While thinking that, I began walking.
[This isn’t interesting.]
As if I care.
Rather than that, I brought out the memo from my pocket.
It’s the memo which has the request written on it. In the client’s name part, Aya’s name is written. It’s details involved collecting herbs together with her. The rewards was 50 copper coins. It’s an extra-ordinary amount.
“What, did you have another request accepted alongside this?”(elf)
“Something like that.”
A few days have passed since then. The reward amount has been steadily increasing.
She should be getting impatient by now. It’s fun just imagining it.
“….You’re making a disgusting face.”
“I was born with it. Leave me alone.”
I guess I should go and meet her already.
Just as Ermenhilde had said back then, the reward for just herb gathering would probably really become 1 gold coin.
A gold coin. That’s way above a child’s pocket money. Well, one way or the other, she is also a hero of the country. She should be having gold coins unlike me. But if I actually made Aya do that while teasing her, how would others look at me if they knew about it….?
Well, they’d probably realize that I was just playing around. I’ll still get scolded though.
[Seriously—-Are you really that afraid of meeting them?]
“Haa~h”
I answered Ermenhilde’s words with a sigh. As usual, this one is straight to the point.
The fact that I was unable to refute it, was it because it was correct or because there was the elf beside me?
Without knowing that, I could only sigh and continue into the forest.
[It has only been an year. Your bonds won’t disappear in just that much time.]
Inside my pocket, I traced the medal with my finger.
As usual my partner is straightforward. I lightly patted it.
If the Elf was not beside me right now…..how would I have answered it back?
Well, whatever. I would know the answer when I meet Souichi and the others.
The case with the goblins, was it just our bad luck? It was slightly worrying me but it shouldn’t concern me in any case. I have no intention to thrust my neck into more trouble and its the job of brave protagonists to solve such things. I’m not one.
I explained myself. I did but—
“It’d be nice if nothing really happens.”
“—?”
I really think it’d be nice if nothing happens.
I hate trouble. I have been involved in way too much already after coming to this world already after all.
……now that the world is saved, I just want to live in peace.