167 7-6 Happiness Aspirations at the Adventurer's Guild

Today I visited the Adventurer's Guild on my own for a long time.

The three members of the Red Line are on a quest today, while Shiro and Wendy are on a shopping trip.

In addition, I heard that they will come to pick me up after they are done, so after the potions are delivered, they will be waiting for a while.

It's been a long time since the young master has come. Here, this is a free gift.

Speaking of which.....

After receiving the money for the potion and the peach fruit water for service from the master, he sat down across from me and we made a little small talk.

'How's that?'　It's been a while since the Adventurer's Guild. Do you notice anything unusual?

Uh ... more people?

I look around as I drink my peach water and see a lot of young kids still around.

And a lot of new faces I don't know about.

'Yeah!　More and more of these guys who just came out of the orphanage are becoming adventurers!

'Huh. Is that why you've been consuming so much (small) and (inferior) lately?

'That's right!　Hahahahaha!

Oh, wow.

You sound pretty happy, but that guy is good for me too.

Now the lower recovery potions aren't even a hassle to make, and as they grow, they'll sell more and more.

As I take a sip of Momo's Fruit Water and relax while talking to the master, more and more people are gradually coming to the other tables.

It seems that an intermediate adventurer is teaching a beginner adventurer a lot of things.

''Is that...?''

Yeah. The older students are teaching me. It's easy to get reckless in the beginning, so I'm just going to give you a little map of the distribution of demons around here and how to fight them. Normally, we'd start at F-rank, but we're below that, starting at G. For a short period of time, we're supposed to have adventurers of D rank and above to guide us while we're at G rank.

''I see. So, after the teacher role is deemed okay, I'll be a clear F-rated adventurer...

Oh. It's a dangerous job. You know, the basics are important.

''Well I've learned that the hard way lately...''

Hmm?

For the past few days, I've been running every day, doing muscle training, hammering and practicing, and then doing the minimum amount of training in between.

I'm in the midst of making myself keenly aware of how weak and poorly I've been thinking, so I understand the importance of the basics.

Even today, it's more like I'm resting here because my legs are plumping rather than leaving the shopping to you....

'Thanks to this approach, more and more people are coming to this city from far away to become adventurers. I think it's partly because Ains Hale is easier to understand because the enemies get stronger the further you get from the city.

Yeah. I see the master values the newcomers.

That's true.... You're like a son or daughter to me....

The master was looking at the newcomers with compassionate eyes.

Oh, you don't mind?

I'm not sure what to say, but I'm going to be a long-time friend of Master's, so I thought I'd like to do something for him.

But I didn't think he'd be enough to lean over to me.

''It's a simple and inexpensive thing to do, though. It's just enough to keep people from complaining about it.

'That's enough!　

'I see but don't get your hopes up. This is what it would be like if I could give it to you.

He places a sheet of paper on the desk and activates the known magic circle, Experience Circle.

This is my first alchemy outside of the alchemy room after becoming an A-ranked alchemist.

The one that comes to mind is the 'Twisted Iron Necklace'.

It's the first necklace I ever made.

A magic circle is formed on paper, and the accessory takes shape on top of it to complete the piece.

Twisted Iron Necklace +10 Defense Power.

....Huh?　Hasn't the performance gone up?

I think it was about +2.........

"No, wait, I'm going to mass produce it from here!

Based on this necklace, it will be forged (multi-copy) and mass produced.

"Twisted Iron Necklace +5

...that's more than enough.

Well you don't have to be a rookie to give them out to anyone who wants one.

The master was dumbfounded, but he thanked her and took the twisted iron necklace and put it in a magic bag and handed it to the receptionist.

By the way, this is not the previous receptionist.

It seems that she is currently pregnant and absent, so her replacement is said to be the master's wife.

''I'm home!

I'm home.

I'm home.

A familiar voice sounded, and as I turned to look at the entrance, it seemed that Renge, Sorte and Aina had returned.

On their backs, they have large bags of items and demon furs hanging from their backs.

'Oh, looks like they're back.

Yeah.

Aren't you going to pick me up?

Do I go in there...?

A small crowd has formed in front of the entrance, and Aina and the others haven't made it to the back yet.

That's because they are surrounded by newcomers and intermediate adventurers, and if I walked in there, I would surely be crushed.

''What was it today?''

''As I recall it was the defeat of a deep enemy that appeared at the entrance of the forest, wasn't it? I believe it was the defeat of a Crazy Bull Angus with a threat level of A-ranked.

Yeah, that's right.

I don't know if they are occasional stragglers, but it seems that the deeper enemies appear in shallow areas such as near the entrance.

In terms of proper rank, they're one or two different opponents, so Aina and the other higher ranked adventurers sometimes go hunting.

After completing such a high threatening quest, the kids who have just become newcomers will be eager to hear about it, right?

Just as I was thinking this, Aina noticed me and seemed happy to see me, she quickly slipped past the adventurers and came in front of me.

My lord, I'm home!

Oh, and welcome back. How'd it go?

It's a perfect fit!　I wasn't hurt, no problem.

'Oh, right. Well, that's good to know.

Aina and the others are the only A-ranked adventurers in this city.

That's why many dangerous requests like this one come to us.

.........Well, I've recently been able to learn about their strength with my body, so I don't think they'll get beaten that easily, but I'm still a little worried.

"So........I have a little favor to ask my lord.......could you make some accessories for the new kids with this? I mean, it could be something really simple...

Aina anxiously holds out the iron ore to me.

Looking at it, me and Master look at each other.

'We've been getting some new recruits lately, but I've heard they're bloodthirsty and constantly wounded. We can't teach them, but I was wondering if we could do something for them... I mean, why not?　Of course I'd like to thank you........

'Uh....'

I want you to have a hot bath.

Hmm?　What are you talking about?

'No, I was just talking to the master earlier and I just gave him a trinket I made out of iron ore for that rookie.

I didn't expect Aina to say the same thing.......

Master's face is smirking and it's kind of hard to do.

''Oh, I see.......my lord thought the same thing......thank you!

Oh, well...

Hot, hot, hot. Well, goodbye, young master.

Oh. Well do you want to sit down then?

Yeah. I'll let you do that.

With that said, Aina sat down next to me.

Moreover, she deliberately shifts her chair to sit close to me.

''Fufu ... after all, my lord is kind.''

No, it's just a coincidence, okay?　That's the kind of person Aina is, isn't she kind and junior to you?

'Those are the kids I taught at the orphanage, you know. I just wanted to help them out a little.

''I see.......so let's put a set of recovery potions on it too.......''

Hmm. You are very kind, aren't you?

I know that Aina donates much of her quest rewards to the orphanage.

She said that she doesn't have parents either, and that's why she wants to save so many orphans, to be the one who helps the weak and frustrates the strong.

It's because of that Aina that I must have fallen in love with her.

'What's wrong?　I don't mean to stare or anything. Is there anything on your face?

Ina is beautiful.

Oh, yeah?　I get embarrassed when you say it from the front... don't look at me too much anymore...

No. Look.

'Uhhhh well then I'll watch it too!

They stared at each other without a single blink of an eye.

Aina's face gradually flushed, and it was fun to watch.

Her bright eyes and pouty lips. Aina's nose is well-groomed and her ears are adorably bright red.

I can still continue to look at her, but Aina gave up and turned her face away.

''Huh ... hah ... my breath ...''

You don't have to hold your breath.

'But ... ugh ... it's a tease ...'

Alright, I stroked her head and gently pulled her towards me, and Aina rested her head on me and leaned in.

It's just Aina seducing you. She's cute even if she's swollen.

''Ugh I feel like I'll never be able to beat my lord with my mouth...''

Aina's just too weak and easy to understand.

Her face turns red easily and it shows on her face so easily that she wants to tease you.

''Uh........''

I'm sorry?　I'm teasing you a little too much. Can you forgive me?

''I'll forgive you if you let me stay like this a little longer...''

Yeah. You can do as much as you want. As long as you don't mind what people think of you...

Huh....?

Before I knew it, the commotion had died down and we were surrounded by adventurers, Renge and Solte, who were quietly watching us.

'Is it over?　So can I get the other side?

Wait, wait, wait. I'm the one who's doing that.

'Why can't you just sit on my lap, Solte?　White isn't even there right now!

I can't do it in front of everyone, can I?

It's good, isn't it?　Aina is such a delirious woman, no one would care if Solte-tan, who is originally a delirious woman to her master, got on her lap now!

'Aaaaaaaaahhhh........'

Ahhhh, Mr. Renge, Mr. Sorte?

If you don't do that much, Aina will be as red as her hair color, right?

'Uhhhh!　Give it to me!　I won't give you my lord's knee or both sides!

With that, Aina sat on my lap, facing me, and held me tightly.

I expected to feel her supposedly bountiful tits, but they were hard because she was wearing armor........ My ribs..........

'I'm reopened!　Wait, why are you on my lap?　Your husband will be crushed if you keep your armor on!

'Why don't you just take it off!　My lord, could you remove the clasp here, please?

Oh, oh. Okay.....

Hey, Aina!　Let's all three of us share properly!

I don't know!　For the most part, you two are always making out with the master!　So I'm not going to give it away this time!

The three of them are making a racket, and the adventurers are staring at them with a pouty look on their faces.

Well, that's what happens. No one would think that the older man they admire would end up like this.......

'So your admiration is also a girl........'

But you're happy. That's okay.

Yeah. Adventurers are girls too. I'm jealous that you've got the happiness of a girl too...

''Oh, Aina-sama.......with such a maiden's face.......''

'Mr. Solte you can't look at me with those cold eyes anymore...'

It's not that.........don't flirt with me in public....... I'm going to cry.　It's time for us to cry...

A.A.A.! The three of them were still fighting, as if they hadn't heard the low, dull voice of the male adventurers saying, "I'm sorry," echoing through the adventurers' guild.