𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟏: 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐭 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬

The request for nomination through the adventurer’s guild in the royal capital, Galangran, was, surprisingly, for cleaning. It was for the villa of General Kytes, located at the scenic spot, Mikasa Lake, nearby.

“I really don’t get it.”

I shrug as I accept the request.

What I don’t understand is why the reward for cleaning a mere villa is much higher than the goblin extermination we did before.

Of course, there might be a part where the general is giving me a bonus because I’m short on money.

“Anita got a job because of him, and he gives us such a good job! He even gave us a sword before! General Kytes is such a nice person! I like him second to Mommy Nel!”

As we walk along the hot road, Asuka, who doesn’t think about anything, makes a thoughtless remark.

And she does it loudly.

This girl, she probably thinks that General Kytes is doing all this out of pure goodwill.

Even though we’re just accumulating more and more debt.

To the point where it’s almost impossible to repay.

“Given all that he’s done for us, if the general is in danger, we absolutely have to rush to his aid, right, Mother Nel?”

In response to my sigh, Miliaria gives the correct answer.

That’s right.

It means we’re considered completely on General Kytes’ side.

Not by the general, but by people like the guild and the Royal Army.

“Isn’t that fine? After all, Mama Nel is good friends with the general.”

Meisha says, sucking on a trendy candy from the royal capital.

Geez, if you keep eating stuff like that, which is just boiled sugar, it’s bad for your health. Eat the portable food I made. The portable food.

“It’s a bad omen, but if General Kytes falls from power, or is suspected of rebellion, we’ll be involved too, Meisha.”

I shrug.

It’s no problem to rush to the general’s aid when he’s in a pinch. That’s a given.

But it’s not very interesting when our actions are determined or speculated elsewhere, regardless of our intentions.

“Mommy Nel thinks too much! You’ll go bald!”

At Asuka’s laughing remark, I instinctively touch my head.

I’m okay, right?

It’s not thinning, is it?

I’m having a hard time.

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『”𝙰𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜.𝚌𝚘𝚖” – 𝙳𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚊 𝚌𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎, 𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚍𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎, 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚞𝚕𝚐𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚗𝚘𝚟e𝚕𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 “𝚍𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝚞𝚙𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚜” 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚡𝚌𝚕𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚝𝚘 “𝚊𝚍𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜”.』

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“Stupid General Kytes! I hate him!!”

Asuka screams.

Looking at the general’s grand villa.

It’s so big that if we were to clean it leisurely, it would probably take about a month.

“You’re contradicting what you said this morning, Asuka.”

Even though she said she likes him.

She’s a girl who easily changes her mind, not fit to be an adventurer.

She’s a disgrace to the Four Heavenly Kings.

“Even Mama Nel is saying strange things in the face of reality.”

“With such a high reward, I expected it wouldn’t be an easy task.”

Meisha and Miliaria are laughing.

Well, yeah.

A reward of a hundred gold coins just for cleaning a villa is too good to be true.

“There’s no point in lamenting. Let’s fight reality.”

Suddenly, Meisha takes off her clothes.

“I’ll start with sweeping the second floor.”

Miliaria follows suit.

“Wait, why are you guys suddenly stripping? You two.”

I point out, trying not to look at the two of them in their underwear.

A beautiful girl who takes off her clothes in someone else’s villa garden is a new concept, and I have no idea who it would appeal to.

“It’s obvious. We don’t want to get our clothes dirty. We can clean our bodies by taking a bath, but we don’t have a change of clothes.”

“You should have brought a change of clothes!”

I inadvertently give Meisha a backhand smack.

Something soft bounces back pleasantly.

“Oh my, how rude.”

“. . .I’m very sorry. You have quite a figure.”

I apologize and compliment her without looking in her direction.

It’s not good to make a retort in a direction you can’t see.

Anyway, it seems these two came to the villa without bringing a change of clothes. You’d expect to get dirty if you’re cleaning.

Do I have to check their belongings too?

Am I their mother?

Well, I am called “mom,” but still.

“Mother Nel seems to have a serious misunderstanding.”

Miliaria, with her folded robe, pointed hat on top, and staff placed beside her, stands with her hands on her hips in a show of arrogance.

“Misunderstanding?”

“We only have these clothes. You can’t wave an empty sleeve.”

If it’s Miliaria, she has a very wizard-like robe and hat. Meisha has a dark clerical robe and a holy symbol, with a mace slung at her waist. Asuka has a comfortable-looking tunic with a leather breastplate and a metal helmet.

Now that it’s mentioned, they always have the same style.

Even when they go out on their days off, they wear this.

I never really thought about it, or rather, I just thought they had good equipment for newbie adventurers.

“At the time of our first request! We went into debt to get our equipment!”

Asuka puffs out her chest with a hmph.

Her healthy breasts sway.

You can’t take off your breast band!

Wait a minute.

You guys are in debt?

How much do you still owe?

You never told “mother” about this.

You have to tell me properly!

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