Chapter 2 – Why Do You Do This to Me?

“So what happened that led you to find a mercenary in the guild?”

She was sad because she felt like she had been betrayed by the magic she had barely obtained, but that was just her own feeling. She thought that work came first, so she sat down with them at the table near her.

“I guess you’re curious about our faces?”

“Oh, don’t say that. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t curious, but I’ve already experienced that kind of thing.”

The woman, whose curves stood out despite being covered in a robe, seemed amazed, but Tiaran had already done something similar to this. She had seen a lot of unnecessary blood.

As for the client, I thought it was polite to talk to each other face to face, so I started arguing instead of arguing. How many years have you suffered from a stuck nose?

“Hmm, that’s right?”

“I just hate things getting complicated.”

After hearing Tiaran’s story, they looked at each other and nodded.

“Okay. Then we won’t have to say your name either.”

“The pants I was hoping for.”

Fortunately, this client doesn’t seem to be particularly flexible or have a hobby of harassing others.

“So what’s the point of hiring an adventurer?”

“We are currently traveling around various places to train.”

“Because I’m practicing…”

He asked with a slightly serious tone, and in response he touched her chin. At best, all I could do was touch the helmet to the gauntlet.

“Well, let’s just say that and move on.”

“… Are you really curious about nothing?”

As he was about to pass over it, he seemed to be more curious now and swallowed his cold heart when he saw the person who looked relatively less curved ask.

“There’s a saying that curiosity kills the cat, right? Let’s just say I’m a human who knows that well.”

“Hmm, what do you mean by ‘human’?”

This time, he muttered as if he was suspicious of the one with more curves, but it seemed like he just skipped over it.

“We are gathering colleagues who can work together.”

“Hmm? Colleague?”

Didn’t you just say you were practicing? The receptionist even told me to teach. At this point, no matter how much he said, I was starting to have doubts.

“Oh, are you curious?”

“I’m curious.”

I shook my head at the curvy one’s teasing words. What I’m curious about is, didn’t you decide never to get involved in nobles’ affairs again?

Although he said he was a colleague, I can tell you from the experience of being forced to cross the river and see their own league through a unilaterally drawn line, that curiosity was poison to him.

It would be better to treat this time as a similar story.

“So, you want a relationship where you can be together for a while and then break up for a while?”

“That’s correct. It’s good to communicate well.”

The curvaceous woman seemed satisfied, as if she liked him quite a bit.

“For now, as a test, I will act with you for about a month.”

“Employment costs?”

“For a temporary period, 1 gold and 3 silver per month. If there is success, it may increase further…”

Grinning, the pretty lips that could be seen beneath the robe gently curved.

“I’m sure that if I’m officially hired, I’ll be able to get at least 3 gold every month.”

“That’s right?”

“Why are you saying that? Are you saying the price is too low?”

“What is the red flag? That’s appropriate.”

It was a calculation so perfect that it made me wonder if I had read a manual for hiring gold-level adventurers. It was clear considering the difference between a short-term contract and an exclusive contract.

“As expected, it’s unusual. Usually, adventurers are condescending and ask if they’re planning on hiring him for that much.”

“Hmm, they are not in their right mind either.”

As a mercenary, it was good to sell yourself at a high price, but that also had to be done while observing the other person. If you want to show off that much to a noble, shouldn’t you be a platinum level adventurer?

“There’s no need to talk in detail. Let’s just sign a temporary contract.”

I don’t know if I will sign an exclusive contract.

“Okay! Then, shall we leave now?”

“What? Right now?”

As he looked at her curiously, she touched her hand as if she remembered something.

“Ah! I see! Your Maka uses cooking, so it might take some time. Then, let’s meet again at the village entrance in 3 hours.”

“Huh? No, I am.”

“Then, let’s go and take care of the equipment first.”

Seeing the two people leaving before I could say anything more, he stretched out his hand blankly and muttered to himself.

“I’m not a buffer, I’m a warrior…”

Yes, that was the most unfair reason he was able to use a marker.

If he had been a wizard he might have been okay. Isn’t he as good as a noble who uses magic and even applies buffs?

Even if he was a priest, he heals and also applies a buff, so he’s literally the perfect supporter!

However, he is actually a damage tank that charges at the enemy from the front, but Maka found out too late that he does not receive the blessing of the buff due to the ambiguous structure of having to eat food to receive the buff.

“What kind of mess is this?”

Even when I thought about it, I thought this wasn’t a good idea. Even if you just give it a buff from behind, it won’t perform as well as it should, so if you charge forward and get hit, you won’t even be able to get a buff.

“What do you mean…”

To lighten my mood, I tried playing a game I remembered, but my mood only got worse.

“Miss, here is the temporary contract.”

“Luckily, I guess the story went well?”

“It’s good. It’s temporary. Temporary. Why did the guild leader ask me to do this?”

“Hehe, don’t be too harsh. And this is a secret.”

“Huh?”

Suddenly, the receptionist seemed to check the gaze of those around him and whispered in his ear.

“I think I’ll be able to take a vacation soon.”

“… Um, congratulations?”

What? Are you bragging? Even when I thought about it, I felt like a eunuch, but I couldn’t help but think that way.

“Are you spending time well with your boyfriend?”

That’s because the receptionist definitely had a boyfriend. Isn’t it obvious? The receptionist is a famous beauty, neither in the city nor in the countryside, but in a mediocre estate.

If something looks good to me, it will naturally look good to others as well, so there was already someone who had his sights set on this young lady. Rumor has it that she is dating an upstanding young man from the same neighborhood.

He also remembered seeing a glimpse of his face.

“Oh my! You don’t even notice.”

After hearing her whisper for the last time, he had to leave her guild with a dazed look as if he was being pushed around by her.

“What is it?”

So he pretended not to notice the two people watching him and headed home.

“… Is it really okay?”

“The guild leader guaranteed it. Otherwise, the guild leader’s head would be blown off. It’ll be okay.”

This is why people wearing robes and hoods were not to be trusted lightly.

‘Hmm, that’s scary. I’m scared.’

The funny thing is, those guys were 50% nobles and 50% necromancers, so it wasn’t a joke among adventurers to either die or live without being able to die.

‘I have to protect the guild leader.’

I went round and round to my own home, just in case someone came after me.

“… I’ve been using this place for a long time.”

He deliberately bought a place in a quiet place because he didn’t want to be involved in troublesome things, where the sound of old wood cries every time he steps.

Even though I was worried about thieves, I carried all my valuables with me, so there wasn’t anything that would be a problem if they disappeared. And then the cooking started.

“I can’t believe I have to go through all this trouble and even cook!”

At times like this, he felt that his mother, who raised him in this world, was amazing. She lived alone and found it difficult to prepare food, but she prepared food to suit his tastes even though their race and tastes were clearly different.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you.”

In fact, he almost ran away from home. I know it’s unfilial.

“Wow, I shouldn’t imagine.”

It was even more ironic that his final conscience was preventing him from returning.

“I’m sorry, Mom.”

That was when I finished all the preparations and stood blankly at the entrance to the village.

“Well, you came quickly?”

“… Nyuch?”

I already guessed it, but when I asked about it just in case, he looked around with embarrassed eyes and spoke in a timid whisper.

“That temporary contract we had earlier…”

“Oh, just one of those ladies.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Well she was in the grove, and she was very beautiful. He has jet-black hair, which is very hard to see here, and he even has an outfit that doesn’t seem to cover his big chest, so much so that when he looks down from above, his cleavage is clearly visible.

‘If this young lady is like this, who is she?’

What was even more surprising was that judging by the voice, this side had fewer curves. We stood in silence with each other for a while. It wasn’t long before he was able to solve the question with his own eyes.

“Ah! There ‘s! You didn’t wait long, did you?”

Big breasts that shake so much that you can almost hear the sound of boing!

There was a woman approaching with her dark blue hair waving, boasting such a presence that people passing by, regardless of age or gender, looked at her.

She pretended not to look at her colleague, nodded her head, and then she spoke to him.

“Let’s go now!”

“Miss, you have to tell me what the request is.”

“Ah! I see!”

And what was written on the paper I took out.

“Poison Tentacle?”

It was exactly a C-level monster.

“Um, okay. Let’s go.”

Considering that it was called poison, it wasn’t very toxic, so I thought there wouldn’t be any problems.

“Kyaaa!? W-don’t let go of this!?”

“Hey! Not there!”

“… Hi. Oh my god.”

I didn’t know what kind of tragedy I would see later.

‘Is the reason it was needlessly sexy because I’m a newbie?’