After having sex with Lise and then enjoying a leisurely cup of tea, it had become night. I decided to skip the Adventurer's Guild for today and stay at Lise's place.
Lise's bar used to be a small inn. The first floor is a cozy bar with about ten seats, and she agreed to rent me one of the five rooms on the second floor. The contract is for a monthly fee of one gold coin.
I decided to pay her to keep a clear boundary and not feel indebted.
I ate dinner at Lise's newly opened bar. A stew with bread cost five copper coins, and it was incredibly delicious.
However, after a while, no other customers came. The place remained empty.
(Lise is beautiful and her food is great, so why aren't people coming?)
Just as I was wondering this, the bar's door opened. A customer had finally arrived.
The person who walked in was a beautiful woman with striking gold hair, blue eyes, and sharp, almond-shaped eyes. She was tall, perhaps around 5'6". She had a slender build, and her light armor looked very sexy on her.
"Hey, you! It's good that you're eating at Lise's bar, but you haven't done anything weird to her, have you?"
The golden-haired woman immediately approached me, looking annoyed. Huh?
"Do I know you?"
When I asked this, the woman puffed up and retorted, "You! We met at the city gate!"
"Huh? But the gatekeeper was a man?"
"Hehe. Jeanne pretends to be a man when she's working as a gatekeeper. She even asked me to call her Josh instead of Jeanne when she's on duty."
Lise answered happily, explaining the situation.
"I can't help it. People look down on me when they find out I'm a woman. "
Josh, or rather Jeanne, revealed her secret with a huff. I didn't realize it because she had her helmet pulled down when we met. Looking back, I remember thinking her voice was a little high for a man.
While I was lost in my thoughts, Jeanne had already started a conversation with Lise while ordering food and drinks.
"Lise, did he do anything strange to you?"
"Don't worry. Yuri is a gentleman. Right?"
"Yes. I didn't do anything that would make Jeanne suspicious."
I smiled and played along with Lise. Jeanne looked unconvinced, but she composed herself and introduced herself.
"My name is Jeanne. I'm an adventurer, but I also do some gatekeeping work sometimes. When I'm gatekeeping, call me Josh. Otherwise, you can drop the honorifics."
"I'm Yuri. It's nice to meet you, Jeanne."
"Nice to meet you, Yuri. But don't you dare lay a hand on Lise!"
Jeanne gave me a warning, but I just smiled ambiguously. I couldn't exactly tell her we already had sex.
While drinking, I got to know Jeanne better. She's a good person at heart, though she gets a little strange when it comes to Lise.
When she found out I hadn't gone to the Adventurer's Guild yet, she sighed in disbelief but agreed to go with me. She promised to accompany me to register as an adventurer tomorrow.
As the night wore on, I decided to return to my new room to get some rest for tomorrow. It was almost closing time.
The room didn't have any furniture, but since it was originally an inn, there was a bed. Once I've registered as an adventurer, I might use my online shopping skill to buy a full set of furniture.
And so, my first day in another world came to a close.