141 Episode 141 "The rewards from my best friends were embarrassing and embarrassing (with my sisters strategy)".txt (1/2)

After all the undead disappeared, we passed the time on the rocky mountain until there were no more people around.

Cecil and Rita were asleep, tired from the effects of using the 'True Combination Technique'. We brought our blankets and fire gear up with us, so we could camp on the rocky mountain for a night or so. In the meantime, the trees are growing, and they'll provide shelter from the wind. There's nothing to hurry about.

So we ate our lunch that Aine had made for us, and while looking at the clouds, we talked about things like ”It's warm”, ”It's a nice day”, ”What shall we do after we return?

The sky in the west was turning red and the sun was setting when Cecil and Rita woke up.

I did a physical and magical check on both of them, got them to agree to do a more detailed check when we got back, and then we headed down the rocky mountain.

It's not safe to travel at night, so we stopped at a nearby village and spent the night...

We returned to the port city of Ilgafa the next day, past noon.

And when we returned to the mansion, we found our best friend with an angry face waiting for us.

''Thank you, Nagi-san. Now demand your reward!

Why are you so pissed off and grateful? Letitia.

'Aine told me what happened.

.......

Aine, you've explained it perfectly.

We've got information about Laetitia. The undead were on the loose. And that we used our cheat skills to help Letitia.

I told Aine and the others, ”Tell me when we meet up with Letitia.

'So, why is Letitia mad at you?'

That's because you're so reckless!

Letitia scratched her blue hair in frustration.

'What are you going to do if someone else finds you with that kind of power!　What kind of master do you think you are, forcing all the slaves to be reckless when I, too, would retreat if I knew I couldn't defeat the undead?

We've taken steps to avoid detection. We've also put in place a plan. Also, ...... it was our priorities that saved Letitia.

”Priorities?

Yes. What's important to us is our family - me and my slave friends, and Letitia is in there. After that, it's all about peace and quiet, and after that, no one can find us. So, if I think Letitia is in danger, I'll at least unlock my cheat skills. That's what happened when I saved Aine.

......

Letitia slumped back as if pressured.

She looked at Aine for help, but she said, ”Hey? I'm just laughing like that. Letitia growled, ”Mmm,” and then looked at me.

'I understand!　But you must demand a reward, Nagi!

...... but hey, we did it on our own.

I won't be able to thank you for making my friend do something so reckless!　In order for us to remain equals, I would like you to demand something from Nagi-san in return.

You're too disciplined. Letitia.

If she says so, I can't just say that I don't demand anything, can I? I'd be wasting her goodwill, and I want to respect her policies.

But hey, Letitia gave me this house before.

There's nothing more I could ask of her: ............ It's the only thing I could ask for.

So, Laetitia, do me a favour.

Yes. Say whatever you want!

'Will you be great enough to run this country?　Prime Minister or Minister.

We've got some crazy shit going on here all of a sudden!

Well, no, not really. I mean, that's okay.

Don't take this lightly. You can't do that!

I know.

If you say you can do this, I'm going to support you with my ............ cheat skills in full force.

'Totally, Nagi-san. Really, it's already .......

Letitia held her chest in her normal clothes (the dress she wore on the move was tattered, so Aine is currently keeping it) and breathed heavily.

'How did you come up with that?'

There's a couple of reasons.

First of all, Leticia is a righteous aristocrat.

She didn't step back in the face of a bunch of undead. She fought to protect the caravans and nobles she had no ties to, and the nobility. That kind of righteousness is desirable to rise above this country.

Secondly, Letitia has a face for the common people.

She was a nobleman, but she also belonged to the 'Common People's Guild' of Metecal.

As an eccentric person who also did quests for the common people, her name was known there in Metekal.

Lastly, if Leticia is in a bad way, we can support her from the shadows.

We're a nobody for now.

And with our cheat skills, we can support Laetitia without anyone knowing. We can make Letitia's problems a little less of a problem for the great man.

”So...

I hate to be the opposite of ...... realistic and surprisingly feasible.

Of course, I know that being prime minister or a minister is absurd. Of course, I know that being a prime minister or a minister is reckless, so I'd like to see you become a person close to the center. Yeah. I've got a feeling.

I'm afraid not.

I know.

I am a man of men.

Letitia then chuckled.

''I don't want to be locked up in the royal palace. I mean, Nagi-san, you know what you're saying, right?　And you're going to vindicate your fee, aren't you?

Wow, she sees through me.

I didn't want to ask for a reward for all the times I've been in debt to Letitia.

So I just wanted to play coy and pretend it never happened.

”No ...... reward for that, huh?

You can't.

Letitia was not going to give me a break.

If I did, I wonder what would happen ....... So it has to be something that makes me feel better, that's not a burden on Letitia, and that Letitia is satisfied with, ”Well, then”? I'll see what I can do: .......

”So how about we call each other by our nicknames?

Suddenly, Aine clapped her hands together and said

'A nickname, is it?'

Leticia looks at Aine's face, curiously.

'Nay-kun calls Leticia by her name, and Leticia is 'Nagi-san', right?　But, you know, since we're best friends, I think it's good to call you by a more familiar name. For example, .......

Aine put a finger to her lips, as if to remind her of something.

How about 'Letia'?

...... That's my mother's childhood name for me. ......?

So it's okay.

Aine smiled, calm as ever.

'As a reward, I will give you a hidden name. We call each other names that only you know. I think it's just the right reward for two best friends.

...... ugh.

Letitia looks at Aine with resentment.

Aine's idea is not a bad one. Leticia said, ”Ask for the reward,” and now she can't back out. I don't want to make any demands of Letitia. At the very least, I don't want to demand money or things from her.

That's why I think it would be a good idea to choose a nickname for us to keep it between us.

It's absurdly embarrassing. I'm not going to change what I call Leticia now: .......

''Yi, that's fine. Call me 'Leticia'.

Letitia, you're very tight-lipped.