おはよう。
1日1依頼。さぁ、ギルドに行ってお仕事だ。
あれ、今日もギルドが騒がしい。でも大会のことじゃないみたいだ。
「誰か、誰かこの依頼を受けてくれる、[料理]と[解体]ができる、Dランクの奴はいねーかっ? 誰か、誰かぁっ!」
しかし、誰も声も手もあげない。ただただ、哀れむ顔でアギトさんを見つめるだけ。料理も解体も持ってるDランク、ここのにはいないのか?
「あぁ、アリムちゃん。いやよ、強大な商人組会の幹部の商人が、大きな取引をしに、王都から港町[パルキーニ]行くらしくて、そのために馬車内での雑用の依頼がきてるんだけどな...。その条件がよ《Dランクで、[料理]スキルは絶対持ち。さらに[解体]もあった方がいい》だと。しかも勤務日数が一週間で、さらには明日出発ときた。大会前だから皆、準備で忙しいってのに......」
「でもそれで、なんでアギトさんが困ってるんですか?」
「その組会の幹部はなぁ...皆、ギルド本部のお偉いさん方と繋がってるんだ......。頭あがんねぇんだよ。もし、居なかったと思うと......」
成る程、権力が怖いのか。そうかそうか。
俺は準備しなくてもDランク程度だったら余裕で優勝できると思うし、条件満たしてるし、受けてあげてもいいんだよ? 報酬しだいで。
「ボク、受けますよ。どっちも習得してますし。」
「えぇ!?アリムちゃん、本当にいいのか? 本当か?」
「いいですよ。一応、報酬はいくらですか?」
「32000ベルだ」
中々に充分な額。受けよう。
了承するやいなや、他の冒険者さん達からお褒めの声が俺にかかる。そんなに条件が悪い仕事なのか。これ。
もう今日することは決まったようなもの。
馬車の中で遊ぶ、道具を作ろう。多分暇になるだろう。
宿に戻った俺は早速、ジェンガとスゴロクとオセロの制作をする。でもそんな大したことないよ? 数秒で作り終わるから......いや、もう作り終わったからね。
明日の朝は早いらしい。時計 兼 図鑑 兼 地図 機能の付いたスマホみたいな奴......略して[トズマホ]の目覚まし機能を設定しておく。
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おはよう。寝みぃ。
髪を整えて、行く準備して、いざ、王都の門前の馬車乗り場へっ!
というか、もうウルトさん起きてんだね。こんな朝早くに。でも少しも眠そうじゃない。一体この人はどうなってるんだ。
とりあえず、しばらく戻らないことを告げておいた。
現在4時40分。集合場所に、すでに誰か居る。なんか、見た目的に、性格が堅そうな、赤い鎧着たおじさん......いや、ギリギリお兄さんだ。
そんな感じだ。お兄さんはこっちに気付いたのか、話しかけてくる。
「ぬ? ...なんだ、娘子か。......どうした。こんな早朝で、こんな場所に」
そう答える。なんか向こうが勝手に話を進め始めた。
「ふむ。見たところ適性年齢以下だな? Xランクか。こんな早朝にご苦労様だな。冒険者は奥が深いぞ? 頑張りなさい」
む? 失礼な。適性年齢以下ではあるけどDランクだぜ? 俺は。反論してやる。
「むぅ~...失礼な。ボクは確かに適性年齢以下ですけど、Dランクなんですよ。ここにはそのDランクとしての依頼できてるんですぅー!」
「何っ!? ならば、ギルドカードを見せてみろ」
「はい、どーぞっ」
「ふむふむ......アリム......12歳......登録してから5日......Dランク。本当だったか。すまなかった。まさか子供がDランクだとは思わなかったのでな。俺はガバイナ。Aランクの冒険者だ。俺とお前は今回の依頼仲間となるな」
見た目どうり、礼儀とかしっかりしてる人だね。
言葉は少し堅すぎだけど。
「よろしくお願いします!」
「あぁ、よろしく。それにしても適性年齢以下で、登録5日でDランクか。かなり将来性があるな。正直、びっくりしたぞ。」
「そうですよね、よく言われます。びっくりした、って」
ガバイナさんと自己紹介をし終わったころに、やや高級そうな馬車が1台やってきた。その馬車の中から黄色い服で深緑色のネクタイを締めている男の人が一人、降りてくる。
「ん~、揃っているようだね。私は依頼人のメディアル商人組会のメンバー。グレープという者だよ。今回はよろしくね」
どうやら依頼人のようだ。グレープだって、ブドウかよ。ガバイナさんは自己紹介を始める。
「グレープ殿、俺は今回の依頼を受けた者、ガバイナと申します。よろしくお願い致します」
「ん~ん~。ガバイナさんは良く大会で見るからねぇ~。よく知ってるよ。引き受けてくれてありがとう。......でお嬢ちゃんは?」
「ボクはアリムと言います。よろしくお願いします、グレープさん」
少し、驚いた顔をしている。最近これが俺のテンプレとなりつつあるな。
「ん~、疑ってるわけじゃないんだけど一応、ギルドカードみせて?」
「ん~、成る程。類い稀、すごく優秀な娘だね。門前支部のアギトさんも、いい冒険者を紹介してくれたもんだね。よろしくね。アリムちゃん」
あー、良かった。この人も良い人そう。性格悪い人の下で働くなんて、なるべくしたくないから。
グレープさんが今から説明を色々するそうだ。
「ん~、じゃ役割ね。ガバイナさんは護衛。今回は急ぐから近道で港町まで行くんだけど、DやC、Bランクの魔物がわんさかいる道なんだよね。お願いね?」
「承知しました」
「ん~、アリムちゃんは主に家事ね。料理、掃除、ガバイナさんの補助...といったところ。解体スキルがあるんでしょ? ガバイナさんが倒した魔物を解体してよ。魔物の清算は帰ってからするから」
「ん~、あと、乗組員は全部で7人。私、ガバイナさん、アリムちゃん、それと御者が4人ね。食料は積んであるから使って頂戴。7人分作れる?」
「ん~、そう。頼もしいね。じゃ、皆さん、少し早いけど出発するよ。馬車に乗ってね。」
皆乗り込むと、馬車は出発した。港町パルキーニへと。
Good Morning!
One day one request. So we'll head to the guild and work.
Hmm, The guild seems to be quite noisy, though it doesn't seem to be about the battle tournament. It's mainly Agito-san who's shouting out loud.
[Someone, Is there anyone there who wants to accept this request, [cooking] and [dismantling] is a must, and the rank should be at least D Rank? Somebody, anybody please!  ] 
But n.o.body seems to voice out or raise their hands. Everyone's just looking at Agito-san having a pitiful look. A D Rank with Cooking and dismantling skills, isn't there someone here? Iya, Isn't that me. It's starting to look really pitiful so I'll call out.
[Oh, Alim-chan.... Well, you see, A Merchant which is a Senior Executive of a big merchant a.s.sociation seems to be going to the port town [ Palchini ] from the kingdom in order to make a big deal, so a request for escorting the carriage have been made... Another condition is they should be<<D Rank, and should absolutely possess, [cooking] and [dismantling] skills >> .  Moreover, the number of working days would at least be a week, and the day of departure will be tomorrow. And since it is almost time for the compet.i.tion, everyone is already preparing. ] 
[But why is Agito-san so troubled with that? ] 
[He is an Executive of a big a.s.sociation... every one of them is connected with the guilds higher-ups at the guild's headquarters. This is really giving me a headache. Just thinking about what would happen if I can't handle it... ] 
Oh, I get it now, so you are afraid of their power. I see, I see.
I don't have any preparations to do, not to mention I'm also D Rank, and skilled enough to be above them more or less, I can also satisfy the other conditions, so maybe I should go with it? Well, it would still depend on the rewards.
[I would like to take it, since I have both the skills learned. ] 
[Eeh!? Alim-chan, is it really? Are you really going to take it?  ] 
[For now, I'd like to ask how much will be the reward? ] 
[It's 32000 bells. ] 
The amount seems to be good enough on average. Let's take it then.
As soon as I acknowledge it, the voices of compliments of adventurers from the surroundings take over me. Is it really that bad of a Job? This.
It seems that everything's decided for today.
Something to play with while on the carriage, let's make a tool for that. I am currently free anyway.
I returned to the in leisurely. I will be making Jenga, Sougoroku and Oth.e.l.lo. Well, not like it will be a big deal right? I will finish it in a couple of seconds... No, more like I've done it already.
Seems like the trip will be early on the morning, so first is to prepare the smartphone like device which serves as clock, monster ill.u.s.trator and map... then set the alarm function of the [tozumaho] which is a short name for the device....
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Good morning, that was a good sleep.
Fix up the messy hair then prepare to move out, the carriage should be found in front of the gate of the kingdom.
Or rather, Ultz-san is already up, this early in the morning. But he looks kind of sleepy. What on earth is this person doing?
Well, for the time being, I informed him that I won't be returning for quite a while.
Current time is 4:40. There seems to be people already there at the meeting place. What to say, he seems to give of a really characteristic feel to him, a red armored uncle appeared... Iya, was that more like a big brother.
While having some complicated feelings, The Older Brother person talked to me, after noticing me.
[Nu?... What's this little girl...? What's wrong? You shouldn't be around places like this at this time you know. ] 
As I answer. It seems that he already progressed the story without my permission.
[Huh?... But looking at you, you don't seem to be at the proper apt.i.tude age yet. Is it an X Rank? Isn't it kind of hard to work at this early in the morning? Adventurers are within the city, do your best out there... ] 
Mm? Hey, that's impolite. Although I'm less than that of apt.i.tude age I'm a proper D Rank adventurer you know? I will be arguing with this.
[Muu... I may be less than that of apt.i.tude age but I'm already D rank. I am here for the D Rank request I received! ] 
[If that is so, then can you please show me your guild card. ] 
[Hai... Here...] 
[Fumu fumu... Alim... 12 years old... 5 days since registering... D Rank. What, is this true!? I'm sorry... I didn't think that a child like you would really be ranked D. I am Gabaina. An A Rank adventurer. You and I will be companions on this request.  ] 
Well he looks good, polite and st.u.r.dy.
His words are a bit too firm though.
[Please take care of me...] 
[Ah, please take care of me too. Regardless of having an age of less than that of apt.i.tude age, and to be D Rank just on the 5th day after registering, you sure seem to be a promising one. I was honestly surprised.] 
[That's right, that's what they often say. It was surprising.] 
When I finished introducing myself to Gabainsan, I go into the expensive looking horse-drawn carriage. A person wearing yellow clothes while holding down a dark green necktie came down from the carriage.
[Nn~... it seems that everyone is here na, I am a member of the Client's Medial Merchant a.s.sociation, a person called Grape. For this time best regards.] 
It seems like that person is our client. Gabainsan starts introducing ourselves.
[Grape-san, I am the person who received this request, The name's Gabaina. A pleasure to work with you. ] 
[oooh, Gabainsan, I have seen on the coliseum, and have known good things about you... Thank you for accepting this request of mine... and who might be this little girl here? ] 
[My name is Alim, pleased to meet you Grape-san. ] 
I'm a bit surprised. Recently, this kind of thing has already become a template.
[Nn~, not really doubting anything but just in case, can you show me your guild card? ] 
[Nn~, I see, isn't this something rare. Agit-san from the frontier branch sure introduced a good adventurer. Best regards, alim-chan. ] 
Ah, that was a good. This person seems to be a much better person than expected. Well, mainly because I don't want to work with them if they actually have a bad personality.
It seems that Grape-san will be explaining a variety of things right now.
[This time since Gabainsan will be the escort, I can make it so that the time going to the port town can be made faster. Since we will be using a short cut, the only problem is that monsters of D, C, and B frequent the area. ] 
[Yep, I'm quite aware of that. ] 
[Alim-chan will mostly be in-charge of housework like things such as cooking, cleaning and also giving a.s.sistance to gabainsan... also about your dismantling skills, you will the one dismantling the demons that Gabainsan defeats. Will you do it? ] 
[Well, there seven members of us at the moment, Myself, Gabaina, Alim-chan and four other members of my group. Because there is enough food loaded, you can use that, can you make for seven people?  ] 
[Nn~, alright, you are quite reliable ne, everyone! It's a bit early but we will be leaving now. Please get on the carriage. ] 
And we all boarded the carriage and left. On the towards the port town [ Palchini ].
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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