CH 18

Manon and gardener apprenticeship work

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The day after I participated in the wall construction, I went to the guild to find a job as usual.

Even this morning, the bulletin board on which the contents of the request were posted was very crowded, adn everyone seemed to be bleeding and competing for work.

I wonder if the daily allowance was so desperately different, and when I asked Otto-san, he said that the difference was at most about 200 Helts.

It's not surprising that the difference is that much, but for an adult man, it's a serious difference because the amount of alcohol that can be drunk that night changes.

Yeah, I don't mind the 'fortune comes to the leftovers' method.

"Good morning, Kent"

When I was waiting for the morning congestion to end by the wall, I was called out to.

When I looked who it was, it was Manon, a handsome guy with light blue smooth hair.

"Ah ... good morning, Manon."

Learning Kokubu style FunyaFunya swordsmanship? It's a little awkward now that I've done it.

"Ke, did Kent come looking for a job?"

"Yeah, yes, but Manon too?"

"Yeah, my previous job was until yesterday, so I'm thinking of looking for another job from today."

"I see ..."

"Yeah, yes ..."

Yeah, it's really awkward, the conversation doesn't connect well.

"Ah, that's it Kent."

"What is it?"

"Why don't we work together for today?"

"That's fine, but ..."

"Yes, then let's go work together, yeah, let's do that, yeah, yeah."

"Hah ..."

It seems that Manon is making a fist and doing a small guts pose.

Is it so much fun to do the same job as I do?

[ Kent-sama, isn't this a continuation of the other day? ]

[ Oh, I see, he wants to explore the secret of my growth, hmm, hmm, I see ... ]

"What's wrong? Kent."

"No, no ... I don't know ... I think it's very crowded every morning in front of the bulletin board ..."

"That's right, I have to work up courage to go inside ... Oh."

"Hmm? What's wrong ... oh is that Ridner, wow, he's being crushed ..."

It seems that Ridner, who is taller and bigger than me and Manon, can't even move when he's among the adults.

I wonder if he can confirm the contents of the request properly in such a state.

Looking closely, Maru and Tarik are also being rubbed in a potato-washing state, so it seems that you will get tired before working, but is it okay?

When I was worried about the three of them, I suddenly noticed the line of sight from the side and turned my eyes, and Manon turned away in a hurry.

When I turned my face back to the bulletin board, I still feel the line of sight.

So, when I turn my face, Manon is facing a ridiculous direction.

I pretended to look at the bulletin board and looked at Manon ...

"What ... what? Kent, what's wrong?"

Yeah, even if the behavior is suspicious, good-looking guys are good-looking guys ... I look like a weird kid when I look suspicious, it's not fair ...

"No, I wonder whta kind of work Manon would do ..."

"M, me? No, it's okay for Kent to do what he normally does today."

"Is that so? Well, it will be free in a little longer, so let's see then."

"Yeah, that's right ..."

As the crowd dispersed, Ridner's group seemed to finally decide on a job and ran to the counter with the request paper.

Then, should we also look for a job?

Most of the remaining work after the congestion is cheap or an apprenticeship.

As the name suggests, an apprenticeship is the apprenticeship of various jobs, and while you can experience adn be taught the work, the daily allowance is cheaper.

It is said that the children of Volzard will experience various jobs in these apprenticeships and get a job that suits them.

I've been looking for an apprentice healer job, but it's impossible unless you're a person who has a high degree of expertise and professionalism and is judged to have the light attribute by the judgment of the 'Evil Eye Crystal'.

It's really annoying, that crystal ball.

"Hey, Manon, have you ever done this gardener's apprenticeship?"

"Yeah? No, but does Kent want to be a gardener?"

"No, that's not the case, but the other day, Klaus-san told me to do various jobs to find the talent sleeping in me ... so I tried various jobs. I think I'll try it."

"Is that so ... Then, why don't we try it? I think it's okay because they're always looking for people."

"Okay, then let's do this job today!"

Manon and I took the requested paper to the counter, asked them to tell us the location of the gardner's house, and decided to go immediately.

"Manon is from Volzard, right?"

"Yeah, I was born and raised in Volzard, and I haven't been to any other city yet."

"Is that right? Then, didn't you know Ridner's group well from before?"

"Yeah, I knew their faces and names, but I didn't know them that well because I live in a different area."

Volzard is a city that has expanded with the addition of walls, so the city is divided into several parts by the walls.

It seems that there is no difference in status depending on the area where you live, but it seems that people who live in the same area are better friends.

Manon and Ridner also attended the same school, but it seems that children from the same district often gathered together during breaks.

The gardener Oren-san's house was in the second district, one wall out of the old town.

There are many roadside trees planted in the city of Volzard, and it is said that his main job is to manage them and maintain the garden of the lord's mansion.

"Oh, I was hoping for an apprentice, so you came at the right time. I'm planning to prune the mansion of Klaus-san today, and I thought that two people wouldn't be enough."

"I'm Kent, please take care of us."

"I'm Manon, if you please."

"Oh, I'm ready, so let's get going out now."

"Yes!"

We pushed the dolly with scissors and ladders for pruning and headed to the lord's mansion.

The lord's mansion is just a stone's throw from Oren-san's house, on the easternmost side of the old town.

In front of the house is a high iron fence gate, a garrison person was guarding and we were asked to show our IDs to enter.

The garrison person who saw the guild cards of Manon and I, seemed to know that we were apprentices and told us to do our best.

We placed the dolly behind the gate and started working immediately.

"Okay, then Kent and Manon should start by weeding."

We were given a jute bag and a weeding fork to pull out the bifurcated weeks, and we started weeding the cobblestones leading from teh gate to the entrance of the masion.

Actually, as a punishment for falling asleep, I've often done this, so I'm good at weeding.

The life guidance teacher seemed to have a disagreeable personality, and even if I left a small weed, I was forced to start over, so I got rid of them thoroughly.

Weeding forks are used to remove the roots and not leave them behind.

[ Kent-sama, you're being watched. ]

[ Yeah, I don't care anymore, I don't have any trouble being watched weeding. ]

[ Is that right ... Anyway, Kent-sama, you seem quite used to it. ]

[ Well ... I was forced to do it a lot because of the penalties for falling asleep ... ]

[ Buhahaha, that's a lucky break. ]

The difference in the speed of work between me, who has a professional weeding technique, and Manon, who is observing me is obvious.

My weeding technique that conquered the back of the school building and the back of the gymnasium is not to be underestimated.

"Oh, Kent is pretty fast, the result is ... yeah, no problem, I'll accept it in this condition."

"Yes!"

"As for Manon ... Oh, I'm sorry, but if you leave such small ones behind, they will grow quickly, so please review it a little."

"Yes, I'm sorry ... I'll do it over."

"Oh, that's the way it is at first, you don't have to shrink too much."

"Yes ..."

It is permissible to leave weeds behind, but only for good-looking men?

When I remembered myself at the time when I was nagged at in the back of the school building, my eyes became hot.

Yeah, my hard work wasn't wasted.

When I was devoting myself to the weeds, I was called out to from above my head.

"Oh, isn't it Kent, are you a gardener today?"

"Oh, Klaus-san, good morning, yes, I'm trying various jobs."

"Fuhahaha, yeah, yeah, good, experience a lot of work now. Kent, experience is sure to help you."

"Yes, I'll do my best."

"That's right, Kent, my daughter, Beatrice."

"Nice to meet you, Kent-san."

"Hello, nice to meet you, I'm indebted to Klaus-san."

Beatrice, dressed in a simple but well-tailored young grass-colored dress, has fiery red hair and brown eyes that look courageous.

Yeah, she's so cute that I don't think it's the blood of the evil old man.

"Beatrice is still a student, so I wonder if she's one year younger than Kent ... isn't she cute?"

"Yes ... very ..."

Klaus-san nodded in satisfaction, then put his mouth to my ear and muttered in a low voice.

"I'll kill you if you touch her ..."

"Hii, yesh!"

Idiot parent has arrived--!

Even in a different world, idiot parents will exist.

"Hey papa! Don't say strange things."

"I didn't say anything strange ... right, Kent."

"Yesh ..."

If you're out of sight of Beatrice and glare at me, I have no choice but to nod with all my might.

Jeez, I'm already nodding like Aizu's specialty, Akabeko. (TN: Akabeko is a bobbleheaded red toy cow.)

"It's somehow suspicious ..."

Even if Beatrice with her arms folded stares at me with suspicious eyes, Klaus-san is also glaring at me, so I can only deny it by shaking my head.

Even so, she's younger but dignified ... I'm overwhelmed by the aristocratic aura.

"Hmm ... well, please do your best at work."

"Yes, I'll do my best."

Ah, with Beatrice's smile, I feel like I can put up with it.

No, no, I'm not thinking about putting my hand on her, there's a voice saying "I'll kill you. I'll kill you ..." please stop with the muttering, Klaus-san.

Klaus-san to the guild for business, and Beatrice to school, the father daughter pair went out.

Hmm ... I'm so tired ... I wonder why Manon is glaring at me.

It's okay, anyway, I'm an ordinary person with the feeling of unimportance.

While Manon and I were weeding, Oren-san and his colleague were pruning the garden trees.

After weeding, we will collect the branches and leaves that have been pruned and put them away.

Manon seems to be observing me as usual, but I will continue to move with all my might.

Working in a crouched position or in the middle of the waist puts a lot of strain on your legs, but I think this is also good for training.

Continuing to move will also strengthen your stamina, and fatigue and muscle aches will not be a problem if you apply self-healing during lunch break.

After the lunch break, we repeated weeding and cleaning of pruned debris until evening.

"Oh, it's about time to finish, Kent, load the bags full of pruned debris on the dolly."

"Yes, I understand."

The picked weeds and pruned debris will be buried in the garden of Oren-san's house and used as fertilizer later.

It is important to reuse whatever can be used in the farthest cities like Volzard.

By the way, did you know that even at the livre farm, the livre pomace is used as fertilizer?

"Well, thanks to Kent's hard work, I was saved, hopefully I can ask for another day tomorrow?"

"Yes, that's okay, I'll be counting on you tomorrow."

"Oh, really, no, I'm saved, what about Manon?"

"I will do my best ..."

"Oh, then, I'll ask the both of you tomorrow ... Oh, yes, bring a change of clothes tomorrow. After work, we'll have dinner, so you'll be able to wash up and change clothes."

"Yes, I understand."

After returning the dolly to Oren-san's house, I went to report to the guild instead of Manon, who was exhausted, and then returned to the boarding house.

After supper, as usual, I practiced swords and magic in the Devil's Forest, and after the date changed, returned to the boarding house, went out like a light ... and a new morning came again.

Well, I'm impressed that it's something that my body can do.

After breakfast, I headed to the meeting place with Manon.

Manon who appeared seems to be dull from the looks of it, and it seems that yesterday's tiredness has not disappeared.

"Good morning ... Kent."

"Good morning! Manon, did you stretch yesterday?"

"Ah ... I forgot ..."

"It can't be helped ... I'll help you stretch and give a little massage."

"Thank you ... I'm sorry, Kent."

"It's okay ... with this much."

By pretending to help with stretching and applying a little healing magic, Manon's complexion improved considerably.

"Wow, Kent, I feel like I've gotten rid of my muscle pain and fatigue, so I think I can do my best today."

"Yeah, let's do our best today!"

We work at Klaus-san's mansion today as well.

I couldn't meet Klaus-san and Beatrice because I was working behind the mansion from this morning.

Eh? Isn't it a pity that I can't feast my eyes on her developing Nice Body? (TN: Btw, when you see these not so random capitalized words, they're originally in Engrish.)

Well, that kind of thing ... Isn't it decided that I'm thinking with all my might?

[ Kent, you're apparently not being watched today. ]

[ Yeah, Manon can't afford that, right? ]

[ Maybe ... ]

Manon was observing my movements yesterday, but today he seems to be devoting himself to his work.

Therefore, it seems that the work efficiency has improved significantly compared to yesterday.

However, the amount of exercise has increased by that amount, and it seems that fatigue has accumulated.

When I'm done with my work, should I do a stretch with healing magic?

I brought a change of clothes today, so I crawl on the ground to clean up the grass and pruned debris.

It was worth it, and by evening we were able to finish all the work.

It seems that pruning the mansion can take three or four days, and in some cases five days, if only Oren-san and his colleague work.

Oren-san and his son, Faldo, both had a fluffy face because the work was completed in two days.

"Okay, when I get home and put away the tools, let's take a bath and have a meal!"

"Yes, thank you for your hard work."

Manon is tired, but he seems to be doing well and feeling fulfilled.

I'll do the cleaning up of the tools for you.

"Manon, I'll do the cleaning up, so you can take a bath first."

"No, that's bad, Kent is working a lot ..."

"It's okay, it's okay, Manon was doing his best today, and I still have some spare capacity, so it's okay."

"Hmm ... Then, excuse me first."

Cleaning up is as simple as removing the jute bag containing pruning debris from the dolly and washing the weed forks we used.

The pruning scissors will be cleaned up by Oren-san and the others.

"Oh, okay, go take a bath Kent, the rest is the work we do."

"Yes, then excuse me first."

The bathroom in Oren-san's house is made wider than the bath in a normal house in case of working with a large number of people.

The dressing room is also large, and it feels like a small public bath or a bathroom in an inn.

I took the bag with my change of clothes and went to the dressing room, then took off my sweaty and dusty clothes.

There was a popping sound of hot water from the bathroom.

"Good work today, Manon."

When I hid only my crotch with a towel and entered the bathroom, Manon had just risen from the bathtub.

"Eh ... ..."

"Huh ...?"

It felt like time had stopped for a moment, and both Manon and I were frozen.

Manon's chest has a small bulge ...

"K, kyaaaaaa!"

"Wow, I'm sorry ... eh, ehhh!"

"Don't look at me, Kent's naughty! Lewd! Hentai!"

"Wow, I'm sorry ... yeah!"

I rushed to the dressing room after being splashed with hot water by Manon, and I screamed unintentionally.

"Uhhhhh! I never noticed that you were a girl! Fugya!"

"Kent, that's too rude! Stupid!"

As a finishing blow, I was hit by a washtub thrown by Manon.

Yeah ... I always thought it was a handsome guy, so I didn't think it would be a girl.