Volume 12 Chapter 1 Part 1
Chapter 56: Hospitality
Character Name:
『Kaga Michio』
Current Levels & Equipment:
Adventurer Lv.36
Hero Lv.48
Mage Lv.50
Jobeless Lv.44
Monk Lv.48
Priest Lv.39
Equipment:
Rod of Offerings
Alma
Hardened Leather Helmet
Hardened Leather Gloves
Dragon Leather Boots
Sacrificial Misanga
I finally got home.
It really feels like I have come back after a long while, even though it wasn’t all that long, but that’s what it feels like.
Well, it’s not like nothing happened throughout the night, because a lot of things happened.
The situation that we’ve found ourselves in wasn’t exactly that dangerous, but it was the one that still caused me to be overly nervous, so much so that I feel like I’ve lost some weight or that I am feeling extremely tired now.
Still, it’s true that I’m feeling relieved to finally be back home. I’m really happy to be back.
「Ahh, we’re finally back.」
「… Uhm, yes.」
I agree with Roxanne’s statement. With this, it is my win.
「That’s fine and all, but could you explain the situation to us, master?」
While I was thinking like that, Sherry cut in with her comment. She is as calm and rational as ever.
Fuck! To ruin a nice moment without a second thought… at times like these, I really do hate Sherry’s cold rationality.
Be washed away. Be washed away and stop causing me unnecessary problems!
「Yes, perhaps I should. Sit down, everyone.」
「Yes, desu.」
「I think we’re going to be alright.」
Miria and Vesta also sat on the chairs. Only one person is still standing
「Uhm… Would it be alright for me to sit down as well?」
「You can sit in that empty seat over there.」
「Y-Yes.」
I let Rutina sit in an empty seat, since originally, the table in our home was designed to have enough seats for six people, one for each Party Member. The maximum number of people in a single full Party is six, and since I planned to have that many Party Members from the start, that is why I got six seats, waiting for all of them to eventually get filled.
「Uhm… No matter how you look at it, this girl looks like a member of the nobility.」
As Rutina sat down on her chair, Sherry started the conversation right away. She is calm and reasonable after all, so of course she would cut right to the chase
「No. I am no longer a noble. Well, I do still have a lot of ties. I will let you sympathize with it.」
People have history, and that history of theirs might include many things in it, so we probably shouldn’t dwell on the past of others too much if they don’t want to share it with us themselves.
Sherry, who became a slave of her own volition for her family should know that better than anyone.
Yes, especially Sherry, whose grandfather was a wealthy person, but all of that fortune was lost after the time of his generation had passed, but not just Sherry. Miria should know something about it as well, and it should be an occasion for her to reflect on her own circumstances.
After all, she became a slave herself after being branded a criminal by her own village and having a Divine Punishment placed upon herself for the crime she had committed: fishing in a strict no-fishing zone that belonged to the local temple.
「Is that so?」
「Yes. To tell you the truth, I do not really care if you know about this or not, but given my current circumstances, I decided it would be better to let you know.」
Rutina insisted on having the girls know. Either she really doesn’t mind people knowing about her circumstances, or she decided that this was the best thing to do since she’s going to become one of the members of this group.
「Well, if Rutina herself says so…」
「My household has brought ruin upon itself because we neglected our duty of subjugating the Labyrinths in the territories that belonged to us. The blame for it is ours and hours alone, and no amount od sugarcoating is going to change that. And yet, even though my household fell into ruin, it could not be allowed to be dispersed just like that because of our status as Elven nobility, so all of our territories have been agreed to be inherited by our distant relatives. However, since I am the former Earl’s eldest daughter who had the inheritance rights, my very existence would become a hindrance, so it was decided that I would abandon my home and status as a former noble and come under Lord Michio’s care.」
「Is that so?」
Sherry acknowledges what Rutina said.
In fact, Rutina’s reason for being with us here right now is exactly as she explained.
Everyone knows well which noble household that has fallen to ruin she was talking about, because we were part of the force that attacked it together with the Duke of Hartz.
As a result of that attack, the eldest daughter of the noble who got attacked, the Earl of Selmar, has been made to be my newest slave and so she followed with me back into our home like this.
In other words, I have received a girl who’s a former noble as my fifth slave.
Honestly, this story almost sounds like something that’s just too good to be true and that Sherry was going to question it, but Sherry just looked at Rutina and nodded in acknowledgement, so I guess something like that must not be all that uncommon in this world.
Since this world is a tough one to be living in after all.
「I have been assured by the Duke of Hartz that Lord Michio is a person of exceptional ability, and that he is someone who will surely be able to subjugate his first Labyrinth in the near future.」
「Yes. All of us have no doubts that this is how it’s going to be as well.」
Why was Roxanne the one who answered her there?
「Negligence to fulfill our duty to exterminate the Labyrinths is what proved my family’s undoing, so now the only thing that we can do is to change our approach to it and do everything to make up for our blunders and to make sure that they will never happen again. That is the main reason for why I am here: to join forces with all of you and to learn how to properly fight against the Labyrinths under your tutelage. It is nice to meet you all, and I will be in your care.」
Gege.
So this is the mindset that Rutina has come to me with? It would seem that she did a lot of thinking in the short time during which she was given to me.
I, on the other hand, have not given this matter much thought at all.
「Yes, of course. Let’s do our best together.」
Roxanne nodded happily. With this, it looks like she has already accepted Rutina as a part of our team.
Sherry is also looking at her with sympathetic eyes, because she knows that I’m not all that motivated to continue fighting in the Labyrinths.
No, wait, could it be that Sherry is looking at her like that because she can sympathize with her circumstances?
「Let’s do it, desu!」
「I think that we’re going to be all right.」
The remaining two also welcome Rutina with open arms, even though they probably have no complete idea of what is going on here right now.
「I see? If that is how things are going to be, then allow me to say it once again: I would be happy if you could get along with me.」
I’m not so sure about this myself, but for the time being I think it’d be best to wrap things up here, ending on the positive note.
In other words, Rutina has joined our Party.
That’s what it all boils down to anyway.
「Yes, of course. Since we are going to be companions who’re going to fight together under the same master and aim to subjugate the Labyrinths, so there’s no way for us to not get along.」
Is it just me, or did Roxanne’s summary just now sounded more than a little disturbing? However, as long as they all take priority in making sure that they’ll all get along with one another, then it should all be fine.
Even if they would try to change the way they act, it’d be difficult to know how to change it without the other side putting in the effort as well.
「Ah, umu. If you could do that, then I would be much obliged.」
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