Chapter 359 – Episode 359 – Consultation Request!
◈-Lenny’s SIDE
The duel between Rent and Jason.
I couldn’t watch it because I had to stay at the reception desk.
But from the sounds of the other adventurers, I could tell that it must have been an amazing sight.
Almost all the adventurers in the Adventurer’s Guild went to the training grounds, and seeing the empty guild, I was able to think calmly by myself.
My attitude towards Rent after he returned from the dungeon.
It was definitely the wrong attitude.
Rent has his own schedule.
Dinner with me today is just part of that schedule.
Besides, today we’re just talking about a request.
It’s not like I’ve decided to ask Rent for a request today.
And I’m not Rent’s lover either.
But I was just upset on my own and showed that kind of attitude…
“Haa…”
I was pathetic.
Rent has been sitting at the table since he returned from the training grounds.
To be honest, I can’t concentrate on my work.
I can’t help but look at Rent.
But Rent wasn’t looking at me, he was just staring blankly at the request board and sipping his juice.
Couldn’t you look at me a little… Rent?
Again… I started to get annoyed for no reason.
And after Melissa left, Rent really waited for me until I was done.
I finished the remaining paperwork and walked over to Rent.
As soon as I approached, Rent turned to me and asked with a very happy face if I was done with work.
Seeing that face… the annoyance I had started to subside.
“Haa…”
I felt like my emotions were fluctuating too much these days, so I couldn’t help but sigh.
“Lenny?”
“Rent, I told you that I would come find you, you didn’t have to wait here.”
“Ah, but I wanted to have dinner with Lenny right away…”
I was happy that he wanted to spend time with me as soon as possible. But…
“…I also need time to get ready.”
In the first place, I can’t have dinner together in this guild uniform.
“Ah, that’s right.”
I could have just asked Rent to wait at the inn again.
But why?
Different words than I had expected came out.
“…Would you like to come with me?”
“Yes!”
Taking Rent, who answered cheerfully, I headed to the dormitory where I was staying.
“This is…”
“This is the guild staff dormitory where I live. …I’ll get ready soon, so please wait.”
“Yes, Lenny.”
I immediately went into my room and tried to wash up first.
But I realized that if I washed up, I would need time to dry off, which would make Rent wait even longer.
Besides, when I thought about it, the content of the request I was going to talk to Rent about… was ultimately the same as me asking Rent to have sex with me.
That kind of content outside?
Thinking about it calmly, I couldn’t enjoy that kind of content while having dinner outside.
Then…
I looked around the room.
A room with nothing special.
Even if I brought Rent in, there wouldn’t be any problem…
“Ugh!”
My eyes caught the vibrator I bought last time on the bed.
I immediately picked up the vibrator and put it in the drawer.
This is… something that should never be discovered.
I turned my gaze to the trash bag in the corner of the room.
It wasn’t the day to collect the trash yet, so I had left the trash bag in the room for a while.
Fortunately, there was nothing problematic in the contents.
Then…
I opened the door again.
Rent was standing still in front of the door.
“Lenny, are you already done… Huh?”
Rent was puzzled by my appearance, which hadn’t changed at all.
“Rent, I’m sorry. I’ve thought about it in many ways, but…”
“Ah… Is it not going to work today?”
“No, that’s not it. But… um…”
I paused for a moment.
Was it right to say these words?
But in terms of medical consultation, there was definitely no safer place than here.
“If it’s okay with you, how about having dinner here?”
“Huh? Does that mean… in, in Lenny’s room?”
“…Yes.”
Rent was flustered and his face turned a little red.
I thought that was a little cute.
“A-Are you okay with that?”
“Yes, I’m… fine. But since there’s no food right now… I’d like to go to the market.”
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I am now walking to the market with Rent.
Dinner with Rent in my room.
Thinking about this sentence again, I thought I was doing something very bold.
But even so, talking about such a request outside was… very embarrassing.
I had asked Rent to wait in the room.
I thought that even if Rent waited in the room, he wouldn’t recklessly search the room.
But Rent said that he would follow me even to the market, so… I couldn’t refuse and we are walking together like this.
Thinking that I should finish the market quickly, I went to the store that sells the lunch boxes that I often buy.
Adventurers usually come out of the dungeon for lunch, but some also buy lunch boxes to go to the next floor.
A lunch box store for those adventurers.
I often use this store.
It’s not that I’m not confident in my housekeeping skills, but due to the nature of my job, lunch boxes are good if I want to eat quickly in the late evening.
Recently, I’ve been feeling a gaze, so I haven’t been going to the lunch box store, but instead, I’ve been buying ingredients in advance and going straight back to the dormitory to cook simple meals myself.
I was going to buy the regular lunch box that I usually buy.
But Rent is an adventurer and he’s also big.
So, I bought one regular lunch box and one large-capacity lunch box for adventurers.
After buying the lunch boxes, I approached Rent and he said.
“Lenny, do you usually eat lunch boxes?”
“Ah…”
At that moment, I was overwhelmed with embarrassment at Rent’s words.
What if Rent thinks I’m a woman who only eats lunch boxes because I don’t have housekeeping skills? That worry filled my head.
“R-Rent! O-Of course, I do eat lunch boxes sometimes, but that’s because I usually eat late. I can do housework properly.”
I hurriedly started making excuses even though Rent hadn’t specifically pointed anything out.
“Ah, I see. But if it’s the cost of the lunch boxes, I would have paid for it.”
“No, I can pay for this much. Let’s go back quickly.”
I went back to the dormitory with Rent.
And… I let Rent into my room.
Come to think of it… this is the first time I’ve let a man into my room.
“This is Lenny’s room…”
Rent looked around my room.
“P-Please don’t look too closely, Rent.”
“Ah, I’m sorry.”
I put the lunch boxes I bought on the table.
“…Rent, please wait a moment, I’m going to… wash up.”
“Huh!?”
Rent’s eyes widened and he was very flustered.
I could guess how my words sounded to Rent.
“I-I’m just washing up because I’ve been outside. There’s no other… meaning.”
“R-Right? I’m sorry.”
“No, I know that I also made a statement that could be misunderstood.”
I walked towards the drawer to take out clothes to change into.
And then I realized a crucial fact.
The facilities in this dormitory are quite good.
There is a temperature control magic tool on the wall that emits cool and warm air, and there is also a small refrigerator.
Therefore, there is no need to be too concerned about the type of clothes indoors.
I only choose outerwear to match when it gets chilly or suddenly hot, and I buy indoor clothes with almost the same design.
My indoor clothing style is just a shirt and underwear.
In other words…
The only pants to cover my lower body are my outerwear.
In this case, I can just wear an outer skirt and pretend it’s indoor clothing.
There is such a simple solution.
But why?
I couldn’t think of such an option right now.
A room with just Rent and me.
What we’re going to talk about is… a consultation that seems like an excuse Rent came up with to seduce me.
And a body that hasn’t been satisfied for days.
All the elements were trying to make me do strange things right now.
“…Rent.”
“Yes.”
“Could you turn around until I’m done washing up? It’s… embarrassing.”
“Ah, yes!”
I heard the sound of Rent turning around.
I took out a shirt and underwear as usual and went into the bathroom.
I took off the clothes I was wearing, washed my body, and then…
I dried my body and put on only my shirt and panties as usual.
I put the clothes I took off in the laundry basket and covered them with a towel so that Rent couldn’t see them.
“You can turn around now.”
“Yes… Huh!? L-Lenny!?”
Rent, who turned around, widened his eyes and was very surprised.
And he looked at me and his face turned very red.
It was completely different from the way he dominated me when I paid him.
Somehow… I found Rent’s flustered appearance funny.
“Yes, Rent. Is there any problem?”
“No, it’s not a problem, but… um…”
“I usually wear these indoor clothes… please understand.”
“Y-Yes…”
Rent, who had stirred my heart so much when we were together, was so flustered by my actions.
“…Rent, are you okay without washing up?”
“Huh?”
“If you don’t mind, please use the bathroom. As for spare clothes…”
“Ah, I have them in my inventory.”
“That’s a relief then. Rent, please wash up while you’re at it.”
“Y-Yes…”
Rent went into the bathroom.
I could hear the sound of water coming out of the shower.
Rent’s flustered face came to my mind again.
Thanks to Rent, my uncomfortable feelings seemed to be getting a little better.
Rent washed up and came out of the bathroom.
Rent’s outfit was not the usual green leather armor, but ordinary casual clothes.
Rent sat across from me.
But he had a troubled expression, as if he didn’t know where to look.
“Rent, let’s eat.”
“Yes, yes, Lenny.”
At a low table that was comfortable to sit at, Rent and I started eating our lunch boxes while facing each other.
“…Um, Lenny.”
“Yes, what is it?”
“Um… why are we eating here instead of outside? If it was outside, I would have bought you something delicious.”
“Rent. The content that you and I are going to talk about… is ultimately about me having sex with you. And… it’s a little difficult to talk about that kind of thing outside.”
“Couldn’t we have just said it in a roundabout way so that other people wouldn’t understand? Like saying that you’re willing to make a request or when you’re going to apply for a request…”
“Ugh!”
That was definitely true.
Rent is not stupid either.
There’s no way he would talk about that kind of thing outside where other people could understand.
I was suddenly ashamed of myself.
But I didn’t want Rent to find out about it.
“Even so… it’s embarrassing to talk about it outside.”
“Ah, I see. I’m sorry, I wasn’t thinking.”
“…No, it’s me who accepted Rent’s invitation to eat after all.”
After that, Rent and I ate our lunch boxes silently without much conversation.
After finishing the lunch boxes and putting the remaining trash in the trash can, I looked at Rent again and asked.
“Rent, then… let’s talk about the request.”
“Yes, yes, Lenny.”
I should be the one who is more flustered.
But right now, Rent is at a loss.
That was so strange that… I couldn’t help but laugh.
“Pfft.”
“Lenny?”
“I’m sorry. It’s nothing. Rent, please start talking.”
“Ah… yes.”
Rent composed himself and, just like before… with the same look of wanting to do it again that he had when he held my hand when we were parting, he said to me.
“Then I’ll get straight to the point. Lenny, do you… want to do it again with me?”
Rent’s direct question.
To that question, I…
