The year 1201 in the continental calendar. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

"Give me two barrels of El Village's special stout. ”

"Good guest, please wait!" the proprietress agreed, almost humming a song.

In this tavern called "Wind Smile" on the side of the road, business is exceptionally good, and the proprietress is so busy that she can hardly greet the customers who come to the store, trotting all the way, responding to such and such requests all the way.

The young man who had ordered two barrels of dark beer quickly glanced around the shop, sat down in an empty seat in the corner, unloaded the man-high sword he was carrying from his shoulder, set it aside, picked up the wooden wine glass that the proprietress had just placed in front of him, and took a big sip. The dryness of my throat suddenly vanished. The man narrowed his eyes in satisfaction.

The man's name is Darlon, and his current identity is a bohemian mercenary. Recently, he has been a little lucky, and he basically hasn't received any work, so he came to this tavern in broad daylight to relieve the stuffiness in his chest with the help of alcohol.

Just as he raised his glass and was about to take a second sip, the wooden door of the tavern suddenly "clanged" open—kicked open, to be exact—and everyone looked up in astonishment and looked at the source of the sound.

At the open gate, a tall figure stood against the light. I can't see my face clearly, I can't see my outfit clearly, and I can't even tell my gender for a while.

A sense of oppression.

Daron frowned, and slowly lowered the hand of the wine glass and quietly reached for the sword beside him.

"Goo~~~"

Uh-huh——? what kind of weird sound is this?--how does it sound so familiar? a sound that is familiar, very familiar, very nostalgic. It seems that if you are not careful, you can hear it every day. This is ......?

"Dead, dead!! "The dark shadow in the doorway shouted miserably, and then suddenly he was half a cut shorter, hunched over and stepped up the next step. The eyes of the people in the tavern also fell one level after another—huh? Is it just this height?...... What, it's a bean girl.

The girl rushed to an empty seat, sat down, slapped her hands on the table, and shouted at the proprietress in one breath: "Boss~! I want salmon cheese, smoked bacon, shrimp rolls, corn cheese, roasted whole sheep, and a bottle of wheat beer from Wilston!

"Huh...... Okay, please wait!" The proprietress was stunned for a moment, and then quickly prepared to go.

Everyone posed in an "O" shape and was dumbfounded. After agreeing with everyone for a few seconds, Daron began to swallow the beer in his mouth with a painful expression.

Ah~ What a luxurious menu. Not to mention the big stomach that must be connected to another dimensional space, how fascinating the delicious dishes are~!God, how can you let me see such a gap between the rich and the poor in such a tavern!

Daron once again cast his gaze on the girl: faded reddish-brown leather armor, white shirt as an undershirt, a thin sword at his waist that he knew was a bargain, and leather boots...... The only thing that didn't look very cheap was the long blond hair with slightly curly ends. The girl tied it behind her back, her short hair hanging down casually on either side of her cheeks, the ends of her hair curled inward, and Daron seemed to see the cat eating and drinking.

Yes...... Am I drinking too much?

Daron pressed his temple. Drawing his attention back to his wine glass, the sound of the girl's tinkling plates and chopsticks clinking was particularly harsh.

God, when will I, as a mercenary, experience such a feast?

Suddenly, a chill ran down Daron's spine, and a strange, intense gaze stabbed his back. He turned his head suspiciously, and saw that the girl's table was in a mess, all leftovers, and it was all heroic.

I said you ate too fast!

Well, the eyes are good! That's the look of the hunter who has identified the prey...... Wait, who's she looking at?...... Didn't I?!Didn't I already eat a table?!...... Are you still hungry on that side? Spare me!!

In the eye to eye, the subtle atmosphere becomes more and more intense. The corners of the girl's mouth suddenly rose slightly. Just as Daron was enumerating a row of possible meanings of the laugh in his mind, the girl suddenly slammed a sentence at her.

"Dad, help me pay, I'm in a hurry to leave!"

Stunned by the girl's movements, Daron stared blankly at the door where the girl had disappeared for a few seconds, and suddenly felt an unusually heavy gaze. Hair stands upside down.

Everybody's looking at me!

"Eh, that girl just yelled 'Daddy', right?"

"Ah~It's good to be young~!"

"You already have such a big daughter?

"It's infuriating! I'm half a hundred! I don't even have a woman who is willing to kiss me!"

"No, it doesn't even exist. ”

......

Don't stay here for long!

Daron put down his glass, picked up his sword, and stood.

"Boom. The proprietress suddenly appeared in front of her at a speed that could only be explained by teleportation, blocking her way.

This proprietress must be a master of incognito!!

Daron shouted in his heart.

That look can kill me a hundred times! Don't look at me like that, it hurts!

"Guest, please pay. Two casks of your stout, plus ......" the proprietress took a lucky breath, "Salmon and Cheese Smoked Bacon, Shrimp Rolls, Corn Cheese Roasted Whole Lamb Plus a Bottle of Wheat Beer from Wilston!"

I don't understand all those advanced words!

"Guest, please pay. ”

Oh! The momentum of the proprietress is pressing, pressing!

"That...... Actually, I don't know that girl. ”

"As a father, you have to take care of your children, and more often than not, you have to be responsible for collecting stalls for your children. Pay fast. ”

Wow~ Why do you believe that I am a father?!Do I have a "father appearance"?!...... Heroes don't suffer immediate losses......

Taron put down the sword in his hand again and removed the money bag from his waist, his face full of chagrin. Pulling out the money, the bag became deflated. With a face full of pity, Daron reluctantly handed over the money to the proprietress with a smile on his face. The proprietress suddenly smiled.

"I'll see you as a good dad. ”

Completely forced out by you!Mother-in-law!

"Come back next time~ with your daughter!" the proprietress smiled and waved to the man walking towards the door.

I'm going to be a bachelor for the rest of my life!

Walking out the door, he let out a long sigh and hunched his back down.

"I'm really old...... Daron scratched the back of his head, glanced back at the wooden door of the tavern, and instantly felt the urge to be a robber, "Forget it, let's go." ”

With nowhere to vent his resentment, Daron walked forward, past an apple stand, and then took a few steps back, staring at the red back in front of the stall. Taking advantage of her unpreparedness, he reached out and grabbed her by the collar in one fell swoop, lifted her up as he did anyway, and held her up in front of him: "Is this time stealing apples?"

"Huh?" the girl with the apple in her mouth looked harmless, looked up at Darron, tilted her head, and blinked her eyes.

Seeing this, Dalong was even more furious: "Hey, give me a good explanation of the situation just now, why do I have to help you pay?!"

"Oh, my ......," the owner of the apple stall finally spotted the ripe fruit in the girl's mouth, and turned his face to Talon timidly, "That...... Guest...... Please pay. ”

How many times have I heard this line in a short period of time?!

"I don't know this girl!" Daron turned his face and yelled angrily.

"Yes...... But ......"

Seeing that Talon was distracted, the girl lifted her foot and kicked him hard at his calf bone.

"Hmm!" Daron let go of his hand in pain, bent down, and held his calf, "You!"

"Dad is really~!I'm going to sue my mother!" After the girl finished speaking, she turned around and fled!

"Hey!"

"Guest!

......" Daron was grabbed by the corner of his clothes.

Does today indicate that my life is going to fall into a low point? Why are you so back?!

In desperation, Daron was forced to open the money bag again and turn it upside down, finally enough to scrape together the money for an apple. He sighed again and took a difficult step to keep going.

It was getting dark quickly, and a penniless young man walked slowly down the street, with nowhere to go......

"Alas~~" I don't know how many times this is the first time I sighed.

"Dad~Dad~?"

Daron was shocked, trying to resist the urge to draw his sword, and turned back with a smile that twitched at the corners of his mouth: "What happened this time?

The girl who was sitting on the wooden barrel by the side of the house watched his feet swing back and forth, nibbling on the trophy apple in her mouth, and glanced at what looked like a money bag hanging from his waist: "...... You've run out of money, huh?"

"Whose fault is this?!" Daron came to the fire, "You have cheated all the money for the mission I just received, and today is the biggest stain on my mercenary life!"

"Huh~ Dad, you're a mercenary?"

"My name is Darlon, not 'Daddy'. ”

"Hehe~" The girl laughed mischievously and jumped off the barrel, "If you're a mercenary, it's easy. I'll hire you. ”

“...... Hah?!" Daron let out a questioning voice after repeatedly confirming that he had heard correctly.

"Seriously. ”

"Alas~ Then may I ask how much commission can you give me for this girl who even steals an apple? Ah, being hired by you is definitely a backward deal. ”

"I'm very rich~ Hmm-" The girl tilted her head and thought for a while, "How about 10,000 Galbadia gold coins?"

"......" Daron stood for a few seconds, then suddenly turned around and wanted to leave.

"Where are you going? Hey, wait! Hey...... Daddy!!"

"I don't want to talk to crazy girls who call 'Daddy' when they see men and don't know money. ”

"What! people didn't talk nonsense!"

"Miss," Daron turned impatiently, "please don't doubt my brain development. With so much money, even nobles can't get it, unless it's a relative of the emperor!"

"People are the 'royal family'...... what's behind the 'imperial family'?"

"'Imperial Relatives'...... You're taking me for a fool?!"

"Why? They are telling the truth, but they are Princess Garbadia. ”

“......”

"How's it going?

"Don't worry, I'll visit you. ”

"Huh?" the girl was puzzled by the answer.

"As far as I know, impersonating a royal family is punishable by life. ”

"But I didn't lie to you. ”

"If I believed you, I grew up drinking donkey's milk. ”

"Is there such a thing as donkey milk?ah~ No matter that, I'm really a princess anyway. ”

“...... Alas, then, Your Highness Princess, what task have you hired me to carry out?"

"You believe it?"

"Dreaming. ”

"Ah, really. Forget it, you'll believe it later anyway. As for the task, it's very simple, grab something. ”

"Huh?! You're a robber. ”

"No! My things were robbed by robbers in the nearby mountains before, that's why they are like this! I want to take my things back now!"

Daron began to think in his heart: now he has no copper plate on his body, he can't even live in a hotel, and it will be difficult to maintain his vitality in the future. The guilt of robbing the people is too heavy, but robbing the thieves is very fulfilling, and it can also solve the problem of money bags. Well, that's a good suggestion.

"How is it? can you help me?" the girl asked urgingly, seeing that Daron lowered his head in contemplation.

"Although I don't have any aversion to robbing thieves, but just because the two of us want to kill the thieves' den, it's too chaotic, right?"

"Hehe~" The girl narrowed her eyes and smiled gloomily, "Don't worry, I have already prepared a tactic, there is absolutely no problem!"

"Huh, I can't see that you're quite reliable, what tactics?"

"Of course it's a good tactic, I can't say it now, but I'll see the extraordinary features of this tactic later!" said the girl, smiling thiefly.

Forget it, I have nowhere to go anyway, I have nothing to do, so it doesn't hurt to help her, and what I grab is also good for me.

After thinking about it, Daron said:

"Then I'll look forward to your tactics. ”

"Would you like to help me?"

"Ah, for now. ”

"Great!" the girl laughed happily with her hands folded, "My name is Alicia, comrade-in-arms. ”

"Ah...... Oh. For a moment, Daron felt a hot sensation run across his cheeks.

Looking at it this way, she's also a good girl.