Volume 7 - Chapter 9 – The Ores (1/2)
07-09 The Ores
Jin returned back to the crossroads of the tunnel branches, just when the other people had all returned too.
“Hey, how did it go for you, Jin? I got these.”
Reinhardt showed the pieces of ore he had harvested. There were two crystals and an amethyst.
“I found these.”
Jin also showed off his spoils.
“Oh, three citrines, three amethysts, and a smoky quartz, huh. As I’d expect from you.”
It seemed that Reinhardt had an idea as to just how Jin found them. Although the little girl dug up one of the citrinse and amethysts each.
“I couldn’t find anything but this one.”
Elsa held out the black quartz in her hand to show it.
“It’s just a crystal, isn’t it.”
Reinhardt voiced his thoughts.
“Mother, here, it’s a present.”
The girl from earlier gave the gem she had dug out earlier as a present to her mother , the wife of Viscount Secatt.
“Now now, really? Schiede, thank you.”
Apparently the girl was called Schiede. She was smiling as her mother stroked her head.
Jin gave them a sidelong glance and thought it was good that he had made the pink sapphire with Craft Magic.
“That mister over there told me where to look.”
Jin heard her say. Then the viscount’s wife walked over where to Jin was and,
“My daughter seems to have had help from you, thank you.”
She thanked Jin.
“Err, excuse me, but you’re Mariria-san, right?”
Reinhardt asked from the side.
“Yes, I am Mariria, and you are?”
“I’m from Shouro Empire, and my name is Reinhardt. I met your husband Viscount Secatt in Asunto the other day.”
He said. After Mariria heard that she said,
“Oh, so that’s how it was. Was my husband okay? He’s been late in coming back so I’ve been worried.”
“Yes, he’s fine. It’s just that there was a bit of trouble during His Highness Ernest’s birthday party, so I think he was recruited for dealing with the aftermath.”
As the propagation of information was slow in this world, it seemed that news of the golem riot hadn’t reached the madam yet. And so Reinhardt told her just the harmless parts.
The madam seemed to be relieved after hearing of her husband’s circumstances from Reinhardt who had been there.
“Brother’s return is late.”
During that, the voice of the little girl, Schiede, could be heard. The young boy who was her elder brother hadn’t come back yet.
“That’s so, Edem’s late, isn’t he.”
“I’ll go search.”
Schiede said and began to run.
“Ah, don’t run, it’s dangerous!”
Right after her mother Mariria said that, Schiede tripped and fell over.
“T-that hurt.”
“Come on, I told you so, …How inconvenient that I can’t use healing magic…”
Then Elsa stepped forward and,
“Let me. …[Heal].”
“Ah, it doesn’t hurt any more.”
“My my, young lady, thank you. Come on Schiede, thank her.”
“Okay. Thank you very much, miss.”
Obediently, the girl thanked Elsa as soon as her mother told her to.
“…Take care now.”
“I will.”
It was dark so you couldn’t see it well, but Elsa seemed to blush a little.
“Mother! I found an amazing gem!”
Then, while yelling loudly, Schiede’s elder brother Edem arrived.
“Come on, look! It’s a green gem! And this beautiful shape!”
Edem said while holding out the raw ore he had in his hand towards his mother. Jin at a glance recognized the gem from its unmistakable characteristics.