Chapter 85: Harukaze

Chapter 85: Harukaze

The weather is starting to feel like spring.

The snow covering the road has begun to melt, creating several narrow streamlets.

I hope it will just stay warm like this, but it seems that even in this world, there are still those days during early spring, when the temperature fluctuates between warm and cold.

[I’m fine if it stays cold though, I can just cling on Yuusuke and sleep.]

The shy Michelle is cute this morning as well.

She would be a great girlfriend if she wasn’t so constricting, but well, let’s not mind it anymore.

As soon as I opened shop, Regal came in.

In the past six months, he had grown up to be a full-fledged mage.

It seems that he’s becoming reasonably well-known as a Fire Magic-user.

[Yahagi-san, I’d like some Acorn Candies.]

[Yeah, what flavor do you want?]

[Two cola and two grapes.]

Acorn Candies turned out to be a popular product these days.

Because of their special characteristic, they are especially popular among magic users.

Product name: Acorn Candies

Description: Gum that replenishes mana, wrapped in a candy that increases speed. Also comes with a lottery ticket, giving out thrice the fun!

Price: 10 rims per piece

This candy utilizes one’s agility to evade enemy attacks while they deliver magic attacks, and furthermore, it also replenishes mana.

This makes them popular not only among magic users, but also among warriors like Merle who specialize in Body Strengthening Magic.

[Umu umu, II see you’re restocking items! You sure are working hard, Regal-kun!]

Just as I was wondering where that annoying voice is coming from, I found Merle, acting all arrogant.

[The heck are you acting like a big shot for?]

[I’m not acting like a big shot, Yuusuke-kun. I am a big shot.]

[Has the warmth rotted your brain?]

[Am not! I am now a Team Leader. The Leader of Team Harukaze.] Fịndd new updates at novelhall.com

[Huh?]

I was having a hard time understanding what was going on, when Regal explained to me.

[I’ve just been recruited from Garm-san’s group to join Merle-san’s team.]

Garm’s group had grown so large that it had become unmanageable.

Their hunts certainly were safe, but the wages paid to each person were low, which apparently troubled Regal.

It was at this time that she was approached by Merle.

[We’re a small elite team after all, different from a group of loafers.]

Merle had been teaming up with Mira, but it seems that she had headhunted Regal in order to move to the lower levels.

[Then, you’ll be a three-person team from now on?]

At my question, Merle impertinently wagged her finger.

[Tch, tch, tch. We have another powerful helper, Yuusuke-kun.]

I’m starting to get a little annoyed, but well, I’ll just let this pass.

I’m glad Marco was pleased with them.

This should bring him and that madam even closer together.

[Alright, Team Harukaze, let’s go!]

Merle cheerfully leads everyone along.

Even so, Harukaze huh......

It’s a laid-back name, but I felt it was perfect for that 4-person group of theirs.

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Titti looked up when she heard a steady tapping on the window.

She’s sure it must have been a message from Marco.

Marco had been sending out gliders every day since he had left the mansion.

With Titti’s personality, she would normally feel annoyed, but to her surprise, she found herself looking forward to the glider’s arrival.

Marco writes to her about the events in the dungeon, the apartment he rented for the two of them, and their daily meals.

The messages from the outside seemed to add a little excitement to her monotonous life in imprisonment.

[Ara? What’s this?]

Today’s glider came with a small package.

When she opened it up, she found a small snack that she remembered having eaten before.

[It’s this cheap-looking snack again......]

Even when she said that, Titti popped the dorachoco into her mouth.

In her current livelihood, sweets are precious.

If she wrote back to say how delicious it was, Marco would surely send her more sweets.

Titti took out a pen and began to write a message on the wing of a glider.

As she thought about her message, Titti unconsciously touched her lips with her fingers.

Thereupon, she suddenly remembered Marco.

To keep her grip on the man’s heart, they had their first kiss the day before Marco quit the tower.

She remembered the feeling she had at that time.

[What the heck is this!?]

As if to spat out such thoughts out of her mind, Titti mumbled.

Was she actually...... missing Marco?

That can’t be true, thought Titti.

After all, she was just using him.

After calming down a little, Titti picked up the pen again.

It was fun to play the role of the ladylike, gentle, yet passionate woman.

The thought that she would eventually abandon a man who coveted her like a dog brings about a sadistic thrill within her, making her heart tremble.

However, at such a moment...... She couldn’t help but ponder.

Why is it that tonight, Titti was also feeling a little sadness?

Just for a tiny bit, a thought so small that she herself might not even notice it......

Just for a tiny bit, she felt like a warm spring breeze stinging her wound-riddled heart.

<Translator’s Notes>

Acorn Candies