[This girl, can she really take them down?] Itsuki
[Yes, she’s defeated the Kamaitachi before.] Receptionist
The man looked at the ninja-like girl and the guild girl nodded.
[And the Young Lady over there, you’ll take care of it if the Bear Girl is with you?] Itsuki
The man checks with the girl called Shinobu.
[As long as I’m with bear-san, I’m good.] Shinobu
[All right. I’ll ask you two to take down the Kamaitachi.] Itsuki
The man bowed to us.
Does this mean that I’m going as well?
[I’ll register the request then, is that okay with you too, Young Miss?] Receptionist
The receptionist checks with me one last time.
As expected, I was supposed to participate as well. In addition, I’m going there as an extra.
But if I don’t accept it, then why would she not accept it as well?
[Then register both of you for this request, may I have your guild cards?] Receptionist
The girl called Shinobu and I took out our guild cards. When the receptionist saw my guild card, she looked at me in surprise.
[……She really is Rank C, just like Shinobu-san.] Receptionist
I looked at Shinobu’s guild card next to me, which also had a rank of C on it.
She’s not that much older than me, and she’s a rank C. I can see why they say she can beat Kamaitachi.
But really, who is she?
[Yuna-san, was it? My name is Shinobu. It’s nice to meet you. I’ll call you Yuna, so you can call me Shinobu.] Shinobu
Shinobu looked at the guild card and introduced herself.
Even so, she’s getting overly familiar with me. This is the kind of person I’m not good at. I don’t want to get too close to her.
[But still, rank C, you’re quite strong, aren’t you?] Shinobu
[You’re a rank C, yourself.] Yuna
[It was just a coincidence.] Shinobu
She denied it with a smile.
Suspicious.
I can’t speak for others, but there’s something about her that smells fishy.
[You don’t have to be so suspicious. So, Itsuki-san, is it okay if we leave first thing tomorrow morning?] Shinobu
[I would like to leave now if we could.] Itsuki
[I agree. But I have some preparations to make, so please go back to the village first, Itsuki-san. Yuna and I will be leaving first thing in the morning.] Shinobu
Shinobu let the story proceed on her own.
Well, it’s certainly better to leave tomorrow morning than now. And I’ve already paid for the inn.
[All right. I’m heading back to the village first, do you know where it is?] Itsuki
[I just checked the request board.] Shinobu
[I don’t know, so if you could tell me, that would be great.] Yuna
[I’ll guide you. You’re in a foreign land, that’s why you’re not familiar with the area.] Shinobu
I would have preferred to be alone, but Shinobu pushed herself to me too hard.
The man went back to the village first, and Shinobu and I will leave tomorrow morning.
He said that the village where the man lived was about half a day away by carriage.
Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear would probably be there in less than an hour.
[So, why are you following me?] Yuna
When I left the Adventurer’s Guild, Shinobu followed me.
[I thought it would be better if we stayed at the same inn.] Shinobu
[Are we staying at the same inn, by any chance?] Yuna
[I’d like to hear about Yuna’s story.] Shinobu
[There’s nothing to talk about.] Yuna
[Stingy.] Shinobu
I may have gotten involved with a troublesome person.
Maybe I should have taken it by myself or said no.