130 CHAPTER XIII -- Elsie and the Visitor (1/2)

Elsie and Sherry came out of the room.

It looks like they're getting along fine.

Sherry's face, which had been mushy earlier, has softened.

It's just ...... why is Belle's face so red?

That's the look Belle makes when she's embarrassed.

Did something embarrassing happen in the room?

Let's ask him later.

Okay. All right. Let's see if we can get some lunch.

Okay. I'll go get Mr. Lou.

Belle, whose red face didn't quite subside, said and went into Lou's room right there .

Lou would probably still be asleep as usual.

”Mr. Lou?

It's that witch girl I told you about yesterday.

I explained Lou to Elsie, who tilted her head back.

'Oh, that he was an illegal slave: ......'

Yeah. I'm bound to act as a criminal slave for now, in case you're wondering.

Really?

Baan!

Dinner!　Time to eat!　...... Huh?　What's going on with everyone?　And the new guy?

Lou came running out at a great pace and turned to look at Elsie, who we had never seen before, surprised to see us all gathered in the corridor .

Oh, it's Elsie, the girl who's going to live here. She's probably the woman with the most money in the country.

'Really?　More than Leo?

Yeah, I think so.

Maybe you're right, right?

I'm not sure if I own the money Gotts stole from me.

It's Mladin's money.

Huh. You have more money than Leo. Elsie, it's nice to meet you. My name is Lou. You can call me Lou.

Okay. Thank you, Mr. Lu. I don't have that much money, by the way. Mostly, it's nothing to do with Leo's research at ...... or anything else.

Yeah?　I heard something that didn't sound good!

You're absolutely sure that they spent a lot of money to spy on me and stuff, right?

Well, ...... I can't speak for others either, so I'm not going to complain.

'Yeah, nice to meet you!　But still, Leo, isn't it about time you stopped messing with women?　Maybe next time you'll get stabbed by Shelly?

'Umm, yeah ....... I'll keep that in mind.

There's a quandary. I'm starting to feel like I'm about to get killed, too.

I can't tell you how many times I've apologized and asked for forgiveness last night: .......

I don't mean to add to your collection.

I'll be careful next time.

So, what are you doing this afternoon?

I'm thinking we should all go see the underground city. Now that we're in a safe place, it should be safe for Shelly and the others to come. And if anything goes wrong, you'll be safe with Lou, right?

We got rid of the vestiges.

It's totally dark, but nobody's allowed in, so we should be safe.

Well, I'll go in the usual adventurer's style, just in case.

Can we get out?　Yes!

Hearing my words, Lou, who's been cooped up in his room the whole time, became happy before anyone else.

I thought it would be fine if we could just have dinner and relax in our room, but I guess I'll get stressed out if I'm stuck in my room all the time.

Stress is dangerous for Lou, so we'll have to figure out a plan later.

'Huh?　Can you take us with you?

Shelley was the next to react.

”Yeah. You should come with me.

I don't have the courage to go out there alone with Elsie or anything like that.

So we all came to the underground city.

We were walking around in the wide underground space with wannabe terraces lighting up the surroundings.

Wow~. It was such a big space. I wonder how they made this kind of space?

It's not magic?　I used a number of wizards to make a big hole in the ground.

That's possible. Maybe it's an underground city built by ancient wizards.

That's interesting. I'm gonna have to use it when I promote this town.

An underground city created by ancient wizards. ...... Yeah, I like it.

Yay. You're very helpful.

The idea of being created with magic was me, right?

Okay. Thank you both.