Chapter 49 (2/2)

“I can count money!”

“Gardener. I can handle gardening jobs.”

“I’m a member of the village’s Vigilance Committee, so I can fight against monsters. My vocation’s a spearman!”

“You can leave the job of smoking meat or fish to me!”

“I’m a stable girl so hiring me will definitely be worth the money. Here.”

“Merchant-sama, is it true that I can get five silver coins?”

“I’m a seamstress. I can mend clothing and make clothes too if I have cloth.”

“You can leave pickling job to me!”

…and so on. There were a variety of talents, indeed. Each of them have something that they are specialized in. I wasn’t sure if it was due to the ‘magic’ of the 5 silver coins, but they were bursting with motivation.

That said, I used a relatively simple way to select this time so I could narrow down my choices considerably. I wouldn’t say that it was a really good method, though.

“Erm, first of all, these two are my slaves, so you will be working with the both of them. There will be no problem, right? More or less, they’ll be your seniors, I guess.” [Jirou]

After saying so, I introduced Diana and Marina. However, the result I received from the simple-minded villagers was a dramatic one.

—-It was quite different from what I imagined, though.

The only instruction I had given to the two of them was to put on a dignified appearance for the time being. Hence, while the interview was going on, I kept them on standby beside me.

Marina looked carefree as usual; Diana, on the other hand, appeared divine, or rather, it was as if there was an air of intimidation emanating from her which made her presence overwhelming.

She does come off as aloof at times, but for some reason, the aura she gave off this time was especially strong. The youngsters who couldn’t endure Diana’s cold-eyed gaze pulled out rapidly, under personal reasons.

I did recall telling her to put on a dignified appearance, but she didn’t have to act like a royalty… I guess I should have just told her to behave herself…

To be frank, I thought of having the two of them present so I could select someone who wouldn’t mind having Marina, someone from the Turk tribe as her colleague (since there was that matter concerning that chubby merchant too). But, how did this happen…

“I-It’s impossible to work with such stern-looking elf-sama!”

“I-It was said that if you were rude to the elves, you’ll be turned into a pig…”

“The Turk tribe child seems kind.”

Such remarks could be overheard coming from the girls who went outside. Although, they did not make fun of Diana’s tattoo. Was it because they came from well-bred families?

Anyhow, the reason the young girls pulled out was probably because they didn’t have the courage to work together with the ‘stern-looking elf-sama’, or because of some other unknown reasons. The aunties and young wives did not pull out, though… Something’s fishy…

“Umm… Diana, did you use some kind of magic? Somehow, it seems that the young applicants started withdrawing rapidly because they could no longer endure the heavy pressure of your gaze.” [Jirou]

“It’s a false accusation. I have not done anything at all.” [Diana]

The person in question replied nonchalantly.

Umm… So, you were only doing as you were told since I instructed you to appear dignified? The reason those girls ran off was because they felt overwhelmed, and it had nothing to do with you at all? Was that it?

“But, you know, it seems that the only ones who pulled out are the young ones. They were frightened by Diana for some reason.” [Jirou]

“If they are the type of people who would drop out from just that, then it would be better not to employ such people, Goshujin-sama.” [Diana]

’From just that.’ You did do something, didn’t you?!

Are you serious!?

“Besides… Goshujin-sama would not be able to make a firm decision between them since they are young girls.” [Diana]

Moreover, she spouted an unfounded harsh remark!

Well, it would certainly be a lie if I were to say that I am totally uninterested in innocent-looking country girls without makeup.

“Oh… this child is truly a diamond in the rough… I would definitely like to polish this talent.”

I don’t seem to have recalled saying something like that, I guess.

Though, there was no helping it, was there? I was in somewhat high spirits.

If you are reading this on any other place than rinkagetranslation.com, this chapter has been stolen and is neither the most recent or complete chapter.

If you are reading this on any other place than rinkagetranslation.com, this chapter has been stolen and is neither the most recent or complete chapter.

Following that, I gave a strict warning to Diana, telling her to behave herself, so the interview went on smoothly for the time being.

While I was in the midst of making my decision, the door swung open and a seemingly strong-minded oba-san who looks like she’s in her 40s entered with a smile fixed on her face.

“U-Um… Merchant-sama, could you interview my daughter as well?” [???]

Although she wanted me to interview her daughter, the aforementioned daughter was tugging at her mother’s sleeve, looking frightened.

“I-I-I-It’s impossible, okaasan. See, they look stunned.” [daughter]

“You just keep quiet there.” [???]

It was an ash-coloured haired girl who has an appearance that would make an impression on anyone. She has an unevenly-cut, short bob hairstyle with long bangs that conceal her eyes.

“Yes. It’s still alright.” [Jirou]

Upon my consent, the mother came in as she rubbed her hands together. The daughter, on the other hand, was cowering at the entrance.

“My daughter has the capability, but she’s just really reserved. Even though I kept asking her to come today, she still refused to budge. It’s really embarra.s.sing that I, as her mother have to bring her here instead.” [???]

The mother then started talking, without paying heed to her daughter. The smile fixed on this person’s face struck a chill into me. Rather, she didn’t have a cheerful look in her eyes… I had seen this before on the television. The mothers who tried their best to make their children celebrities had the same look.

“It might be better not to get involved in this…” I thought, as the mother continued promoting her daughter.

“My daughter’s the only one in this village who has ‘secretary’ as her vocation, you know. Needless to say, her reading and writing skill is perfect. The neighbourhood people have praised that her handwriting is beautiful, too. Besides, she could naturally handle household ch.o.r.es and take care of horses as well. Even her cooking, I, as her mother…” [???]

The mother cast sidelong glance at her daughter behind as she enumerated her daughter’s qualities, but she halted her words all of a sudden, as if she had just noticed something.

“Eh…? Why is Rebecca-san…” [???]

“I was here from the beginning, Belca-san.” [Rebecca]

Rebecca-san smiled and answered laughingly. It seemed that this Belca-san had not noticed that Rebecca-san was around.

Um? I wonder if Rebecca-san’s being here was a problem for her. Well, I should just ask Rebecca-san about it later.

Considering that the mother’s machine-gun talk was interrupted, I decided to have her leave the place so I could have a talk with her daughter. Belca-san then went out with great reluctance, not forgetting to urge her daughter with what sounded like a half-threat in the process.

Although, I guess there are this type of people in this world, too. If there are schools here, she would probably be the monster parent type… (2)

Well, at any rate, what I should do next was to ask the girl, who was still cowering at the entrance one to two questions, and select my maid quickly!

Footnotes

(1) In case you are confused, there are 6 days in a week in this world, and around 5 weeks in a month.

(2) “Monster Parent” is a term used to describe a group of super-aggressive parents who repeatedly make unreasonable demands to their children’s school and prevent it from functioning normally.

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