An early afternoon at Arufareia.
Cheryl and I earned enough money today, so we walked through the town of Arufareia aimlessly.
When we were thinking about how to earn money before, we were surprised to get an unexpected find due to this place being the capital of the Elven Kingdom.
Now we hunt monsters, catch criminals──gather medicinal herbs in dangerous places, or mine Spirit Crystal, which has been said to be a slightly dangerous line of work.
There is an association that manages the work of every field──whatever the contents were, appearance-wise we look like children.
Where I belong to now, is an association that give highly dangerous jobs with a low degree of difficulty. Although no one thought that a pair of children could fit in──since I used an unexpected method to prove my ability, I was able to join this association.
As for the method──it was just…the sword on my back.
The first day when we arrived at Arufareia, after winning an arm wrestling against Ted, the sword was given as the prize.
After returning to the inn, I was impressed by such an excellent blade──somehow, it seems to be quite a fine thing.
I was aware of it, but it was useless since we entered the association in such a state.
Although I tried to talk to the receptionist of the Union, we were admonished and refused due to having the body of children, but then the head of the Union saw the sword by chance. When he pestered me to pull out the sword in an excited state, the Union head was surprised at the force used to pull it out.
It seems like a the sword was forged by a renowned sword artisan when I asked about the story behind the sword, and since I never expected it to be such a fine sword, my eyes turned a little bit wide. Still, I was surprised at Ted’s heart for giving this gift to a ‘child’. Setting that aside.
Apparently Ted was an adventurer famous for his muscular prowess, when I said that I beat him in arm wrestling──with the word of the Union head, I was admitted into this association.
Incidentally, today is fetching the soil of the Spirit Crystals, and I just finished the request.
Soil of Spirit Crystals, that is to say, soil that has vitality, spiritual soil with power in crystallized form.
Since I can mine it with my sharpened senses, this request can be finished relatively easily with Arubaku Mountain being nearby, so it’s good for me.
For the common adventurer, it was a place with numerous dangerous demons, so they hesitated to take a step into the mountain, but for me, it was just a place that I trained in frequently. It’s already like my backyard. (TLN: Backyard because garden just doesn’t sound right)
Well, something like that.
Continuing like this, leaving the town by next week seems possible. It was going smoother than expected.
The next target, Natousha, as Chester had suggested.
The distance shouldn’t be too far away from here. The excellent fighter that Chester mentioned──I want to meet as soon as possible.
「Slava-kun, Slava-kun」
When I lifted the corners of my mouth in anticipation towards the yet unseen fighter, the hem of my clothes was pulled with a slight force, with the voice of a girl following soon after.
Glancing, I noticed that the person who tugged me was Cheryl. It was a slight force that held back a lot of power. Something that makes you have shaking hands──maa, does it have to be now.
「Mu? What is it Cheryl」
「Guest….probably, Slava-kun」
Looking over and seeing a head slightly below me, Cheryl moved her arms slowly.
This 「Guest」was pointed at.
Following that snow-white finger with my eyes, I understood. Certainly this is my 「Guest」that is standing there.
「You, boy, I suppose you are Slava Marshall.」
「Indeed. Who are you?」
「My name is Philips. I heard that a boy defeated Ted, so I came to visit.
I would like to have a sparring match if it’s okay with you.」
──From that day I defeated Ted in arm wrestling, I have been challenged in this manner.
As I said earlier, Ted is a well-known adventurer in this town that serves as the capital.
To put it briefly and bluntly, he was a talented adventurer.
An adventurer’s job was to discover unexplored land and to find information about new evil beasts. That is to say, one’s fame was directly proportional to one’s strength.
Being like this, although that wasn’t the reason why I used my fist, I still defeated Ted in an arm wrestle──huh.
There were many who challenged me in arm wrestling in the beginning, apparently thinking that they could win against me, but now there seems to be more fighting challenges.