Kojiin Tamer

All right, let's go!

Ilya, my sister, I, Sakuya, and my guardian grandfather left for the port city to ask for an escort.

Ilya and Ilya have become adventurers, but they've quickly raised their adventurer ranks by submitting herbs, and with the help of the queens, they've been asked to take on the next rank of adventurer, which they will be asked to escort. Originally, the children of the orphanage had come and gone from the adventurer's guild, so the guild recognized them for their abilities and personalities, so things went smoothly up to this point.

However, there was a bit of a problem with the request for an escort. Basically, we were going to be working with four people (five if you count Sakuya-chan), so there were only two people in our current party, and we couldn't meet the requirements for recruitment.

It's not a problem for the queens to have the ability to escort you, but two is a bit unreliable, especially when it comes to competence. But it's not good enough for me and my sister to take my squires with us. It's possible to ask one of the adventurer's group, but everyone is busy these days, so I'm not sure if there's anyone who will go with me...

''Oh, are you all working?''

We were looking for work on the adventurer's guild's bulletin board when a merchant we often saw on our way to the next town came to talk to us. We don't travel together because our carriage speeds are different, but he's one of the people we've become friends with to the extent that we talk to each other at the rest stops and camping places.

'Ah, hello,'

No, no, I'm looking for an escort, but I'm having a hard time finding one.

We'll explain the situation to the merchant.

Then you're just in time. Why don't you take my offer?

Apparently, the merchant came to the guild to find an escort.

''It's just the two of us, are you sure?''

Yes, but you guys are coming with us, aren't you?

Apparently, it was a proposal for me, or rather, the Queen and the others, hoping for the ability to escort them. Well, I guess it's an advantage to be able to go with everyone else, even though I'll only get a commission for two people.

We accepted the request because it was a good story for both of us, but I was surprised that the merchant had accidentally changed the destination from the next town to the port town. I knew merchants can't be careless.

Since we were both ready to leave at any time the next day, we left immediately. If you go to the port town anyway, we decided to carry some wood here too.

The merchants seem to have two carts loaded with potions and herbs, dried meat and materials for monsters.

''It's kind of relaxing, unlike usual.

Sometimes that's the way it should be.

Today, being an escort, Cruz-kun and Ilya-chan, plus me and my sister, were walking around the carriage. The queen and the little wolves are scouting the perimeter. Sakuya and her grandfather have asked for our carriage.

Normally I use the leg power of the step horses to make speed, but as expected, the usual speed is not enough to escort them, so I match the speed of the merchant's carriage. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to find a way to make it work.

''But Cruz-kun, this is a normal escort, right?

''Well, you all always run off in a flash, you know. I'm sure you all will get a lot of requests for escorts, so you might as well get used to it while you can.

The merchant also joined our conversation. It seems that the requesting party feels more comfortable with the fact that the queens will be guarding them. The merchants know us on a regular basis, so I guess they feel even more comfortable.

The first request for an escort started at such a leisurely pace.