Harassing Thief Girl - Chapter 11

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Chapter 11

Estimate Request for Civil Works

When you wake up, there are two rich mounds before you . They are soft, but at the same time, they are hard and tight with muscle . When Ellis woke up, she was terrified as these mounds completely obfuscated her sight, but then she remembered .

“Oh, I slept in Frau’s bed last night . ”

Ellis remembered her situation and did her best to slip out of Frau’s grasp without disturbing her peaceful sleeping face . She tiptoed across the room and lightly closed the door behind her . After that, she made her way downstairs to the living room .

“Good morning…” A thin voice came from the entrance .

Huh?

“Good morning…”

Oh!

Ellis realized the situation .

In a hurry, Ellis ran back upstairs and woke up Frau and Reeve .

We do not have time to bask in the afterglow, Frau .

Don’t give me that look of ecstasy so early in the morning, Reeve .

“Both of you get up, we have a guest!”

At her words, they hurried downstairs as if they had both remembered something .

“Good morning! Glad you could make it . ” Ellis greeted Claire at the entrance who was carrying around a large bag .

She had straight black hair combed in the back and rare jet black eyes that you could swim in . Her expression makes one think about both a boy and girl .

She was wearing carpenter pants with a ragged shirt . There is no beauty here, if you look at it normally . But Ellis had the eyes of a hikineet . Ellis saw the cuteness of a shy boyish girl .

“Good morning, glad you could make it . ”

“Claire, thank you for coming . ”

Having finally woken up, Frau and Reeve came downstairs and greeted Claire .

Today’s breakfast was oatmeal lightly boiled with the broth separated form last night’s vegetable stew .

“Claire, please join us . ” Frau invited Claire to the table .

Frau took the initiative and is leading Claire along . That’s right . The only person here who Claire really knows is Frau . Eventually, Ellis will wedge her way in, but for now, she figured she would leave it to Frau .

Ellis sat at her normal spot at the table, and Reeve sat across from her while Frau took up the position to Ellis’s left . Claire sat in front of Frau where her dish had been placed as if it was a landmark .

“Is it okay to have such a feast for breakfast…?”

Her gentle voice and gestures flipped Ellis’s switch .

Damn, I’m already getting excited this early in the morning .

Frau responded to Claire’s question with a smile . “Don’t worry, because this was all made at Ellis’s request . ”

What?

Ellis?

Abandonment?

Oh, this girl, she’s trying to pretend to be a responsible guardian .

What should I do?

Would it be better to hand over the reins to Frau and Reeve to make this place seem safe for Claire? OK . I suppose that for today, I will be weak .

For now, let’s give Claire a lovely thanks as a test .

“Claire, thank you for coming so quickly . ”

And now, what type of response will Claire give me .

“That’s because the idea Ellis showed me yesterday was so amazing!”

Alright, Claire has already dropped her politeness with me . Claire will easily talk to a younger, more modest girl . I have confirmed the direction of the spider web, so the future policy has been decided .

Ellis’s thoughts spun through her head as she picked up her spoon and started eating . The vegetable bouillon’s gentle taste soaked into the morning stomach .

The breakfast room was filled with conversation centered around Frau, and breakfast was finished safely .

When Frau and Reeve began to clean up dirty dishes, Ellis called out to them . “Frau, Reeve, I will show Claire around . ”

Ellis’s words gave the two a sense of crisis .

“I will also go!”

“I will go as well!”

But this reaction only served to light a flame in Ellis’s heart . In short, she was a sadist .

“Frau should make preparations for lunch, and Reeve needs to go to the market to pick up some more towels . We don’t have enough .

While giving her instructions, Ellis enjoyed the reactions of Frau and Reeve, but she was also sure to check the reaction of Claire as well . She had to see if Claire was sensitive enough to notice the transfiguration of Frau and Reeve . If Claire is sensitive to such a thing, the next step would have to be reworked . However, Claire is dull as expected . She seems like the type to not worry about the little details .

“Claire, I will show you around . ” Ellis hung her favorite shoulder bag around her shoulder and grabbed Claire’s hand, and she made sure to look back at Reeve and Frau’s dissatisfied expressions .

First, Ellis guided Claire to the northern stream .

“If it’s the gradient from here to the mansion, we could install a 1 meter wide waterway, right?”

Claire doesn’t think to ask about how an 8 year old knows about the gradient of a slope and instead just honestly nods her head .

“Although it depends on the angle, we should be able to draw water at a degree loose enough that a slippery fish would be able to swim back into the river . ”

Next, they headed south to the wetlands on the other side of the road .

“It’s about 2000 meters from the creek to this point . How about having the route from the northern stream end here?”

“This is good . Since there are many creatures in the wetlands, decomposition of dirty water is quicker . ”

The story goes that we will draw the water from the stream to a public bath and flush toilet and then drop the dirty water into the wetlands . This world needs a sewage system, and other people can add on to the stream .

“However, I think 1 meter wide waterway is too large . ”

Claire is right . The scale of the waterway would be too large if it was only meant for the toilet that Ellis had described to her yesterday .

Ellis whispered to Claire, “If you can set up a proper heat source on the way, you could set up a public bathhouse as well . ”

Claire frowned at Ellis’s words .

“Ellis, it is impossible . Even if you could prepare the water, the cost of the firewood would be unimaginable . ”

Claire assumes I will use firewood . Her imagination isn’t quite there yet .

“Besides, just the waterway is going to cost a lot of money . ”

“We can’t just make it out of brick and plaster?”

“Tile would be ideal . Square tiles are 500 millimeters on all sides, and I will need about 24,000 of them to complete the waterway plus an additional 12,000 for processing . ”

“Are tiles expensive?”

“The tiles themselves cost 100 ril a piece, but it also costs money for transport . The tiles will cost 3 . 6 million ril, but add on the cost of transportation and an extra freight charge, the total cost will rise to about 7 . 2 million ril . ”

Hmph .

“How much will it cost to construct the waterway?”

“500,000 ril to lay the foundation for the pathway, and it will cost an additional 2 million ril as a material cost to make the wooden frame for the waterway . Add on another 500,000 ril in order to tile the inside of the wooden frame and the construction fee will come to another 3 million ril . ”

Total construction costs add up to 10 . 2 million ril . Then I guess there is no problem . I made 30 million ril from selling Kevin’s possessions alone .

“Alright, thank you for your help . ” Ellis thanked Claire and pulled her hand to return home .

“Ellis, welcome home . I made your favorite risotto . ”

Frau is trying to preserve her impression in front of Claire to the very end . I wonder when I said I loved risotto? Well, I do enjoy it, so I guess it’s fine .

“I have done the shopping as ordered . Please check the items . ”

This is a game of loyalty . Ellis answered Reeve with a smile instead of a verbal reply while checking the towels that Reeve had proudly arranged .

The four people took the same seats as this morning .

Frau set out four plates for four people, and four people started to eat from their plates .

“Wow, Frau, this is delicious!” Ellis had to admire the rich umami taste of the risotto . It was seriously delicious .

“She’s right . ” Even Reeve had to raise a white flag against the skill of Frau’s dish .

Then Claire opened her mouth . “Do all three of you live in this mansion?”

The question was immediately answered by Reeve . “Only the two of us live here . The chef lives in the neighboring house . ”

And there is the unnecessary provocation…

……

huh? Frau will not reply?

Reeve took a look at Frau .

As if to ignore that gaze, Frau slowly puffed out her chest .

“Yes, we three all live here alone in this mansion . ” It seems that Frau’s intention really is to just ignore whatever Reeve says .

But that’s not all . Something was included in the phrase from Frau to Claire . It was a certain gentleness . Ellis and Reeve both picked up on it .

Frau knows something we don’t . It probably has something to do with Claire’s circumstances .

Ellis noticed Claire gently open her mouth, “Sounds fun . ” And the air around Claire changed from the bright aura she had before to a jealous expression . Somehow the air in the room became heavy . Then Frau changed the topic as if to protect Claire .

Ellis understood with Frau’s response . Claire was hurt in the past . However, Ellis had no idea what had happened . The girl is carrying a burden, and Frau knows about the circumstances .

“Reeve, could you show Claire to the guest room?”

Reeve was surprised at Ellis’s sudden instructions, but she reflexively followed up on them and stood up .

“Oh yeah, let me show it to you . ” Reeve took Claire’s hand and grabbed her baggage and dragged both of them inside the mansion .

When the two had both vanished from sight, Ellis turned to Frau .

“The wound of that child, domestic violence?”

To Ellis’s question, Frau gave her a momentary look . “Do you understand…?”

Frau began to tell the story .

Claire was born to a couple belonging to the Warren Mage Guild . While raising Claire, the couple educated her about magic as a matter of course . However, when Claire turned ten, an emergency summons was brought to all magicians from the guild’s headquarters in the Magical City . Claire’s parents had to attend however they were unaware of how dangerous it would be, and they did not want to risk their child’s safety . So Claire was entrusted to her father’s brother .

This was a mistake .

Claire was assaulted by her uncle, but Claire’s body managed to remained safe . She used the magic she had learned from her parents to blow her uncle away .

What was discovered the next day was Claire stained pink along with meat and blood and a horrendous stench . Naturally, Claire was not in a good state .

Claire’s parents wouldn’t return . She was unable to even know if they were alive or dead . The small number of magicians left at Warren’s mage guild did not know what to do in such a situation . So the adventurer guild master, Frau’s father, made a decision . He deposited Claire with a well-known artisan and asked him to teach her how to build things instead of destroy them .

“Claire is a magician?”

To Ellis’s question, Frau swung her head . “Claire can use magic, but she hates magicians . Especially the mage guild . ”

“What do you think will happen if we tell Claire about my ability?”

Frau could not confirm .

Ellis came up with a plan . She did not want to do it, but looking at Frau’s expression, she came to a decision .

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“Claire, this will be your room for the night . ” Reeve guided Claire to the guest room at the top floor .

“Thank you, Ms . Reeve . ”

In such circumstances, Reeve’s cheeks became loose . “Please, just Reeve is fine . ”

“Um, Reeve . ”

“What is it, Claire?”

“The Lord of this house is Ellis, right?”