Chapter 160.2
Chapter 160: The Situation of the Meeting That Couldn’t Be Spoken About (2/2)
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If I can’t find work or if I finish quickly, then I’ll move to finishing the design of the gods .
Hyuzu-san said he’d pay for the cost of the materials since it’s his selfish request, but I’m sure there are a lot of other things that he has to pay out of his own pocket . It’s best to save money wherever possible . Fortunately, they don’t mind me making the idols out of recycled materials .
“You’ll be back by supper, right?” [Elize]
The madam seems to be reminding me not to overwork myself .
“Yes . I’ll be in your care tonight too . ” [Ryouma]
I didn’t want them to worry for me, but for some reason, it seems they don’t really trust me when it comes to not overworking myself .
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After breakfast .
“…” [Ryouma]
I rode a carriage .
‘If you’re going out, then ride the carriage!’ The madam told me as she sent her servants running to get me one . I’m probably the only adventurer in the world who’s being driven around on a carriage with the crest of the duke’s family .
I wanted to refuse, but she was really persistent about it, and in the end, it was decided that I would be on the carriage until I got out of the nobles district .
“Somehow, it feels like the madam is even more protective than before…” [Ryouma]
“She’s been separated from her daughter . She must be very lonely, no?” [Fei]
I was just talking to myself thoughtlessly, but Fei-san answered . He was staying last night with Serge-san’s servants, but since I would be going out today, he came to accompany to me .
“Really?” [Ryouma]
“No decent parent would want to be separated from their children . It might not be a good idea to go too far with that kind of thinking, but using a carriage to move around is common sense to the nobles . ” [Fei]
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I guess sending off one’s child on a carriage is still within the realm of normalcy…
Wait a moment? Fei-san knows that Elia started going to the academy?
“The duke and his wife summoned me yesterday . ” [Fei]
“What!?” [Ryouma]”
“They seemed to know about my previous occupation . They just wanted to confirm that there were no problems . They never really stopped talking about their daughter when I asked if she was here . ” [Fei]
“I see…” [Ryouma]
They’re good people, but they’re from the duke’s family and are nobles . It’s normal for them to be on guard against suspicious people in their territory, so it’s not particularly strange even if they know . In the first place, the guild master probably reported about them ever since she took them in and helped them get work .
Still, I never thought they would actually meet him face to face and start talking about their daughter .
“In any case, I’m glad there are no problems . ” [Ryouma]
“There’s no problems at all… In fact, they gave me a written guarantee for my identification and a recommendation to the adventurers guild . They provided one for Leelin too . In exchange, they told me to take care of your store . ” [Fei]
“Now that’s lavish hospitality…” [Ryouma]
Fei-san took out a luxurious-looking letter from his chest .
It was sealed by the same family crest that was on this carriage .
“…Well, we’re going there anyway, so how about registering now? You can’t accompany me to work anyway . ” [Ryouma]
For foreigners like them, these documents will greatly increase their freedom in this country .
Although I don’t plan on binding them while they’re working in my store, it’s still good to have options for when they feel like retiring .
Besides, if I were to hand them something similar face to face, it would probably be hard for them to accept them without any burden .
“Right . With this we can live a normal life anyway . I’ll take this opportunity to register . ” [Fei]
He seemed to be worrying about it a little, but in the end, he decided to register .
If an opportunity ever presents itself, it might be a good idea to take on a job with the three of us together .
“Oh, right . By the way, did you ever feel like you were being watched since yesterday?” [Ryouma]
I talked to him about the House Haunting Fairy that Rurunez-san spoke to me about, and he seemed to have an idea .
“I thought for sure I was being monitored . ” [Fei]
“Me too . Normally, that’s what you’d think, right?” [Ryouma]
Technically, we were being monitored, though . It’s just that the fairies were doing it on their own .
“Still, fairies that protect a house, huh? That sure is rare . Back at my country, we had fairies that called misfortune on their landowners . They’re said to be born from house owners that died . Especially, those that died a cruel death . ” [Fei]
“…Are you sure those are fairies? Not ghost-type or undead-type monsters?” [Ryouma]
“In my country, those are all referred to as ‘Gwi’ . It also means monster beast, so that might be the case . In order to drive those Gwi away, we use… In the language here, I suppose you’d refer to it as Necromancy, I think . Anyway, There’s a branch of magic like that, and that’s what’s used against them . ” [Fei]
“From what you’re saying, I think it’s safe to say that you’re referring to some kind of evil spirit . ” [Ryouma]
Hearing about a new type of magic piqued my curiosity .
Fei-san and I talked until the carriage reached its destination .