I wake up with the sun.
　It was about yesterday evening when I finished all my requests and went to bed.


　When Riff said, 'I can't physically catch up with Kuna with this point difference anymore,' I took the inn and went to bed.
　As expected, I was at the end of my sleep.


　I started washing my face and the birds finally started singing.
　The usual sight.


　I'm rather more refreshed to sleep than I usually am.
　I was feeling - guilty about that.


　I wondered if I was really going to be able to keep this up, and went outside.
　Then I arrived at Kena's house that Riff had told me about. It's a luxurious house in the center of the royal capital, close to the guild. I ring the chime.


'...... Are you stupid enough to get up at this hour?'


　Kåñëa scolds me, rubbing her half-open eyes in her nightgown.


'Isn't it morning already at this hour?　Even if you only get a minute's sleep, it's normal to get up at this time.
No, no, no, no. When did you become a slave? It's not normal. In fact, for us adventurers, getting up at noon is just fine.
I'm not sure that's acceptable: ......
How on the contrary can such old slavery be allowed to take place?


　Kuena points out with a dumbfounded look on her face.
　It's been a common occurrence in the Knights of the Order, it's ...... impossible.


''I mean, what do you want?''
I thought you might be able to help me with that.
...... at this time?
Yes.
I don't remember being asked to be a slave, though: ......
I'm sorry to hear that again.


　In fact, it's not the way Kåñëa wants to sleep, which I kind of understand.
　There aren't many people walking in the street. Only one or two people walked past me standing in the doorway.


And what do you want me to do as a guide? Do you want me to show you around the royal capital?
'Well, that's about it. Also, I'd like to know what Kåñëa was talking about, 'how to roll a request'.
Hmm. Well, I can give you a tour of King's Landing for free. As for the way you rolled out the request, I'm sure Zid already had it coming naturally.
Did you get it?
Yeah. I heard from Riff that he's going to take requests from the entire region and digest them. Also, when I see a herb, I pick it up and digest it when requested by the guild. That's about it.
Oh, I see.


　It looks like a special recognition rough job, but the medicinal herbs seem to be more useful because they can be digested later on.
　However, he told me, "Well, picking medicinal herbs is only up to D-rank. There are no adventurers above C-rank who do that.


''Well then, come back another time, around noon.
Why?
"If you're going to take me to King's Landing, you need to show me around at a time when people are awake. It doesn't make sense now. And I'm sleepy. ...... Whew!


　She stretches and yawns.
　The lines of his body, stretched against his thin nightgown, are wonderful.


'I'll be here at noon then, so take care of me.
Hello. Good night.


　With that, Kåñëa went back to the house.
　I'm jealous that I can still sleep.


　It's a habit I've ingrained over the years.


　Even if the sky is going to get darker now and the sound is gone, and I'm sure I won't be able to sleep in my soft, enveloping bed.
　I fear my eyelids will close.


　So - do you want to work for a bit until noon?





"...... Fooled you!


　Quena looks at me with zit eyes.
　The look hurts.


'I feel bad,'
'No, ...... why is it so close to evening when you're doing requests!　Why did I have to go all the way to these woods to find you?


　Kåñëa's voice echoed throughout the forest.
　The birds nearby fled in a hurry.


'We go to and from each other in the guild and ...... why is it at this time of day? Normally you would have figured it out sooner.''
'Oh no, I just felt like I had some work left to do and I just had to get it done.
It's not a job, it's a commission, yay!　It's up to you whether you take it or not!


　Kåñëa nails it repeatedly while holding up her index finger.


'I don't care if you say so. If I didn't take it, the contract money I got from Riff would be meaningless.'
'You didn't sign a contract for ...... anything, did you?　It's actually a transfer fee thing, that one.
Hmm, when I got my S-ranked card, I was told to take as many requests as possible.
It's possible!　That's how much people have been told!　They shouldn't be asking you to take it all!


　Kåñëa complains while holding her head in her hands.
　I'm not a guild employee, so why am I thinking about this? I thought.


''Okay?　Most of the adventurers have disappeared from King's Landing because you've digested most of the requests from A-rank to C-rank. If any more S-ranked-sama work any more, the people below you will lose their jobs!　You need to find a balance. And there would be no benefit to you, less than an A-grade money or achievement.


　I see.
　So she had her own reasons too? Not from the guild staff's side, but from the adventurers' side.
　If this is the case, I'll be eating all the requests. If that happened, she would have no choice but to change her place in the world. That's what being an adventurer is all about, isn't it?
　It is difficult for Kåñëa to change her place of residence because she has her own home, so she may want to refrain from doing so even more.


'I'm sorry about that. I didn't give it much thought.''
No. ...... straightforward. Much more so.


　Quena looked somewhat anticlimactic.


''Well, fine. Then I'll give you a tour of King's Landing, as promised.''
Are you sure?　It's almost evening.
Yes. Even if it's not noon, King's Landing is still fun.


　Quena says happily, looking quite enthusiastic.
　In a nutshell, are you welcome to ......?


Okay. But first, let me meet with my client and tell him what I've accomplished.
.................. Got it.


　I followed Kåñëa's back and dragged a large number of goblin corpses strapped to a rope.
　They're laughing at me as if I've been outed, but it's a small matter.