A Former Police Officer Who Died And Get A Second Life!-Chapter 40: A Designated Request

"Being young is really wonderful."

Once again today, Qiong Xing woke up sandwiched between his two mates, with Cari clinging to his leg and he found himself grateful for his new body.

In the past, just getting out of bed would have sent pain shooting through his back, waist, and knees, but in this new body, there was none of that at all.

Even the stairs that used to feel like a burden were merely tiring now, with no pain in his knee joints at all.

There had been so many things happening that he had not had the leisure to pay attention to it, but now he truly felt just how wonderful youth could be.

"...Why are you saying things like an old man?"

"..."

So he had been heard.

Old man or not, there was no way he could say that he truly was one, that inside he was genuinely a grandfather.

"No, I was just thinking that compared to the past, my stamina has improved a lot."

"Oh? Then it sounds like you’ll be able to listen to our requests starting tonight."

"!!"

It seemed that Elias had woken up at some point as well.

Whispering into someone’s ear right after they wake up was downright unfair.

As Qiong Xing covered his ear and glared at Elias, Elias laughed cheerfully, clearly amused, and said that he was just cute, which only made him laugh even more.

"What kind of request is it?"

"That’s a secret until tonight. I’m looking forward to seeing how Qiong Xing reacts."

The two of them who were usually always arguing somehow matched each other perfectly at times like this.

"Come on, we’re going to the guild again today, right? We should wake Cari soon too."

Unconvinced as he watched Elias gently wake Cari up, Qiong Xing ended up throwing a nearby pillow at him in something close to misplaced frustration.

"If you’d like, how about taking this request as well?"

When Qiong Xing looked at the paper that was handed to him, it turned out to be a medicinal herb gathering request.

"Um... what is this?"

What awaited Qiong Xing who had planned to take the usual gathering request was a different gathering request altogether.

It did not seem to have anything particularly special about it.

If there was anything at all, it was that the reward was slightly higher than usual and the required amount was larger.

"This is a designated request for you. You can refuse it, but if it’s possible for you, I don’t think you’d lose anything by accepting it."

A designated request?

He had not known there was a system like that, almost like a host being requested by name.

Still, was it really all right for someone at F-rank like Qiong Xing to receive a designated request?

"It’s not uncommon at higher ranks, but at F-rank it’s practically unheard of. However, the client has been very pleased with the results of your previous requests."

"I’m happy to hear that, but is it really okay for the reward to increase just because of that?"

Up until now, all he had accepted were medicinal herb gathering requests, so it must have been one of those.

But since the content of the request itself was no different from usual, Qiong Xing wondered whether it was really within the guild’s acceptable range to raise the reward by that much.

"That’s precisely why it’s a designated request. In addition to the standard reward, a designation fee has been added."

He understood the difference in payment now, but he still could not think of any reason to be treated that generously.

"According to the client, the medicinal herbs you gather are in very good condition and quite beautiful."

"Beautiful...?"

What did that mean?

According to the guild staff member, even with the same medicinal herb gathering requests, the quality of the herbs people brought back could vary greatly from person to person.

Qiong Xing had never paid attention to it, but because he handled the herbs carefully as goods meant for sale, his gathering method was gentle, and since he transported them in a magic bag, they were not damaged unnecessarily and retained their freshness.

Unaware of all that himself, Qiong Xing could only feel puzzled, but being praised for his work made him happy, so he decided to accept the request.

"Then I’ll take this request for today."

"If you think you can manage it, you’re also welcome to accept another request at the same time."

Apparently, as long as completion seemed likely, it was possible to take on two or more requests simultaneously.

Since he usually gathered more than the required amount anyway, it should not be a problem.

As Qiong Xing happily accepted both requests and the guild staff member seemed a little relieved as well.

"Then, we’re heading out."

"Please be careful."

Qiong Xing smiled and returned the farewell to the guild staff member who saw him off and they responded just as familiarly in return.

...

It felt like someone once said that you shouldn’t try things that you’re not used to doing.

"Qiong Xing, could you please look this way already?"

When he thought about listening to Elias’s request from that morning, he couldn’t understand why he had nodded so easily back then.

He really wanted to scold the version of himself from just a few minutes ago.

"Qiong Xing being shy is cute too, but our request still hasn’t been fulfilled, you know?"

It’s turned out Elias and Leander’s request is to take a bath together with him.

Thinking they simply wanted him to wash their backs, Qiong Xing had agreed without hesitation.

However, when the two of them entered the bath, he was left speechless.

As a modest Chinese man, Qiong Xing of course wrapped a towel around his waist when entering the bath.

He had even prepared towels for Leander and the others as well.

"Why are you coming in like that? Where are your towels?!"

But, for some reason, the two of them had entered the bath completely naked, making no attempt to hide their beautifully sculpted bodies or their lower body, either.