Living as an Unemployed in Another World

78 – 3. Two Adventurers (31)

31.

Since we couldn’t just stand still and continue our conversation, the four of us, including Mira, took our seats at a table in the corner near the counter and sat down. Thanks to Alphonse’s big back, we couldn’t see the faces watching us, but we could hear whispering voices over it.

──Look, a real elf.

–You idiot, so you’re not an elf. Half human A half elf.

──How do you know that? Look at that ear is that human? How did it happen again That’s completely fairy.

──Believe me. I’ve seen real elves in the city before, but they’re different.

──Is the side half-orc? It’s definitely different from Orcs.

–That’s right, when you say an orc, you’re the one who runs away in a hurry, it’s probably not because you’re still sitting there. Giggle.

──What? I know you don’t lose look at those biceps You are like one finger.

“Noisy… ….”

Chloe frowned. Instead of wrinkles, hollow marks emerge on her thin skin. I really agree. It’s true that there’s not much to see in a rural town like this, but that’s why the same adventurers make a fuss. If Alphonse glanced at him, he would probably keep his mouth shut like a ghost.

“Shouldn’t you be quiet?”

Did you read my thoughts? Pooh, do it. As Mira glared at them, slashing her dagger through the straight gap in the table, all the adventurers became dumb. Three weeks had passed since she had been at this inn, and after every one of them had flirted with her, there was not a single fool left who did not know her skills. Remember, the fist is closer than the law, and the dagger is closer than such a fist.

Looks like I’m going to buy some now. I nodded at the winking mummy and pushed her body closer to the table with her pods in place.

“Tell me in detail. A rescue request?”

“Well, after recovering to a certain extent, I was worried about the labyrinth, so I looked for a guild… ….”

Chloe told us what she had been through, saying it happened just yesterday. It wasn’t like that when, but the atmosphere of the guild was exceptionally chaotic that day. A guild employee called to himself while he was hanging around the wall. When he went up to the parlor, he saw Alphonse sitting with his arms crossed, and an all-white-haired man who introduced himself as the deputy guild leader explained the situation to the two. And, what is that situation?

“You and those adventurers who pretended to be with us went to the labyrinth at will? And no news for the third day?”

Chloe nodded her head shyly. Ah, somehow it seemed like this would happen. I pressed my finger between her brows and barely let her words out.

“No, how else do you know the location of the labyrinth…… Also, how did the guild know that they went to the labyrinth?”

“Jin, on the day you kicked them out, before we headed to the labyrinth, I caught the situation that they wanted a wagon first. The guild seems to have been looking for the whereabouts because they were worried that there might be an accident, but it seems that they got caught while searching for a nearby inn. No one was there when we went…… They must have arrived at the labyrinth later than us simply because they don’t know where it is.”

The front and back look pretty good. I nodded and sighed deeply under my hands. And he responded to her words.

“And the fact that there has been no news so far is that after going to the labyrinth, the whereabouts are unknown…… Are you saying it’s almost certain?”

“Yes. That person also said so. He had already received the testimony, and he said it would be a punishment if he returned alive. Of course, if you are still alive.”

What a pun. I frowned at his pale face. Just thinking about it, even an adventurer who is resting after returning from a dungeon doesn’t forget to stamp his face with the guild. I have to check the quests that are posted on the notification board every day. There’s no way a diligent guy who’s been an adventurer for 10 years would skip three days of that routine for no reason, and it seems that the incident happened while he was watching, worried that something might happen in the first place.

“So, why did you get a request from us? Whose name is it?”

Alicia, there was no way. If so, I would have written the contents in a separate letter and sent it. I would have even tipped. ──From the guild. Chloe replied calmly.

“Those bastards, honestly, I don’t know where or how they die…… First of all, the rescue request itself came to us. Not just me or the face of the orc, but Jin, you guys too.”

“… ….”

When I put on an expression of disapproval, Chloe shrugged his shoulders as if it were the same and sighed.

“We are the four of us who went to that labyrinth and survived safely. He must have decided that it would be better to leave it to an experienced person who has returned safely, rather than sending a rogue.”

That’s right. However, I don’t really feel like going out here. How long has it been since you almost died right away? Besides, it’s not like I’m looking for an adventurer I’m close with. Alphonse and Chloe were openly insulted by them, and neither I nor Mira had any good feelings. The guild side could not lose a large number of experienced adventurers, so they would have requested such a request, but to accept it, well. This is not even a matter of weighing the shallow relationship with Frederick.

Tak. While I was thinking about that, my thoughts were interrupted by the dish on the table and the savory smell wafting up. When she looked up, Celine was setting down the beef jerky and a glass of wine from the tray with a rather stern face. Chloe shook her head in embarrassment, shaking her palm.

“Oh, I never ordered it.”

“…… It’s a service.”

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No, the salty Celine is stepping out to provide services to adventurers? A groan of amazement escaped not only from me, but also from the adventurers who were watching our table——of course, when Celine glanced at them, they quickly averted their gaze.

“I thought it would take a long time to talk about something.”

“Ah, thank you… ….”

“I will eat well.”

“Huh.”

Even Alphonse gave a brief thank you, Mira folded her arms and turned her head away. A vein tried to rise on Celine’s forehead and she sank again…… She bent down and put her mouth in my ear before disappearing back into her kitchen, why, why.

“I’ll put this in front of you. Are you fine?”

When she said something, I looked at her with her bewildered face. Then it’s not a service, it’s just a poison. Really, it doesn’t give me a chance to be impressed at all. After she said that, she disappeared toward her kitchen with a cold expression on her face. I’ll have to punch that ass later, pretending it was a mistake. It’s better to put something in her mouth anyway. The table was filled with the sounds of chewing and drinking for a while.

“f*ck it.”

Alphonse burped greatly after emptying his glass. Chloe set her glass down a tempo late, frowning at her that she still didn’t like her. I think everyone has been given enough time to think. I opened my mouth slowly again.

“How many? I need to know how many guilds are asking for requests.”

“Two warriors for one ranger…… And two clerics.”

Two priests? Somehow, I can understand why the computationalist bothered to pay for the rescue request. After all, having a priest or not has a huge difference in the party’s survival rate. Is it a story that a total of five people are trapped in a labyrinth with the archer as the leader? There is one more person than us, so even if we were to find one, there would not be enough people to break up. No, Alphonse could wear it on both sides. I shook my head.

“…… What do you want?”

Silence fell. There were no more snacks left to delay the time. I additionally provided them with information.

“A little while ago, Alicia…… A letter came from They said they plan to send an expedition to the labyrinth within the next week. It looks like you want to take the crown away from him anyway.”

“Then… ….”

“It’s been a week, Chloe.”

Mira spoke calmly to her who was trying to think of her somewhat wishful thinking. The adventurers, who probably only had enough food and water to eat, spent a week in the labyrinth. Considering that zombies have been swarming from the first floor, there’s no way they’ll normally be alive until then. Rather, it’s more of a problem if you’re still alive. It is clear that it will become the prey of the lich and be used as a sacrifice for magic research.

The most hopeful possibility is for them to return from the labyrinth on their own. In order to do that, of course, I had to avoid being attacked by monsters, and the lich who had been punched by me was still walking around the labyrinth with a stupid face because he still couldn’t give me the ring. Even if you’re a wizard like Zenith, it’s not impossible to unlock the ring. The ring lowers Wisdom, not the use of magic. They are probably now shattered and scattered in the labyrinth.

“Now, stop doing this. Let’s think about the case of accepting the request first. If we rescue them, what benefit do we have?”

Frederick is more like a sword than anyone else when it comes to pay and discipline. He wasn’t there for Nana and Mi, but he must have said something to seduce the two of them. Soon, Chloe twisted her hair and said.

“I…… Since my adventurer rank has been demoted to yellow, I was promised that if I succeed, I will be promoted to blue again. Separately paid, of course. Eight gold coins.”

Eight gold coins, you’re coming out hard. I looked away.

“Al, what about you?”

“…… He said his fame would rise. He said that if he wanted to, he could conduct a review on the ‘enemy’ and write a letter of recommendation from Wang Road.”

Is it a promotion after all? Well, there’s no better reward for an adventurer than that. In particular, every adventurer hopes to become red at least once. Not only did the unit price of the reward go wrong, but he also got the chance to become a private soldier of nobles. Alphonse’s personality doesn’t seem to want that. Mira, who was listening to her story, opened her mouth.

“I pass. I’ll do whatever Jin says. It would be nice if the rank goes up, but if you want to deal with that lich, it won’t be like last time. Something has to be done.”

Then, Mira shuts her mouth again. Soon it was my turn. I’m going to take on this in the end.

“I…… Well, I was going to listen to you and decide. In the first place, I might continue to be an adventurer in the future.”

Everyone’s expression becomes delicate at my ambiguous answer. Damn, at a time like this, it would be nice to have a clear leader like Gerald’s party. As I muttered that inadvertently, this time all eyes at the table focused on me.

“Huh?”

“Why, why?”

Chloe tilted her head in sincere wonder. As I reacted to the expression, Mira smiled slightly and put her hand on my shoulder.

“Are you kidding or serious?”

“What?”

“The leader of this party is Jin. Could it be that you didn’t know?”

I looked around her as if that was what she was talking about, but Chloe nodded her head nonchalantly, and even Alphonse, the highest ranked, nodded her chin in agreement. No, what kind of leader. Can I, who is not befitting the most adventurous, take on such a weighty role? She seems to have led the flow somewhat in the labyrinth, but she had no intention of taking on such a thing. But a conclusion must be drawn.

“…… That.”

I opened my mouth with a shy face. To sum it up, is there any reason to save them?

I won’t be penalized for not going to rescue them. They weren’t particularly innocent as much as they violated the guild’s rules. Rather, I feel like I want to do well.

Speaking of reputation, Alicia won’t blame me for rejecting this request. She has strangely high standards for me.

As long as the lich is in good health, her enlisted men, the knights, will have an uncertain chance of winning if they attack…… I think I’ve already warned you enough. And making that judgment means it’s not my business to get involved. At least, the labyrinth is now a matter between the territories, not us mere adventurers.

By the way. Not Chloe, not Alphonse, not even Mira. Subtly expecting something from my answer. As if he shouldn’t run away with a single blow, as if he can’t stand it with his pride hurt, he’s openly sending intense gazes. I’m going crazy.

“The way.”

“Jin?”

There is a way, though. I finally uttered that. Exclamations leaked out from here and there as if he knew that would happen. It was an idea that came to my mind while I was feeding the items back to my bag on the day I returned from the labyrinth. In the end, I had no choice but to raise the white flag in a majority vote. They say you’re a leader, after all, isn’t it just a business card?

“Ha ha.”

After all, it was meant to be like this from the beginning. I sigh, and Mira gently brushes my back against the back of the chair.

“Hate it? If you don’t like it, I will.”

“No.”

I answered firmly. It’s not that I didn’t resent it. A wizard never forgets a grudge. How can I shake off my fear of witches if I can’t overcome a 300-year-old lich?

Besides…… I have a hunch that if I fight that lich, I will know a little more about my slots.

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Now Chloe grinned and put her palms on the table. Realizing his intention, I lightly placed my hand on the back of his hand. Before long, the mummy was placed on top of it by Alphonse’s thick hand. I look around at those faces and smile as well.

I am not an adventurer. Still, I have no intention of becoming one.

But this time. Okay.

Let’s try.

From now on, we have an adventure.