Chapter 22 (2/2)

So, I’ll hold myself back to the extent of just biting those ears!

…..but, the combination of the colourful tattoo on Diana made her looked really conspicuous. Her complexion is fair to begin with actually. She would be a legit beauty if only the tattoo isn’t present since the features beneath the tattoo are excellent.

……..Right now she might look slightly similar to a Pierrot though with charming features.

Well I guess that could be the reason why someone like me can speak comfortably with her.

Although I wonder what that tattoo really is.

Does it have something to do with their race? Or was it something that has to do with magic? A fas.h.i.+on maybe? …..or could it be just her hobby?

Well I think it would be faster if I were to ask the person herself.

“Diana. Does it…I mean does that tattoo have something to do with the high elf race?”  [Ayase]

“Goshuujinsama, for you to question the external feature of your own slave who is also a girl with a straight face, you’re unexpectedly an S aren’t you?….”  [Diana]

“Enough with that already!”  [Ayase]

“Y-You’re mean. Certainly it might look like one but it’s not a tattoo. This is….to summarize it, this is something like my spirit stone. Anything further would be as.e.c.r.e.t  ♪”  [Diana]

Oh! So it’s a spirit stone! Then I hope you could quickly use it to rid yourself of it soon. If it’s not a tattoo then it might come off one day, isn’t it? I wonder if I could ask her to use it as one of goshuujinsama’s privileges. Can I?

“I can’t since I’m saving it for something important. This is the only thing that I am not able to do even if goshuujinsama were the one who requested it.”  [Diana]

Yes, it’s really unfortunate.

Well I’m not sure what she’ll be using it for but I just hope that she’ll use it as soon as possible.

Marina was listening in to our conversation silently as she walked.

Marina is from the Turk tribe. When I tried asking about it, apparently dark elves do not exist here. Although she still has the appearance of a dark elf to me.

Evidently, those from the Turk tribe have longer life span than humans and their physical ability is slightly higher too……these are the few features of them.

Naturally they are not able to use the spirit magic and their life span is not as long as the elf race.

They are discriminated for having similar ears as the elves similarly to how the other people hold the elves in such high regard at the same time. It’s quite commendable. Well I guess it’s a natural for this country that holds a really strong belief in spirits.

She has roughly trimmed beautiful amethyst coloured hair and a not really dark brown skin that looks vibrant. All in all, she has healthy features.

She became a slave due to her parents’ debt. It’s a so called 「Debt Slave」. I didn’t manage to hear the story in detail but it’s usually a really heavy story isn’t it…….

Though from this world’s point of view, this is not an unusual thing…..

Marina who has likely heard something from the conversation kept glancing here and finally asked me a question timidly.

“M-my liege, may I know why did you b-b-buy Marina? Will you be able to accomplish anything? From a good-for-nothing person like Marina……I seriously can’t do anything.”  [Marina]

Unlike how she was confidently making the oath and so on earlier, she appeared really worn out now. Were you just forcing yourself a while ago?

If I were to reply to her, 「I bought Marina because Marina is the cutest」 here, I should sound like an ikemen isn’t it?…… I have a feeling that my arms will likely be broken this time round so I wasn’t able to summon the courage to say it.

“I’m not from this neighbourhood nor do I have any prejudice against the Turk tribe. On top of that the price is also quite cheap.”  [Ayase]

“Don’t you feel disgusted with Marina?”  [Marina]

“Disgusted? No, not at all. I don’t have any unpleasant feelings towards you at all. I do find plenty of cute parts about you instead. I’m looking forward to boast about Marina to everyone in the country.”  [Ayase]

“Hue…..m-my liege, it’s cruel of you t-to make fun of slaves. It’s impossible for Marina to have any cute parts at all……”  [Marina]

“It’s not true, Marina. Marina is really cute.”  [Ayase]

This is bad. In the end I have blurted it out at the spur of the moment.

The look of Marina blus.h.i.+ng with slight tears in her eyes was really cute to the degree of me wanting to shout with a voice loud enough to reverberate through the 5 continents…..

“Alright, that’s enough.”  [Rebecca]

And my arm ended up being twisted by Rebecca-san again.

I-It’s going to break! It’s seriously breaking for real this time!

After recovering Sh.e.l.lo-san who was dead drunk from the party venue, we finally arrived at the inn. It appears to be Jephthah’s favourite inn. It was a three storey tall expensive looking building. There was a huge fireplace in the lounge and customers as well as other visitors could be seen chatting leisurely there.

Considering that majority of the houses in this world were crudely built with stones, an inn that was built entirely from wood with carpet laid on the floor like this would be considered as a quite luxurious building.

Well I will not be the one paying so it’s fine. I’ll see how much it cost for one night just for future reference.

Come to think of it, will we be getting dinner soon? I’m quite famished now and since the food here in this world appears to be really high grade, I am looking forward to it.

Jephthah seemed to have gotten two rooms hence we were guided by the aunty to the rooms.

My heart was thumping excitedly in thinking of my first night with the elves but I should make myself get used to this soon!

In a sense, this is the first night!!

“Alright you guys will be in this room.”  [Rebecca]

Thus I was left alone with a drunk Sh.e.l.lo-san in the hallway.

Aa, so that was why he has gotten two rooms there…..The thought of distributing the rooms by gender has not come across my mind……..

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