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8 - Eh!? Can I just fix it myself!!?

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After the explanation was more or less finished, I accepted a quest.
People like me who don't have a fixed party participate by carrying baggage for other parties… or rather, we joined as support.

Next, I was guided through the guild.
There is a cafeteria, library, training ground, and even an amusement center for a change of pace. This place, is this a luxury hotel from somewhere?
The interior is relatively new and upscale. The cafeteria even has the dishes arranged in buffet style.

But, seeing the faces of the adventurers convinced me.
A guy who eats elegantly in an obviously pricey dress code.
A boy who seems to be an important person in the country and a strong-looking bodyguard who is guarding him.

I see.
Is he a guy who receives support money not only from the country, but also from royalty and nobles from other countries and is managing it effectively?
That said, not all of them are bon vivants, and there are a few adventurers who seem to be competent.

However, the real adventurers don’t frequent the cafeteria or the amusement center, only the archives.
Even if they do, they will probably be hindered by the bon vivants anyway, and they won't be able to eat.
Lastly, I was guided to the old lodging house next to the upscale lodging house.

Outside of it, the real adventurers were holding a feast, causing a ruckus like poor people licking each other's wounds.
The employee apologized to me, saying, “I'm sorry it’s noisy” and cautioned the adventurers as well.
At best, she was talking about something like a complaint coming from the nobles next door.

I hurriedly checked my room and found that the inside was dusty and worn-out.
I knew this would happen, so I deployed magic circles for cleaning and repair.
There was a bath and a toilet, but there was no running water. When I checked the structure with the analysis magic [Scan], I found that it was not only the wet area but also the entire plumbing system that was malfunctioning, and the other rooms were also ruined.

If I completely repair the wet area, it will also automatically fix everything instead of just the area I was in, but that's okay.
Then, the employee came into my room and――

“Wa-wait, please don’t go in first! …wait, eeh!?”

“Ah, I'm sorry. I used magic to repair the room and the wet area on my own.”

“Wai. Eh, you fixed it…?”

“Yes. As you can see, I fixed it on my own, so there's no need to pay for repairs or anything. Rather, I need a side job like this to train my magic… while we're at it, let's repair the entire lodging house as much as possible.”

“Uu…um. Is that possible?”

“Well, yes, when I was in the Imperial Capital, I repaired one or two buildings bigger than this lodging house in a single day. There was no law prohibiting unauthorized repair or treatment. So I repaired it without permission.”

“UeeEeeee!?”

The main reason I left the Imperial Capital was because I was prohibited from giving treatment without permission.
Unauthorized repairs aren't prohibited, but it's only a matter of time before the law passes.
By the way, in B Republic, unauthorized repairs and treatments are prohibited. Either way, defecting there wasn’t an option.

Other adventurers are watching me with strange looks on their faces, but right now I'm busy washing curtains and sheets, you know.

Now then.

It was a terrible disaster, but it was quite refreshing.
As I reach a good stopping point, I check tomorrow's quest while eating the bread I swiped from the cafeteria.

The leader of the members to be accompanied... [Christoph Le Crezio].
Oi, isn’t this guy. Wasn’t he the son of B Republic's flamboyant trader “Crezio Company”?
I can't help but feel that he is here to play as an adventurer.
His companions are also three people of the same age with aristocratic names who seem to be connected to the company.

And then, the content of the quest is [Numb Fox Extermination].  …This is a B rank?
Isn’t [Numb Fox] a D-ranked monster?
Wait, hang on, the confirmed number exceeds 30 to 40, and higher-ranked monsters have been confirmed in the surrounding area, so it's set to a high rank...

Are they idiots!?
The likes of [Numb Fox] is a piece of cake using traps, how stupid.
Aa-ah, so anything and everything is being judged by noble standards. Sounds like an idiot.

That said, even in the current situation, heading to another country is.
I would have no choice but to leave W Country through E Kingdom and escape from the continent itself…
For the time being, I guess I should continue making money the same way as before.

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(T/N: Wet area (水回り): part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area. According to the dictionary.

しびれフォックス: Numb Fox. I don’t know if I should translate it to ‘Numbing Fox’ instead. Numb fox is more accurate, but numbing fox makes more sense right?

bon vivants (ボンボン): a person who enjoys a sociable and luxurious lifestyle. That’s the translation according to DeepL. And I think it’s accurate, even though it’s not mentioned in the dictionary or google translate.)

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