I Was Reincarnated As An Instructor In An R18 Game... - Chapter 30

[Erika POV]

Today is a school holiday.

The day Reid is going to see Headmaster Croana.

Erika started moving around at 8 in the morning and visited two places: Flower Mist and Flower Garden.

Even as an investor, she visited the store run by Marika, whom she’s known for years, to buy daily necessities.

She had just come back to the house on loan from Reid and was enjoying a break with tea served by the maid.

After running around doing this and that, it was already 11 o’clock.

“Erika-chaaan~ I’m tired~”

“Nnh, why are you groping my chest!?”

“Minty, you should stop. Letting a good employer like this go would shame your name as an adventurer.”

“Yeees~”

While Erika was enjoying her tea, Minty jumped her from behind and grabbed her chest with both hands.

While protesting to Minty, Rolle suddenly comes from the left and scolds her with a displeased expression.

Erika had investigated how much adventurers usually cost when she hired the three.

That’s why she tilted her head, questioning, “If it’s just about money, can I truly say it was the right call?”

Also, she’s given the three permission to speak to her without honorifics.

The reason was that when someone suddenly called her “Erika-sama,” a wave of discomfort came over her.

Seeing Erika’s expression, Satur, who was drinking tea across from her, chuckled awkwardly and began speaking.

“Erika, you looked into us, didn’t you? How much did you find out?”

Erika slightly froze at Satur’s words.

In preparing to negotiate with Reid, Erika had looked into them but hadn’t shared that fact with the others.

So why does Satur know?

There’s the possibility Reid mentioned it, yet…

With a slightly troubled smile toward Erika, Satur gestures with a hand and says.

“The instructor didn’t tell us anything, you know?”

“…Then.”

“Everyone noticed… people we’d never seen were watching Suzuya.”

“What!?”

“Erika, sorry. I intentionally made things look chaotic.”

“Ah, no… wait, what?”

While she’s still surprised by Satur’s words, Rolle continues the apology from the left.

Overwhelmed by the sudden flow of information, she sips her tea to steady herself.

Feeling steadier now, she meets Satur’s gaze as she gives a rueful smile and goes on.

“Why did we do all that? I guess it was for the sake of the instructor and proprietress… for Suzuya.”

“The instructor isn’t omnipotent, you know~ Erika-chan, didn’t you notice how that idiot son from the Dwarf Company was moving slowly?”

The proprietress means Niimi, right?

Occasionally, adventurers in the tavern called Niimi that.

I did think it was strange. Normally, if you corner someone, you make several contacts and apply pressure to break their spirit.

But they were only harassing them, and there was just one contact.

On the right side, Minty continued casually while sipping tea.

“We’re definitely rough types~ But before meeting the instructor, it was even worse~”

“Worse… you say?”

“Y-yeah, probably… no, definitely the adventurers gathered at Suzuya were thieves or criminals. Of course, us too~”

I was stunned as Minty said that, laughing cheerfully with a “nyahaha.”

Why on earth? Even just at the time of my investigation, the adventurers gathered at Suzuya were mainly high ranks, C through A.

“Before meeting the instructor, the adventurers gathered at Suzuya were rank E or D. The war ended, which was good, but because of that, monsters decreased… so they weren’t making money.”

“Such a thing…?”

“Rolle was the worst… it’s hard to imagine now, though.”

When she looked at Rolle, she shyly turned her face away.

Afraid to ask how bad it was, Erika silently vowed not to bring it up.

Satur said that if they could earn one silver coin in five days, it was good, and they often camped out in the streets.

Rolle, still looking away, murmured softly.

“I’m grateful to the instructor and the proprietress.”

“The instructor taught us how to fight and gave us places to earn money. The proprietress… well, you know, right?”

“The proprietress’s kind, you know~”

Apparently, Niimi provided meals and lodging for a very low cost.

On top of that, she seems to support adventurers by providing baths and recruiting helpers and paying them.

The two people helping now are said to be former adventurers.

Smiling warmly, the three explain that’s why adventurers at Suzuya act in secret for the instructor and the proprietress.

Though it was a heartwarming story, Erika had something on her mind.

“Umm… is there someone among the adventurers who’s Reid-san’s lover?”

Realizing what she asked, Erika blushed and looked down.

At that question, the three exchanged glances, laughed, and all shook their heads.

“No, it’s closer to respect, really.”

“We can’t see him romantically, you know~”

“The instructor’s a teacher to us.”

Relieved by their answers, she blushed again and looked down.

Minty, thinking the reaction was adorable, clung to her, only for Rolle to reprimand her.

Satur watched it all with a cheerful smile.

A tranquil scene on a trouble free day.

Chapter length 2053 characters.