Volume 26: Interlude 4 - The Great Record
While I was in my room, with me on Meena's lap, giving me an ear scratch, there was a knock on the door and Saki and Serina came in.
「Come in, it's open.」
「Excuse me. Wow, you're so selfish, darling.」
「Meena too, if you don't like it, you can say no.」
That's how their reacted, but it's not like I'm doing anything weird. Meena also still wearing her clothes.
It's just a lap pillow.
「No, I'm not. ......」
Of course Meena didn't mind.
「Normally, it's the other way around. Why are you pointing your face at Meena's stomach?」
Serina started to talk about detailed manners.
「It doesn't matter which one it is. Serina, what about when you're cleaning the other earhole?」
「Just turn the other way and change the direction of your feet.」
「She's right」
Oh, that's right, too.
「But that would require master to stand up and move to the other side, and with this, He can just turn his body while lying down.」
Meena was right. The least amount of effort is good for ease.
「Don't spoil Alec too much, Meena. If you leave him alone, he'll always be like a sleeping in New Year or a cat that won't do anything.」
She's so noisy.
「So, did you have some business with me, girls?」
「Oh, no, no, no. We thought it would be nice to show up and have a drink at the bar once in a while, so we came to invite darling too.」
「I see, but I don't like go to where there a lot of noise. You guys go have fun.」
「I knew you would say that. But don't worry, Alec. I've booked a table at a fancy restaurant. It won't be too noisy there.」
Hmm, a fancy restaurant. So I decided to go out for a drink for the first time in a while.
The restaurant I came to was called "Sake Zanmai", and it seemed to be a slightly Japanese style high class restaurant.
「Serina, do they serve women here?」
「No, they don't. Good grief.」
「What, that's boring.」
I lost a little hope.
「You can invite the girls, but we'll be here.」
「Yeah, yeah.」
Well, I guess I'll feel more at home with someone I know than with a girl I paid to come over.
With that in mind, I took off my shoes and was politely ushered into the tatami room.
「The tatami room is this way, sir.」
「Wow.」
The tatami flooring was quite impressive, as if they were very particular about it.
「Look, look, look, the courtyard is very elegant.」
「It's true.」
Serina and the others are impressed, in the pond, there is a shishi-odoshi that makes a *clang* sound, and stone lanterns which are also rare in this world.
「「「Yay!」」」
On the other side of the courtyard, there was another group of guests who were getting excited. It seems to be the same tatami room structure as this one.
「Hello, thank you. Well, if you ask me, it's very difficult to find a goal. You see, when you're in my class, a single treasure hunt can cost over a million gold. Even my fellow treasure hunters can't talk to each other like that~」
「As expected Trail-san, you're amazing!」
A middle-aged man in a good mood with a cup in his hand says, "If you can get a million gold in one adventure, it's a big deal". As for us, we've been able to get over three million in some cases by converting rare items in our adventures, but not every time.
No, there were some valuables that could not be priced, such as the "Scales of the Dark Dragon". However, treasure hunters would probably be competing there for the best price.
Well, it's a drinking party. Have fun with your friends as you like.
「Master, here.」
「Ouh」
I asked Meena to pour me a drink, and I sipped it.
「――It's important to keep records, you know. Records are everything. If you're a man, you have to set a record that no one else can break.」
「Indeed, but it's not easy.」
「Hahaha, but I guess it's not easy for you guys, hahaha」
It's good that you're in a good mood, but it's kind of petty to make fun of others. However, we're all human. Just because you are good at a particular skill doesn't mean that you are all good at it. So, the key to enjoying life is to be proud when you can, and to be proud when you want to.
But I don't have the right to listen to every single one of those boastful stories.
「Serina, enough with the courtyard view. Close that sliding door.」
「Indeed, it seems like the other side is being a bit noisy.」
Then she stood up and was about to close the sliding door, but...
「This is bad! Trail-san!」
One of Trail's friends came running down the hallway in a hurry.
「What's with all the noise? This is a high-class restaurant, you're disturbing the other customers.」
「Please forgive me. B-But, Fifth-san is....」
「Hmm? Fifth? I remember there was a rookie with that name. Oh, there he is!」
「That Fifth-san has broken Trai-san's record! It's a big record!」
「Wh...... Whaaat?! How much does he get!?」
「It's ...... 12 million! That's a definite number.」
「1-12 million! That's a big record! It's a new record. ......Ah」
「Kuhh, that's ridiculous ......! H-How did he get so much ......」
「I heard that he found a branch that produces golden fruit, and it fetched the highest price at auction.」
「Mumurghh. ......」
「Hi, I'm Honya Nalan, the bard. Trail-san, can you give us a few words about Fifth-san's new record this time?」
「Ah, yes, Fifth-san. Yeah, well, I think it's great. I haven't had a chance to get a good look at his adventuring style yet, and I'm going to ...... Damn, right, research! We can't stay like this! We're going to the dungeoooooooon!」
「Yes, sir!」 「Let's do it, Trail-san!」
Trail took his friends and left in a hurry.
「I'm one of those treasure hunters, but I'm impressed by the enthusiasm of the top guys.」
「Alec, let's dive back into the Labyrinth of No Return.」
Serina winked at me and said something dangerous.
「What for? We've got enough money to play and live on, and our level is high enough. There's no reason to go there anymore.」
I didn't become an adventurer because I wanted to set a record.
It's just about surviving in this world.
「Ehh, come on, just a little.」
「I'm not going. If you want to go, you'll have to recruit someone who wants to go.」
「Geez. Well, okay. Saki's coming with me, right?」
「Well, if it's not too deep, I'll go with you.」
「It's settled!」
Well, it's good to be a little adventurous so as not to dull your intuition and skills.
That's what I thought as I sipped my cup.
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