Chapter 28 (1/2)

We were being guided by Nina and we came to a magic tool shop.

What in the h.e.l.l type of things are lined up here?

I felt the pleasure of coming to a fantasy world.

「They have such things?」

I was surprised by the quant.i.ty of magic tools.

In addition to skeletons and charred skink lizards I am sure there are some orthodox uses as well.

The size of the magic tool, the many different varieties out there. I stop trying to decide which I should look at.

「Umu, they have a wide variety, tis a pretty good store.」

「I also, wonder if I should buy something…」

Tamamo and Inaba also had difficulty choosing.

It seems to be their first time coming to this store.

「What is this?」

I pick up a magic tool that had a seemingly rough gem.

It was black and it was difficult to hold. I don't really understand its purpose.

「That is an amplification magic tool.」

「Does it make your voice louder?」

「Umu, the more magic power you put in the louder your voice will become.

Just in case don't ever load your magic in.」

「I'll be careful.」

If a person who didn't know touched the magic tool, it seems like the template that a bunch of bad things would happen.

Nina is also looking at something in the accessory department.

I wonder what it is, I approach her from behind.

「What is that?」

「Hyah!?」

Nina raised a hysteric cry and her back tensed up.

She was seriously frightened. Do you need to be so startled…

「N? This is a slave collar.」

「What is a slave collar?」2

「If you put on the collar, the owner of the magic power that is registered must be completely obeyed.」

「That's somehow scary… Is it alright to have such a thing here?」

「If your magic is smaller than the slave's, it is easily resisted. There are also a bunch of various faults.

If you compare it to a slave merchant's goods, it's like a plaything.」

I see…

I wonder if everyone also became worried, they turned their gazes to Nina.

「Nina, why are you looking at this…?」

「N-no… Look, i-it's that.」

Nina was trembling. She was giving me a hot gaze.

It was cute, I thought it would be fine not to worry too much but I ended up letting my curiosity get the best of me.

「It's what?」

As if she was mentioning her idea to us, she said with a bright red face.

「I-I mean… I thought wouldn't, being Yuuto's slave, be really good…?」

「「「…」」」

Nina said something. Everyone was so dumbfounded they jumped.

If you say that embarra.s.sed with a shy looking face it's also a trouble.

No, such a cute face is useless this time.

「Nina…」

Inaba's bunny ears twitched.

She had a face not knowing whether it would be okay to say anything.

I would prefer if you didn't give me such hobbies.

Well, it was doing well for Aira.

「I-it's wrong!? I just thought that it would be good to just submit to Yuuto body and soul.」

「There is nothing different.」

Tamamo put in a calm tsukkomi. If it is Tamamo who has at least a.s.sociated more than me, she can sense something.

Her face seemed anxious as she asked me with my usual complexion. She looks like a kid that did something bad.

If you look at me with such a face, there is no way I can't do a follow up.

「Well… it's not like I don't have any interest in it but…」

「Yu-Yuuto…!」

Nina put her hand in front of her chest and while her eyes were moistening with a maiden-like poze, she raised feverish gaze towards her.

Why… No, but I'm happy.

It's not like I don't have any interest in making this beautiful girl submit to me.

Huh? Is it because I can't talk too much about Nina?

「You guys… I can't really follow you that well.

W-well. Other than that shant we go see the next store? There is a wide variety of other ones.」

Is that so.

As expected of a fantasy.

「Ah, w-wait please.」

At the same time, Nina was paying the price of the slave collar.

I wonder what sort of play I should expect?

With half curiosity and half fear, I wait for Nina who was in a seemingly good mood.

「N?」

Suddenly I got a strange feeling.

I look over there.

「Did something happen?」

No one is there.

Well our group does usually stand out.

It was probably some pa.s.serby looking over here.

「No, it's nothing.」

「There was a lot, huh.」

A little while after we visited the magic tool stores, I spoke to Nina.

As expected of a first-cla.s.s adventurer.

「Yuuto, is there something on your mind?」

Also, Nina replied with a friendly grin.