A few days later

　I made a prototype of a dairy product, and we had Japanese butter as an ingredient, so we had to taste it. The cheese was like tofu. It was a raw cheese, but with just the right amount of bitterness and saltiness, it would be a good snack for drinking.

　Do you think it will be dry and hard?　When raw, it's unsuitable for export, and it seems to still need some trial and error.

　In case you're wondering, the window flowers go out of the city and collect water from the localized downpours of armored vehicles. The water quality is poor in this area and clean water can be sold. Making money with water is a tough business idea for the window flower.

　Midea mainly wears a dress and goes to the sweet shop and helps Windowflower sell water. She occasionally looks at Japanese fashion information. It's actually scary because she tends to be very demanding.

　Today I plan to eat my lunch at the park fountain while helping Midea sell water. Great cities are peaceful, convenient and easy.

　We put a cloth under a tree near the fountain and relax and have lunch together. It's still spring, but it's midday, and the sun is starting to get tighter and tighter. Sometimes the sunshine through the trees is soothing to our eyes.

It's nice and peaceful, even though we've been in this city for a few days now. I'd like to stay a little longer.
I thought the city was a bad place to live too. But it's a lot of fun to have money.


Two more days later, on a rainy morning

　Unfortunately, the peaceful days did not last. Early in the morning, the early horses came in and reported a flood warning for the demons, which suddenly became noisy.

　When I heard rumors in my room at the inn, heavy rains continued in the Pillay Mountains upstream, causing flash floods and landslides. It seems that this has caused an outpouring of demons whose homes and food have been washed away.

　Half of the demons are headed to the mining town, but the rest are heading towards the city, attacking villages and hamlets.

''Hey window flower. Heavy rain in the mountains is a natural phenomenon, but isn't a local downpour also a low pressure system?　Didn't that affect you somewhat?

No, the odds of that happening are slim, and if they did, it would be minimal.　Maybe.....

　If you include the training period, we have been together for more than a month. I've come to understand the slightest time lag in conversation.

I've been taking it easy, but I don't want to get caught up in it. There are other libraries in other cities, so let's go to another city soon... Don't tell Midea about the demons, okay?　I don't want you to worry.

That's true. The residents of the settlement area can evacuate to the main city, so there will be no casualties. It's a waste of ammunition to be subjected to a flood of demons. I agree with you.

　The ammo shortage is a matter of life and death. And yet, a large number of demons is a nightmare. Most importantly, I don't want to work on the inside anymore!　And if we have the walls of the main city, no one else will get hurt. It's going to take some time for the settlement to figure out what to do, so if we leave now, we can get away with it.

　Well, let's get ready to run before they see us as exterminators...

　Due to the rain, I was interrupted in my room at the inn to use beeswax and an oil wiping cloth (rag) to prevent the bullets from rusting. I was hurrying to get ready to leave with Window Flowers...

Owner, I heard there is an exterminator in the inn named Ryota. I have a request from the settlement society and I need you to call him out immediately.

　I heard a conversation that sounded like a bad idea before I finished getting ready to run away. Then they were pulled out by an inn employee.

　You're moving too fast!
　And why the name calling?

'Oh, you are the illustrious Ryota-dono, aren't you?　I've come with a request for you to join the Reservation Defense's. Let's go to the Chamber of Commerce office immediately!

　I'm not going to go with such a whimper when you say let's go. Would you please don't make a decision on your own?　Who the hell do you think you are?

'I am indeed an exterminator, but I'm an inexperienced [provisional license]. With me, the only thing I can do is cause trouble for the people around me and lose my life. Unlike the guards, I have no obligations, so my life comes first. And that's a misunderstanding of fame.　I was told that you were appointed, but you must be mistaken for someone else.

Again, your humility, I've heard from the authorities.　I heard that only two people took down a Kong Troll and a large crocodile tortoise in one night, and the Mithril-equipped muscle orc squad was eradicated.

　Gee!　Payback for the bureaucracy that forced me into this mess!

And my partner, Lady Midea, was very proud of her in the sweet shop. ''My partner is a kind and amazing strategist. Moreover, he's an unparalleled strongman in the world, capable of defeating the Great Crocodile Tortoise and Kong Troll alone! And.

　You kicked off the aura of that store and went inside?　Holy shit!　You're too brave!　With a man as brave as you, I don't think I'm needed, do you?

　Well, brave people aside, the tricky part is Midia's giggled bravado... I'm glad you feel the way you do, but does that girl get drunk on sugar?　If such a rumor is circulating, it would be embarrassing to run away...

　But what to do I can fight thanks to the weapon, but if I run out of ammunition, I'm terribly vulnerable. And even if we do make it through, we're going to be in the way of further investigation. If I don't say no, I'll probably die. But in a world without firearms, it's hard to explain.

　He's just a decoration, a figurehead wouldn't understand that.

Don't worry, I've got enough to pay you. I wouldn't dare turn it down, but a bastard exterminator runs away and destroys my family's reputation. How could I possibly pass the examination for my license..... Oh, my bad. That would never happen to an alp mercenary.

　Oh, he's a merchant from the Chamber of Commerce.... He's got my information, and he's negotiating in my favor by grabbing my weakness and blocking my escape. He's only polite in his language. He's disgusting, he's annoying, he's got rotten guts!　This is why I hate merchants.

　This is why I hate merchants. Peaceful days won't last long.


A Place in Japan

Hey, why aren't you wearing that cute little dress and eating lunch in the park?　Wouldn't it normally develop?
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