4 Episode 4 "Aiming forskills to live without working".txt (1/2)

Slaves don't count as guests.

They're treated as their master's possessions, so they can't stay in separate rooms, apparently.

So we were shown to a single room in a corner on the second floor.

”The debt is paid, Ashtarte. Are you satisfied?

”I bless you.

A faint voice replied, like it was echoing in the distance.

'Cecil and ...... thou.'

”Nagi - Nagi. Souma Nagi.

'Bless Nagi and Cecil's future. Make them happy. ...... I want ......

My voice slowly fades away.

Finally, Ashtarteh told me about my ”Ability Rebuild, Skill Structure”.

''Ability Rebuild LV1.''

The concept of skills can be reconfigured to create new skills.

Skills can be expressed in sentences such as ”......” makes (to) ”......” and ”......”.

A minimum of two skills are required to reconstruct a skill.

The recombined skill is leveled to level 1, regardless of its original level.

It is not possible to rebuild a skill once it has been rebuilt.

The skills you have and the skills of your contracted slaves will be the only skills you can rebuild.

If the skill is in the body of both master and slave, it will be easier to rebuild it, making it more powerful. This is due to the special effects created by the mixing of each other's magical powers.

...... Surprisingly, there were many restrictions.

It makes sense that the skills you recombine would be level 1.

I'm not going to be able to tell you what to do with it. The laws of the universe would be disrupted.

Also, you can't alter someone else's skills without permission.

You can use the skills you have now, or you can buy them somewhere else ...... and then you can go to .......

So you have no choice but to tweak ...... Cecil's skills.

I saw Cecil sitting on the floor.

I told him he could sit on a chair or bed.

He straightens up and stares at me nervously.

'Um, can I talk to you?'

Okay.

Bikun, Cecil nods as he sits up. His ears are twitching up and down. Cute.

'Ashtarte seems to have disappeared, are you okay?

Yes ......

Cecil held his small chest and let out a long breath.

'Much better, sir. He said that one day this would come, so...'

Apparently, for Cecil, Ashtarteh was like a guardian god.

As a survivor of the demon race, Cecil's family lived in hiding in the mountains.

But two years ago, he got involved in a fight between humans and his family was killed.

They were sold to slavers, and from then on, the voice of Ashtarthae was Cecil's only hope.

'Someday I'll find someone who will take care of you,' Ashtarteh said. Every time I moved from town to town, this time ...... this time. I didn't believe in it anymore, even at .......

Tears spilled from Cecil's bright red eyes.

''I finally met someone that Ashtarteh recognized. I look forward to working with you in the future. Master.

No master, please.

I feel like a criminal when that kind of thing is said to a vine elf type girl.

'I'm fine with Nagi,'

Yes, Mr. Nagi!

I stroked Cecil's collar, which sounded like Cecil Haririn, lovingly.

'I know it's a bit late to introduce myself now. I'm Nagi. In this world, Nagi = Soma, I guess. You may have heard from Ashtarte, but I'm a 'visitor' from another world.

I'm Cecil-Fallot: ......, er, demon, sir.

Cecil squirmed and squirmed.

Mr. Nagi. If you can, please don't mention my name, 'Farot'.

Okay, why?

'We're only supposed to give our demon family names to people who are really close to us. I mean, it kind of tickles me when they call me that.

'Yeah, okay. Cecil-Fallot.

”Huh.

It's okay. I'll keep it a secret, Cecil-Fallot.

'Hi!'

I will not tell anyone. Cecil-fa...

Nagisaamaa: ”......

Cecil looked at me resentfully as he rubbed his knees together.

Sorry. It was getting kind of fun.

'Anyway. I won't do anything horrible just because I'm from another world, so you can rest assured that I won't do anything terrible. I promise.

...... is yes. Nagi is the one who helped me. So I believe.

That's good.

You don't know many people in this world, so you have to help them.

''But Nagi-sama, that's great. You have enough rare skills to sell, don't you, Nagi-sama?

I made that one with my unique skills.

'It's more than that!　Being able to create rare skills is like having a treasure trove of them!

'No, I'm not selling rare skills anymore.

...... Why?

'If they find out that I can create rare skills at will, it's going to get me in trouble.

This time, ”I came from the East. Rare skills are a memento of my grandfather” ...... probably convinced me.

You can only use a hand like that once.

If the same person, over and over again, came to sell a rare skill, it would indeed stand out.

On top of that, in this world, not just skills, but even people themselves are bought and sold.

This one is unfamiliar with this world.

If I get trapped in a trap and end up selling 'ability rebuilding', that's the end of it. I will be less than a normal person. After that, the worst thing that could happen is that I could be sold as a slave myself.

It's better to make money out of your rare skills, not sell them. If possible, it's best to create skills that allow you to make money without working.

'Nagi-sama's goal is to live a normal, happy life, right?

Yeah, but that's not all.

I think you should tell Cecil about this.

My, my true purpose in this world.

Cecil, sitting on the floor, gulps.

My purpose, that is.

Low fuel consumption and high power. Minimal effort, maximum results. Survive as normal in this world with as little effort as possible.

...... Mr. Nagi, what did you say?

Hide your abilities. When you are offered a job, don't accidentally say 'I can do it'. Get creative and clear the jobs that seem to pay well, save your money, and then figure out a way to live without working too much.

With all your skills?

If you carelessly say, 'I can do this,' you're going to look terrible: ......

It was a mistake for me to say ”I'm good at computers” at my previous place of employment.