Living as an Unemployed in Another World

22 – 2. The Path of the Dagger (3)

3.

Daldaldaldaldaldal——… ….

When a mysterious vibration resonated in the parlor where the tapestry with the guild’s pattern was hung nicely, the female thief thief slapped the young man’s thigh with her quick hand.

“Gerald, stop shaking your legs.”

“Then what should I do? Damn, aren’t you asking me to give you everything you have?”

Aristocrats aren’t bullies of any kind, would they do such a thing——? Normally, Hilda would have refuted right away, but strangely, she couldn’t say such a thing easily after hearing his story just before. No, rather, there is only a difference in reaction, and it is understandable that Gerald is so nervous.

Two weeks ago, their party proudly raised its name to ‘blue’ by successfully clearing , Which no adventurers in the area had succeeded in clearing. However, that was only an official announcement from the guild, and if you look closely at the circumstances, it would be unreasonable for the achievement to go back to them.

What to hide, the dungeon raid is not because of the four adventurers from the beginning, but thanks to a young man named Jin, an unemployed man from the Inn in Cornfield who accompanied them. Of course, it doesn’t mean that they ate it for free, and it was a great enough achievement to cut down a giant serpent the size of a house between people without a cleric (cleric), but they themselves would know it. With that alone, it was a bit unreasonable to knock on the blue door that they hadn’t been able to cross. In the end, if the young man named Jin hadn’t used magic items worth dozens of pounds of gold, the dungeon would never have been invaded.

The person who made a huge contribution to clearing the dungeon refused to be listed on the list on the pretext that he was not an adventurer, so naturally all the achievements were passed on to the other four, and the artifacts in the form of earrings obtained in the dungeon were also theirs. Has been occupied However, the artifact was in the hands of Count Louver, who ruled the territory, and the guild not only promoted their party to legally hand over the artifact to the count, but also gave them treasures corresponding to the artifact.

And now, Lady Alicia, whom they are living alone, is the only daughter of the count as far as Gerald knows. In other words, the one who handed Gerald an expensive magic sword called the And gave them gold coins was none other than the father of the young lady whom they would meet from now on. What would you think if such a person suddenly decided to treat them alone? On second thought, it’s not unreasonable to think of the terrible possibility of retrieving all kinds of rewards, along with saying that he was overcompensating.

“Ah, are you going to steal the money? Even if that happens, it will be to the extent of returning the .”

“Looking at this, it’s not your business, hey, are you saying that as comfort!?”

“Then what should I do! All the gold coins I received were deposited in the bank and poured into them!”

“…… It’s a rather strange story that thieves come and go to the bank.”

“Gerald, you are biased! 10,000 Bandits won’t let you go…….”

“I can’t do without the Either, you idiot! I already sold the bastard sword I was using…….”

The party’s only wizard, Janice, quietly sighed while they were chatting about why they were selling it and who knew this would happen.

Initially blue adventurers are recognized as valuable resources of the guild, and at the same time treated as members of the ‘force’, and know that no matter how noble they are, they cannot be treated carelessly, but Gerald’s party, which has just entered blue, It seems that there is no time to look back on that fact. Sukhbat is…… Well, it looks like they are training to meditate from the noise with their arms folded in the corner of the sofa. As she sighed and opened her mouth, there was a knock outside her door, and a cheerful voice cut through.

“Everyone——Lady Alicia, I’ll enter——”

Rather than introducing a conversation with an aristocrat, she speaks like a pretty young lady who hosts an auction house. No matter how many unique tribes her adventurers are, is there really a personality as eccentric as her? While Janice had doubts, Gerald and Hilda, who had been arguing with each other, put their hands on their knees and straightened their backs as if they had never done so, and Janice also untied her legs in the opposite direction. Only Sukhbat remained immovable.

Knock! Soon, with her unhesitating gesture, the door opened and a slender woman appeared. She was described as slim because she was wearing a sheer dress that was more like a one-piece dress that revealed the curves of her body, rather than her old-fashioned dress. Her lustrous dark blue hair and her blue eyes reminded her of the distant depths of the sea, even in the sense that she could never make out what was on her mind.

In the first place, it was a bit unreasonable to see it as an act of a ‘higher person’ at the point of opening the door and entering on its own without an attendant. If it weren’t for her grace that overflowed from her whole body and the color of her complexion that hadn’t grown to see much of her sunlight, it would have been a bit unreasonable to see her as a noble person.

“Hello, how are you? Hey, meet the lady of the Louvre family…….”

Gerald, who was about to rise awkwardly from her seat and take an example of her nobility, was stopped by her gesture. She first lifted the hem of her dress slightly at Gerald, who tilted her head, and smiled lightly.

“This is Alicia. It’s good manners, but you don’t have to greet me like her father. I heard that adventurers don’t use honorifics when they first meet each other out of respect for each other?”

“…… Uh, but how dare we.”

“Where is the dare?” In the first place, it is none other than Alicia von Louber who summoned all of you who were busy with the authority of nobility. As much as I forced myself to do so, please treat me at least in this place, even if it doesn’t mean we have to talk to each other.”

Gerald and the rest of her party exchanged glances over Alicia’s charming grin. Hearing such words, who could treat the daughter of the count who rules this vast territory unscrupulously…… At least considering the difference in status, I know that the other person is coming out with a fairly large low profile. Gerald reluctantly knelt in her representation and bowed her head.

“This is Gerald. It’s embarrassing, but it’s called the .”

“Ah! Wasn’t it the ‘Bastard Sword’? I was wrong.”

“That’s thanks to the weapon you gave me.”

Gerald smiled awkwardly and looked at the sword propped on the side of the couch. Alicia clapped her hands and slumped back in her seat, putting her hands in her lap, she said.

“It was a gift, wasn’t it a weapon you received as a reward from the guild?”

“Yes? Well, yes, but…….”

Gerald, puzzled by her reaction, once again turned to the party members. You don’t know what kind of contract has been exchanged between this lady, the count, the guild, and their party? After all, it was the count who wanted the artifact, and if it had nothing to do with this young lady, there would be no reason to tell him as a father who cherishes his daughter. Gerald smiled quickly and sat down.

“This is Hilda the thief, Zenith the wizard, and Sukhbat the monk. The four of us usually go around dungeons together or carry out requests.”

Everyone bowed their heads and sat down in her seat. Alicia smiled and looked at her face, then opened her arms wide as if she couldn’t stand it.

“Umm~ Nice to meet you, adventurers!”

“Uh, yeah?”

It was like a child who waited until the candles went out in front of a huge birthday cake. There was no time for Gerald to be embarrassed, and she continued with an innocent look like a child, unlike her mature appearance.

“Oh my God, I really really really wanted to meet you! How patient I was to be somewhat polite at my first meeting! If it’s a , What kind of effect does it have? I heard you cut the serpent’s throat with a single blow with that wonderful sword?”

“Oh, no. I received this sword as a reward for clearing the dungeon. With the sword I used before…….”

“Oh, I did! Excuse me for this. If so, where is the sword you used before? Could you please show me?”

“Oh, well, that… ….”

Gerald, who couldn’t bear to say that he had already sold it because the cost of living was tight for the high-expecting young lady, turned his gaze to the side of the sofa as if asking for help. As expected, Alicia’s attitude was different from what was expected, and everyone was taken aback. Without a hint of shame, she added an explanation for them.

“As you probably already know, I am very interested in adventure stories of adventurers! In fact, the reason why I created this place was because I wanted to meet everyone who had cleared a dungeon that no one had been able to clear, so I had no choice but to be rude again and again! Oh, and I also wanted to thank my father for handing over the artifact!”

Gerald, who had been weighed down by Alicia’s words that were pouring out like her rapid-fire cannon without rest, felt the back of his back for a moment at her last words. Yang Rani, did the count gloss over how he obtained the artifact from her daughter? Well, any father would want to look good for his daughter. She probably didn’t want to tell her adventurer-loving daughter that she used her power to pressure her adventurer into selling her artifact.

So, does that mean that she sees them as good-looking adventurers who made great achievements that others couldn’t, and have no greed for wealth? She somehow felt like she was overly likable. He sweats profusely from his temples, not knowing how to lead the conversation, but when he looks around, all he sees are eyes of anticipation toward Gerald.

Especially when it comes to Hilda, it’s as if she’s urging her to say, ‘Quickly tell me your heroic story as usual, it’s your specialty.’ Gerald immediately closed his eyes and began to talk about his tricks as if he had oiled his mouth.

“…… What do you think is a great thing? Adventurers originally dreamed of this! Aren’t they corpses without dreams and romance? If you don’t mind, I’d like to tell you the story of the first time we went to the dungeon.”

“Oh my God!”

I’m sorry, Jin.

I’ll order you a lot of expensive drinks when you get back to the inn.