Master’s Smile

Wye and the lively sound echoes in my ears.

It's the sound of people interacting with each other.

... Still, it's busy.

It's too busy, so much so that it may sound loud as noise, depending on who hears it.

I'm here now. This is a market in the King's Capital of the Kingdom of Evan.

Shops selling numerous and varied things are lined up and people come and go constantly.

Once, in the Wang capital, thanks to Linz, the first prince, and Alchemist Vissen, the demon was unleashed in mayhem, but the scars never made him feel fine dust either.

It would be the result of the hard work done by Queen Nina, who would currently be in politics as queen.

"Thank you for waiting, Master"

With that in mind, my beautiful voice brought me back to consciousness.

When I turned my eyes, there stood a man I knew well, dressed in made-up clothes.

Although she has white hair that seems to have lost pigment, she still doesn't get the impression that she is old.

Brown burnt skin fits well with the hair.

Though the expression is as faceless as Ritter's, I know it's relatively more changeable than hers.

Her name is Chevalt. He is a member of the Army of Salvation (Yerkchilla), of which I am the Alliance Master.

No, I'm not waiting at all.

That's what I said to Chevalt.

In fact, the amount of time I've been waiting for was very short.

"No, still, I've kept you waiting for your master."

Though Schwartz says so......

If it's true, I wish we could have shopped together......

I also have some knowledge of magic items, so I can go out with them, but this time Schwartz went to the store for seasoning.

... I'm ashamed to be alive for a long time, but I barely have the culinary knowledge of such condiments.

Hearing the name of the seasoning only sounds like a magic spell...

"Hehe...... You might want to remember that the master is about his favorite seasoning."

Schwart puts his hand on his mouth and smiles with Couscous.

I smiled in embarrassment and looked up at the back of my head.

Like an attractive smile right now, the expression is more changeable than the litter.

... or even though it's hard for everyone to understand, from me, it seems to be changing my expression very clearly.

Well, what else were you buying?

"Right. Laradi uses ingredients of her own accord, so buy more of them. Sorgross also drinks water like Gabagaba and whales."

Uh... Laradi brings me a lot of evening meals.

Maybe there's plenty of that elixir in there.

As far as solgloss goes, I can't help it because it's a pedigree problem.

"Litter seems to be elaborate on cooking these days too...... Well, I don't mind because she picks the ingredients herself, but for some reason, she melts the cookware and it doesn't work. Is that cooking?

Litter...... cooking...... Ugh, my head...... eh.

"Van Peel can't brew himself. He's wasting tea, and Reese destroys dishes with foolishness."

Van Peel often holds tea parties and stuff.

Although I can't brew my own tea and Chevalt mostly does it for you.

Reese is very powerful.

... I'm still confused about my powers and maybe I haven't used them well.

"Coolin makes a fuss like a demon and an idiot and defiles his guild, so you have to buy cleaning tools too, and even though Crankheit has no idea what he's writing about, the paper and stationery are draining heavily"

I also know that the demons summoned by Coolin will run around Guild headquarters and defile them.

Well, I was wondering if it was a busy day.

Is Crankheit... difficult for others to read because he writes letters with tremendous momentum?

Besides, it also says something that is likely to be a shameful black history if it is decent in the future, so I do not think I will try to improve the present state, which other members do not understand.

"Anato will take the money by saying he has a full prayer room or something, and he will eat the master's treats if he comes frequently to you not even a guild member like Remill"

Right. Maybe we should make it better when it comes to anatomy.

In the meantime, shall we start by letting them change the object of worship? It's time for me to embarrass myself.

I guess Remill feels like he's coming to see me.

Nevertheless, I am concerned about security, but it is a tremendous skill to be able to break in without anyone noticing.

"Anyway, there are too many troubled children in the master's guild"

Ha. Sigh a lot, Chevalt.

Hmmm...... now I feel terrible again when she tells me.

"Besides, those guys don't really go refilling themselves if they break or run out of equipment. After all, it's my feather to go."

Oh, that's worse......

Was Chevalt paying for the shiatsu everyone else had done all sorts of things by himself?

Mmmm...... This, I might have to say something to them.

Sounds like a guild master, like their father!

"... well, there's also this kind of service, fine"

Chevalt looks up at me chilly and tells me so.

... I don't know what the value is, but I can always help you with these buyouts.

Thanks to all the fighting I've been involved in lately, I've come back for the battle.

When something happens, we'll be able to do enough to get Schwart away.

The guild member's mischief is my mischief.

Although it's a minor force, I definitely want you to help me.

"... is that true?

For some reason, Chevalt shines his eyes.

It's as if it's just a look to say that a suggestion was made just as I had hoped.

... could you be happy to shop with me?

If that's the case, I'd be glad to.

With that in mind, I nod toward Chevalt.

"Hehe, I did it. I hate members who always push me for trouble, but I just want to thank them now"

I smile bitterly at Schwartz.

Yeah...... Hopefully, we'll get along.

Well, since our guild members often go to work alone unless there's much to it, we don't have to worry too much about linkage errors or anything...

In times of need, that can be a fatal mistake, so we have to do something about the discord...

"Master, let's go buy ingredients next"

Oh, ingredients.

I'm a refreshing cook, but I think I can get along with some ingredients.

Did Chevalt even think about it?

I walked out with Chevalt, glad he cared.

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I bought a lot of them.

That's what I said, feeling the weight on my hand. [M]

Shopping for ingredients was more fun than I thought.

It was interesting to see Schwartz finding fresh ingredients one after the other, and the clerk's smug face picking good quality ingredients.

Plus, they bought me something I liked.

"Master, he seemed happy. He was like a child."

I'm ashamed of Schwartz, who smiles when he shudders.

Oh, I wonder if you were that childish?

"Yes, I don't know about the master's childhood, but I don't think it's changed much"

I don't think so. Even I'm growing up.

Nevertheless, my childhood.

If you think about it, none of the members of the Army of Salvation (Yerkchilla) knew about me when I was a child.

Well, it was a long time ago, so I don't really remember myself.

In the first place, it feels a little strange to be a child because I was born...

... Well, are we done shopping?

"No, I still have a pile to buy more"

Whew, you still have it......

True, how much do my kids consume things......

Although the guild's operating expenses are fine because they make a lot of money, it doesn't mean you can play fancy games because you have money.

"The master said you'd go shopping with me, and you'd help me to the end, wouldn't you?

Chevalt looks up at me and smiles at the prank.

Ugh... I did already declare to her that I would help her buy it out.

All right, let's hang out till the end.

"It's a boulder, a master. Shall we go then?"

Chevalt walking with Stasta.

Oh, wait a minute. Be as soft as you can...... Because I may not have much more stuff...

Chasing Chevalt's back with that said, she abruptly stops her legs.

Trying to speak up about what's going on, stop.

Because her long ears were moving pimply.

This is when Schwartz is trying to get some kind of information out of the sound.

... Is something wrong?

I thought so, and I stretched my magic net to detect the signs too...

"Over there, right"

I look softly at whether Schwart has finished taking the information at the same time.

I nodded too and looked in the same direction.

There it was, between the building and the narrow of the building.

Behind it, I felt signs that some people were rubbing it.

"What do you want to do?

Chevalt turns to me for judgment.

Hmmm...... what shall I do?

If it is meant to be, I try not to stick my neck into these things too much.

Our position is such that someone named Dark Alliance shouldn't know about it.

So if it's unreasonable what's happening in front of you, I'm trying not to get involved in perceiving things that are out of my sight...

This sign is not normal again.

A special sign, unlike a lot of people walking in the market.

Is it because I could sense this that Chevalt stopped on purpose, too?

"Yes."

Chevalt snorts at my question.

Oh, my God, it's happening all the time in this market.

Even now, it is noticeable that the store owner and the customer are making contact.

In the meantime, the fact that Schwart stopped meant that something was different from the other hustle and bustle.

... Shall we go check it out?

When I squeal like that, Chevalt bows his head.

"I will follow the Master's thoughts. No matter what kind of ordeal awaits, we will definitely try to help you."

... I'm glad to hear it. After all, I want you to put yourself first.

Well, if anything happens, I'll magically fly Schwartz to Alliance headquarters, and I'll buy you some time.

I'm going to disagree fiercely when I tell her, and let's not say it.

Well, shall we go?

"Yes."

I took Schwartz and stepped into the narrow alley.