Angel Little Sister 306

 

Chapter 306 : Ester And The Adventurer Guild

 

The next day, we left the inn and headed to the Adventurer Guild to collect the reward money.

By the way, Garrett was not coming with us because he had something else to do. We planned to meet him at the north gate after we finished our business in the guild. After that, we will leave this town and go to the capital.

「Hnghhh~ It’s kinda warm today. What nice weather~」(Celine)

Celine who was walking in front of us, leading the way, stretched her arms upward and looked up at the blue sky.

She seemed to be in a good mood today probably because she would receive reward money. After all, she spent a lot of money to buy so many alcoholic drinks yesterday.

There was another person who was in a good mood. It was Nicola.

She was munching the crepe stuffed with grape jam that she had just bought at a food stall.

Last night, I shared the money I got from selling logs with her, but I didn’t expect she would spend it right away.

Not just a crape, she bought a lot of food from one stall to another while we were walking down the main street.

「Oi, Nicola, don’t waste your money too much.」(Mark)

「*munch munch* I Nyow. *munch munch*」(Nicola)

She replied to me with her mouth stuffed with grape jam, but then right after she finished her crape, she handed me the empty paper bag and ran toward another food stall.

She’s not listening at all…

As for Ester, she was looking around the town with sparkling eyes while holding my hand.

Celine took us around the town to hunt for liquor yesterday, but it seems that Ester is still not tired of seeing the scenery of this town.

「Whoaa… Mark, look! That building is huge!」(Ester)

Ester pointed at a big building about fifty meters ahead of us. It had a signboard with a picture of a sword and a magic staff.

I’ve seen that signboard before.

「You know what? That building is our destination.」(Mark)

「Eh? That meansー」(Ester)

「Yup. That’s the Adventurer Guild in this town.」(Mark)

「So that’s the Adventurer Guild! It’s so magnificent!」(Ester)

Ester looked so excited. She started to walk faster. Because she was holding my hand, I had no choice but to walk faster too.

We passed Celine and arrived in front of the guild before her.

It had a Western-style swinging door similar to the one at the Adventurer Guild in Fatia Town.

「Mark, can I go inside?」(Ester)

「Of course.」(Mark)

「Yaay!」(Ester)

Ester, who wasn’t able to hide her excitement, let go of my hand and pushed open the door with both hands.

「Whoaaaa…!」(Ester)

I entered the building as well, stood next to her, and looked around the interior.

Ester was impressed by the interior, but unlike her, I wasn’t impressed. After all, the interior was similar to the Adventurer Guild in Fatia.

Well, it’s not that I can’t understand her feelings. I was excited too when I entered the Adventurer Guild for the first time.

Inside the building was the dining space with tables and chairs at one side, and at the other, there was a reception desk with a line of people in front of it, and a big board with many papers containing quest details and rewards on the wall.

「Ester, I know you’re excited, but you shouldn’t stand in front of the door and get in people’s way.」(Celine)

Not long after, Celine and Nicola entered the building.

Celine put her hand on Ester’s head and warned her.

「Ahaha… I’m sorry.」(Ester)

By the way, Nicola was still eating. She was eating some kind of meatball this time.

I hope she won’t get a stomach ache because eating too much and complaining about it for an entire day…

「Anyway, let’s go to the reception desk.」(Celine)

「Un!」(Ester)

We joined the line in front of the reception desk.

Everyone was unique here. There was a middle-aged man wearing leather armor, a muscular man carrying a large hammer on his back, a woman wearing a witch hat and a blue robe, and a skinhead young man with a long spear on his back.

Most of the people here were carrying weapons, but there didn’t seem to be any bad guys here.

Adventurers in this town seemed to be friendly. They smiled at Ester when she looked at them with sparkling eyes.

After queuing for a few minutes, we finally got our turn.

「Welcome. How can I help you?」(receptionist)

「I came to get my reward money for capturing bandits yesterday.」(Celine

Saying that, Celine took out her guild card and showed it to the receptionist guy.

「Ah, you’re Miss Celine. The captain sent us the letter last night. Please wait a moment.」(receptionist)

The receptionist turned around, took some gold coins from the deposit box, and put them on the desk.

「You get sixteen gold coins for capturing the bandits. Thank you for your cooperation.」(receptionist)

「Ara, it’s less than I thought…」(Celine)

「I’m sorry, but those bandits are not on our wanted list.」(receptionist)

「Yeah, I know. Oh, right. The one who will receive the reward money is not me, but this girl. She’s the one who defeated most of the bandits.」(Celine)

「I see. Does she have an adventurer guild card?」(receptionist)

「Nope. Not yet. She will soon though.」(Celine)

「Hee~ Looks like we’re going to have another talented young adventurer.」(receptionist)

Saying that, the receptionist looked at Ester and smiled. He then took a document and placed it on the desk.

「Miss, can I have your blood seal on this document as proof of receiving the reward money?」(receptionist)

「O, Okay.」(Ester)

Ester looked nervous, but also excited at the same time.

She pulled out her dagger from the sheath, poked the tip of the blade with her thumb, and pressed her bleeding thumb against the document.

After the receptionist chanted something in a low voice, the fingerprint from Ester’s blood on the document glowed faintly for a few seconds, indicating that the document was now valid.

It reminds me of when I came to the Adventurer Guild in Fatia Town to get my reward money for capturing bandits.

I remember back then, the receptionist, Liza-san, put my thumb in her mouth to stop the bleeding. That was truly an unforgettable experience… (chap 67)

However, there’s no way this male receptionist will put Ester’s thumb in his mouth. That would be a crime after all.

「Thanks.」(Celine)

「You’re welcome.」(receptionist)

After thanking the receptionist, Celine took the reward money. We then step away from the line.

「Ester, can you show me your thumb?」(Mark)

「Eh? U, Un…」(Ester)

I hold Ester’s hand and cast healing magic on her thumb to stop the bleeding.

「Thank you, Mark!」(Ester)

「No problem.」(Mark)

「We finished our business here, but we still have time before we go to the capital.」(Celine)

「Umm… Celine, can we stay here for a while? I want to look around this guild.」(Ester)

「Fufu. Of course. Mark, Nicola-chan, and I will be waiting for you in the dining space.」(Celine)

「Okay!」(Ester)

Ester nodded energetically and went to see the quest board.

Meanwhile, the three of us went to the dining space and sat at a table. A delicious smell drifted from the kitchen as we took a seat.

「Onii-chan, let’s buy something!」(Nicola)

「Oi, oi. Are you still going to eat?」(Mark)

I know she’s gluttonous, but just how much is she going to eat?

Does she have an Item Box inside her stomach or something…?

 

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