Pretending to Be a Girlfriend？ 79

Chapter 79 – Barefoot Stronghold (2)

Bien was in agony.

Until a few days after Hian’s visit
Didn’t find out

It had to be.

There were many predictions and guesses, but
To confirm, meet Starchis, or
I need to meet Elzain and question him.

Here are a few guesses:

First, another servant of the Nisty family
In the case of impersonating Elzain’s name.
…Then why is that pink hair wearing El Jain?
I can’t come up with a good reason for impersonating him.

Second, what Stachis has
If you approached to suck on the side.

In this case to trick him
It is understandable that he gave a false name.
There is no fool who gives his real name when committing fraud.

In addition, with this assumption, Starchis will
Seeing her off her and continuing to see her on the way home
It is also explained by chance encounters.

She had approached him assuming her coincidence.

It was the most powerful, but… Then Starchis
Hurt at this point we have to part.

I don’t know if he can recover or not.
There’s no reason to stick around.

Also, it is inexplicable that the meeting was held in the Nisty family.

Third, the craziest assumption,
When Heian’s daughter, Rose Nicety, impersonates Elzain.

It does provide answers to many questions.

Hian Nisthi’s daughter said she liked Starchis.

She’s not saying they’re dating, she says she likes them.

If Rose Nicety and Elzain were the same person,
That means Rose Nicety is her own
It means that she is hiding the fact of her relationship with her from her father.
The reason for the name change is understandable.

Introducing herself by her real name Her, Rose Nicety,
If you go out with Starchis, it’s only a matter of time before rumors spread and Heian finds out.

However, there are contradictions in this assumption as well.

According to Heian, Rose Nice Tea was at her restaurant.
She met Starchis and became interested, she says.

On the other hand, Starchis said that he met Elzain on the street by chance.
On the way home after taking myself to church.

The way we met is different.
Besides, that late hour aristocratic lady
Alone in the late night to meet Stachis
There is no reason to stand on the road.
Even in the family, I can’t stand still.

Bien had her head aching.

No matter how I squeezed my brain, contradictions popped up along with the answers.

When the water boils, she turns off the heat and gently stirs her medicine.
If you put it in a bottle, the medicine for Stachis is complete.

“…Under…”

With a sigh she rubbed her sleepy eyes.

“Bien, are you here?”

Suddenly, a head appears in the manufacturing room where Bien is located through the door.

“Hick!”

Bien is greatly surprised after a long time.

Her hand loosens her and the vial she was holding falls to the floor.

It’s not like Casey made a loud noise.
It was enough to start the troubled Vien in her own world.

“Oh!”

– Clink.

The medicine I made when I woke up early in the morning
The floor ate.

Climbing the mountain with a tired body,
Rolling and slipping, hurting my hands, picking herbs and
The essence of the effort made by wrestling with the recipe for a long time
Disappear in an instant

There is silence for a while.
Casey, who appeared, also looked at Bien.

If it was before, she’d say ‘huck’ and her surprise would be funny
She would have teased her and hugged her like a doll,
That was not the case now.

“…Mi…Sorry…Bien.”

Bien said she was so mad she didn’t even answer.
She just stood there blankly.

What’s most infuriating than anything else is,
If this happened, she would lose her reason to meet Stachis.

Looking forward to this day
Today is the day I have endured by enduring what I want to see every day.
It was a day she wasn’t working at the medical center.
I gave up all my breaks and tried my best.
But then this happened.

She couldn’t blame anyone.
It was because of Casey that I was surprised, but
What she misses is herself.

“…Under…”

There was no more anger in the sigh that came out.
Rather, it was a more mournful sound, like a lamentation over one’s misfortune.

Glance,
Bien looked at Casey.

“…Why.”

“…Sorry, Bien.. I didn’t mean to surprise you this much…”

“…”

“…I-I’ll go to the mountain tomorrow and pick up some herbs! Just tell me what I need to dig.”

“… Okay… So why?”

“Oh that..! A letter has arrived, Vien! You will love it too!”

Casey forcibly pretended to be bright and delivered her letter along with the business.

“…?”

With her strength drained, she receives a letter.
Casey handed over her letter and at the same time sat next to Bien.
From behind, she grabs her shoulders and apologizes repeatedly.

Bien identified her sender her.

“Uh?”

Vien’s body suddenly became alive.

It was Starches.

****

With a whistle, Starchis came out of Reckd’s stronghold.

“Brother, let’s go!”

“Okay, let’s have a drink next time!”

Reckd was still a drunkard.

Starchis received the price of the magic sword paid by their party at the requesting office.
It was a price that far exceeded the original market price of the magic sword.
Perhaps it wasn’t a normal Swordsman’s sword,
In addition, the fact that it was a special individual that was unusual enough to change the risk level
Would have played a part.

A moment to be surprised
Starchis took the money and headed for Reckd’s base.
He went to pay the price for saving his life his.

And now, even after paying that money for Reck’s party
Money left

That’s a good sign.

There was a place to add this money.

“Ha~ The weather is nice.”

In a clear mind, even nonsensical sounds came out.
I checked the scenery and the sky once in a while.

Now, the cleanup of the swordsman’s request is complete.
He also recovered his injured hand his,
He also paid for her life her.

It’s over.

Stachis walked down the street, paying special attention to the buildings.

The party went up to grade B and I got money
I was thinking of buying a base.

No one’s stronghold,
The base of the party “Barefoot”.

After purchasing the base, I decided what to do.
Preparations for him were also coming to an end.

Starchis sent a letter to his acquaintances.
The main content was the information that ‘my hand has healed.’

Then, in a few days, I will send you another letter.
He asked to meet at the place indicated and have a party.

And the place where Starchis writes the letter
The base address of Party Barefoot.

It will be revealed as a surprise.

I don’t know if everyone will show up
He thought maybe everyone would attend.

It is a place to celebrate many things.

First, about his arm getting better,
The second is about the party’s B-class promotion,
The third is about a new base.

Already starting to look forward to it.

****

Starchis met Marshall at his commissioning office.

He explained the situation to him and
He asked if there was a base for sale.

He also told me about the property he had.

“Hmm… Specifically, what would you like the base to be like?”

“It doesn’t have to be big. The whole building doesn’t even have to be ours.”

Starchis thinks of his own home his, the restaurant on the first floor and his lodgings above.
I think it would be okay if their base felt like that.

“Instead, I wish there were more rooms. Even if you can’t, it would be nice to have as many rooms as the number of party members.”

I wanted to guarantee a private space when a party member wanted to rest.
It’s a party with only four people, but I didn’t want to save on investing for people.

“Are there four people in the party including Starchis?”

“Yes. I wish it was a place where I could make at least 4 private rooms.”

“If that’s the case, even if you can’t have a room, you should have five, right?”

“Why?”

“Class B is different from Class C, so there is a lot of paperwork to do. It is common to get a manager, so it would be nice to have a space for paperwork.”

“…Aha…”

It was for a reason that made sense.
Manager… I never thought about it, maybe I should get it.

He thought it would be nice to have someone as good as Seira come in.

“I will look for it once. The room is a spacious place. Also, new party members may come in later, right?”

“It is.”

“Or do you want to go look for it right away?”

“Now?”

“Are you busy?”

It’s not even a concern.
Not busy today
Neither yesterday nor the day before yesterday was busy.

“No. There is plenty of time left.”

“Let’s go then.”

“Are you okay with your job here?”

Starchis looked around the requesting office and said.
As always, it was crowded with people.

I wondered if it would be all right for Marshall to get out of here.

“It is our job to deliver requests and take care of the convenience of gatherers. It’s my job to find a base like this.”

Marshall tells her not to worry because this is work anyway.
Even if Marshall says it’s okay, I feel sorry for nothing.
Just let me know where the bases are
I thought Starches would go and check it out.
Thank you for taking care of me like this and running for me.

As Marshall prepares to leave, Stachis has a good idea.

“Ah! Then I’ll have dinner when work is over. I kept living and I was never treated.”

“Uh? I told you I wouldn’t take it off, but it’s okay, right?”

Stachis burst into laughter.

“Sure. You can eat something expensive.”

“Ah, I’ll have a full meal today.”

While making silly jokes, the two went out to see the base.

And before the day ends,
Starchis bought a base.

It was a bit bigger than I first thought.

An entire building became their stronghold.
A three-story building identical to Stion.
I don’t think it’s too wide
To place loot or equipment
There’s nothing wrong with having this much space, Marshall said.

Besides, if it seems to leave too much space
It is also a good choice to decorate and use it in the way you want to decorate it.

Starchis reminds me of the base of the lekd party.
The entire first floor was decorated like a bar.

And those things are said to be of great help in managing stress.

Lastly, he said that this much is necessary when it comes to an A-class party.

Marshall speaks as if a dream so far has already come true
Starchis laughed, but
Marshall was more serious than I thought.

Since they have already subdued A-rank monsters, there is a high possibility that they will become an A-rank party in the future.

“…Haha… Shall we go out for dinner?”

Embarrassed, Stachis led Marshall to the restaurant.