Alias
âHave you calmed down?â
âYeah.â
After a while, the five members of the Dawn Star finally came to their senses.
ââYou okay~?ââ
Allen and Elena also looked at them worriedly, but since the two of them were the cause of the confusion, the five members of the Dawn Star wore subtle expressions.
âWe are fine. We are sorry for worrying you.â
ââI see~ Glad to hear that~ââ
âFufu, thank you very much. Still, you two are really strong, arenât you?â
ââYeah, strong!ââ
Allen and Elena were not humble at all.
ââBut you know, you see, Oniichan is much stronger!ââ
âOh my, is that so?â
âAllen and Elena is D-rank.â
âOniichan is A-rank!â
Allen and Elena seemed to be comfortable talking to Brian-san and told him their adventurer ranks. I think itâs the first time they have ever told someone their rank?
âOh my, I thought he wasnât an ordinary person, but I guess I was right.â
ââThatâs right! What about you, Brian Oniichan?â
âMe?â
ââYeah!ââ
âIâm also A-rank, just like your Oniichan.â
ââKnew it!ââ
Brian-san was also A-ranker.
Rather than that, Allen and Elena seemingly guessed Brian-sanâs rank.
âIf you ever heard someone talking of âReijinâ Brian, then thatâs our leader.â
ââReijin? Oniichan, what is Reijin?â
âA beauty, it means a pretty person.â
ââOhh~ it fits!â
âIndeed.â
Brian-sanâs alias was âReijinâ, huh~ It fits him perfectly.
Heâs good-looking, soft-spoken, sincere, and strong, so heâs probably very popular~
âKurt! Why did you expose me like that!â
Brian-sanâs voice got unusually loud. His face got a little bit red.
... Iâm sure heâs feeling embarrassed.
ââOniichan is âSetsunaâ!ââ
âHey!? Allen, Elena, you are not supposed to say that!â
ââNot allowed to say?ââ
âI would prefer you didnât~â
ââEven though is cool?ââ
My alias was revealed by teh kids. Itâs a little embarrassing having others know your alias, huh.
âSpeaking of Setsuna, isnât he the one who achieved A-rank in the shortest time?â
âCome to think of it, his unique characteristics are all matching.â
âThatâs certainly true!â
Kurt-san and his friends seem to know a lot about adventurers from other countries.
They really know a lot~ I wonder where they get that kind of information? Maybe the tavern of the Adventurerâs Guild?
Then again, I donât use the tavern much, so I donât have many opportunities to get information. I donât even go to the Adventurerâs Guild to get requests that often, so Iâm less likely to go there than a normal adventurer.
âYou guys know a lot. Where do you get this information from?â
âN? Letâs see~ I guess we get the most from our peers?â
âYeah. And also from the inkeepers.â
âIndeed. And while the guild staff canât tell you much about someoneâs abilities, they are able to give you some random information.â
So interacting with others, I guess~ I canât go to the tavern too often, so I guess I will have to get some information from the Guild. I should ask Andy, the Guild Master of the Adventurerâs Guild in the royal capital of Guardia, what kind of people have aliases. Iâm sure he will be able to give me their names and description.
âThat reminds me, I heard the kids Setsuna travels with are quite amazing themselves. It appears to be the truth, these little fellows are nothing short of amazing!â
âThey are talked about even though they are just children, arenât they going to get aliases soon as well?â
âThatâs likely! Something like âShindou*â perhaps?â (*wonder child)
ââShindouâ is too normal. Isnât that what the nobles tend to use for their children when they are little better than average? Let it not be that one.â
âHow about âMikoâ then?â
âThatâs not going to work either because the priests would get all noise over it!â
Kurt-san, Timon-san, and Hughbert-san were getting excited over Allen and Elenaâs aliases.
Shindou and Miko were so accurate I got startled.
âWhen it comes to the aliases for the two kids, shouldnât it contain the word âTwinsâ?â
âLike âTwin Swordsâ or âShield Twinsâ?â
ââSwordsâ is possible, but âShieldâ probably not, right?ââPipsqueaks, what are your special moves?â
âKicking!â
âWater!â
âKicking moves and water magic, huh. How about âTwin Beatsâ?â
âThey use water magic and their hair color also match, so how about âTwin Skiesâ?â
Hahaha~ They are coming up with really suitable names~
Moreover, Allen and Elena were also participating.
âTakumi-san, I apologize for my guys.â
âSorry.â
When I was smiling bitterly at a distance, Brian-san and Rovel-san come up to me and apologized.
âThereâs no need to apologize. But, what do I say... so my alias was also decided like this, huh~... I feel complicated just thinking about it.â
â... Yes, truly.â
Brian-san who was named âReijinâ was making an even more complicated expression.
His alias suits his appearances perfectly. Of course, it would make him feel complicated.
âYou donât like being called by your alias as well, Brian-san?â
âYes, you too, Takumi-san?â
âYeah. The power of people is amazing, isnât it? Before I knew it, it had taken root and spread around.â
âTruly. By the time I realized, it was already too late.â
As for the alias, Brian-san seemed to be on the same page as me.
ââOniichan, Oniichan!ââ
âWhat is it?â
âWe wanna eat.â
âTogether with everyone!â
As I was letting out a sigh with Brian-san, Allen and Elena came running up to me.
They seemed to have hit it off with Kurt-san and the others and wanted to share a meal with them.
âSure. Go ask them what they want to eat.â
ââOkay!ââ
I agreed, and they happily went back to Kurt-san and his companions.
âBrian-san, Rovel-san. That being the case, would you like to have a meal with us? Or have you already eaten?â
âNo, we were just about to eat... though, speaking of meal, the only thing we have is portable food.â
Ah, as I thought, the Dawn Star eats portable food, too.
âI have got the ingredients, so I will make you a proper meal. Is there anything you want to eat?â
âEh? Ingredients? What do you mean, Takumi-san? I donât think there are many raw ingredients to gather in this dungeon?â
Ah~ It seems that this labyrinth doesnât offer much in the way of ingredients.
The only ingredients we have gotten so far are the lychee fruits and Black Bison meat.
âI have a pretty good magic bag, so I have plenty of ingredients left on me.â
âThatâs great. Are you really sure, though? To be honest, Iâm starting to miss regular meals, so even a soup with no ingredients would be very much appreciated...â
âYouâd be happy with a soup with no ingredients!?â
Huh!? Arenât they starving more than I thought!?
I donât know how many days Brian-san and the others have been on this floor, but they should be still good on food that lasts, right? What do they take with them? Is it related to it? They are carrying only hard bread, dried meat, and water?
Uwaah~ of course they must be hungry. So painful! I donât think I would be able to stand it!!
âI will serve you something better than soup with no ingredients! Please, come eat with us.â
An instant soup would make things a little better, wouldnât it? I really hope it spreads fast~