Kochugunshikan Boukensha ni Naru

Translator: SFBaka

We finally made it back to the manor, but Cleria wanted to ask me about the designated request I got earlier, so the three of us went back to the girls room to discuss it.

It isnt really a hard request. Jonas-san talked about it with me this morning. He asked me to guide them toward the bandit hideout in order to recover the rest of the goods they took from Tarus-san when they abducted him. Only I and Tarus-san am familiar with the location of the bandit hideout after all.

You intend to accept the request?

Of course. Weve been in their care after all. And for a quest that can be finished in a day, five Large Silvers is a nice enough reward. Itll also depend on the people coming with us to recover the goods, but well probably depart tomorrow or the day after.

The modifications on your leather armor will only be finished after three days right, Alan?

Its not like I need it for the quest anyway. The area were going to is nearby, and I havent had any trouble even when Im not wearing armor so far anyway.

I see. Ill go with you then.

And Im coming as well, of course, Elna followed up.

Nah, Ill be fine on my own yknow. And your armors modifications are also going to be finished after three days too right?

Im also indebted to Tarus-san after all. And I probably wont face any danger with you and Elna by my side.

Alright, fine. The three of us will go, okay.

And, um, Alan. Ive been meaning to ask you for a while, but

So shes asking me now huh. Its probably about where I come from anyway.

Why do you go out of your way to help someone like me?

Oops. So its about that. Hm. My reason for helping her huh I havent really thought about it much, to be honest.

I just didnt want to leave a helpless young lady to die at first. After I rescued her from danger, I guess I treated her as a sort of troublesome little sister. Im an only child, so I guess Ive kinda always longed for a younger sister or brother since I was a kid.

I dont have any particular reason when I decided to help you out, Cleria. I just did what any decent person would do, I think.

I dont really understand myself, but I guess I kinda ended up treating you like a little sister I wanted to take care of along the way, Cleria.

Eh! Little sister!?

Cleria gave an incredibly surprised reaction. Is it really something that weird? Well, I guess it would make a teenage girl like her feel a bit uncomfortable to be treated as a little sister by someone unrelated to her. But those are really my honest feelings.

Elna, who was in the corner, was nodding in agreement for some reason.

I see Little sister

Cleria seemed somewhat depressed now.

Well, it might sound a bit weird, but thats basically my reason for helping you out, Cleria.

I see I understand. Im really thankful for all the help youve given me, Alan.

Oh cmon. Theres no need for that. Youve also helped me out quite a bit as well, Cleria.

What do you plan on doing after this, Alan?

My plans huh. Cleria probably thinks I came to this continent with some sort of goal in mind. But I honestly dont have a concrete goal right now. I dont have anything I particularly want to do. I had my hands full just trying to stay alive up until now after all.

Cleria, arent you curious about the place I come from?

T- Thats Its true that I have always wanted to ask you.

Youve already realized this a while back, but its true that Im not someone from this continent.

I came to this continent by ship, but that same ship sank along with all of my comrades. I was the only one who survived.

I wont be able to go back to my home country without that ship. So, right now, I have no choice but to live in this continent.

Because Ive just arrived on this continent, I dont have any particular goal in mind. But perhaps my desire to learn more about magic can be counted as one.

Wont you be able to go home to your country if you made a big and sturdy enough ship?

No, that would be impossible. Its difficult to explain why exactly, but I probably wont be able to go back to my country.

I see So Alan isnt able to go home just like me.

Its a little different in my case, but I guess thats one way to put it.

Let us do this then! Alan will cooperate with me and I will also do all that I can to help you as well. But as for studying magic Arent you already a very accomplished mage, Alan?

Ive certainly managed to learn some magic. But there are other spells and elements, right? Uh, theres wind magic, earth magic, and light magic. Id like to learn them as well once Ive managed to settle down somewhat.

If its wind magic, Elna here is the best wind mage among the knights.

Oh, havent properly introduced you and Elna to each other yet, right?

Alan, this is Elna Norian. Shes one of the royal guards assigned to serve me. No, make that formerly.

Elna, this gentleman is Alan Corinth. I owe him my life.

I am called Elna Norian, Alan-dono. I serve as one of Cleria-samas royal guards. I am pleased to make your acquaintance.

I took the opportunity to have a good look at Elna. She seems to be the same age as me at least. She was a tall and beautiful girl with fiery red hair.

Im Alan Corinth. Nice to meet you too. You have a surname, so I guess youre a noble right?

That is correct. I hail from the House of Viscount Norian.

Are all of the royal guards nobles?

Not all of us are, but we compose the majority.

I see. So thats the case. So, Elna, Id really appreciate it if you could demonstrate some wind magic spells for me sometime.

Certainly. But I do not have a magic tome with me. Do you have one, Alan-dono?

No, I dont. But its enough to just show me some spells.

Alan doesnt need magic tomes after all.

Just what do you mean by that, Cleria-sama?

Well, youll find out soon enough. You would find it hard to believe even if I told you as long as you havent witnessed it for yourself.

I see.

There was a knock outside the rooms door.

Its Jonas. We have prepared your dinner.

We went to the dining room and found Tarus-san and family along with Beck and Thor already seated.

Thank you very much for making some lovely sweets for us today, Alan-san. I have asked Jonas about them, but he remains tight-lipped, you see, the Madam greeted.

Its a type of sweet thats very popular in my country. Its easy to make and quite tasty as well.

Maa, Im really looking forward to it! Tara-chan chimed in.

The dishes served were as plentiful and delicious as always. Well then, its finally time for dessert.

Would you like me to help with serving them, Jonas-san?

Theres a bit of a knack in order to get the pudding out of the porcelain containers after all.

Theres no need, sir. I have already made the arrangements.

It looks like theyve begun serving the pudding already. As expected of Jonas-san. All of us have been served pudding before long.

This is a type of sweet? Tara-chan inquired.

Yes. Its a sweet called pudding. Please scoop out a part of it along with the brown syrup on top and give it a taste.

I scooped out a portion off of mine first to show them. Un, tasty. It really tastes more like pudding once its properly chilled.

C- Cold!?

This is- !?

Whoah! What is this!?

Its amazingly delicious!

It looks like they all liked it. I made large enough portions, so I believe theyd be quite satisfied.

Impressive, Alan. Its my first time to taste such a delicious sweet.

Cleria, who already managed to finish her own portion, gave a rave review.

I see. Im glad you liked it then.

Alan-san! Its an amazing sweet! Its also my first time to taste such a wonderful sweet.

Thats a relief. It looks like the Madam has also taken a liking to it.

Is this sweet truly that simple to make? the Madam inquired.

Yes, it is. Once you learn the knack for it, its really easy to make. Isnt that right, Jonas-san?

Yes. Ive observed Alan-sans cooking process earlier. It was truly a cooking method I havent seen before, but its surprisingly easy to follow.

This sweet is truly magnificent, Alan-san! Im also greatly satisfied. If its alright with you, could we purchase the recipe for it? Tarus-san requested.

Tarus-san has his merchant face on. Its just the recipe for pudding yknow.

No, you dont really have to purchase it. Ill give it to you as thanks for all youve done for us.

That just wont do. There would be a lot of merchants in this city who would pay quite a sum for this sort of never-before-seen recipe. I would like for it to be one of the signature dishes in one of our familys stores. I would easily earn back the money with this sweet, so please do allow me to purchase it from you.

Thats amazing. So they even have a restaurant. I guess I wont be able to refuse after hes said all that.

I understand. Ill give you the complete recipe by tomorrow. It would be better if I gave a demonstration to the chefs as well. Theyd learn the correct method of making it faster that way.

That would be most wonderful! I would be able to eat this every day! Tara-chan exclaimed in excitement.

Whoah there. Dont you think youll get tired of it if you eat pudding every day?

Im now utterly curious if Alan-san knows other recipes apart from this as well! the Madam followed up.

Well, I do have a lot of recipes. Ive bought the Earth Cuisine Ultimate Compendiumthat was released just two years before after all. I even resorted to a credit loan in order to purchase the thing. That reminds me, how am I going to pay for that loan now anyway? Oh well.

It has all of Earths major cuisines on it, so I dont regret buying it at all. I uploaded the whole thing to my Nanoms database and already indicated all the recipes Im fond of.

Theres a lot of recipes. But the problems the ingredients. Id need to at least check out all the available ingredients and condiments and make comparisons in order to use some of those recipes.

We have a lot of different ingredients and seasonings in my home country that may not be available here. If I cant manage to find an equivalent at least, the number of recipes we can make would be somewhat limited. Ill try to think of a few we can make with what we have now and show them to you later.

Im truly looking forward to them.

Now that I think about it, none of the others here actually asked about where Im from. Maybe it was Tarus-san who told them not to pry too much.

The dinner ended on a high note.

I asked Jonas-san about the request, and he told me the personnel and carriages that would be used for the recovery of the goods will be ready the day after tomorrow. We would depart early in the morning.

When we got back to our room, Beck and Thor told me about what they did during the day.

It looks like theyve already managed to purchase most of the goods the village needed. Theyll buy the rest tomorrow and would depart back to the village in the afternoon at the latest.

Theyve also managed to arrange for some adventurers to serve as their escorts. Since they had money to spare, the negotiations went smoothly, it seems. The party they managed to get was apparently composed of veteran adventurers and had was fairly accomplished.

A party is apparently a group composed of several adventurers. It seems you need to form a party to undertake most quests.

It looks like we need to form a party ourselves.

That reminds me. Were supposed to receive the reward for capturing the bandits tomorrow, right? How about we all claim our rewards tomorrow morning? Im guessing youd also want some extra money to buy some souvenirs, right?

Thatll be great! Lets do that.

A little while later, the three of us entered the bath. Since we were all tired from the activities today, we all fell asleep pretty quickly after having a bath.