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Chapter 178: Only Me
The bracelet didn’t come with any sort of letter or certificate, nor did I say any words of affection while giving it to her, so it ended up as a gift, nothing more and nothing less.
Well, it’s purpose is to make the people around Ash misunderstand, so I guess that’s fine.
「Okay, okay, come along now, hide, hide. 」
Blue Drop and Green Circle left the bracelet and hid in Ash’s sleeves.
「At any rate, they’ll hide when you’re in public by default, so if you wanna summon them, just touch the bracelet — oh, you’re already touching it, huh. Just ask them to come out. 」
「Mm. Got it. 」
Az flew down from her shoulder and hopped around the desk while tilting her head and peering at Ash’s cuffs.
The two came out and they interacted with each other. It looked quite fun. Seems like they’ll get along, so that’s a relief.
「Play with them from time to time. 」
「Mm. 」
「Were spirits capable of completely leaving the items they possess so easily like that…? 」
Dinosso was dubious.
Strong spirits can separate from their objects for a short time, but generally, spirits with this level of power had to leave a part of their body in the item.
「It’s just a request from me, so it’s not like they’re completely possessing the item. 」
Kinda similar to Az and Ash.
「Ugh, the things I knew!! 」
Dinosso was grumbling for some reason.
「What type of spirits are they? 」
「A thumb sized female sprite clad in blue and a teeny tiny round yellow-green spirit. Both of them are really cute. 」
「Hmm. 」
Ash answered Retze’s question.
「Hoh, then it’s possible that the yellow-green spirit is the type that increases in number instead of growing larger when it becomes more powerful. 」
Butler’s recovered now.
「Yeah, when the yellow-green one increases, one of them will go to my place. They can communicate with each other over long distances, apparently, so they’ll let me know if it’s dangerous. 」
It’s just like the fire spark spirit which easily multiplies and just as easily burns out. They’re not strong, but they’re the type of spirits that can turn into quite the army.
Humanoid spirits and those that resemble animals are strong individually. The simpler the form, the greater the tendency to multiply. In the spirit textbook dating from the era of Ruf’s kingdom, spirits can be classified according to the attributes of the primordials, or the first generation of spirits.
「Nice, that means it’s convenient if you know the appearance since you can deduce its ability, huh. 」
「Well, we just know the attribute by its color. You can only see spirits other than your own as floating light balls, and the smarter ones are going to fake it. 」
Dinosso answered Retze who seemed really interested.
「Eh? 」
「Hm? 」
Wait a sec, ball of light?
「… 」
「… 」
「… 」
Silence descended.
「Ash, you saw that flower sticking out of Dean’s head, right? 」
「Yeah, not sure if it’s because they’re far away from the main body, but the enduring traces of spirits are easier to See. It’s just that even I have difficulty discerning them unless the spirits themselves allow people to See their true form. Besides, the more suspicious ones will even hide the traces of their power. 」
She’s usually a girl of few words, yet she diligently answers me everytime I ask her something. I’m hit with nostalgia when the memory of her touring me through the capital flashed through my mind.
「The spirit possessing Dean’s sister was the self-assertive type — We concluded that Dean’s sister and the spirit possessing her weren’t flaunting their power out of spite. 」
I see. Yeah, I know that she was under the influence of the spirit, but I still thought they went too easy on her. So they also considered that it wasn’t done because of malice, huh. In that case, if the incident had been kept under wraps, it’s possible that the judge would decide she was vicious and she’d receive a harsher punishment, huh.
Yeah, I can see where they’re coming from, given that I also know firsthand how spirits tend to do all sorts of things on a whim.
「…Then, that means it’s only me, huh. I was the only one who tasted that sort of suffering, ugh…!! 」
I plopped down on the table.
Chris’s chin spirit, Dean’s stinky spirit, Reid’s macho horsey spirit!! Yeah, makes sense that they don’t mind them even if those spirits are nearby because they’re only balls of light!!!!!!
Picture Horseface from the Chinese myth and you’ll know what Reid’s spirit looks like, but since it’s pure white, it’s more like a spirit of light instead of an escort from hell. It’s a male, but seems a bit camp. Plus, it also strikes a macho pose from time to time while stroking Reid’s chin.
I see. Only me, huh.
「Oh well, guess Seeing also has its drawbacks, huh. Sorry for saying it’s convenient. 」
Retze patted me on the head as I stayed glued face down on the table.
「Mm. 」
Ash, you don’t have to join him… I feel like mochi being smashed from all the pon pon I’m getting from both sides.
Plus, it seems like they misunderstood too.
「Oh, right. If you want, take this bundle with you. 」
「What might it be? 」Butler asked.
「Ash’s clothes. 」
It’s summer so her clothes might not fit her anymore. Still no chest, but she can pass as a beauty dressed like a man.
「It’s anti-wrinkle. 」
「That’s precious for travelling. 」
Butler is in charge of Ash’s clothes.
Canum’s clothing stores mostly carry second-hand clothing sent from the citadel city. Underwear isn’t included among those clothes, of course. They’re usually handsewn in the home, but since many adventurers here are still bachelors, the stores also offer sewing services. They also have tailors, but the fabric isn’t that good.
With that said, I accept tailoring services — except for underwear — for a fee. Recently, I’ve been making weird clothes even if the fabric is normal, so I mostly work in Canum. From time to time, Shiva and I sew clothes while chatting and Tina learning embroidery beside me. Such times let me enjoy the familial atmosphere to my heart’s content.
「That foo… His Royal Highness, the Second Prince — I wonder how he will react when he sees Ojou-sama looking more like Madam, her mother, as the days pass. 」
Butler was smirking evilly.
And yes, she’s beautiful, but she doesn’t have any chest. To tell the truth, I feel the girls are the ones who’ll flock around her, right? Actually, doesn’t it seem like Butler’s judgment gets clouded when it comes to Ash?
「Won’t it be a pain in the neck if you can’t go back because you stood out? 」
Retze slightly squirmed away before taking a jab at Butler.
「…Indeed. My desire to recover their evaluation of Ojou-sama — Hm, what a difficult matter it is. 」
Butler lightly sighed.