Kujonin Chapter 70

When the butler from the Blacks Family came to the inn, we told him, “We’re going on a bit of an employee vacation,” and then we snuck out of the inn .
I don’t know why we’re trying to leave town so fast, but anyway, Ayl and Velsa were saying, “Hurry it up,” so we hurried .
The shopkeepers and foodstall owners were yelling things like, “O-i! Show me that dance again some time!” and, “Stay in when you’re drinking, next time-!”
I’m not sure who they’re talking to, but when I waved my hand, they laughed .
“What did I do yesterday?”
“You’ll be happier without knowing . ”
Ayl didn’t respond directly to my question .
My own employees are bright red in the face for some reason, but I guess it’s fine since the townspeople are having fun .

Even within the forest, traveling merchants called out to me and gave us fruits .
Come to think of it, when we were leaving Floura, the guards were calling out things like, “Was that for publicity? As expected” after us .
I don’t really know what they’re talking about, so I just smiled accordingly .
A polite smile will work for most situations .
Anyway, I’ve become famous in Floura, and it seems that Ayl and the others don’t want to be in town until the fuss dies down .
Just what did I do?

Pa.s.sing traveling merchants and journeying adventurers, we reached the gra.s.slands before lunch .
The newbies also kept up well .
“Haa, haa . ”
“Haa, haa, the employee vacation is pretty tough, isn’t it?”
The muscular Seth said to me .
I pretty much didn’t break a sweat, but the newbies are drinking water while they breath heavily, shoulders heaving .
“Velsa, should we drop the pace a little? The newbies seem to be having it tough . ”
“N? Un, well, that’s right . If we’ve come this far, we won’t stand out that much, so shall we take it slow in the afternoon?”
Velsa spread out a sheet, Ayl went out and snappily hunted a forabbit from the forest and began to grill it .
The meat juices dripped, and while I was smelling the grilling meat, when I looked up I saw a bird monster flying in the sky .
Next to me was Merumo, tanning the forabbit hide .
Seth was cutting up hard bread .
“Everyone’s taking it easy, na…”

“Because it’s the company vacation, right? It’s better to take it easy . ”
While I placed a pot on the IH magic circle I drew, Velsa replied to me .

Since Ayl already has a campfire going, let’s have her grill the bird monster flying above us .
I picked up a pebble and threw it towards the bird monster .
The pebble, that flew like a laser beam, shot right through the bird’s wing and flew off into the distance .
The bird monster fell in a spiral as it crashed to the ground .
When I went to retrieve it, it was a larger bird than I’d expected .
When I asked Ayl to deal with it, with a, “Grill this too,” even while she complained, “Tell me ahead of time,” she gave Merumo instructions to pluck the feathers .
“I can’t come to terms with the fact that President is F Rank . ”
“Un . Isn’t it the F for Final? Meaning you can’t raise it any higher . ”
“You mean, it would be higher than S?”
“Yeah . ”
I can hear Merumo and Seth’s whisperings .
“Don’t talk about stupid things; it’s done grilling, so eat . It’s not good when it’s cold . ”
Ayl said while she handed the newbies the forabbit meat .
In the end, I, the one who hunted the bird, plucked the feathers and got to eat last .
When the feathers were plucked, Ayl dismantled it cleanly .
It wasn’t roasted whole, but split into wings, breast, and the like .
The parts we wouldn’t be able to finish were stored in the item bag .
The umami of the meat spread out more and more inside your mouth as you chewed the tender meat .
And yet the aftertaste was clean, and it seems that your stomach won’t feel bloated no matter how much you eat .
“Fu – it was great . You really realize how good freshly gotten poultry is . By the way, what kind of monster is that bird monster?”
“Desert eagle . ”
Velsa responded .
“I see; it’s a somewhat dangerous sounding name . ”
“Originally, it should be a monster that’s difficult to catch, but it’s Naoki, so . ”
We properly had a nap after lunch .

We set out immediately after we awoke .

We set out immediately after we awoke .
“Today we’ll pa.s.s through the mountains . ”
“”E!?””
The newbies’ faces flinched at Ayl’s words .
“We’re entering the desert, so let’s stop to drink water frequently . ”
“Didn’t Velssan say that we’ll take it slowly just a while ago?”
“Yeah . But our destination won’t change whether you take it slowly or quickly . The place we’re staying at today is the village that’s Seth’s hometown . ”
“E-!!!”
It was Seth’s biggest shock today .
“Uh – I, it hasn’t been that long since I left the village, so I don’t feel that great about it . ”
“It’s fine! You have a job, after all . ”
“That’s right . And your skills and levels have increased . A, if this is a problem, how about giving the 2 newbies a prior bonus?”
Velsa and Ayl persuaded Seth .
Merumo said, “Let’s definitely do that!”
Seth sent me a look that was begging for help .
“Maa, isn’t it fine? I don’t really get what’s going on about the journey and the salaries, after all . ”
Seth dropped his head and followed after us .

The newbies got quite a bit separated from us, so Ayl, Velsa, and I waited at the foot of the mountain .
As we waited in the shadows of a giant monster’s bones, they came walking up with heavy steps and their consciousnesses wavering .
The sun is already beginning to go down .
After we rested a little, when we were about to set off, the newbies came over, begging, “Any more is impossible,” as they cried .
It can’t be helped, so I carried Seth on my back, and Ayl carried Merumo on her back .
“We’re keeping to the vacation’s schedule no matter what . ”
With Velsa’s statement, it was decided .
There’s a pa.s.s through the mountains, Seth told us .
‘It took me 2 weeks to reach all the way to Floura, but we can do it 1 day on foot . ”
When I asked why it took so long, there were bandits in the mountain pa.s.s, the wagon became unable to move in the desert, and monsters attacked in the forest; it seems that it was quite the adventure .
“It was the first time I’d left the village, and I understood how tough the world is . I realized that nothing will come about if I don’t do something . ”
“And so that’s why you boarded our s.h.i.+p?”

“And so that’s why you boarded our s.h.i.+p?”
“Ah no, please don’t talk about that anymore . ”
Seth responded, embarra.s.sed .

The sky was already completely dark with stars glittering above when we pa.s.sed through the mountain pa.s.s .
The pack on my back was also completely sleeping .
The pa.s.s that goes through the gaps between rocks and through the valley basin also has a lot of dangers .
“There are signs of monsters . ”
And, just as Ayl had said, the area surrounding the pa.s.s has quite a few monsters .
I took out the confusion bell for the first time in a while, and rang it while walking .
I think the confusion bell hasn’t been used since that time in Red Dragon’s cave .
It’s a bell with a confusion magic circle carved on it, and when you pour magic in and ring it, monsters will fall into confusion .
Normally we’re alongside feehorses and the like so we can’t use it, but at this time of night there probably aren’t traveling merchants or commuting travellers, and so with that judgement, I used it .
“Gy!” “Zuzor!” “Bugy!” “Pu-shy!” “Shcor!”
I can hear a wide variety of monster death cries . The monsters are attacking each other .
“When you listen like this, the monsters are each quite unique . ” (naoki)
“Un . Just their cries are this different . ” (velsa)
When Velsa and I gave our impressions, Ayl is fidgety, saying, “Won’t the monsters come this way?”
In actuality, a few monsters appeared, but Ayl immediately killed them .

“N- there isn’t any worth fighting, na . Won’t a chimera or something come out again? Even though I’d fight it by myself this time . ”
Ayl muttered .
It seems Ayl is the same as ever, seeking strong opponents .
This company vacation might be a good way to understand a person’s basic character .
“Come to think of it, Ayl, do you understand anything about my strength yet?”
“Hm? Aa, I said something like that at beginning didn’t I? Naoki’s strength, huh? Levels or skills or the like aren’t the basis of it, that much I’ve understood . ”
“E? Then, what is it?”
“Dunno . What do you think about yourself?”
I’ve certainly felt that I’ve gotten somewhat stronger when my levels and skills go up .
When I face large monsters, I don’t feel too afraid .
But whether or not you can call that strength; I have the feeling that it’s somewhat different .
When I face large monsters, I don’t feel too afraid .
But whether or not you can call that strength; I have the feeling that it’s somewhat different .
If I was returned to level 1 and lost all my skills right now, I can think of many ways to raise my level and skills . It would just be a matter of redoing everything from the beginning again .
That’s why if you ask whether I’m strong, once again, I feel like it’s different .
“I don’t know either . ”
“Strong people are the ones who live the way they want to live . ”
Velsa suddenly opened her mouth and followed up with the basics .
“People who can follow through with their selfishness?”
“That’s right . Saying it that way, we are all already strong . ”
Each one of us are doing as we like .
We also get a lot of requests, but proportionally, we’re doing things we personally think are fun .
“Well, we’ll lose to alcohol, though . ”
“”That’s just Naoki . ””
The two of them made that reb.u.t.tal .
While listening to Seth’s sleeping breaths, I looked over at Merumo on Ayl’s back .
I want these guys to be able to do what they like too, I thought .
As for the company, it should be fine for everyone can do as they wish, and get together when it comes time to cooperate, partic.i.p.ating with whatever they’re able to . As long as I, the president, takes responsibility, it should be fine .
I had that kind of loose thought .
“A company vacation is a good thing, na . ” (naoki)
“What are you saying at this point!” (velsa)
“It’s obviously a good thing! I’ll beat you up!” (ayl)
You’ll beat me up even though I praised the vacation!?
Our employees seem to be off-balance in this sort of way .

“O! We’re out!”
There’s a cliff at the end of the pa.s.s .
Below us, a lake was spread out to where you can’t see the opposite sh.o.r.e .

You can see lights here and there on the banks of the lake .
So that’s Seth’s village, huh?
The moon is in the sky . It’s midnight .

When the butler from the Blacks Family came to the inn, we told him, “We’re going on a bit of an employee vacation,” and then we snuck out of the inn I don’t know why we’re trying to leave town so fast, but anyway, Ayl and Velsa were saying, “Hurry it up,” so we hurried The shopkeepers and foodstall owners were yelling things like, “O-i! Show me that dance again some time!” and, “Stay in when you’re drinking, next time-!”. I’m not sure who they’re talking to, but when I waved my hand, they laughed “What did I do yesterday?”. “You’ll be happier without knowing . ”. Ayl didn’t respond directly to my question My own employees are bright red in the face for some reason, but I guess it’s fine since the townspeople are having fun

Even within the forest, traveling merchants called out to me and gave us fruits Come to think of it, when we were leaving Floura, the guards were calling out things like, “Was that for publicity? As expected” after us I don’t really know what they’re talking about, so I just smiled accordingly A polite smile will work for most situations Anyway, I’ve become famous in Floura, and it seems that Ayl and the others don’t want to be in town until the fuss dies down Just what did I do?.

Pa.s.sing traveling merchants and journeying adventurers, we reached the gra.s.slands before lunch The newbies also kept up well “Haa, haa . ”. “Haa, haa, the employee vacation is pretty tough, isn’t it?”. The muscular Seth said to me I pretty much didn’t break a sweat, but the newbies are drinking water while they breath heavily, shoulders heaving “Velsa, should we drop the pace a little? The newbies seem to be having it tough . ”. “N? Un, well, that’s right . If we’ve come this far, we won’t stand out that much, so shall we take it slow in the afternoon?”. Velsa spread out a sheet, Ayl went out and snappily hunted a forabbit from the forest and began to grill it The meat juices dripped, and while I was smelling the grilling meat, when I looked up I saw a bird monster flying in the sky Next to me was Merumo, tanning the forabbit hide Seth was cutting up hard bread “Everyone’s taking it easy, na…”. “Because it’s the company vacation, right? It’s better to take it easy . ”. While I placed a pot on the IH magic circle I drew, Velsa replied to me

Since Ayl already has a campfire going, let’s have her grill the bird monster flying above us I picked up a pebble and threw it towards the bird monster The pebble, that flew like a laser beam, shot right through the bird’s wing and flew off into the distance The bird monster fell in a spiral as it crashed to the ground When I went to retrieve it, it was a larger bird than I’d expected When I asked Ayl to deal with it, with a, “Grill this too,” even while she complained, “Tell me ahead of time,” she gave Merumo instructions to pluck the feathers “I can’t come to terms with the fact that President is F Rank . ”. “Un . Isn’t it the F for Final? Meaning you can’t raise it any higher . ”. “You mean, it would be higher than S?”. “Yeah . ”. I can hear Merumo and Seth’s whisperings “Don’t talk about stupid things; it’s done grilling, so eat . It’s not good when it’s cold . ”. Ayl said while she handed the newbies the forabbit meat In the end, I, the one who hunted the bird, plucked the feathers and got to eat last When the feathers were plucked, Ayl dismantled it cleanly It wasn’t roasted whole, but split into wings, breast, and the like The parts we wouldn’t be able to finish were stored in the item bag The umami of the meat spread out more and more inside your mouth as you chewed the tender meat And yet the aftertaste was clean, and it seems that your stomach won’t feel bloated no matter how much you eat “Fu – it was great . You really realize how good freshly gotten poultry is . By the way, what kind of monster is that bird monster?”. “Desert eagle . ”. Velsa responded “I see; it’s a somewhat dangerous sounding name . ”. “Originally, it should be a monster that’s difficult to catch, but it’s Naoki, so . ”. We properly had a nap after lunch

We set out immediately after we awoke “Today we’ll pa.s.s through the mountains . ”. “”E!?””. The newbies’ faces flinched at Ayl’s words “We’re entering the desert, so let’s stop to drink water frequently . ”. “Didn’t Velssan say that we’ll take it slowly just a while ago?”. “Yeah . But our destination won’t change whether you take it slowly or quickly . The place we’re staying at today is the village that’s Seth’s hometown . ”. “E-!!!”. It was Seth’s biggest shock today “Uh – I, it hasn’t been that long since I left the village, so I don’t feel that great about it . ”. “It’s fine! You have a job, after all . ”. “That’s right . And your skills and levels have increased . A, if this is a problem, how about giving the 2 newbies a prior bonus?”. Velsa and Ayl persuaded Seth Merumo said, “Let’s definitely do that!”. Seth sent me a look that was begging for help “Maa, isn’t it fine? I don’t really get what’s going on about the journey and the salaries, after all . ”. Seth dropped his head and followed after us

The newbies got quite a bit separated from us, so Ayl, Velsa, and I waited at the foot of the mountain As we waited in the shadows of a giant monster’s bones, they came walking up with heavy steps and their consciousnesses wavering The sun is already beginning to go down After we rested a little, when we were about to set off, the newbies came over, begging, “Any more is impossible,” as they cried It can’t be helped, so I carried Seth on my back, and Ayl carried Merumo on her back “We’re keeping to the vacation’s schedule no matter what . ”. With Velsa’s statement, it was decided There’s a pa.s.s through the mountains, Seth told us ‘It took me 2 weeks to reach all the way to Floura, but we can do it 1 day on foot . ”. When I asked why it took so long, there were bandits in the mountain pa.s.s, the wagon became unable to move in the desert, and monsters attacked in the forest; it seems that it was quite the adventure “It was the first time I’d left the village, and I understood how tough the world is . I realized that nothing will come about if I don’t do something . ”. “And so that’s why you boarded our s.h.i.+p?”. “Ah no, please don’t talk about that anymore . ”. Seth responded, embarra.s.sed

The sky was already completely dark with stars glittering above when we pa.s.sed through the mountain pa.s.s The pack on my back was also completely sleeping The pa.s.s that goes through the gaps between rocks and through the valley basin also has a lot of dangers “There are signs of monsters . ”. And, just as Ayl had said, the area surrounding the pa.s.s has quite a few monsters I took out the confusion bell for the first time in a while, and rang it while walking I think the confusion bell hasn’t been used since that time in Red Dragon’s cave It’s a bell with a confusion magic circle carved on it, and when you pour magic in and ring it, monsters will fall into confusion Normally we’re alongside feehorses and the like so we can’t use it, but at this time of night there probably aren’t traveling merchants or commuting travellers, and so with that judgement, I used it “Gy!” “Zuzor!” “Bugy!” “Pu-shy!” “Shcor!”. I can hear a wide variety of monster death cries . The monsters are attacking each other “When you listen like this, the monsters are each quite unique . ” (naoki). “Un . Just their cries are this different . ” (velsa). When Velsa and I gave our impressions, Ayl is fidgety, saying, “Won’t the monsters come this way?”. In actuality, a few monsters appeared, but Ayl immediately killed them

“N- there isn’t any worth fighting, na . Won’t a chimera or something come out again? Even though I’d fight it by myself this time . ”. Ayl muttered It seems Ayl is the same as ever, seeking strong opponents This company vacation might be a good way to understand a person’s basic character “Come to think of it, Ayl, do you understand anything about my strength yet?”. “Hm? Aa, I said something like that at beginning didn’t I? Naoki’s strength, huh? Levels or skills or the like aren’t the basis of it, that much I’ve understood . ”. “E? Then, what is it?”. “Dunno . What do you think about yourself?”. I’ve certainly felt that I’ve gotten somewhat stronger when my levels and skills go up When I face large monsters, I don’t feel too afraid But whether or not you can call that strength; I have the feeling that it’s somewhat different If I was returned to level 1 and lost all my skills right now, I can think of many ways to raise my level and skills . It would just be a matter of redoing everything from the beginning again That’s why if you ask whether I’m strong, once again, I feel like it’s different “I don’t know either . ”. “Strong people are the ones who live the way they want to live . ”. Velsa suddenly opened her mouth and followed up with the basics “People who can follow through with their selfishness?”. “That’s right . Saying it that way, we are all already strong . ”. Each one of us are doing as we like We also get a lot of requests, but proportionally, we’re doing things we personally think are fun “Well, we’ll lose to alcohol, though . ”. “”That’s just Naoki . ””. The two of them made that reb.u.t.tal While listening to Seth’s sleeping breaths, I looked over at Merumo on Ayl’s back I want these guys to be able to do what they like too, I thought As for the company, it should be fine for everyone can do as they wish, and get together when it comes time to cooperate, partic.i.p.ating with whatever they’re able to . As long as I, the president, takes responsibility, it should be fine I had that kind of loose thought “A company vacation is a good thing, na . ” (naoki). “What are you saying at this point!” (velsa). “It’s obviously a good thing! I’ll beat you up!” (ayl). You’ll beat me up even though I praised the vacation!?. Our employees seem to be off-balance in this sort of way

“O! We’re out!”. There’s a cliff at the end of the pa.s.s Below us, a lake was spread out to where you can’t see the opposite sh.o.r.e

You can see lights here and there on the banks of the lake So that’s Seth’s village, huh?. The moon is in the sky . It’s midnight