Chapter 46.1. Weāre Going To Do Charity!
Of course, being an air, Takano Miu isnāt through with the main characters. This is the real world. This isnāt the world of games. Itās the world of a novel.
āHello, ladies. Itās nice to meet you. My name is Kanna Yamato.ā
He approached me and greeted me with a beaming smile. Yes, thatās right, his name was Yamato. Sorry, I didnāt remember.
āI am Takano Miu. I am in the third grade! Next year I will be in the fourth grade!ā
āI am Teijo Yamiyo. It is an honor to meet you. Duke Kanna.ā
I greeted him cheerfully. Miu is a good girl who can greet. Yamiyo, like a young lady in a good place, returns the greeting with a beautiful bow.
āMy name is Kanna Shin. Iām looking forward to meeting you.ā
āNice to meet you, Shin!ā
Please give me a ring. No, itās a greeting with a smile, saying hello. Shin exudes a laid-back, good-natured air. He has a personality that seems to have no flip side. How could he grow up to be such a good-natured child from such a father? I guess thatās what they call the cliche of novels.
āItās nice to meet you too. Iām Aguni Masatoshi.ā
The one who greeted bluntly was Masatoshi, who seemed ill-mannered. Well, I guess I shouldnāt make assumptions based on appearances. He is only 9 years old. Even at ā¦ā¦, this guy makes me feel uncomfortable. But I feel uncomfortable with this guy. I feel like heās an inherently disagreeable human being. Thatās unusual.
āYour daughter is the daughter of a recovery magician, isnāt she? The granddaughter of Count Takanoās family?ā
āOjii-chan, Iāve never met him, so I donāt know. My Papaās, um, Iām the daughter of the Viscount Takano family!ā
I heard my father is kind of sensitive with my grandfather, so Iāll smile and appeal that Iām the daughter of a viscount for now.
āThatās right. Excuse me. Youāre a daughter of a viscount family. Are you the same age as Shin? Thatās a coincidence. The party at the imperial castle is also with Shin. Why donāt you let Shin do the escorting that adults do?ā
Under the guise of āfun,ā the old man tries to put Shin in charge of the escorting role. What a great guy, this old man. Heās going to recommend me right after we meet?
āHey, hey, Duke Kanna. Donāt embarrass me too much. Itās good to have a good friend like that, isnāt it, missy? My Masatoshi is sorry for what happened the other day. Why donāt you let him be your escort as a way of apologizing?ā
Enraku, you shouldnāt recommend your son while saying that we arenāt on good terms with her. Do you think Iāll nod my head?
Iām so stunned, but Iām irresistible. It reminds me of when I was a white mage in a net game. I was irresistible then, too. I donāt think theyāre wrong in wanting a recovery magician.
I was about to open my mouth with a smile to see if he would refuse when Yamiyo suddenly appeared in front of me and smiled smugly.
āMii-sama is unfamiliar with aristocratic society. So I will be her escort for her upcoming debut party. Itās childrenās play, so I donāt think it will be a problem.ā
āWell, itās childrenās play. I donāt mind.ā
Uncle Ouga rides on those words.
āThatās unfortunate. Besides Shin, he has a twin brother and a younger sister. We met here because of some kind of fate. Please come visit us next time.ā
āBoth Mi-sama and I are very happy about your offer. Thank you.ā
Yamiyo answered with a smiling face and misrepresented the story. Yamiyoās a scary girl. Isnāt she 9 year old?
Duke Kanna and the others did not show their dissatisfaction, but answered smilingly, then again, and walked to the queen antās corpse. Aguni and his son were heading there, followed by Ouga. Masatoshi turned around and glanced at me andYamiyo, and I wondered what it was. He was muttering something about how big the impact was, so he must be thinking a lot for his age. He is indeed the heir apparent of a high-ranking noble family.
More importantly, Shin said he was going to attend the upcoming party. I thought Iād better get a fake ring ready by then.
Iām lucky, I think, and decided to do a charity event. Letās go to the orphanage!
Two weeks later. I casually asked Yamiyo to make it to this orphanage. I didnāt think she was that enthusiastic, and Yamiyo was surprised, but she still helped me, and I explained to her that Iām going to do a charity event at the orphanage, and she agreed. All Yamiyo did was tell the butler that she would be asking for his help, but I was grateful. I guess the best friend you can have is a good friend.
Something like 20 more kids in the orphanage, and they were having a hard time. Good, good. The orphanage is privately run, and the director is a magician. However, he is a weak magician who canāt even fight.
He is a thin, middle-aged man who makes magic tools and manages the orphanage. Of course, there is a subsidy from the country, but itās still great. He takes in children who get attacked by monsters, lost their families, and are alone in the world.
I chose [Fight] to try it out.
[A good orphanage director appeared!]
And it was displayed, so it was confirmed that he was a good person. Logs donāt lie. Of course, I canceled the battle by [Escape] without defeating him.
There were about 50 orphans. Iām so sorry. Thatās a lot of impoverishment.
They had an old boarding house paid off and turned it into an orphanage. The floor is creaking, and the corners are rotten. There were leaks and drafts.
The bedding is flimsy, though there is room to spare since it is a former boarding house. Yes, I felt guilty.
I looked around the orphanage with a frown.
āPapa! Iāll do my best for charity!ā
Of course, there was no way a child could do charity work, so my parents followed me. Yamiyo and the maid. Tamamoās parents and Tamamo are with me. And many servants from the Teijo and Aburage families.
In the cafeteria, the orphans sing a song, and I collect donations using recovery magic as bait. Many aristocrats invited by the Teijo family and the Aburage family gathered. At a glance, there must be 30 people. I donāt think itās too little. These people are rich. Donations should reach 10 million. If thatās all we have, is it okay for a year?
āHow did you know about the charity, Em-chan?ā
āYes! I heard that you can help people in need!ā
Tamamo said with an amused face while wagging her side tail next to me. Fufun and I puffed out our lightly armored chests and became proud.
āCharity is a good thing, Mii-chan.ā