Friendly Reincarnator Chapter 44: What is Your Job?

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 I quickly approached the area as I enhanced my physical abilities with magic, but just to be safe, I used [Exploration] to be alert to everything around me, but I didn’t get a hit.

 

 Alan and Keith each held two bandits at bay as they were being pushed back by their respective opponents.

 

 

 I then tell Huey to throw acid on the bandit’s feet as soon as I enter the battle but far away enough from the bandit.

 

 

 I made two water balls the size of bowling balls, and I poured them into the faces of the two bandits that Alan was dealing with.

 

 As soon as Alan saw that the two bandits had turned away, Huey poured the acid solution on their legs.

 

 Smoke rose from their legs, and the bandits cried out and crouched down.

 

 I did the same to the bandits Keith was fighting and he incapacitated them.

 

 

 After that, I instruct Huey to bound the bandits with mucus as I call the wagons, the source of gold coins has increased.

 

 I noticed the two of them were capable and that they wouldn’t have any trouble with this level of bandits, but what are they doing?

 

 

 I straight up asked them.

 

 

“I’m sorry I intervened in your battle, but if you two work together with your abilities, wouldn’t bandits of this caliber be killed in the blink of an eye?” (Louis)

 

 

 Alan answered without making eye contact with me.

 

 

“That may be right, but Keith and I are competing. That’s why we don’t cooperate.” (Alan)

 

 

 I looked at Keith and he turned away.

 

 What a pain. What is it with these guys?

 

 

 Did they get absorbed in the competition and ignored their clients?

 

 Now I understand and they are making me angry.

 

 I was angry that they weren’t being professional.

 

 I know it’s not my job. But I can’t not talk about it.

 

 

“Is that what you’re supposed to do, put the caravan in jeopardy? What is your job?” (Louis)

 

 

 Neither Alan nor Keith could answer my question and look at me.

 

 

“It’s fine to compete with each other, but now that you have people’s lives in your hands, why don’t you consider the time and the place? We’re only a day or so away from the Royal Capital, and I think you should do your job as an escort.”

 

“”I understand.”” (Alan & Keith)

 

 

 They both answered at the same time.

 

 They were in sync with each other.

 

 

 I told Alan and Keith to keep the bound bandits by the side of the road, and I ran to call for the wagons.

 

 I told Omar, who was still on the lookout for bandit attacks, that all the bandits had been captured and urged him to proceed with the wagons.

 

 

 I went to the carriage where Vinnie and the others were and told them that we had captured all the bandits who had attacked us. Vinnie and Margot looked relieved, while Wallace looked angry and clicked his tongue.

 

 

 A wagon proceeded to collect the bandits that attacked, and we proceeded further.

 

 Today’s encampment was in a meadow slightly off the road.

 

 There are several campgrounds in the vicinity, including riverbanks, meadows, large hollows, and hills.

 

 We avoided the riverbanks this time because the river was probably swollen from the continuous rain.

 

 They were ready to set up camp, and they were planning to eat only hard bread and dried meat, that is, some portable rations and salted soup with dried vegetables, except for me.

 

 I had nothing to do with the caravan this time, so I set up a little distance away and grilled Jewel Boar steaks as I had done in the past.

 

 I fed Huey as much as I could, and I was just finishing up as usual when Vinnie came out.

 

 

“I didn’t mean to disturb you but it smells so good, I got caught up in it.” (Vinnie)

 

“Ah… um… do want some?” (Louis)

 

“Really! Is it okay? Really? Please!” (Vinnie)

 

 

 I was a little taken aback when she replied like she was about to take a bite of me.

 

 So, I grilled a steak and seasoned it with my seasoning.

 

 I served it on a plate that Huey had made, and Vinnie devoured it.

 

 I had a large stock of basic soup made from mushrooms and vegetable scraps I had bought at the market, so I heated it up and served it as vegetable soup with chopped fresh vegetables.

 

 After a thick steak and a bowl of soup, Vinnie said

 

 

“It was delicious. It was much better than the food at the guild cafeteria. Thank you. The soup was also delicious.” (Vinnie)

 

“That’s nice to hear. Umm?” (Louis)

 

 

 I noticed that all the caravan members and escort members were peeking behind me.

 

 I asked them with a wry smile.

 

 

“So… do you want some?” (Louis)

 

 

They all nodded their heads, so I served them steak and soup.

 

 

“I was amazed that we could have such a meal in the camp.”

 

“It’s far better than any meat I’ve ever had. I’ve never had such good meat in all the places I go.”

 

“I wonder what kind of meat it is. I’ve never had meat this good.”

 

“The soup is excellent, too.”

 

“Yes, yes, I’ve never tasted such an exquisite and delicious soup.”

 

 

 When I told them that the meat was Jewel Boar Meat, they all looked like their jaws were about to fall off.

 

 It is very hard to find, so it is served in high-class restaurants for five to ten gold coins.

 

 Everyone said that only those with money could eat it.

 

 

 After dinner, Alan came to apologize again for the trouble he had caused me with their escort work.

 

 I don’t like sounding preachy, and since we were able to capture them without getting any injury, please continue to do your best to escort Omar-san until we reach the Royal Capital. I told him that I would cooperate with them as long as I was accompanying them.

 

 

 The next morning, I lightly finished a few granola bars and tea, I prepared and prepared for departure.

 

 While others were packing up and putting away their tents, I took mine out of the endless storage and put it away in the same way, so my preparation time was short.

 

 

 All we have to do now is to go to the Royal Capital while I cast [Exploration].

 

 Vinnie and Margot have recovered their magic today, and the closer we get to the Royal Capital, the less likely we are to encounter bandits.

 

 Especially since it was easy for the merchants and escorts to escape and alert the guards. So, it was a bad idea for such attacks in the areas near the Royal Capital, where the probability of the bandits of failure is high, and escape low.

 

 

 The only ones that would be perceived by [Exploration] would be weak monsters, and they would be defeated by simply telling the Tiger’s Roar members the distance, position, and number of the monsters.

 

 It’s an easy and comfortable trip.

 

 While traveling, I asked the Tiger’s Roar members for information on the inns, libraries, alchemists, and blacksmiths in Royal Capital.

 

 Just to be safe, I will ask the same thing at the guild to make the information consistent.

 

 In the afternoon, we arrived at the Royal Capital of the Sunsberg Kingdom, Ares.

 

 

 The city was surrounded by high walls all the way around and there was a bit of a line at the gate.

 

 Omar-san turned to Alan and me and asked.

 

 

“You will escort us until we pass through the gates. We will hand the bandits over to the authorities for inspection, and when the inspection is over and we pass through the gate, we will sign for the completion of the quest. At that point, you will return the cargo back to us.” (Omar)

 

 

 Alan and I respond briefly.

 

 

“”I understand. (I got it)”” (Louis & Alan)

 

 

 We hand the bandit over to the inspectors, and the guards tell us

 

 

“That’s Wallace, the wanted man!” They said.

 

 

 Apparently, Wallace was wanted because several guards had been unable to capture him, and a hefty reward had been placed on top of his capture.

 

 I was told that this capture would be recorded as an accomplishment of the Tiger’s Roar, and the members of the group were very grateful to me.

 

 No, I was fine as long as I got to the city safely and received my reward.

 

 

 I returned the luggage to the empty wagon while the reward was being calculated, and the calculation of the reward seemed to be completed sooner than I had expected.

 

 Wallace’s reward was 250 gold coins, and the other bandits were 30 gold coins apiece, and since there were seven of them, that made 210 gold coins, for a total of 460 gold coins handed over to Alan.

 

 As we had discussed, I took the 92 gold coins and threw them into my magic bag.

 

 

 Alan and his friends dropped by the guild afterward to report the completion of the quest and then invited me to join them for dinner to review the quest and to thank me for the help I had given them.

 

 I had no particular reason to refuse, so after accompanying them to the guild, we decided to meet up again after getting a recommended place to stay.

 

 

 When they reported to the guild that they had completed their work, they also reported to the guild that I had assisted and that I had killed four bandits.

 

 I told them to record it all as an achievement of Tiger’s Roar since I didn’t originally accept the job, and decided to check the quest board.

 

 

 I found nothing but permanent quests on the quest board.

 

 The E, F, and G ranks were similar to those in Lotus Town and consisted mainly of gathering materials, cleaning up the town, and exterminating vermin, pests, and small fry monsters, but the difference from Lotus Town is there is an increase in scale and numbers.

 

 I imagined that it was probably proportional to the size of the town and its population.

 

 As before, we have been steadily collecting medicinal herbs and exterminating vermin and pests. I will continue to steadily collect medicinal herbs and exterminate vermin and pests to raise my rank.

 

 I would adjust my schedule so that I could finish early, make time to learn blacksmithing and alchemy, and learn about this world and magic as much as anyone else.

 

 

 I called out to Alan that I would join him later and decided to leave.

 

 First, I would go to the church and then to the inn.

 

 After asking the guild for the location of the church, I went outside and heard the hustle and bustle of the town.

 

 

 It’s so bustling that I can’t compare it to the village and town I’ve been in.

 

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