ăRofas-san, he may be your family, but you shouldnât force him to do things! People will hate you if you keep acting so selfishly! Give the candy back to Saga-san, please!ă
I snapped and said. Rofas-san immediately froze up.
âŠâŠDidnât he reflect on his actions earlier? Did he forget alreadyâŠ?
Sigh.
ăYuuri, Iâm sorry. I donât want you to hate me. Um, youâll still make food for me, right?ă
ăIf youâre going to apologize, shouldnât it be to Saga-san? If you reflect on your actions properly and be more careful next time, I wonât hate you, and Iâll still make food for you.ă
ăI reflected! I shouldnât have done that, even if itâs towards my own little brother. My bad, Saga, Iâll give the candy back.ă
Saga-san finally snapped out of his daze⊠Wait, did he? For some reason, he started laughing loudly.
ăHahaha! Yuuri-chan, youâre amazing. Youâre so tiny, and yet you can keep nii-san in his place with words alone. I like you. I wonât give the candy to nii-san, but Iâll give them to you, Yuuri-chan. How many do you want? Well, I donât have much on me right now, so is three okay?ă
Saga-san gave me three round candies.
ăEh, um, itâs not like I really want them⊠Itâs just, I said that if I had sugar, I could make this dish out of the krakenâŠă
Saga-san looked confused.
ăReally? Youâre planning to eat the kraken?ă
Rofas-san glared at Saga-san.
ăThereâs no way Yuuriâs lying!ă
No, no, no! Why does he sound like he has full trust in me?!
ăOkay, okay. Nii-san, can you be quiet for a second?ă
ăUm, in my hometown, we eat creatures that resemble the kraken. So, I thought it was edible, but⊠We wonât know if it is unless we actually try it, so⊠I donât know, but⊠Itâs not poisonous, right?ă
I shouldnât let my guard down just because the kraken looked similar to octopus. I asked to make sure we donât end up poisoned.
ăItâs fine, Yuuri!ă
Rofas-san tapped his chest with his fist.
ăIâve got antidote herbs on me!ă
That wasnât what I was worried aboutâŠ
That was definitely not itâŠ
Rofas-san then pulled out some leaves sticking out of a thick stalk out from his bag in a proud manner.
ăNii-san, those are losing antidote herbs⊠I donât know where you got those from, but you should be able to tell the difference, canât you? Actually, you can use judgment magic, so just use that and analyze it⊠If you canât find any, at least buy them from a pharmacyâŠă
Saga-san frowned at Rofas-san.
ăEh? Seriously?! This is the losing version?! Thank god you told me before I used it. If I ate a losing antidote herb while poisoned, itâll feel like all sorts of things will come out of my nose, eyes, and mouth.ă
S-seriously?
ăRofas-san, are losing antidote herbs poisonous themselves?ă
ăNo, theyâre not, but they taste awful⊠Awful enough to make you think theyâre poisonous.ă
I took the stalk from Rofas-san, tore off a bit of the leaf and sniffed it.
ăHuhhh?! This is?! Rofas-san, please give this to me! This isnât a pity prize! Itâs a winner! You see, in my hometown, theseâŠă
I gasped, and looked at the kraken.
ăWhat? So this losing antidote herb is actually tasty too? Okay, Iâll gather as much as I can for you!ă
Rofas-san said with delight.
ăHuh? What do you mean, itâs actually a what now?ă
Geez, Rofas-san was the one who said heâll keep things a secret himself, yet he spoke without thinkingâŠ
ăăContract: Do not tell anybody else the information and secrets learned at the hut. Exchange for Yuuriâs food.ăă
Rofas-san suddenly offered a contract to Saga-san.
Saga-san shook his head.
Yeah, I agree, nobody in this world would simply agree to a contract just by being offered food in exchange⊠Ah, except for the musclehead standing in front of me.
ăăContract: Nii-san will go home after retiring as an adventurer. Will not tell anybody else anything thatâs considered a secret.ăă
Saga-san said with a grin.
ăăContract Complete!ăă
Rofas-san immediately agreed to the contract, causing Saga-sanâs mouth to drop.
ăHuh? Nii-san, you kept saying how much you didnât want to go home, and yet you just agreed to do so after retiring⊠You accepted the contract that easily⊠Just what kind of amazing secrets are we talking about?ă
I didnât really care about their conversation right now though.
I mean, I got the losing antidote herb from Rofas-san!
Then, there was the octopus in front.
Also, I even got some sugar, even if theyâre in the form of candy!
I can definitely make that now! I have to!
Fufufu~
I turned around and grabbed the kitchen knife.
ăâŠinherit the throne⊠from the dukeâs familyâŠă
ăHow old⊠before I retireâŠă
They were still discussing something, but⊠I know!