I came to the tavern with Celestia.

　I brought Celestia with me to the tavern, but she didn't seem to be satisfied with the request I had made, and she kept blaming me.
　I've only ever been to the tavern by myself, and with a princess who is so annoying, I can't help but be concerned about what others think.

I thought you left the matter of the request to me," I said a little more forcefully.

"So why would you choose a B-ranked mission to eradicate an evil cult?

It's relatively safe for a B-rank, and the adventurer's guild is backed by the church, so eliminating paganism would be beneficial in many ways.

　Depending on the scale, a request of this magnitude is not even a B rank request.
　If you can accept this as a B-rank request, that's great, but the fact that this is a job for the Kingdom of Carlitz is a problem. The Kingdom of Carlitz is the biggest money loser to the Church and there should be no room for paganism. 　

I thought you weren't sure, but you're being very calculating.

Please tell me you're being efficient.

　The quickest way to do this is to challenge the four great dragons, but I don't know if you can do that while protecting Celestia. I've never fought like that before, and I've never needed to. I don't want to use magic right now, and I don't know how much I can hide.

　As we continued to talk, the old man of the tavern brought us food and drinks.
　The food and drinks were hot, cloudy soup, meat on the bone the size of my arm, which I couldn't tell what kind of meat it was, and some misshapen bread that must have been baked yesterday.
　We ordered something other than liquor, but the old man brought us a glass of milk, which he filled to the brim. Apparently, we are being taken for granted.

It's not very appetizing, but we'll have to get used to it. ......

Well, there you have it.

　For the first time in a long time, I decided to use appraisal magic to check for poisons.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

What's wrong, you're not eating?

............ No, I'll eat.

　---- Appraisal: Bread [Minimal toxicity: Main ingredient: Valmixine]
　---- Appraisal: Soup [Minimal Toxicity: Main Ingredient Erdrosine
　---- Appraisal: Milk [Minimal Toxicity: Main Ingredient: Parlamont]
　---- Appraised product: Meat on the bone [Minefalito] [Minimal toxicity: Main ingredient

　As a result of appraisal, a poisonous substance was detected. But for some reason, it was only found in my food. The toxin is not lethal or paralyzing, it only makes you sick to your stomach, but I don't know why it's only in my food.
　They probably don't know that Celestia is a princess, but why are they harassing me like that? I thought long and hard about it, but I couldn't come up with an answer.

I'm sure the ---- taste is nothing to sneeze at," Celestia said as she sipped the soup.

　I neutralized the poison and turned my attention to the people looking at me as I sipped the soup as well. But in a bar full of men, all of them were looking at me, so it made no sense at all.

"Let me ask you something, if there was a weak poison in my food, what do you think the person who put it there was thinking? I asked in the guise of a question.

　Seretia looked around and replied, "Jealousy? Jealousy?

"Jealous?

Yes. It seems that no one else has a young and beautiful woman like me.

...... Is that what you think?

It's the only way. When Walls leaves his seat, I'm sure he'll call out to me.

　Whether this answer is correct or not, it's something I wouldn't have thought of.
　I felt like a fool for thinking that someone was trying to kill Celestia, but I just nodded silently.

So, do you think it's true what that guild official said?

"What did he say? What did he say?" I replied, munching on my meat.

"What did he say? The story is that there were two adventurers who accepted this request, but they disappeared in the process. That's why it's ranked B, right?

That's why it's ranked B, right?" "Well, that's what you said, too.

　I didn't pay much attention to it, because there are usually requests that are not carried out and the rank goes up.
　In my mind, it was more important to be in the kingdom of Carlitz, but apparently that was not the case for the first time in Celestia.

Well, that's okay.

You're very optimistic, even though this is Walth's first commission.

I think it's better than setting a goal of defeating the four dragons right off the bat.

　Seretia puffed up her cheeks and continued to eat in silence.
　I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's a good idea.

Celestia, you have no manners.

What do you mean?　What do you mean? Are you trying to get back at me here?

That's how you eat meat.

　I pick up a piece of meat off the bone and bite into it.
　I took a piece of the bone meat in my hand and dug into it. My hand glistened with the juices and I filled my mouth with it. Seretia's eyes fluttered and she shook her head.

I'm sure that's how everyone around you eats.

I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one who has a problem with that.

I'm an adventurer now, you know. I'm an adventurer now. If I ate like that, I'd be giving away my identity.

　Seretia's eyes flickered from place to place, a gesture of concern for her surroundings.
　When her face became a little red, she grabbed the meat, took a bite, and chewed it with gusto.