually do then . ]
Dang it, this again . Just what part of my polite speech does people find so off putting .
Ah, is it the same feeling as when he called me “Okura-san” just now? Then I sort of understand the feeling if that’s the case .
[Eh? You’re alone today . Where’s Estel-chan and co . ?]
[I’m letting the 2 of them rest . We have been hunting pretty much everyday lately . ]
He was looking around behind me, I guess he was trying to greet Estel as he always does .
He looked slightly disappointed when I told him she wasn’t around .
[Even so, your equipment have made quite the change . How should I say this… You have become even more suspicious looking . ]
[Don’t just say it so directly, I’m actually concerned about that…]
Even though the Sacred Fabric I’m wearing gives me a nice upgrade, it still hurts my feelings when I get that said to my face .
[Now then, are those bags behind you the goods we talked about?]
[Yeah, 90 pieces sound about right?]
[You mean to say you carried those all by yourself…]
[Nn? Well duh . ]
When Dhius saw the bags I was shouldering, his face cringed .
What’s up with that?
[Sorry to ask you for this, but can you help me carry the bags to Gantz Equipment Shop together with me? I don’t think I can carry all that by myself . ]
[Ah, I see . Sorry ‘bout this, I didn’t think about these sort of details when I was preparing earlier . ]
[My impressions of those 2 girls are slightly overpowering… But even you are pretty abnormal yourself . ]
Being together with those 2 screws around with my own senses too . If it not long ago my back would be crushed too from carrying this kind of load .
It’s probably also because of my equipment getting better too .
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[Oh yeah, looks like you got up to rank D . Congratulations . ]
[That sounded somewhat creepy… But thanks . ]
So I ended up going to Gantz’s Equipment Shop with him .
Carrying 1 bag was the limit for him, so I carried the remaining 2 bags .
While we were walking to the shop he noticed my change in rank from looking at my plate, so I got a compliment from him .
How should I put this… It doesn’t feel like a compliment as it’s coming from him .
[Any intentions to keep going until rank B?]
[Well, that’s the plan . I’m also thinking of getting to rank A too while we’re at it . ]
[I see… Good luck with that . Even though my party is also aiming for rank A, the road ahead is still oh so long . ]
[Haha, there’s no way I’m letting Estel join you but good luck to you guys too . ]
[Seriously, you don’t know how envious I am of you . Just where did you find those 2 girls . ]
This really makes me feel like it’s been way too long since I had a casual conversation with another guy . Although he’s quite the headstrong bloke, I find him to be pretty normal after talking to him .
Where I found those 2 must be quite the mystery to him . But there’s no way I’m talking about the Gacha to him .
[I have something i want to ask,The fight before you used Sonic blade,right? Can you tell me how it work?]
[Nn? What are you talking about? Doesn’t it just come naturally to any person who has a Skill?]
I took this opportunity to ask Dhius about something I was curious about . It was regarding whether Dhius had any self-awareness about his own skills and abilities or not .
However the answer that I got from him didn’t really answer my question . He made it sound like it’s the most natural answer ever .
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[We hath returned!]
[We’re back, Onii-san . ]
[Ou, did you girls have fun?]
After I received the money for the Stinger Shells from Dhius, I returned to the inn .
The girls returned shortly after I did, they look pretty happy so I guess they enjoyed themselves .
[We sure did! Haaa~ The sweets from that shop sure are delicious . Here you go, souvenirs for Okura-dono . ]
(ED Note: the word お菓子 was used, which usually means confectionary if nothing specific is listed)
[Oh, thanks . ]
She’s making really happy girl sounds . She must have ate something really delicious . She talked about sweets, does she have a sweet tooth?
The souvenir that I received from Noru was something that resembled biscuits .
What can I say, getting souvenirs is a happy thing .
[Shopping was so convenient with our Bags . ]
[Yeah it was . And as expected of the Royal Capital, there was such a wide variety of clothing . ]
As I thought they did have a look at the clothes that were available .
I’ll be looking forward to seeing what kind of clothes the girls bought .
[Hey, Onii-san . What do you think about this?]
[It’s just like what Estel said, he really did react to that…]
What Estel took out, was a set of black clothes that had a white apron attached . It also came with a mini skirt . It’s a complete maid outfit set, the type that you’d imagine for cosplaying .
H, holy cow… To think such things could be found in this world .
When I imagined the different outfits the 2 girls might wear in the future, I suddenly felt very motivated .
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