I’m a Rookie, but I’m an Experienced Professional - Chapter 58

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Chapter 58

“Excuse me.”

“Who are you?”

When I spoke to them, the middle-aged woman sitting in front looked at me with slight wariness.

“I’m Eileen, working as a manager at the City Planning Department in Belheim.”

“Belheim is a city in the north, isn’t it?”

“Right. I heard it’s a region where a lot of Arcana appears…”

When I introduced myself to people I met at Nuviar Castle, they welcomed me warmly, saying I was the hero who saved their Nuviar.

But the residents here seemed to have no idea who I was.

In other words, it wasn’t known that I was the one who found the cause of the Raed River flooding and proposed the reservoir and sluice construction.

I hadn’t particularly wanted it to be known, but it was a bit strange that they didn’t know at all.

“So, what brings a manager from Belheim here?”

“Yeah. What made you come all this way?”

“I’m on vacation.”

The residents didn’t seem to know that the elves had requested a halt to the reservoir construction, so I made up the excuse about vacation.

“I happened to overhear while passing by that wind doesn’t come into your homes and you’re suffering from the heat… is that right?”

“That’s right… Do you happen to know what the problem is?”

“Before I answer, let me confirm one more thing.”

I pointed to the tall outer wall built next to the multi-family house. The building looked old, but the outer wall looked clean as if it hadn’t been built long ago.

“That outer wall. It was built last year, right?”

“That’s right. It was built last fall, saying it would protect residents’ privacy and prevent thieves from entering.”

“Thanks to that, we can open our windows without worry.”

“Right. Before that, it was uncomfortable because it felt like passersby were staring, but now it’s not uncomfortable at all.”

The residents’ reaction to the outer wall was quite favorable.

“The reason wind doesn’t come into your homes is because of this wall.”

I wondered if they could continue to be favorable after hearing my explanation.

“Protecting privacy is good, but the outer wall was built too high. Because of that, all the wind paths are blocked, so wind doesn’t come into your homes.”

“…Come to think of it, wind used to flow well before the outer wall was built.”

“Is it really because of that wall?”

The residents murmured and looked at the outer wall. There were still some who were half-doubting, but most seemed to believe my words.

“What does a woman know to be babbling about?”

Then, a middle-aged man with graying hair suddenly stepped forward.

He looked me up and down with eyes full of displeasure and snorted.

“You’re not actually believing this woman’s words, are you? To begin with, it doesn’t make sense for a woman to be a City Planning Department manager.”

The atmosphere suddenly became subtly heavy.

“That’s true. The City Planning Department is where men work.”

“Then is it a lie after all?”

The residents, who had easily agreed with my words, were quickly swayed by the middle-aged man’s words as well.

“I don’t know what kind of scam you’re trying to pull on us, but it won’t work, so get lost.”

The middle-aged man waved his hand dismissively as if shooing away a fly.

‘Now I’m even being treated like a scammer.’

It was so absurd that I couldn’t even snort.

There was no reason to stay here while being treated like this, and since I had completed the sub-quest, I just turned around.

[Are you really going to leave like this?]

Then a system window blocked my path.

[If you leave it like this, the residents will continue to suffer from the heat.]

“So what?”

[So what, you say. Don’t you feel sorry for them?]

“Not at all. Rather, I feel more sorry for myself getting cursed at while trying to help.”

When I snorted and spoke, the system window flickered as if flustered.

“Look at that woman. She’s talking to herself while staring into space.”

The residents whispered among themselves while looking at me.

“I told you. She’s a strange woman.”

Especially seeing the middle-aged man speaking arrogantly was disgusting, so I moved to a place where there were no people.

[Surprise Quest appears.]

As soon as I moved locations, a quest notification appeared.

[Q. Please solve the troubles of the 6-2 Multi-Family Housing residents.]

[Reward: 50,000p]

“What are you trying to do now?”

I frowned deeply and glared at the system window.

“I clearly said I didn’t want to, but what’s the reason for forcing me by even giving a surprise quest?”

[Well, it’s because I feel sorry for the suffering residents.]

Oh my, we have an apostle of justice here.

If we’re going by that logic, aren’t orphans who lost their parents or homeless people wandering without homes more pitiful? I was about to argue, but I held back.

Fighting with the system would only be a loss for me.

‘The reward isn’t bad either.’

That said, I had no desire to deal with those residents again, especially that middle-aged man.

‘I should go find the manager of this district.’

That would be the fastest and most certain way, so I headed to City Hall where the manager would be.

* * *

Unlike the residents who had no idea who I was, the administrative district manager recognized me immediately.

“The residents of 6-2 Multi-Family Housing are suffering from heat because of the outer wall built last year?”

“Yes. So what I’m saying is, it would be good to reduce the outer wall to about half its height and install a pointed fence on the upper part.”

I explained while drawing a picture on paper.

“Then it can protect privacy while preventing thieves from entering, and wind will flow well too.”

“Oh, that certainly makes sense.”

The manager couldn’t help but be impressed.

“How did you think of this? Do they build outer walls like this in Belheim?”

“Of course not.”

Belheim, located in the northern part of the empire, had wind as sharp as blades, so they actually built outer walls even higher to block it.

“I should check if other places have this problem too.”

“That’s a good idea. And here, when you go to 6-2 Multi-Family Housing, please make sure to tell them that a manager from Belheim informed them about the outer wall problem.”

After hearing my request, the manager looked troubled.

“Why is that?”

“Well, the Lord specifically asked us not to reveal Miss Eileen’s existence to the residents.”

Ah, so that’s why the neighbors didn’t know who I was.

“Why did His Lordship the Viscount give such an order?”

“I don’t know either. That’s why I can’t grant Miss Eileen’s request.”

“I understand.”

It’s a bit disappointing, but if there was an order from the Viscount, there’s nothing I can do about it.

‘I’ll have to ask Smith Viscount about the reason for keeping it secret.’

Seeing that he informed the managers, it doesn’t seem like he’s planning to steal my credit. I was even more curious about what the reason could be.

“Then I’ll be going now.”

After exchanging greetings with the manager and leaving City Hall, I entered a deserted alley and opened the Quest window.

The problem of the 6-2 Multi-Family Housing residents wasn’t completely resolved yet, so the Surprise Quest wasn’t completed, but the Sub Quest was finished.

“The Surprise Quest will be completed after I return to Belheim.”

But what if that manager doesn’t fix the exterior wall of the 6-2 Multi-Family Housing? Would I fail the Surprise Quest?

“That can’t happen.”

Since Surprise Quests have penalties just like Main Quests, I absolutely had to succeed.

‘I should mention this to Smith Viscount too.’

We agreed to have lunch together tomorrow, so I can tell him then.

“Since it would be a shame to go back like this, should I try another Sub Quest?”

Not something like this that takes a long time to resolve, but something I can finish quickly – I wonder what’s available.

I was looking through the newly generated Sub Quests when I suddenly felt someone’s gaze.

“What?”

There’s no one around though?

“Must be my imagination.”

I scratched my head.

It seems my nerves have become sharp because of that middle-aged man and the system that pushes me to help people even by giving Surprise Quests.

“Let’s go do a Quest.”

Hoping that nothing like what just happened would occur again, I headed to the next Sub Quest location.

* * *

“There, now the window won’t rattle, right?”

This Sub Quest was about fixing the rattling windows at the orphanage.

It was a problem caused by the window frame coming loose, so it was quickly resolved by placing thin wooden wedges and hammering in some nails.

“Thank you, big sister!”

Seeing the children thank me with bright faces made me feel proud.

This is what makes helping others worthwhile.

“This is to show our gratitude for your help. It’s nothing special, but please accept it.”

The orphanage director pressed a bag containing delicious-looking cookies into my hands.

I tried to refuse since it seemed like the children’s snacks, but she insisted on giving it to me, saying she couldn’t let a benefactor leave empty-handed, so I had no choice but to accept.

As I left the orphanage and was about to move to the next Sub Quest location, someone jumped down from the orphanage roof.

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