CH 95

[Well, you know what kind of place this is, don’t you? Are you done talking?]

Pops urged me with a smirk on his face.

[I know what it is. Give me one set meal and some sake1.]

Of course I wasn’t going to stay there for free. I decided to pass the time with a meal.

While I was waiting for the restaurant to close, eating a slow-cooked soup of vegetables and meat, the adventurer and the merchant suddenly stood up. They were cursing at each other and looked like they were about to start a fight.

Gandalf, who had left his seat in a hurry, slid his body between them and pulled them apart, listening to their arguments and trying to persuade them. As I was watching to help them if anything happened, the three of them suddenly started laughing and toasting each other.

I can’t even imagine how they did it, but they seemed to have successfully turned the conversation into laughter.

It’s a trick I can’t do. Maybe this is the right job for him.

Helmine and Sophie were getting better at dealing with drunks. Rosa lightly dodged a lascivious adventurer who tried to touch her butt with a fluttering motion. The night passed as I watched everyone working happily, and finally it was time to close the store.

I asked Pops to let the others go home first, so it was just me and Sophie in the store.

[I’m sorry for the trouble Alma-san caused you.]

When I told her that I had met her(Alma) at the Adventurer’s Guild branch, Sophie suddenly apologized.

The blame for that thing’s outburst lies with its owner —the Pope. The others were all victims, so there was nothing to worry about, but as a church official, she must have felt guilty.

[Sophie doesn’t need to apologize. No one can control that. Anyway, about tomorrow, the Adventurer’s Guild is going to investigate the dungeon.]

[The same goes for the church. I’ll be accompanying them as an assistant.]

She answered my question with a troubled smile.

How could she refuse? I’m sorry for asking such a tactless question.

[And it seems that Regina–sama instructed us to go together.]

[Did that woman accept?]

[—I think she would have resisted if she was told not to go to the dungeon, but since we could fight the undead, she agreed. However, I don’t know what she will do there. ……]

That’s an easy to understand principle of action. That’s why it’s easy to imagine them getting in the way of the adventurers.

I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to avoid the trouble with Alma for picking a fight with the adventurer’s guild, although it will make it easier to protect Sophie. If it’s an order from a nobleman, we have no choice but to obey it, so let’s hope Roy will do the same.

[The adventurers have a lot of blood on their hands. I don’t think it’s going to end well tomorrow. Shall I join them?]

[What? Lars–san, are you coming too?]

[Yeah, he asked me to show him around. If we work together, I’ll try to help Sophie as much as I can.]

[That’s reassuring! Thank you very much!]

When I saw Sophie’s delighted face, I was glad that I had decided to participate.

[If you’re going to join us, Lars, I’ll give you this.]

There were three bottles of water and a piece of cloth on the table.

All of them had a sacred atmosphere, and I could tell that they had the effect of Holy Magic.

What’s in the vials is Holy Water. If you sprinkle it on the undead, it will damage them, and if you sprinkle it on the ground, they won’t come in for a certain period of time. The cloth is called a Saint’s Cloth, and it will keep the effects of the cursed item from leaking out.

The Holy Water is the water that has been imbued with holy effects through the nightly prayers of the Priest, and the cloth that is made from threads soaked in the Holy Water and further imbued with the effects of Holy Magic is called the Saint’s Cloth.

None of these things are easy to get, and you can’t buy them, even if you spend a lot of money. It was probably made by Sophie.

[That’s great. I’ll be grateful to use them.]

If she had made it while working, she would have had to work very hard, cutting down on her sleep. When I think about it, my head naturally drops.

Even though I hoped I would never have the chance to use it, I decided to accept it honestly.

1 Japanese Alcohol, 15~22% concentrated, made from Rice, Water and Koji–kin