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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 76 Part 2

「I’m sorry. I thought about helping you, but it seems it was just an unnecessary meddling. I’m Sei.」

「No, you came to my rescue because you thought I was in danger, no? It made me happy. It’s been a long time since I’ve been saved by someone, after all.」

It looks like she doesn’t hate me, which is great. We are in the middle of a forest, so if I were to confront this high-leveled woman, I would end up getting myself killed in the blink of an eye.

「I see you have appraisal skill. I am Mireia. Thank you for your help.」

「Ah, my bad, when I noticed that you were a young girl, I couldn’t hold back my curiosity, you see. I apologize for appraising you without permission.」

「I don’t really mind. I could have repelled the appraisal, but I deliberately took it, you see. By the way, can you tell me how much you can see?」

「Hmm? I can see your name, age, level and job.」

「I see, which means you can’t see my skills, huh. Can you tell me my name and level?」

Tell her her own name? What in the world is she talking about?

「Yeah, Mireia Melnard, level 56.」

「Mm, I see… It seems my level is still going up. I had heard that if you keep defeating the same enemies, it would be difficult to raise your level, but it seems it is just an unfounded worry for now.」

As I thought, it seems like Mireia has been hunting nothing but Giant Purple spiders. What a terrifying woman. It is a good thing she doesn’t have a violent temperament like Marianne.

「Hm? Since you have Melnard in your name, by any chance, are you the daughter of the lord of Astoma? If so, please forgive me for my repeated rudeness, Mireia-sama.」

「You said you were Sei, right? Do you not know who I am?」

「I only arrived in Astoma a few days ago, so I know pretty much nothing about it. I only heard from the Adventurers’ Association that the person who governs this land is Viscount Melnard.」

「I see. In that case, it’s inevitable that you don’t know anything about it. I have pretty much been disowned by the Melnard family, and right now, I am just an adventurer. If possible, I would like you to stop referring to me with honorifics, too.」

I see, so that’s why she asked for the name that appeared on the appraisal. But looking at the fact that the Melnard family name is still there, the disownment must have been not official. Well, everyone has their own circumstances. I can even say that I’m in the exact same situation as her, so I’m starting to feel some kind of kinship with Mireia.

「In that case, I’ll go ahead and treat you as an adventurer. By the way, Mireia, how do you dismantle the giant purple spider? I’m a porter, so I’ll help you carry it.」

「A porter? A porter came into the Forest of Death all by himself? Certainly, I caught a glimpse of the way you fight, and from your equipment and your way of fighting, I can tell that you are no ordinary person, but it’s still a little reckless, don’t you think?」

「I have various skills at my disposal, after all. Well, I’ll tell you all about it later. More importantly, if we don’t dismantle this guy quickly, monsters might gather here one after another, you know? Even if it’s you, Mireia, as expected, you’ll have a hard time defeating multiple giant purple spiders at the same time, no?」

「Hmm, indeed. Then, let’s dismantle it, or I say so, but all we need to do is take out the magic stone, you know?」

「Huh? It’s a spider with such a strong defense. We can surely sell the skin, no?」

「No, although weak, the skin of the giant purple spider is poisonous, you see. The only parts that can be sold are the magic stone and the poison glands. Who know what they will use the poison glands for, so I don’t collect them, though.」

The heck is that? Then what is Mireia fighting the giant purple spider for? Hmm, I have a lot of questions, but it’s not really a good idea to pry too deeply into the affairs of a woman with special circumstances that you have met for the first time, after all.

「I see, got it. Then, are you going to take out the magic stone and then call it a day?」

「I guess so, and I might pick up a few medicinal herbs I find on the way back.」

「There were a number of medicinal herbs growing on the way here, but why didn’t you pick them? By some chance, are you deliberately refraining from picking more than necessary?」

「Ah, it’s not like I am troubled with money or anything, after all. I only collect some iruna grasses that I see. And since I have no knowledge about other medicinal herbs, I can’t really tell which is which. I don’t mind even if you pick them all for yourself, Sei.」

「I see. By some chance, are you going to just sell the magic stone for money too?」

「Ah, I’m not really an adventurer, and I’m not aiming to get promoted, after all.」

「In that case, can you sell me the magic stone? If it’s a sixth-grade magic stone, then it’ll be five large silver coins, no, with such a size, I think it’ll go for more.」

「For you to collect magic stones, do you make medicines or something? Well, sure, I’ll sell it to you for the Adventurers’ Association’s trading price of six large silver coins. No, you pretty much defeated half of the spider, so this time, just take it, Sei.」

In that case, I will be getting too much. There is a good chance I wouldn’t have been able to defeat the Giant Purple Spider on my own. However, I would like to obediently accept her favor.

「Alright. Then let me buy you dinner. There’s a lot of things that I’d like to ask you about, after all. That’s okay, right?」

「Hmm~, about that, how should I put it… You don’t know about it, so let me tell you, Sei. I think you’d be better off staying away from me. Since I used to be the lord’s daughter, a lot of people know my face, so….」

「Have you committed some kind of crime or something?」

「That’s not it, but… Well, since it’s a well-known story, there’s no point in keeping it hidden, so I’ll just tell you about it. I was supposed to marry into Marquise Lambert’s family, but umm, I was captured by bandits and humiliated. And then, the talk about the marriage was scrapped, and I ended up getting disowned.」

「Hmm? I understand the cancellation of the marriage, but you even ended up getting disowned?」

「Well, nobles hold honors in high regard, after all.」

「But there should be no problem with just having a meal with you, right? If you are worried about public gazes, let’s have dinner in a private room, shall we?」

「In a private room, huh? Yes, in that case, it’ll be fine…. perhaps」

「Good, it’s decided then. Alright, let’s go back.」

「Y, yeah. Are you not bothered to be together with me?」

「Hmm? Bothered about what?」

「I’m a tainted girl, you know?」

「Oioi, if you work as an adventurer, getting raped is just a common occurrence, no? Besides, a certain young miss from a count family I served before I came to Astoma was raped in front of my eyes by a man from another noble family before her marriage, you know? And that young miss safely married into a marquis family from another territory.」

「Is, is that so? The lady truly has a strong heart, doesn’t she?」

「Yeah, if anyone pointed out the marks of infidelity, she said she would claim that it ended up getting damaged while she was riding a horse. Well, I think it’s fine to live that boldly.」

「I, I see. Yeah, that might be true.」