Chapter 56: The Repair Quest

My first G-quest in the village was a request from the adventurer’s guild.

It was to repair the guild building.

Judging by the tattered paper on which the quest was written, Tauro could tell that no one had taken it recently.

He had raised his proficiency in woodworking and his dexterity status had been strengthened with the ability of “precision”.

He was good at repairing things.

However, he was disappointed to find out that there was not even a ladder.

So, he made one himself.

He was relieved to find that lumber and other materials were in the guild’s warehouse.

Tauro was worried that since he didn’t have a ladder, he would be forced to prepare the materials himself.

He thought he’d just finish up and take a walk around the village.

He thought about doing some repairs that would become a village landmark, but he didn’t want to overdo it, so he kept it simple and clean.

This was enough to be admired as the work of a dexterous child.

Immediately after the repairs were finished, the receptionist came out of the guild and looked up at the guild building from the front, as if she was worried about the child’s quest selection.

“What? You’re done already? … that’s great. You…uh…”

“It’s Tauro.”

“Yes, Tauro-kun, do you have any woodworking skills? I never thought this building could look this good…”

Oh, could it be I did it much better than I thought? He asked himself.

Tauro, who had been working at the level of an artist until now, thought he had kept it pretty plain, but it didn’t seem that way to others.

He was immediately conspicuous.

He got off the roof and returned to the guild room.

“Can I clear the quest, please?”

He asked.

“Yes, let’s get the formalities out of the way… Oh, you’ve completed a number of G-quests where you were before. You’ve fulfilled the promotion requirements, so you’ll be promoted to the F-rank zone today.”

“Oh, thank you very much.”

He wasn’t impressed since it was the second time, but he guessed it was a good thing since this will give him a few more quests to take.

Tauro received his iron tag, the proof of his F-rank adventurer status, and immediately set out to explore the village.

It was dusk, so the inhabitants were coming out of their houses.

As he walked past them, they must have realized that he was a stranger, because they started looking at him.

As the gatekeeper had said, they might have a strong sense of caution against strangers.

Tauro wondered why they were so wary of an eleven-year-old kid, but guessed he should just go back to the inn quietly today.

I’d better not wander around at dusk. He thought to himself

He turned back and decided to stay in his room.

As he was fixing the lock on the door, he heard a voice say.

“Oh? Are you a stranger too?”

A man with long brown mane-like hair, dog ears and yellow eyes with a tail walked towards him.

“I’m an adventurer.”

“So am I. Adventurers your age are rare. I’m Bob.”

“I’m Tauro.”

They shook hands as a greeting.

“My room is in the back. Nice to meet you.”

“You too sir.”

Bob went back to his room and came right back out.

“What are you going to do about dinner?”

“I’ll eat what I have prepared.”

“Okay. Well, between you and me, the food here isn’t very good.”

Adventurer Bob muttered in Tauro’s ear.

“…got it.”

Tauro replied in a whisper, laughing.

“I’m going to go eat that dinner then.”

With a sigh, Bob walked away.

The neighbor seemed to be a nice guy.

Tauro felt a little relieved.

He woke up in the morning, finished his meal in his room, and left.

Just then, he saw Bob coming out of his room.

“Oh, Tauro, good morning. I heard about you yesterday, that you repaired the building of the Adventurer’s Guild and I was surprised to see how beautifully it was repaired after a day without seeing it. Chloe, the receptionist, pestered me to do that quest, but I refused because I’m not handy. Thank God for that. What a nice save.”

Oh, she didn’t recommend it to me.　

Tauro thought but swallowed his words

“I’m good with my hands.”

“I see. Speaking of which, what’s your adventurer rank? I’m an E, though I have a feeling I’ll be moving up soon.”

Bob pulled out a tag and showed it to him.

It was indeed a copper tag, a sign of E rank.

“I just completed that quest and got to F-rank.”

Tauro also pulled out an iron tag from around his neck.

“I see you’re a new adventurer. If you’re in trouble I can at least give you some advice.”

With that, Bob walked into the inn’s dining area.

“All right, I’m going to do an F-Quest today.”

Tauro was fired up and headed for the guild.

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