Chapter 27 – Guild Escort Quest #1

I walked up behind Rebecca and tapped her on the shoulder.

“Quest, do you want to entrust a quest?”

Rebecca looked behind her in her bewilderment, then recognized that it was I who had touched her, and put on a rotten look.

“Are you here now? Did you have a good time with the tall receptionist downstairs?”
“I didn’t come here to play, I came here to talk about quests. But what did you just say? The words you advertised to be taken around.”
“What? You’re good at using a sword?”
“That’s not it, madness-. Kuck!”

The moment I say this, I can’t stop laughing. He grabbed his stomach and folded his back with a grin.

“And, crazy bomb dealer Rebecca-sama! Heck kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick!! Ahahahahahahahaha!!”
“You bastard!!”
“How can the introductory comment be like a crazy bomb dealer! What? He cuts monsters like radishes!”

I burst into laughter to the point of tears.
Rebecca grabbed my collar with her fresh red face.
He was glaring at my face with eyes almost full of murderous intent.
I couldn’t stop laughing even though I felt the threat to my life.

“You-. You’re copying exactly what you said!”
“Who’s going to copy it? That’s a comment that only bastards with a real iron plate on their face can use. If you follow it without tips, it’ll only become a laughing stock. Don’t try to enter the world of adventurers with a clumsy mindset.”
“I’ll just stab you here and I’ll die too! Fucking dreamy bastard!”

The reaction was certain, so there was a taste of teasing.
Rebecca grabbed my collar and shook it, making my body tremble like a vibrating smartphone.
Rebecca continued to shake until she was dizzy and was about to vomit.
The moment my complexion turned blue, Rebecca finally let me go.
I fell to the floor and held my breath for a while.
A breath mixed with a smile -.

“Madness-“
“Shut up! Shut up!”
“Alas, madness. My old friend.”

He was ready to kill himself if he teased him further, so he brought up the story of the quest with a solemn expression.

“To be honest, I don’t need to ask for a quest today. I received an appropriate quest from Mr. Wendy.”
“Huh? I heard that all the quests the receptionist handed over are garbage?”
“I think it’s changed a bit now. Well, it’s a bit complicated to explain. It means that I’ve been treated as an important person in the guild. Now, the quests I receive from Wendy-san are pretty good.”
“From the receptionist, I mean.”

Rebecca looked at me incredulously, and then she asked about the quest.

“Explain what kind of quest it is.”
“It’s a quest to escort the guild. It’s a guild leaving for a nearby trading city, but they say it took about ten days in total. The pay wasn’t too bad after hearing about it. I signed a contract to receive 6 silver.”
“Six silvers? Then me too-?”
“I’m a wizard, so I pay more. Other adventurers say 5 silver. But isn’t this enough?”

I’m getting about 20% extra.
I wondered if Rebecca would think it was a bad idea, but surprisingly, she didn’t really care about that part.
Rebecca shook her head and she nodded her head willingly.

“That’s good! The pay seems decent. I’ve wanted to visit other cities on the outer continent before. If it’s a trading city, there must be a lot to see, right?”
“I guess so. I’ve heard that it’s a big city as big as Yoensu.”
“When did you say you were going? Today?”
“We’ll be leaving in the afternoon. Pack your bags and gather in front of the south gate. I heard you can find a wagon with the same mark as the one on the wooden plaque here.”

I handed Rebecca a wooden plaque with a mark on it. Rebecca and I parted ways shortly after exchanging wooden boards, as we needed time for maintenance in the morning. He went back to the inn to pack his things.

A guild escort quest that lasts for a total of ten days.
What I had to pack in my backpack was simple food and drinking water. Knowing that there was no way to properly prepare rice at the top, I put a lump of beef jerky in it. You can eat it sparingly for about 5 days, and replenish it by the time you arrive at the trading city. I also brought a blanket to cover it just in case.
I packed up what I needed and left for the south gate.

*

On the south gate side, there are many merchants who leave the road every day.
To the south of Yoensuu is the trading city of Barka.
Barca City-. I finally remembered the name of a trading city I had heard a long time ago.
In any case, it wasn’t a name worth considering.

‘There are so many wagons.’

I put on a tired expression as I looked at the wagons strewn across the main street of the south gate.
Among dozens of wagons, it is to find the wagon with the correct mark.
It was like finding a hidden object, and it felt like my head was getting complicated.

The mark is the pattern of an eagle with outstretched wings.
After 20 minutes of wandering, I found a wagon with the same pattern on it. A pot-bellied middle-aged man standing by the carriage looked at me and pretended to know.

“Are you Luke? I heard that an incubus who uses magic joins my ranks?”
“Yes, I am Luke.”
“I’m Kaltz who leads the upper ranks. Like an incubus, I have a very impressive appearance.”

The bulging belly looks like a wealthy merchant.
If you put on glasses, you might hear the sound of paohu kumchuk kumchuk.
Still, it seemed like he had a lot of respect because he was older.

“Slick blonde hair and burnt skin… Could it be that you’re an incubus that’s been evolving? I’m tired of just looking at your face. I never want to be in the same room as my wife.”
“That’s incubus hate.”
“I’m sorry if you felt bad. Anyway, did you say you’re a wizard? If you’re a wizard, you’re welcome regardless of race. Wait with the other party until we depart.”

I moved to the back of the wagon that Carlz pointed at. Most of the companions who were going to do the quest together were gathered in the shaded spot. A mixture of hired adventurers and upper rank soldiers.
I looked around the party and, to my surprise, found a familiar face. As an incubus, it’s rare for me to find a familiar face on a quest. It was because I only had solo quests, so I had few opportunities to interact with fellow adventurers.

“Ethan…?”

A halfling that looks like Jammin.
Halflings were a race full of Jammin and Jamsoon.
Among them, the dark-haired halfling was undoubtedly someone I knew. This is Edan, who carried out the herb gathering quest together the other day.
I never thought we would meet again in a place like this.

“Oh, it’s Luke. You get to see a familiar face.”

Ethan raised his palm to greet me. A thick voice that still doesn’t match his appearance.
Out of etiquette, I thought I should ask what I’ve been doing all this time, but I can’t open my mouth easily.
Because there is something to worry about.

Chill-!
A bird sitting softly on top of Ethan’s head.
A pigeon was sitting on top of Ethan’s head.
I was about to ask what it was, but I instantly remembered Ethan’s identity.

What did Ethan say about himself before?
Were you an expert on monster behavior?
Didn’t you tame that pigeon instead of a monster?

“Ethan-san, the pigeon sitting on top of your head is…? Did you tame it?”
“Hmm? A pigeon? Fuck the fuck…!”

Ethan jumped out of his seat in shock.
A dove sitting on its head flies away while scattering its feathers.

‘That’s right.’

How can a bronze adventurer use advanced skills like taming?
I was relieved to see Ethan, who didn’t seem to have changed much.

“Thank you for telling me. I almost got bird poop on my head.”
“What? How have you been?”
“You’ve been busy with the goblin eradication quest for a while. What about you?”
“A lot of things happened. You know the red-haired girl with whom I did the herb gathering quest the other day? I made a fixed party with her.”
“It’s a fixed party-! It’s something to celebrate. I know because I’ve been involved in a fixed party, but it’s the sweetest period in my life as an adventurer. If your personality suits you, there’s no reason not to make a fixed party. Rolling around in an empty pot makes your body hurt. It’s going to happen.”
“I’m quite satisfied too. As expected, it’s better to go together than alone.”

I had a conversation with Ethan about the greatness of fixed parties.
The splendor of the fixed party, on the other hand, also referred to the trashy point of the empty pot.
Whether it’s a small adventurer who saves on supplies, a disabled person who can’t deal with Kern because he’s an idiot, or a crazy newbie who keeps his mouth shut.
It was a compliment to the fixed party that the story would become infinitely longer if you chatted about it.
No, is it gossip about the gongpot?
Anyway, it was a time when I was talking about such a topic.

Suddenly, Edan brought up a story about the quest.

“There’s something I need to tell you. It’s the information I just found out. It seems that a special person is mixed in this upper escort quest.”
“A special person? Aren’t they all the same Bronze Deep Sea Fish anyway? Judging from the size of the top, I don’t think they hired a high-ranking adventurer.”
“That adventurer is also a Bronze. But I shouldn’t be treated the same as normal Bronzes. Don’t be surprised. A nun is mixed in with the upper escort quest this time.”

The moment I heard that I was a nun, I was stunned.
As if I heard the name of a nobleman who shouldn’t be here.

“Nun…! Such a precious person in this shabby place!”

The moment Ethan pointed her finger in one direction, I realized that this escort quest really had a nun mixed in.

“Wow.”

She is an impressive nun with gorgeous blonde hair.
She is wearing a jet-black nun’s uniform, and a veil covers her head.
She is shown wearing a wooden crucifix as her necklace.
She’s not particularly interested in crosses, but she can’t help but notice it naturally.

Because of her curvaceous chest-.
It was because her breasts, voluminous above her nun’s robes, supported the cross.
Moreover, the soft curves of the hips exposed above the skirt reveal that the figure is excellent at a glance.

“It’s a pretty nun.”
“It’s not that she’s pretty. It’s that she’s a nun. A nun who can be called a cheap nobility in the adventure industry has joined the party.”

I fully understood what Ethan was talking about.
A nun who can use healing magic is like the sun in an adventurer’s party.
To the extent that even the arrogant wizards would shut up and support a party with a nun.

There is a nun at the party.
It is also said to be a pretty blonde nun.
Around the nun, adventurers doing the same quest lined up to greet them.
No, the adventurers who weren’t escorting the upper ranks were secretly mingling with each other and saying hello.
What are those crazy bastards?

“Su, Sister! My name is Hans! I hope you will come to our party next time…!”
“Hey, the nun is in trouble. Get out of the way!”
“We’re bringing a nun to our party for 1 silver. It’s a small subsidy, so please accept it.”
“This party is 2 silver! It looks like you’re on a quest right now, but I hope you hear from me next time!”

Lowly adventurers were making a mess in front of the nun.
I watched the scene from afar with a tired expression.
Then Ethan told me.

“Shouldn’t we say hello to that nun too?”
“Greetings? We’re a member of the same party, so why should we only greet the nun?”
“It’s not like it’s just the two of us getting into it when everyone else is doing it. There’s nothing wrong with being friends with a nun. It’s a lesson I learned during my long adventurer life.”
“Hmm.”
“Looks like we’ll have to go soon. The line is getting longer and longer.”

There’s nothing to do while waiting anyway.
There is still time until departure, and Rebecca, who is to be taken care of, has not yet arrived.
Ethan and I were put in line in front of the nuns.

It’s something you never know
If I formed a relationship with the nun, would I be able to get at least one free heal in the future?
The line slowly dwindled, and before I knew it, it was my turn to say hello.
I looked at the nun in front of her and bowed her head.

“Nice to meet you, I’m Luke. It’s such an honor to meet Sister…”
“Ugh!”

A shrieking moan came out of nowhere, which made her realize the moment she raised her head.
That the blonde-haired nun was staring at me with her eyes wide open.