Lazy Dungeon Master

I heard there was an eyewitness report about a band of thieves stalking the area, so I figured that it was a great chance since it said the merchant has four wagons.”

​ Oh, so he wants to fish out some thieves.
Which means that him accepting the escort this time is for the sake of fighting people…?

​ “Kehma-san, have you killed anyone before? If not, don’t feel like you have to push yourself.”

​ I have as a Dungeon Master, but that’s indirectly…

​ If I was attacked by a thief… I could probably do it? Hmm.
Let’s not worry about it.

​ “By the way, it’s common for C-Ranks to be escorts… that is, they’re at a level that are able to fight thieves, robbers and the like.
Kehma-san, I know you’re D-Rank, but do you think you’ll manage?”

​ “As long as no big shot comes out, probably.
I’d be able to stall if I get surrounded, so make sure you save me if it looks dangerous, yeah?”

​ “Got it, leave it to me.”

​ I didn’t just have to rely on the clothes golem, I had magic too.
I figured I could manage one way or another.

​ Gozoh and Roppu were C-Rank, and Ichika was formerly one, so they should be fine… and Meat’s even stronger than Ichika so she should be fine.
The problem’s actually whether or not she’d be able to hold back enough to not kill them.

​ By the way, it also seems like our coachman has the strength of a C-Rank adventurer, too.
As expected of an aristocrat’s coachman.

​ I guess the only problem’s Rokuko? She has a clothes golem, but I can’t picture her actually fighting.
She’s wearing a rapier, but it’s just a decoration right?

​ … Is Rokuko, a non-human, the most typical person among us?

​ … Let’s have Ichika guard her.

​ “Alright, shall we wait at the meeting area, the south gate?”

​ “Yeah.”

*

​ And that’s why we decided to wait at the south gate out of Donsama toward the capital.

​ Ichika headed out with Meat for some nearby stalls to procure food… I thought she said she didn’t forget to eat?

​ “Still though, getting a nomination commission… Wataru really is famous, isn’t he?”

​ “He is a hero, after all.”

​ “It’s kind of strange since we see him all the time at our inn though.”

​ Hearing Rokuko and I chat with each other about him, Wataru hopped into our conversation.

​ “Were you talking about me just now?”

​ “We were, we were.
About how totally different people treat you in and out of our village.”

​ “Golen’s special.
Because the village chief is Kehma-san.”

​ Wataru spoke as if it was my fault.
Rokuko even nodded in agreement.
Why tho.

​ Me being the village chief has nothing to do with it… I mean, I’m just a figurehead.
Heck, Village Sub-Chief Wozuma, Receptionist-san from the adventurer guild, even Gozoh as the adventurer representative had more authority than me.

​ “While we’re on the topic of the village, how’s it going with you and Nerune?”

​ “Oh, it’s going great! Nerune-san said she’d go on a date with me to Tsuia next time she has an opening in her schedule.
So, Rokuko-san, please give Nerune a vacation.
Actually, she needs money, so please raise her pay too.”

​ “Oh well… I guess I’ll just have to give Nerune a holiday the next time you come by, Wataru! I’ll lend you her.”

​ “Thank you very much!”

​ Huh? Nerune’s always on holiday whenever Wataru comes.
She should be able to do whatever she wants with him.

​ And it’s not like there’d be any issue with her going on a date with him to Tsuia… eh, whatever.

​ A while later, the merchant we’d be escorting arrived.

​ He had four covered wagons.
They looked like they were loaded with a lot of goods.
From what I heard, his [Storage] is filled up too… But wouldn’t the wagons get stuck from being so weighed down?

​ Let’s stop there.
I get the feeling I’ll raise some flag if I keep up that train of thought.

​ “Alright, Mr.
Hero-sama, my safety is in your hands.”

​ “Yeah, leave it to me.
We’d even be able to deal with a dragon, so don’t worry about it.”

​ “That is very reassuring.”

​ The merchant then bowed his head toward us as well.
We look forward to working with you for the next three days.

​ We took the merchant and exited the gate, leaving for the next town.

​ Although Wataru predicted that we’d be attacked… even if we were, he would probably go so hard that he’d take them all out himself.