I Was in Charge of Scouting for the Hero’s Party

98. Buy land carefully

“One… two… Seoyi… You are….”

Five… Six….

“330 Gold coins…. Ha….”

Sitting on the floor of the inn and counting money, I sighed as I put the gold coins I had spread out on the floor into my pocket again.

I thought I was saving it, but I lost more money than I thought.

I wonder if I counted wrong, but….

“… Tsk.”

I tied my pockets full of money tightly and set them down on the table.

I think I spent almost 40 to 50 gold coins, but no matter how much I think about it, I don’t think I traveled that extravagantly.

“Write…. Don’t run out of money….”

When you run out of money, you won’t be able to afford these exorbitant lodging costs. Even if you do a mithril grade request, it’s not like that kind of request is everywhere. Even with the money she earned by entering the academy as a temporary teacher, it would be a bit difficult.

Of course, I knew very well where it had slipped away so much.

It didn’t cost much for food. Not only do we not have such sophisticated tastes, but Princess Alexis tends to say that everything is delicious.

I turned my head and looked around the room.

I passed the bed where Maya and Robin slept close to each other, past the table where Royman was tinkering with the flail, and back to the bag of gold coins.

“… Was the room nice?”

The main culprit that made 50 gold coins disappear in just one month was none other than the accommodation fee.

Every time I found a luxury inn and booked a room, it was only natural that the money flowed out like water. Even, the commercial city of Harman, where I stayed before, had a developed tourism industry, so the room price was almost twice as expensive.

Still, I don’t regret it. I don’t know anything else, but I’m a person who thinks that a bed to rest on after a hard day’s work should be as good as it gets.

But that doesn’t mean we can’t just leave it as it is….

Even at this inn where we are staying now, the cost of a night’s stay is over 70 silver coins.

“Okay….”

It is said that the academy case has been resolved, but there is no avoiding having to part with Princess Alexis sooner or later.

To make matters worse, I have to meet Wyler, I have to think about the work I was commissioned by Lowell, and I have to see off the warrior party, which is about to leave for the front line where Monta is.

We were divided into the hero party and the hero support party, so we decided to do our own thing first.

The party of warriors decided to immediately go to the front line where the situation is urgent and deal with Monta, and we made an agreement to find Ash and Urgan hiding inside the kingdom on our own.

“After…. There is a lot to think about.”

I promised to show the sword I received from Mogdan to Mogdan’s master….

“Patience. I won’t be able to find you or not unless you tell me your name.”

Since I didn’t know the name of the teacher, I had no choice but to suck his finger.

Should I send a letter next time?

“… First of all, let’s solve what can be solved now.”

Now that you’ve made that decision, you should act right away.

I got up from my seat and approached Maya and Robin, who were sleeping unknowingly.

It’s time to meet the rat.

* * *

“Sup… ha…. So, did you come to see me?”

“That… right?”

“Hmm…. It’s a nice house….”

“How are you doing these days? Are you still cool?”

“Sniff sniff…. No. I’m fine again today.”

Rowell waggled his tail and set the envelope, which had been poking his nose all this time, on the desk.

You’ve been biting and sucking on that all along. How the hell do you love Becky?

As I was looking at Rowell with tired eyes, Maya, who had been looking around the sewers with Robin, opened the door to Rowell’s office and came in.

“Austin. What the heck…. Huh… ?”

“… Heeep.”

The moment Lowell and Maya’s eyes met, the air in the room froze.

“… What? Do you know me?”

“No. It’s not like that, something… Because I was coveted….”

“… What?”

What is this again? When I looked up at Maya with a wanting expression, Maya’s eyes were shining viciously in yellow.

“… Ah.”

Cat and mouse.

Looking back at Rowell, he was already hiding behind his chair, shaking his head.

This….

“… Lowell. Come out because it’s okay Maya is not like that.”

“That’s a lie…. When I was young, how many times I was beaten by cat beastmen… !”

Maybe it’s because you want to play with it.

I managed to calm them down, and then everyone sat down.

“Robin. Please keep an eye on Maya.”

“A cat and a mouse…. Seniors are really, really inconsiderate.”

After lightly ignoring Robin’s sarcasm, she turned her head to Rowell again.

Since Maya was still, Rowell also looked a little relieved.

“Umm…. Can we go back to the main topic?”

“Whoa…. No, tell me….”

“I was a little worried about my pocketbook because the lodging expenses kept coming through. If you are going to stay for a long time, I think it would be better to find a suitable house.”

“Whew…. So, do you want me to find out if there is a good house?”

“Exactly.”

“I may ask, just in case, how much money do you have?”

“About three hundred gold coins? It’s not a lot of money to buy a house in the capital, but… It’s not like we want a mansion or something.”

“Ummm…. Three hundred gold coins….”

Rowell, who was groaning while glancing at Maya, opened the drawer under the desk and took out some papers.

“I was lucky. Coincidentally, a good place came in recently.”

“Oh. After all, it was good to find you.”

“hehehe…. Yes? So here….”

I accepted the papers that Rowell triumphantly handed over. Land sales deed, building sales deed….

Unusually, both certificates were stamped with the seal of a noble family.

“… Is it stamped? Is it a place sold by aristocratic families?”

“The Bohrman duchy, a noble who came up to the capital this time…. Becky has something to invest in, so it seems she needs some money right away. Coincidentally, the Duke of Bormann had some land and buildings that were idle in the capital, so he sold them to me at a bargain price.”

“As for the Bohrman family… The lord of Harman?”

“Yes. Maybe it was?”

Somehow, I heard that the lord went up to the capital then.

More than that, I was surprised by Lowell’s connections. I had to hear from Becky that Rowell had a lot of connections, but…. He never thought that he would have connections with the duke.

“Yes. What kind of house is it are you okay?”

“It’s a small mansion with roughly two floors…. It seems that the previous head of the Borman family bought it as a villa. Well, I don’t know why, but I bought it and managed it.”

“… Ohh.”

“There are 4 large rooms and about 4 smaller rooms. The bathroom has one large bathtub and… The large rooms seem to have individual bathrooms for each room.”

“… Good? Price is?”

“The price is just three hundred gold coins…. Since you guys are Becky’s friends, I’ll give you a special discount of about 10 coins.”

“Oh….”

From what Lowell says, the house looks just right for all of our parties.

“How are you guys? Do you look okay?”

“If you just listen to it, it sounds good, but… Still, shouldn’t we go and look around for ourselves?”

“I think Robin is right.”

“… Is that so too?”

As much money comes and goes, I have to make sure.

Me, Robin, and Maya got up, and Rowell took a set of keys from a drawer and led the way out of the room.

“Come on, everybody, follow me. I will give you special guidance!”

“… Hmm.”

I thought I was going to get caught up in another strange incident, but I didn’t think it was a big deal and followed Rowell.

* * *

“Let’s see…. We are almost there!”

As I walked along Lowell, I was able to arrive at a residential area on the outskirts a little away from the center of Mettelheim.

“Oh….”

The neighborhood was a place with luxurious mansions in its own way, and I thought I managed to buy a house in such a place at a cheap price.

As I walked along Lowell with such admiration, Robin, who was walking alongside me, whispered to me.

“Senior. Could this be a scam? There are rows of mansions that look expensive just by looking at them, and it doesn’t make sense to sell them for only 300 pieces!”

“I am a little suspicious…. It’s not because she’s a rat, really…. You even cut it… ?”

When Maya joined in and said that, I began to doubt a little.

“… Who even died? Or, was it the house that was on fire?”

“Robin. Stop talking nonsense, let’s go.”

No matter how it is, what is the house that caught fire? Unlucky.

After following Rowell for about 5 minutes, I stopped in front of a mansion.

“Here it is!”

We all lifted our heads in the direction Rowell pointed triumphantly.

“… Hmm?”

This is more than I thought….

“Looking at it like this, is it better than I thought?”

“That… so… ?”

The mansion was better than expected. No, it looked much better than I expected.

It was a bit small to call it a mansion, but this is somewhere. Buying a house bigger than this in the first place is of little use to us.

A reasonable size, a stable where you can park a wagon, a garden where you can grow flowers, a moderately luxurious exterior, and a moderately close distance to the workshop.

… Is it really good?

“… Lowell. Can I see a little bit inside?”

“Yes. Of course! Wait a minute….”

Lowell turns the key to open the door, allowing us to cross the garden and look inside the mansion.

“The inside is cleaner than I thought.”

“Sure. Did you say that you were constantly managing it?”

The inside was exactly what Lowell said. 4 Large rooms and 4 small empty rooms. Each large room had its own bathroom, and other rooms, such as a dining room, bath, storage room, and office.

Hot water worked well, and even the bed and other furniture were left as they were. The furniture, as Lowell said, was well-maintained and looked like new.

This is enough….

“No, this level of sales is only 300 pieces?”

“Right. I think it’s too free to give, but…. Well, even if you sell it for 300 coins in the first place, you still have a lot of margin….”

“… Isn’t that where someone really committed suicide? Is there a fire or something?”

“Oh no!”

After Lowell stopped screaming, we headed out of the mansion.

“So, are you going to buy it?”

“Um….”

It doesn’t matter if you use the money to buy a house, since you’ve already asked for the consent of all the party members….

If you use this, you will have about 40 gold coins left over.

… If he became a temporary teacher at the academy, he would probably be able to cover food expenses with his salary. If you share the bounty with the warrior party….

“Okay. Live.”

When I handed over the pouch containing the money, Rowell snatched it up quickly and grinned.

“Thank you! The key is here, the deed is here! You’ll see the magic circuit behind the certificate, so put magic there….”

f*ck. I don’t have any magic

“… Hey, I don’t have any magical powers?”

“Ah…. Don’t worry! If you don’t have magic, you can go to the nearby Real Estate Guild and submit the certificate!”

“Then, with this… end?”

I asked cautiously, and Rowell, who was hurriedly stuffing a bag of money into his arms, smiled broadly.

“Yes! End with this! It’s your home now! The money is 290 gold coins, right?”

“Did you count it once? 290 Coins, exactly put.”

“No! There’s no way you cheated on me…. Then, I’ll go first!”

“Uh, uh… okay… ! Bye!”

Somehow Rowell seemed urgent, but he took it lightly.

“By the way….”

As I looked at the mansion in front of me, I was soaked in emotions.

“To buy a house in the capital….”

I have been successful in my own way. I wanted to

Tuk-tuk.

As I was so sentimental, I suddenly felt someone tap me on the back.

“… Why, Robin?”

Tuk-tuk.

… Why don’t you talk

“Robin. I’m looking at the house right now Stay still.”

“Maybe….”

“… Huh?”

Who are you? At the sound of someone else’s voice, I turned and looked behind her.

A woman with a familiar face somewhere, poking my back with her finger, stared at my face and froze.

… Who was it?

I glanced at Robin, and she was looking back and forth between me and the unidentified woman, her face turning blue.

“… After all, is that Austin?”

“Hey, I’m sorry…. Who are you… ?”

“… What?”

She looked at me with a bewildered expression for a moment, then laughed away with a hearty laugh.

“Puhahahahaha!!! Who… ? Pooh…. Puhahahaha!!!”

… This laugh.

“… Uh?”

f*ck. No, why are you here?

My heart was pounding. As I took a step back without realizing it, she stopped laughing after laughing for a long time, and she took a step closer to me.

“… Why. Do you understand now? Ah, Robin. Hi? I couldn’t say goodbye.”

Robin didn’t answer. However, she was just looking at me with her slightly shocked look on her face.

“Ah, ugh… uh… ?”

“Hey. This is a bastard. No, the former leader.”

The person I didn’t want to meet the most, but had to meet before anyone else.

“Damn, looks good? I want to kill you.”

Wyler smiled viciously and poked his finger around my stomach.

“How did you survive after killing your teammates like that?”

“No, that… uh…. Excuse me…. Why are you here… ?”

“… Huh? Didn’t you guys just buy this house?”

“No, that’s right…. Huh… ?”

No, no way.

Wyler continued with a grin as I stared at him in a cold sweat.

“I live next door here. Nice to meet? Are you neighbors now?”

f*ck you.

I gulped at Wyler as he whispered curse words at me.

f*ck. I was just looking around a bit more.

‘Joe, you’re f*cked….’

f*cked… !