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Chapter 132: Done with the Tunnel

Translator: Haruchin   Editor: Marky

「So, what to do now? 」
「I’ll be leaving while Whyle is still docile. Thank you very much. 」
Sara bowed politely before heading towards the passageway.

She talked to the three guys while helping out with the disassembling, but it seems that they couldn’t come to an agreement on the conditions.

I gave her a torch, a little bit of food, and a few pieces of magic ore as thanks for her help.

「Hm? 」
Are you leaving the box behind?

「Oy, oy, you’re gonna leave this spirit? 」
Dinosso also noticed, so he called out to her.

「He’s not contracted to me in the first place. Besides, it’s not the first time Whyle left me after finding a nice place to sleep, so I have to eat three meals, take naps and sleep late until late in the morning while I can — might take 3 days, or even a year, who knows.」
She stopped on her tracks before smiling gently.

「Can you even work? 」
Dean seemed dumbfounded when he asked.

「I may look like this, but even so, I am a 『Fae’s Bud』. If Whyle didn’t stick to me, I’d probably be a 『Blossom』 by now. 」

「Can’t stop the eat-sleep cycle? 」
I wanted to ask what she meant by bud and blossom, but Retze cut me off.

Eh, is that it, she works by doing *beep* or *beep*, stuff you can’t ask in public? Like a divine harlot or something?

「I love sleeping even before, and ever since I can’t eat despite wanting to, I also came to love eating. 」
「I see. Then, may the blessing of the spirits be with you. 」
Retze promptly agreed, probably thinking that anything goes as long as he can stop me from asking her anything.

「Thank you very much. Please call upon me should you be able to support me. If there’s a chance to meet again, please allow me to express my gratitude. 」
And so, Sara really disappeared into the passageway this time around.

「… 」
「… 」
「…She’s really gone? 」
「Indeed, she went her own way. 」
All of us stared at the dark passageway.

I did hand her a torch, but how will she climb the shaft in that state, and with only one hand? Her chest looked like it’s going to get in the way of her arm…

「Onee-chan’s gone. 」
「Softie boobies ~ 」
「What are you gonna squeeze between ~ 」

The three kids who kept quiet because there was an outsider started talking all at the same time.

「Alright, you guys kneel over there!! 」
Dinosso glared daggers at Dean’s trio.

Based on what En and Bak’s said, the trio — wait, Retze’s acting like it got nothing to do with him, so he’s out of the picture? — anyway, they were being shameless, apparently.

“And why are you kneeling down too, Jean?”
“Oh, don’t mind me.”
I was thinking about something ecchi earlier.

Retze called me out, so I stood while ignoring the screams of ‘But we were whispering!’ and ‘Gyaahh!‘.

「So? This ‘Whyle’ thing is inside this box, is that it? 」
「Fumu, he’s quite cute. 」
「Jean-sama, I believe you should refrain from doing something without thinking of the consequences that might occur. 」
Butler was standing behind and rebuking me before I even noticed he was there.

「I just put the box there, you know? 」
「Where did you get that box, huh? 」
Ah, I averted my eyes. Uh, got it from the 【Storage】, yeah.

Retze, you can’t even see the actual spot so why are you taking a jab at me?

「Oh, by the way, 『Fae’s Bud 』are healer mages working in『Fae’s Bough』 and temples. The most outstanding of them would become 『Fae’s Blossom』. They get the title because of their excellent abilities, and recommendations from one or more temples. It’s common knowledge, so be careful. 」

In contrast to『Fae’s Bough』, which does not worship any specific spirit, temples serve spirits that are considered deities. They are also pretty rich thanks to their many believers.

Anyway, is it really fine that I didn’t join those guys in prostrating myself? Ah, but that looks pretty painful. Dean and Chris were about to be iron clawed by Shiva right when I glanced at them.

「Mm, I missed guiding you there on the tour when we first met. I’ll take you to 『Fae’s Bough』 next time. 」

I wonder what Ash thinks of me? Oh, come to think of it, it had been pretty obvious how ignorant I am about this world when we first met.

The reason why Ash skipped 『Fae’s Bough』 back then was probably because it is a place so infamous it’s quite unbelievable that somebody hadn’t even stepped foot in it, much less seen it.

I went there once to check it out, but it’s faster to get water from my house so I didn’t get affiliated. People normally go there at least once a month without any particular reason, so not knowing what 『Fae’s Bough』 is was actually an opening for people to suspect me.

Maybe I should explore Canum seriously. If I’m careless I might end up knowing Nalluahdid better at this rate.

The scolding of Dean and Chris ended too, and we’re also done picking up the ores we’re gonna get. En chose the ores that looked suitable among the pile that were going to be left behind because each of us couldn’t carry anymore, and he stuffed it in【Storage】.

I secretly stash all that he couldn’t cram anymore into my own 【Storage】 away from the lantern light.

「Good, we got more magic ores than our target, so let’s go back. 」
「What about the cat? 」
「Can’t do anything about it, right? 」
Dinosso seems not to mind leaving it behind.

「Abandoned cat… 」
「Nah, it’s a spirit, you know. Actually, it isn’t just me, it’s because the majority can’t see it, okay? 」
Retze was warning me not to do anything foolish.

「But we do want to see it, right! 」
If Chris can See, I wonder what his reaction would be when he sees that cleft chin spirit?

「I wanna take care of it, but I already have a dog, so… 」
Can’t say I’m going to keep a pet when it’s already beyond my capacity, right. Plus, I’m always away from home.

「Why not keep it in your room, Retze? 」
「Won’t keep it, can’t even keep it, okay? 」
No particular spirits hang around Retze, so I suggested that, but got rejected.

「If you get tired of this place and you got nowhere to go, just come to Canum’s 『Ash Fox’s Back 』Alley, 31-A, Room A on the second floor. 」
「Hey, isn’t that my room!! 」