"Miss Sonya, please help me. I really need money right now. If I rely solely on E-rank gathering quests, I might not even have enough money to stay at an inn tonight."
After having his request refused, Yoru Machi could only try to gain the young lady's help by playing the sob story card.
However, what Yoru Machi had not expected was that, rather than helping him abuse her position, the young lady enthusiastically invited him to stay at her home!
"Miss Sonya, isn't this a little inappropriate? It's true that we hit it off just now, but we only met today, and you're already inviting me to stay at your house..."
Yoru Machi had never expected girls in the New World to be so bold. Though his face probably earned him quite a few bonus points, for a girl he had met on the first day to be this forward, he began to wonder whether he had arrived in a rather improper New World!
As everyone knew, even anime had mainstream and adult varieties. If it was mainstream anime, a fantasy world setting would generally either be hot-blooded or comedic.
But if it was adult anime... then if Yoru Machi went home with her, what happened next would probably be the so-called paid content.
Honestly, with such a high proportion of handsome men and beautiful women in this world, it was not entirely impossible that this really was an adult-anime world.
After struggling internally for quite some time over the girl's warm invitation, Yoru Machi ultimately refused.
If it had been before, Yoru Machi would not have minded getting to know her better.
However, as an adventurer, he did not know how long he would be staying in this city. He would not refuse a casual fling, but if he had to take responsibility, that was another matter entirely.
"Seriously, what are you thinking about? I'm a staff member of the Adventurer's Guild, so I usually live here at the guild.
But I have an unused house in this town. I meant that you could stay there for the time being.
As for the rent, you don't need to worry about it. You can pay me back whenever you have some money to spare in the future."
"Mm, that was what I meant too. Miss Sonya and I have known each other for less than a day, yet you're lending me a house to live in like this. Is that really okay?"
As a proper gentleman, Yoru Machi naturally could not admit that his thoughts had gone astray just now. So he said this without blushing or missing a beat, making Soya feel embarrassed instead over her own earlier assumptions.
"That's not a problem. My house is quite large, and besides you, there's another tenant living there.
She's very beautiful, but she's also extremely strong. You must not provoke her."
After handing Yoru Machi the magical key to her house and telling him its location, Soya continued, "Actually, there's another way if you want to quickly raise your adventurer rank and accept higher-rank quests.
That is, form a party with high-rank adventurers. That way, you can receive generous quest rewards, your safety will be assured, and you can learn plenty from them.
Generally speaking, high-rank adventurers are unwilling to bring along rookies, but your big sister here has worked at the guild for a while. I have a little influence."
Soya could not explain why she was offering so much help to an adventurer she had just met. But aside from his good looks, she felt that she had seen great potential in him.
As a guild receptionist, adventurers were the people she dealt with most every day. Yet Yoru Machi was the first rookie adventurer to give her such a feeling.
"Then I'll be in your care, Miss Sonya. Once I have some money to spare, I'll repay the rent I owe you double."
She had not only provided him with a place to stay, but was also trying to help him take higher-rank quests. Naturally, Yoru Machi was not someone who failed to appreciate kindness.
Though he was not used to acting in a party with others, this was her goodwill, and he had no other options at the moment. He could only agree.
"Miss Sonya, we're here. What did you need our help with?
And if we really manage to help you this time, is it true that you'll have dinner with me?"
Yoru Machi did not have to wait long before the high-rank adventurers Soya had mentioned, the ones who could bring him along, entered the Adventurer's Guild. There were three of them, led by a handsome blond man.
The man appeared to be one of Soya's fervent admirers. This time, Soya had secured his help by offering to have a meal with him as payment.
"Rex, this is my younger brother from the countryside. He registered as an adventurer today, and he wants to experience the life of a high-rank adventurer. But I'm a little worried about him, so I asked you to come help."
Upon hearing Soya's words, the blond handsome man named Rex immediately thumped his chest. He had been pursuing Soya for far more than a day or two, and he certainly would not miss an opportunity to show off in front of the goddess.
And since he was Miss Sonya's younger brother, as long as Rex properly displayed his strength before him and turned him into a little fan, would that not greatly speed up his progress in winning over Miss Sonya?
What could a mere country boy possibly know? As long as Rex put on a good show this time, the boy might even say a few good words for him in front of Miss Sonya.
"Miss Sonya, don't worry. I'll take good care of your younger brother and let him witness the strength of high-rank adventurers. By the way, where is your brother?"
Following Soya's gaze, Rex looked toward where Yoru Machi stood. At the same time, Yoru Machi's gaze also fell upon Rex's group of three.
"Miss Sonya, he's the one you mentioned, the one from the countryside... your... younger brother?"
The moment they saw Yoru Machi, Rex and his two companions were truly dumbfounded. They had never expected that, in such a large town, they would run into Yoru Machi again—and that he was supposedly the younger brother of the woman they admired.
That was right. The high-rank adventurers Soya had referred to, the group led by Rex, were not strangers to Yoru Machi. To be more precise, they had only parted ways not long ago.
By sheer coincidence, the trio before him was the very group of adventurers who had planned to sell Shimada Yousuke as a rare Half-beastman in the forest earlier.
After Yoru Machi had thoroughly beaten them up, they had brought him and Yousuke to this town. Only then had Yoru Machi let them go.
"What's wrong? Do you know each other?" Seeing the surprised expressions on Yoru Machi's face and those of Rex's group, Soya looked at Yoru Machi in confusion and asked.
"You could say that. I got lost in the forest earlier, and they were the ones who brought me to this town.
Mm, they also gave me a large bag of Copper Coins, saying it was all the money they had..."
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