My Beautiful Otherworldly Roommate?

'Conquer the Underground Labyrinth' and 'Slay Poisonous Beasts'—the two commissions had earned Yoru Machi a total of 35 gold coins.

On top of that, after the Adventurer's Guild purchased the assorted monster materials, Yoru Machi earned another 500 gold coins.

Then there was the sale of information afterward, which brought him over another 100 gold coins, along with the treatment fee paid by the Elf Maiden.

In other words, Yoru Machi had earned nearly 700 gold coins from this trip alone. Based on the exchange rate between gold coins and Copper Coins, he had made at least a nine-figure number of Shimada Yousukes, considering the latter cost only three Copper Coins.

"Miss Sonya, this is the money I borrowed from you before, as well as the rent I intend to pay. Please don't refuse it."

Having made a fortune, Yoru Machi naturally hurried to repay what he owed and express his gratitude to Sonya.

Sonya had initially wanted to decline, but considering that Yoru Machi was no longer short on money and would only grow wealthier with his strength, she reached out and accepted the gold coins he handed over.

"This... You seem to have given me too much, Yoru Machi. Even including the rent, it shouldn't be this much."

Sonya took the pouch Yoru Machi handed her, and the moment she opened it, she found that the number of gold coins inside greatly exceeded the amount she had lent him.

"Please don't mind it. The extra money is interest. Paying interest when borrowing money is only natural.

Besides, the risk Miss Sonya took when lending me money was huge. As a rookie adventurer, I might have died during this mission. Wouldn't the money Miss Sonya lent me have gone down the drain then?

Great risks naturally deserve great returns. If Miss Sonya refuses to accept this money, I'll feel bad about it."

Hearing Yoru Machi lay it out so reasonably, Sonya withdrew the hand she had been about to extend again. Then she smiled sweetly. "In that case, I'll accept it without ceremony.

But no one in the entire guild would dare treat you as a rookie adventurer anymore, right? A rookie who jumped five ranks from E-rank straight to A-rank... I've worked here for so long, yet I've never seen anything like it.

If adventurers at S-rank and above didn't require approval from headquarters and the completion of corresponding assessment missions, the guildmaster would probably have promoted you directly to S-rank."

"I never expected that in just over a week, Yoru Machi, you'd become the hottest figure in our guild.

Even if your big sister doesn't deliberately look after you anymore, the adventurers here will still treat you with great respect. After all, they've all benefited from you."

Hearing the sourness in Sonya's voice, Yoru Machi instantly put on a pained expression. "I really didn't know that thing was worth so much! If I'd known that Poisonous Demon Dragon was such a rare prize, I would've dragged it back to the city even if it killed me!"

Whenever this matter came up, Yoru Machi felt a sharp pang in his chest. According to Sonya, all sorts of materials from a Poisonous Demon Dragon were priceless and hard to come by. Even its venomous flesh and blood, while inedible, could be used to make potions.

If one could hunt and slay a Poisonous Demon Dragon, a conservative estimate put its value at over ten thousand gold coins!

Yet such precious materials had been tossed away by Yoru Machi like worthless trash...

The Poisonous Demon Dragon materials Yoru Machi had brought back could actually have sold for several thousand gold coins, since he had collected special parts such as dragon claws, teeth, horns, and tail.

However, Yoru Machi had no intention of selling those materials. Instead, he planned to use them as materials and commission the town's finest blacksmith to forge him a long sword and other equipment.

He could have headed straight into a comfortable life, loafing around and waiting to die in another world, but because of his own blunder, he had missed out on several hundred million.

It was only natural that those adventurers were grateful and enthusiastic toward him now. After purchasing information from Yoru Machi, they had also found the place where he had abandoned the Poisonous Demon Dragon's corpse.

Although the remains of the Poisonous Demon Dragon had been gnawed down to almost nothing by wild beasts and poisonous creatures, simply retrieving some dragon bones and scales had still earned those adventurers several dozen gold coins apiece.

After leaving the Adventurer's Guild that evening, Yoru Machi reflected deeply on his painful loss and decided that his top priority now was learning a Space Storage Skill. If he couldn't learn one or find someone willing to teach him, then he had to get Space Storage Equipment as soon as possible.

One devastating loss was enough. Yoru Machi would not allow history to repeat itself a second time!

After spending many days on the road, and with his pockets now full, Yoru Machi first went to a tavern and treated himself to a hearty meal. Then he decided to head home and rest, leaving weapon forging and spatial equipment for tomorrow.

By coincidence, the tavern Yoru Machi chose was the same one where he had sold Shimada Yousuke before, and the person serving him was still that same fierce-looking owner.

However, when Yoru Machi extravagantly ordered a tableful of luxurious dishes worth three gold coins, the tavern owner was not as warm as he had been before. Instead, he asked Yoru Machi to show that he could pay first.

He had taken a loss-making deal once, and that was enough. Having learned his lesson, the tavern owner declared that he absolutely would not let anyone dine and dash on him a second time.

Yoru Machi did not waste words. He simply tossed a small bag of gold coins onto the table. When the glittering coins spilled from the opening, the fierce-looking owner gave a full demonstration of what extreme facial expressions looked like.

After eating and drinking his fill, Yoru Machi followed his memories back to the house Sonya had rented to him.

As for the house Sonya had rented him, he had never actually lived there. Before setting out, he had merely tidied up his own room.

Click—!

When he saw the scene before him, Yoru Machi froze briefly. Before the other person could react, he quickly shut the door, then slapped himself.

"Did I drink too much just now? Am I hallucinating?

But even if I were hallucinating, why would she be the one I see? There's no denying that her face is gorgeous, but in terms of figure, how could a B-cup compare to Sister Hana and Rangiku's E- and F-cups?"

"Mm, I must have opened the door wrong. Let's try that again!"

After consoling himself, Yoru Machi placed his hand on the doorknob once more and pushed the door open...

However, what he saw this time was no beautiful sight. Instead, an orange-haired girl with a bashful expression and a deeply flushed face held a longsword to his neck!