Chapter 106
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
At “Hooters.”
After finishing the orders for the carriage and supplies, I negotiated about hiring Ms. Meria.
The discussion went smoothly, and I was about to leave Ms. Wendy’s room… but first, I let Iris head back early.
”Iris, I still have some confidential matters to discuss, so you can go ahead… also, I’ll be going to “Silver Orchid” as Mose later, so feel free to act independently until departure day.”
There’s still no public reason for “Koji” to be visiting “Silver Orchid.”
So I need to go as “Mose,” and Iris, having separated from “Mose,” can’t accompany me.
Plus, since the preparation time involves hunting monsters in the dungeon, it’s more convenient to act alone.
”Understood. I’ll stay quietly at the inn to avoid any strange situations.”
Understanding my intentions, Iris said that and left the room, leaving just me and Ms. Wendy inside.
After Iris’s presence faded, Ms. Wendy brought up Iris’s engagement again.
”Um, are you really engaged?”
”Well, it’s just a candidate.”
”Is there any other candidates?”
”There’s none…”
”If so, isn’t that almost certain?”
”That’s up to her parents. Well, Ms. Wendy won’t mind, right?”
I thought she was worried about having a physical relationship with me, so I said that…
”…”
Swoosh, step step step… thud
”?”
She gets up from the seat in front of me, sits next to me and presses her body against me.
Squish
The breasts I enjoyed the other day are now encircling my arm, and she looks at me with a passionate gaze.
”Have you misunderstood what I care about?”
”If Iris finds out about our relationship…”
”Oh!? Seriously… ngh! “
Smooch!
”Mughh”
Ms. Wendy looked surprised at my response, but immediately afterwards she kissed me without hesitation.
Slurp, slurp…slurp
”Mmmm…♡”
That kiss boldly deepened, and as her tongue played wildly, she exited.
”Heh♡ Do you understand now?”
”Well… I didn’t realize you liked me that much.”
Seeing her satisfied expression, I’m not naive enough to miss the situation.
Anyway, even when I got involved knowing the risks of my secret, she said she didn’t mind it, so she must have had some level of affection…
However, Ms. Wendy looked at me with a skeptical face.
”What are you talking about? If one knows of your achievements, it wouldn’t be strange for anyone to fall for you unless your looks or personality were a terrible match, right?”
”Achievements, huh… It seems like I’m just being liked for my power.”
”No, that’s not it. To be precise, it’s not just that. What’s important is how you’ve used that power, isn’t it?”
”Well… it mainly comes down to coincidence and my circumstances.”
”And there are those you’ve saved who wouldn’t expect too much in return, right? At least, it doesn’t seem like you were supporting her orphanage just because of Ms. Monoka… though, in the end, it appears she became ‘quite fond’ of you♪”
Ms. Wendy said with a grin.
She didn’t seem angry, instead she leaned closer and reached for my crotch.
Slip slip…
She’s proactive.
That’s about it.
Although her lack of experience may be a little lacking, I don’t mind it when she clearly expresses her goodwill.
I ‘started’ to react to that action, but I checked something that bothered me.
”Uh… where exactly did you hear about Ms. Monoka?”
I never told her that we had that kind of relationship, did I?
When I had that question, Ms. Wendy smiled and answered.
”Because your apartment is in my building, of course♪.”
That comment made me think that Ms. Sakura, who knew that Ms. Monoka had stayed in my room, was the source of the information, but Ms. Wendy’s next words made it clear that this was not the case.
”We deliver various items to that orphanage, and our members have been visiting more frequently to collect sorted magical stones. This has led to more casual conversations, and it was mentioned that Ms. Monoka would stay overnight to clean that apartment, so I checked with my place.”
”Ah… I see now.”
At that time, Ms. Monoka was asked to clean the apartment where I live, and she said she would stay overnight to avoid disrupting the orphanage’s work.
Of course, that was a fabrication, but the orphanage staff, unaware of this, wanted to confirm whether she had carried out her job properly.
Perhaps… since Ms. Monoka returned in a very good mood, it might have raised doubts about whether she was really working, right?
If that’s the case, I’m worried she might face negative feelings from other staff, but after all, Frederica, the lord’s daughter, is backing her up at the orphanage.
She cleverly responded, “I’m not involved, so I’ll confirm,” without answering right away, and later conveyed to the orphanage staff that the job truly existed at Ms. Wendy’s direction.
It seems the other party accepted that explanation easily, as reported.
”I apologize if this caused you unnecessary concern.”
”Since no funds from the merchant guild were involved, I can consider this a personal request. Compared to your achievements, it’s a minor matter~♪”
She answered with a smile, but immediately afterward, she switched to a serious expression and asked.
”So, I believe you understand my feelings… are you really going to marry Ms. Iris?”
”Ah, well, that’s…”
She might have realized that my engagement with Iris was just a facade because of that feeling, but that doesn’t mean I can state the truth.
So, I respond like this.
”I have no intention of getting married. I plan to come back to this town for various reasons.”
Although I had no intention of giving a detailed explanation, including facts, Ms. Wendy simply backed down.
”I would have liked to hear more details, but for now I’ll be happy to know that you intend to return.”
Relieved that this matter was over for the time being, I decided to give her the black cherry tomatoes before I forget.
”Oh, that’s right… here you go”
Rustling… thud, clap
”Oh, thank you”
I take out the wooden boxes from my bag, place them on the table, open the lids, and hand one of them to Ms. Wendy.
I was wondering who she was going to feed it to when she received it…
”…Ahhh”
She ate it all in one bite herself.
”What? Wait a second!”
It’s been confirmed that Ferris and even ordinary humans pose no harm… but I still felt quite anxious.
However, Ms. Wendy chewed the black cherry tomato without hesitation and swallowed it boldly.
”Mmm… phew, the taste is the same as the red one. That said, I think it’s significantly tastier than a regular tomato.”
”Are you sure it’s okay?”
”Hmm… it doesn’t seem to have any immediate adverse effects. Well, we did receive reports from the tests conducted on prisoners today, and there were no particular abnormalities noted.”
”I see…”
That said, only a few days have passed since the human experiments, so it’s hard to say there are no delayed toxins.
Despite my worries, she looked cheerful.
”Hehe♪ It seems I worried you.”
”Of course I’m worried. By the way, were you the one who wanted eat this?”
As I asked while putting the remaining black cherry tomatoes into my bag, Ms. Wendy replied a bit awkwardly.
”I apologize. I thought that if I revealed it was my idea, you might stop.”
”That’s true. It might be okay in a few days, but it might cause some problems in a year.”
”I don’t think there’s much to worry about. Even if it is toxic, if it takes time for the effects to appear, the toxicity itself is small, and the effects on the body will not be felt unless you eat a large amount, right?”
”Even if that were the case, you wouldn’t know what effect it would have, so why would you want to try it? Did you want to improve your skills?”
Her skill was to store things in another dimension, which was convenient but only had a capacity of about one’s arms.
If she wanted to develop that skill… was that also a reason to increase capacity or something?
Ms. Wendy answers those questions.
”After Ms. Ferris was manipulated, I began to think that there was a risk that I could be manipulated in the same way and be forced to confess about my skills.”
Ferris’s senses were apparently intact even when she was being manipulated, and Ms. Wendy, who is not trained, would not be able to endure being tortured.
It’s only natural to worry about that.
”It’s not impossible, and I understand the need to prepare for it… But now, what about your skill after eating that tomato?”
”Hmm… It seems the capacity has increased a lot. It looks like it could fit this room.”
From the report on skill growth, it’s predicted to be about the size of a 20-tatami mat cubic space.
”You’ve grown so much…” I thought, as if I were saying to my niece when we meet for the first time in a long time, but I couldn’t just be impressed.
”If that’s the case, it might lead to admitting a larger capacity and increasing the perceived danger of the skill, right?”
”I understand that. A smaller capacity would raise fewer suspicions. However, only I can accurately grasp the actual capacity, and even if I admit it, questions about the size will still arise endlessly.”
”So, what do you plan to do?”
Ms. Wendy’s skill has significantly increased in capacity, but the situation remains unchanged; if people doubt that items can be stored in another space, it’s game over.
When I inquired about that…
”How about this?”
Saying this, she held out her right hand, and the hand disappeared as far as it went.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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