よぉ。
アリムとかいう嬢ちゃんと、メフィラド城での食会が終わって3日後...か。
今、国から受けた依頼で、子分...もとい、[フィストアイアン]のメンバーの、ゴッグとマーゴ、そしてオレ、ラハンドで[ヘルの森]っつー森に、調査に来ている。
ま、オレが始めてAランカーになって受けた依頼だわな。
内容は、王都から港町[パルキーニ]へと向かう近道であるこの森を正式な道として整備するために、1週間かけて、この森に出没する魔物を調べて欲しいのだとか。
オレの心の友、ガバイナによれば、この間、仕事中にミルメコレオが三匹同時にでたっつーから、怖え話だわ。
ま、そんなこと起こっても、オレはこの二人をなんとしても逃してやるがな。
ちなみにそのミルメコレオどもはアリムの嬢ちゃんが処理したらしい。そん時はアリム......Dランクだったらしいな。スゲェよな。本当。
ちなみに、オレの子分二人はDランクだぜ?
ゴッグも、マーゴも16歳。アリムのようにはいかねぇよなぁ...。
そもそも、俺と此奴らが出会った時は、既に13歳だったな。
ゴッグは魔法使いの男だ。俺と出会った時は特になにも魔法は覚えてなかったがな。ゴッグは杖じゃなく、笛で魔法を発動させる。ま、なにもそれは珍しいことじゃねぇがよ。
マーゴは弓使い。ゴッグの双子の妹だ。俺と出会った時は、泣いてばかりいたな。今じゃ、いっぱし成長しやがって、その上、オレと結婚したいだなんて言いやがる。
ま、そのつもりはねぇよ。ゴッグもマーゴも、オレの子供みたいなもんだ。子供と結婚する親なんていねぇだろ? それに、オレは独り身が丁度いいんだ。
そう、ずっと言ってんだがよ......。此奴ら、それを照れ隠しだと思ってやがるんだぜ? まいっちゃうよな、全く。
ちなみに、大会とランクに興味がねぇオレが、武闘大会に何故、参加したか。
そりゃ、まぁ、優勝賞金とスキルカードで二人の誕生日に、ゴッグにはスキルカードを、マーゴには新しい武器を買ってやるためだ。
あんのじょう、Aランクっつー、面倒くさいランクになっちまった。
さらに、食会の後、ファウストの奴は死んじまい、アリムとオレは英雄視されるようになるとか、色々あったな。
特にオレなんて、今まであんまり話しかけられなかったのに、王様から表彰された途端、よく話しかけられるようになった。
マーゴは寂がっていたけどな。そこで、気を静めるために、賞金で買った新しい弓をプレゼントした途端、泣いて喜ぶんだから、女ってのはわからん。
ゴッグも新しいスキルを喜んで、すぐにSKPふって、練習しまくって、MP切れになってたな。
ただ、いくら嬉しいからって、マーゴ。
全裸でオレの部屋に突入するのだけは二度とすんなよな。心臓が止まるかと思ったぜ。
そんなこと思い出しながら、淡々と依頼をこなしていたら、もう夜だ。
今日1日の成果は、Dランク5体、Cランク2体だった。
そのうち、Dランク3体とCランク1体は倒した。マーゴが解体できる。
この依頼は別に魔物を倒さなくてもいいんだ。
ゴッグのレベルが上がっていた。彼奴、SKPを全部、オレのよこしたスキル、『爆発』に振ったようだな。
本当、パーティメンバーには経験値が同じ数割り振られるってのはいいもんだ。
オレはバックから取り出した、マジックルームの簡易仮宅で、飯を食い、眠る。
マーゴには部屋に突入しないよう、よーく言い聞かせてからな。
「起きてよ、ラハンドさん」
オレはその声で目覚める。ゴッグが起こしに来てくれたんだぜ? いい子だろ?
マーゴは朝食を用意していたぜ。
「おぅぅ! マーゴ、おめぇ、いつでも嫁にいけるよなぁっ!」
「じゃあ...ラハンドさん...私を......」
「だから、なんでそうなるぅ? 褒めただけだろうがよっ!」
ゴッグも楽しそうな面してんじゃねぇ。オレは割と迷惑こうむってるんだぜ?
確かに、マーゴは整った顔立ち、性格もいい、家事もできるかもしんねぇげど、何回も言うぜ? 娘みたいなもんだっての。
オレらは簡易仮宅をしまい、また調査に移る。そうそう、仕事は真面目にな。
言いつけを守るのは偉いぜ?
オレらは昼までキチンと仕事してな、とある少し開けた場所で、昼飯にしようとおもったんだぜ?
だけどよ......その場所によ......人が一人倒れてたんだよ。
ゴッグが気付いたんだけどよ。
淡い薄黄緑色の長い髪をした、アリムと同い年くらいの娘だ。
「おい、おい、嬢ちゃん、でぇじょうぶかぁっ?」
そんな普通、人が居るはずがない、森の中で倒れていた嬢ちゃんを抱き抱えて起こすとよ、そいつの腹がなったんだわ。
......体格的に、しばらくなんも食ってねぇ感じだったな。
一体なにがあったんだ? この娘はなんなんだ?
Yo.
So... it has been three days since I attended the banquet at Mephirad Castle with a girl called Alim.
At the countries request, my party [Fist Iron], is currently investigating the [h.e.l.l Forest]. With me, The Hand, are my followers Gog and Margo.
Well, this is the first time I've received a request as an ranker.
The request is to investigate the monsters that appear in this forest for a week. This is wanted because they wish to establish a better road though the forest as a shortcut between Parukiini and the capital.
My bosom buddy Gabainsan told me a scary story earlier about three Myrmecoleon coming out at the same time during his work.
Maa, even if something like that were to happen, I would make sure that these two got away.
Incidentally, that Alim girl seems to be the one who took care of the Myrmecoleons. At that time, Alim... was only a D-ranker. Amazing. Truly.
By the way, my two subordinates are both D-rank, ya know?
Both Gog and Margo are 16 years old. It's not the same as Alim's case...
In the first place, when I met them, they were already 13.
Gog is a wizard. He hadn't learned any magic when I met him. Gog doesn't use a staff, instead activates magic with a whistle. Well, that's not particularly unusual.
Margo uses a bow and she's Gog's twin sister. She cried when she first met me. Now she is all grown up, and furthermore, has even the nerve to ask me for marriage.
Well, I don't plan on doing that. Gog and Margo are like my children. What parent will marry their child? Being single is just right for me.
And that's what I've said over and over... however, she's probably thinking that I was being shy and is hiding it, you know? It was really annoying, seriously.
By the way, can you guess the reason that I was interested in the tournament and rank?
That's, well, I was interested in the money and skill card because I wanted to give Gog a skill card and Margo a new weapon for their birthday.
Sure enough, rank is troublesome.
Furthermore, after the banquet Faust pa.s.sed away, Alim and me where honored, and lots of things happened.
I in particular was so nervous that I could not speak well, but as soon as I was commended by the King, I was more relaxed and was able to speak properly. That's what happened. It wasn't as bad as I have expected.
Margo was desolate. Therefore, for the sake of cheering her up, I gave her a new bow as a present using some of the prize money. She cried and was upset about something in return. I just don't get women.
Gog was quite pleased with the new skill and immediately allocated SKP. He then proceeds to practice until he was out of MP.
However, Margo was just being ridiculously.
I don't to ever experience that again, her breaking into my room completely naked. I thought my heart would stop at that moment.
I recall these things as we perform the request until evening.
Today's outcome was 5 D-rank and 2 C-rank.
Of those, 3 D-rank and 2 C-rank were defeated. Margo dismantled them.
This request does not require us to defeat the monsters.
Gog leveled up. He seems to have used all his SKP in the skill, {Explosion}  that I gave him.
Really, it's good that the party members receive a similar amount of experience points.
We use a magic room as a quick dwelling that I carried in my backpack. We use it to prepare food, eat, and sleep.
This time I made sure to warn Margo not to rush into my room.
[Wake up, The Hand-san] 
I woke up to the sound of a voice. Did Gog come to wake me up? Ain't he a good kid?
Margo is preparing breakfast.
[Ohh! Margo, you'll make a good bride! ] 
[Then... The Hand-san... and me...] 
[How do you jump to that conclusion? I already said to give up! ] 
It looks like Gog was finding this hilarious. You know that I'm really troubled about this, right?
Certainly, Margo is good looking, has a good personality, and is good at domestic ch.o.r.es. But how many times do I need to say it? She's like a daughter to me.
We put away our temporary housing and resume our survey. Yup, we need to seriously do our work.
Isn't it good to properly perform our work?
When noon was close, I was looking for a place to set up a pseudo kitchen in an open area, It's should be around lunch time already?
But... in that place... there was a person who had fallen down.
Gog was the one who noticed.
It was a girl about the same age as Alim, with light, pale yellow-green long hair.
[Hey, hey, Young lady, are you alright?] 
Normally one wouldn't find a person in the middle of this forest. When picking up the girl it was obvious that she hadn't eaten anything in quite some time.
...her physique was emaciated.
What exactly happened to you? Who is this mysterious girl?
Levelmaker
Levelmaker ーレベル上げしながら異世界生活ー
https://www.novelupdates.com/series/levelmaker/
Action Adventure Fantasy Gender Bender Romance Slice of Life
Accelerated Growth Adventurers Age Regression Alchemy Androgynous Characters Appearance Changes Artifact Crafting Beautiful Female Lead Blacksmith Charismatic Protagonist Charming Protagonist Child Protagonist Childhood Friends Cooking Crafting Cunning Protagonist Cute Protagonist Dungeons Fantasy Creatures Fast Learner Female Protagonist Game Elements God-human Relationship God Protagonist Godly Powers Gods Grinding Hard-Working Protagonist Heroes Kind Love Interests Level System Lovers Reunited Magic Formations Magical Technology Male Protagonist Male to Female Multiple Reincarnated Individuals Overpowered Protagonist Poor to Rich Quirky Characters Reincarnated in Another World Reincarnation S*xual Abuse Shoujo-Ai Subplot Skill Assimilation Skill Books Skill Creation Strong to Stronger Sudden Wealth Sword And Magic Transported to Another World Weak to Strong Younger Love Interests
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