“Alright everyone~~~! With spring coming to an end~~~ let’s start the adventurers’~~~ new ‘Epithet Naming Contest’~~~!”
“Woooooo~~~~~~!!”
At the tavern next to the guild.
The adventurers gave a half-hearted cheer to the bard Gunther’s singing.
“Well then~~~ the first one~~~. Who is the bespectacled rookie who made a scene at the guild the other day~~~?”
“Iniquitous Four-Eyes!!”
“Decision made~~~!”
Oh, impressive, Glasses-kun. They decided unanimously.
“Hey, Jade. What’s an ‘epithet’ exactly…?”
The rookie adventurer, Swordsman Age, who happened to be sitting with me and scaring the chick by eating ‘Grilled Sparrows of Tongue-Cutting’, asked me.
By the way, Age-kun’s girl companions, Spear-User Vita and Bow-User Sheila, are also here.
I heard they left their village to follow Age-kun. Lucky guy~~.
“Ah, an epithet is like my title, ‘Perpetual Rank Three Solo Adventurer Jade’. It’s a nickname as an adventurer.”
“Interesting!”
“We all decide them casually like now. Though for ‘special rank’ folks, the country might decide.”
Geez. Who gave that clown Anemone the title ‘Saint’?
“All the special rank folks are out of their minds except for one. Especially their ‘EX skills’—if you get caught up in those, it’s worse than death.”
“Worse than death…!?”
Seriously, it’s bad. Even I, the Evil Dragon, might be in trouble.
“Alright, let’s get back to talking about epithets.”
No point in talking about those clowns.
“Unlike the special rank folks, us regular adventurers get epithets given roughly by those around us. But they’re actually pretty important.”
“Why’s that?”
“It helps when forming temporary parties. Epithets are given based on personality and fighting style, so you can quickly get an idea of what someone is like.”
Age-kun nods with a “Makes sense…!”
You used to secretly look down on me, but now you’re all respectful?
“Jade-senpai, you’re also known as ‘Kind-hearted Jade’, ‘Always Healthy Jade’, and ‘Multi-weapon Jade’, right?”
Yeah, those are the ones, Age-kun.
“After ten years of activity, you accumulate epithets. Vita and Sheila, have you heard any others for me?”
“‘Actually Black-hearted Sadistic Jade'”, “‘Suspected Ex of Receptionist Mistika Jade’…”
“Who told you that?”
Who spread those baseless rumors? I’ll kill them!
“So those were both lies, right, Senpai?”
“Uh, well, yeah.”
“So the recent one, ‘Jade who made the Female Knight’s Belly Swell and Made Her Drink Everything’ too?”
Huh? Did the story of treating Iris to dinner and giving her magic wine spread?
“That’s true.”
“!?!!?”
Why is Age-kun shielding the two girls? And why are Vita and Sheila blushing and looking excited?
“Hey.”
“Eek! Please don’t do that to Vita and Sheila! They’re only 15!”
Huh? Oh, he means no drinking since they’re 15.
“Don’t worry. I won’t force them.”
“Phew…”
But there are no drinking age limits in this world. And at 15, their bodies are almost fully developed. If they ask me, I’ll oblige.
“Their bodies are almost fully developed. If they ask me, I’ll oblige.”
“!!!?”
I don’t mind treating them to a drink. Seeing the young ones drink heartily is enjoyable!
“Vita, Sheila, how about it? Want to take a step into adulthood?”
“A step into adulthood… gulp…!” “If you’ll guide me…”
Wow, they seem really interested.
They drift away from Age-kun and come sit next to me.
“F-folks!?”
“Jade-senpai…♡”
Oh, Vita and Sheila, do you want to ask about a good first drink?
“Age-kun, just listen there. So, what should be the ‘first taste’ I teach you two?”
“First taste…!”
With the two of them looking excited,
“My brain is breakingggggg!?!?”
Age-kun suddenly holds his head and collapses.
What happened!?
“Pause the talk! Age-kun, are you okay!?”
“To collapse at a time like this…”,”The timing is… let’s help him first.”
The girls seem oddly cold.
“What’s with you two…?”
“He collapsed shouting like this before. But he’s not actually sick. It’s troublesome.”,”He seems weak. But Jade-san is always healthy…”
Vita and Sheila look disappointed as they help Age-kun away, giving me cute smiles.
“Well then… we’ll see you again…♡”
They said, dragging Age-kun along as they left.
“…So this is…”
Despite supposedly liking Age-kun, they act harshly. Yet, they show affection to me, their senior.
“I see, so that’s it.”
Being a reincarnated person, I understand the girls’ odd behavior.
“They’re ‘wives who drive their husbands, not spoil them’ types!”
