I Am Raising a Daughter in This Life

Future plans for daughter (3)

“I’m sorry every time.”

At my apologetic greeting, the other person covered his mouth and gave a small smile.

“Ugh, what is it? I like Rize, so you’re always welcome. How nice.”

Thankfully, Dahlia, the wife next door, was happy to take care of Rize whenever I was away.

I wondered what to do when I first asked, but fortunately, Dalia’s moved in not long after, so we were able to quickly become friends.

In addition, since there are two children of the same age as Rize, they seem to have felt sorry for me raising Rize by myself, so they treated me more kindly than I thought.

Of course, it wasn’t another way to entrust Rize with bare hands.

“This isn’t really a big deal, but I always give it to you as a thank you.”

“There is absolutely no need for you to do this. What else did you bring? Oh my gosh, really.”

Like I said, it really wasn’t a big deal.

A piece of meat and some children’s books.

It was a gift that was given in a range that was not burdensome.

Cash was originally intended, but Dahlia stubbornly refused, so these were used instead.

“Because taking care of Rize is so hard. Taking care of children is not an easy task. I have to give you something like this to make my heart feel better.”

“Oh, how nice Rize is. I can’t help but adore her because she listens so well, never has an accident, and tries to help with housework. I want my sons to watch and learn from it.”

I couldn’t restrain the corners of my mouth from going up naturally when they evaluated me like that.

Even when I first entrusted it, I only thought that Rize might be causing some trouble.

I was just moved by the fact that Rize seems to have grown up properly.

“Thank you for your words. Ah, Rize is learning swords these days, so I’m going to train by myself. There is no need for you to watch over that, and I just want you to watch if there are any injuries from training.”

“Oh my, is it because you want to be like Rize’s dad?”

“It’s embarrassing. As a father, I hope you don’t do anything dangerous.”

“Still, I envy you for working hard at anything. My sons cannot go for three days if they say they are doing something, so I am worried about what they will do in the future.”

After talking about the children for a while, they exchanged greetings several times, leaving behind the words of wishing Rize well.

When I went back to the house and went inside, a truly amazing sight caught my eyes.

“… … .”

this is true When I see something like this, I couldn’t help but smile.

But now, holding back a smile, he lightly covered his mouth with his hand and approached the luggage bag he had put out beforehand.

There, Rize was holding her bag tightly as if protecting something precious.

“Why are you doing that?”

“… … Can’t we wait a little longer?”

“Pu-huh.”

In the end, I couldn’t stand this.

I laughed briefly, then leaned over and hugged Rize as if pulling her in.

“Have you not enough greetings yet? Daddy will come back really soon. Can our Rize wait well?”

“… … huh.”

In fact, even though we had been having this conversation ever since we woke up, I didn’t expect this to happen again while we went to the next door for a while.

No matter what happens in the dungeon, I must come back quickly.

I was able to leave the house only after holding on to my bag and calming down Rize a little more.

If it was more late than this, it would be rather late to come back, so I had no choice but to speed up my steps naturally.

Then, suddenly, I stopped walking.

When I turned my head toward the house, I saw a cute face sticking out of the slightly open door.

… … It was dangerous.

I almost ran away without realizing it.

Barely enduring that desire, she lightly waved her hand as if to shake off the delusion. Thankfully, Rize waved back with a bright smile.

As I moved again with a slightly lighter step and turned around the alley, Rize’s face disappeared, and I sped up a little more.

The first place he arrived without leaving Findel was the Mercenary Guild.

“Here is the request. You will receive the advance payment as well.”

I skimmed through the request form I received from the Cornwell branch manager, and opened a small pocket to check the amount.

Because it is supported by the state, the advance payment alone was quite enough.

Actually, the purpose of this dungeon exploration was not money, but the more money, the better.

Putting the pocket into his bosom, he asked Cornwell what he was curious about.

“Do you know what kind of mercenaries are coming for this expedition?”

Unfortunately, I did not know the details of the early exploration of the Majeriol Heroes Cemetery.

It was because the exploration ended so futile that there was almost no achievement other than the fact that the end of the dungeon was so deep that it was unknown.

That’s why there wasn’t much memorable information recorded, and I also always entered the dungeon after the initial exploration.

In other words, it was the first exploration operation I participated in, so I was a bit interested.

It was a question I asked out of curiosity to see if any mercenaries I knew would participate. Well, I know most of those on this national quest.

“Hmm, I don’t know because I haven’t heard anything in detail, but at least I know how many S-class mercenaries are included. Not a bad opportunity to make friends.”

“I was just asking out of curiosity. I have no desire to get involved, so I will come back as soon as possible.”

“If you find any precious medicine, bring it to me. I will pay you generously.”

“You know that most of the things you find in dungeons belong to the Empire, right? I will decline going to jail over Rize.”

After a few joking greetings, I left the office.

I’m worried now, but I thought of a few mercenaries I didn’t really want to meet.

Even so, it’s not a serious matter, so if you deal with it at the time, you’ll be able to get over it without a big problem.

Well, when you enter the dungeon in the first place, you will act alone.

When I came out to the lobby, the receptionist Daisy, who was preparing for the morning work, found me and spoke to me.

“Mr. Irvin, are you leaving now?”

“okay. In the meantime, please take good care of what I said earlier.”

At my words, Daisy, who was holding a pile of papers, frowned slightly at Ami.

“Wasn’t that a joke? What kind of A-class mercenary would take on something like babysitting?”

“So you asked Miss Daisy. Even if it’s not necessarily that, if you know a good person, introduce me.”

“If that’s the case, I won’t be looking for anyone else… … !”

“I trusted you, so please find me well. Let me ask you a favor.”

how to say I know that Daisy is a good person, and it is true that Rize likes it, but for some reason, I felt that it would have a bad effect if I stayed with her.

The babysitter I would hire later was also intended to be decided through my own rigorous examination.

It’s the person who should entrust Rize, not anyone else, so you can’t choose carelessly.

I felt like I could be a little relieved only if I entrusted it to someone who was truly trustworthy and outstanding.

As he left the mercenary guild, he went to a few more places as he had planned before, finished his final preparations, and immediately left Findel.

“Hee-hee!”

“Yes, please.”

After giving encouragement by tapping the neck of the horse he borrowed after a long time, he immediately got on and drove it along the highway.

Since the road to go was not that far, it was expected that if we left now, we would probably arrive by evening.

No, just look at it… … .

As I recalled one of my goals for the day, it seemed to me that I would have to sprint a little faster so I wouldn’t be late at that hour.

Well, I can’t help it, but the horse has to suffer a little more.

“Purrule.”

As if the horse had read those thoughts, it suddenly made a toure, and I lightly brushed the horse’s neck.

That’s what I meant, I didn’t mean to forcefully deal with it.

After repeating the return, I developed a habit of moving leisurely, so I had much more time until the local meeting time.

The road was smooth, so there was nothing to worry about.

Sometimes monsters roam around, but the things outside can be moderated.

After a peaceful journey without even needing to be summarized like that, I arrived at the neighboring town of Sitran watching the sun go down.

It wasn’t a big city like Findel, but it was quite crowded with people.

Without even looking elsewhere, I continued to drive my horse to one place.

“Come on. Can I leave the horse at the stable?”

“Yes, please.”

“A guest enters!”

After handing a few coins along with the horse to the friendly guide, we entered the inn and heard loud voices along with the heat.

It’s not that luxurious, but the neat sight was quite friendly.

After all, it was the only inn I came to intentionally every time in my many lives.

I sat down at an empty table, asked for a room, and ordered dinner.

It was really fortunate that the menu that I was looking for remained on the way to this point.

No, since I said it was the last one, I should say I’m lucky.

It was fortunate that I drove the horse a little faster just in case.

This was the reason why I came to this inn after coming to Citran, so I would have regretted it if I missed it.

It’s been a long time since I’ve tasted it, so I was really looking forward to it, so I tasted it without realizing it.

It’s set until tomorrow morning anyway, so let’s have a drink together after a long time.

While the food I ordered was served, I was checking my plans while rummaging for a while, and soon after, the clerk brought the food to the table.

“Yes, this is it.”

The food I ordered wasn’t that grandiose.

It was just a whole smoked duck topped with a special sauce.

The duck meat wasn’t that special, but this sauce was really excellent. It was scary to see such a dish, so I ended up ordering a bottle of alcohol that I refrained from when I was with Rize.

I have to work hard tomorrow, so the award given to me with the meaning of cheering up was enough.

Once I grabbed one of the legs and tore it off, the softly torn flesh stimulated my appetite.

It was so delicious that I would definitely want to try it if I had to come with Rize in the future.

Just as he was about to eat, a thick hand suddenly jumped up on the table and drew his attention.

“Excuse me.”

Raising my head at the voice, I almost dropped the duck leg I was holding.

No, why is this man here?

He uttered a calm voice without revealing such agitation at all.

“What are you doing?”

“As you can see, there are no seats. Can I join you?”

As he said that, he pointed at the back of the room, and in the meantime, a restaurant full of customers caught his eye, as if more customers had arrived.

There was no reason to refuse, so I readily nodded.

“it’s okay. You do.”

“Um, thank you. and… … I’m really sorry… … .”

As he said that, he did not lose sight of his gaze fixed on one spot as he sat down.

I knew that, so I waited patiently, and he continued talking, pointing at the smoked duck.

“Would you mind sharing some of that duck? It’s because it’s my favorite food. It’s hard to say instead, but I’ll pay for the food. If you need anything else, feel free to tell me.”

Would you like to

I resisted the words coming out of my mouth.

Thanks to whom did I get a taste for this?

I thought that the fact that the person involved in it appeared when he was about to eat this food was an amazing relationship.

In the end, I naturally smiled and quietly showed my palm.

“You can eat as much as you like. I thought it would be too much to eat alone.”

“hahahaha, thank you very much. This is also a fate, so it would be good to introduce yourself.”

The old man with thick lines laughed heartily and said his name.

“My name is Douglas.”

A living legend of the mercenary world… … He was once my teacher.