I have Became Able to Do Anything with My Growth Cheat but I Can not Seem to Get out of Being Jobless-Chapter 367

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Chapter 367


(367) Three people sweat together


Translator: Tseirp


We returned to Suzuki’s home for now after gathering information .


As it was a nice Japanese-style building, it felt more like we were returning to our accommodations than returning home . It was like an inn .


“Welcome back, Ichinojo-sama, Carol-sama . ”


“We’re back, Lana-san . I bought this thinking if it would go well for dinner . ”


I said and passed her a bag with ingredients containing rice and such .


“Why thank you very much . With the state the town is in, it was extremely difficult to buy rice so this helps a lot . ”


“Yeah . The market became a battlefield . If Carol wasn’t there, I might not even be able to buy a single grain of rice . ”


It was like a year-end wagon sale at a department store . It was a spectacular scene to see the vegetables brought out from the warehouse sell out before the buyers could finish lining up .


“Also, this is a souvenir for Lana-san . It’s not expensive but please use it if you like it . ”


I said and gave her a hairpin as a thank you for taking care of us .


I had Carol choose one for me .


It wasn’t expensive but I felt that it would look good on Lana-san in her kimono and her long hair .


“ … This is for me?”


Lana-san accepted the hairpin and looked at it fixedly .


Did she like it?


“Manual for when a guest gives me a personal gift – when I was given a bun a year and ten days ago, I was told that I should eat it as a snack and have not received any other order . What should I do –”


Lana-san mumbled to herself .


Lana-san was a instruction manual person after all . So she has not received souvenirs apart from food .


I waited for a while to see what conclusion she would reach .


“Right! This is a wooden hairpin so it doesn’t mean it can’t be eaten! In other words, there won’t be a problem if I eat it as a snack at three o’clock!”


“It’s full of problems!”


That was more problematic than wanting to eat Centaur .


Does this person plan to eat it whenever something unexpected happens?


Does she plan to hide all evidence inside her stomach?


“This is a hairpin that matches a kimono so please treat it as an accessory and part of your uniform . ”


“Ah, to treat it as an accessory . Then I shall record it as an accessory . ”


Lana-san said and hit her fist on her hand .


I was wondering if she felt it was a nuisance that I gave her a hairpin so I used Thought Trace but she was filled with happiness . It looked like she did take a liking to the hairpin .


Although it was possible that she was happy from obtaining the rice as well .


After that, we returned to our room .


Apparently, the room was cleaned as the trash in the trash bin was emptied .


Lana-san was a perfect manual person . Although her inflexibility seemed like a bad trait, looking at it at another angle, it also meant that she won’t cut corners at work .


“Leaving that aside, what was Talwi’s aim?”


“I do not know but looking at the situation, there’s a high possibility that the royal family is involved . ”


“Yeah . It didn’t look like a coincidence that I was taken along by the inspector and ended up fighting Talwi . The inspector seemed to directly report to the royal family too . ”


“There was that but Talwi-san … Talwi tried to kill Ichino-sama, right?”


“Yeah . I used Thought Trace and I felt killing intent . ”


“If you kill another person without a good reason, your job would turn into a criminal job immediately . Despite that, Talwi tried to kill Ichino-sama . Typically people who are obsessed with strength would not do such things . ”


“The up-and-coming adventurer party tried to kill me though?”


“The members of that up-and-coming adventurer party were probably idiots, right?”


“That can’t be … yeah you’re right . ”


I was convinced .


Furthermore, that was after they rampaged in the Dwarf village . Although they didn’t cause enough damage to fall into criminal jobs, there was no doubt that they would be found guilty if put on trial .


There was a high chance that they were fools who chose to acquire criminal jobs since they were going to be found guilty in a trial anyway .


Or there was also the possibility that maybe they were idiots who forgot that they would fall into criminal jobs .


“But Talwi’s killing intent was real . And Talwi is probably not a fool . ”


“Yes, you are correct . Moreover, nobles at a certain job level, with the permission of the royal family, could acquire the skill called Immunity . By using the Immunity skill, she would not fall into a criminal job even if she killed Ichino-sama if she was ordered to do so . ”


Nobles and permission from the royal family …


“Could people apart from nobles and royalty do something similar?”


“Yes . There aren’t many of them but they do exist . But it isn’t very possible . ”


“Why?”


“Three jobs have been identified that are allowed to harm others . The Pope, the Hero, and the Demon Lord . ”


“I see . Right, Carol . Since we are on this topic, could you tell me what actions would cause a person to have their jobs turned into criminal jobs?”


In the past, the thugs in the town of Belasra blackmailed Haru and me .


They talked as though they knew how far they could go before they fall into criminal jobs . I didn’t plan to use the knowledge to do evil but instead want to remember it for self-defence .


Although I should have asked a long time ago .


“There is not a clear ‘act’ that will lead to it . Even if you stole somebody’s belongings, you will not fall into a criminal job with one act of thievery . Of course, if you are caught by the guards and undergo a trial, you would be forced to change job to an Attonement-Seeker as part of the due process . On the other hand, there are also examples of people falling into criminal jobs after committing multiple types of crimes that individually would not change a person’s job to a criminal job . ”


“So your job would not switch to a criminal job if it is a one-off misdemeanor but committing it multiple times would change your job …”


It sounded similar to the driving penalty system .


Something like how your driving license would be suspended if you accumulate above a certain amount of demerits .


“Also, depending on the situation, even killing a person would not cause the murderer to fall into a criminal job . For example, a physician euthanizing a sick patient who is suffering and wishes for death would be seen as a crime by law but will not fall into a criminal job . But if they euthanized a patient who wished to live even though they were enduring the pain, they would fall into a criminal job . Everything is judged by Goddess Libra . ”


“The standard seems to be pretty flexible . Moreover, it is the most reassuring for Libra-sama to be in charge of this among all the goddesses . ”


“Yes . According to a lawyer, more than 90% of the world’s crimes are prevented because of the goddess’ judgment . ”


“That might be true . ”


Even if you could commit a crime without anybody’s knowledge, the goddess would still be watching so you can’t commit the crime .


“It is a very convenient function . ”


The goddesses are watching .


“Yes . But some do not think that way . ”


So there are such people too .


Well, evil people by nature might look at it that way .


Haru and Suzuki returned after we discussed the topic further .


The two of them dived into the beginner dungeon to hunt monsters for food supply .


There were apparently many monsters that drop vegetables in the beginner dungeon so it gave the image of a farmer going through their harvest as they defeated monsters .


“Haru, welcome back . Did Suzuki do anything weird to you?”


“Goho . ” (TLN: Choking sounds)


It was Suzuki who responded to my words .


The reaction was so excessive that it made me wonder if it was something would have happened in normal circumstances .


“Wait, Kusunoki-kun . There’s no way I would do anything!”


“Yeah I know . I was just joking . I understand your incompetence the best . ”


I was within the same category but Suzuki’s good-for-nothingness in that aspect was at the level of a protagonist in a shonen manga with harem development .


Despite that, he does seem to be the kind to have lucky moments like when a person stumbles and accidentally kisses a girl .


After a short banter, Suzuki told me that he had a meeting with the deputy mayor and left .


Now then, the three of us were alone .


“Haru, come here for a moment . ”


“Yes . ”


She wagged her tail as she approached my side .


Haru’s sweat tickled my nostrils . I didn’t hate the smell in particular but it would not be good to leave a beauty with sweat on her .


I applied Clean on Haru .


It tidied up her body and clothes at the same time .


“Thank you very much . Um … master . I feel apologetic since master went through the trouble to clean me but . I … um, want to sweat again . The two of us have done it together but if you don’t mind, I would like to include Carol for the three of us to do it together . ”


Three people sweating together … !?


Isn’t that – no, no, wait, wait, it’s still a little too early for that … or not . Haru and I and Carol and I . Each of our relationship have already developed considerably .


Three of us together … doesn’t that mean there’s a possibility for that development?


I just called Suzuki a good-for-nothing just now so I won’t be a man if I backed down now .


“Ichino-sama, Carol … can’t do it . Carol’s body will break . ”


Carol said with rough breathing . I guess it couldn’t be helped since we’ve been running for an hour .


I applied Stamina Heal on her and allowed her to rest .


“Master, I want a little more – please do it a little more intense this time . ”


Haru said with a burning complexion . I felt that she was in better shape than we initially started .


I actually wanted to take a break with Carol but I couldn’t do so since Haru said that .


I sneakily applied Stamina Heal on myself and prepared for the third round .


“All right, I’ll do it a little more intensely . Let me know if it hurts . ”


“I will be okay . It doesn’t hurt when I think of master . ”


Thus Haru and I – started our match .


At a grassland in My World, we faced each other with wooden swords .


Leaving that aside, Haru should have just told me if she wanted to have sword training with me . She didn’t have to say things in such an easily misunderstood manner .


Well, thinking about it normally, breaking out a sweat would refer to exercise .


I was just having too many dirty thoughts .


I started with 30 minutes of swinging my sword before having a mock battle with Haru and followed by another 30 minutes of swinging my sword .


It felt nostalgic . I did this every day when I first came to this world but I stopped before I knew it .


Haru has been continuing every day since then so I felt a little apologetic .


It had been a long time since we had a mock battle like this .


Currently, my jobs were focused on magic jobs to suppress my attack power . Even then, my total speed was slightly greater than Haru but Haru avoided my attack with a paper-thin difference .


I wasn’t using any skills and I didn’t attack her face but I wasn’t pulling back my strength .


She avoided my thrust by moving left and right and dodged my sweeping attacks by jumping backward .


She would avoid a simple slash diagonally .


None of my attacks hit her .


In that case, I changed one of my jobs to the already peaked Swordsman .


My attack speed increased .


Haru’s expression changed slightly .


Normally it would be hard to tell but I could understand when I looked at Haru’s face .


She was impatient and equally joyous .


Haru didn’t only dodge but also added in parrying with her sword .


Not only that but the number of times she couldn’t dodge properly and the attacks that brushed her clothes also increased .


But it didn’t damage the clothes made by the Dark Elf’s secret technique .


“I’ll increase my speed even further . ”


“Yes!”


I switched my third job to Apprentice Swordsman and it happened immediately after that .


My attack struck Haru’s shoulder .


“Guh . ”


“Haru! Are you okay?”


“Yes, I am all right . As expected of master – these clothes would have parried any trivial attacks . ”


“I’ll treat it right now so let me see . ”


“Okay . ”


Haru replied and took off her clothes .


Her shoulder was swollen red . Haru’s skin was white so the red swelling was prominent . It would probably turn into a bruise if left alone .


“Wait, there’s no need to take off all your clothes!?”


“Ah, sorry . I kind of – ”


“No well … yeah . ”


Haru was almost expressionless but I could tell that she was shy .


I was caught with the flow and felt shy too .


“Ichino-sama, Haru-san . Please don’t forget that Carol is still here . ”


Carol, who was still resting, pointed out to us and I chanted Petite Heal to treat Haru .