Chapter 92: Property Search

Chapter 92: Property Search

Afternoon the day after the four people from Room 10 returned to the City of Rune after completing the request for Avery Village.

Ryo ate curry with Sera at 『Houshoku-tei』 for the first time in a long time.

Then, Sera returned to the lord’s mansion while Ryo headed to 『Golden Wave Pavilion』.

(Abel still owes me a few favors. The one week’s worth of dinner that he promised in the dungeon ... I haven’t even had him treat me once. Oh yeah, I didn’t freeze that Fire Magician in ice for Abel’s sake. Yeah, I have to get him to help with this!)

The time was 2:00 pm.

The people who had lunch at the Golden Wave Pavilion were almost all gone.

Meanwhile, a B-rank Swordsman was sitting on a chair in the dining room reading a book.

It was a very convenient development since Ryo was thinking he had to ask the reception to call him.

“Abel, I came to get back what you owe me.”

“Hmm? Ryo? Don’t surprise me. I mean, what do you mean ... Did I borrow something?”

“In the dungeon, you promised me dinner for about a week.”

“!”

Abel seemed to have forgotten.

“O-o-o-of course I didn’t forget. I just lost the timing to invite you because Ryo seemed to be busy. It’s true.”

“Hah ...”

Upon hearing Abel’s excuse, Ryo deliberately sighed.

And then, he sat opposite Abel.

“I would like you to help me with something instead of a week’s dinner.”

“Eh ... what’s that? I have a feeling it will be more difficult than dinner ...”

Abel asked about Ryo’s offer with a sense of fear.

“Actually, my roommates Niels and Etho are about to leave the dormitory soon since 300 days have passed since they registered as adventurers. It seemed that they decided to buy a house and Amon would be staying with them too. So, I also decided to leave the dormitory and get a place of my own ...”

“You don’t wish to live with the other three?”

“Yeah. I want to do a lot of magic and alchemy experiments, so I want to live in a house with a large garden.”

“If Ryo also lives in an inn ... oh right, you said you needed a house with a large garden because of your experiments ...”

“Yes. As a standard in such cases, if you spend a certain amount of money, you can buy an old aristocratic mansion or a cursed aristocratic mansion at a bargain price ... I think there should be such a development.”

“What are you talking about .... standard or development ...”

Ryo’s expectations for a light novel-like development seemed to be unfamiliar to Abel.

Well, of course.

“Ryo, this is hard to say, but I don’t think that’s possible ...”

“Huh?”

“I’m sorry. Even with Abel-san’s introduction, aristocratic mansions can only be purchased by those with aristocratic rank.”

“Eh......”

“Well, that’s how it is.”

Replate, the head of the Adventurer’s Guild real estate department, responded but ... Ryo was tragically struck by reality.

“Then, my large garden ...”

“No, it’s not even yours yet. Replate-san, for the house that Ryo needs, he just wants a large garden no matter what. To experiment with magic and alchemy. He’s rich so any price is okay to a certain extent.”

Ryo wondered if it was necessary to say that much and that would he be taken advantage of.

“Abel, that’s ...”

“It’s okay. Replate-san is the most proper employee in the guild. If you give him all the necessary information, he will find a property that really suits you.”

It seemed that the department head, Replate, was enthusiastic after he was praised so much by the popular Abel.

He nodded happily and said.

“I see. But ... there aren’t any properties I have that meet Ryo-san’s requirements ... How about waiting for a day? I will visit the real estate agents in the city to gather properties that haven’t been gathered here or new properties. Why don’t you come again tomorrow afternoon?”

The face of the department manager, Replate, was the face of a man who took pride in his work.

Facing the request of a man with such an expression, Ryo could not refuse.

“Okay, thank you then.”