Chocolate, A Truck, and A Railgun

Chapter 11

Following the meeting, the knight requested help from both the adventurers' guild and the sheriff to help in preparing William for their long, arduous journey.

Said journey only took forty-five minutes in their truck.

Regardless, William decided to accept the help gratefully.

"That should be it." William swiped his sweat off his forehead. Feodora rested the last supply box on top of the other, standing up in the metal box. Lily, meanwhile, did final inspections of the weapon. She didn't actually know what she was inspecting, William just told her to look out for anything strange.

"... Everything looks alright, I think."

"Alright."

William did a quick look around the box interior, before heading out and closing the rear door. He then circled the truck before climbing onto the driver's seat. He reached down to the middle seat and opened the door connecting the cab and the box.

"You two want to sit back there?" he asked.

"You closed the door on us," Lily replied.

"You can go through here, remember?"

That's precisely why I closed the rear door.

Since he lacked the ability to do magic, having extra crew members to protect them during the railgun's downtime or against close-quarters attacks seemed like a good idea. For that, he needed to know how many girls- he meant people he could fit.

Of course, he had nothing against Captain Daven nor Commander Ama, but their large armor would make moving around hard. This was still a standard truck, after all.

Yes, definitely because of armor. Not because of his biases whatsoever.

... With that in mind...

He had no intention of differing his choice of crew based on their gender. He fought demons. If he needed a thick, burly man to do the job, he didn't mind. But he needed a larger truck.

Just them three already made the truck pretty cramped. He couldn't imagine Davin or Ama joining them.

Lily crawled through the small door, stumbling into the cabin. William watched in amusement as she tried to get herself upright.

"I have a feeling you did this on purpose," she glared at William. William simply shrugged, hiding his snicker. Once she was back in her position, Feodora went past the door. She changed her position on the seat, bringing her legs front before hopping off. She reached for the lever and slowly slid back into the seat as the backrest pulled itself up.

"So, where are we going first?" William asked.

"The adventurers' guild. Couldn't go shopping without cash."

"Alright."

William maneuvered the truck, heading for the adventurers' guild. The building wasn't located far and they would normally take only a few minutes to reach it, but their fame had started to spread. A lot more people stopped and looked at them as they passed.

"So this is how it feels when you're popular," Lily muttered under her breath.

"They're thinking about the carriage, not about us."

"I know, I know. Still, as the party operating it, some of it will eventually splash onto us."

"Doesn't mean they really care about the people inside, though."

"I don't think so. A horse and a sword don't mean much without a good knight."

"But that's because the knight is equally as powerful as the sword."