CH 203

The group was returning from the forest after completing their quest when Tauro asked Ankh,

“Where are you sleeping now, Ankh?”

“Me? I’m staying at the Dwarf Inn at the moment.”

“If you like, we have two houses for rent right now, would you like to share with me?”

“Isn’t Tauro with Aeris now? Would you mind if I shared with Ankh?”

Ragune suggested, casually.

“Ye, ye, ye (No, no, no) Ragune. It’s a problem to put a grown man and a woman together under one roof.”

“I don’t see why not. Is Ankh going to lay his hands on me? No, I don’t think so. Then it’s not a problem.”

“Oh, come on, Ragune. How much do you trust me all of a sudden, just because I became one of you? What if I overstepped my bounds and attacked you?”

“Is that so? …… Sure, there may be times when you lose your self-control when you have a drink or something, but at that time it’s okay to hit you, right? With the Dragon People, that would bring them back to their senses, but for humans, should we at least stab them?”

So the Dragon People are iron-fisted. ……

Tauro smiled wryly at Ragune’s reaction, but wouldn’t it be a little tough for a grown-up like Ankh to live under the same roof with a beautiful woman like Ragune?

“I have no intention of doing so at the moment, Ragune, but you should be aware of your own appearance. You’re a good woman. That’s enough to confuse men. Hahaha!”

Ankh laughed loudly when he said this, as if Ragune’s reaction was funny.

Tauro, looking at the two of them, felt that nothing could go wrong, but as a leader, he wanted to show that he was sensible.

“What do you think Aeris?”

Tauro decided to listen to a woman’s opinion for now.

“…… We don’t have a choice. I’ll share with Ragune, and Tauro can live with Ankh.”

Surprisingly, Aeris decided to give up her share with Tauro.

“Are you sure? Aeris. I really don’t mind with Ankh…….”

“It’s okay. A beautiful woman like Ragune, a man who doesn’t make a move under one roof is crazy. If you believe that Ankh is a decent adult, I have no choice but to switch.”

“Wahaha! I don’t know if my common sense is decent or not either, but I’ll go along with the leader’s decision. What do you think, leader?”

“Then, let’s move. I’ll go to Ragune’s current place, and Ragune will go to the room I was in…”

Tauro started to say, but Aeris interrupted him.

“That would be a hassle. All I have to do is go to Ragune’s place and we’ll be done. Ah, can you help me with the move?”

Aeris agreed to move into the new room without complaint.

As soon as I finished completing the quest completion procedures at the guild, I had Ankh pack up his belongings and showed him to the house.

“This is a surprise ……. I thought it was just a house, but it has a bathroom like you’d find in a nobleman’s mansion, a bathtub, a well ……, and what’s that on top of it?”

Ankh seemed very interested in the house, which had many unfamiliar things.

He was honestly surprised when Tauro explained each of them.

“All of these were built by the leader?!  What the heck, leader! Does that house have the same thing as this? That’s amazing! Isn’t this more convenient than a nobleman’s house? I’m glad you put them in the “Black Gold Wings” lodgings. Wahaha!”

Ankh was happy with the convenience of his new home.

“Tauro, take care of my stuff.”

Aeris’s voice said.

“ Okay, Ankh, go unpack. I’m going to go help Aeris.”

Tauro answered Ankh and ran away.

“Our leader is a jack-of-all-trades.”

Ankh was simply impressed.

Tauro placed Aeris’s belongings in the magic storage, and they decided to go to Ragune’s house together.

“…..are you sure it was a good idea?”

Tauro reconfirmed with Aeris.

“Isn’t this the best choice? Well, it’s a pity that I won’t be able to eat Tauro’s home-cooked meals in the morning.”

Aeris sighed.

“You and Ragune should come over to my place for a meal. isn’t it more fun eating together?”

Aerith sighs.

“Yes, it is. And now that Ragune has accepted me as her friend, it’s more fun that way. …… Speaking of which, is that the sign of companionship that Ragone was talking about? What is the blood pact she was talking about?”

“Oh, you mentioned it. I’ll have to hear it from you.”

“Okay. I’ll ask her. But if it’s what I think it is, ……, you’ll need a potion.”

Aeris lightly tapped the pochette that held her potions.

“huh? it’s that kind of thing?”

Tauro looked a little uncomfortable.

“ It’s because it’s a blood pact, isn’t it? I don’t like pain either, but if it’s a sign of companionship with Ragune, I’ll put up with it.”

Tauro nodded at Aeris’s decision, and they arrived at Ragune’s house at the same time.