I’m Not Good at Offensive Magic, but I’ll Do My Best With Support Magic!

It was an hour’s walk from the forest.

I came back to the village.

「Jō-chan! You’re safe!」

「Why are you panicking?」

As I approached the entrance to the village, yesterday’s ojisan guard rushed over to me. Wouldn’t he be angry with me for leaving the gate?

「What’s wrong…… you didn’t come home till now, I was worried about you!」

「Thank you for your concern. I’m still an adventurer, so I’ll be fine」

「Well…… yeah. I just can’t help it when a kid as young as my daughter doesn’t come home from the outside」

It appears that ojisan has a daughter. He was worried because she and I shared the same age.

「She’s an adult, and worrying about that much is a little overprotective」

「An adult? My daughter’s only 13…… ?」

「But…… I’m 15 years old」

「15! ? You’re smaller than my daughter …… 」

It seems that he mistook me for a kid who just registered as an adventurer.

「That’s why you don’t need to worry」

「All right, but…… just be careful, okay?」

I got my Guild Card back, which I had given to enter the village, and I was finally able to enter the village.

I want to grow up as soon as possible because I’m often underestimated and worried about because of my height.

In 3 more years, I should be taller, right?

When I entered the guild, I went to the reception desk as I did yesterday. And, the Oneesan from yesterday was sitting at the counter.

「Hello」

「Welcome, Yuan from E-Rank, right? Are you reporting a request today?」

「Yes…… you remembered me」

「Basically, I have a lot of free time to spare. Oh, and I never forget a cute girl」

「I- I see」

I was flattered to be called cute, and I could feel my face flush with embarrassment.

「Now, please submit your Guild Card for verification」

「Yes」

I handed my Guild Card to the Oneesan at the reception desk, and when she held the card up to the crystal, the letters appeared.

「Your requests are for the collection of medicinal herbs and flowing water plants. Do you have your materials now?」

「Yes, they are stored away in storage magic. Also, I killed Orcs yesterday, please dismantle and purchase them」

「Dismantling Orcs? …… You are a magician with a storage magic that large. Well then, there’s a request to take down Orcs this day, so I’ll handle that as well」

「Please」

「Now, after confirming the delivery, I will mark the requests as complete, please go to the dismantling area in the back. I don’t want the Orcs to appear here」

The Oneesan took me to the dismantling area behind the guild, and I felt a little chilly inside, cold from the Ice Magic Stones likely to prevent decomposition.

「Ranz-san, a request for dismantling has come in, please」

「All right, where’s the stuff?」

「Yuan-san, please」

「Okay」

When I took the 2 Orcs out of the storage magic and placed them on the floor, they both shouted in surprise.

「Wait a minute, What about the bleeding! ?」

「W- Wasn’t it yesterday that you killed them, Yuan-san? Why is there so much blood! ?」

The headless Orcs were stored without completely draining the blood, so the blood began to wet the floor, which surprised them.

「My storage magic is timeless, which means it stays intact」

Even though dried meat can be stored for a long time, it is thanks to this that I am able to keep enough for about 5 years.

「I see…… storage magic can do that, too.」

「No, I know a bit about storage magic users, but I’ve never heard of them being timeless!」

It seems that ordinary storage magic only works for storing many things. My storage magic is special, and people are often surprised whenever I show it to them.

「But this doesn’t prove that I killed them yesterday, does it?」

「Yeah, because if what you’re saying is true, we don’t know when you took them down」

That’s right. If there’s a downside to this magic, it’s that it can be kept intact without going bad, so it’s always fresh.

Therefore, it is not possible to check the status of decomposition, and even if it is a delivery request, it is not possible to prove that you have defeated the target in the area where the request was made.

「By the way, a merchant named Zack told me that he was attacked by Orcs on the road coming here. Yuan-san’s name was also mentioned at that time…… Are you sure it was the same Orcs at that time?」

「You may not believe me, but I’m sure」

「All right」

The Oneesan who was a little troubled thought about it for a while and then acknowledged the completion the request.

「It’s rare to find Orcs in such good condition. It would be profitable for the guild if we could take them back」

Evidently, they were weighing the Orc materials against the achievement reward. Still, if I could accomplish the request, I would be pleased.

「And the materials, are you sure you want the guild to take them all?」

「I’d appreciate it if you could share some of the meat with me」

「Meat. How much do you need?」

「That’s right…… Is it possible to get a third of the amount?」

「It is possible. Please note that the price of the material exchange will be lower」

「I understand. Can I also put the medicinal herbs and flowing water plants out here?」

「Yes, please, it will save me the trouble of carrying them」

Surprised that I took out 50 medicinal herbs and 50 flowing water plants each, we returned to the reception desk. This is to prove that I have accomplished the requests.

「Here are the combined rewards for defeating the Orcs and collecting the medicinal herbs and flowing water plants……」

The Oneesan puts 2 gold coins on the desk.

「Thank you very much」

「The cost of the Orc materials will be assessed as soon as the dismantling is finished, so please wait until tomorrow. Also, the cost of dismantling will be deducted from the price of the materials, so please keep that in mind as well」

「I understand」

In addition to meat, the testicles of Orcs are also highly prized.

I heard that it’s an ingredient for a potion that the nobles use at night…… some people like it.

「Also, it seems you’ve possessed the right to move up to D-Rank for some time now, what do you want to do?」

「No, I’m fine with staying at E-Rank」

「Eh…… Are you sure? If you move up to D-Rank, you’ll get even better paying requests.」

The higher the rank, the higher the reward. But it’s not always just about the merits.

There are many requests to kill C-Rank to D-Rank monsters, and you will be asked to look for more dangerous places to collect materials.

Above all, D-Rank and above are forced to participate in emergency requests. In addition, in some cases, you may be demoted…… or worse, you may be deprived of your rank, so I don’t want to force myself to be D-Rank, right?

The guild would like to see more adventurers of D-Rank and above, so they recommend them, but I always refuse.

「Rinshia-san…… surveying the forest again today」

After the report of the requests, I was having such an exchange with the Oneesan, when I heard a whispered conversation.

I’m not eavesdropping, okay?

It’s just that my ears are a little better.

「Sounds like it. She’s investigating the Orcs that have been popping up lately」

「Then why don’t we go with her? Maybe we can get a piece of the action」

I immediately knew who the subject of the conversation was. There are 3 people who stand out from the crowd because they are sitting in a corner in the dining room of the guild, whispering to each other.

Is it still foolish not to notice that? Of course, they are the 3 guys who got involved with me yesterday.

「That’s good. I’ve been running low on money lately, and I wanted to replenish it. Orcs make good money, and if I beg my dad for any more allowance, he’ll make me quit」

「Your dad’s the Guild Master, right? That sounds like a lot of money」

「Kind of. So, I guess we’re on our way, right? We’re camping outside after dark, and I’m not joking, okay?」

「That’s right. I’m heading over there to help Rinshia-san fight and get paid for it…… If we fought together, she can’t refuse」

The conversation made me feel sick just listening to it, as it really sounded like they were trying to piggyback off of Rinshia-san.

In the first place, though, I think it’s unlikely that they’ll be able to meet, since Rinshia-san went deep into the forest.

「I’m not going」

「Huh? What’s wrong with you all of a sudden?」

「Yeah, what’s wrong with you, Deng!」

「Everything. What we do is not adventuring. If you’re going to do this, do it on your own. I’m gonna leave the party」

With that, Deng-san left the guild alone.

It seems that not all 3 of them were bad. Come to think of it, Deng-san didn’t make fun of me yesterday either.

「Hmph, just leave that guy alone. It was just a temporary party to begin with」

「Yeah. So we’ll leave in an hour, right?」

「I’m ready to go right now」

「It takes female adventurers a long time to get ready. I’ll meet you at the gate in an hour」

It reminds me of the last time I was in a party. It was a joint party of soloists, but even then, we decided on our own time and such.

I remember that we were in a difficult situation during the request process, due to some selfishness.

I decided to leave immediately, as I planned to go back to the forest to collect more.

If I’m late, there’s a chance that I’ll have to leave with those 2, and I don’t want that to happen.