The adventurer we encountered turned out to be the legendary adventurer Jack Yahooi.
Moreover, it seems Maria doesn’t know him.
“Maria, you don’t know Jack Yahooi? Don’t you read biographies or adventure tales?”
Lisha asked Maria.
“I don’t read them.”
“Instead of only reading romance or BL, broaden your horizons. Expand your knowledge.”
“Well, Lisha-sama, how about you read those kinds of books? Young ladies don’t read adventure tales.”
BL aside, I think Maria is probably right.
Reading adventure tales may have turned her into a sword-wielding young lady.
“Well, well. Miss, if you have time, read it sometime.”
Jack said and took out a book from his bag, handing it to Maria.
Maria took the book and started reading it on the spot.
“Do you carry it around with you?”
“This kind of subtle promotion is important.”
Oh… is that so?
“But why is the legendary adventurer here in this place? He mentioned a request…”
“I came here for a special request in this area, but separately, I took on a small request in a nearby village.”
A nearby village?
“There’s a village here?”
“Yeah. If you head straight that way, there’s a small village. I took on a request there.”
Really?! Nice!
I made the right call.
I’m glad we didn’t go in the direction Maria pointed.
It’s towards the depths of the forest.
“Yes, guide us.”
“No, you said you had a request.”
Are you going to defy a noble?
“What about the request?”
“It seems a Giant Bear has settled in this forest. It’s about exterminating it.”
“A Giant Bear? A huge bear?”
“That’s right.”
Wasn’t that the one I defeated?
“So, it’s the bear Lloyd-sama defeated!”
Maria, who was reading the book, looked up.
She was about to say “Your Highness,” but quickly corrected herself.
“Oh, that… It was indeed unusually large for a bear.”
Lisha nodded in agreement.
“You defeated the Giant Bear? That’s a monster of at least C-rank.”
I may not know about ranks, but I am the top magician in Edeltalt.
Well, there aren’t many magicians to begin with…
“I defeated it with magic. So, that wraps up your request. Guide us to the village without taking the reward.”
Jack’s job ended effortlessly.
We could head to the village.
It’s a win-win situation.
“Well, hold on. If that’s true, I’ll guide you to the village, but I want proof. We need evidence of the defeat.”
It’s a hassle to go back, but it can’t be helped.
As an adventurer, proof of defeating the target is probably necessary to receive the reward.
There are scams out there, so it’s only natural.
“This way. Follow me… Maria, put the book away for now.”
I decided to go back to where the bear’s corpse was and told Maria, who was engrossed in the book.
“Yes, sure. Um, Jack, could you sign this book for me?”
“Sure thing.”
She’s really into it…
Well, The Yahooi Adventures is quite entertaining.
After Jack finished signing the book he gave Maria, we decided to retrace our steps.
“However, are there only you guys here? What about other passengers or crew members?”
As we walked, Jack asked.
“They’re probably dead. I can use magic, so I protected only myself and these guys.”
While I can’t exactly say we were the only ones aboard since we hijacked the ship.
“I see… Well, one’s own safety is paramount. By the way, what’s the relationship between you guys?”
Is he probing?
“It’s better not to pry into nobles.”
“It’s not prying, just making small talk… If you don’t want to say, it’s fine. Edeltalt nobles are intimidating, after all.”
Is that so?
“Scared?”
“That country is deeply rooted in its old feudal system. Well, others aren’t that different, but Edeltalt has a particularly strong tendency. It’s known in adventurer circles to steer clear of them.”
So that’s how it is…
I don’t know much about other countries.
“Have you been there before?”
“I’ve been once, but I left quickly. I was glared at by nobles and asked for bribes. Moreover, their military is strong, and there’s not much work for us.”
Come to think of it, I don’t hear much about adventurers.
Are there few of them?
“I see… Hearing such stories makes it feel like I’m in a foreign land.”
You wouldn’t know that feeling without leaving your own country.
“Oh, right. Once we reach the village, make sure to conceal your status. It won’t be good if they find out you’re nobles from Edeltalt.”
I understand that well.
It’s better to be just hostages, if anything.
“Maria aside, I and Lisha need to do something about our clothes.”
Maria is in a nun’s habit and looks like a church member.
“Buy clothes and equipment in the village. Your clothes are too worn out. I don’t know where to look. Edeltalt noble ladies are scary.”
Both of them are showing too much skin now.
Edeltalt seems to be famous even for their strict moral values.
“I don’t have any money.”
“Even though you’re a noble?”
“I lost it somewhere during the crash.”
I didn’t have any money to begin with.
“Well, then, let’s dismantle the Giant Bear’s meat and sell it in the village. It’s the spoils from when you defeated it, and I’ll settle for the bounty. Use the money from selling it to buy clothes and gear.”
Is that how it’s going to be?
It’s indeed difficult to collect taxes in a foreign land.
As we walked and gathered information from Jack, we arrived at the cave where we had spent the night.
In front of the cave, the large bear carcass still lay there.
“Wow! It’s really dead. Amazing!”
Jack approached the fallen bear and marveled at it.
“And Lloyd-sama is an amazing magician!”
Maria proudly exclaimed.
But this girl might just blurt out “Your Highness” in public someday… I’ll have to address that later.
“Well, then, I’ll start dismantling it. You guys can rest over there.”
Jack said as he took out some tools from his bag and began dismantling the bear.
We went to where we had made a campfire yesterday, lit a fire, and decided to rest.
