CH 86

Right at that time, Ar-niisama and Frank-san exited the Adventurer’s Guild. They didn’t bring the Armored Insect’s horn, so it seemed like it was received safely by the guild.

“Ou, what’s the matter?”

Frank-san lightly patted my head. When I lifted my head to look at his face, he was furrowing his brows.

No matter how you look at it, this expression of his wasn’t priest-like at all. When I glanced at the boy from before, I could tell that he was overwhelmed by Frank-san’s intimidating air.

“His family has gone missing. So, he wants us to help look for them.”

In response to Amanda-san’s words, Frank-san’s gaze at the boy softened.

Noticing that, the boy relaxed his previously stiffened body.

“We’ve heard a little bit of the story in the Adventurer’s Guild… We’ve gotten plenty of extra income too, so shall we talk about it over a meal?”

Frank-san stooped and grinned.

But the boy’s eyes were focused onto Luan who was sitting on top of Frank-san’s head.

Before the boy, Karin-san came approaching with her nose twitching.

“Smelly, you smell!”

“—Eh. I properly cleaned myself five days ago, though?”

As the boy answered, he sniffed his own body.

In this world, there was no custom of entering the bath. But in exchange, they used the Clean magic to remove any dirt from their bodies. It was a magic that I couldn’t learn for some reason no matter what, but it seemed that even a small child could use it.

It was normally applied every day, but… It was still the same as not taking a bath in five days, right?

It wasn’t like he was stinky, but I still reflexively took a step backward.

“Hey, kid. You know of a new type of the slimes, don’t you? Where did you find them?! Tell me!”

“Slime?”

The boy had an expression of being unable to make heads or tails out of Karin-san’s words. Meanwhile, Karin-san approached the boy, smelling him from various directions.

–No matter how you look at her, she was a splendid example of a pervert.

Then, somehow, I felt like the surrounding villagers’ eyes turned chilly.

Everyone, it’s a misunderstanding! The perverted one is only Karin-san hereee!

“Now, now, wait a bit, Karin. Let’s put aside the thing about slimes first and let’s search for the missing people. Oy, boy, there’s Louise’s diner in this town, right? Guide us there.”

Louise’s diner?!

If it’s Louise’s tavern, then it’s famous, but there’s also a diner named like that, huh?

“If I guide you there, will you help me look for them?”

“After all is said, I am still a priest. Helping people is like my job anyway.”

“Eh, you’re a priest?!”

The boy stared unblinkingly at Frank-san, and it seemed that he noticed that Frank-san’s clothes were that of a priest’s.

The outfit looked a bit similar to a woodcutter’s clothes, add that Frank-san was a brawny man, so nobody could tell right away that he was a priest… Moreover, the impact of Luan sitting on top of his head was quite strong, so people wouldn’t really observe his clothes.

“Oy, oy, no matter how you look at it, I am a splendid priest. Right, Jou-chan?”

Uuuhmm…

No matter how you look at him, it isn’t obvious that he was a priest, so how should I answer this?

While waiting for my answer, Ar-niisama looked at the boy and kindly spoke to him.

“Do you know where Louise’s diner is?”

“It’s just right over there. Here.”

With the boy guiding us, we quickly found our way to the Louise’s diner which was located nearby.

“The new type of slime is…!”

“Yes, yes, Karin. Let’s talk about it slowly afterwards.”

Karin-san seemed like she was about to charge at the boy, so Amanda-san and Virna-san grabbed Karin-san’s hands and tightly guarded them.

I reflexively turned to look at Noir who was also looking at me, and I shrugged my shoulders.

Louise-san’s diner was located three buildings away from the Adventurer’s Guild.

Would there be a bunny waitress inside the store?

My heart was thumping as I entered, but there was no bunny-san at all. Too bad.

“Ou. An intruder is here.”

When we opened the door that triggered the bells to ring ‘clank clank’, a person who was drinking something while sitting on the corner table then raised their face. It was an elder sister with a black hair, red eyes, and a mole on the corner of her mouth, giving off an amorous vibe.

“Oh my. It’s a familiar face, huh?”

“…Aren’t you Louise? So, you’re in this town right now? No wonder it’s so stinky here.”

It seemed like she was Frank-san’s acquaintance.

Uhhm, I wonder how he became acquainted with her? Could it be that they were once lovers?!

“I heard the rumor about you becoming a priest and then caving in the Izel fort, but did you get fired? If you become an adventurer again, I can introduce you to lots of jobs, seeing that you’re skilled.”

“I won’t become an adventurer again now. You won’t return to becoming an adventurer after retiring in the information shop, right—”

Before Frank-san could finish his words, there was something that flew and brushed against his cheek.

Then, red blood streamed from it.

“Don’t reveal people’s secrets that easily!”

“I ain’t telling anyone else. Besides, the fact that Louise’s diner is also an information shop has been famous among the competent adventurers. Everyone said to check the location of Louise’s diner from the Adventurer’s Guild in a town that they visited for the first time.”

Frank-san healed the wound on his face as he carried on with the conversation as if nothing had happened.

Wait a minute!

The two of them are acquaintances, right? Why would they be this brutal with each other?!

“…Good grief. When I thought that I’d be able to live a peaceful reclusive life in a remote place, as expected things were quickly uncovered. So, what do you want to ask about?”

“As expected of an information shop, you’re quick to the topic.”

Frank-san grinned as he sat down on a seat located right in front of Louise-san.

“Children are going missing in this town, aren’t they? Tell me more about it.”

Louise-san glanced at the boy who was standing next to Ar-niisama. Then, she looked at me and Noir who were standing right at the doorway with a scrutinizing look.

“Fine. But that means this place will be reserved for it from hereon, so it will be expensive.”

Saying that, Louise-san stood up and put up a ‘closed’ note at the door.