VRMMO: Am I The Strongest Yet?

"Excuse me."

Miss Rin had been to this village and she knew an inn owner so they directly went there.

"Oh~. Customer-... Rin? Is that you~!?"

It was an old man with a friendly face.

And, as soon as he saw her, a bright smile bloomed on his face.

"Hey there, Bill gramps."

"It really is you~!"

He was so happy to see her that he left the customer that he was attending to and came running to greet her.

"How long has it been, my god. The last time I saw you, you were leaving for Moongold."

"It was only six months ago, not that long."

She said she used to live here before she moved to Moongold.

Since this village was connected to the Town of Yuta, the travelers who went there through the road stopped here often and the trade in this village was quite good as well, so she had also frequented here in the past.

She knew this old man that used to be an adventurer in his younger days. And, she was close with him as well as his wife who ran this inn.

"Hahaha, six months is like eternity to us old folks, you child. You know what, Warma was just talking about you a few days ago.

Wait here, let me get her from the back."

The old man seemed to be in his sixties but he had a good build and still looked quite vigorous. The way he ran to the back of the inn by passing through the tables also indicated his joints were still strong.

"Haaa…"

Elio found this old man fun.

Even Alex, who was experienced with this world, could tell that unlike many normal natives, this old person had experienced the vastness of this world himself.

She knew this person used to be an adventurer, and the adventurers were free spirits.

They traveled throughout the world in search of various new adventures and she liked him for that much as well.

"Come quick! Look who's here~!"

The old man brought an elderly lady who seemed to be covered in flour.

She must be in the kitchen working from her messy clothing, and from how there was a handprint of flour on the grandpa's face, they could tell what might have transpired in that back in this short time.

"There better be a good reason for… hmm? Is that… Rin?"

The old woman had blue eyes on her brown hair, while the white haired old man had pretty black eyes.

They seemed to be a pretty couple, and when the old lady saw Miss Rin, she also came running to greet her– showing how even her joints were still strong at that age.

"It's you! Rin! Oh my god, how have you been~!"

The old lady greeted her with a hug, and unlike the grandpa, she also greeted the rest of them.

"Oh, are these people with you… oh! Is that Misha?"

Misha had woken up a while back but she was still sleepy so she was just holding Alex's hand as she walked with drowsy eyes.

"She's sleepy, Warma granny."

"She's grown up so much since the last time I saw her… she's even prettier now."

The warm smile she had when she looked at the little girl was the signature old smiles that the grannies look at their grandchildren with.

It seemed like she wanted to give the young girl a cookie as well, perhaps a chocolate, but she understood how tired they all might be from her sleepy look.

"Oh, right. You're here to stay for the night? For longer? Please tell me you will stay for longer."

"Ah… no. Just the night."

With a bitter smile, Miss Rin shook her head and the happiness on the granny's face turned into sadness.

"Oh… I would have loved to have a chat if we had time…"

It seemed like she really wanted to talk with her old daughter like an acquaintance, but Miss Rin shook her head once again.

"We are going on a long journey, granny. We even have a carriage outside-."

"You left your carriage unattended?! You children…"

Grandpa was looking after the customers while the granny was talking with them, but as soon as he heard that they had a carriage, he quickly ran out to take care of it.

Leaving carriages out on the road was no good idea, so he will first take it to the back where in the stables.

"That old man…"

Even the granny shook her head at how fast the grandpa ran. And then looked up at the rest of them with a sigh.

"Come, let me give you the keys to your rooms. How many do you need again? Three? These two look like a couple so they will share one. Do you want a separate one for the child?"

"Oh, no need. We will share one as well."

Misha did not like sleeping alone anyway. So, Miss Rin shook her head and then bowed to the granny.

"I want to talk as well, Granny Warma, but we must depart tomorrow. Though, if you would like, we can talk at night like old times."

They could not stay here for long since they needed to reach the next town and then move to the city.

They were invited by the Viscount and there was going to be a big party, so they could not be late for that.

"You know what, dear? We would love that even more~."

Granny could tell there were some circumstances from her expressions.

She could also tell the people she was with, the Girl that looked much more experienced than her age, and the boy who was holding a Slime that possessed a Wand, a Mana beast, and a bird that most definitely was not a bird, were special people, just like her.

From the looks of it, the two seemed to be her companions, and… the fact that this pitiful one had found companions that she could trust actually was something that the granny could not possibly ignore.

"Then, come here. You should freshen up and eat something before we wrap things around here."

The granny was a talkative one. And the grandpa was the loud one.

Both of them used to be adventurers in their time, but now they ran an inn in a village.

"Thanks granny Warma."

"Huhu, why are you thanking me~. Silly child."

Apparently, both of them had been together for over thirty years now. And both of them used to be adventurers so, there were a lot of fun stories that they had for these young people.

Now that they had the chance, they could not possibly miss this fun opportunity to once again talk with this unique mother, and her new unique companions as well.