CH 46

“So, Lars-kun, you have ten slimes, so that’s four thousand beryls.”

“Thank you very much!”

“I had four slimes, so that’s 1,600 …… and that’s 400 beryls each.”

“I had five! Thank you very much, Mizuki-san!”

“What, you’re a future colleague of mine, so I’ll be happy to help.”

Aside from the smug look on Mizuki-san’s face as she shook my hand, we went to the guild to exchange the slime cores for cash. I could have just left, but I asked them if we should have a review meeting.

“A review meeting? …… sounds good!”

“I’d like to do that too.”

“Well, Gibson-san, let me borrow your table.”

“Oh, take your time.”

Gibson-san said smiling, and I joined them around the table. Mizuki-san is watching us from a little behind, and I quickly open my mouth.

“At any rate, thank you for your hard work, Makina. Are your clothes okay?”

“Yes, it’s a little uncomfortable, but you lent me a towel, so I’ll clean up at home.”

The smiling Makina doesn’t look like a brainiac when she’s like this. Anyway, then I turn to Kudelica and said.

“I think you did a really good job. Every time you hit them, they explode…… So, I’ve been thinking about Kuderica’s skills, but [Superhuman Strength] can only increase her arm strength?”

“What? Hmmm …… I don’t know, since I’ve only ever used it that way.”

“Just now, when you were attacking the slime, you were jumping, right? Kuderica can’t say that she was able to jump very high, but I was wondering if she could jump higher if she concentrated [Superhuman Strength] in her legs.”

If it is a skill to increase muscle strength, I thought it might be possible to increase leg strength as well. Considering her normal life and the fact that she lifted the stone at grandma’s house, it doesn’t seem like it’s always on.

“I-I’ll give it a try! …… Ei!”

The ceiling of the guild is about three meters high, so I thought she wouldn’t hit her head, said Kuderica who challenges. As I had expected, the height had risen from about 40 centimeters to about a meter.

“Hyaaaan!? I-It’s amazing, just like Lars-kun said, I concentrated on my legs and it went up!”

“Yeah, yeah! Then maybe you can apply it to increase your defense.”

“I’ll try it!”

As then excited Kudelica began to experiment, I noticed Makina looking at me expectantly.

“……”

“…… Er, what’s wrong?”

“Don’t you have some for me?”

“Huh? Hmmmm, the [Kaiser Knuckle] seems to be a skill like what you see it. Ah, that’s right.”

“What, what!”

“Can’t you make it stronger or weaker? You’re blowing up all the slimes, but if you had made it weaker, you might have just crushed them. ……?”

“Oh, I see. Yeah, I probably could! Fufufu, this is getting fun. When the actual fighting starts in the club …… thank you, Lars-kun.”

I wondered what they were going to do when the real battle started …… and we talked about how the slime could be defeated with just one decoy if we played as a team until the sun went down.

Yep. I’m very happy to get a friend, but I think it’s boys who should be doing this. Aside from Ryuuze and Jack, but Yogus and Ulka aren’t belligerent, so it can’t be helped.

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“– is what happened. But thanks to Mizuki-san, I learned a lot.”

“Slime is a good choice because you can get away from it, Lars. I like that you care about the girl.

“Ehhhhh, you were with Kuu-chan and Makina-chan too? I wish I could have been there.”

Today, Nora also sat around the dinner table and looked at me accusingly as I played with my classmates.

“You and brother went to see Verna-sensei, didn’t you? How did it go?”

“Haha, Nora was praised for her magic control. I was told that my water magic was pretty good too.”

“That’s great, both of you. How does brother do it in class?”

“When I first came here, I didn’t know what I was doing, so I gave it my all, but now I save it. I like to shoot as hard as I can sometimes, so Verna-sensei’s place is a big help. “

“I’d rather play with my friends than train!”

Nora pouted, her mouth agape, and brother laughed at her. As I was smiling, my mother called out to me.

“Don’t be reckless when we’re not looking, okay? Especially now that Lars has started exterminating monsters. It’s going to hurt really hard when you guys are gone, okay?”

“I know, I know. Even if I get paid, it won’t mean anything if I die, after all.”

I nodded strongly, vowing to avoid dying, and my mother smiled with a troublesome look. In the meantime, my dad and brother dropped Nora off, and I, tired as I was, greeted her at the door and went right to bed.

“…… Four hundred beryl for one slime …… I wonder when will I get ten million ……”

Even if we get rid of Brao, we still need the money. I got tired of doing the math and meditated, which allowed me to sleep comfortably. I also need to see what Ryuuze is up to ……

–next day

“Good morning.”

“Good morning.”

“Oh, good morning.”

“Good morning♪.”

I walked into class with Nora and greeted Yogus and Helena who were already there. We didn’t see Luciel and the others today, so it was just the two of us. I was hanging my bag on my desk, thinking that it might be one of those days, when Ryuuze walked in.

“Good morning, …….”

“Good morning♪. Wait, what’s wrong with your cheek?”

“I fell down.”

“Oh my, that looks painful …… You have to be careful.”

Helena winked at him, said thank her, and sat down in his chair. …… You fell, huh? I don’t know if I would have swollen my cheeks that badly if I had fallen ……? It’s reasonable to assume that something happened to you during this break? As I was thinking about it while looking at Ryuuze, Luciel came in. For some reason, she brought her sister with her.

“Good morning Helena, Yogus-kun …… and Ryuuze-kun.”

“Good morning, Luciel-san …… And.”

Yogus looked at Luciela with a puzzled look on his face, but Luciela didn’t care, she was throwing questions at Ryuuze.

“Hey, I saw you in front of the hospital yesterday, what were you doing?”

“……! D-Did you see me?”

“While I was walking with Luciel, right?”

“Y-Yeah ……”

Hospital, huh …… I thought he might have moved, but judging by the swelling on his cheek, a hospital wouldn’t be out of the question, I guess?

“…… Look at this. I’ve been to the hospital for this.”

“That Looks painful ……!?”

Ryuuze says it in an annoying way, and Luciel frowns, puts her hand over his mouth and says. It was at that moment that I thought that I was right and wanted to talk to Nora.

“Ah, that really looks painful …… but, why did you have to go to the hospital with your father? It seems like you were following your father, but could it be that you were scolded by your father?”

…… I didn’t miss the fact that Ryuuze’s face changed color for a moment. I don’t know why Luciela is so concerned about this, but she also looks at Ryuuze inquiringly.

“…… That’s what it is! My father scolded me and beat me. And when I was about to run out of the mansion and go to the hospital, he came after me. I was hiding from him because he beat me to the hospital. Sheesh, you’re so creepy! Don’t sneak up on me!”

“Even though you’ve been following your father.”

“Shut up! If you know now, then go away ……”

Ryuuze waved his hand and chased Luciela away. Luciel takes her seat with a puzzled look on her face, Luciela looks at me, smiles, and walks away from the class.

What the hell’s happening ……?　

But I’m still curious why Brao was also at the hospital ……

“Hm? Hospital? …… Wait, could it be–“

I could think of one thing. The possibility is not zero, should I investigate it?

Maybe next time it will fly at once?

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“The response has been good, hasn’t it?”

I think I’m the popular one! Thank you, everyone!

“I can’t wait to see where my life goes from here.”

That’s none of your business!?