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At first, there was some strange trouble around us, but I sat down again and had a chat with Akane-san.
[Youāre that, right? Kuromu-samaās lover?]
[Eh? You know about that?]
[Iāve known Kuromu-sama for a while, since she helped me set up my trading company. When I met her at the Six Kings Festival, she was happily talking about Kaito.]
[I seeā¦ā¦ Itās a strange connection, just like Animaās case.]
Akane-san has a cheerful personality, and once she starts talking, the conversation gets more and more lively. How should I say thisā¦ā¦ She is easy to talk to, or perhaps, her Kansai dialect may have something to do with it, but the tempo of our conversation seems light.
[Speaking of which, Akane-san isnāt wearing your leopard-print clothes today huh?]
[As expected, I canāt wear an outfit aiming for sh*ts and giggles at a time like thisā¦ā¦ Unnn? How do you know what I usually wear?]
[Ahh, Iāve actually crossed paths with Akane-san before. At that time, your Kansai dialect and leopard-print clothes left an impression on me, so I remembered youā¦ā¦ Rather, you were wearing those for sh*ts and giggles?]
[Hoohh~~ Was it back when I went to Symphonia? Matched with my hair, I certainly am aiming for thoseā¦ā¦ I donāt apply perms or anything like that because itās not my hobby, but doesnāt this outfit make you think of those Osaka Aunties?]
[Hmmm, it might be popular with people who can get the gagā¦ā¦ but with Akane-sanās appearance, even if you wore leopard-print clothing, I donāt think you would look like an Osaka Auntieā¦ā¦]
In fact, when we had passed each other before, my impression was more like her leopard-print clothing was unusual, but I didnāt feel that she looked like an Osaka Auntie or anything like that.
I think it was probably, or rather, itās definitely because of Akane-sanās youthful appearance. Rather, she may actually be younger again with Life-sanās blessing, and that she looks like a teenager, I think itās unreasonable to aim for that setting.
[Guess youāre right. I kinda got that feeling around me before I got rejuvenated, but because I became younger, rather than an Auntie, it feels more like a strange gyaru whoās trying to follow the trends.]
[Ahh~~ Indeed, that might be a better fit for your image.]
[Moreover, purple hair isnāt that unusual of a hair color in this worldā¦ā¦ Hmmm, this is rough. Well, Iām used to wearing that outfit, so I end up just always wearing that.]
Akane-sanās bright smile as she said this conveyed her good nature, or rather, I could tell that she was a nice person even from just talking to her for a few minutes.
While I was thinking about this, looking as if she had just remembered something, Akane-san suddenly spoke.
[Speaking of which, Iām changing the subject, but that business brought to us by Anima-sanā¦ā¦ Is that something initiated by Kaito?]
[Rather than initiated, itās more like Iām clueless with handling business deals, so I entrusted it to Anima.]
[I seeā¦ā¦ but are you sure you wanted to let go of those things? Those are accessories made from Dragon King-samaās scales, you know?]
[Yes, Iāve received a lot of them and still have a lot of them left overā¦ā¦ I honestly have too many of them that I donāt know what to do, but I couldnāt just throw them away either, so I decided to sell them as accessories to get rid of them in some way.]
[Ahaha, ahh~~ I guess thatās how it is ~~ It would be rude to Dragon King-sama if you threw them away, so youāve thought of that idea!]
Akane-san smiled as she said this butā¦ā¦ I wonder why? There was this strange intimidation from her smile, or rather, unlike the smile she had before, this feels more like a pasted-on smile.
[ā¦ā¦By the way, Kaito. Thereās something I want to confirm, but is it alright?]
With that smile that felt pasted-on still on her face, Akane-san said. It somehow feels a little scaryā¦ā¦ Or rather, it kinda feels like the time when Lilia-san was about to scold meā¦ā¦
[ā¦ā¦Youāll forgive me even if I do something to some extent, right?]
[Well, itās not that I will just disregard the difference in our status, and I obviously wouldnāt just insult or slander you, but youāll tolerate even if I break my tone a little bit, right? Right?]
[I see, Iām glad to hear thatā¦ā¦ Now then, for a few moments, Iām sorry.]
When I nodded at Akane-sanās words, feeling strangely pressured, with that smile on her face, Akane-san notified me for a moment and took a deep breathā¦ā¦
[āāāāLeft overs your faaaaace!!!]
[Stop talking as if theyāre just some random items you find lying around in the middle of the year! How much do you think Dragon King-samaās scales cost per piece!? Theyāre scary expensive!!!]
W- What theā¦ā¦ What an extremely decent tsukkomi. Now that she said it, what sheās saying was so true that I have no room to complain.
[I mean, Iām begging you, when you talk about expensive items, do it in an appropriate mannerā¦ā¦ Just hearing how youāre thinking about how to get rid of those scales is just too terrifying! Thatās too bad for my heart!!!]
[ā¦ā¦Youāre too right that I canāt refute.]
[You understand, right? ā¦ā¦No, well, Iām sorry. Iāve been hearing all these things that Iāve been wanting to throw a tsukkomi backā¦ā¦ Ever since I came to this mansion, Iāve really been wanting to scream it all out.]
[No, Iām sorry that I strangely startled you.]
I guess it was indeed what she said. A single scale of Magnawell-san is enough to build a castle, and when you normally think about it, Magnawell-sanās scale should be an extremely expensive item.
ā¦ā¦Unnn, Magnawell-san just seriously kept on giving them to me so casually that my senses had completely become dulled.
[ā¦ā¦However, how did you even manage to process Dragon King-samaās scales? Itās usually too expensive for any processing companies to accept it, right? Itās rumored to be very hard, so it must be difficult to process.]
[Ahh, about that, I asked Aliā¦ā¦ Errr, the Phantasmal King to handle it.]
[ā¦ā¦Youā¦ā¦ are seriouslyā¦ā¦]
When Akane-san heard my words, she looked up to the heavens with a rather distant look in her eyes.