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Volume 10 Chapter 292

The Hero’s Status and the Prayer

「By the way, is that Akari’s pet? Or is it a familiar?」
Eliza asked while looking at Tet, who was held in Akari’s arms.
「Oh, yes. He’s my familiar—」
「I’m Tet!」
「Huh!?」
Tet introduced himself, surprising Eliza.
In this world, there were talking monsters that could be tamed, but their numbers weren’t many of them. While tamers could communicate with tamed creatures, it was impossible for others to speak to them.
「Wow, amazing. Carrying a talking familiar… …Akari, are you a high-level tamer?」
「Tamer?」
Akari knew that in this world, there was a job called Tamer that commanded monsters, but she didn’t know her own combat job.
「Um, Eliza-san. How do I check my own job?」
「Y-you don’t know!?」
「……I’m sorry. I don’t know」
「Well, it’s not something you need to apologize for… Just say『Status Open』」
「S-Status Open」
As Akari chanted, a translucent board appeared in front of her.

Status
Name: Akari
Race: Human
Divine Protection: Blessing of the Goddess from Another World
Job: Hero (Level 300)
「—-!?」
Seeing the word Hero, Akari hurriedly hid the status board.
It wasn’t a big deal that she was a hero, but she felt it wasn’t right for Eliza to see it.
「Oh, did something strange appear?」
Despite Akari blatantly trying to hide something right in front of her, Eliza remained calm.
「Don’t worry; it’s okay. Unless you consciously show your status board to others by saying Status Open, people around you won’t see it」
「I-is that so?」
「Yeah. Also, our guild is always short-handed. So, we accept people with some problems. However, if Akari has some curse or something that might affect others, the story would change……」
「I-I don’t have any curses!」
「I see. Then, there’s no problem. But just in case, can I ask you something?」
Saying so, Eliza offered the Truth Crystal to Akari.
With this, she could prove that she didn’t have any dangerous curses.
「I am not cursed」
「Tet isn’t cursed either!」
Mimicking Akari by placing a paw on the crystal, Tet declared.
「Yes. Thank you both」
Seeing the Truth Crystal glow blue, Eliza smiled.
「If Akari and Tet are fine, then your guild registration is complete. Any questions?」
「Thank you very much. I’m fine」
「Tet too!」
「Alright. Akari and Tet, welcome to the Crafts Guild of Aplistos! Welcome! As a celebration for Akari registering with our guild today, how about having dinner at my place?」
「I-Is that okay?」
「Of course! Akari, is there anything you want to eat? Tet, if you have any requests, let me know too」
「Tet wants meat!」
「Meat…… I think there’s some dried horn rabbit meat left. What about you, Akari?」
「Um. If it’s okay, I’d like to have some meat too」
Not knowing what kind of food existed in this world, Akari felt that revealing too much would expose her weaknesses, so she decided to go along with Tet’s choice.
「Alright, then let’s have a meat dish for dinner!」
「Yay!」
「Thank you very much」
Afterwards, Akari was shown the room she would be living in.
The room had only a single-sized bed,a small desk, and a chair. As Eliza had said, it seemed quite difficult to craft items in this room.
「Sorry for the small room. When the guild workshop downstairs is available, feel free to use it」
「I understand. I’ll do that」
Though it was a small room, it was fine for just sleeping.
Akari currently had no money at all.
Her purpose was to defeat the Demon Lord, so she needed equipment for that. Of course, even if she made it herself, she needed materials, which cost money.
She had to earn money as soon as possible.
She couldn’t complain about staying in a room for free.
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Waiting for Eliza to finish her work, Akari and Tet followed her to her house.
Eliza’s house was about a thirty-minute walk from the Crafts Guild building.
「Excuse me」
「Excuse us!」
「Akari, Tet, welcome to my humble abode」
In Eliza’s house, there were armor and swords placed around. Judging by the size of the armor, it didn’t seem to belong to Eliza.
「Oh, that’s my husband’s. Oh, sorry, I forgot to mention, but my husband will be joining us for dinner…… is that okay?」
Eliza noticed Akari looking at the armor and informed her.
「Yes, we’re fine. But…… aren’t we intruding?」
Most of the furniture in Eliza’s house seemed to be brand new.
So Akari thought that Eliza and her husband might be newlyweds.
「Don’t worry about us. If cute kids like you come to play, my husband will be happy too. Besides, I hope he starts wanting children soon—forget what I just said!」
Realizing she had let slip her thoughts, Eliza’s face turned red.
「Eliza really loves her husband」
「Eliza’s face is red」
「Don’t tease adults, Tet. I’ll reduce your meat portion」
「Oh, I’m sorry」
Tet’s sincere apology was adorable.
「Tet apologized properly. Good boy」
As Eliza was patting Tet, who was in Akari’s arms, the door of the house opened.
「Honey, I’m home—huh?」
「Oh, it’s the guard!」
The person who entered was the guard Akari encountered at the checkpoint when she entered the capital.
「So, Eliza’s husband is a guard?」
「Yeah. Since you’re here, you must have met Eliza. Did you go to the Crafts Guild like I said?」
「Yes! I’ve been helped a lot by Eliza-san」
「Oh, you’re the one who sent Akari to our guild. Thanks. Thanks to you, we got a valuable asset」
Eliza’s husband’s name seemed to be Eric.
He used to work in the national army but retired and now works at the checkpoint in the capital.
As Eric and Akari, along with Tet, were talking, Eliza prepared dinner.
「Everyone, sorry to keep you waiting. Let’s eat」
「Yes!」
「It smells so good! Looks delicious!」
Akari sat facing Eliza at the table, while Eric sat next to Eliza.
Tet was allowed to sit on the table, so he perched on it.
「Akari, in this country, we say a prayer before meals to express gratitude to a certain person」
「A prayer?」
「You’re not a resident of this country yet, so whether you pray or not is up to you」
「Since I don’t really understand, can I just do the pose?」
「Tet will pray too」
「Alright. Then, do that. I don’t think they would be the type to get mad about this」
「Agreed. Then—」
Eliza and Eric clasped their hands together in a praying posture, so Akari and Tet followed suit.
「We thank Haruto-sama for forgiving our foolish deeds and granting us the opportunity to dine with our loved ones today—」
「Gratitude」
「Ga-Gratitude」
「Gratitude!」
「Let’s eat」
「「「Let’s eat!」」」