DIAW: The Girlfriend System in the World
Chapter 18 - The First Mission

"Okay, because this is your first mission. What about the search for a missing child?" The missing child?

"What do you mean she was kidnapped?"

"Ahhh, it's not like that. More like getting lost ..." I tilted my head, if this was the mission recommended by the female receptionist for F rank adventurers like me ... All righty! I should probably take it! "Good, from now on you can call me Aisha."

"Aisha?" So that's her name, "Then, I'll also be happy if Aisha calls me Richard."

"Good, Richard." Ahhh, does this mean we are friends now? I mean, we agreed to call each other by name, like that. Next, for the mission.

I immediately went to do a search, but before that, Aisha gave some kind of union stamp to my adventurer card.

"About the reward, since it's a mission anyone can do, then you'll get it when you hand the cat over to the owner." What did you say just now? A cat?

"Hmmm ... Wait, isn't the kid you're talking about a human being?"

"Eh? Did I forget to tell you?" I'm shaking my head, you must have forgotten to explain this part. "Emmm ... To make it easier, you just need to meet the cat owner to get his features."

"Well, can I see him now?"

"Of course, he's in front of the guild building right now." Aisha pointed towards the door that had previously been where someone had peeked at us. Eh? Since when?

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"Include, I ... Salsa ... Owner ... Sisha ..." Sishae's? Is that the name of the cat in question. So the one who applied was a young girl? He even looks like an elementary school kid in my old world, eh no! It's even smaller.

"Well Salsa, can you explain the last time you lost Sishae?"

"Y, emmm ... That ... Yesterday I went to the market ... Then, to the park ... Yeah, I lost him there! Sishae suddenly disappeared as I sat on the bench!" Eh? The park? Isn't this obvious?

The three of us went to the park. As Salsa said, we need to take our way through the market before arriving at a ...

"It's on a tree!" Right, so until I heard a voice on the tree. And I'm sure it's not human! "City ... Did you hear that too?"

"Yes, that sounds like a cat. No doubt, he is a cat!" Good, we got it! Then, for how to save him.

"The Heart of the Adventurer Lord, Sishae was rather shy. So he'll attack anyone who tries to get close to him." Eh? This ... What Salsa said about the shy Sishae turned out to be true, then! Awwww, he gave a kind of thin scratch on one of my arms.

"Calm ... Good cat ... I'll greet you ... So, don't be afraid ..." Did I manage to persuade him? Well, it's a bit time consuming but I'm sure by not making her feel threatened, I can definitely bring her down from the top of the tree.

"Good ... Here it is, your Sishae ... Next time don't let you lose him la-"

"Sisha!" Salsa immediately took the kitten and hugged it. Seeing these two made me feel like I had chosen this mission wrongly.

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"So sir has succeeded? To save her?"

"Yes, that's how ..." But, really? Is it just like this? I felt like I had no trouble doing it. "Is this really about looking for a missing child? I think it's more like a rescue mission ..."

"Ahhh, I can't hide this from you. You know, the girl named Salsa was very fond of the male adventurer with the sword, and you're in her category." W-wait?! Whahuh? Like adventurers? With sword. "Yes ... You know, don't you? She was a child, so read the storybook of the hero who helped the princess save her pet ..." Guess you must have meant to say that Salsa did all this just to fulfill her weird hobby, which is to mimic every scene in the story?

"But really, about a cat stuck in a tree. It wasn't part of the plan, Emmm ... I mean, Sishae does like to climb but doesn't know how to get down." That sounds reasonable now, not possible, right? Salsa endangers Sishae, her own pet for this drama? "So help you take care of him when Salsa asks you to be his hero again, because, this is the first time any adventurer would be willing to accompany him to play."

"I don't have a problem with that ... "

Really, I'm not the kind of person who hates what kids like, so this kind of thing doesn't matter to me.

"Well, because everything is in order ... Let's find an inn, Liya?"

"Ahhh, Sure ..." Liya nodded her head. We leave immediately before Aisha stops us.

"Wait, you guys must have just gotten to know this town, right? What if you guys stay at ..."

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"Hmmm? You booked a room for two?" Eh? What kind of gaze was this, given by a man who looked to be around his 40s perhaps? Ahh, I don't care, but it's kind of bothersome for me. Can you not ask about that?

"Nmh ... Look, we've come on a recommendation from Aisha ..."

"Oh, so that receptionist sent you here? Good, you didn't pick the wrong place, young man!" What is ... Seriously? Why did this old man suddenly laugh? Heye? Where was your cold attitude, sir? "By the way my name is Bastian ... The owner of this place."

"Ahhh, nice to know you, Mr. Bastian. My name is Richard, and he is ..." When I introduced Liya, Bastian immediately raised his hand and brought his lips closer to my ear. Oi! Wait Mister?! What do you intend to do?

"I understand young people, listen to me. Take this key and go to the room at the far corner of the inn, I will make sure, that it is the most comfortable friend for you to do ... " My face turned red at once when Bastian said something that wasn't supposed to be in my ear, was it appropriate for someone like you to say that?

"Hmmm ... Fine ... By the way, how much money do we need to stay?"

"Free ..." Oh, so as much ... Eh? What- "No need to pay! Think of it as a gift from me! Now, hurry up and go to the room if you don't want me to change my mind." Ahey! Wait Mister? You pushed me too hard.

"Ahhh, okay ... Liya, we're leaving now!"

"Nmh ... Sure ..." Liya said that while following me from behind.