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Chapter 100. Quest Completion

After walking for several hours since leaving the village of Walz, we returned to the city. 

When we left the village, it was sunset, but now the sun had completely set, and darkness enveloped the surroundings. 

Relying on the light of the lantern I had bought before heading to the village, we continued walking and were faced with a surprising sight as we approached the city.

The city gate was being slowly closed by the gatekeeper.

Wait, seriously?

However, as the gatekeeper was about to close the gate, he seemed to notice our presence and interrupted the motion, calling out to us.

"Hey, you three! If you're entering the city, hurry up. It's already time to close the gate."

"""Y.. Yes!"""

We hurriedly rushed into the city.

We made it just in time.

The gatekeeper who closed the gate looked at us closely and let out an understanding sound.

"So, it's you guys from earlier in the day. The city gate closes at 8 p.m. If you want to enter the city, please return before that."

It was the gatekeeper who had interacted with us during the day.

I see, so there's a curfew for entering the city.

In a world where cities operate 24/7, things like this take you by surprise.

"By the way, the time on the dungeon clock is accurate. It's currently 20:01."

Kazane-san looked at the magical stone-powered clock and mentioned it.

Our world and this different world have various things that align and don't align.

Anyway, we managed to slip into the city somehow.

We headed to the Adventurer's Guild and reported the completion of the quest at the counter.

After the confirmation process, our quest completion gets acknowledged.

"Thank you for waiting. Here's the quest reward: 12 gold coins. As for the magic stones you acquired, please exchange them separately at the magic stone exchange counter."

The 12 gold coins were placed on a tray and handed to us.

I divided them into three equal parts, giving a share to Kazane-san and Yuzuki, and put the remaining 4 coins into my wallet's pocket coin.

The gold and silver coins are small in size.

These coins are about the same size as a  1yen coin or smaller, so they don't take up much space in my coin pocket.

Still, it might be a good idea to buy a new purse.

But 4 gold coins. That's approximately worth 40,000 yen.

I wonder if it took around eight hours round trip for this quest.

A reward of 40,000 yen per person doesn't seem bad.

However, that's because dealing with a horde of goblins was a piece of cake. If I had faced more life-threatening situations. I might have thought it wasn't worth it.

And this time, we happened to be able to take on a manageable quest, but with this atmosphere, there will be many days when there is no work even if we want to work.

It seems like it's not a good idea to think about it together with a stable income.

By the way, since coming here, we have been splitting the income equally.

If we get separated, it would be troublesome, and the customs are different from our original world.

And almost at the same time, we received the reward. I heard a beep sound.

As usual, I opened the message box.

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Mission Completed: Clear an E-rank quest!

Each party member gains 2000 points of experience!

New Mission Acquired: Clear a D-rank quest (3000 experience points)!

New Mission Acquired: Reach the Elven Village (3000 experience points)!

New Mission Acquired: Reach the Dwarven Village (3000 experience points)!

Current Experience Points:

Musou Daichi... 75466/78577 (Next level: 3111)

Kodachi Kazane... 75536/78577 (Next level: 3041)

Yuzuki Hotaru... 75459/78577 (Next level: 3118)

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Alright, alright, the mission completion judgment came in.

I was secretly worried that we hadn't met the conditions for completion, but now I feel relieved.

New missions have also arrived.

Having many missions is a good thing.

There's no penalty for not completing them.

We also exchanged the magic stones at the magic stone exchange counter.

We had 8 Goblin magic stones, 2 Hobgoblin magic stones, 2 Goblin Archer magic stones, and 1 Goblin Shaman magic stone, totaling 9 silver coins and 6 copper coins.

We divided it among the three of us and put it in our wallets.

The amount from the magic stones is insignificant compared to the quest rewards.

But still...

"I'm tired today..."

"Yeah. If you count from before we came to this world, we've been on the move for about 12 hours today, right?"

"And I'm hungry. I want to eat dinner soon."

"Yeah, let's secure dinner and tonight's lodging then."

We should be able to use restaurants and inns since we have money.

That's what I thought, but...

We left the guild and searched for a place for dinner and lodging.

We managed to have dinner at a restaurant-like place, with a set menu.

We could get a full meal with bread, stew, meat dishes, and more for 1 silver coin per person.

The problem was finding an inn.

There is a moderately sized merchant caravan from another town staying in this town, and all the inns in town are full. 

Then, the innkeeper we finally reached put her hand on her cheek.

"I'm sorry, dear. We have one suite room available for two people, though."

The three of us exchanged glances. 

We were in trouble. 

It's fine if it's a suite, but we're a party of three, and it's necessary to separate the rooms by gender.

"Well, should Kazane-san and Yuzuki stay here as a pair? I can find a blanket or something and camp somewhere..."

"Eh? No way, that's not acceptable. Daichi-kun has to be with us."

"Yeah, that's right. It would be awkward if you weren't with us. You're acting too cool for senpai."

"Well, you say that, but what should we do?"

"Well... Um... By the way, how much does the suite room cost? If it's for two people, there are two beds, right? Are the beds quite large?"

Kazane-san started asking the innkeeper mysterious questions.

"The suite room includes breakfast. It's 1 gold coin per person per night. The room has 2 beds, large enough for 2 people each."

Upon hearing that, Kazane-san looked at Yuzuki.

Yuzuki smiled in response.

"Well, of course, that's fine."

"Okay, then let's go with that."

"Huh? Huh?"

While Kazane-san and Yuzuki continued the conversation through eye contact and silent understanding, I was left behind.

Kazane-san initiated the negotiation with the innkeeper.

"In that case, we'll use the suite room for three people. How about we pay 2 and a half gold coins in total?"

"Hehe, you're good at bargaining, young lady. Alright, I'll include breakfast for 3 people. It's 2 and a half gold coins."

"Yay! Thank you very much!"

Kazane-san and the innkeeper settled their negotiation.

Um...?

I wonder what exactly happened there?