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Which was why Ludmila didn’t like s.h.i.+zuru very much.

It was much better than Casca who wouldn’t take no for an answer, but that’s just a bad comparison.

And to sum up Ludmila’s impression of s.h.i.+zuru in a sentence:

“It doesn’t look like I could ever go on a date with you after all”

“Really? Well, that’s just unfortunate”

Something like that.

Her evaluations of people were termed in how far she would be willing to go with them, like ‘willing to sleep with’, or ‘just holding hands’. 1

As an aside, Casca’s was ‘no more than looking her in the face’, while Lady’s was ‘walking side by side is okay’.

It makes it hard to say whether that’s easy to understand or not.

“Which reminds me, Casca’s really angry you know. I think you should better apologise”

Said s.h.i.+zuru with his coffee cup in one hand.

Hearing that, Ludmila who was putting on a suit over her underwear snorted in annoyance.

“Really? Then I’ll just apologise for formalities’ sake”

“That would be wise”

Though Casca was short tempered and a drunk gambling junkie, she accepts apologies.

Simply put, she had an honest side there. If one were to just apologise, she will forgive so long as the deed was not so bad.

Even more so if it came with a bottle of booze.

“She’ll come over for money later, so when she does —”

“s.h.i.+ZU—! MONEH—!”

“— ah, speak of the devil”

“But what the h.e.l.l … she’s completely treating you as her wallet isn’t she?”

Sadly, s.h.i.+zuru couldn’t deny.

But he had known her for seven years, he owed her a lot of favors as well.

And it’s not like she didn’t have her good sides, so s.h.i.+zuru couldn’t turn his back on Casca.

“s.h.i.+—ZU—CHAN … wait, HUUUH!? Ludmila!? The h.e.l.l are you doing here!? Running away when you’re supposed to be making breakfast! It’s about time I drill the pecking order into you you newcomer!”

“… haah … sorry, it’s my bad. Forgive me captain”

“Oh? Nyahahahaha, what, you understand after all! Alright, I’ll let you off just this once!”

Getting angry and then laughing, what a strange woman.

Living as Casca must be a lot of fun.

“Good grief …”

While Ludmila was keeping Casca company, s.h.i.+zuru left the room wryly smiling and shaking his head.

If she smashed up the place where the strongbox was, there was no meaning of hiding it here.

Stealthily, he headed for the place where he hid it and pulled out a stout metal box.

He turned the dial and slowly opened the box, there was a great number of gold and silver coins inside.

Unlike the spendthrift Casca, the frugal s.h.i.+zuru saved up money over the seven years.

When he picked up Lady and become a magic beast handler, his value shot up, giving him more opportunities to earn money.

Well, he would’ve had double that if he did’t have to continuously pay off Casca’s debts.

“… muu”

Looking at the amount of money in his possession, s.h.i.+zuru thought.

With this much money, he could live the rest of his life in a remote place somewhere.

Which was why the extra thought came to mind.

“Seriously, I want to get out of here …”

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