Shujinkou Janai!

I heard a brusque voice call out from behind me.

It’s Resilia.

 

 

Incidentally, she is also dressed for an “adventure” today.

Even so, the fact that they’re surprisingly acting like normal makes me feel like they’re different.

 

 

[I properly praised her though.]

[The only people who would take that as praise were people with dead sensibilities or Nii-san.]

 

 

The words she uttered sting quite a lot.

In contrast to Radd and the others, Resilia’s mood doesn’t seem to be very good.

 

 

[If you have a complaint, you can just speak up, you know?]

 

 

When I tried to urge her, Resilia looked troubled.

 

 

[It’s not like I have a complaint.
It’s not like I think there’s any unfair treatment or some sort of favoritism involved, and I think that was for the best.
It’s just……]

[Just?]

 

 

After saying a string of noncommittal excuses, she answered in a small voice.

 

 

 

[……Even I have increased my STR to 130.]

[Unnn?]

 

 

 

After I thought about this for a few moments, unable to grasp what she meant, she continued.

 

 

[Whatever, it’s not like I said anything important.
It was just a trick of the imagination.]

 

 

Resilia forcefully dismissed the subject and strode away, leaving only to say that she would see how things are going with the others.

 

 

[Hmm?]

 

 

I don’t really know what just happened, but if I had to guess, I’d say she’s feeling some sort of rivalry with Radd and the others.

I can’t say it’s not entirely true, but it feels different somehow.

 

 

(Well, she’s the one who’s been taking care of me the most since I came into this world.
I suppose I should pay a little more attention to her.)

 

 

Making up my mind to follow up on this matter with Resilia, I followed her to check on Radd and the others.

Just as I approached the counter, Radd’s cheerful voice echoed from their direction.

 

 

[Errr…… You’re the D-Rank Adventurer, Radd-san, right? Your party name is……]

[!]

 

 

……Yes.

Coincidentally, Radd and the others had chosen as the name of their party, the same as the title of the game.

 

 

Radd laughed when I asked about this to him, saying “When we were thinking of a name for our party, the moment I heard that name, it just kinda have this spark and we settled on it”, but it’s a secret how I started questioning if he really is the Hero, getting the title card and all that.

 

 

[Fufu.
Now, which Quest would the like to undertake?]

 

 

The receptionist in charge, seemingly moved by Radd’s nervousness, asked Radd with a smile.

Then, the commemorative first Quest for the reborn was spoken from Radd’s mouth.

 

 

 

[———–We will take the Quests for the !]

 

 

 

As soon as this declaration echoed through the Guild, there was a moment of silence in the Guild.

Then, like ripples, various voices spread out.

 

 

[Lava Cave? Is he insane?]

[Yeah, he must have some death wish or something.]

[Nah, he’s probably just all talk.]

[H- Hey, I don’t really think you should go to a place like that?]

 

 

The only words whispered around were negative ones.

However, when one thinks from their perspective, I suppose it isn’t that strange.

 

 

The recommended level in-game for the is Lv 15.

It’s a dungeon that a Mid-level Adventurer in this world would barely be able to conquer, and it’s not a place that a newbie would choose to go for their second exploration.

 

 

Erina, the receptionist in charge, had gone to great lengths to stop them, saying that this was no place for D-Rank Adventurers to fight, but Radd was adamant and wouldn’t change his opinion.

 

 

An Adventurer’s ranking is only a guide, and the receptionist doesn’t have the authority to refuse Quests that the Adventurers want to take.

Although it took them longer than expected, Radd successfully obtained the Quests for the , and left the Adventurers’ Guild with the stares of his senior Adventurers at his back.

 

 

 

 

 

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After leaving the Guild, I once again briefed them of the strategy in this dungeon and checked if they had their adventure necessities, before heading out of town for the .

As we were walking outside, thinking that this had become a school trip led by a teacher, Radd anxiously spoke.

“”

 

 

[H- Hey, Old man.
I wonder if it’s really alright for us to accept these Quests.]

 

 

I had explained the situation to them beforehand and they had agreed to it, but I guess his uneasiness returned when he heard all those people being opposed to this.

As we walked toward the dungeon, Radd looked at me with concern.

 

 

[There are naturally dangers in going to this dungeon.
However, I’m sure that if it’s you guys……]

 

 

Just as I was about to reassure them, my right ear suddenly caught a strange sound.

 

 

[Dodge!]

[Nii-san!]

 

 

Prana’s warning and Resilia’s shout were almost simultaneous, and a few moments later, ice arrows rained down from the sky.

 

 

[Wha!?]

 

 

I stopped Radd, whose eyes widened in surprise, with my arm.

 

 

Though I say that, they probably didn’t intend to hit him in the first place.

The arrows rained down from the sky and pierced the ground one after another, seemingly blocking our path.

 

 

[Who is it!?]

 

 

In response to Prana’s questioning of the intruder’s identity, several figures emerged from behind a tree.

 

 

 

[———–I should have warned you already.]

 

 

 

Standing in front of us were three veteran Adventurers wielding weapons.

I hardly know any Adventurers in that town, but the man at the center of the group looks familiar.

 

 

[Verteran……]

 

 

When I spoke his name, the bearded man looked at me with blazing eyes and held up his sword.

His old greatsword, riddled with chips, is held up to me.

 

 

[Sorry, but this is the end of the road.
I’m well aware of how illogical we’re acting.
However, we can’t just stand by and watch youngsters die in vain because of some egotistical misunderstanding b*stard.]