บท 13: Cabbage!

After learning the skills, I returned to the bar and found it to be lively.

"Terly-sama, one more time! I am willing to pay for it, could you perform 'Beauties of Nature' once more?"

"Fool, Terly-san prefers food instead of money! Right, Terly san! I will treat you to a meal, so please do 'Beauties of Nature' again!"

For some reason, there was a crowd around Terly who looked troubled.

"Talent shows are not things that could be performed several times on request! A great man once said a funny joke could only be told once. Doing the same tricks several times because it is popular means you are a 3rd rate performer! I am not a performer, so I won't accept money for my performance! This should be the basic attitude of talent show artisan. And I didn't perform 'Beauties of Nature' for you to see– Hey! Kanike you are finally back, it turn out like this because of you… By the way, who is this person?"

Terly pushed through the crowd with an annoyed face and was curious about the sulky Chris standing beside me. Before I could explain, Darkness said:

"Trish panties was removed by Kanike and lost all her money to him. That's why she is feeling down."

"Hey, what is this nonsense! Hold up. What you said was true, but hold on a

minute."

Because Trish was willing to pay any amount of money as she begged me to return her panties, I told her to decide how much her panties was worth. I added that if Trish didn't offer an amount that would satisfy me, her panties would become my family heirloom. In the end, she offered both her wallet and my wallet, so I agreed to the trade, that's all. But Lighttress' way of phrasing it sounded a bit wrong. Terly and Meguma was a bit surprised after hearing what Lighttress said.

Their gaze made me feel uncomfortable, and Trish shook off her sulky expression at this moment and said:

"Even if I was stripped of my panties in public, I couldn't keep on crying! Alright, Lighttress. I'm sorry, but I have decided to join a profitable dungeon exploration party! I am penniless after my panties was taken hostage."

"Hey, wait a second. The female adventurers aside from Terly and Meguma are starting to turn cold, please don't speak anymore."

The female adventurers nearby seemed to have heard the conversation. Seeing how awkward I looked in their cold gaze, Trish laughed happily.

"This level of counter attack isn't too overboard right? Well then, I will be back after earning some cash, so have fun in the mean time, Lighttress! I will find what quests are available!"

Trish ran to the bulletin board recruiting for members after saying that.

"Erm, aren't you going with her, Lighttress?"

Lighttress sat down at my table so naturally that I had to ask.

"… Yeah. People with the same vanguard class as me could be found anywhere. Although thieves are essential for dungeon exploration, it wasn't too popular with others. There are many teams that want to recruit Trish."

I see, Terly said that Arch Priests were rare and wanted by every party, so the treatment each job received are different.

A short while later, Trish probably found a pick up group and left the guild with a few adventurers. Trish waved at us before heading off.

"It's already evening, Trish and her party are going to explore the dungeons now?"

"The best time to go dungeon diving is early in the morning. So most people would set off one day earlier like them, and make camp before the dungeon until morning. There are even merchants operating with these adventurers as their target market. How was it? Did you learn any skills?"

Hearing Meguma say that, I smiled confidently.

"Hmmp, why not take a look? Take this, 'Steal'!"

I shouted and reached towards Meguma with my right hand, grabbing a black cloth tightly. That's right, it was panties.

"… What happened? After your level and stats increased, you had changed jobs from an adventurer to a pervert? Erm… It feels cold below, please return my panties to me…"

"Str, strange? Why is this, it shouldn't be like this… It should be a skill that steals something at random!"

I hurriedly returned the panties to Meguma under the glare of the females around me that was getting colder. Someone suddenly slam the table. That was Lighttress who suddenly knocked the chair away and stood up. Her eyes were sparkling for some reason…

"I was right! To stripped the panties of a young girl with so many people watching, you really are the worst…! Please…! Please let me join this party!"

"Don't wanna."

"Hmm…? Eh…!"

Lighttress ' face turned red and her body trembled when she heard my unhesitatant reply. What should I do. I wasn't very sure, but this female knight is definitely a

bad type. Terly and Meguma seemed curious about Lighttress…

"Hey, who is this person Kanike? Was she the one who came for the interview while Meguma and I went to shower?"

"Hold on, this lady is a crusader. There is no reason to reject her right?"

The two of them started talking nonsense as they stare at Lighttress. This is bad… And I remember rejecting her yesterday too. I didn't want these two to meet Lighttress…

… Alright, I have to use this method.

"Lighttress, we might look this way now, but we are serious about taking down the demon king."

Terly who wanted to return to heaven aside, I had already given that up after finding out how harsh this world was, even killing a toad was a chore. Meguma who never heard of this before looked surprised, but I ignored her. No, wait. This might be a good opportunity.

"That's right, listen to me too, Meguma. Terly and I wants to take down the demon king no matter what. That's our goal as adventurers. And so, our adventures will become more dangerous. Especially Lighttress, as a female knight, you would experience 'that' if you get captured by the demon king."

"That's right! Since ancient times, getting sexually harassed by the demon king was the job of the female knights! That alone would be worth the trip!"

"Eh?… What?"

"Huh?… What is it? Did I say anything weird?"

Lighttress who expressed her strong agreement made me shout in surprise.

… An, anyway, I will settle that later.

"Listen carefully too, Meguma. The opponent is the demon king. Terly and I are planning to fight the strongest being in this world, so don't force yourself by staying in this party…"

I didn't even finish. Meguma knocked her chair away and stood up. She flicked her cloak hard and said:

"I am Meguma! The top wizard in the red magic race, the master of explosion magic! For the demon king to call himself the strongest and ignore me! I will decimate him with my strongest spell!"

With the entire guild's eyes on her, Meguma made a chunni declaration. This fellow was hopeless too. Don't make such an arrogant face so confidently! Oh no, these two hopeless girls raised the tension even higher…

"… Hey, Kanike, Kanike…"

As I droop my head dejectedly, Terly pulled at my sleeve.

"I was a bit scared when Kanike put it that way. Is there a simpler way to take on the demon king?"

… You should be the one most fired up, since this is actually your quest…

… At this point.

"Emergency quest! Emergency quest! All adventurers in town, please gather at the adventurers guild! I repeat, emergency quest! Emergency quest! All adventurers in town, please gather at the adventurers guild!"

The loud broadcast could be heard in the entire town. It was probably amplified through magic.

"Hey, what are emergency quests? Are monsters raiding the town?"

I felt a bit uneasy, but Lighttress and Meguma seemed elated. Lighttress said

joyfully:

"… Erm, it's probably harvesting cabbages. It's the season for them."

…

"Huh? Cabbage? Is that the name of some monster?"

After expressing my thoughts, Meguma and Lighttress looked at me pitifully for unknown reasons.

"Cabbage is something round, green and edible."

"It is crunchy and refreshing, a delicious vegetable."

"I know that! Then what is happening? The guild said there is an emergency quest, so the farmers need help from the adventurers?"

It seemed weird for me who was working as a construction worker recently to say this, but I didn't come here to farm.

"Ahh… Kanike probably doesn't know? Let me tell you, the cabbages of this world…"

Terly adopted an apologetic pose and was about to tell me something when the guild staff interrupted her and explained to all the adventurers in the building.

"I apologize for gathering everyone on such short notice! I think everyone should know the emergency is because of the cabbages! It is time to harvest cabbages this year! The quality of the cabbages are great this year, each one is worth 10,000 Eric! We have already evacuated the residents. So please

harvest more cabbages and turn them in here! Please take care of your own safety and don't get hurt from the cabbages counter attack! Also, because of the large amount of people and bounty, the reward would be given out at a later date!"

… What did this staff say? The sound of cheers erupted outside the Adventurers guild. I didn't know what happened, so I squeezed into the crowd outside to take a look. Green objects were flying all over town. As I stood on the spot, amazed by this ridiculous sight, Terly came over to my side and continued her explanation:

"The cabbages of this world can fly. When their taste ripens during harvest time, they fly through cities, plains, the continent and to the ocean, unwilling to be eaten. If that is the case, we should get more cabbages and eat them while they are still delicious."

"Can I go back to the stables and sleep?"

As I mumbled softly, the brave adventurers charges out in high spirits.They must be hot blooded guys who were inspired by the cabbages who did their best to live for the moment. As I watch the adventurers chased after the cabbages whole heartedly, I prayed.

… What grave sin did I commit that I have to fight to the death with cabbages here.

… I want to go back to Japan.