Isekai ni Kita Boku wa Kiyoubinbode Subaya-sa Tayorina Tabi o Suru Chapter 184

Enraged Daniela, Intimidated Asagi

The inn that Daniela had found was called the Forest Tree. Being able to wash our clothes had been our only requirement, and this had been the only inn that offered such a service. But not only that, this inn was considered to be a 'luxury inn.' Well, I guess it made sense, since they offered such a service. There were no laundromats in this world. And so it was a pretty big deal to be able to wash your clothes.

"This is the place."

"Ohhh…"

In front of me, there was a pale green building. A five-story inn. I see, they were definitely doing quite well for themselves. Many people seemed to be going in and coming out. It was really a kind of hotel.

We pushed the doors and entered the building. The entrance hall had a high ceiling that went through each floor. The windows on the upper levels allowed the sun to gently shine through and illuminate the place. The paths and stairs that surrounded the open area had an almost mystical quality to it.

I pulled my eyes away from the ceiling and looked at the front. There were low tables and chairs set up where well-dressed guests reclined and relaxed. Some of them furrowed their eyebrows at the sight of me, and I could not blame them. Oh, well. I didn't like the way that I looked either.

"Let's hurry up and go."

"Indeed."

Daniela noticed the looks I was getting, and so moved towards the front counter hurriedly. I quickly followed after her.

An employee was statiotioned there and he gave us a good inspection. I understood why, but did he have to be so thorough?

"I'm sorry to bother you, but we would like to get a room."

"Excuse me, but the thing is…"

"What?"

"Your clothing is not exactly…"

Oh, were we about to be turned away then…? Yes, I looked like a horrible mess. I was covered in blood that was quickly drying and turning dark. Also, it smelled. That's why I wanted to get cleaned…

"And we are priced on the higher end…so…"

"Wait a minute."

"Yes?"

Perhaps he thought it would make things easier, but he attempted to turn us away based off of the price. And so Daniela quickly moved forward.

"You would not be attempting to send us away now?"

"Uh…well…"

"Well, what is it?"

"I…I am terribly sorry, but…I must…"

He bowed his head and was just about to beg us to leave, when Daniela's eyes flashed with the most deadly glare. He was clearly taken aback by this and he shuddered before bowing again.

"I see…well, perhaps I can persuade you to change your mind."

"Uh…?"

He lifted his pale face, full of fear.

"This is Asagi. An Adventurer so brilliant that Bordow, the guild master of Spiris gave him an alias. Perhaps you have heard of the incident in Nicora by now? That was Asagi's doing. He slew the wind dragon that was summoned by the bandit leader. What is your opinion on that?"

"Oh, well I…"

"I thought so. Yes, yes. Well, that is not all. Have you heard of the orcs that attacked the village near Replant? Asagi held that army back by himself and forced them to retreat. He then ambushed their surviving forces in the most incredible fight. How many people would have charged into a rain of arrows? Not many. And yet Asagi was victorious. Perhaps you have a better understanding of the facts now?"

"Uh, yes…yes…"

"Well, if you do, perhaps you will have a more pleasing answer for us this time. What do you think?"

"Yes…uh, sorry about…!"

"Oh?"

"I'm terribly sorry to have offended you!"

He bowed so low that he all but disappeared behind the counter. Now I just felt bad for him…

There were even more eyes on us now, but this time I could hear whispers of 'that's really Silvergreen…?' and 'that beauty must be Lightwind.' At least the whispers concerning Daniela seemed like compliments.

When the employee resurfaced, he was quite pale.

"Please allow me to escort you to our very best room! And you need not be concerned about expenses!"

"Hmm, do not underestimate us. We are not savages. We shall pay what the room is worth. Asagi, the bag."

"Uh, yes."

I shuddered. Daniela didn't even look at me, she just stretched out her arm in my general direction. I dropped the bag in her hand. This was a little scary.

Daniela took it and opened the flap before shoving her hand inside and pulling out the bag of coins we had received for the wind dragon. Then she returned the bag to me.

I took it and watched along with the employee to see what she would do next. Daniela grabbed a fistful of gold coins and spread them out on the counter. Then she did it again. Five times. 

"I think we shall stay for two weeks. If it is not enough, come to our room later to collect the rest."

"Uh, it-it is very much enough…"

The pale-faced man bowed politely as he pulled a key from the wall and placed it in front of us.

"It is room 512… The very best room in the building."

"I see. That is good."

Daniela said as she snatched the key and turned to face me.

"Let us go, Asagi. Now, take me."

"Take you…? Oh, what. You're kidding…"

"I do not wish to walk up five floors at the moment."

Daniela said with a sulky expression. She probably wanted the others to see that I really was Silvergreen. She was just pretending to be annoyed.

"Usually, I wouldn't like to make a scene…but as it is your special request…"

I adjusted the bag on my back and then picked Daniela up like a princess. I activated Legs of the Forest Wolf as Daniela threw an arm around my neck. And like that, I leapt into the air, easily reaching the height of the fifth floor. It was just a few steps in the air and I landed safely. Of course, I kept the wind low so as not to disturb any of the other guests.

The room right in front of where we landed was 506, and so we moved along the wall and passed 507 until we reached 512. Here we stopped, and I inserted the key into the door. The room was just at a corner.

I turned the key and pulled the door opened. The smell of wood was the first thing to greet us. It smelled new. I pulled the door open completely and looked at the room.

"Ohh…"

"It's huge…"

It was bigger than any room we'd been in before. It reminded me of some celebrity's mansion. The walls and ceiling were made of wood and looked very new. I wanted to look at all of it slowly, but something immediately attracted my attention. There were stairs in the middle of the room.

"Hey, Daniela. There are stairs. Is there a sixth floor?"

"Well, seeing as this is room 512, perhaps it leads to floor five and a half?"

Such was our stupid conversation as we climbed the stairs. The first thing we saw was a large bed. A really large bed.

"Ah, so we can sleep together again."

"So you'll actually let me sleep this time?"

I was genuinely tired, but Daniela's face had a look of mischief.

We went back down and moved towards the window. As it was the fifth floor, it provided a good view of the whole town. And that is when I noticed something. The roofs if this town called Yukka were all green. But as such uniformity might make buildings indistinguishable, they came in a variety of shapes. One building, which was likely an armor shop, had a roof that was shaped like a shield. The building with the sword-shaped roof was likely a weapon shop. There was even a roof shaped like a shirt. And it wasn't just one instance of each. I saw that there were more than a few types of sword-shaped roofs.

"This is all very…chaotic."

"This town has quite a history. But I think it is quite nice that they maintained the scenery as much as they could, while also allowing their creative imagination to run wild."

That's true. If you wanted to maintain the scenery, you could not build anything that drew too much attention. And so they kept the roofs all the same color but then varied when it came to shape. And so the buildings still looked unique. It was all very interesting.

I turned around after enjoying the scenery and looked back at the room. There was a bathing room and a toilet by the wall that were separate from each other. I disliked it when they were in the same room, and so this made me very happy.

The carpet was ridiculously soft, and over it was an L-shaped sofa and a beautiful table. This was the relaxation space. On the other side of the room, there was a table and chairs, perhaps for eating.

And as this inn was called the Forest Tree, there were plants and flowers placed in different spots. The flowers all gave off a pleasant fragrance. Very calming. A smell almost as good as Daniela's.

"It is a fine room."

"Yeah. All thanks to you."

We sat down on the sofa and sighed with relief.

"About that…I… People always look down on you, Asagi. This time it really got to me…"

"I really don't mind that much. But, thank you."

I moved closer and kissed her. When I pulled away, all the irritation had melted away from her face. But she quickly looked away when she realized this.

"Ah, you must be very tired, Asagi. You should take a bath and then get some rest. I will make sure that your clothes and armor are cleaned."

"Yeah. Alright, I'll wash up then."

I was too tired to argue with her, and so I went to the bathing room and stripped off all of my clothes. When I looked in the mirror, I was still covered in blood. Somehow I had not been injured at all, but the fact that I was covered in someone else's blood made me want to vomit.

"I have to get this off."

I muttered as I used the now familiar tools to create hot water. Then I dumped it over my head and scrubbed my skin clean. By the time the last of the blood rushed down the drain, my body was bright red from all the scrubbing.

Chapter end