An Adventurer Mom, Who Awakened [Housewife] Skill Through a Login Bonus, Is Making the Most of Her Adventurer Life With the Weekly Flyers She Gets! - Chapter 42

“Yes, I plan to go and greet Robert-san’s parents in two months.”

Robert was the son of the mayor of a town a short distance from Licorice Village.

Although he and Nadja were in love, Robert’s parents did not think highly of Nadja, who was just a village girl.

However, Robert wished to marry the kindhearted and hardworking Nadja.

As the heir to his family, he was training as a civil official at the manor of the local lord who governed the area but even amidst his busy schedule, he had worked hard to persuade his parents and a formal meeting had finally been arranged.

If no issues arose there, they would proceed to engagement and marriage…

But right now, there were wolf ears on Nadja’s head. (A major problem)

“Um, Nee-san, do Robert-san’s parents know that you’ve become a werewolf…?”

Nadja shook her head.

“They don’t know. But it’s fine. I’ll just say that wolf ear headbands are in fashion in the royal capital and big cities like Loa.”

In fashion?

The four listening from behind all thought: Can you really get away with that?

“Nee-san…”

Og started to say something, but at that moment, the surface of the magical mirror distorted. The mirror’s magic was about to end.

“Nee-san!”

Og shouted toward the mirror.

“Og, take care of your—”

Before Nadja could finish her words, the magic was cut off.

The mirror returned to being an ordinary mirror.

“……”

After the communication ended, Kachua and the others remained silent for a while.

Before long, Rick murmured,

“I wonder if Nadja-san will be alright.”

“Yeah…”

Laura also looked worried.

Could anyone really pass off genuine wolf ears as just a wolf ear headband?

Of course, in reality, beast-ear headbands were not in fashion at all.

“But with only two months left, there’s nothing we can do” Ann said.

Just as Ann had said, it was almost impossible to obtain the remaining ingredients and make the Supreme Status Ailment Removal Potion within the next two months.

The target items were all located far above, and the team was still only on the twenty-sixth floor.

“Yeah… there’s really nothing we can do.”

No matter how they thought about it, that was the only conclusion they could reach.

“For now, let’s just keep moving forward.”

After finishing their lunch, the team decided to continue exploring the dungeon.

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A month later.

The Gamma Team was holding a『Congratulations on Reaching the 30th Floor Commemoration』party at their usual restaurant.

The Gamma Team had decided to hold a celebration party every time they reached a new floor that was a multiple of five.

Thanks to Jessica and the others, they had once stepped onto the 30th floor before, but this time, they had managed to reach it again with only the strength of their own team members.

The day after reaching the 30th floor, Gamma Team gathered at noon for the meal.

Since it was more convenient for Kachua, Gamma Team’s drinking parties were usually held during the day.

Because they had made a reservation the previous day, a party meal a little fancier than the regular lunch menu was spread out on the table.

The room was private, so it was fine if their voices got a bit loud.

“Kanpai!”

They started with a toast, then began eating the appetizer of potato salad.

From the 20th to the 30th floor, it was said to take at least ten days to climb a single floor.

Since they had to level up in line with the increasing strength of the enemies, that much time was inevitably necessary.

However—

“This time was pretty…”

“Easy, wasn’t it?”

“Yeah.”

From the 26th to the 30th floor, Kachua and the others had made it in just one month.

It wasn’t that Kachua and the others were amazing—it was that the equipment they had received from the previous designated quest was just too incredible. (For everyone except Kachua)

“This time, we were really helped by our weapons and armor.”

“That’s true.”

The weapons and equipment Gamma Team was currently using were originally the kind of gear meant for high-ranking adventurers of level 60 or above.

With this top-grade equipment and the experience gained from defeating the Rare-Rare Mushroom Deluxe, Og and the others had reached level 40.

Incidentally, Kachua’s level was 22.

However, the reason they were able to reach the 30th floor and smoothly get to the goddess statue’s shrine there in just one day yesterday was thanks to Kachua.

Gamma Team had once again encountered the Sugoroku Snakes, but upon seeing Kachua, they must have been terrified— their faces changed color, and they quickly fled.

Knock knock— a waitress came in carrying a large platter.

“The fried chicken is ready!”

“Oh, fried chicken!”

With the arrival of the fried chicken, the conversation was put on hold.

“This is delicious” Ann said in surprise after taking a bite.

“This place is known for its good fried chicken, right?”

“I heard the secret is adding a bit of alcohol to the seasoning, but you just can’t get this taste at home.”

Even though Kachua had been told the recipe, she still couldn’t quite reproduce it. It truly was the flavor of a restaurant.

With grilled beef, mushrooms and seafood simmered in oil, freshly baked pizza, doria, and more, the members savored each dish of the party menu as it was brought out.

As the meal party entered its latter half, Kachua remembered there was something she needed to tell everyone.

“Ah, I’ll be taking a day off five days from now.”

“That’s fine, but why?”

“My daughter’s kindergarten is having a recital.”

“Oh, is that so?”

“What do they do in a recital?” Laura asked, seemingly curious.

“My daughter’s class is doing a play called The Princess and the Seven Dwarfs. Well, it’s just one famous scene where the princess and the dwarfs sing together in a little house in the forest.”

It was a cheerful scene where the little princess, having gone through various troubles and nearly being killed, meets the dwarfs in the forest, and together they sing and dance.

“I see.”

“What role is Barbara-chan playing? The princess? A dwarf?”

“No, my child is a pirate.”

“Eh, a pirate?”

“Do pirates even appear in The Princess and the Seven Dwarfs?”

“Well, if you count it up, there aren’t enough roles for exactly eight children, right? So in the middle of the song, some cheerful friends come along saying,『Let us sing with you too』. My child is one of them.”

“I see.”

“But why a pirate?”

“Yeah, there wouldn’t be pirates in the forest, would there?”

“That’s because everyone chose whatever they liked. Things like flying squirrels or flowers. And my child chose a pirate.”

“Your child likes pirates, Kachua-san?”

“She’s liked them since forever—thinks they’re strong and cool.”

Pirates were technically the enemy faction of her father Alan, who was a knight, but Barbara loved them.

It was a taste Kachua couldn’t quite understand.

Thanks to that, the costume was easy—just resizing her son Ed’s old boater shirt and pants.

“Ah, so there’s costume making involved. The mother of the child playing the princess must have it rough.”

“Actually, not really. Rupert Galfa’s daughter donated the dress she once wore to the kindergarten.”

Even though it was for a child, the luxurious silk dress was so beautiful that even adults like Kachua and the others let out an impressed hoo when they saw it.

It had been donated about ten years ago, and the kindergarten had carefully maintained it, using it every year for the recital.

It was a dress the children all admired.

Well, Barbara, of course, chose to be a pirate over the dress, saying,”Pirate, definitely!”

Apparently, the young lady had also donated dresses she could no longer wear to churches and schools.

“Come to think of it, isn’t Galfa’s daughter said to be possibly engaged to a prince?” Rick remarked.

Galfa was a famous merchant known to everyone in the labyrinth city of Loa and the nearby towns.

“Eh, really?”

Having lived in a small village far from the labyrinth city of Loa, this was the first Og had heard of it, and he seemed surprised.

Upon hearing the town rumor that the young lady had become a candidate for princess consort, Og said,

“It’s a good thing when such a kind person becomes a princess consort.”

“Yeah.”

“That’s true” Laura and Kachua agreed.

“There’s more than one prince, right? Is she marrying that incredibly handsome one?”

Og was not well-versed in royal matters. Even so, he knew of the prince renowned for his unparalleled beauty.

Almost ten years ago, in a town near Og’s village, a commemorative event for the king’s reign had been held, during which portraits of the king, queen, and the three princes were distributed. He had gone to see them with his parents, who were still alive at the time, along with the rest of the family.

The portrait depicted a breathtakingly beautiful young prince with delicate golden hair and blue eyes, and his sister Nadja had squealed,『The prince is so handsome!』 upon seeing it.

“Ah, that’s probably His Highness the Second Prince.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. His Highness the Second Prince is about twenty-six years old. The young lady hasn’t reached adulthood yet, so I think her fiancé is His Highness the Third Prince, who is twenty.”

Since Kachua’s husband was a knight, she had at least a minimum amount of knowledge about such things.

“His Highness the Second Prince is that old?”

“That’s right.”

“What was his name again?” someone asked.

“Bel… something” came the reply—about the bare minimum of knowledge.

Portraits of the royal family were distributed roughly once every ten years, usually to commemorate a major event.

They had planned to distribute them again a few years ago in celebration of the king’s reign, but it coincided with the mourning period for the former king, who had abdicated due to illness, so the commemorative portraits were canceled.

That was why the image of the Second Prince remained as that of a stunning young boy, but in reality he was now twenty-six.

No one knew what kind of man he had become, as the general populace had no opportunity to see him.

Still, given how extraordinarily beautiful he had been—

“I’m sure he’s grown into a fine man” Kachua said with a dreamy sigh.

“Definitely” everyone agreed.

“……”

Except for Ann, who remained silent.

The next time portraits would be distributed would likely be to commemorate the investiture ceremony when the Crown Prince was chosen.

Since the king was still in good health, there was no crown prince yet.

In such cases, the order of succession would follow age: First Prince, Second Prince, Third Prince.

The First Prince was twenty-eight, and the Second Prince was twenty-six.

It would not be surprising if the Crown Prince were named soon, and since it was said that the First Prince was already assisting the king in state affairs, he would almost certainly be chosen.

While they were having this conversation, there was a knock at the door.

“Yes, come in” they called, thinking it was more food.

However, the one who entered was Jessica.

“Ann-senpai, Kachua.”