DIAW: The Girlfriend System in the World
Chapter 22 - Plan

"You bullies, I'm going to make you regret it because I'm going to ruin the plan."

Not far from there, the stalker showed himself with a grin. He heard my whole conversation with Bastian, that included the details of the plan!

"Well, I understand the problem. So this is just about overcoming that guy?"

"Yes, it seems so."

I decided to tell Aisha about this the next day. I guess, maybe the union can help me in this matter, but.

"I'm sorry. According to the rules of the adventurer guild in this kingdom, the guild did not have the right to interfere in the matter of adventurers. Which means, you have to handle it yourself." Seriously? Not even the guild would lend me a helping hand. "But, if you don't mind, I might be able to do something a little."

"What's that?"

"Make a mission to catch a harassing stalker ..."

***

"They're coming! He came with the servant girl!" Overjoyed, the stalker quickly tailed two people whose only one was a man and one another a woman.

That man was me, who had just returned home after completing the mission. I didn't know it would be that easy, about today's mission.

I was only asked to collect a few more plants, then, since there was a lot of free time, we decided to use them for slime hunting outside the city.

Yeah, it was pretty good to increase our money. You could say, I work in two different places for now.

Because the system also gave me an additional mission, which was to 'Skow 10 missions in the guild'. With a reward of several tens of copper, I immediately accepted it. And by the afternoon we had completed 10 missions.

While the other 1 person, of course, was Liya whose happiness level rose sharply because of her new staff.

"Sir, what about my style?"

"... Well, that's enough to destroy a few, ah, no, a dozen slimes in an instant. Congratulations, yes." I gave him a rather forced compliment, it was certainly for one reason, "Too terrible."

He really was able to destroy so many slimes. Then, when I accidentally brought him to a place full of piles of stones. Guess what Liya did with her new wand? The girl directly smeared the matra and pointed it at the rocks with the excuse, 'Expresimen.' Then, ... hmmm? Looks like there's someone?

"Who?" I looked back, there were only residential buildings. Whether it was just my feeling or indeed I could feel it earlier, that someone was staring with killing intent towards me.

"What's up, sir?"

"No, maybe just a cat?"

***

"Oh, so you managed to get her help too?" I wonder why Bastian is a little suspicious of my words as if to say, "Are you doing something weird?" Or perhaps more accurately, "You must have threatened her just as much as you did me, right?"

"But really, he volunteered to help me. I have proof for that, and ..."

"Alright, enough. Ahhh, we better focus on this stalker! You know, she recently designated Salsa as her new victim." Whahuh? So your granddaughter was targeted too?

But, that sounds reasonable. Bastian once said I had unwittingly made the stalker know where we were staying, and, well, since this is also where Bastian lives with his granddaughter, maybe he just happened to see Salsa.

But, isn't this good? Now Bastian fully supports my plan, and, as this concerns Salsa, I am sure he will not betray me.

At the next time. The stalker actually came to the inn, then, headed to my doorstep.

"You can't, I know every plan you and the old man have. Richard, you want to beat me up, don't you? Let's see how you look when I take Liya away from here." With his evil smile, the man before grinning went towards the other room, it seemed like it belonged to Salsa!

"Yeah!"

"What's that?"

"A scream?"

Whahuh? How could it be, "I'm sure he'll come to this room. How could the Stalker have picked the wrong room?"

"No, I don't think so. If this is the sound of a female scream, I'm afraid she already knew our plan from the beginning." Bastian gulped and on one occasion he would say, "Damn it! I'll slap you if I dare to touch my granddaughter." Then kick my bedroom door, and then get out of there in a short gesture.

A-You did it ... If it was me who broke the door, he would definitely sue me for damages. Uh, stop! It's not time to talk about this!

"Ah, Sir? Finally you came, I just met a strange man and ..." When I checked Salsa's room, Liya explained in a panic. Wait, if he's here, so whose voice was that?

"By the way where is Salsaku now?" Bastian who followed me asked that with a little fear.

"Ah, that ..." Liya hesitated a bit, but she was finally able to reply, "I was too panicked by her sudden appearance, and accidentally gave the man a burn."

"AT-MA-NA SAL-SA SE-KA-RANG?"

"Wait a minute, sir." I stood in front of Liya. Really, if I don't act immediately I'm afraid the angry Bastian will vent everything to Liya.

"Liya, please, tell me did you fail to protect Salsa and let the girl be taken by her?" Liya nodded her head as she answered my question, "Relax, this won't get any worse."

"How is that possible?!" Well, I knew you'd say that.