Turning towards the guild, I see Serena just coming out, looking surprised, "Eh, that girl?"
The girl ignores her and presses in close to me.
"Heh heh, it took me quite a bit of effort to find you! Because that time, everything was finished just a few hours after you left the guild. That's definitely strange, doing thirty drain cleaning jobs in one day. There must be a secret there."
The girl jabs her index finger right in front of my nose.
"...No, no, I'm just used to it. I do drain cleaning every day, so naturally I can do it faster than other people."
"Lies! Even the most experienced person can only do about five a day at most. To finish that many times faster, it's absolutely suspicious!"
As she says that, the adventurers around us start buzzing with reaction.
"Is that so strange? Drain cleaning is the easiest job, isn't it? Thirty jobs is normal, right?"
"Even if you do that many, the reward isn't much. It's pointless to even do it."
It seems like the girl's argument isn't getting through to the adventurers around us.
"Setz isn't being strange. He's been doing this job for years, and he's just efficient."
Serena agrees.
Ah, that's right. Thirty jobs a day can't be especially high, right?
"W-w-w-why can't you understand how abnormal this is! You guys are weird!"
The girl stomps her feet and insists, but doing something so childish only makes her less persuasive.
"That's not all," the girl points her index finger again.
"Even though I chased after you with all my might, I couldn't catch up! What's up with that?"
Eh, even if you say that, I honestly don't know.
"Isn't that just because Lilia was slow at chasing?"
Serena interjects. Ah, if that's the reason, I can understand it. Don't blame others for your own slowness.
"Don't be ridiculous! I graduated at the top of my class from the Astor Academy of Arts, and I won MVP in the chivalric raid student league! It's impossible that I, who has some of the best speed in the country, couldn't even catch a glimpse of you, right?"
"Hah, I see..."
I tilt my head, looking at her assert her achievements proudly.
MVP in chivalric raid...?
I don't know much about that competition, but is that really that impressive? However, the people around us are starting to give her a cold look because of her intensity.
"Even so, is a job like drain cleaning, which anyone can do, that important?" I can hear some adventurers whispering quietly.
"Um... so that's why. You understand that I'm just a low-level adventurer who can only do drain cleaning, right?"
I hope you're convinced now, and you won't keep bothering me.
"That's not true! There must be a trick to it! So have a match with me!"
Have a match... what kind of match? Even if I accept the match, there's no benefit for me at all.
I shrug, looking annoyed, and Lilia glares at me.
"Are you trying to run away? I won't let you. I'm going to expose your 'cheating' and reveal it in broad daylight!"
"No, I'm not really running away, but... I'm not interested in the first place, and I don't want to compete."
As I say that and try to turn away, Lilia smiles as if she's had an idea. I have a bad feeling about this.
"I see... in that case, I'll do this!"
There's a sound like the wind being cut, and the next moment. Lilia's figure disappeared—or so I thought, but then a pure white fist was closing in right in front of me...!
The speed, I can't see it at all. I can't even react, I can only freeze.
...But the fist stopped right before my nose.
"...Huh?"
"Heh heh, you didn't dodge that attack, did you? And you weren't even shaken. It's as if you knew from the beginning that I was going to stop at the last moment. As I thought, you're no ordinary person."
Lilia says with a smug look. Eh, no, I wasn't unshaken, it's just that I couldn't react...
"No, I just didn't notice..."
"I won't listen to that excuse! I understood well enough just now that you're a strong person!"
Yeah, yeah, that's amazing, I sigh inwardly. I feel like there are more and more people I can't communicate with... Sheena and Lilia, why am I being bothered by these incomprehensible people...
Then, Lilia clenches her fist and declares.
"I'll put the match on hold for now. Because you're running away. Instead, I'm going to follow you on your drain cleaning and expose the 'trick.' Okay!"
"Hah!? W-wait a minute. I just want to do my job normally..."
"Be quiet! The fact that you're so reluctant means that there's a reason why you'd be troubled if I saw it, right! ...Heh heh, good, I'll have you show me your work for the whole day!"
After saying that, Lilia grabs my arm firmly. Her strength is tremendous. Even if I try to shake her off a little, she doesn't budge at all. Where is all that power packed?
"Setz, are you okay!? Wh-what should we do..."
Serena calls out anxiously, but I have no choice but to answer, "I'm not okay." However, there are the eyes of the surrounding adventurers, and I want to avoid attracting any more unnecessary attention than this.
Lilia, still pulling on my arm, said with a beaming smile.
"Now, prepare yourself. Anyway, you're going to do drain cleaning, right? I'll follow you and expose your true form!"
Ugh... this is completely the stalker pattern.
Aaaah... this is just too troublesome...
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