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Over the past few days of taking on requests with Leticia, I have come to understand her characteristics as an adventurer.

Firstly, she is extremely skilled in swordsmanship. When I asked her the reason for her proficiency, she answered, “Maybe it’s because I’ve been playing with swords with my father since I was a child?”

If she has been training with Maurice-san since she was young, it’s only natural that her skills are excellent.

In addition, Leticia has extensive knowledge in pharmacology. She said that she learned it on her own during her studies at the academy.

One day while adventuring with her, on the way back after completing a simple request, Leticia made a proposal. “Hey, Lark-kun. How about taking a little trip soon?”

“You mean taking on requests in a land far from the capital, not near it? That sounds interesting.”

“Yeah. We’ve gotten pretty good at working together, so it might be a good idea. I’ll talk to my father about it.”

When Leticia and I arrived at the guild, we reported the completion of the request and consulted with my father about the matter.

After pondering for a while, Father slowly spoke up. “Well, I do think it’s about time. I won’t object, but if you’re going to be gone for a few days, let me know in advance. I’ll need to prepare myself mentally for not being able to eat Lark’s cooking.”

“Father, it’s not like you can’t eat at Datz-san’s or Fritz-san’s. Both of their cooking is delicious.”

“My taste buds have already acknowledged Lark’s cooking as the best. Leticia understands, right?”

When Father asked, Leticia standing beside him nodded vigorously.

It’s nice to hear that, but it’s somewhat complicated that the first thing to be worried about when leaving home is food.

We decided to discuss the specific location at a later date and left the guild. Just when I thought we were going to split up for the day, Leticia suddenly raised her voice as if she had thought of something. “Oh, right! Lark-kun, if we’re going on a trip, we’ll need various tools, so why don’t we buy them now?”

“That’s a good idea. Should we go shopping in the commercial district then?”

“Yep!”

And so, Leticia and I headed to the commercial district. As soon as she arrived at the commercial district, her eyes sparkled as she looked around. Girls really do love shopping.

We entered a shop that caught our eye and looked around for good tools. Then, someone called out to me from behind. “Oh? Lark-kun, it’s been a while.”

When I turned around, my classmate and the son of a merchant, Roeck, was standing there.

“Oh, this shop is affiliated with Roeck’s company.”

“That’s right. I’m learning various things at the shop during my days off… By the way, who is the woman with you?” Roeck asked curiously, and Leticia stepped forward to introduce herself, “Nice to meet you, I’m Leticia. I’m a member of Lark’s party and an adventurer.”

“An adventurer, huh? I’m Roeck, Lark-kun’s classmate. I’m currently training to take over my father’s company.”

Leticia and Roeck shook hands.

After that, Roeck guided us around the shop. We bought lanterns and magic tools to repel monsters, which were Roeck’s recommended items, and left the shop. As we were leaving, Roeck said, “Come back again if you need anything.”

Thinking it was still too early to separate our ways, we wandered around the commercial district.

Then Leticia spoke up, “Lark-kun, you have a wide circle of friends, don’t you? The person from earlier, he’s from Dursley Company, right?”

“Yes, that’s right. We just happened to be in the same class at school. Through Roeck, I’ve been able to become friendly with various merchants, so I’m grateful,” I replied.

“I see. It’s necessary to build a relationship of trust, because adventurers who are disliked by the merchants in the villages and towns they use as their base might not even be able to buy their equipment. I have to make sure I’m not disliked, too!” Leticia said enthusiastically.

We continued our stroll, and then we saw a fellow classmate, Leon, a beastman boy, carrying a lot of packages and looking busy. He ran past us without noticing me, so I didn’t want to bother him by calling out to him.

“Is that person also an acquaintance of Lark-kun’s?” Leticia asked, noticing that I had been looking at Leon.

“Yes. But he seems busy, so I didn’t say anything. I believe Leon is from a beastman village located a little further away from this town, so he might be getting ready to go home,” I replied.

Nothing else particularly noteworthy happened during our stroll. As the sun began to set, I escorted Leticia back to her house before heading home myself.

Now, what should I make for dinner…? Ah, how about trying a new dish for the first time in a while?

I experimented with different ingredients to create an original dish that didn’t exist in this world, but it ended up being quite a strange new recipe.

When I took a bite, I couldn’t decide whether it was sweet, or

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A few days later, the preparation of equipment for the trip was almost complete. All that was left to do was confirm the itinerary for the journey and procure enough food for it. Today, I had arranged to meet with Leticia at the guild.

As I was getting ready in my room, Shafal suddenly emerged from my body and began sunbathing by lounging on the desk by the window.

As I gazed at this sight, I noticed something. “Come to think of it, Shafal, has your body grown about a size bigger?”

“Yes, that’s right. During my previous reincarnation, I didn’t grow this fast. However, this time, I’ve been absorbing delicious magic in Lark every day… At this rate, I’ll be able to fly through the sky with Lark in about five years.”

“That sounds exciting.”

Five years… That’s still quite long. I wonder how long it will take to reach the size I first met Shafal…

I changed out of my sleepwear, skipped breakfast, and left the house. Father seemed to have been busy with guild work since yesterday and had not returned home, so I planned to grab breakfast from a food stand on the way.

While on my way to the food stand, I ran into Leon.

When Leon noticed me, he approached with a smile. “Long time no see, Lark-kun.”

“Long time no see, Leon-san. When I saw you in the commercial district the other day, you seemed to be in a hurry. Did something happen? You were carrying a lot of baggage.”

“Ah, yeah. I was preparing to go back to my hometown.”

“I see… Is Leon-san’s hometown far from here?”

“No, not really. It takes about three to four days by carriage. However, I have to buy souvenirs for my family, so that’s a lot of preparation. Also, I have to arrange for bodyguards because I’ll be taking a route that isn’t usually traveled by people, so it’s scary. That’s why I’m going to the guild to request a bodyguard now.”

“I see…”

So it’s a village that takes three to four days to reach… I’ll keep Leon’s information in the back of my mind for now and focus on buying food from the food stand.

We bought skewered meat for eating on-the-go, and while savoring the juicy meat, we headed towards the guild. Leon joined us as we had agreed to go together. When we arrived at the guild, Leticia, who had been waiting for us, approached us.

“Oh, good morning, Lark-kun. Oh? That child is Lark-kun’s classmate from the other day, isn’t he?”

“Nice to meet you, I’m Leon.”

Leticia and Leon exchanged brief greetings.

“Well then, Lark-kun. I’ll go and make a request.”

“Yeah, see you later.”

Leon parted ways with us and headed to the reception desk to make his request. Leticia and I went to the bulletin board to look for the request we were going to take on. As we were searching, we were tapped on the shoulder.

When we turned around, Doldos and all of the “Bears Family” members were there, next to him.

“Doldos-san! I was wondering why I hadn’t seen you around the city lately. Where have you been?”

That’s right, Doldos and the others seemed to have been away from the city for a few days, considering I hadn’t seen them at all.

Doldos then answered my question on behalf of everyone. “I had some business to attend to in the neighboring country of Leblanc. Then, I was asked to deliver a letter to Lark from the capital of Leblanc,” he finished as he took out an envelope from his bag.

I opened the letter right away. The sender was Glore.

There was something strange written in the letter. In summary, it said that an elderly couple claiming to be my maternal grandparents wanted to meet me. Apparently, the rumor about the hero Guldo Voltoris, my stepfather, having a stepson had also spread in Leblanc. The elderly couple had heard about it, and since they recently found out that Guldo’s adopted child was a silver-haired boy of around ten years old, they thought that I might be their grandson. They had requested that I meet them, and had contacted the guild for assistance.

The request was included in the letter. I was confused by this sudden news.

I need to talk to Father about this.

“…Excuse me, I’m going to see my father,” I said to Leticia and Doldos and moved to Father’s reception desk.

“Oh, Lark. Have you decides on which request you’re going to take today?… Is something wrong?” Father saw my expression and immediately became serious and asked.

“…Could you please read this letter and request form?” I handed him the documents and said.

After reading the letter and request form I handed him, Father showed me the crest at the bottom of the request form, “Lark, do you know what this crest is?”

“Well… I think it’s the crest of the Shafalbach family that occasionally appears in the Silver Dragon Story, right? …Oh!” I realized something and raised my voice.

That’s right, in the book that summarizes the Silver Dragon Story, there are cases where the crest of a certain family is listed. It is believed that there is some kind of relationship between that family and the Silver Dragon. I was a little curious about the meaning of the crest when I was reading the Silver Dragon Story, so I researched it a little.

Father nodded slowly, “That’s right… This should be the crest of the Shafalbach family that appears in the Silver Dragon Story.”

“Shafalbach family…”

I didn’t know the name, but it seemed Father did. The name Shafal is included in the family name. It’s safe to assume that this is a family that really has a relationship with the Silver Dragon.

And Shafal did say that I was “a descendant of a family that previously once made a contract with the Silver Dragon.”

Based on all of this, I came up with a hypothesis.

“So… am I a descendant of the Shafalbach family who made a contract with the Silver Dragon a long time ago, and the people who made this request are my real grandparents?”

“That’s probably the case… However, we still cannot be sure whether the requester is really a member of the Shafalbach family or not. After all, the Silver Dragon Story is one of the most well-known stories in the world, and there are many fake crests. Let’s go to Ars soon and have it confirmed.”

“Yes.”

With a tentative plan in mind, I returned to Leticia and began the search for today’s request once again.