Chapter 85
Extra: Worries
(Reis Point of View)
Theres nothing today either, is there.
I am Rei the vampirea monster.
Summoned to a dungeon, it is a monsters duty to repel intruders
Thats how it should be, but my job is to welcome intruders.
The other day, I received the name Rei and became a named monster. The title of named monster is something amazing that is fit for bosses alone. In spite of that, my job is that of an inns receptionist. Moreover, assistance.
As I received my name grandly through a naming ceremony, even though I want to contribute to the dungeon by all means, its honestly a letdown.
I mean, mowing down intruders and crushing them, I want to raise the dungeons DP like that.
However, this dungeons dungeon master is Kehma-sama, a human. In other words, he chose the path of living a long life by buttering up to the humans that were the same race as him No, theres no doubt that master has also sharpened his fangs. Even if hes usually sleepy, the feeling of supremacy emanating from him during the naming ceremony was unbelievable.
That gold and silver was gorgeous, and despite that the armor worn on his body wasnt tasteless. Just recalling that shining and transparent sword blade equipped on masters honorable figure is enough for me to once again swear my allegiance.
However, my assigned job is as an inns receptionist.
Haah
I opened the window of the room that was allotted to me and looked towards the sky The sun is dazzling, such horrid weather.
I reaffirmed that I could bathe in sunlight once again. Even though I am a vampire, I am alright with the suns light.
Vampires originally have many weak points.
However, they wont have any weak points at all if they become true ancestors. Able to exercise overwhelming might in both physical means and magic means, they could swagger not only through the night but under daylight as well. That is a true ancestor. Starting as a vampire, it is the strongest existence.
There were also existences known as a common vampires, those that held resistance towards one weak point, like atavism. [1]
Among vampires, its said there is something known as true ancestor atavism.
I am one of those who has true ancestor atavism, holding such resistances.
Or maybe its already enough to call me a true ancestor?
However, thats without my curse: offensive power of zero.
Or more precisely, I cant use any vampire abilities. With this Im the same as a normal human, no, worse than a human. I even have less fighting strength than a goblin.
So again, I sighed.
At first, Id thought about what a monster without any fighting capability could do. When I heard that I would be working at an inn, I thought I would be working like a succubus.
However, I assumed the position of receptionist, conveying costs to the guests that occasionally arrived, receiving money, and handing them back the change. Thats all. The [Abacus] tells me how many coins are needed for cost and change calculations. Its fine if I just dont make a mistake in counting the coins Is there any meaning in my existence? Its that easy a job.
Like that, I work a job that anyone could do and am given meals and a residence. I have been given something very good. It even seems that I eat the same thing as master and Rokuko-sama I couldnt possibly afford it. Rather, when I think that Ichika-sense and Meat-senpai are renting two of the inns rooms, it could be said that we who were given private rooms were given good treatment.
I cant understand just what in the world master is thinking. Arent I just a normal pet like this? No, even a pet would work to heal their owner, am I not below a pet?
This is bad. As a prideful vampire, this is a grave situation.
I cant retain my pride if I dont help master somehow or another. Even though I received a name, its like that.
There was a tapping sound at my rooms door.
Who is it? Well, obvious. Kinue, the silky.
As the first step to master teaching her magic, Nerune, the apprentice witch, is learning her job and magic from Meat-senpai. Since it isnt mealtime right now, its probably magic time.
Master and Rokuko-sama could use the dungeons contact function if they had a task for me. Ichika-sensei wouldnt imitate elegance by just knocking but would call me while knocking.
Since the inns established [Employee Dormitory] is off limits to everyone but staff, the only person left is Kinue.
Rei-san, I would like to clean.
Kinue. By using [Cleanup] to clean, you dont have to bring cleaning tools you know.
If [Cleanup] could finish all of the cleaning, there wouldnt be any cleaning tools.
E-even so
This silky seems to like cleaning without using [Cleanup] for some reason. Even though I know what kind of race silkys are because of the information imprinted on me when master summoned me, this girl is praiseworthy, she just cleaned a little earlier.
Well, I leave it to her though since living in a clean room is comfortable.
Then Ill be cleaning, so please leave.
Like that, I was driven out.
Theres nothing to do. Hmm.
Come to think of it, along with cleaning the inn, Kinue is also studying cooking. Nerune is training in magic too if I could also use magic, I might be useful to the inn somehow.
Im the only one thats useless, arent I I dont like it. Wouldnt my only use right now be night services
Eheheh, nights are your specialty since youre a vampire right?
T-thatsplease return my clothes!
Eating and living idly for you is a waste, theres no choice for you but this.
that kind of situation.
Uu, my face reddened by thinking about something weird.
Although I wouldnt hesitate if the other person was master, at any rate, I have to be use helpful somehow.
Wondering what I should do for now as I stood in front of my room, I left the inn for a stroll.
Even though the weather was detestable with the sun blazing down, its fine for the current me.
Walking for a short while, there was a field. Golems that master set to work were harvesting crops.
Although there were several other kinds of vegetables as well, it appeared that right now it was harvesting beet-radishes to make into sugar Should I help with the harvest?
Theres nowhere for me to help. The golems perfectly filled the simple work. Moreover since I dont have order rights for these golems, Id only be a hindrance if I tried to forcibly help. Since golems dont tire, theres no reason for me to purposely help out either.
Ugugugu. So Im useless here too?
I continued walking.
I came along to [Great Tsuia Mountain Tunnel] Hmm. So what.
The cave costs money to enter, so theres no reason for me to enter it either.
Ah, a merchant is passing through.
Burdened with a wooden rack on his back, it was the type of trader called a peddling adventurer.
Most of the traders that pass through here ferry salt from Pavuera to Sia to sell. From there, they would ferry dried vegetables and woodwork from Sia to sell in Pavuera.
Oh, I could also earn money like that No, to begin with I cant do math that properly. Not without [Abacus]-sans assistance
Uu, I need to continue studying my [Times Table]. Oh, but before that I need to figure out addition and subtraction, dont I
Im not good at math I wonder if theres anything I can do
Next time, lets consult with master about if theres nothing I can do.
Ahh mou, Im fed up with not being able to do anything.
I received a name at long last, I dont want to be useless!
Footnotes:
Atavism is the tendency to revert to ancestral type. In biology, an atavism is an evolutionary throwback, such as traits reappearing which had disappeared generations before. In this case, a throwback to the true ancestors resistance to all weak points.