Chapter 13 – Let’s Ask a Favor

I was a little confused by the impossible proposal.

Why would anyone bother to go out of their way to sell a magic stone to the king?

That’s ridiculous.

I glance at Cafiret but he doesn’t seem to be kidding.

If he’s serious, that would be scary….

「Cafiret, calm down」

Dadavis calls out Cafiret in an impatient tone.

「But—」

「Just calm down. Your lordship, I apologize.」

There is no need for you to apologize.

「It’s all right.」

I feel like we’re getting further and further away from our goal of “hiring teachers”.

I don’t even know what a magic stone is and now, I’m confused.

I look at the three of them.

I think they are good people.

They brought me to a trading store even though it was only our first meeting.

I couldn’t sell the magic stone because it’s kind of….

Should I just talk to Dadavis’ group about my goal at this point?

But will that resolve my money issue….

Areh?

Why don’t I just prepare less valuable magic stones by reducing the amount of magic power I pour into them?

The magic stones I have now were apparently too amazing for them.

The reason for that is because it is filled with large amount of magic power.

In other words, if I only pour a little magic power, the value should go down.

Ah, they also misunderstood that the magic power in the magic stone was the magic power of the forest or something.

It would be best to be honest about that.

The magic power in the magic stone is my magic power and not the forest’s magic power.

They seem similar but they are different.

If they know that it’s only my magic power, it should be less valuable.

I’ll talk to Dadavis’ group about the teacher and prepare a different magic stone.

「Dadavis, I’ll just prepare another magic stone.」

「Another magic stone?」

「Ah, I’m the one who poured magic power into these magic stones and changed them. If it’s more expensive because it is full of magic power, why don’t I just reduce the amount of magic power I pour into them?」

「Ah, it was your lordship-sama’s power….」

「Yeah. It’s not the magical power of the forest but mine. My bad.」

「Your lordship-sama….」

Was it that shocking?

The three of them are looking at me dumbfounded…

Well, since they were excited when they thought it was the magic power of the forest….there are probably shocked and disappointed that it was mine.

I should have cleared up the misunderstanding earlier.

「I see. So, it was his lordship-sama.」

Ah, he seemed convinced.

That’s good.

I’m sorry if you misunderstood.

However, I still feel anxious.

I’m currently someone who’ll ask for a favor.

「Also, can you stop adding “sama”? I feel a little anxious. 」

「「「Eh!」」」

No, no, why are you so surprised?

I’m basically someone who doesn’t need to be addressed with “sama”.

「Ah, I want to feel closer to the 3 of you from now on. If you add “sama”, I would feel distant.」

How can knights like them address a commoner like me with “sama”?

I want to be treated with a little more closeness but it looks like it’s impossible for now.

For the time being, let’s have them stop using “sama”.

「Is that okay?」

When I look at Dadavis, he seems to be very serious.

When I nodded to him, the three of them smiled happily.

They seem to be somewhat pleased.

….is this alright?

Since they are happy, it should be.

「Ehto, Dadavis, can I talk to you about something?」

Dadavis looked at me curiously.

「I wonder if you know any teachers who can spare some of their time.」

「Haa? Teachers?」

I guess he didn’t expect me to ask for teachers.

「Ah, I’m sorry.」

「I don’t really mind your way of talking.」

「Okay.」

Ah, it was useless.

「Ano, why do you need teachers?」

「Ah, I want the kids under me to be able to live in this world.」

Areh?

Why did the three of you freeze?

「Your children!」

….the beastkins of this world exaggerate every single thing.

Is that their natural trait?

「Ah, I’m….」

What am I supposed to say?

There’s no way I can tell them that they are children entrusted to me, right?

I can’t say that I got caught up with the gods’ problems.

「You have children?」

You mean mine?

「Ah, no no.」

I hurriedly deny it.

However, I guess that’s what they thought.

Given my age, if I say children under me, anyone will think they are mine.

「Let’s just say I was entrusted by a certain someone.」

I hadn’t thought about what I should say about those kids.

I’ll think it over later.

I can’t say anything I shouldn’t.

「a certain someone….is that so?」

You’re thinking about that?

Do I have to say who that certain someone is?

However, there is no way I can say it.

She’s a goddess after all.

What should I do?

「I understand. I’ll look for a teacher for you. However, I can’t do it right now but I can assure you I’ll look for teachers.」

Seriously!

「Thank you. By the way, how much would it cost to hire a teacher?」

This.

This is something I need to find out.

…..I don’t even know the units of money in this world.

「When It comes to hiring one specialist, it should be around 50000 fir* per month.」

TN: If you don’t like fir, I can change it to fil, feel, or even fear.

Oh, I don’t know how much that 50000 fir is.

But I’m certain that’s a unit of money.

「I see. What if it’s a live-in?」

「Live in?」

Dadavis sounded surprised.

Is hiring a live-in teacher not possible?

However, it’s still too early to let those children out of the forest.

They are learning a lot while playing but they haven’t learned defensive magic yet.

Given their situation, it is still too dangerous for them to get out of the forest.

I’ll have them learn barrier once we get back.

「I want them to live in my residence. Is that possible?」

「Your lordship-sama….I mean, live in your lordship’s residence…..ehto」

Is it better if they won’t live in my house?

Well, if you’re a female teacher, you might feel danger in that arrangement.

「Aside from Koa and the others, the water…..the dragons will be there too so I can assure you that it’s a safe place.」

Koa and the others will always be in my house so the teacher will never be alone.

I’m sure that would make him/her relieved.

「Safe….yes, of course.」

Areh?

His complexion has already improved earlier, why is it turning bad again?

The two behind him have the same reaction.

「Well, what kind of teacher are you looking for?」

There are different kinds of teachers, aren’t there?

Well, let’s start with….

「I want a teacher who can teach us common sense in this world, reading, writing, and math. I have no gender or age preference.」

「Common sense, reading, writing, and math?」

「Yes, that’s right. For the time being, I intend to teach them what they need in order to live.」

Does Dadavis have anyone in mind?

He seems to be thinking about it seriously.

「I understand. When do you want me to find them?」

I hope you can find one soon but I think it will take time.

That person will be a live-in teacher after all.

「I’d like it if you could find someone within 30 days. However, the sooner, the better.」

The rest is about the budget, right?

He said 50000 fir per month. However, since I’m asking for a live-in teacher, should I pay four times? Or five times?

I’ll go with five times.

「I’ll hire the teacher for 250000 fir per month.」

「250000 fir!?」

That’s what I think it would cost if I were hired by someone as a live-in.

However, I can’t pay salary if I can’t sell magic stones.

….once I get back, I’ll make some sellable magic stones.