Chapter 94
The Hero Has Come
In preparation for the dungeons transition phase that should have been going on, the entrance was being guarded. In truth, it was barren.
Be that as it may, only people related to the dungeon would know that. The adventurer guild very seriously constructed a barricade, and while putting a restriction at the dungeons entrance, conducted an investigation on the dungeons interior and prepared lookouts at its entrance.
Although there were people being rotated in and out, adventurers with enough skill to deal with any emergencies that may have occurred came to the inn to stay, so I was pretty happy about the income increase.
Well, Ill be watching the entrance today as well with the C-Rank adventurer Gozoh. Were pretty used to each other.
So what changed is that jellies are appearing now? Is that even something to worry about?
Kehma, even though monsters like jellies are normally left alone, isnt it a pretty big deal that theyre suddenly appearing in the dungeon?
Hey Gozoh. Is it alright for me to go and sleep?
No way Kehma, youre only C-Rank at this dungeon. If the situation changes, your C-Rank might get canceled. Keep watch properly.
Okay then~. But the tension feels overwhelmingly dull to me since I know whats actually happening. I know that theres no point to being so stressed out about it.
Come to think of it, what happened to the smithy?
Kantra huh? I think hell have it up and running soon. Those eggshells he got from you are extremely rare materials after all.
Ah, that so? I got those things from Haku-san originally though~
Phoenix eggshells are super fireproof. Since it wouldve been troublesome if they asked me something like where I got them, Ive already turned it into something that Haku-san did. Gozoh also seemed to understand it with, An A-Rank adventurer as expected eh.
Ah, we also made an oven entirely out of eggshells for no reason. It has a uselessly good performance, so Kinue-san, a silky girl that loves housework, was delighted about it. She could roast meat to be juicy with just a little of the fire. It looked like it wouldve burned if she lost focus even once, but she was in high spirits about showing off her skills.
Hmm, maybe I should make a kitchen knife to go with the fireplace? For Kinue-sans personal use.
Oh? A present for the light green pretty Nee-chan huh!? I thought for sure that Kehma was only interested in little girls, but looks like youre also properly interested in big ones too! Gahaha!
Thats impolite. I have a foot fetish, but Im not a lolicon. I do have a foot fetish though. Im a proper gentlemen that doesnt use the master authority to send stockings. Those three girls legs are all very delicious Ahem. Since they have good shapes to them, it wouldve become an emergency by now if I werent a gentleman you know.
That Nee-chan cooks for the inn maybe even Kantrad get fired up about it if it becomes the kitchen knife of a cook that can make such delicious food.
Maybe. Ah, how much are kitchen knives? Wonder if I could buy one.
If you brought him an iron golem hed probably make one with some left over. Id help out too if you want? Itd be a favor. To be specific, please stock up on alcohol at the inn.
Why do you want to drink alcohol so much therere lots of problems with drunkards, I dont want to keep an eye out for them at the inn. Have the guild build a bar.
Even if they built a bar starting now, I dont know how long itd take until I could drink. I dont even know how many days it takes to build a bar to begin with ya know.
Ahh, so you want to have the mage that built the inn overnight to build a bar as well huh. Itd cost a lot of money though.
Yeah, he built that extension before anyone noticed didnt he? Hes one of [Cave of Desires] seven mysteries.
What seven mysteries? This is the first time Ive heard about that.
Nn? You didnt know? Youre also included, [The Adventurer That Stays Forever Despite Not Working].
Oi, what are the other five?
Other than [The Inns One-Night Extension] and [The Adventurer That Doesnt Work], theres [The Power Spot That an A-Rank Adventurer Likes], [The Little Girl Owner], [The Great Feeling Onsen], oh, and [The Illusory S-Rank Meal] as well as [The Hardworking Golems] I think?
Arent the seven mysteries just everything that has to do with our inn? Rather, isnt the great feeling onsen just a normal impression and not a mystery?
I mean Kehma, dont you pay that young owner a lot of nighttime visits? Theres even a rumor going around that that young owner is your sugar momma.
Oi, dont say something so scary, Haku-san would kill me. Thats not a fact at all!
Okay? But Kehma, youre a man too, so doesnt your desire build up?
Sorry, but I specialize in desiring sleep.
In truth, ever since becoming a dungeon master, I havent really had many ero feelings. In particular I guess its been since Ichika joined us? Till that point I was having to desperately endure my cravings for Rokuko and Meats legs. Well, even now I stare at them though.
Now that Ive subjugated that appetite as well, Im sure that I must continue indulging in nothing but laziness.
Ah, come to think of it, theres that dog-eared Jou-chan too so thats why youre so carefree?
Right, I dont have to worry about anything since Meats there.
Im not some pervert that gets excited over a little girl being in front of me. Since Meat stands guard, I wont do something like become a pervert. So I dont have to worry.
Well, isnt the burden on that dog-eared Jou-chan pretty big though?
She pouts when we dont sleep together, so I dont think she doesnt want to.
That so, then its fine to sleep with her. Take good care of her yeah? [1]
Obviously.
While having a conversation like that, we continued keeping watch out for monsters that definitely wouldnt appear.
Im pretty tired even though Ive just been sitting on lookout. When our job was over, I went back to my room and immediately fell asleep. That kind of everyday life was repeated for a while.
Then, that finished today. Because we watched for an entire week without anything changing, they came to the conclusion that it should be safe. The restricted admission was also lifted.
Haah, with this I can finally take my time sleeping
I returned to my room at the inn. Surrendering myself to fatigue, I fell on my futon Haaah, now to sleep.
Ah, [Cleanup] first yep, magic is convenient.
Kehma, I finished making my dungeon!
Oooh, can I sleep first?
Between sleep and my dungeon, which is more important!?
Sleep Sleep is!
Guh, you didnt have to say it twice you know!? Hmph, its alright, Ill show it to you tomorrow. Youll be surprised, definitely!
Obviously, one of the three major desires of humans, the desire to sleep. Isnt it natural that sleep would be more important?
Sleep! Im going to sleeeep! Night
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The morning of the next day.
Bang! Rokuko vigorously entered through the door to my room.
Kehma, wake up!
Morning? Still time to sleep then guh
Humans wake up in the morningwait, thats not it! The heros here, the hero!
The hero? Yep, understood, Ill get up Give me another five minutes
Get up already! The heros coming here, right now hes going to the adventurer guild then will be here right after!
Rokuko vigorously beat me from over my covers. It doesnt really hurt, but shes noisy.
Guess theres no choice but to get up huh Looks like the heros coming.
Fuaaaah, haaah~, cant be helped. So, the hero huh. Let me see.
I opened the map, looking into the adventurer guilds branch office. When I checked out his DP income around 1,000 DP per day. Isnt the hero off by a digit there? I want him to stay for a long time despite wanting him to leave as soon as possible. That guys unfair.
So what now?
Theres nothing for us to do, when he comes to the inn, just do inn work as normal. The usual.
I opened the monitor from the menu that was floating in the air to check out the heros appearance.
A man with short black hair. He looks Asian, might be Japanese. Summoned to this other world three years ago, hes easily my senior at this Whatever the case is, since hed probably figure out that Im Japanese just by looking at me, the fact Im Japanese would probably be exposed if he saw me.
By all means, I dont want to meet him, so Im going to sleep in my room. Youll probably be fine just treating him like a normal adventurer just say that we got the meal recipes and the ways to play with the cards from Haku-san after shed heard about them from previous heroes, with Kinue-san preparing the food. Thats it, time to sleep. Rokuko, Ill leave the rest to you.
U-understood. Basically as usual, right? Leave it to me!
Rokuko left the room in a hurry Good, time to go back to sleep.
Then, just as I started dozing back to sleep in my futon, Rokuko once again ran into my room with a bang.
Kehma, its an emergency! The hero wants to lodge in the suite! And wants the A-Rank meal too!
The suite was supposed to be for Haku-sans personal use, but well theres no reason for the inn to refuse him if he can pay the fees As for the kids meal Yeah, well its fine. Just serve it as normal.
Understood, but is it fine if we dont eat together? Thats a limited service for Haku Ane-sama.
Nn, yeah~. Well, Im not going to meet the hero since Ill be sleeping in my room.
Making sure that Rokuko left the room, I laid down on my bed again.
Then, just as I started to doze off in my futon, Rokuko yet again burst into my room with an even bigger bang.
I-its an emergency, Kehma!
Oi, the door. Oi. You broke my door by kicking it. Now I have to fix it.
You can just fix it immediately anyway!
I can huh so, whats up? Did it turn into a situation you couldnt deal with without me?
When I asked Rokuko that as I left my futon to fix the door, Rokukos face blushed red as she recalled it. While looking down at her inner thighswhile looking down restlessly, she spoke.
The hero p-p-p-p-p-proposed to me! W-what should I do, Kehma!?
Footnotes:
It probably doesnt need to be said, but this sleep has a sexual connotation to it.