Volume 24 Chapter 2, Floria’s Struggles

Kousuke and the others had returned to the inn after receiving the requests and were settling their accounts.

This time, they had received multiple requests in advance, so it was more profitable than the previous time.

It would have been fine to accept more than one request from the beginning, but since it was the first time the three of them (plus five pets) accepted a request together, they decided to accept only one at the start.

Thanks to the reward received from the request, along with the sale of other materials, they earned a considerable amount.

The monsters that Kousuke and his team targeted were in the upper-middle or lower-middle range for adventurers, so they could fetch a good price.

The reward was divided into three equal parts, and that was the end of the settlement this time.

At first, Cecil and Arisa said that the reward did not have to be divided into three equal parts, but Kousuke suggested a compromise.

They are working together now, but it does not mean that they would continue to work together as a party forever.

If he wanted to continue to do so, he could save the money as a pool for the party, but that was not possible.

For Kousuke, he was in the position of intruding on the original party, so Kousuke denied the proposal to make a pool for the party.

As a result, they decided to divide the money into three equal portions.

Kousuke was not involved in the other two portions after it was divided into three.

Like Kousuke, both Cecil and Arisa usually stay at the Yurino Shrine, unless they were staying at an inn as adventurers.

Because of this, they usually spend very little money on food, clothing, and shelter.

Adding to this, there was the work as administrators of the shrine and the requests as adventurers.

To put it bluntly, their activities exceeded Crown’s expectations, so they were living without any problems.

After the split, when it was time to disband. Cecil asked Kousuke about something that had been bothering her.

“Speaking of which… Are you sure you don’t need to go back yet?”

To Cecil’s question, Kousuke looked like he was thinking for a bit, but quickly replied.

“Well. Not yet… If I go back now, everything I’ve done will be lost… or not, but it’s going to make what I have done so far pointless.”

“I see.”

Cecil and Arisa didn’t ask in much detail why Kousuke was working separately from the other women.

If they knew anything about it, they might get involved, so they dared not ask.

“Well, it won’t be very long… I guess, but depending on the situation, I’m just not that sure just yet. I apologize for bothering you two.”

“No, you didn’t bother us at all!”

Kousuke bowed his head, and Arisa waved her hand in response, as if in a panic.

In fact, with Kousuke’s help, they were making more money than ever.

There was no way they could complain.

Incidentally, the fact that Nana was following them made it easier for them to defeat monsters.

Nana hunts monsters only when it was time for her to relieve her stress.

If Nana had to handle everything, it wouldn’t leave any experience for Kousuke and the others, so she did not get involved unless it was necessary.

“Yes, it is. In fact, we’ve actually increased our income by dividing the compensation equally this way, so it’s not like it’s a nuisance.”

“I see. I’m glad to hear that.”

Kousuke thought it was funny to apologize again when Cecil said that, so he chuckled.

“By the way, what about tomorrow?”

Kousuke and his group had just returned from an expedition today.

It was normal for adventurers, who made a good amount, to take some time off.

Of course, it was not unusual for adventurers at the bottom of the ladder to be working every day, just trying to earn their daily bread.

Cecil and Arisa looked at each other.

“I wouldn’t say I’m not tired, but I think it’s mostly from the travel. To get to the location, so I think we’ll be fully revitalized by tomorrow.”

“Me too.”

Kousuke crossed his arms as they said this to him.

Kousuke felt the same way as the two of them.

He was traveling to the hunting grounds to accept the request, so of course he was tired from that, but it was not as if he absolutely needed a day off.

He knew that he shouldn’t push himself too hard, but then again, there was nothing to do if he stayed at the inn.

“Hmmm. Well, how about we just go and see the requests tomorrow, and then start our activities again the day after tomorrow?”

“No problem.”

“Same here.”

Kousuke’s proposal was met with a nod from both of them, and the plan for tomorrow and beyond was set.

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Thus, Kousuke’s adventurer activities would continue for a while longer.

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Floria sighed while she was staying in her room.

Since Peach had manifested the power of Blessing, Shrein and Collete had been working energetically, as if they had something in mind.

Sylvia, the other remaining Blessing grantee, had the trait of being a priestess.

For Floria, she thought that if she made use of it, the power of Blessing would manifest itself immediately.

In reality, it was not true, and the grass looks greener on the other side.

On the other hand, when she thought about herself, she had no idea what would become a characteristic of hers.

If asked what she was good at, she would say swords, but there are probably quite a few people who are as good as she was.

As a result, when asked what her unique traits were, she could not come up with an answer.

Everyone believed that the power of Blessing was a strong expression of the unique traits of each individual or their own race.

Floria did not doubt this, but then she was confronted with the question of what her own traits were.

She thought of many things in her mind, erased them, and finally, with a big sigh.

For Floria, she decided to take a last resort.

The last resort was to have a Divine Oracle with Goddess Spica.

Sylvia, a priestess in her own right, was on the Administration Floor, so there was no need for her to wait for a Divine Oracle from her Goddess.

Kousuke had given her tools to directly contact the Goddess, but she hardly used it for anything because of her current situation.

She thought that it was finally the time for her to use such tools.

She wondered if it was appropriate for her to be interacting with a God for personal reasons, but seeing Sylvia and Kousuke, she felt that it was too late to worry about that, so she decided to turn a blind eye to the issue.

It had been a while, and so she was not sure whether it would work or not, but after carefully activating the divine tool, it worked properly.

[You could have called me anytime, but you only contacted me at times like this].

Those were Spica’s first words when she connected.

[I’m sorry.]

[I know how you feel, Floria.]

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Floria apologized for the sudden contact, but it seemed that Spica was not that bothered by it.

[More importantly, it’s about the Blessing, right?]

[Yes, yes. I have no idea what to do…]

[I don’t know about Kousuke’s Blessing, either. But I think you should know about it.]

[…Do you think so?]

[Floria Doria Flores. Why do you think I have given my Blessing to you?]

It had been a while since Spica had deliberately called Floria by her full name.

It was true that in terms of her position, she was no longer a princess of the Kingdom of Flores, but she had not relinquished her name to the king.

Or rather, the king did not approve of it.

He said that there was no need to abandon family ties as well.

[Well, that’s… But I’m already…]

[It had nothing to do with that. What I’m asking you now is not about your position.]

[My position…]

[This was all I could offer you. You can think about the rest on your own.]

Spica said so and easily finished the Divine Oracle.

She seemed to be in some kind of rush, so she might have really taken the time to answer her question.

Grateful for this, Floria thought carefully again about what she was told.