Shin and his group left the guild, taking Tiera and Kaede with them.
Shadow and the others were apparently famous among the people living in Balmel, because they were called out to from everywhere.
“You guys get called out a lot around here, huh?”
“Even though there isn’t a lot around the castle, a lot of regular customers are in this neighborhood.”
“Hmm…by the way, is it the food or Kaede-chan that draws in more customers?”
“It’s 50% the food, 30% Kaede, and 20% Holly.”
Shin had asked it as a joke, but Shadow unexpectedly replied seriously.
The popularity of cafe ‘B&W’, seemed to be split between the food and the female duo.
“There are people aiming for Holly-san, too?”
“What? Is there a problem?”
“N-No, no! No problem at all. But since Holly-san is Shadow-san’s wife, I only thought that the customers would go for Kaede-chan.”
Shin made excuses hurriedly to Holly whose eyes did not match the smile on her face.
“(She is happy to be treated as a young wife.)”
“(I-I see.)”
Kaede whispered to his ear in a small voice as Shin had a fake laugh. Even coming to another world didn’t change that a woman wanted to appear younger than their years.
In terms of the appearance, Holly was a High Elf in her early twenties. Though the same thing could be said about Shadow, generally speaking, she looked quite young. In addition, Holly was a beautiful woman. Side by side with Kaede, they seemed more like sisters than parent and child. Even though she was a married woman, it was not strange that she had become popular.
To begin with, from the perspective of a High Elf and a High Lord, Holly and Shadow were still an age that could be called children. Though they thought of themselves as old from the perspective of the real world, that didn’t apply in this world.
“Come to think of it, does an ex-player who came here have the same life span of their character’s race? When I look at Shadow-san that seems to be the case.”
“That’s right. I’m not certain, but I believe I may have the same lifespan as my character’s race. Not enough time has passed yet in this world to know for sure.
“Then, that’s tremendous life span for the people with high race of the long-lived kind.”
In the characters lore, High Elves and High Pixies were said to live for thousands of years. If that’s the case, players would probably feel as if they had been given eternal youth, especially when compared to their prior human existence.
“You may have noticed, Shin-kun, but don’t you also have a similar – or rather, an even longer lifespan than we do?”
“Going by character lore, I’m the one with the longest lifespan, was it?”
“A spirit, or something close to it was what had been written, I believe. I wonder how much of that was carried over?”
“Indeed…Although I don’t particularly feel any different. What about you, Holly-san?”
“Hmm…It’s not something I can really explain, but I feel like I’ve become proficient at harvesting plants.”
Elves were dwellers of the forest. Their character lore described them as being able to communicate with plants on a simple level, so it might be the effect of that.
“I don’t feel any change in particular. Maybe because I don’t have the inherent abilities of the elves and pixies.”
“No, I can’t feel such changes either. I guess it also depends on the individual.”
It seemed like Hibineko and Shadow could not feel any changes. In the past, when Schnee and Tiera held plant in their hands, they could see its life force aura. However those kind of things weren’t in the game either.
“There’s no point in worrying so much. Isn’t it nice that those kinds of things also exist?”
“Well, I was only a little interested, I don’t intend to think about it so deeply.”
As Holly had said, they could not find an answer no matter how hard they thought about it, so there was no point in worrying over it.
After arriving at the inn where Shin and the others were staying, they parted ways for the day.
When he entered the inn, Shizu just came out from the kitchen.
“Welcome back! Shall I prepare a meal?”
“No thanks, we will eat later.”
She was the female beast and landlady they had met on the first day.
Shin and the others went to their own rooms for a while, and waited for Tiera.
After training, Shin and Schnee used the bath in feudal lord Taul’s residence. They had to wait for Tiera to change her clothes because they were all sweaty.
“I’m hungry~”
“You moved around a lot after all.”
Was it due to fatigue? Tiera put her face on the table exhausted.
“I’m relieved that the results from your special training have shown.”
“If I was made to do so much…”
“What is it?”
“No, nothing at all!”
Schnee reacted as soon as Tiera muttered absentmindedly.
Tiera didn’t think that Schnee had heard her because she had said it in a low voice. She straightened up quickly, and shook her head.
What would have happened if the results hadn’t sho