Chapter 88
A strong nighttime wind woke me up .
The sound of wind resounded within the room with shaking windows .
I seem to have woken up at a strange hour .
Though if I speak of the hour I don’t know what hour it is .
I’ve grown used to a lifestyle without clocks but, there are times when I miss them .
「……Maybe I should, go wash my hands . 」
It’s cold and, the morning is still distant .
I want to avoid causing an unexpected incident by enduring strangely here .
……I want to avoid that .
Getting out of my bed the night’s chill permeates my body .
Since it’s a harsh season to wander about with only a negligee, I put on a cardigan .
Exiting to the hallway the magic crystal’s light gives dim illumination .
Even at night the security maid-sans are working aren’t they .
Night shift, good work .
It’s a good chance so maybe I should sleep after I at least give everyone doing their best a shout out .
Going around calling out to the maid-sans that I see around me while keeping it at a level that doesn’t trouble them, I notice light leaking from the first floor’s book room .
When I tried looking inside, the person that I expected to a degree was staring at a book .
「Saira . 」
「A, Alice-san . 」
Calling out to her as I approached, she raised her face from the book she was absorbed in while turning around .
「You’re still studying this deep in the night?」
「Hai desu nya, since it seems like the image for oneesan’s sword will firm with a bit more effort . 」
「Is that so, thanks then . 」
When saying either sorry or thanks, it’s thanks isn’t it .
「Since I’m also enjoying this, but I really want to see the real thing nya……」
Saira looked at the book, while moaning .
I circled around Saira’s back and took a look at that .
It was a book with a picture of a katana on it .
I guess that for blacksmithing training knowledge and image are precious?
「The real thing huh, since oneechan’s sword broke . 」
That would mean, maybe there’s nothing but seeing what comes of walking about the royal capital’s weapon stores and searching them?
「Saira, want to see about searching the weapon stores?」
「Actually I’ve already finished searching through most of the royal capital’s weapon stores……」
She’s that commendably diligent Saira after alll .
Then what should I do?
If it’s not in the royal capital then, Wilmington?
No, rather than that if it’s the weapon called a katana then isn’t it most likely to be in Sacrament?
The Raikiri that Leoneil held was also like that .
If I’m setting Wilmington aside, going to Sacrament seems difficult though .
U~n .
But before setting out to distant lands, it wouldn’t be bad to try and look into connections in the royal capital besides the weapon shops would it .
「Saira, want to go out tomorrow? I don’t know if it might possibly be an empty swing though . 」
「Of course it’s okay! In order to make something good, it’s not necessary to be frugal with effort nya!」
Her eyes sparkled in such depths of night .
「Then please keep it in moderation and sleep okay?」
「It’s alright!」
Though I feel that that reply is strange issn’t it .
Smiling bitterly, I embraced Saira’s body that was smaller statured and more delicate than my own from behind .
「Forcing yourself is forbidden you know . 」
「A, Alice-sann」
It might have been from nervousness, Saira’s ears perked up .
Those ears, are comforting arren’t they .
Huh, saying that since Saira has cute animal ears……a tail is?
Though we’ve entered a hot spring together, I didn’t look that far .
……No, didn’t look, I didn’t look .
「Ah, ano……Alice-san?」
Saira looked up to me as she was bewildered within my embrace .
「……Saira, you, do you not have something that you’ve been hiding from me?」
「Eh, eeh!?」
The Saira flusteredly making a commotion is cute .
I swallowed my breath, and resolved myself .
「……Your butt, for instance . 」
「Buttt!?」
Saira’s face turned pale, she flusteredly held her hand against her butt as if to hide it .
……What could I be saying, me?
「tsu……ah, unya……」
Saira becomes pale, then she becomes red, she seems like she’s rather busy .
……Isn’t this, sexual harassment?
「Please forget that……」
I separated from Saira while reflecting on my actions .
「Ah, ano! I, don’t dislike it so……」
When I thought that I would apologize I was preempted and, Saira raised her voice .
Looking down as much as she could, Saira is facing me with a questioning gaze .
That form with slightly colored cheeks, made my chest throb .
「That, so? Ano, un……Pay attention to your body okay?」
「Ha, hai desu nya . 」
Since saying that is the best I can do, I finished at that place .
Leaving the book room, I returned to my room with a quick pace .
Ah~, that surprised me .
Saira you, really are a girl……
Her habits are kind of cute .
Entering the room and closing the door, I blow a sigh .
「……Ah?」
I didn’t go to, wash my hands did I?
「……」
I’m sure it’s fine .
Un, I believe it’s fine .
It’s grown troublesome at this point so I strongly nodded and, plunged into my bed .
The next day, I visited the slave company along with Saira .
Along the way the town’s appearance entered my eye as it steadily proceeds with the preparations for the soon to be opened thanksgiving festival .
In contrast to the somehow agitated city, the company stands silently .
I was made to sit down and wait in the reception room and black tea was given out .
It’s the third time .
I suppose at this point there’s no poison .
Thinking that when I tried to take the cup into my hand, I was softly stopped by Saira as she sat next to me .
I tilted my head and, Saira stared at the cup’s contents .
「……It’s okay nya . 」
「Impressive……」
Does she have a judgment skill?
Does she know even this sort of thing?
Receiving authorization from Saira, I once again set out to partake in the black tea .
It’s probably a high class good I suppose, I don’t sense the cheapness of items with a scent and flavour that’s different from the item I got from Kran at some point .
Enjoying that with the two of us for a while, a familiar prime aged man with an eyepatch came out .
「If it isn’t ojousama, beautiful as always . It’s an honor to meet you again . 」
「Beltran-sama, it’s been a while . It seems you’re quite a good speaker as always . 」
It’s the same man as always isn’t it .
We finished our greetings while smiling together and the eyepatch lowered his hips onto the sofa facing me .
「For whatever reason the surrounding countries have been making a ruckus lately, it seems like this state of affairs won’t calm down . It would surely be best if ojousama took care . 」
「I am sorry for your consideration . I will act with adequate due consideration . 」
I’ve been getting caught up in battles here and there or rather, I’ve been sticking my neck into them though haven’t I .
「However because of those sorts of circumstances is it not a business opportunity? Beltran-sama . 」
「Fufu . 」
Without denial or confirmation, eyepatch took the black tea left in front of me into his hand and brought it to his mouth .
「Then, what sort of business brought you here on this occasion?」
After eyepatch turned his eye toward Saira as she sat next to me, he gave me a question .
Just now did this man, estimate a purchase price?
「It’s regrettable but, I believe it is not like what Beltran-sama is thinking . 」
「Oya, that is regrettable . I had thought I’d be able to carry out a very good transaction though . 」
Saira’s value isn’t just what’s apparent to the eye .
As if I’d let her go .
「I was thinking doesn’t Beltran-sama, put his hand into a wide range of businesses but . 」
「Hou? Is this a conversation about something outside the slave trade? I suppose I certainly have spread my hand a little . 」
「In these times, I was thinking aren’t you also well informed about the flow of weapons . 」
「Fumu, arms are precious . I possess combat slaves, and those for use in personal protection . So I do stock up via my personal route . 」
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