episode_0017
by fnovelpiaThe morning after we parted ways with Luna, the Khan of the Oni, the weather was unusually nice.
After finishing a meal of sandwiches and coffee at the cafe’s outdoor table, Mur took out various types of silver and coins from his wallet one by one and placed them on the table.
“Lily, you don’t know all the currencies of our world yet, do you?”
“Yes. Let me know.”
A peaceful time followed from then on.
Aisha leaned back on her chair, enjoying the sunlight, and Mur quietly taught her the name and value of each currency.
“Now, Lily, would you like to say your names one by one?”
“I’m not confident I’ll get everything right… First of all, this guy is pure ester.”
I looked at Mur’s reaction and continued.
“And this guy… Silver?”
“Sil’half’. It’s half silver, so it’s half silver.”
“I feel strangely betrayed that it’s not a harp… .”
“Huh?”
“No. And this pentagram was a lute, right?”
“That’s right. It’s actually shaped like a lute, right?”
“What is a lute?”
“It seems Lily wasn’t in her original world. Do you see the man in front of the fountain? That instrument is a lute.”
At the place where Myr pointed with his finger, there was a man with a very long and voluminous beard and who was shorter than me, playing an instrument.
“That guy, is he a dwarf?”
“That’s right. how did you know? Were there dwarves in the original world?”
“Uh… no. Just feel it.”
Yes, there was. That was only true in the world of movies and novels.
“But the official name of the currency is the name of the musical instrument?”
“Can you guess it right? ? And the lute is a special instrument that was handed down directly by a goddess.”
I was able to memorize the names of the currencies faster than I expected.
“Pure, Lute, Sylvan, Gael, Stir, Parr, Crown! And the old Sylvan, the old Gale, and lastly, this is not currency, just a commemorative medal!”
“You got it all right! Lily is really smart!”
Aisha clapped her hands with joy, even more than her own work. Mur also smiled and put her palms together.
“Stop it… I’m embarrassed… … .”
My face grew warm as I was praised so much for my knowledge, which is common sense to people in this world.
However, the two began to shower more praise with sparkling eyes.
“Lily is smart. Lily is a genius.”
“Stop it baby… .”
“Lily not only has a pretty face, but she also has great hair!”
“Stop it aaeaeaeae… … .”
I feel even more embarrassed because the customers at the cafe were looking at me happily. Why are other people doing this to me?
“I’m not cute… .”
“Huh? It’s not? Is Lily the cutest in the world?”
“Lily is prettier, cuter, and more beautiful than anyone else, right?”
“Both of them are too much… … Hehe… … .”
In the end, I shed a few tears because Mur and Aisha had teased me so much, and they both bought me a cake and apologized.
‘I think it was a combination of an apology and a desire to comfort me and just feed me something delicious… by the way.’
I thought as I sipped on hot coffee.
‘As expected, my body became like this and the tears increased.’
Even if I was just a little angry or sad, tears welled up in my eyes.
If the two of them had continued to tease me, I could have cried out of frustration. There is no way that Mur and Aisha would do that.
‘I wouldn’t have done that when I was a man. As expected, there are many strange and uncomfortable things about a woman’s body.’
As I dipped the cake and brought it to my mouth, the sugar, milk fat, and flour filled my mouth with happiness.
‘… There are good things in strange places, though.’
“Lily, is it that delicious?”
“Heung.”
I didn’t want to admit it honestly right now.
“What… Anyway, thanks to Mur for teaching me.”
As I sipped the properly cooled coffee, the sweetness in my mouth was washed away by a pleasant bitter taste.
“I think I have roughly seen how much money I will need to earn in the future to survive. Thank you.”
It’s okay to say it with one’s own mouth, but I think it’s quite an amazing sound.
But the two tilted their heads.
“?”
“??”
uh? Did I say something wrong?
“Lily doesn’t have to make money?”
“… Huh?”
What does this mean now?
“People need money to live.”
“That’s right.”
“Yes, that is.”
Aisha giggled and stopped the conversation.
“Even if Lily doesn’t make money, Mur and I still have one Lily… No, we have enough assets to provide a living for the two of us, Lily, and the other girls that Lily will bring in the future.”
“… … huh? You guys?”
“It’s just as Aisha said.”
Mur also smiled and said.
“Of course, if you want to work as a hobby or for fun, I have no intention of stopping you, but you don’t have to worry about working for survival.”
“… That’s not possible.”
“Huh?”
“That’s because I make a living off of you two. I don’t want to do that.”
It took time for Mur and Aisha to respond.
“… Lily really.”
“Unusual succubus… No, he is an unusual person.”
The two of them formed a sentence and made eye contact.
“… I know. It’s something I can do, so it’s no big deal.”
I don’t have the educational background or skills that are common in this world, and I can’t do physical labor with this body. Even if I want to start a business, I don’t have the capital.
‘Even if there are investors, there is no business that can be done right now.’
Since I have some experience working part-time at convenience stores and cafes, I tried working as a waitress to see how the store operates, find out what races there are, and… .
“Lily.”
Aisha’s hand warmly wrapped the back of my hand.
“He’s a really pretty person. Is it okay if we both want to feed Lily like that?”
“You pay to appreciate art, you pay to see a performance, and even if it’s a performance you didn’t intend to hear, you pay if you like it.”
The bag placed in front of the dwarf playing the lute also contained money thrown in by people passing by.
“But is it so strange that we would spend money on Lily?”
“… … … I.”
I grabbed my coffee cup tightly.
I know what the two of you are talking about.
On the other hand, if I had a lot of money, I would want to pay at least the living expenses of my loved one.
As Mur expressed, it may be a hobby, but it does not force you to work for a living.
But it was unfamiliar.
When I was a man, I never received praise like this, and of course there was no one who offered to literally feed me.
The compliments and affection from the two were already so many that it felt like it was too much to hold, but financial support was added to that as well.
“… But I want to do something.”
The ambiguous expression was a kind of compromise.
A compromise between me and the two or between me and myself.
“Lily can do whatever she wants. The reason we went on this trip in the first place was to help Lily find what she wanted to do.”
“As I said before, I will never stop you from doing something as a hobby. Lily must be proud to have her own money to buy what she wants.”
“How about a flower shop? I think it would be a nice picture in itself if Lily was touching the flower.”
“How about the model? If you just hold up clothes or something and show it to people, it will sell like hot cakes, right?”
“Ugh… … .”
Feeling my face getting hot again, I had no choice but to raise my coffee cup again and avoid eye contact.
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In the morning, while Lily and the three others were having a good time at the cafe, Oni’s Kaninluna was moving his feet shakily.
“Ha… ♥ Ha, ah… … ♥”
He had the appearance of an animal, devoid of any dignity or solemnity.
Ashamed of seeing myself like that, I keep walking towards the mountains and fields, avoiding people’s eyes.
The reason for this was related to a problem she encountered last night.
“Even if you try to chase after your lord… .”
I don’t know where she was headed.
I looked at the approximate direction I walked, but I couldn’t find it with that alone.
‘Since the succubus, elf, and dark elf are moving together, there might be a way to find witnesses and ask questions… .’
However, Luna knew nothing about the outside world.
There was no need to know.
The weak don’t care. If you are strong, you will challenge yourself to a fight. If I won, I went looking for the next fight, if I lost, I served Him, and if I died, that was the end.
Since you were born as Khan, that was all you needed to know.
“Empire.”
The name was just a vague proper noun, and I had no idea what the area actually looked like or how the people lived there.
“Mmmmm… … .”
While she was contemplating the whole time, the sun began to set in the sky.
“Ah!”
A method suddenly occurred to me. There is a sure and clear way to find your master.
“This way first!”
The Queen ran in the direction Lily had gone away from earlier, intently observing the state of her body.
After moving about 100 steps, I felt a sign.
“Uhhhh♥”
Come, come, come!
It’s the same feeling he had earlier when his master subdued him!
—If you move away, the heat will weaken, and if you get closer, it will become stronger again.
That’s what I mean.
“If this feeling goes towards becoming stronger… ♥ There is a master!!”
The queen, who was running excitedly, ran out of sight after moving about 3,000 steps.
“Sigh… !♥♥Yes, the right way… !! ♥♥”
I could make excuses that my breathing was getting harder and my face was hot because I was running hard.
However, she herself knew that it was not that fault that made her face relax and her vision become blurry.
“Joo Gu-un… !!”
Wait, my lord.
Because leisure is going now. Because I’m heading towards my lord.
“Working so hard… ♥♥ Because I’m on my way… … !!”
Hahaha, I squeeze out words through heavy breathing.
“So… ! Also, when you arrive—”
Please give her a reward.
Above all, a reward that is sweet and feels so good that it makes your mind go blank.
It was enough motivation to run all night long.
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