[The reason why I chose Mr. Hiko…?」
Sitting in Silver Moon's restaurant, Mina tilted her head and fell into deep thought when she heard Elsa's question. She could indeed explain it to the others, but she did not know if they would understand, so she could not explain it to them. Sitting on either side of Else, Linz and Luca were also looking at Yumina with great interest.
[Regarding this matter…do you know about my 'Magic Eye'?」
[I remember it's a 'magic eye that can see through the nature of others', right? I heard it from Mr. Hiko.」Some people claimed that the Magic Eye was a type of non-elemental magic. The non-elemental magic that he possessed was manifested through his eyes. If the eyes were hosted by bonfire magic, they would become the "Burning Demon Eye". If they were hosted by paralysis magic, they would become the "Stubborn Demon Eye". Yumina also believed that her magic eyes were an extension of non-elemental magic.
"My magical eye is also known as the 'magical eye that sees through.'
It can see through the malice in people's souls and thus allow me to feel it.」
"Sometimes we also instinctively think that the other party is a good person.
Or 'something suspicious', is that the same as your magical eye?」
"Yes, you can think of it as this feeling.」
Yumina nodded lightly when she heard what she said. In fact, the power of the Magic Eye was still a little different from what Lyndsay had described, but she felt that it was not a big deal.
[I know that you've judged that Mr. Hikoichi is not a bad person.]
So, what was the key thing that made you want to walk into the auditorium with him? This was what everyone was paying attention to.」This time, it was the twin sisters who nodded like they were pounding garlic.
"At that time, when my father was about to die, Mr. Yan Yi saved him easily, as if his actions were a matter of course. Although it was rude, I was worried that he had ulterior motives, so I used my Demon Eye on him. However, I didn't feel any evil thoughts at all.」
"If you save the king's life, everyone will think,'Maybe you can get a gift of thanks,' or 'This is a good opportunity to flatter.' Even if he had such thoughts, it would not be surprising.」
"That's true. Even if this wasn't their initial goal, everyone would still have such thoughts in their hearts. This was human nature.」
Yumina believed that such a reaction wasn't a bad thing, because everyone would act selfishly for the sake of some pros and cons. When she was in the city, You Meina had seen all kinds of complicated interpersonal relationships. Even if he was evil, as long as he was a talent who could contribute to the country, the country had no choice but to put him in an important position. Even if he knew that the other party was a bad person with his " Demon Eye," he could not use this reason to dismiss the other party easily. If he could do that, Count Balsai would have been exiled long ago. With this anxiety in her heart, You Meina knew from a young age that the king, and even the entire royal family, had to be magnanimous and accept good and evil. However, this young man who suddenly appeared did not make her feel good or evil. She thought that the other party was unbelievable. The other party's seemingly gentle face was also in line with her preferences.
[I want to change the topic. There is no male heir to the royal family of this country. If this continues, I will become the queen one day and marry the king's son-in-law, allowing our child to inherit the throne... Generally speaking, this should be the most common way. However, I don't want to marry someone I don't like.」
"Because you don't want to marry someone you don't have feelings for, so you used Mr. Hiko?」
Lin Sai frowned slightly.
[No, it's not like that. According to Imperial Father's personality, if I'm not willing to get married, he won't force me. However, if someone proposed marriage, things would become a little tricky. Even if I judged that the other party's personality and interests really didn't match mine, after rejecting him…I was worried that the people around me would misunderstand my intentions.」
「……？Ah, I understand. Is it because of the Demon Eye?」
"If we don't do this, our fate will be broken. Miss Elsa, as you said, I'm a princess, and he's an adventurer. If I don't take action, our relationship can't go any further. The only problem we have now is our differences in status, but I've been feeling that it's becoming less and less important.」
The other party was able to use all elemental magic as he pleased, and he was even able to control the White Emperor. How incredible was that? It was obvious that he would become an outstanding figure. However, he didn't seem to have any self-awareness.
[Yes, but I don't regret it. No matter what, I want Mr. Hiko to like me.」
[Assuming…I'm just assuming, right? What would you do if you fell in love with someone else?」
After asking this question with trepidation, a smile appeared on Youmeina's face as she replied softly,"
"That's not a problem. I will try my best to make him love me as much as I do. Besides, I have no intention of monopolizing him. It doesn't matter if he has one or two mistresses.」
The three of them were speechless when they heard the girl who was younger than them say so.
[Do you know that such a person exists?」
Lin Zai hurriedly said vaguely. Seeing her blush, a faint smile appeared on Yumina's face.
"On the other hand, what kind of person is Mr. Hiko in your eyes?」
"Well... he knows a lot of strange things. A while ago, he had even helped Miss Ai-er of Palendo make a convenient tool.」
[I remember that it's called an egg cutter, right?」
"Recently, he's been complaining that he has nothing to do and is helping Miss Meixia with the accounts of 'Silver Moon.' His calculations were quite fast, and we all thought he was highly educated.」
"I remember that Mr. Hiko was born in Shengdu…Could it be that he came from a powerful aristocratic family in Shengdu?」
If that was the case, when the two of them talked about marriage, it would more or less reduce the obstacles of status. Even though Meina was thinking this way, Lucca, who was born in Sheng Du, shook his head and denied her deduction.
"No, he once mentioned that he wasn't from Shengdu. Moreover, among the nobles in Shengdu, I have never heard of the name 'Nanye.' Their family had probably moved elsewhere from Sheng Du.」
When everyone asked the person involved about this matter, the other party only smiled ambiguously. He did not tell them which country he came from. Everyone thought that Hiko must have some difficulties, so they didn't continue to ask.
"By the way, although he knows a lot of strange things, people feel that he doesn't know a lot of things.」
" I haven't experienced anything like this. It's so uncomfortable to hear it..." Seeing that Yumina was a little depressed, Else quickly spoke up for her.
"No, it's because you're from the royal family, so we can all understand. Could it be that Yan Yi was the prince of some country?」
Even though he said that, Yan Yi was inexplicably approachable in a certain aspect. In their hearts, the character Minano was formed by a combination of various unbalanced elements.
[Forget it. In a word, he's a weirdo.]」
"Mr. Hiko is really different.」
[He is indeed a weirdo.」
"Strange as he is, he is also a great person.」
Yumina's cheeks were flushed red, which made the other three even more certain that she must have fallen in love with Hikichi at first sight. At the same time, when everyone realized that they could understand Yumina's feelings, they felt a little confused.
" Achoo!"
What's going on? I feel like my nose is itching…Is someone gossiping about me? When I saw the boss of Silver Moon, Mr. Dolan, looking at me with worry, I replied," I'm fine." We are currently in the capital. The other party asked me to use the teleportation gate to help the shop purchase. Not only Silver Moon, but many shop owners, led by Bear Eight of the Weapon House, also requested me to accompany them to purchase the items.
"Aiya, we really don't go to the capital often.」
"I'm so touched that I can come and go on the same day.」
Mr. Baral of " Bear Eight " and Mr. Simon, the owner of the prop shop, sat in the driver's seat and chatted. The carriage we were riding on was rather large. It was said that this was the largest carriage in Rysagan. Since they wanted to stock up on weapons or food, they had to rent a car of this size. Speaking of which, everyone was a little excited. It was clearly not his first time visiting the capital. The carriage stopped in front of a bridge some distance away from the main road. There was a large hostel there. As long as one paid the fee, they could temporarily park the carriage. Eh? Didn't everyone have to drive the carriage to various shops to shop? The bosses got off the carriage with sneaky smiles on their faces.
"Alright, then we'll gather here in five hours.」
「欸？Should we split up? We still have to carry the luggage we bought later. It's better to move together..."
Hearing Mr. Dolan's shout, I was a little stunned. Mr. Simon from the prop shop quietly came over and said to me,
"Mr. Yan Yi, you really don't understand romance. It was rare to come to the capital, so everyone wanted to have a good time. And Uncle Dolan is a widower…Oh, please don't tell Miss Meixia about this!」
Enjoy yourself? A widower…eh? Could it be…something like this?
I clearly didn't have such intentions, but I couldn't help but swallow my saliva.
[Where, where are you going?」
[Okay, I'll see you in five hours!]」
The group of uncles walked briskly to the main road. They would actually jump around for such a thing? Although Mr. Simon invited me to go with him, I still refused. I've made an engagement with the princess of this country (tentative). I can't do anything rash. Perhaps the king's subordinates are watching me closely. Actually, these are all excuses. It's purely because I'm timid. I'm a coward.
[What should I do in these five hours…]
If he had known earlier, he would have brought Hupo along. However, after seeing how miserable it was being touched by those four girls these past few days, I couldn't help but ask it to rest at home today. Now, it should be in my locked room, sleeping soundly (or should I say, exhausted) on the bed. In short, I decided to take a stroll around the capital. Unlike Rysagan, there were all kinds of races here. There was no need to mention the orcs. Some of them had horns on their foreheads, while others had pointy ears…They were probably the elves I had seen in video games. These races would occasionally enter my sight. This country now wanted to build a good relationship with Missoumido, and Missoumido was an emerging country with many demi-humans, so a large number of demi-humans would naturally visit here. Depending on the country, people in some areas would still discriminate against them.
[Hmm ~ Why don't we just go to the guild and accept simple quests?] Anyway, I have nothing to do…"
[Let's skip the nanny mission for now…As long as I use Form Creation, I should be able to solve the task of repairing the roof…Oh?」
Demolishing old houses. He should be able to easily handle this kind of physical work by increasing his stamina. However, the duration of the physical strength enhancement is short, so it might not be suitable for this job…Forget it, I can still use the strength enhancement to increase my strength. There must be a way to solve it. I quickly tore off the authorization letter for the demolition work and took it to the counter. His workplace was in the West District. In the capital, this was an area where more wealthy people lived. The house was located in the corner of this area. This was a rather old mansion, and the demolition work had already begun. I went to find the master supervising the scene and told him that I was sent from the guild. He asked me to go to the warehouse in the corner of the mansion and move out all the broken copper and iron. As the foundation of the mansion had rotted away, it needed to be completely demolished. However, the small house that was used as a warehouse would continue to be used after some repairs. The previous owner had passed away, so we had to throw away everything in the hut. It seemed that we didn't have to be careful with them. Since that was the case, then he would end the battle quickly…However, it would be troublesome to have too much free time left, so he would deal with it appropriately.
[Woah, it smells so musty!]
I used a handkerchief as a mask and moved everything out of the warehouse. Old wardrobes, broken tables, clock without hands, pots with broken bottoms, beds with broken legs, dolls with missing arms, broken teacups... It was really all junk. Oh, I found a sword. Pulling out the scabbard, he saw that the sword had broken into two. What a pity. One of the shields was also partially cracked, and the metal armor was also crooked, making it impossible to put it on... This battle axe was in a good condition, but it was covered in rust marks and felt worthless. The owner of the house really used this warehouse to store scrap metal. However, there were many weapons and defensive equipment here. The previous owner was born in a family of knights, right? The ground was littered with armor and swords. Could it be that he was collecting these things? For a personal collection, this number was too much. Ka da! [Hmm?] There seemed to be a sound…There was the sound of dismantling work outside, but the sound seemed to have come from the warehouse. I looked around and pricked up my ears. Am I imagining things? Let's continue working. I planned to tidy up the old full-body mirror in front of me. When I lifted the cloth covering the mirror, I saw a full-body armor holding a battle axe in the mirror, intending to attack me from behind. [Ah!?] When the other party swung his axe down, I rolled to the side to dodge. With a loud thud, the battle axe violently destroyed the wooden floor. So, so dangerous! When it attacked me, black smoke rose from the gaps in my armor like steam. It was completely different from the damaged armor from before. Chirp, chirp, chirp…The armor on his body creaked as he looked at me. Ah, I think our eyes met…
I crouched down to dodge the axe that was swung down again and rushed out of the hut. Along with the sound of cracking, a full body of armor chased after him, waving his axe wildly.
" M-demon!?"
"Hey, is that…a living armor?」
When the uncles at the scene saw the armor attacking me, they were all shocked. Living armor? I remember that it was something that was lodged in the armor by the souls of vengeful spirits and undead, right? I recalled the information I read in the guild reading room and clicked my tongue. In other words, this guy was an undead monster like the Headless Horseman. Compared to the Headless Horseman, the level of the Living Armor should be lower. However, do I have a way to defeat it alone…Anyway, I'll use light-attribute magic to deal with the undead first!
"The light that pierces through everything, the dazzling holy spear, the shining javelin!」
I aimed my index finger and middle finger at the living armor and shot out a spear of light. The spear of light shot straight out and pierced through the living armor's abdomen. Its upper and lower body were torn apart and flew out. The spear of light pierced through the living armor and flew backward, exaggeratedly destroying the walls of the hut. Oh no…After the armor split into two, black miasma flowed out with a swooshing sound. I knocked it down…right?
[Hey, little brother! What did you do?"
[I didn't do anything! It was this guy who suddenly moved and attacked me! Why would there be living armor here…This wasn't a cemetery or a battlefield.」
[Could it be…]
The master seemed to have thought of something and looked at the remains of the living armor.
" This mansion originally belonged to a kind viscount. However, a wicked earl deceived the viscount and took away all his mansion and property. The viscount was in despair and brought his entire family to the netherworld…Could this be the resentment of that viscount…"
What was there to doubt? It was his resentment! So? His resentment towards the earl who had deceived him had turned into this living armor!？Although the living armor was a product of resentment, it was not the people who harbored resentment themselves. It was more like the remnants of their thoughts left in this world. These living armors shouldn't have attacked us, but since they're just scraps, they wouldn't care. Wait a minute? Since it was a family suicide, it meant that there was a lot of resentment accumulated here…A bad feeling rose in my heart. I looked at the warehouse and heard a series of kacha kacha sounds. Many armored knights with the same appearance climbed out of their huts and headed towards this place. I was right!
" Why did things become so troublesome... If we offer the earl who deceived the viscount, will they stop..." A while ago, the earl who deceived the viscount had already been executed. I think he committed the crime of rebellion."
It was Count Balsai (that toad) again! Even in death, he would cause trouble for others! In this way, it made people feel sorry for the Viscount who had been deceived…Living armors appeared one after another from the hut. What should I do…? If he used the Glittering Javelin, it might affect the surrounding things. Oh…Ah, right, I just need to use Enchantment to enchant the weapon with light magic. I wonder if I can use recovery magic?
[Enchantment/Healing.]
I cast a healing spell on the blade. When the living armor stabbed at me with its rusty spear, I dodged it and cut off its shoulder with my knife. It was as if I was cutting butter with a heated knife. I cut off its arm effortlessly. That was great! It was really effective! Eh? In that case, can I use this spell to deal with it directly? No, I still have to chant the incantation, and it won't work if I'm a distance away. This way, I can slash faster with my saber. Forget it, the arrow was already on the bow and had to be fired. I looked at the endless stream of living armor and raised my sword again.
[Why do you look so haggard? Haha, Mr. Yan Yi, you are indeed a man. How was it? Are you feeling better?" Mr. Simon seemed to have misunderstood something, but I was powerless to refute him. I sat paralyzed in the swaying carriage. I managed to defeat all the living armor, but I also damaged the walls of the hut, which was not good. Although the merit of defeating the living armor offset this mistake, so the other party did not blame me, I could have used other methods back then. However, as long as enchantment was used appropriately, many convenient items could be made. This incident made me realize this. Enchantment could temporarily endow magic on an object, or it could permanently attach itself to it. As long as he used enchantment, he could find a random wooden stick, enchant it with magic, and use it as a fluorescent lamp. Ah, but there was no way to turn off the lights. It would be very annoying. Moreover, if he wanted to activate an enchanted spell, it would also consume magic power. This time, I've imbued the healing technique into the sword. Once I inject magic power into it, I can turn this sword into a weapon to deal with the undead monsters at any time. I don't think it's a futile effort to endow such personal items with magic power. Eh? Can I use enchantments on my smartphone…?
[We've arrived at Silver Moon!] Mr. Dolan, Mr. Yan Yi."
Mr. Baral, who was sitting in the driver's seat, shouted and interrupted my thoughts. After I slowly climbed out of the carriage, I began to unload the Silver Moon's luggage that was piled up on the shelves, including food, daily necessities, and wine bottles.
[It's you.] No, it couldn't be considered cheap. Forget it, I bought so much. It should be able to last me for a while.」
Miss Miyatsu came out to welcome us. After we watched Mr. Baral and his group leave in the carriage, we moved the items we bought into the shop. Sigh, I'm exhausted…in all aspects.
[Speaking of which, you guys spent a lot of time on this? Wasn't it possible to go and return quickly with teleportation magic?」
[Huh? Ah, you're asking about this? We, we couldn't find the goods at the moment…"
[Humph…]
What? I hurriedly shut my mouth, but it was too late. An evil smile appeared on Miss Miyatsu's face. I've been played!
[Indeed. I knew it! However, my father has always been a widower, and I have no intention of blaming him for this matter.」
Oh…Mr. Dolan has a sensible daughter. That's great.
Miss Miyatsu smiled brightly as she walked toward the backyard where Mr. Dolan was staying. For some reason, she was holding a thick mallet in her hand. Then, an indescribable miserable wail came from the backyard. I'm also helpless. This was what he had brought upon himself, what he had brought upon himself, what he had sown. Although I'm very sorry for Mr. Dolan, I have to go and rest first. Suddenly, I saw a flyer pop out of Mr. Dolan's bag on the counter. I picked it up and saw that it was a flyer for a brothel in the capital. It recorded the recommended girl's personality and physical characteristics, and the naked illustrations depicted on the flyer were quite realistic and emotional. What was that father doing…If he brought this thing back, he would be discovered immediately…
[Hmm? Ah, it's you guys. I just got home…"
I was shocked and hid the flyer behind my back. I knew it was unnatural, but it was too late. Besides, there was no need for me to hide it! This isn't mine! However, if they discover this thing now, I'll definitely be misunderstood!
"... Hiko, what are you doing?」
[No, it's fine.]
[You're sweating a lot.]
[Because I'm tired.]
"Why did you only say a few words?」
[You're overthinking.]
[…Why did you go back up the stairs?」
[It's easier to climb the stairs like this!] Then, then I'm going to sleep! Good night!"
" Ah, wait a minute, Yanichi!?"
I rushed up the stairs in one breath. Am I a shrimp?
[... He's a weirdo.]
[... He's really different.]
"Strange as he is, he is also a great person.」
I heard four voices coming from downstairs, but I couldn't hear what they were talking about. I unlocked the door and walked into the room. Amber was still curled up in a ball, deep asleep on the bed. I fell down beside it. Amber wanted to stand up, but I stroked its head to stop it. Sigh, I've consumed even more energy…I'm already unable to do anything, and I'm quickly dragged into a deep sleep. The next day, because I couldn't get up, when everyone came to wake me up, they found the flyer that had fallen on the bed and interrogated me for almost an hour. In the future, if only those uncles go to the capital, I definitely won't go with them.
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