You got a lot of material this time too, man!

Yeah, I'm sure he'd be happy with this one.

Yes!

That day, I, Raust and Narsena, were walking towards the city, chatting and laughing.
Now that a few days had passed since my party's banishment, I had decided to stop using my guild as a base of operations and sell off my materials in the city's shops.
Normally, civilian shops don't buy adventurers' materials directly.
It's true that buying directly from them is cheaper for the stores because there is no intermediary, the Adventurer's Guild, and the adventurers can sell them at a higher price, but the stores are extremely reluctant to buy materials directly from the adventurers.

Because they don't trust adventurers in the private sector at all.

That's why, when buying materials from adventurers, the stores require adventurers to approve various procedures so that they can report any damage immediately.
Otherwise, when a problem arises, a mere civilian will not be able to deal with it.

''Oh, you came again today? Thank you.

No, Miss Mary, I hope you don't mind.

'Yes! We're the only ones who are skipping the formalities!

However, those of us who have been selling off our materials to the shops these past few days have been able to skip the procedure in favor of the shops.
It's not just Mary's inn in front of us, but also various other shops, from the magic stone shop to the butcher shop.
That's nothing more than a sign of absolute trust in us from the store side.
I've been coming to town from time to time to sell meat, so I know firsthand how unbeatable that is.
It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of your time in the city.
Well, he was not as skilled as such a guy and was able to fight back easily.
Anyway, it's rare that the store trusts adventurers that much.

''For bringing me so much again! Besides, there's that magic stone you said I wanted!

'No, it's just a thank you for being a regular patron. Don't worry about it, it's free at .......

That's why I always try to hand over what the person at the store wants as a thank you for being a patron of the store, and I always try to do so in secret.

I'll give it to you as a freebie this time, too!

'What? So much! No, it's always bad! I don't need any of this magic stone because it's always a thank you: ......

What are you talking about, you smell like water! It's good, it's good!

...... But most of the time, this is how the money obviously comes back to you as an extra.
And that's obviously over and above the market price of the magic stone.

''Wow! Thank you!

Before I knew it, Narcena seemed to be getting used to having her extra help, but I couldn't get used to it.

'But always, always, it's a quicksilver: ......

Then go ahead and play with my Sheila. She's always waiting for you to come to her.

But ......

So I only tried to stick with it this time, and I kind of tried to stick with it: ......

'Big brother, you're not playing with me ......'

'What? Oh, no! Yeah, let's play, Sheila.

Yeah!

...... But the next moment, Sheila's subdued voice appeared right next to me, and I couldn't say anything else.

Nice. Sheila.

You've been using Sheila again to talk about things that aren't really happening, Mary.

It's a good thing it's an older man's concern. It's a good thing that you're an elder statesman and that Sheila was willing to give her consent if she could play with her brother. ...... And you'd be more likely to listen to the story this way.

Huh!

At that point, I think Mary and the others said something about something, but I decide to play with Sheila in a state of resignation.

''Well, then, the usual dinner thing!

Oh, I'm your father and Sheila is your mother's dinner.

Yeah!

Sheila laughs at my words, her pretty face blushing a little at my words.
And seeing her expression, I suddenly feel strange.
Until now, I've been oppressed in the Adventurer's Guild and shunned as an adventurer by the people in town.
The fact that I was able to live such a life in just a few days suddenly made me feel very emotional.
And with that feeling in my heart, I looked at Narsena as she talked about something with Mary and smiled.

I'm sure it's all thanks to Narsena.

My words, which I let out in a small way, were my thanks to Narcena: ......






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So, I guess we'll just have to do what we always do.

Oh, I'm your father and Sheila is your mother's dinner.

Yeah!

Sheila and her brother, who seems to be very close to each other, and Sheila.

'Mmm ......'

And looking at the scene, I, Narcena, had a slightly troubled look on my face.
I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work for you.

"What do you have on your face, you ...... what are you going to do to compete with such a little girl ......?

Seeing me like that, Mary-san raises her voice in dismay.
From Mary-san's point of view, she probably thinks that the feelings that Sheila-chan has for her brother are a kind of longing.
In fact, even I think that's more likely to be the case.

...... When I was about Sheila's age, I liked her brother.

...... But because of my own experience, I couldn't take Mary's words in stride.
Your brother is incredibly gentlemanly and cool to be an adventurer in this city.
It's not unlikely that Sheila will like him.

''Well, you know, Mary, can I ask you again today ......?''

But I decided to put my worries to rest and ask Mary to do something.
I'm worried about Sheila, but I have more important things to do now.
That's why Mary is letting me play with Sheila so that her brother won't hear what I'm about to say.

'I know, I know. I'm getting a lot of good stuff for you today!

I opened my mouth with a red face, and Mary smiled happily at me.
In fact, it has become a regular occurrence to make your brother go far away and hear from Mary.
I don't know what I'm talking about.

By the way, I heard that the butcher's daughter, who thought you were her boyfriend and was in love with Lausto, had run away from home. Well, she came back after a night.

It was information about her old brother and a love interest who seemed to be after her brother.
Mary is a regular well-wisher (?). Rarely, he seems to be the best informed about this city.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work for you.

Naru-chan is really single-minded. So how is it, is Raust aware of Naru's feelings?

'What! I don't think that's true, but you've still been very kind to me every day. ......

I loosened my mouth involuntarily at the information from Mary, to which she reacted with the hypersensitivity to love that is characteristic of middle-aged women.
So I talked with Mary and my brother played with Sheila, and time went on and on.

A peaceful time was passing in the city. ......