That’s exactly why I planned to go here. I had to, in preparation for the coming future.
You can’t enter the military district at the moment. See, there are those uncles with scary face standing at the gate. Apparently Roxy had already gone inside.
[Welcome, looking for a lodging?]
[Yeah]
Even if I’m still wearing the skull mask, he still didn’t fail to smile. I guess, it’s already a fairly normal sight on this city.
[Although I’m wearing this mask, you act like it’s nothing, eh?]
[Why of course, that’s a mask that hinders recognition. There are many who want to hide their feature here, so it’s not a big deal.]
He replied with an answer I had expected. Among these people, some of them were former holy knights a long time ago. They were exiled due to having raised a big problem for the kingdom.
[How much to stay for one night here?]
[Yessir, it’s 5 gold per night including a bath and three meals.]
[This seems to be customer’s first visit to the fortress city. So it’s normal to be surprised with the pricing. How about this? There are accommodations with cheaper pricing than this inn if customer go to the more densely populated area further to the west. Why don’t customer try checking there?]
[I appreciate that advice. Anyways, how come you are willing to tell me that info?]
[That’s easy to answer. Although customer can’t stay here due to a lack of money at the moment, customer will eventually gain a lot from monster subjugations. When customer feels like. Or if customer has a secret desire to fulfill. At that time, feel free to return here.]
[I see….]
[Thank you very much for the advice. Later then.]
[Yes, I’ll be waiting for your return.]
[Maybe, are you looking for a lodging?]
I turned toward the energetic voice of a woman. It was a woman seemingly slightly older than me. She approached me as she laughed loudly.
[Yes, but….]
[I thought so. Then, how about this. Stay at my inn. I’ll make it cheap for you.]
[How much?]
[50 silver!]
[Understood. Then please.]
[Ho, you’ve decided even before looking at my inn?]
[That’s not a problem. In exchange, I want to eat something already.]
[Yosh, understood. Then, follow me.]
[Let me bring half of it for you]
[You sure? I’ll be imposing on you then. However, I won’t give you any discount for that.]
[I know, I just want to have something to eat a soon as possible.]
[Ahahahah, if that’s the case I’ll use all my skills for the meal today.]
[Arara, your stomach is protesting already.]
[Are you that hungry? Here, want to some of this bread first?]
[Is it okay?]
[I’ll get the payment later as separate fee.]
[This is delicious. It’s the first time I’ve eaten a bread like this.]
[I’m glad that you liked it. That bread was made by my sister and her husband. You can eat it again while staying on our inn. There are several more kinds.]
[That sounds good.]
[We may not be able to compete in appearance to those luxury inns. But I’m quite confident with the inside. Well, please get in. Welcome to my inn!]
