The First Commission Completion?
I, who had quietly left without at, went walking towards the comrcial district looking for a place to take a nap.
Though it wasn’t very far from the industrial district, it was near the main street. It had stalls too… Oh, now that I think about it there were stalls with grilled at skewers. Maybe I should buy a present for at?
Since I said that I would go and gather information, it’d probably be better to investigate a little bit as an excuse. That’s right, it might be a good place to gather information while taking a comfortable nap.
However, looks like there’s various kinds of shops. They even sell bread… yep, seems hard. I rember the bandits all having their eyes set on the lon bread.
Looks like you can buy about three loafs of the hard bread for two copper.
Which reminds , I can use the nu even though I’m not in the dungeon. I wonder if I can spend DP?
Maybe I could use it to deal with commissions… ah, though I can look through the DP catalog, looks like I can’t buy anything. Unfortunate.
Well, it might be interesting to compare the actual price of things with their DP cost.
“… Wait, I was looking for a place to take a nap.”
I strayed from my original goal and started gathering information.
Seems like the fantastical environnt floating through this alternate world’s town ticked my instincts as a man.
However, there’s a lot of buildings. I can’t find a place to head to for a nap.
Giving up finding a place by myself, I decided asking a local about it would be faster.
I imdiately went into what looked like a well-inford shop to get information… hmm, is this a greengrocer? The greengrocer even looks like it sold things at an affordable price, the “Listen for a bit after buying this” tactic seed just right here.
I want a particularly affordable one, probably an apple… yep, it’s an apple. Though it was slightly smaller than the apples I know, there’s also lons in this world, so there’s probably apples.
“Hey, old man, how much for this?”
“Ah, that’s three copper coins for two.”
“Then I’ll buy ’em. Two… ah, no bag, where’s a good place to eat these?”
“Ah. I don’t care where you eat it, but stay a bit away. Standing in front of the shop would be a hindrance to business after all.”
I passed three copper coins to the greengrocer old man and took the apples. I moved a bit to the side and sank my teeth into an apple.
… Sour!
“Wow… this is… pretty sour.”
“Is that so? Though I think that’s usual for this year’s apples?”
“Mm, no, I’m not calling you stingy, it’s just the first ti I’ve eaten an apple here and was surprised. Don’t scowl at . I’m not from here.”
“Ah, so that’s it. You a traveler, lad?”
“Adventurer. I just ca to this town today… Oh, there’s a sweetness inside the sour, it’s a good taste.”
“I get it lad.”
When I said it was pretty sour he scowled at , but imdiately let up his vigilance. Felt good.
It really is sour, but it’s not that bad eating it while thinking it’s that kind of thing.
“Yeah, I’ve heard sour apples go well with sugar, turning into sothing like a pastry.”
“Heeh, knowledgeable huh. Though since sugar is valuable around here, this apple alone is plenty sweet.”
Heeh, I obtained pretty good information by chance… Should I make sugar with the dungeon? Adventurers would be attracted to the sugar like ants… no, it’d probably be fine even if adventurers didn’t do that. I’ll make a ntal note of that.
“That so? Right, can you tell if you know about a good place to take a nap or sothing?”
“Hahaha! You’re interesting to listen to lad! Let’s see, if you want to take a nap, I think the park in the central district would be good?”
“Oh, so there’s a park. That sounds like a good place for a nap.”
“Ah, but watch out for people getting too close to your wallet while you sleep yeah? You should buy fruits from if you have money inside it!”
“Yeah, I’ll be careful. I’ll buy from you again if I’m ever in the neighborhood.”
“Thanks for your patronage!”
Information gathering was going quite pleasantly.
By the way, if I wanted to take an apple out with DP, it was listen in the food category as ten apples for 5 DP.
Then again, the apples that co out would probably be the sweet apples that I’m used to instead of these… no, since I can choose hard bread in the bread assortnt, I could probably choose the kind of apple too.
Well, central part huh… I wonder if there’s a sunny place with just enough shade?
I bit into the other apple and headed to the park… Hmm, yep, this is sour.
*
I was able to nap in the central park without anything happening.
Though I ordered the clothes golem to repel people that might try to obstruct my nap just in case, it looks like that didn’t happen this ti. But I slept quite well, about two hours.
… Crap, I slept too long. I wonder if at is angry.
As for information, I only obtained two things. “Apples here are sour, sugar is valuable” and “The central park is great for a nap”. Well even though I imdiately had an idea, I might have to face my honor.
I rushed to the blacksmith where the commission to clean the restroom was in a bit of a run.
Since I didn’t make an appearance of leaving, I secretly entered the restroom.
“Goshujin-sama, you’re back?”
“Yeah, I gathered enough information. How was it here?”
“I turned him away just one ti. Though he ca again after that, I said we were done since it had been an hour. I got his signature and was waiting for Goshujin-sama.”
Ah, now that I think about it I didn’t say where to wait… yep, I’m really sorry.
“You didn’t have to wait in the toilet and could have been on a table or sothing you know?”
“S-sorry. Will you punish ?”
at apologized while hanging her head down and fidgeting.
No, I didn’t say you did sothing bad so why would I punish you?
I patted at’s head as gently as possible. Her soft hair was pleasant to the touch. Her dog ears were soft.
“Ahh…”
at made a blank look, making sowhat shy after a short ti of continuing to stroke her.
Was she overco with emotion from being stroked? She followed along while hugging my right arm even though she usually restrained herself. What a cute child.
I lead at out of the restroom to show her her reward.
“… Are you finished?”
I was talking to the client after leaving the restroom.
“Hmm? Yeah. It’s finished.”
“That so… little miss, co to when this guy, I won’t be as bad.”
“Don’t want to.”
What is this old guy talking about so suddenly with a serious face? Though I thought that, at refused him imdiately.
… He’s glaring at for so reason though.
Aren’t you liked a lot, at? Just what happened while I took that nap?
“… I see. However, you don’t know what it ans to be an adventurer. Keep that it mind.”
“Goshujin-sama, let’s go.”
“O-okay.”
anwhile, at wasn’t completely ignored anymore. Seriously, what happened.
But really, I don’t know what it ans to be a Dungeon Master. Though I don’t want to die, there is always a possibility of dying. I can just bring the possibility as close to nothing as I can.
Well, I might need to lay a bit of groundwork in case I die.
I decided to ask the client sothing.
“… If I die and she’s put out on the streets, if you want to, could you co along and help her?”
“Hmph, I’d help the little miss even if you didn’t say anything… she’s too good a child for soone like you.”
“Then I’ll entrust it to you. Well, I don’t plan on dropping dead so easily.”
The old artisan had a surprised look on and nodded after thinking for a mont. As I thought, looks like he isn’t a bad guy.
Though I called him old, he doesn’t seem like he’ll be kicking the bucket anyti soon.
I just t him and was asking sothing of a client in addition, but I felt a bit relieved.
“… Am I, being, thrown away…?”
Hearing such a conversation, at looked like she had just watched her pet be run over by a car.
“What are you saying, I’m not going to throw you away.”
For now, it looked like she improved after I tousled her hair since she looked lively.
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