Chapter 158 (2/2)
”Fuhefuhohahehe.”
”I have no idea what you're talking about.”
It hurts... This is really painful.
By the way, Isabella-San, why are you looking at me with such envy?
”Mmmm~, today's sandwiches are really delicious!”
”Isabella, you try one too.”
”Thank you. I'll have one then.”
We lined up for lunch near the entrance to the mine road, where the carts were lined up.
Other gem hunters are also eating, and there are many people spread out on blankets around us in a friendly atmosphere.
We are now working the same way we did in the Demon King's prison. But now we live a much safer and fuller life than before.
Yellowhawks is Isabella's hometown. When we first came to town, we didn't have much money, so we lived at Isabella's parents' house, trying to make ends meet.
It was Soara-San's suggestion that we become gem hunters.
She said we had to make a living too, then she found us the job we have now, threatened us to dig till we drop, and here we are.
In short, Soara-San's decisions were all correct.
But for some reason I'm still not fully convinced.
”How can I open this?”
”Are you still struggling with that? There must be something useless in there anyway.”
”You don't know that. Maybe there's something really nice in there. Hey, Isabella-San, have you found any rare relics in here?”
”I've heard that things like that used to happen many years ago, but like Soara-Sama said, it's best not to get your hopes up.”
Hmm～ I won't mistrust my intuition.
Even if there's something really weird in here, I won't let them see it.
But how do I open it?
”There's someone in the city with the [Great Thief skill]. Shall we ask him to help us? He has a Special Key that can open any lock.”
Following Isabella-San's recommendation, we decided to go to see the man.
An old dwarf with a toothpick in his mouth fiddled with the hole in the box.
We watched him intently.
”How about it?”
”Wait a minute, it's almost open.”
After a click, we heard the box open.
”I was worried about opening it because the lock was full of dirt, but I seem to have succeeded. Here, check inside.”
I grabbed the box and slowly opened the lid.
Soara-san and Isabella-san also peeked inside, as if curious about what was inside.
In the box was a small bottle of pink liquid.
”What is this? It has a liquid inside.”
”Isabella-san, use the evaluation scroll.”
”Yes.”
Isabella-San examined the bottle with the scroll.
Soara-San and I waited for the results.
”It says; Ancient Elixir of-... No, wait, this can't be true.”
”What's wrong!? Is it something great?!”
”Tell me! Quick! God help us all!”
”Don't grab on to me! I'll tell you!”
Isabella-San takes a deep breath and then tells us what the elixir is.
”This is a love potion. It is said to be the best of all secret medicines, created by an ancient alchemist, and will last until death.”
””A love potion?!””
At that moment Toru crossed my mind.
If I use that potion, I can make Toru fall in love with me. He'll hug me every day, hold my hand, we'll sleep together, and he'll bring me breakfast in bed.”
”Give me that!”
”No!”
”I was the one who dug it up.”
”But you gave it to me.”
Soara-San and I started fighting over the jar.
I'll make Toru fall in love with me with this, and I'll love him so much too.
I want to have breakfast with him every day.
As we struggled, our hands slipped and the small bottle fell to the ground.
Ah!
The bottle shattered and the love potion inside was seeped into the ground.
All that was left were fragments of the container and a stain.
”Nooooooooo! My love potion!”
”No, it wasn't. It was my love potion.”
”Soara-Sama, are you okay? Did you want to brainwash someone with that?”
”Not exactly, it's frowned upon for others to do that, but I have God's permission, so it's no problem.”
”That's a lie!”
”Haaa... You two...”
Isabella-San let out a big sigh.
”Welcome home.”
”Yes, we're home... I'm very tired.”
”Well, today wasn't that productive, we only got 10 million.”
”We'll take care of your luggage.” When we got back to the mansion, the butler greeted us.
He bowed his head and picked up our luggage.
As we walked down the long hallway, I passed several maids.
This is our mansion in Yellowhawks' aristocratic district.
Soara-San and I went straight to the shower, then Isabella-San helped us put on our dresses.
We sat at the dining room table and a sumptuous meal was prepared for us.
Our gem hunting had made us millionaires.
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