In the end, I couldn’t get rid of Sophie and the others who were chasing me, so I had to let them into the house.
While they were drinking tea, I wiped off my sweat and put on my work gear. I went back to the room where the girls were waiting for me, making a clattering noise with my gear.
「I’m going to work.」
「Then I’ll go with you. Helmine is good too, right?」
「Uh-huh.」
The energetic figure she had when she was serving customers was nowhere to be seen. Sophie grinned when Helmine, who had become quite quiet, replied. What’s the fun in that? She remained silent after that, and I don’t know what she wants me to do.
I wondered how to handle these guys, and then abandoned the idea.
「Let’s go.」
If you want to be with me, then follow me, otherwise just leave.
I don’t have time to think about anything else. I have to work hard and produce results in order for the village to accept me as soon as possible.
They were talking in a whisper, and I couldn’t hear them. I was very curious, but I felt like I’d be at loss if I heard them, so I ignored them.
The villagers looked at me strangely as I passed by, but I arrived at the inn safely. When I walked in, I saw Pops sitting at the counter, looking sad.
「I know you’re about to open, but are you sure you want to take it easy?」
He suddenly started crying and tried to hug me, so I put my hand out in front of me to stop him.
「I don’t know what’s wrong with you, but don’t hug me! I don’t have that kind of hobby!」
「I’m not into that! I’m sure she was tricked by some bad guy— bubu.」
Helmine, who took out the pot from the counter, smacked her father on the head without reservation.
The poor old man, knocked down by his own daughter, was rolling around on the floor with his head held in his hands.
「Oh my God! Don’t looks embarrassed infront of Lars–san!」
「I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I was worried about you. Please forgive me!」
She continued to slap her father over and over again as if she was chasing after him.
Sophie ignored the exchange between the two of them and instead proceeded to prepare for the opening of the store.
Hey, hey, hey, Saint. Can you just ignore the assault that’s going on right in front of you? That thing is going to bruise his whole body, I think.
While I was wondering if I should stop, the door behind me was vigorously opened.
「Cheers! Brother Lars!」
What is it this time? I don’t have a brother to call me brother.
「Who?」
I looked behind me and saw the kid from guard corps who was stomped on, by me, on his face a few days ago.
I don’t remember his name. I didn’t see his face when I visited the guard corps’s building, so I assumed he had been fired and was working at another job.
「Hey, big bro! Gandalf!」
「Oh, I didn’t know that was your name.」
「Yes! It’s a precious name that my mother gave me!」
That’s too hot! All right, stay away from me!
「I’ve got a question for you. Why am I your brother?」
I took a few steps back and asked the question.
I want to know why you’re bothering me so much.
「I admire your strength! I will follow you for the rest of my life, so I want you to tell me the secret of your strength!」
I’m going to follow you for the rest of my life . I don’t get it at all. If you’re not a masochist, you’ve blown a couple of screws in your head!
「What can I do to help?」
I was tired of thinking about it.
「For now, go stop that father-daughter quarrel.」
「Ugh!」
I ordered him without thinking and he joyfully entered the fight between them.
He held Helmine’s arm while she hit him(Pops) on the head with a frying pan. I thought, 『You’re doing surprisingly well ……』, but she kicked him in the shin and let go.
「I’m going to do it because my brother is in trouble!」
「You’re the cocky Gandalf who peed in his bed until he was 6!」
Oh, you’ve got a good blow to the head. Gandalf’s down.
You’re a member of the Guard Corps, so don’t let the innkeeper’s daughter beat you. ……
「I’m sure, you’ll be pleased to know that Helmine, Pops and Gandalf adore you, Lars. That’s why …..」
I noticed that Sophie was standing next to me.
I looked at her face and saw that she was smiling, but thinly. Do you enjoy watching them fight ……?
「I’m already an upstanding member of the village.」
What? You’ve come to tell me that?
「You’re a newcomer, you’re not a member yet.」
「No, I’m not. There is no one who hates me, so don’t say that. Let’s work together as peers.」
Maybe she was worried about me, who had less chance to get involved with the villagers than Sophie? You are nosy, Saint.
I feel as if I’m in the palm of Sophie’s hand, but even if I point it out now, she’ll probably just brush it off.
It’s not like it’s going to end badly, so for now, I’ll just solve the problem at hand.
「Let’s take care of these three guys before you take care of me.」
「The guests will be arriving soon, you know.」
After Sophie and I managed to get the situation under control, the tavern was finally open for business in the afternoon.
And after today, my life suddenly became very busy.
‘TN: By the way, my left hand is down(semi paralysis, probably a side effect but pray to god that it’s not a Big side effect) for 3 days, due to the pain from the corona vaccine that I took. So releases will be a bit slower than usual because, Google assistant is really a dumb girl and Cortana is her dumb imouto. By the way Siri is, umm, like the maddona of the school, so that’s out of my reach.’
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