Eina Tulle was only flustered by the current situation.
"There, there, stay still. If you move and get hit somewhere else, it'll hurt more."
"Th-then, can't you hurry up and get it over with instead of dragging it out?!"
"This is the standard procedure, you know."
"What does that mean?!"
The adventurer she was in charge of was in danger of being hit by the adventurer her friend was in charge of, but
'Thud...!'
"Your finger made a weird sound?!"
"Hey! Fingers naturally make a sound when bent backward."
Since it was just about to flick his forehead with the middle finger while holding the palm to his face, it was bewildering whether stopping it was the right thing to do.
"According to guild regulations, stopping it is correct, but..."
"Yah!!"
"Eek?! D-don't scare me like that, Misha!!"
"Heehee~ I gave up looking for the weapon my assigned adventurer was searching for in the warehouse!"
"You were still looking for that?"
"No! I forgot about it until this morning when I remembered, so I was looking for it!"
"Is that something you should say in front of your assigned adventurer..."
"Wh-what?! Kai was here?! ...What are those two doing now?"
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Just as I was about to flick the protagonist's forehead, Misha suddenly appeared, and the protagonist's assigned employee, Eina, approached, demanding an explanation of the situation, so I explained what had happened in the dungeon earlier.
"Sigh... I never thought the adventurer Eina is in charge of would abandon the adventurer I'm in charge of and run away..."
"I also never thought the adventurer who said he died right before my eyes would be the adventurer Misha is in charge of..."
After hearing the explanation, Misha and Eina looked at each other and let out a big sigh.
"Well... but right after that, Loki Familia rescued him, so nothing major happened... I never thought he'd run away without giving any explanation about me."
"I-I'm sorry..."
"Thinking about it again, it's infuriating... so let me hit you just once."
"Ugh... okay."
Even before Misha appeared earlier, this protagonist-type guy doesn't resist at all.
'Why... why is this person so submissive?'
When I was in elementary school, I heard from my grandmother that if a person is too kind or obedient, it becomes a problem in life, and the protagonist right now looked exactly like that.
"Sigh... forget it."
Moreover, he had a unique aura? or something that made it even more reluctant to lay a hand on him.
"...Huh?"
"If you're a human, act like one and resist a little. If you just obediently comply, only you lose out. Ah, fine, I'll forgive you. Is that good now? Then, I'll be going."
I said that and approached Misha.
"So, you couldn't find the weapon after all?"
"Ah, yeah... I checked the entire warehouse, but there wasn't even a weapon with a similar shape..."
"Is that so... then there's no choice. Well, for now, please change the maximum reached floor to the 5th floor."
"Got it!"
After finishing the conversation, I headed straight to the exchange.
"Here are the magic stones."
"Hmm... here are 2400 valis."
"Yes, thank you."
After finishing the exchange, I left the guild and was walking while admiring the sunset to head home when
"W-wait a minute!"
The protagonist, Bell Cranel, stopped me.
"...What."
"Th-that is... I'll somehow compensate for today's incident!"
'A personality that reflects on his mistakes and knows how to apologize sincerely...'
I personally think it's not bad for a person to be good.
"...Well, that's fine and all, but"
"Huh?"
"This is the middle of the street, you idiot!"
"Eek?!"
But no matter how good a person is, if they have no tact, I think they're completely useless.
"What are you trying to do in front of all these people..."
"I-I'm sorry..."
I never expected him to bow his head and apologize loudly in the middle of a crowded street, so before attention gathered, I quickly took Bell Cranel and headed to a back alley.
"I already accepted the apology back at the guild, so why did you chase after me?"
"No matter how I think about it, that doesn't seem enough..."
"Sigh..."
Since it was a matter related to my life, it wasn't a wrong thing to say, but
"If the person involved says it's okay, just take it as that and move on."
Is it because of my ability that I don't die? I didn't really care about this aspect.
"B-but still..."
Even after saying this much, the protagonist was still feeling guilty, so I decided to make the best proposal I could think of.
"...Really? Then from today on, you're a regular at our shop."
"...Huh?"
"You're sorry, right? Then, come to our shop and buy potions or other things often."
It was a method of killing two birds with one stone: the perpetrator reduces his guilt while spending money at the shop, and the victim, me, earns money.
"Ah, yes!!"
Fortunately, the protagonist seemed satisfied with this proposal.
"...By the way, what was your name again?"
Actually, I already knew his name, but if I suddenly called him by name, it might raise suspicion, so I held out my hand and asked for his name.
"Ah, you can call me Bell Cranel! And I'm a member of the newborn Familia, Hestia Familia!"
"Really? You can call me Kai. I work at a recovery item shop called 'Blue Pharmacy' in the back alley of the west main street, and I'm a member of Miach Familia."
After barely parting ways with Bell, I headed straight home.
"I'm back."
"Welcome back..."
"Welcome back, Kai. Was there anything unusual in the dungeon today?"
As I entered the shop, Naza and God welcomed me.
"Haha, more things happened today than expected..."
"Is that so? Then tell me the story when we update your Falna later."
"Yes, by the way, how's that new product?"
I had previously asked the two for improvements with an explanation of the new product.
"Well, the mixture itself isn't much different from before, but the effect and duration have increased."
"It's easier to clean up after use compared to before, so it's more convenient to use without worry..."
"And we somehow solved the biggest problem, the size of the finished product."
Both of them had done it too perfectly.
"Then, now..."
"Yeah..."
Naza and I nodded at each other and immediately tried to sell the new product, but
"Both of you, calm down."
Miach stopped us.
"We haven't properly confirmed what problems might exist yet, so selling seems a bit premature."
"That's true..."
"Then, like last time, after some confirmation is done, shall we give out samples to customers?"
"Yeah, that would definitely be better."
"Then, I'll leave the rest to you."
"You still have no interest in manufacturing, huh."
"You should help a little too..."
"As you know, I'm completely useless at this."
After finishing the conversation, I headed to my room to take off my armor and belongings.
"Even so, there's still some time left..."
After taking off and maintaining my armor, washing up simply, and changing clothes, there was still a long time until Miach could update my Falna.
"...I should finish writing that too."
After checking the time, I sat at the desk and took out a bundle of papers filled with writing.
"Sherlock Holmes..."
I started writing the most popular novel from Earth.
"Even so, it's nothing more than a fanfiction with content changed to my liking..."
Previously, as one of the means to earn money, I thought about writing famous comics or novels from Earth, but since it's a task that takes too much time, it was automatically excluded from the options. Now, I have a little leeway in money and time, so whenever I have time left, I work on it bit by bit, half as a hobby.
"If I modify this part like this... no, then this won't work..."
The only problem was that I set the background in Orario instead of England.
"It seemed better to choose a familiar city rather than a country on Earth that no one knows, so I chose Orario, but was it a mistake..."
Most of the technologies appearing in Sherlock Holmes don't exist or aren't well-known in this world yet, so modifying those parts to fit this world and such, there were more than one or two things to pay attention to.
'Knock! Knock!'
"Kai, are you in there?"
"Come in!"
While I was focused on writing the novel, outside had already grown dark.
"Hoh... so you write now too?"
"Just writing as a hobby."
"Then, show it to me when you're done? Sometimes I want to rest while reading."
"Yes, sure."
"Then let's start."
I sat on the chair, took off my shirt, and turned my back toward God, adjusting my posture, and God approached me and updated my Falna.
"So, in the dungeon today..."
While Miach was updating my Falna, I explained what had happened today.
"It's surprising that you encountered a Minotaur due to Loki's children's mistake, but to think you even met Hestia's child there, you really went through a lot."
"You can say that again."
God just listened to my story with the usual smile.
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[Kai]
LV. 1
Strength: - I 15 => I 35
Endurance: - I 12 => I 43
Agility: - I 13 => I 32
Dexterity: - I 9 => I 28
Magic: - I 0
Skills
[Immortal]
- Upon death, revives with all accumulated fatigue and wounds regenerated.
- When the body regenerates, if there are impurities at that location, regardless of material, those impurities are removed.
[Adaptability]
Adaptation Target: Ability/Attribute/Environment
Adaptation Method: The body gains immunity to attacks or damage experienced.
Requirement for Adaptation: Adaptation begins when struck by the target to adapt to.
Magic
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After the update was complete, God handed me the paper with my Falna written on it.
"Hmm... there's no dramatic change."
I was disappointed looking at my Falna, which hadn't changed much.
"Kai, this is actually a lot of increase."
"...Is that so?"
"Usually, the increase from one dungeon trip doesn't exceed 50."
"But my total is 89... so it increased by about double?"
"Yes... increasing this much in one dungeon trip is a strange thing."
Looking at God's expression, my growth rate seems abnormal.
"...It's not because of that personality guy, is it?"
"...Hearing that, it does seem like it might be the case."
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