Chapter 295 Ms
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
”Welcome back, Ms. Sasha~!”
Kazumi, who rushed down the stairs first, hugged Ms. Sasha, who was standing at the entrance.
”Ms. Kazumi, I’m back.”
Ms. Sasha gently patted Kazumi’s head as she clung to her.
”Ms. Sasha, thank you for your hard work. And welcome back.”
”Mr. Hiroya…♡”
Ms. Sasha looked at me with tears in her eyes as I reached the bottom of the stairs.
Kazumi, being considerate, lightly pushed Ms. Sasha’s back.
”Mr. Hiroya!”
Ms. Sasha ran over to me, crouched down, and hugged me.
I patted Ms. Sasha’s head.
”Really, thank you for your hard work. You should take a good rest.”
* * *
”Ms. Sasha, riight? Nitza to meet ya. I’m Simona. Simona Schmidt.”
Gathering in the dining hall, Simona was the first to greet and extend her right hand.
”I know you well. You’re the leader of the ‘Rose Hip’ clan, Lady Simona. I’m Sasha Zett, the leader of the ‘Zett Merchant Guild’.”
Ms. Sasha shook Simona’s outstretched hand.
”Well, for now, I’m leaving the clan to the next generation and being taken care of as a guest of ‘Famière’.”
”Oh, so you’re with Ms. Liz and the others?”
”There’s been a lot going on… right, Hiroya?”
Liz turned Ms. Sasha’s question towards me.
Ms. Sasha shifted her gaze to me and smiled meaningfully.
”Hmm… So that’s how it is, Mr. Hiroya.”
Eh…? Is Ms. Sasha the jealous type too?
”Well, um… what about her?”
I think everyone is curious about the woman in black standing behind Ms. Sasha.
In response to my question, the woman lightly bows her head.
”This is Shinobu Heffner. She serves as my bodyguard and information gatherer.”
”…”
Shinobu stands silently and rigidly.
Seeing her, Ms. Sasha tilts her head in concern.
”Ms. Shinobu, everyone here is my family. While protection is important, I would appreciate it if you could relax a bit more…”
”I’m not wary of these people, but… I can’t predict when that man might strike at Lady Sasha──.”
Shinobu speaks words that catch my attention.
”──However, it seems that quite a skilled group is gathered here. I may have been too tense.”
With that, Shinobu relaxes.
She then gives a light smile to Ms. Sasha.
”Yes. Please relax. ──Oh, right! Here you go. It’s not a souvenir from Mundo, but it’s cake from the merchant guild’s pastry shop.”
Ms. Sasha gestures to the employees standing at the entrance of the dining hall, and they bring various cakes to the table.
”Well, well! Then I’ll prepare the tea!”
Ms. Hanna and the wolf maids stand up and head to the kitchen.
* * *
While everyone enjoys the cake, I, along with Kazumi, Rena, Asuka, Gieze, Toldo, Aluda, and Eluda, are called by Ms. Sasha to the reception area.
”First, this is it.”
Ms. Sasha gestures for 2 wooden boxes to be brought in.
One is long, and the other is about the size of a mandarin orange box.
She opens that box and hands it to Toldo.
”Oh… this is…”
”It’s tamahagane and Hihi’irokane. Please use it.”
Even Toldo’s eyes widen in surprise.
”Hihi’irokane!?”
Meluda peeks in, and Aluda and Eluda push in to look as well.
”A katana, huh? I know the method, but… I’ve never forged one before…”
”Grandpa! Meluda will help too!”
”Yeah, yeah! Aluda will do her best too!”
”Now that we have a workshop, let’s all do it together!”
While the renowned craftsman Toldo seems unsure, the 3 sisters Aluda are already excited.
”Let’s make a famous sword like Yamikirimaru together!”
With Meluda’s encouragement, Toldo grins and nods.
”First, let’s try forging one swing with tamahagane. We’ll use Hihi’irokane after that.”
”That’s amazing. I don’t know much about katanas, but it sounds fun!”
Kazumi chuckles softly.
”And… I’d like you to appraise this as well.”
Ms. Sasha opens a long box.
Inside are 3 katanas of different sizes.
”Ms. Sasha! You found katanas too!”
Kazumi, who had made the request, happily hugs Ms. Sasha.
”Uh, it seems like some ‘katanas’ were leaking out from the Empire… I got them from a merchant I know…”
While Ms. Sasha says this, Toldo picks up the longest sword and draws it from its sheath.
It’s an odachi, about 1 meter long.
”Hmm… this is quite a fine piece…”
Toldo examines the black katana with a critical eye.
”It’s made of Hihi’irokane. It seems to have some kind of magic imbued in it. But with this length──Hiroya won’t be able to wield it.”
Yeah, it’s too long for me.
I glance at Asuka, and I can tell she’s itching to hold it.
”Do you want to try it?”
Asuka, offered the sword after Toldo sheaths it, blinks in surprise and looks at Ms. Sasha, Kazumi, and me in turn.
”Is, is it okay?”
”Of course. But in return, you’ll have to… spend the night with your body…”
Toldo, about to say something, gets hit on the head by Aluda.
”This katana isn’t even Grandpa’s! What kind of demand is that!”
”J-Just kidding…!”
Aluda takes the katana from Toldo, who is holding his head, and hands it to Asuka.
”Anyway, give it a try. I’ll make sure it fits Asuka later.”
”Yeah. It’ll be good for Asuka. It’s too big for Hiroya, and Gieze is still not used to it.”
Asuka nods happily at Kazumi’s words.
”I’m sorry. I’ll gratefully use it.”
Saying that, Asuka bows her head to Ms. Sasha and heads to the backyard with the katana.
Aluda follows her, probably to ask about how it feels and what adjustments are needed.
”Over here… Hmm… This is also made of Hihi’irokane. It’s just as impressive as the previous odachi…”
It’s a tachi with a blade length of about 80 cm.
The katana shines black, and Toldo observes it with a serious look.
”Hmm. I can tell. It has fire magic attached.”
”So, this is Gieze’s katana.”
”Eh? Is it… really okay for me?”
Gieze, who had been staring blankly at the odachi and this tachi, seems to regain her senses and turns to Kazumi.
”It’s fine. It was originally searched for you by Ms. Sasha.”
Kazumi winks and pulls Gieze closer by the arm.
”You need to become a proper swordsman soon, right?”
Kazumi smiles playfully while holding Gieze’s arm.
Gieze looks around, seemingly confused.
”Come on, GieGie, why don’t you give it a try?”
Eluda, who received the sword from Toldo, sheaths it and hands it to Gieze.
”Lord… Hiroya…?”
”Yeah. The length seems just right for you. Go ahead and try it out.”
A big smile spreads across Gieze’s face.
”Okay, let’s go!”
Gieze is led by Eluda and Meluda as they walk to the backyard.
”Now, this tanto would be good for Hiroya.”
During the exchange, Toldo, who had drawn a tanto and was inspecting it, handed it to me.
”It’s made of tamahagane, but this is quite a fine piece as well. Take good care of it.”
The tanto was about 30 cm long.
It was exactly the size of the katana I wanted.
”Yeah. This is the katana I was looking for. Thank you, Ms. Sasha.”
”But… wasn’t it pretty expensive? What should I do… can I afford it…?”
Kazumi looked worried, but Ms. Sasha hurriedly waved her hand.
”I got this for a really good price from a merchant I have a good relationship with in the Empire. Please accept it as a gift from me, including the ore.”
”I can’t just accept it like that. I have to pay you properly──.”
Ms. Sasha restrained Kazumi with her hand.
”Thanks to Ms. Kazumi’s idea, I was able to have a good conversation with the lord of the Royal Capital. With this, I…♡”
Blushing, Ms. Sasha directed a heated gaze at me.
”I see! That’s great, Ms. Sasha. Then… I guess I’ll take you up on your offer?”
Kazumi somehow came to terms with it and squeezed Ms. Sasha’s hand.
”…So it’s true that you’ve even captured Lady Sasha…”
Seeing Ms. Sasha’s demeanor, Toldo muttered in disbelief.
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