111 Episode 111: The return trip is the scent of dreams.txt (1/2)

'Mu......?　You're up at last. Good morning, Ayase-kun.

Hmm. ....... Good morning, Mr. Shamash.

He slept like a baby.

'That's right, ...... I was tired yesterday, you know. A lot of things.

After that, we ended up getting another room.

It's partly because I took care of Aeon-san, the real princess, but it was the first night.

I'm sure there are things you'd like to talk about with a woman alone, without hesitation.

...... As for me.

Naturally I slept alone. Yes.

Mr. Shamash only came to wake me up as a result of the junket, as it was the slave's first job. Yes, sir.

I couldn't sleep well that night, remembering the warmth and softness of everyone's skin. Yes.

Yesterday.

After hugging Shamash-san, Shamash-san let out a strange ”fluffy” and Ai-chan-like voice, and within a few seconds, he let out a kemuri from his head and passed out groggily. Needless to say, the scene was in an uproar for a moment.

When I hugged her, her body was so hot, I wondered if she had a fever.　But it was my first time, and I was in a state of exhaustion, so it was a good thing I woke up after a while.

Then I went around again!　One more round!　After hugging the noisy Deanna, I completed the spirit contract that Shamash-san would become my slave in the presence of Priestess, and I quickly escaped from the room.

If I stayed there any longer, the Demon Beast Slayer was going to change class to a wild beast and my Demon Sword was going to become a wet raven.

Well, today is the day to return to Elishe.

I got ready, paid the bill at the inn and went outside.

In front of the inn, Marco was waiting for me, just as he was yesterday morning. His sister is with him. I left them at the blacksmith's yesterday.

Even though it happened over drinks, yesterday I half-heartedly fixed your sister's leg, but of course I'm not so good-natured as to be completely gratuitous. It's up to her, but I was going to ask her for a little favor, so it's good that she came to me.

Well, it was mostly an imposition of good intentions, and it's not like I'm asking for anything that big.

When I stepped outside, Marco smiled for a moment, but at a loss for words, he didn't say anything and started to squirm.

The younger sister, who cowered at her brother's situation, nags at him with her elbow.

Well, since we don't already know each other, I'll have to talk to him.

Yo. You drank quite a bit yesterday, are you okay with your hangover?

O...... Onii-san: ......

Oh, come on, don't look at me so hot-headed .......

'This morning, my sister told me ...... that ...... I ...... me ......'

You don't have to be so scared. I'm not going to make any demands.

'Oh, really, ......?　But I didn't do anything. ...... On the contrary, I even tricked the old man into selling me a rock. And yet you saved my sister from a monster and even fixed her leg ......

They're the ones who saved us from that monster. Thank you for that. And the rest, well, ...... you got lucky.

Yes, I can only say that I was lucky.

It's like a great genie's wish.

Well, and I've heard all the thanks you gave me yesterday, so I'm done.

Yesterday I was told by a drunk Marco that he was persistent. You could say I was tangled up with a drunk, though.

'And I'd like to ask you to do something for me ....... If you're feeling indebted to me for your sister.

I took out of my bag a bag of ore that the people here call ”white”.

I bought it from Marco the day before yesterday for a silver coin.

I heard that it was discarded as a scrap mineral by the locals, but according to my appraisal, it was quite rare.

I found it on ...... or something like that. It's Rarity A, so it's definitely something rare.

Please continue to collect these as much as possible. I'll come back to collect them from time to time. Well, if you can afford it, you can deliver it to Elishe.

'What?　But it's ......

'They've all thrown it away, haven't they?　I don't know what to do with it. That's why I'm buying them back. You just collect what you can. Well, not much to go on.

Since it is said that this ore can be taken with us when we collect gold in the river, we had to negotiate with the gold diggers to get them to give it to us. It may require good communication skills, but it was discarded in the past. We'll figure it out.

If you'd like, you could ask for wages to help with the sand and sorting work. It was done by hand with a small amount of work, and it looked pretty tedious.

So, well, if you buy a bag of them for about a silver coin, it wouldn't be a bad deal for either of us.

One silver coin is worth roughly 10,000 to 30,000 yen. Marco and his sister should be able to barely eat on that much for half a month. Of course, I can continue to pick gold as I've always done.

If you're able to do this job properly and seem trustworthy, you can ask for a different job, or you can even offer our branch to Luclaera. Or you can hire my sister as a clerk.

Whatever it is, it's a fate.

Well, just do it. You owe me a favor.

Yeah, is that what you want?

'Sure. ...... Yeah, if you still have some stock left at home, go get it and I'll buy it for you. We're going home now, if you can get it and come back soon.

I'll be right back!　Thank you, Onii-san!

I'll meet you at the blacksmith's yesterday. See you soon.

Marco and his sister ran briskly.

Yesterday they couldn't even walk, but now they could run normally. A magic that modern medicine can never achieve.

I wonder what would happen if I went public with this in modern Japan.

I suddenly thought about that.

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All that's left to do now is to stop by and say hello to the grand master and then go home.

'Master. The priest and I are going to show up at the guild for a moment.

I'm sorry, I didn't know I was up to something.

A few of the elves here.

Yeah, .......

Deanna and her priestess leave with a scary smile.

Poor thing. I guess they get yapped for not reading through the relief message.

I got a glimpse of the darkness of the spirit communication society. ......

'What about Shamash-san and Ion?　Are you going to leave like this?

Shamash and Ion are wearing their hoods because they might be conspicuous.

Shamash is a demon, and Aeon is a royal, although she has her prison crest removed.

And since Diana is also wearing a hood, we have a very suspicious group. It's like a secretive magician's society.

”Going home?　What is?

Mr. Shamash asks, tilting his head slightly.

'Home,'

Home?　What is?

That's why the mine.

Mr. Shamash packs up, even with tears in his eyes.

'You are ...... what are you talking about ......?　You'll be living with us, right? ......?　Was that a lie?　I even signed a contract. ......?

No, no, no, no. I said it!　It can't just be yesterday!　I'm sure you have a lot of preparations to do over there, too.

There's no such thing. We're going to continue on to your compound. Me and Aeon too.

Really? Well, I don't really care if that's the case. ......

Was moving ever that easy?

I guess it didn't matter that it was almost like a hiding place for the two of us. But there would be no small amount of luggage, and even furniture ...... that kind of thing can be done later?

'Oh, um - ......'

Mr. Aeon raises his hand timidly.

'I'd like to go back to get some things I've forgotten: ......

Of course!

Aeon, the former princess, has more normal senses than you do!

As such, Shamash and Aeon are going back to the house to collect their forgotten items. They decide to pass the time at the grand master's place until they return.

I think of the house in the mine where Mr. Shamash and Ms. Aeon lived.

Shamash designed a strange shaped house. It was not a bad house, but it must have been unbearable to live in that dark, cold place.

I hope their new life will be a peaceful one for them.

'Oh, here we are at last!　I was worried you'd left without stopping by.

The grand master was waiting in front of the store.

'How can I help you?'

You'll be surprised how quickly this has come up, but I have a favor to ask.

What is it? I guess I'm talking about selling more of the Yasugi steel (Yasugi Hagane) I gave you yesterday. I was pretty excited about it.

...... Or maybe it's the sake.

Well, both are not bad business. I'd like to consider it in a positive light.

Let's hear it.

Could you make me your master blacksmith in your husband's office?

A full-time blacksmith!　That's a hell of a suggestion.

'Yes. May I ask why?

'I've been thinking about it all night. If we're going to do a knighthood, we're going to need a lot of equipment, right?　They can fight that much, I'm sure Danna's knight squad will be huge. It's better to make it yourself, rather than just ordering something by hand.