Level 1 Strongest Sage ~

“By the way, is that Akari’s pet? Or is it a familiar?”

Eliza stared at Tet, who was still being hugged by Akari, while asking her.

“Ah, yes. She’s my familiar —”

“Tet!”

“Eh!?”

Tet introduced herself, shocking Eliza.

There were monsters that could speak in this world, and they could also be tamed, but only a few managed to achieve such a feat.

It would be possible to form telepathic communication between the tamer and the tamed monsters, but it would be impossible to speak to other people.

“A-Amazing. For you to have a familiar that can talk… Akari, are you a high level tamer?”

“Tamer?”

Akari knew that there’s a job called Tamer in the Isekai world, but she didn’t have an inkling about her own occupation.

“A-Ahm, Eliza. How do you check your own occupation?”

“Y-You don’t know!?”

“...I’m sorry. I don’t know.”

“Well, it’s not something you have to apologize for, Akari… Just say [Status Open].”

“S-Status Open.”

Akari chanted, and a transparent board floated in front of her.

Status

Name: Akari

Species: Human

Protection: Protection from the Goddess of the Other World

Occupation: Hero (Level 300)

“—!?”

Akari shut the status board in a fluster when she saw the word HJero.

It wasn’t such a big deal that she was a hero, but she got the feeling that it wasn’t something Eliza should see.

“Oh, was there something weird written on the board?”

Akari was obviously hiding something, but Eliza was still calm.

“You don’t have to be worried about it. People around you won’t see your status board unless you intentionally let them see.”

“I-Is that so?”

“Yes. Besides, our Guild has been really short of people for a long time now, so we accept people even if they have a bit of a problem. It’s just that it will be a different story if Akari is cursed with something that will also affect other people…”

“I-I’m not cursed!”

“Is that so. Then there shouldn’t be any problems. Ah, just in case, can you do this?”

Eliza pushed the Crystal Ball of Truth towards Eliza while so saying.

She was telling Akari to prove that she didn’t have a terrible curse on her.

“I am not cursed.”

“Tet isn’t cursed, too~”

Akari touched the crystal ball and chanted, and Tet also placed her paw on it and muttered.

“Alright. Thanks, both of you.”

Eliza smiled when the Crystal Ball of Truth glowed blue.

“The registration ends here If Akari and Tet don’t have any more concerns. Do you have any questions?”

“No, it’s all good, thank you very much.”

“Tet, too!”

“Okay. Akari, Tet, welcome to Apristos’ Manufacturing Guild! Alright, let’s have a welcoming party. Would you like to have dinner at my house?”

“I-Is that really okay with you?”

“Of course! Is there something you want to eat, Akari? Tet, tell me if you want anything, okay?”

“Tet wants meat!”

“Meat… I do have some leftover horned rabbit jerky. How about you, Akari?”

“Er…. If it’s alright, then I also would like to have some meat too.”

She didn’t have any idea about the food of this world. Akari was afraid she might spill something if she were to talk too much, so she decided to go along with what Tet said.

“Alright then, let’s have some meat for dinner!”

“Ya~y!”

“Thank you very much.”

Afterward, Eliza led Akari to the room she would live in from now on.

There was a single bed, a tiny table and chair. It was just as Eliza said — the place was too cramped to create items here.

“Sorry for the cramped space. Feel free to use the guild’s atelier downstairs if it's vacant.”

It was a narrow room, but it wasn’t a problem if it was just for sleeping.

Besides, Akari was currently penniless.

Her goal was to defeat the Demon King, so she needed to buy or create equipment and weapons for that purpose. Of course, she still needed to pay for the materials even if she did it herself.

She had to earn money as soon as possible.

There’s no way she would complain about a room that she was allowed to stay in for free.

──＊＊＊──

Akari and Tet waited for Eliza to wrap up her job, then they followed her to her house.

Eliza’s house was around 30 minutes away from the Manufacturing Guild’s building.

“Pardon the intrusion.”

“Excuse me~”

“Akari, Tet. Welcome to my house.”

There were armors and swords inside Eliza’s house.

It didn’t seem to be hers based on the size.

“Ahh, yes. Those are my husband’s. Ah, sorry, forgot to say this, but my husband will also be joining us for dinner…Is that okay?”

Eliza noticed them staring at those, so she explained.

“Yes, that’s totally fine. But…Aren’t we troubling you?”

The furniture in Eliza’s house seemed to be new.

Akari thus concluded that they must be newly weds.

“Ah, don’t worry about us. My husband will also be glad that such a cute girl like you visited us. Besides, that guy wanted to have a child as soon as possible — Ah! F-Forget what I said just now!”

“Eliza, you must really love your husband.”

“Eliza’s face is beet re~d!!”

“Y-You shouldn’t tease adults. Tet, I’ll reduce your share of meat, you know?”

“Aw, sorry!”

Tet looked so cute apologizing so honestly.

“Tet can say sorry properly, what a good child.”

Eliza patted Tet on the head as she opened the door.

“I’m home — eh?”

“Ah! Mr. Guard!”

The person who entered was no other than the inspection guard Akari met when she entered the Royal Capital.

“So Eliza’s husband is Mr. Guard.”

“Yeah. Lassie’s here in our home, so you probably got to know Eliza, huh. That means you listened to my advice when I told you to go to the Manufacturing Guild, right?”

“Yes! I’ve been under Eliza’s care.”

“Oh my. Honey, you’re the one who told Akari to go to our guild, huh. Thanks, because of you we got another precious member.”

Eliza’s husband was called Eric, apparently.

He formerly worked in the military, but he retired and was now working at the royal capital’s checkpoint station.

Eliza prepared dinner while Eric, Akari and Tet conversed.

“Dinner is ready, everyone. Let’s eat.”

“Yes!”

“Smells good! Looks yummy!”

Eric sat beside Eliza, and Akari sat across her.

Tet was told that she could sit on top of the table, so that’s what she did.

“Akari, before we start the meal, it’s a custom in this kingdom to pray with gratitude to a certain person.” (Eliza)

“Prayer?”

“You’re not yet a resident of this kingdom, so it’s up to you if you want to pray or not, either way it’s fine.” (Eric)

“I don’t really know about it, so if it’s okay with only the gestures…”

“Tet will also pray.”

“Yup. That’s fine. That person won’t get mad just because of that.” (Eliza)

“Yeah, that’s right. Then —” (Eric)

Eliza and Eric crossed their fingers in prayer, so Akari and Tet copied them.

“Our gratitude to Halt-sama for graciously forgiving our foolish conduct, and for giving us the opportunity to once again enjoy our meal with our beloved person —”

“Thank you.”

“T-Thank you.”

“Thanks!”

“Let’s dig in.”

“Let’s dig in!” (All)