Chapter 572: Our Last Night Staying at the Inn

Chapter 572: Our Last Night Staying at the Inn

「Here it is. Tonight is your last night staying here, so I made a big one for you」

「Oooh―!」

「Woof woof!」

Tonight was our last night staying at the Green Ancient Tree Pavilion.

Tomorrow, we were going to an off-campus survival training exercise, and her job as an instructor would be over. So, we would have to leave this inn.

When we told her that, she prepared an even more sumptuous meal for Fran and Urushi.

Fran and Urushi ate a large portion of pasta and grilled meat at a super speed. I thought they had ten servings worth of pasta in their stomach already, but still, they didn’t slow down.

Or rather, weren’t they eating a little too much? I’m worried about tomorrow. No, before that, I’m worried what the innkeeper would think of this.

「Mogu mogu mogu mogu!」

「Momu momu momu momu!」 (*munching sfx)

「You sure eat a lot, aren’t you?」

The old lady was smiling and giggling when she saw how much Fran and Urushi were eating.

In the middle of that, the old lady suddenly looked up at the ceiling. Both Urushi and I followed her gaze but found nothing but an ordinary ceiling.

But not so for the old lady.

「Aah... Spirit-sama is sad」

「She’s there?」

「Yup」

Fran, reacting to the old lady’s words, stared at the same spot. She continued to stare at the ceiling for a while, occasionally squinting her eyes.

「Can you see it now?」

In Fran’s case, she could sense them, so she should have been able to learn Spirit Magic as her connection with the spirits deepened.

In the class, she even tried to train herself to sense the presence of the spirits in the academy. However, even after those classes, she was unable to reach the level to be able to see them which was necessary to acquire Spirit Magic.

「...I still can’t see them...」

『I see』

「Woof」

For about five minutes, she stared at the place where the spirit-sama would be, and then her shoulders slumped and she fell back to her chair.

Almost every day in the inn, Fran sensed the presence of the spirit, but in the end, she could not seem to see it.

However, when Fran looked depressed, the old lady kindly called out to her.

「Don’t worry. I’m sure you’ll be able to communicate with the spirit-sama since you’re so well-liked by the Spirit of the Great Tree」

「Really?」

「Yeah. I guarantee it. Besides, you’ve come to understand the spirit that you couldn’t sense at all at first, right?」

「Nn」

「I’ve never seen anyone grow so fast like you」

She was right. In the first place, it has only been ten days since Fran became aware of Spirit Magic. If she were able to use it, the world would be full of spirit users already.

Rather, it was amazing that she could sense the presence of spirits on her own, without even relying on my abilities.

「Thanks」

「That should be my line. It’s been a long time since I and Spirit-sama had this much fun. Please come again」

「Nn」

She was greatly comforted by the old lady’s words. Fran then nodded slightly and smiled.

(If not now, someday I’ll definitely be able to talk to a spirit!)

『Yeah. It must be nice if that happens』

(Nn!)