Chapter 84: I just Wanted to Have some Normal Fun in the Capital, Okay!?
We finally arrived at the capital. It was surrounded by a really, really tall wall. And a long line had formed in front of the checkpoint.
Since itâd very likely cause a stir if we drew close in Char, Sword put it away and carried it.
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Now then, going by the templates, this would be the perfect time for some delinquent adventurers to mess with me, but I had Sword with me. And with him being here, no one would pick a fight with me since he worked like a charm against evil.
âSword, go and play around with Bronko for a bit.â
âWhatâs it all of a sudden?â
âAs far as my knowledge is concerned, itâs a common occurrence for a frail-looking adventurer like me to get messed with by delinquent adventurers when standing in a line like this. But, theyâre staying clear of me because youâre here. Itâs the same reason why most of our journey was as peaceful as taking a stroll through our backyard. Itâs about time that Iâd like to experience some of the adventurer standard templates.â
Sword narrowed his eyes, âWhy the hell are you tryinâ to deliberately cause problems? âŠAhh! Hey!! Your still pissed because you couldnât vent on the folks who messed with Benny the other day, arenât you!?â
Ugh. N-No way, t-thatâs n-not true!
ââŠNo? I just want to enjoy a thrilling situation for a bit.â
Once I averted my face, he grabbed my head and forced it his way.
âG-I-R-L-Y!! Arenât you actually the delinquent adventurer here? Do you understand what your sayinâ?â
âY-Youâre wrong!â
âActing all cute only at times like this wonât get you anywhere!â
He used an iron claw on me!!
âGyaaaah!!â
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In the end, I queued up together with Sword.
âŠAnd as predictable, nothing happened. Boooooh!
âI miss out on all the standard events with you! Itâs not like Iâm planning to torture anyone, okay? I just want to enjoy the situation! The situation! Look! Arenât those guys over there like the perfect specimen for causing one of the events I desire!? I also want to have some fun while you enjoy your Bronko! âŠOuch!â
He hit my head with his fist!
âArenât you completely nâ utterly lookinâ down on life!? Youâre âbout the only person in this world whoâd get involved with ill-bred folks on purpose!â
âI mean, Sword, even youâd be able to fully enjoy adventuring if you started to have some fun with such situations while blocking your reception of malicious intentions, you know? As if Iâd care what kind of malice they embrace when they pick a fight with me! Instead, I want them to come at me! Iâll use all of them for my own entertainment!â
âNo, I have more than enough of a blast with ridinâ Bronko, âkay?â
What a boring and dull guy he is!! Heâs completely unsuited for being an adventurer!
ââŠYou know, youâre perfectly suited to be an inhabitant of the other world. You made a mistake in your birthplace, really. The world over there was overrun with guys who enjoyed a reserved life like you do.â
âYeahâŠI also had an inklinâ that it might be the case after hearinâ you talk âbout that place. Theyâve got vehicles like Bronko or Char, liquor thatâs better than the one Iâm drinkinâ these days is commonplace, and thereâs almost no difference between the rich nâ poor, right? I definitely prefer the world over there.â
Hero of the lower middle-classâŠpfft, hahaha.
The instant I thought that, he immediately grabbed my mouth!
âMmmpf mmmpf!â
âItâs damn obvious from your face what your thinkinâ.â
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At last our turn came, and we showed our adventurer cards.
The government official immediately straightened his posture! On top of that, he saluted!
âSir ăThunderclap Whitefangă! Welcome to our fine city! We would have let you through right away if only you had called out to us, so please do so next time! Please call out to us!â
I was dumbfounded. While I gawped at him with my mouth gaping, Sword looked troubled. The people around us became super noisy, too.
Just when I wondered whether theyâd start protesting our permission to cut the line, many of them started to say, âHe said Sir ăThunderclap WhitefangăâŠ!â
âNo, I formed a party. This girl here is my partner, âkay? Please call us ăAllroundersă from now on.â
âEhâŠâŠâŠ?â
For some reason, the peanut gallery was lost for words.
Huh? Whatâs the matter? Is Allrounders a bad name? Though I thought that itâs a fairly decent name?
âIs our name so uncool?â I asked while tilting my head.
Coming to his senses, the official furiously shook his head, âN-Not at all! B-ButâŠit might have been better to include the alias of Sir ăThunderclap Whitefangă in the party nameâŠâ
This time it was my turn to shake my head furiously.
âI donât want to have anything to do with such an uncool name!!â
In the next moment, I received another iron claw!!
âI also like Allrounders. Itâs a naminâ that fits us very well.â He talked to the official, completely unperturbed by my loud complaints.
The official was startled!
We passed through the gate while Sword dragged me along with his iron claw. After we left the gate area, he finally let go of me.
After stroking my head, I lifted my face, just to become surprised.
Itâs fantasy!! A fantastic world out of a mĂ€rchen!!
ââŠOoohhh!â
Sword laughed, âOh, finally curiosity has kicked in, eh?â
âYep! This is a sight just how I had imagined it to be!â
The roads were maintained and even though they were frequented by carriages, there was enough space. The pedestrians werenât filthy either. The buildings were tall. Moreover, instead of being simple, square houses with holes in them, the buildings were ornamented with wood and stones, and their windows were properly made out of wood or glass.
Not an assortment of leftover, wild trees, but plants that had been systematically planted colored the cityscape. The river flowing through the city allowed for a guess that the city also might possess water and sewer services.
âYep! It totally looks like a sanitary city!â
âWell, if you compare it to the towns we visited so farâŠâ Sword mumbled.
Once I looked at him, he smiled bitterly, âBut, to be blunt, compared to our mansion, itâs no different from all the towns weâve visited until now. It ainât at a level youâd approve of.â
I seeâŠâŠ..
Then they should prepare themselves for a substantial price reduction.