Chapter 25: In the end, I bought two

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Chapter 25: In the end, I bought two

Konkon, Gacha

The sound of knocking was heard and Sophia came in with Moulin and an employee.

「Please sit down.」

Since she was just standing there, I asked her to sit down.

「Please allow me to ask you one or two questions. Sophia-san, you were a knight in Yggurle Kingdom. Though right away is impossible, would there be a problem if you were to return to Yggurle Kingdom when you are released in the future? Also, although I am an artisan, I would like to be escorted when I sometimes forage or go mining, but do you find duties like those unpleasant?」

For the time being, I tried asking if there’s a reason should she not want to return to her homeland, and if a knight like her is a fit to be doing guard duty for me.

「Takumi-dono, was it? Before that, are you a son of a noble? I’m sure you’ve heard but I am by no means cheap.」

「No, I am not a noble. Just a country bumpkin.」

「Sophia-dono, though Takumi-sama is young, he is an excellent artisan. An excellent artisan and developer whose earnings in just this month alone is enough to buy every one of you.」

It seems like a young person such as myself carrying large amounts of money was misunderstood to be a noble’s idiotic son. Papeck-san explained how I have such a large amount of money.

「So, how is that?」

「...... there would be no punishment if I were to return to my motherland. With regards to escorting, I do not dislike the work itself either. However, I am unable to wield a sword or spear with this body. I can’t be relied on for magic either because I can’t knead magic power.」

Sophia bit her lip in vexation.Finndd the newest novels on n/o/velbin(.)com

This is unrelated but I wonder if Sophia’s speech being boyish is because she is a knight. It’s such a steep gap from her womanly appearance.

「I won’t say anything at the moment but I’ll do something about that, somehow. Please tell me at once if my purchase of you is physiologically impossible.」

「N-no, it’s not impossible. Rather, what else can I say to such pretty silver hair and cool eyes?」

Oooh, her face that doesn’t look 80 years old blushing is cute. Her appearance might be like that of someone in their 20’s. Elves sure are amazing. They’re said have a lifespan of 700-800 years. An error range of a 100 years...............

「Well then, you will be purchasing Sophia, correct? We will make preparations for Sophia. And one more, you wanted someone who can manage a mansion, did you not?」

「Yes.」

「Then we will present children who had been subjected to a crime and were illegally sold as slaves. However, having suffered excessively at the hands of thieves, there are many who have a fear of men. Therefore the ones being presented to Takumi-sama today were kidnapped children who have no place to return to, and among the ones we’ve raised, we will first present the one we recommend. Bring Maria.」

Moulin-san gave instructions to the employee.

「Takumi-sama, can you recover lost limbs?」

「Papeck-san, I must say that it is impossible at present. ............However, with one more level, I better not say anything more than this.」

「Yes, t-that’s right. I will not ask about this. I heard that there is one priest in the Divine Empire of Sydnia that can recover limbs, and that is the pope.」

Hearing Papeck-san and my conversation, Sophia suddenly grabbed my arm.

Sophia-san, your face is close, too close! If a peerless beauty does that, I’d lose all reasoning.

「Master, you can use Light attribute magic to the point where limbs can be restored?」

「No, I’m saying it’s still impossible for me right now. But I’ll do something about it before long. For Sophia-san who had come to be my guard, it would be hard to hold even a sword without a right hand, wouldn’t it?」

「A sword, I will be able to swing a sword......」

Sophia-san wants to believe but can’t believe it, and I could see that complex expression.

「Ah, since your curse has been dispelled, you can use both Spirit magic and Attribute magic.」

「Eh!!?」

Sophia-san kneaded her magic power within herself inside the carriage.

「Magic power, my magic power is working. I can knead magic power!」

「Whoa, whoa! Calm down Sophia-san, we’re inside a carriage.」

The excited Sophia-san calmed down somehow.

I know you’re happy because you hadn’t been able to use magic until now, but, sorry, I’ll have you settle down.

Papeck-san had on a face that was saying “Since when had the curse been dispelled???”.

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Footnotes:

Onomatopoeia explanations. Konkon = knocking, Gacha = door opening.

Translator’s Note:

I’m so happy we finally reached the story where the girls are shown. >w< I’ve always been so curious as to who those girls on the cover were and when they’d appear. As always, thank you for reading! I’ll be back from my trip to Singapore by the 25th. Thank you for your understanding.