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Chapter 31 Part 1

I’m Grateful To You Who Realize And Care About Who I Am At My Core, Which Even I’m Not Aware Of

 

Sybilla suggested that we should take a good long sleep to regain our stamina and fully recover from fatigue.

 

「Isn’t it too early for that though?」

 

「In cases like this, you need to take a proper precaution or you’ll have a breakdown later, you know? People who think they’re absolutely fine are usually the ones who are the most unable to perform at their usual level. You know, it’s like how the people who think they will never get cheated are usually the easiest targets for scammers.」

 

I was about to argue back but stopped myself as I remembered that one time in town when Vince was about to be the first one who fell for a fake magic sword scam if Jannet hadn’t stopped him.

Yeah~ now I can totally get where she’s coming from.

So the more people think they’ll be okay, the higher the chance that they’ll get in trouble huh?

 

Then… I wonder if Jannet, who everyone relied on is the type who’s just so smart she can’t be fooled? It sounds very possible if it’s Jannet.

Or maybe Jannet herself doesn’t think that she’s smart.

 

I suddenly remembered the unsatisfied look on her face as she shot her Sage class offensive magic.

I don’t know if it was her ambition to get stronger or her low self-esteem, but back then in the middle layer where one Heal is enough, I can only see it as nothing but sarcasm.

A woman whose offensive magic was one of the best in the city and yet she was able to use healing magic.

I feel like in terms of efforts and hardships as a magician, I’ve always been a step behind her, watching that back of hers.

I really envied her from the bottom of my heart, including the personality she has.

 

……Let’s stop thinking about the past.

I won’t be able to clear my head and get a good rest if I keep thinking about that.

 

I could feel the sensation of my body sinking into the bed along with my consciousness as I slowly fell asleep.

 

The next morning, I woke up when the sky was still dim.

 

「……The sky has a similar color to when it was Twilight.」

 

The only difference is whether the next one to come will be morning or nighttime.

This quiet atmosphere and a clear dim sky without the stars is somehow calming.

 

「The Twilight Goddess, huh…」

 

I began my first light morning workout after a long time in a while as that girl popped up in my head.

 

I hold up the brand-new broadsword I got yesterday.

The blade of the sword is shining silver and seems to radiate a somewhat pale light.

So this is how a dragon’s fang feels like huh?

 

Although I still feel a little doubtful about how it feels, I tried raising the sword with both of my hands and swung it a few times.

Compared to how big it looks, it doesn’t feel heavy at all.

It’s not a feel I’m used to, but it’s still great.

 

「Mithril coating huh? Not bad, isn’t it?」

 

「Sybilla?」

 

「Looks like someone’s working hard. Good morning, Russell.」

 

「Yeah, morning.」

 

A voice called out from behind me who turned out to be Sybilla in simple clothing.

She’s wearing baggy clothes with long sleeves and long pants that are completely black from top to bottom. In other words, she was still in her nightclothes.

Even this kind of simple fashion looks good on a beautiful woman, so  I guess it’s true that a beautiful woman has a lot of advantages.

 

「…Hm? Oh my, it’s still early in the morning, and it looks like you’re already charmed by my beauty, huh?」

 

「I was just thinking, 『must be nice to be such a beauty』, since you’re probably the only one in this world who would point at someone and make fun of them while wearing such a disastrous outfit in the open with confidence and still look nice.」

 

「….You know, it’s nice that you would praise my face more, but couldn’t you be a little more honest with your compliments……?」

 

As I saw Sybilla’s cheeks twitching, she came closer and looked at the sword.

 

「Oh right, by the way, earlier you said that this sword has a mithril coating, didn’t you?」

 

「That’s right. Magic Silver, or also known as Mithril, as you know, is an expensive metal that works well with Enchant magic and Granting magic. The magic power in the dragon’s fang is coated with mithril and then formed into a certain shape. That sword is much more expensive than it looks, you know?」

 

「…It feels like I got it for practically free, but…」

 

「Well of course, since the payment is deducted from the earnings after all of the materials have been sold off.」

 

That’s true, I guess. It didn’t occur to me that it would’ve been impossible to make all of this equipment in the first place without those materials.

They must’ve used a lot of the material from the Fire Dragon to make this armor that I’m wearing.

Even so, the Fire Dragon was so huge that there were still more than enough materials to make a sword this big.

……It must’ve made quite an uproar in the city right about now.

 

「Well, anyway, I’ve finished checking out the weapon. So let’s go grab a breakfast.」

 

「Alright, let’s. Or so I’d like to say, but I think I will be skipping out on breakfast for a few days starting today.」

 

「Today is… ah, I see.」

 

As I immediately understood what she meant, I headed to the dining room with Sybilla.

 

「Russel-chan, good morning!」

 

When I arrived there, the sister who had all of the sad vibes from yesterday gone and was now completely back to normal, Frederica, greeted me with a bright face.

 

「Morning, Frederica.」

 

Frederica is well-known among us for her love of cooking.

She would try to make a full meal with few ingredients, and she would often add herbs and spices she grows by herself in her spare time in the cooking.

Today, she uses rosemary grown in her garden for the meat, and season it with the black pepper and a peach-colored rock salt, which she must have bought in the royal capital.

 

「Alright, it’s ready~! Sybilla-chan, can I ask you to go wake up the children?」

 

「Of course! Leave it to me, Frecchi!」

 

…I didn’t mishear that, did I?

Looks like these girls were somehow getting along awfully well when I wasn’t looking.

 

「Alright, you guys~ don’t push each other, the meat is not going anywhere.」

 

Sybilla returned with the children in tow.

And it seems that Gemma Baa-san had been awake since earlier.

The old woman looks at me and lightly taps me on the shoulder.

 

「Good, you look so much better now. It seems you’ve rested properly.」

 

「Yeah, with this much rest, I think we’ll be fine even if we explore the dungeon again even though we’ve just returned yesterday. Besides, with the Saint’s magic, we won’t easily get tired.」

 

「Kakaka! Well isn’t that amazing? Really, that Russell has become this dependable, huh. I guess everyone should thank Frederica for that.」

 

She said while patting the head of one of the children and sat down at the dinner table.

Dependable, huh? If she had told me that last week, I wouldn’t have believed her.

 

…… But to me, the old lady who can easily eat this Frederica Special Jumbo Steak in the morning is far more amazing.

I guess it’s going to be another hundred years before this old lady retires, isn’t it?

Good grief… if it’s like this, then I’m sure the orphanage will be fine for a while longer.