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Volume 12 Chapter 1 Part 6

「Well, there is no need for you to worry about anything. Once your usage of magic stabilizes, we can discuss how to make the most effective use of it.」

「I understand.」

After that, we went around the 44th floor for a short time until it was time to go back and eat breakfast.

Rutina also used her magic only occasionally, so there was nothing indicating that she was beginning to suffer from an MP shortage.

Well, here on the 44th floor we can fight just fine without Rutina’s help, so it is fine for her to take things easy for the moment so that she won’t overdo it or find herself in a precarious situation.

The important thing here is that she is not being a hindrance to us, and that the battles are not getting more difficult without her participating in the battles actively.

For her first time in the Labyrinths, she’s doing exceptionally well.

Rutina must have been a little scared at first, because the initial swings and thrusts of her Holy Spear were quite timid and reserved, but as the time went on, she started attacking more and more naturally.

With each passing battle, she looked like she was getting more and more into the flow of things.

Rutina can also fight, and she’s doing pretty well for someone who was supposedly spoiled throughout her entire life. Could it be because of her conviction that she has to do it in order to fulfill her duty and obligations as a noble?

That being said, seeing her fighting the monsters of the Labyrinth like they were nothing more but an obstacle in her path that simply needed to be removed, this once again got me thinking that it looks like the people of this world have no aversion towards fighting.

Sherry is good at fighting, Miria is good as well, and Vesta… Vesta is very good at it. And now, it would seem that I am going to have to add yet another person to this rule, but I just don’t know where I should place her in the overall framework of this world.

Well, that aside, everyone seems to be able to fight properly, so Rutina should be fine among my other Party Members as well.

「Isn’t it about time for us to leave? Let’s go have ourselves a meal.」

I suggested it to my companions, who might be exceptional even by the standards of this world, because if I didn’t say anything, then all of them would just continue to fight the monsters without a care in the world.

Due to all the events of last night we went to sleep pretty late and got up much later in the morning than usual as well, which resulted in an even later start in the daily exploration of the Labyrinths for us. That means that it is also way past the usual time when we were supposed to go back and eat breakfast.

I feel like we have done enough for now.

「I guess you’re right, master. Shall we take a rest for now?」

Roxanne also agreed with my suggestion, so I warped us to the wall of the Adventurer’s Guild in Quratar and we got out onto the streets and went back home, stopping around the various shops of Quratar for a bit of the ingredients shopping.

It might be later than usual for us, but now I brought a new and beautiful Party Member along with me.

While shopping, I noticed that a lot of people were stealing glances at Rutina. Thanks to those discerning stares of the people in the various shops we visited, I got even more excited about today’s evening.

Looking at those eyes and those gazes of their made me smirk uncontrollably.

Yeah, I am so looking forward to tonight, and I can’t help it, knowing just how many beauties have joined me.

Under the light of the morning sun, Rutina looks even more beautiful than I thought she would be looking.

She looks as if every part of her body was shining with a beautiful glow. And yet, even though she has fine such fine features that shine so brightly, she doesn’t seem to be casting even the slightest bit of shadow.

There is no flaws and no defects about her.

And above all, her skin is beautiful.

It’s beautiful, it’s glamorous, it’s smooth… overall, there seems to be something fundamentally different about her in comparison to the other girls.

What is the secret to its beauty? Is it the texture? Is it its springiness? Or perhaps it has something to do with its level of moisture?

I don’t know exactly what it is, but something is definitely different about her. Something that elevates her beauty from the simple kind of beauty to an exquisite kind of beauty.

Maybe it is something that has to do with this thing called transparency? Nah, probably not, since if it was transparency, then I probably wouldn’t be able to see it with the naked eye.

Whatever that thing is though, it doesn’t change the fact that it is simply amazing.
Is this beauty of hers like that because she’s an Elf, or because she’s the daughter of a nobleman? Or maybe it has nothing to do with either of those, and she’s like that simply because she’s Rutina?

No matter what the cause of it might be, it seems that I am simply drawn to her impossibly beautiful skin.

「Come to think of it, have you ever cooked a meal by yourself, Rutina?」

「No, I have never done that.」

「We have a rule in our household that says that whenever we’re preparing a meal, we all prepare it together, so it might not be today, but I would like you to learn how to cook enough so that you could prepare a single dish.」

「I understand.」

So I guess another reason for why is her skin so beautiful and shiny must be because she has never done any sort of work that involved water and getting herself wet, hence her skin’s luscious shine.

Well, then winter comes, I guess I can always have her help me with heating up the bath by creating a 「Fire Ball」and throwing it into the water so that we won’t have to worry about getting ourselves frostbitten.

「For the time being, please help everyone with their tasks while they will be preparing the meal, okay?」

「Yes.」

「Oh, but before you do that, come here for a second. There’s something that I need to do.」

After all, I am still drawn to that skin of hers, and I cannot do anything about it.

「Yes?」

「I see that your Sacrificial Misanga is not tied properly, so I am going to fix that. Now, can you come to my side?」

When we finally got home, I called out to Rutina, and once she stood next to me, I made sure to politely wrap the Sacrificial Misanga around her ankle for the second time.

I made sure to do it slowly.

While stroking her ankle delicately with my fingers.

That is just how drawn to it I am currently feeling.

That is how taken in I was by her gorgeous and luscious skin.

I am fascinated by its brilliance, its enchantedness, its seduced.

I can’t help it. There’s nothing I can do about it.

The Sacrificial Misanga is our last lifeline in case something unforeseen happens to us in the Labyrinths, so it needs to be wrapped tightly so it doesn’t unravel in the middle of battle

It must be wrapped perfectly, and that is why I want to wrap it myself.

Or at least that is the excuse that I have been using to justify doing that up until this point.

Is she going to allow me to do it?

She has to.
But what if she refuses after all?

No, no, no, don’t even think about it!

This is bad. This is really, really bad.

I might become addicted to it if I’m not careful.

But I just can’t stop doing it, even though I am perfectly aware that I should stop.

That is simply how fascinating it is to me…. But I managed to resist the temptation, and once I was done, I made my way to the kitchen.

「Then, Vesta and Rutina, please take care of this.」

「I think we are going to be alright.」

「I understand.」

Oooh!

Roxanne and the others seem to have already started making breakfast right away when we got back

Shall I make something too?

I feel like scrambled eggs should be fine. That breakfast dish is particularly easy to make, because all that you need to do in order to prepare it is to mix eggs with milk and then lightly heat up the resulting mixture.