Chapter 296 Tomorrow is a Holiday
―――― The 55th day of training.
A whole day has passed since we boarded the airship. On the way, we could see so small islands, but the view from the window was basically the sea. For the first hour, I was able to look out and enjoy the majestic scenery, but as ti went by, it beca less and less of a way to pass the ti. Since we are not allowed to do anything dangerous on the ship, Haru must have a lot of ti on her hands.
「The sea~, so~ big~」
「Gobbu~, gobubu~」
「S-So big~」
「What kind of song is that…」
I thought such a thing, but Haru never got tired of looking at the window of the ship. Zeta and Gobuo are next to her, singing that mysterious song too.
「Ah, Shishō. This is the song of the sea that my mother taught ~. It’s a song with lyrics that can be changed depending on the mood!」
「I-I see, good for you….」
Katsuragi mom is probably a natural airhead. Such an impression has been established in my mind.
「Zeta-san, you don’t have to force yourself to go along with it, you know? Haru’s song is incomprehensible, right?」
「That’s awful!」
「No, it’s so easy to understand that I want to recomnd it for young children.」
「Zeta-san, you’re so kind!」
「Is that a complint…?」
I’m sure Zeta has no ill will, but depending on the other party, it could hurt them.
「By the way, it’s unusual for Chinatsu to go off on her own.」
「Yes! She said that she wants to organize the docunt while she has ti!」
「She’s bringing the work of the knight order here, huh….」
If it’s a bag with a storage function like Haru’s pouch and my bag, you can bring your work as much as you can. But, the boss Nell is drinking tea with Lily (in the Great Eight Demons mode), you know? Are you sure doing your work here?
「No, it just ans that Chinatsu is so competent that Nell can take it easy, I guess…?」
Sothing like, Nell is in charge of the fieldwork and Chinatsu is in charge of the office work.
「Hm?」
「No, just talking to myself. Don’t mind it.」
「Okay!」
She understands quickly. I’m impressed.
「I know that Chinatsu-chan is busy, but I can’t find Touko-chan. I’ve been searching around since yesterday to introduce her to Zeta-san, but I can’t find her at all….」
「Touko? She’s working as a waitress at Nell and Lily’s place. I heard it’s a training to keep good manners and respond without rudeness in a private room filled with the feeling of oppression.」
「E-Err… is that a maid’s training?」
It’s a training be considerate, I guess? Maybe it’s to asure how much she can serve Nell and Lily in a closed room with a heavy atmosphere where Nell and Lily are glaring at each other. Anyway, Touko is training her ntality. The art of serving custors was drilled into Touko by the Great Eight Demons Lilyvia, so Touko is a better maid than the good-for-nothing maid Lily. What a contradiction.
「Well, I’m sure you will have a chance to say hello before we reach Damaya. Zeta-san’s destination is Al Nova, where Zex is based, right? It’s not far from Damaya and the ship will have to stop there first. In the anti, how about you go sightseeing together with Haru and the others? You’ve beco good friends, right?」
「Shishō, nice idea!」
「Are you sure?」
「Yeah, please take good care of them. Damaya is a rchant city, so it’s full of products from all over the world. Since Alezel beca the president of the World Comrce Union, they’ve started to develop leisure facilities, so there’s no shortage of places to see. Ah, that’s right. I’m sure there are so facilities that Zex is directly involved with.」
「I want to go! I will go! Please let go!」
As soon as Zeta heard the na of Zex, she suddenly got into the topic while breathing roughly. I had a vague feeling of it, but she really has a screw loose sowhere in her head. Hey, you’re crushing the iron railing you’re holding with your artificial hand.
「Huh? But, do we have the ti for sightseeing? The original purpose is to train with Alezel-san, right?」
「Well, if it’s just training, we could have done it at Snowtail. Observing the world to gain knowledge is also a splendid training, you know?」
It’s even better if you could stock up on cooking ingredients while you’re at it. Fish are cheap here, and you can train your housework skills and discount negotiation skills, Haru.
…… The training with Alezel later will be exhausting ntally after all. Including Touko and Chinatsu, I want you to refresh yourself while you can now.
「I’m looking forward to it, Zeta-san!」
「Yes! I want to burn it into my eyes and mory, and if possible, into my body as well!」
「Gobugobu!」
Whether or not they know about my parental love, they seem to be genuinely motivated to enjoy sightseeing in Damaya. If so, it seems that even the stressed Chinatsu and Touko can vent it in a leisure mood.
…… No, wait a minute. I felt like I heard so strange words just now. What, into your body!? Girls, do it in moderation, okay!?
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That night, the airship carrying us arrived in the rchant city of Damaya. Unlike the snowstorm frontier of Snowtail, there are lights everywhere even at night, so it’s bright enough for the ship to land. The whole city surprised , even though I have visited this city a few years ago.
「Wow, it’s amazing!」
「I feel that the level of civilization here is clearly strange….」
「Look, there are a lot of other ships flying around. Eh, all of them are Quitet’s ships? Seriously?」
「This is Zex-sama’s light…! I want to be equipped with it…!」
The Japanese disciples seem to be surprised and amazed at the sight that’s close to the modern landscape. And the girl who’s normally serious has an ecstatic face here, but I’ll pretend I didn’t see it like a gentleman.
「Damaya is the only city in the world that incorporates Zex-han’s technology with a limited amount~. It’s no wonder if Haru-chan and Chinatsu-chan are surprised~」
「But hey, it’s a lot different than when I ca before, you know? How much money did you spend on this?」
「They say, 『The power of money is the power of justice』. Money will co to the place where money is, y’know?」
「Uwaah, you’re making an evil face….」
Alezel said such things with a wicked rchant’s smile. That line normally would sound sarcastic, but it has persuasiveness when it cos from the one who remodeled her hotown into an elf resort. Elven chief that I t only once in the past, your daughter is alive and strong.
「Alright, you disciples, attention please! We are going straight to the inn since it’s late today, but tomorrow you can have free ti all day long. You should enjoy your break. This is a joint instruction from , Nell, and Lily, okay?」
「「… Eh? Ehh…?」」
Chinatsu and Touko raised their voices at the sa ti. It’s probably too unexpected for them since they hadn’t heard about this yet. Now, stop looking at suspiciously. It’s not Lily’s trap nor Nell’s trial. It’s seriously a holiday.
「Deris, you’re not trusted, huh….」
「That’s not good. As a rchant who places trust first, I can’t imitate that~」
「Well, I’m sure sothing good will happen later. Would you like to visit you tonight and comfort you?」
「There’s a limit to being distrusted…. Also, they are not suspicious of , you know?」
「「?」」
After this, Nell and Lily gave the sa explanation, and the two seed to be convinced even though they seed to be quite skeptical.
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