Reborn After A Death March

Chapter 4

"Hey Mum, I found us another guest!" The girl shouts as she leads me through the door.

"I told you earlier not to be so pushy, Martha," A well-built woman says as she watches us from behind the counter. "If you keep harassing people, you will get in trouble one of these days."

"But we need to fill our rooms after the Starfall scared everyone off." The girl replies, and I think when she says Starfall, she must refer to the meteor shower I saw after escaping from the cave.

It was no problem, so I hope she does not punish the girl for this. The only thing that was hurt was my pride when I felt the soft warmth on my arm. The woman behind the counter has a warm motherly air and a pretty face despite her prominent figure. She is the kind of person you cannot help feeling safe and comfortable around. I have no problem staying here if the place is run by someone like her.

The girl finally releases my arm and stands closer to the woman, and I really can see their family resemblance when they stand side by side. Same hair colour and pretty face even if the woman looks a little aged. I guess she is the inn's landlady, and after speaking to her daughter, she finally turns to me.

"So, are you planning on staying the night?" The landlady asks. "Do you have any luggage?"

"Well, I lost most of my stuff when a group of monsters attacked me," That seems like a good excuse. "I only managed to escape with my coin purse and sword."

"So, you must be one of those Mon-Hunters if you went looking for a fight," The girl I think I heard her mother call Martha says.

"We don't see many of your kind around here since the army does a good job keeping monsters at bay," The landlady comments taking out a large book. "You would be better off in another territory where their lord cuts back on monster suppression."

"Oh, I am not a Mon-Hunter anymore," I quickly tell them. "I was attacked on the road after the Starfall."

"That Starfall has been causing a lot of problems," The landlady sighs. "We had a customer check-in earlier who lost most of his belongings too." For some reason, both the landlady and Martha look closely at me. "You look like you could be related to him."

"Are you, his sister?" Martha asks.

"No," I quickly answer. I cannot have any relatives in this world. "It is probably just a coincidence."

"He never mentioned having any relatives either," The landlady comments before opening the book she got out. "So, as I was saying before, we got side-tracked. Are you going to be staying with us, miss?"

"Yes, I would like to," I nod stepping closer to the counter. "Can I book a room for ten nights?"

"You sure can," The landlady smiles. "That will be one large copper per night for a single room or one small copper for the large communal room. We will also throw in a free meal for you."

"I will take the single room please," I tried backpacking before and have horrible memories of staying in hostels. I stick my hand in my pocket and hand over ten large copper coins.

"Okay, now I just need your name, age and occupation for the book," The landlady says, taking out a feather quell.

"It is Kura Suou, and I am fifteen but currently unemployed," I reply, and Martha looks at me.

"I hope you enjoy your stay," The landlady smiles. "Oh, I almost forgot to mention, but we start serving breakfast at the first-morning bell and stop at the second. For dinner, it is the first evening bell until we run out. I recommend getting your dinner early. A lot of people come here to drink in the evening." I smile and nod my head. "Martha, please show our guest to her room."