So it was me, my brother, Nora, and Luciel on our way to the guild. If Luciel couldn’t get permission, we would leave, and now we are waiting in front of the guild.

“This is the guild …….”

“It’s so big!”

A nervous Luciel and a carefree Nora looked up at the building and said contrasting things. As I was thinking that it was about time, I saw Kudelica running towards me, having changed into her normal clothes.

“G-Guys, sorry to keep you waiting! Fuh”

“How was it, Kuu-chan?”

When Nora, who is more of a good friend of mine, asked Kudelica, she smiled and replied 

“I was told that if the kid who works at the guild was Lars-kun, it would be okay! I think my father knew about you, Lars-kun.”

“What!? ……. I-I wonder who it is ……”

I was surprised and shaken that my name was suddenly mentioned by Kuderica. It’s not like I’m the only one who works at the guild, I thought, and waited for Luciela. A couple of minutes after the Kudelica arrived, she wandered in with a look of complete despair on her face.

“W-What’s wrong, sister? You look like you just fell in a ditch with your favorite shoes on!”

“He said no …… Dad scolded me so much……”

“I guess he thought it was too early even for a girl like Luciela?”

When brother says that, Luciela shakes her head and replies 

“That’s not it …… He asked me who I was going with, and the moment I mentioned the names of Dedite-kun and Lars-kun, he said no.”

“Oh, by the way, Dad gets grumpy when sister talks about Dedite-kun.”

“Oh, you talk about your brother?”

“Tha-That doesn’t matter now!! I’m going to force it now that it comes to this!”

“You can’t do that. I don’t know why Luciela’s father is so unhappy, but he’s going to hate us even more if you come along on our own, and for Lars’ sake, can you go home for now?”

My brother says to Luciela, who clenches her fists, with a serious face. I’m afraid of my brother in situations where I, my parents, or Nora are at a disadvantage, or about to be at a disadvantage. I didn’t know what he meant by “for my sake”.

Then, Luciela’s face turned tearful, and looks like she’s about to cry, and she looked at me, my brother and Nora, and then pulled Luciel away.

“Oh, come on, sister, I’ll walk by myself! Sorry, Lars-kun, see you tomorrow!”

“Be careful!”

“Dedite-kun and Lars-kun are so kind, I wonder why he doesn’t like you ……”

“That’s true ……”

Nora looks sad and my brother squeezes her hand. It can’t help that the two of them don’t know that certain people don’t think well of dad.

–No, wait? I don’t really know why they’re avoiding me, come to think of it. ……

I’ve seen a few of Brao’s cronies there, and I think that’s what they are. It’s like they’re hired for money or something.

But why would Luciel’s father avoid us? They said they were a large merchant family, so even if he was being blackmailed, he could just move to another town.

As I pondered whether I should ask about my father from now on, I was approached by Kudelica.

“Hey, hey, come on, let’s go in!”

“Oh, that’s right. Let’s go.”

“Yes!”

I walked into the guild, with the joyful Kudelica jumping up and down behind me. The receptionist, Gibson-san, smiles and raises his hand.

“Hey, Lars-kun, thanks for yesterday. The Guildmaster went on another business trip, so your timing was perfect.”

“Hello, Gibson-san! I’m glad to hear that. So, I have a few things to tell you today ……”

“Hmm? What? Oh, is that your friend’s behind you?”

“Oh, yes. My classmate Kuderica, my brother Dedite, and my childhood friend Nora.”

I stepped off to the side to introduce them, and a gleaming Kudelica opened her mouth, looking at me and Gibson-san in turn.

“Wow, so it’s true! I’m jealous …… Oh, I-I’m Kudelica. It’s nice to meet you!”

“I’m Nora!”

“Thank you for always looking after Lars. I’m the older brother, Dedite.”

“Hahaha, you’re all so polite! I’m Gibson, I’m mainly the receptionist. Nice to meet you. So what’s up today?”

Gibson-san asked me curiously, so I told him everything.

“I see, well, Lars-kun, you’ve been working for us for more than a year, even if it’s just menial tasks, so I think it’s a good idea for you to come along. Anyone can join the guild, though.”

“I-I see. Father told me to wait until I’m older. ……”

“That’s because he’s worried about you. I would not have asked Lars-kun, who was only nine years old, to do the job. It’s more important to learn things from your parents.”

Gibson-san laughed after saying that. He’s a kind man, so I’m sure he’s thinking about it. The other adventurers trust him a lot too.

“Er, then, why are Lars-kun ……?”

“Ahhh, Wood Chop–“

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! Gibson-san, a request, I’ll do a request!”

“What? Well, there’s this old lady who wants me to help her paint her walls.”

“I’ll do it!”

That’s close …… It’s not a good idea to suddenly if they suddenly talk about me …… I’m going to make a quick request and accept the request to satisfy Kudelica. Nora and Kudelica are standing next to me, watching the exchange of cards with great interest.

Then the second assassin enters the guild.

“Ohhhh! Lars-kun, you’re cute today too. You’re looking good, huh!?”

“Ah, Mizuki-san. Did you back from your request?”

“Hawawawawa …… It’s Mizuki-san!”

Now that I think about it, I remembered that Kudelica had set her sights on Mizuki-san. By the way, there seems to be something wrong with Mizuki-san ……?

“Lars-kun is with two girls!? W-Which is it, which is your girlfriend!?”

“Ahaha, I don’t have a girlfriend, Mizuki-san. Nora over here is my brother’s girlfriend, but Kudelica is just a classmate.”

When I said that, Mizuki-san looked at me with a puzzled look on her face, then let out a breath and opened her mouth.

“I-Is that so. Lars-kun is a handsome guy and there are a lot of girls who would like you, so that’s what I thought.”

“I’m not ready for that yet, though?”

But I haven’t forgotten how frustrating it was to have Nora taken by my brother.

“But, with magic, you can fly–“

“Wah! Wah!”

“What’s the matter, Lars-kun?”

“It’s so noisy today, Lars?”

That being said, I don’t think that’s a good idea in front of Gibson-san and Kudelica. It’s a good thing that my brother and Nora know about this, but I’m afraid that the kid, Kudelica, is going to tell someone, so I hurriedly interrupted Mizuki-san’s words and told to everyone. 

“Then, let’s go! It’s not far from here, and grandma is very kind, so I think it’s okay for everyone to go.”

“Oh, are you sure?”

“I-I’m going to talk to Mizuki-san ……”

“You can come back next time! I’m off!”

“Be careful.”

After hearing Gibson-san’s strained voice, we headed for the request. It was a familiar road, so we arrived at grandma’s house quickly and called out to her.

“Hello.”

“Oh, I see you have a friend here today. It’s nice to see you because It’s just me and grandpa here.”

“Granny, take out some tea and fruit juice! Lars, over here!”

He smiled and led us into the garden, where I quickly set to work. Grandpa had prepared most of the things for us, and since he was the one doing the main work, I was really just an assistant.

After about thirty minutes, the wall that was exposed to the sun became a beautiful white wall.

“Delicious.”

“Thank you.”

“It’s pretty simple.”

“It’s a chore request, so it’s just like this. Would Kudelica rather like to do some monster subjugation?”

“Y-Yeah, I think that’s what [Superhuman Strength] is for.”

“Not really? Er …… What about that one? That stone was actually on top of the foundation, but it collapsed. I can’t carry it, but If it’s Kudelica, won’t you able to?”

I pointed to an object that looked like a lantern, which had apparently collapsed after an earthquake or something. I had left it there because I didn’t find it particularly troublesome.

“Using my skill …… There!”

“Whoaaaaa!”

“Wow, Kuu-chan, you’re amazing!”

Kudelica easily lifted the stone and placed it on the pedestal. By the way, because I couldn’t really move it, so this is amazing …… I might be able to do it with some magic. 

“You’re amazing, little girl!.”

“Oh, Ehehe.”

Grandpa stroked her and she blushed, and I laughed and called out to her.

“See, that helped, didn’t it? There are many things you can do, so don’t rush and just give it a try.”

“Yes! Thank you, Lars-kun!”

After completing the request, we dropped Nora and Kudelica off at home and walked up the hill to go home with my brother. I’ve been doing this alone for a while now, so it’s a new experience for me.

“Hmm?”

Rustle ……

“What’s wrong, Lars?”

“No, I think I was being watched ……”

“There’s no one here?”

“Hmm, oh well. If it’s someone looking suspicious, we can just take them down.”

“I think Lars and I can beat them.”

He laughed and opened the front door.

“……”

Danger Danger ……

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“Hm, Kuu-chan’s is acting kinda ……”

Shhh!

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