CH 31

Chapter 31 Veteran B Rank Adventurers are Usually People of Common Sense

Homeroom ended shortly after the teacher in charge of the first class arrived to give a brief explanation and hand over handouts.

When I peeked into the classroom of the second class, thinking of asking Chris to go home together, they were in the middle of self-introductions, so I judged that it would take a while and decided to go back to the mansion by myself.

The first class students sure are honor students….

They seem to prefer spending their time for their own goals rather than relaxing after school and chatting with friends to deepen their friendship.

Everyone had already left the classroom, so there was no one to kill time with.

「I’m home.」

「Oh, Master. Are you not together with Chris-sama?」

When I called out to the maid who was cleaning the garden, she asked about Chris.

Contrary to my first impression, Chris was very good at reading the mood.

When he saw that I was treating the maids as employees rather than slaves, he began talking to them in a friendly manner, and the maids’ impression of Chris skyrocketed.

They probably have a better impression of Chris than they do of me, who has a clear hierarchical relationship.

After all, their voices are one tone higher when talking to Chris.

Well, it’s much better than having him arrogantly lecture me about the common sense treatment of slaves where they are treated like consumable goods unless they are battle-ready forces like Ian.

「It seemed that his class wouldn’t be over for a while, so I came back alone.」

Chris picked me up in a carriage on the way there, so I was troubled for a moment because I didn’t have a carriage to go back home.

But then I immediately remembered that I was a carefree adventurer, not a noble, so I came back running.

I couldn’t help but smile wryly when I arrived at the mansion two times faster than by carriage.

I was a high-rank noble before I remembered my past life, so I used to ride in a carriage everyday that I felt like I would get hemorrhoids, and I wore dazzling clothes that looked more important than me.

…… It’s not easy to show off.

「We could have picked you up if you contacted us….」

「It’s faster to run. I’m an adventurer, so there’s no need to worry about something like that.」

「Fufu, I don’t know what to do with you.」

「Did I say something funny?」

I don’t know how to respond even if you look at me with that warm gaze.

Please stop….

「Please don’t mind about it. Ah, that’s right. Master, the adventurers who will be escorting you on the way to the labyrinth city have arrived, and Ian is currently dealing with them in the reception room.」

「What?」

We are going to the labyrinth city tomorrow.

Today was the entrance ceremony, so I was planning to leave all the meetings to Ian, but…

「It’s disrespectful to the seniors of the <General Public Faction> if I, the client, don’t say hello to them even though I’m present. Tell Ian that I will head to the reception room after I change my clothes.」

「Understood.」

Escorts, huh….

I applied for the request using the special rule for enchanters, with the condition that 『Three B ranks or more. Since there’s a girl, personality is prioritized over strength.』

As a result, a B rank veteran party belonging to the <General Public Faction> was assigned to escort us.

「Nice to meet you, Jink-san! We’re B rank party, <Dragon’s Eyes>. I heard that you can use appraisal, so I think you already know, but… I’m Watson, and these two are Lahat and Nigg. We’ll protect you, so leave the safety on the road to us!」

When I went to the reception room, there were three veteran adventurers sitting there.

Watson (38)

Level: 81 (795/810)

Job: Adventurer (Swordsman, B)

HP: 810/810

MP: 17/17

Skills: Swordsmanship 45, Body Strengthening 11, Throwing 6, Cooking 1

Gift: _

Others: Titles, Aptitude list

Lahat (39)

Level: 72 (124/720)

Job: Adventurer (Shieldman, B)

HP: 720/720

MP: 18/18

Skills: Shield Arts 39, Dagger Arts 26, Body Strengthening 15

Gift: _

Others: Titles, Aptitude list

Nigg (36)

Level: 53 (296/530)

Job: Adventurer (Scout, B)

HP: 530/530

MP: 187/187

Skills: Wind Magic 12, Fire Magic 5, Throwing 21, Detection 30, Body Strengthening 7, Etiquette 2

Gift: _

Others: Titles, Aptitude list

「Nice to meet you. My name is Jink. I’ve heard from <Golden Spear> that <Dragon’s Eyes> is trustworthy. This time, in addition to me and Ian over there, there is also a girl named Nina, so I was concerned about other factors besides the strength of the adventurers, but…. I am glad that the guild sent good adventurers.」

According to the information on adventurers provided by <Golden Spear>, <Dragon’s Eyes> doesn’t have any achievement that’s worth mentioning, but they are one of the most popular adventurers in Qualarute with a high completion rate of high-level requests and escort repeat rate.

If it was just me and Ian, nothing else mattered as long as they did their job, but… we’re going with Nina this time.

If the party members have a bad personality, I and Ian have to protect Nina, so I’m grateful for the guild’s thoughtfulness.

「Geez… what the hell are they talking about….」

But I don’t want to see a muscular old man who’s trying to hide his embarrassment since it’s creepy.

The contrast between his red cheeks and dark beard, and the gesture of scratching his cheeks with his rugged and bony finger… it’s painful for my eyes.

…… I decided not to grow a beard in the future.

「… Well, anyway, I am looking forward to working with you tomorrow.」

When I was reading the distributed textbook in my room, leaving <Dragon’s Eyes> to Ian, Nina brought a tea set.

「Thank you. I felt thirsty just now.」

「There is no need to thank me, it is my job after all! …… Um, Master. …… Err… can I ask a very rude question…?」

「What is it?」

Is it about tomorrow?

「Master and Ian are stronger than an A rank adventurer when wearing enchanted equipment, right?」

「Yeah. In terms of skills, our stats will be more than an A rank adventurer if we wear it properly. Ian is also good at swordsmanship like me, so he has good compatibility with the buffs, and he can also use wind magic now.」

Actually, Nina’s status will be equivalent to A rank (excluding HP) if she wears enchanted equipment, but she has a flaw that her original combat power is almost zero.

She doesn’t have much stamina, so she can’t fight for a long time even if her status is raised with the buffs.

That said, I won’t notice it if I don’t look closely, and if Nina, using enchanted equipment to the limit, fights Qualta’s Guild Master… she probably will win in one blow….

「… Then why did Master ask adventurers to escort us? I and Ian are bound by the slave magic, so we will never betray Master. But it is not the same for adventurers… and Master told me about that possibility the other day. Master, is there a reason why you took the risk of asking B rank adventurers to escort us…?」