The Villainess Comes Back in Time to Find the One Who Truly Loved Her One Week Before Dying

"... Aren't you wrong? Or the same name."

"That's exactly what I'm using to characterize my age, my job, my appearance, even my weapon. Here, take a look."

That's how the big, muscular middle-aged woman in front of me has given me paperwork. Adventurer's Guild in Lubanton Township, a town in the south of the Kingdom of Brian where I've been based for months.

She is that guild master, stopped by the guild earlier for quest achievement reports, and suddenly she was put through to her office for an emergency interview with the guild master to this day.

According to her, a great nobleman with a demonic kingdom Shelbrett was searching for me, and that great nobleman had also sent me a nomination quest. I glance at the paperwork put out by the Alliance Master, the first page of which was a request for a quest in a familiar format.

"Client: Duke of Anton Rosedale

Applicant: Mr. Mason Beckford (Request for Appointment)

Quest details: escort, etc. of the person designated by the Client

Period of performance: to be determined after separate consultation

Place of performance: Kingdom of Shelbrett, Rosedale Reinhardt metropolitan area

Reward: Pay 1000 Gold per day as minimum guaranteed amount. Success rewards are paid separately '

But there's too much going on in the content. I've never even seen an applicant nominated in the escort quest, and above all, the amount of the reward is a lot crazy.

The quest I just accomplished, where a strong demon crusade rewarded me 100 gold a successful one.... Who's the Duke of Rosedale in the first place? I'm confident I don't know you by mistake.

And the second page described my name, age, job, weapon used and other features in considerable detail, and even politely painted a sketch.

Yeah, it's a sketch that captures my characteristics well. Maybe the model is definitely me.... I think it's painted considerably more manly than real though. In any case, it is true that there can be no difference in this or the same last name.

……

"... is there something wrong?

Is that the question now? It means, "Are you being chased by this nobleman after you?"... I just have to be honest with you.

"Hey... you have no idea. I've never been to the Shelbrett Kingdom."

Guildmaster staring at me with a sharp gaze. Me not turning a blind eye and staring back at her.

"... right. Okay, I believe you."

"... thank you"

"But what are we going to do? This quest is probably all over the country... no, if I'm bad, they'll put me on guilds all over the world."

"Um, what shall I do... Honestly, I don't take it. Before I said," What is this? ♪ All I get is my thoughts... ♪

"Oh, I guess so."

Eventually I decided to take it back that day and let it think carefully overnight. The Master said that at the same time as the nomination quest, the Alliance side has also received a request for cooperation "to contact the Duke of Rosedale's house as soon as I am found," but for now he said he would wait until tomorrow without contacting me.

Thank you, Master's sister.

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The next day I decided to head to the Kingdom of Shelbrett. Aside from whether or not you'll take the quest, I'd like to hear at least the story.

The master said, "Are you sure?... there are ways to change your name and keep working here?" He said. You thought I was being chased for something in the past, and I thanked you for your concern as you penetrated into my heart.... You were a kind and dependable person.

I spent the night thinking a lot. "Did I become famous enough to have a broken nomination quest in before I even knew it," or "No, this must be some kind of conspiracy," or "Maybe even the Demon King is sealed inside me!? 'Or.

... but it's all this crap that comes to mind, and I had no idea why a super expensive nomination quest came to me from a nobleman I don't know how much to think about.

So I tried to remember when I became an adventurer. The reason I became an adventurer, that was because our fierce mother told me to "come see the world" and she kicked me out of the house at the age of fifteen.

And the Kingdom of Shelbrett is a country that boasts some of the best magic technology in the world. I also hear people who can't use magic are discriminated against, but it's not a bad idea to take this opportunity to look at the best magical country in the world, I thought so.

In case you didn't know it was the reason for this story that you were buying the Duke's unhappiness… that's when it happened. My life would probably save me if I sat in the ground crying with all my heart. Adventurers die every day anyway.

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The journey to the Kingdom of Magic was an oblique one of my predictions. First, I told him that I wanted to have a direct interview with my client to hear more about the quest and the background for now, and he told me that I would give him a carriage with escort from the Kingdom of Shelbrett to Lubanton.

... No, you want to hire me as an escort. If I politely refused to give him a carriage with escort to escort him, as I penetrated into my heart, I said I would pay 10,000 gold in advance as travel expenses.

Speaking of 10,000 gold, it was an amount of money to travel slowly while visiting all attractions by road from Lubanton to Shelbrett to indulge in super fine dining every day and stay in the suite.

… received only 2000 gold. If I use the boat, I can afford the first class room and get some change.

When I approached the port of Rosedale Reinhardt, a super luxurious carriage and servant with the seal of the Duke of Rosedale's house were waiting for me, and I feathered riding the carriage in the eyes of the curiosity of the locals.

It's obvious from the locals that only adventurers or mercenaries can see youths riding in lord's carriage while being guided by lord's servants. That's unusual, isn't it? We'll see, won't we?

And about twenty minutes in an unusually comfortable carriage, we arrived at the mansion of the destination Duke of Rosedale.

"Wow... amazing view"

I got out of the carriage that stopped in the courtyard and accidentally leaked my admiration. Somehow... the mansion itself was such an amazing mansion that I didn't know if it was a castle or a mansion, but more than that, I was blinded by the stunning view of the sea from the courtyard. I grew up in Port Town, too, but this view is extraordinary.

"Welcome aboard, Master Beckford. … did you like it"

"Oh, thank you. Thank you for taking the time to welcome me. Wonderful view."

Exchange greetings with the maid who came out of the mansion. She's a cool looking beauty with ash grey hair and wine red eyes, and is probably my age or a little under?

"Thank you. We will arrange for you to take a moment to see it later. May I show you to the salon?"

"Yes, thank you.

"Thank you. Now, I'm afraid I'll keep your weapon."

That's the maid of honor. It's so tedious. "I can do my job," she was a woman who felt like it was written on her face, but I'm sure she was a competent maid as she looked. I kept my weapon as I was told, and she led me into the mansion.

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"You've come a long way! You're welcome. This is Anton Rosedale, whom I asked to make this request."

"My name is Elena. Best regards,"

…… …… It's my daughter Chelsea... Thank you very much... su "

… Nice to meet you. My name is Mason Beckford. It is an honor to have this opportunity. Best regards, "

"... Chelsea? What's the matter with you?

"Hey, nothing..."

No, it's nothing. You were obviously so upset the moment you saw my face. Right now, you're putting up with tears...?

Let me explain. Salon to an earlier maid. (The salon also had a big window with a view of the sea. I feel the extraordinary dedication of the built man, this mansion) led me out, served tea, sat on a very comfortable sofa and waited a little while before the Dukes of my client showed up.

Awesome dandy Nice Middle duke and a beautiful duchess with the image of the word "lady" as anthropomorphic as it is. And a duke's warrant for a super beautiful girl on a level I've never seen before in my life that naturally convinces me that "I guess these kids will be chosen as queens or something in the future".

The moment I saw my face, I opened my eyes wide and then it was that transcendentally beautiful girl Duke's Lady who looked like she was about to cry.

... What, why? You look horrible like me? Or did I, you know, buy the Duke's upset because of what I did to her? But you don't remember me at all, do you? I've never seen him before. Beautiful girl like her, if you've ever met her, she won't forget...!

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"Sorry, excuse me"

"Oh, no, I don't care..."

A warrant lady who had been out of her seat for a while returned. Have you even wiped it with tears outside... Probably because of me. Ha...

"Chelsea, if you don't feel great, why don't you go back to your room and rest?

"Yes, Chelsea. You mustn't force it."

"No, it's okay now. Don't worry about it."

"... ok. I'll explain the details of this request to you as soon as possible. First of all, how I came to this request..."

Then the Duke explained the whole quest to me. First of all, the subject of the escort is Miss Chelsea, who is on the spot now, and she's looking for a dedicated escort to accompany her all the time as she turns twelve and will be working alone more from now on. And Miss Chelsea herself said she was interested in swordsmanship, and that instruction in swordsmanship would be included in the job description.

I see. Was the "Etc." in the escort "Etc." in the quest content a sword instruction?... swordsmanship instruction, hey. Well, Miss Chelsea, I'm only twelve. I thought she was about 14 or 5 years old because she had a grown-up vibe and appearance.

But she, she didn't know the moment she saw my face, but she was upset and she was about to cry. Maybe it's not so compatible, is it? Am I gonna be okay?... Oh, but you're looking at me with such a nico from earlier.

... I wonder what's wrong now. Somehow... you're a strange kid.

Leave the wonder girl Miss Chelsea alone... what's wrong with her? Now that we're talking about it, this is going to be a long term job of living in, right? I'm probably going to stay away from the actual battle, and don't hesitate a bit when you think about your future career. Besides, the key "why a nomination quest for me" remains a mystery.

I asked the question thoughtfully, "I can't say that at this stage. If you take the quest, I'll follow up." "I can't tell you the details, but I set it at this amount, including danger pay, because I can't say there's a zero chance that your life will be in danger while you're at work."

Um, what am I going to do... It's usual for my life to be in danger at work, but all I can smell is landmines saying, "There's something behind it, but I can't get that detail".

"Honestly, on the terms you're putting out this time, I think you can hire multiple adventurers with a far higher track record than me... Besides, I don't think my swordsmanship is suitable for escort work or for the escort that a lady learns..."

"... Um, may I?"

"... Chelsea?

Miss Chelsea, who had been listening in silence until now, stood up quietly as she muttered a line she wasn't sure if I was talking to herself or to them while I was worried.

Duchess looking a little surprised. Miss Chelsea, who obtained permission from the Duke to speak in eye contact, continues to speak with a stare straight at me.

"From this quest, I'm sure from Mr. Beckford's point of view, there seems to be something behind it that I don't really feel comfortable talking about"

"... no, well..."

You can't deny it.

"We apologize for not being able to share all the details with you today. But there's a reason I definitely have to be Mr. Beckford for this job. I will definitely explain why someday, so could you please consider it positively? Please!

"What, hey...!

That's what you say and you keep your head down on me, Miss Chelsea.... uh, this is probably that one, the one that never retreats until you give a positive response.

"... ok. I accept. So please raise your head."

"... thanks!!

In this way, I was to take the job of escort and sword teacher for the Duchess of Pretty Girls. But I don't have 1000 gold a day. That amount makes me a fraud, not an adventurer. … contract for half price.