Chapter 104 – Drunk Talk #1

It was an exquisite victory created by overlapping luck and skill. If the kobolds hadn’t nested in the abandoned mines, they would have had to deal with normal orcs.
Other Orcs were like that, but the Orc Warriors were like monsters. He still got goosebumps at the thought of splitting the rock with his glaive. Perhaps the death occurred among the four party members.

But no matter how lucky we are, the fact remains that we won!

Isn’t there a saying that luck is also skill?
If so, it means that we won the promotion match with pure skill alone.
Life is all about luck after all!

“I’ll treat everyone.”

After the battle ended, Kate ran around and healed the party members. Her whole body was drenched in sweat as she endlessly released her divine power.

“Mongma-nim, where are you injured?”
“I was rolling earlier and her arm was crushed by a piece of stone. Can you help me?”
“Put your arm out, please.”

He held out her injured arm to Kate. An arm that had been impaled by a pointed piece of stone and her sleeves were stained red. The moment Kate began to spread her healing light, her stinging pain began to subside.
I admired the wounds that healed in an instant.

Because divine power is really a great power. Even the scars that need to be observed for several days can be healed at once. Reducing the pain is a bonus.

I couldn’t help but be greedy as I looked at Kate.
Her greed to recruit her as a party member within her.
I want to make this blonde nun my own little nun.

“Nice work, Kate.”
“Yes? Good job?”

I cleared my throat and opened my mouth. No matter how much it is a tool, it must be properly praised for the good part. It could be said that giving a carrot from time to time was a way to tame the tool rather than just hitting it with a whip.

“You threw the lantern. He hit the orc right in the head. His throwing skills were amazing, right?”

Hitting the head of an Orc Warrior who was charging with a lantern!
Without it, by now I would have been stabbed and turned into a dream whirlwind potato. It’s something I’ve felt since I was in the underground water, but this blonde girl has a talent for throwing.
Unlike all XCOM agents.
Those bastards will miss if you just fire them.

“So, good job!”

I praised Kate honestly.

“Okay.”

But why? Kate was staring at me while she let off her meaningful smile. She didn’t let out a big laugh like she did when she heard compliments from the culvert.

“But is that the end?”
“What?”
“I saved Dreamcatcher’s life. Are you just going to end the praise with your bare mouth? Shouldn’t you give me the right recompense?”

I was dumbfounded by what Kate said.
I praise you with my bare mouth, what more do I have to do?
You saved my life, so you’re asking me to give you some money?

“So, I’ll take the reward now.”
“Yes?”
“You can’t move.”

It was then.
Kate abruptly pursed her lips at me.

Side!
Her soft lips touched my cheek.
The warm and wet feeling instantly heated my face.
A cheek kiss that lasted long enough to make a sound.

Even if I tried to pull myself back, I couldn’t.
Kate had lifted her arm and was holding me.
After a while, she removed her mouth from my cheek and Kate took a few steps back and she smiled and opened her mouth.

“This is the return I was looking for!”
“That’s right.”
“Actually, I wanted to do it on my lips, but shouldn’t I? We’re friends.”

Kate put her index finger over her own red lips.
The moment I saw her tempting look, all sorts of agony passed through my head.
I thought I wanted to pounce on this bewitching blonde girl.
I wanted to hug Kate and teach her what a real kiss was.
I wanted to make Kate’s body soggy just by kissing her.

‘Let’s wait.’

I exercised my patience to the limit and managed to suppress my urge.
I really couldn’t have endured it if I was alone with Kate.
However, there were other party members in this mine.
Allie silently approached and stared at Kate and me.

“The two of you had a relationship like that, right? There was a strange atmosphere in the carriage, but I wasn’t mistaken. It’s amazing that a dreamer and a nun are dating!”

Allie seemed to have a terrible misunderstanding about my relationship with Kate. Whatever that little boy thinks is not my part-time job. I said to her Kate, who still had her finger on her lips.

“I can’t because we’re friends.”

Hesitation dripped from my voice.
Kate looked at me like that, and rather her eyes twinkled.

“Then, a volkis is fine!”
“Ouch.”

Are you saying that deep kissing is not acceptable to mean that cheek kissing is okay?
I was amazed at Kate’s impudence.

“I’m kidding! There’s no way Rebecca is here and it’s okay. A kiss on the cheek.”
“It’s like that. I know it well.”
“Yes, I know.”

Kate nodded her head, wiping her tongue. The conversation came to an end, but the subtle air between Kate and I still persisted.
I had to use a child to calm my fluttering heart.
After fully recovering, I told the party members.

“We’ve eliminated all five orcs. Before we return to Kuntilla Village, let’s get something that could be a mark. We’ll have to submit evidence that we captured the orcs to the adventurer’s guild.”
“If it’s a sign, what should I bring?”
“All you have to do is cut off the head. Among the marks required by the guild, the prey’s head is the most reliable.”
“Decapitate the pig’s head!”

Brutes were in charge of cutting the heads of the orcs. Like a lizard man living in a primitive tribe, he did not hesitate to cut his throat.
He even had a large bag in his backpack, so he could put the severed heads of the orcs in the bag.

Acquired 4 orc heads in total.
You just need to get the other one from the orc corpse near the entrance to the abandoned mine.

“I’m carrying the orc’s head.”
“Mr. Brute. Isn’t the bag heavy? If you’re tired, why don’t you eat with me?”
“It’s embarrassing. I’m ashamed of being pushed out by the tattooed orc earlier. I’ll apologize by raising my head.”

Brute seemed to keep the fact that he couldn’t stop the Orc Warrior in his heart. Is he going to pay back with labor for not being able to play the role of a tanker? The bag containing the orc head was carried by Brute alone.
Instead, the rest of the party, including me, picked up Orc equipment one by one.

Loot items such as glaives and axes.
If you bring it to the blacksmith and sell it, you will get money. I don’t know the price, but wouldn’t the glaive wielded by an Orc Warrior be quite expensive? It was an unusual weapon from its appearance.

*

When it was late afternoon, we safely returned to Kuntilla Village. Of course, he took another orc head from the entrance of the abandoned mine. With this, he had collected all the marks to be submitted as evidence to the Adventurer’s Guild.

“You’ve returned safely! Young adventurers!”

The village chief of Kuntilla village walked outside and greeted us. The village chief’s gaze stayed on the heavy sack the Brute was carrying.

“What’s in that sack?”
“It’s an orc head.”
“What?!”

Brute opened the sack and showed the contents to the old chief. The village chief looked into his sack and opened his mouth in surprise.

“That’s right. The orcs who killed people in the village are right. Especially since I can’t forget this red tattooed orc. You guys really killed all the orcs. One of the village’s problems has been solved.”
“By the way, chief, didn’t you tell me to find a kobold nest in an abandoned mine before you leave?”
“Did you find anything?”
“The chief’s prediction came true. Kobolds appeared in groups in the abandoned mine. Even the orcs we dealt with were attacked by the kobolds. There must be a kobold’s nest in the basement of the abandoned mine.”
“Kobolds! Those bastards are in an abandoned mine!”

I explained to the old chief about the kobolds I saw in the abandoned mines. Upon hearing my story, the village chief went wild on the spot.

“I’ll have to send another quest to the guild. If I don’t destroy the kobold den, I won’t be able to get rid of it-. Couldn’t you guys just kill the kobolds right now? I’ll give you a generous reward.”
“I can’t.”

I flatly rejected the village chief’s offer. Because I didn’t want to be tied to this town any more because of quests. If it’s money, of course I want to earn it. But having just returned from an abandoned mine and having to go there again? Seriously, that’s abusing yourself.

I want to get out in the sun
I wanted to get out in the fucking sun to produce vitamin D. Photosynthesis cannot take place in a dark cave. Your immune system will be weakened and you will suffer from extreme stress.
In a word, I can’t eat it because it sucks!

“The chief’s girlfriend is waiting for me at her house.”
“I can’t help it if it’s my girlfriend. You can go. How about my suggestion to other adventurers? Why don’t we become a kobold slayer together?”

My party members seemed to think the same as me.
They couldn’t make eye contact with the old village chief.

“I have an event at church tomorrow.”
“Enough with the nuns! Then what about the halflings?”
“I have a disease that kills me if I enter the same cave twice!”
“Th-Is there such a disease? I see! How about the lizardman who looks reassured there?”
“Brute. We have to deliver the orc head. You can’t leave the party!”
“No, everyone has circumstances? Then there’s nothing we can do about it. We have no choice but to hire new adventurers from the guild.”

The old village chief looked at us intently. If I stay still like this, I might have to be dragged away by the village chief and explore the dreaded abandoned mine again. At that moment, me and the party members became one and took a backward step.

“Goodbye, village chief!”
“Wait a moment before you leave. Since you found the kobold’s nest, you should pay the reward as promised.”

The old chief took out 5 silver from his bosom. After collecting the reward, I ran to the entrance of the village without looking back. It was the same for other party members.
At this moment, the 4 Bronzes were performing light maneuvers.

“Kate. Are you a little quick on your feet today?”
“Fufufufu!! I want to get out of here quickly! I want to go back to church and rest!!”
“Are you taking a break? I heard there’s an event tomorrow?”
“Of course it’s good!”
“I thought so.”

As expected, it was gura.
Allie, who was running beside her, also grinned, wiping her finger under her nose.

“I was also Gura! In fact, there is no disease that will kill you if you enter a cave. Everyone was surprised, right?”
“Nope.”
“Allie-sama. I’m not surprised.”
“Sniff.”

We eventually succeeded in getting on the carriage that was waiting at the entrance of the village. I woke the sleeping driver and started the carriage. To return to Joensuu.

“Daddy coachman! Please leave quickly!”
“Are you back already? Is it true that you finished your work and came back?”
“I finished everything and came back.”
“Oh. Then I’m putting a silver tier adventurer in the wagon now. Congratulations on passing the promotion.

The sound of the driver’s whip sounded and the carriage started to run. Thinking that I had almost finished the quest, I was drooling in the wagon’s cabin. You just have to be careful not to be attacked by monsters on the way back.

Time passed and the wagon entered the road leading to Joensuu. For a while, the interior of the wagon was unmatched in silence. Allie was distracted by being wary of her surroundings, and the other party members, including me, joined in looking out of the wagon.

Then, suddenly, Kate opened her mouth.
Kate’s bright voice broke the silence.

“Everyone, do you guys have time tomorrow evening?”
“Tomorrow’s dinner?”
“It’s a bit like breaking up right after returning to Yoensu. They’re colleagues who went through a promotion match together. In that sense, why don’t we have a drink?”
“Alcohol? I like it.”

Kate stared at me, who answered first.

Is it because of the heat of the summer night?
For some reason, her cheeks were slightly red.

“Is that all right? I’m going to order a very strong drink.”