022 – Naru likes strawberries

022 – Naru likes strawberries

“Ow, shack… ! Strawberry cake! Naru likes strawberry cake!”

The next day of Saturday when there was an uproar in the aqueduct.

Lazy Sunday afternoon.

Naru really liked the strawberry cake I bought at the market.

“Strawberry… !”

Eating the cake with a fork.

Looking at it, I felt full even when I was still.

By the way.

Watching her eat strawberry cake, I wondered.

“Naruya, why don’t you eat strawberries?”

“Strawberries… the most delicious! the most delicious… . I like to save it and eat it later… !”

It seems so.

However, seeing a single strawberry standing round like that made me want to steal it and try it.

The only strawberry in the cake.

Because it was a perfect ‘treasure’ for a thief to target.

I honed my skills in distinguishing the most valuable treasures among countless treasures, in case I needed to quickly rob a rich family’s safe.

After honing and polishing his skills so much, it became like a skill, and the name was [Distinguishing Treasures].

From what I can see, the treasure power of the strawberries on top of that strawberry cake is at least C-level.

It meant taking it away would make me feel so much better.

For reference, the black lace underwear that Brigitte hid in the drawer was grade B, and the picture Garot kept in his bag was grade A.

anyway.

Biggie Barbara -.

“Secretly Stealing and Eating Strawberries”.

pat-.

“oh… ! Naru’s strawberry is gone… ! Suddenly… !?”

Naru shakes her head.

Then he made eye contact with me and shook his head as if he knew everything about the situation.

“Dad ate the cake strawberries again… ! ugh… ! Naru is angry… ! But it’s okay because it was a cake I bought with my dad’s money anyway… !”

Again – Rani.

This is my first time eating strawberries.

It probably isn’t the first time for Naru.

It looks like I’ve stolen a strawberry before, right?

It was very much what I would have done.

Indeed, Naru is my daughter.

I never thought I would be able to confirm Naru’s blood ties with something like this again.

I deliberately said to Naru with a solemn feeling.

“If you save something delicious, it will be taken away like this. It means that it is better to take care of things from time to time rather than postponing fun or important things.”

Isn’t this all life experience?

While I was nodding with that feeling, Brigitte opened the door to the lab and put the large sack on the table with a snap.

“A kid is talking like he did something great while stealing and eating strawberries? I bought a lot of strawberries, so don’t worry, Naru.”

“Ow, shack… ! So many strawberries… ! It is certain that no other daughter has more strawberries than this ferry… !”

There were tons of strawberries in the sack.

It seems that I bought it to eat Naru.

By the way.

There was something bothering me about what Naru said.

What do you mean by ‘daughters’?

“Naruya, I was going to ask, but the timing wasn’t right, so I couldn’t ask. Do you have any sisters or brothers? A younger brother or older brother?”

Does Naru have any siblings?

It was a question I had been curious about ever since I saw the clover spot around Cecily’s shoulder.

By the way.

Naru couldn’t hear me at all because she was eating strawberries.

“Biggie Naroo, eating strawberries all the time… !”

what else is that

There are all kinds of strange secrets.

Like a squirrel stuffing an acorn into her mouth, Naru was stuffing the strawberry into her mouth until her cheeks puffed up.

It was a complete strawberry slayer.

As I watched, Brigitte signaled me by raising her thumb.

“That… .”

When we infiltrated Pandaemonium to break through the castle, we made several hand signals in case we couldn’t make a sound.

It’s like our secret language, so to speak.

What signal was that?

I’m going to the bathroom, so was that a signal to watch?

As I frowned, Brigitte sighed.

“Come out because I have something to tell you.”

“You should have said that earlier.”

* * *

Drurrr-.

We left Naru in the lab and went out onto the balcony.

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Just as she was about to feel the warmth of the sunny Sunday sun on her skin, Brigitte spoke cautiously.

“Naru seems to be fine. Even though I went through that mess yesterday, I wasn’t shocked or anything. It’s not enough to say that my nerves are thick.”

indeed.

I was feeling it too.

It was a shocking thing for a child to go through.

In fact, most of the children Garot rescued from the underground canal yesterday went to church or a clinic to receive mental treatment.

The experience of being kidnapped by undead bandits and almost becoming a victim of necromancy.

Honestly, it wouldn’t be strange if it became a trauma until the day I die.

If I had had that kind of experience when I was young, I wouldn’t have peed, cried, and made a fuss.

I wasn’t kidding and I was confident that I could pack it in 1 second!

However, Naru was fine.

Sleep well and eat well.

If it was fortunate, it was fortunate.

Brigitte said.

“Looking at it, Naru seems to be a little used to things like this. I guess this wasn’t the first time I’ve been kidnapped.”

“is it?”

“Well, Judas, how many villains are there in the world who will target your daughter? Even if you count it with your hands right now, it’s over ten. It’s clear that Naru didn’t have a normal life. Unfortunately… .”

It was Brigitte who looked at Naru through the balcony window and put on a pitiful expression.

Hearing Brigitte’s words certainly made me feel pitiful.

“So I’m trying to attach familiarity to Naru. I thought it would be better to ask permission from you, my father.”

“Familiar?”

“It’s a servant. It could happen to Naruto again in the future. That’s why we have one bodyguard attached.”

indeed.

If it was a mage’s familiar, I knew it well.

It was because I wasn’t the only one who had trouble with my familiars when fighting wizards.

Brigitte’s opinion was wise and correct.

It’s reassuring if you put it right next to a familiar.

Then Naru said yes… .

“How about Cecily?”

I asked softly.

Then Brigitte tilted her head.

“The Ragdoll family kid? Come to think of it, that guy also went through rough times with Naru. He looks like a well-bred aristocratic kid, but the shock must be great. But why is he?”

Guggets -.

Brigitte’s eyes narrowed as she looked at me.

“You must be kidnapped and ransomed—you’re not thinking the same thing, are you? When you only see noble ladies, you see them with sinister eyes. Weren’t you trying to kidnap me? Like the Princess of Ordor?”

“No, why is Ordor mentioned there? Of course, it is true that I looked at the noble ladies with a sinister eye.”

I just saw it because it was pretty.

In this world, nobles are generally pretty.

Is it because you eat well and wear nice things?

In this world where soap and spices are precious, it was clear that ‘washing every day’ would also work as a big advantage.

anyway.

Cecily could be my daughter—as expected, it was difficult to find the timing to bring it out.

So it was when silence fell on the balcony for a moment.

“I’m sorry I got mad at you then.”

Brigitte has apologized to me.

sorry for being angry with me

“Are you talking about how you punched me when I got caught robbing your pockets in the past?”

“No, not that.”

“Then you were rummaging through your underwear drawer a while ago and got caught?”

“No, not even that. More than that, Yuda, did you rummage through my underwear drawer a while ago?”

… Didn’t hear this

As I pretended not to know anything, Brigitte sighed.

Then puheh – laugh.

“What’s wrong, I’ve become a fool for worrying about myself. Yesterday I was angry at you for investigating my background. I’m sorry about that.”

“Did something like that happen?”

I moderately shrugged.

Then Brigitte ran her fingers through the hair that fell down her shoulders like a comb.

“The Walpurgis family has been famous for producing wizards who have been endowed with ‘colors’ from a very long time ago. It’s been a bit of a downfall lately.”

“yes? Brigitte, you were a daughter of a noble family after all.”

“That’s how it is. I don’t know here in central Phrygia or the kingdom of Ordor in the west, but it’s quite famous in the eastern continent. When it comes to “White Walpurgis,” there are few people who don’t know about it.”

“The White Walpurgis… .”

You may or may not have heard of it.

When I was wondering, Brigitte said.

“People in my family are born with bright colored magic for generations. So, in general, things are on the bright side. Things like hair and eyebrows. but i don’t What… suspected of cheating That’s how it is.”

That’s right.

After giving birth to a child, he doesn’t look like me.

Wasn’t the wife cheating on her – had she gone through the same stage of suspicion?

“You know what’s funny? The mother who gave birth to me also hated me. It must have been unfair that she was pushed out of her position as her main wife and became a concubine because of me.”

Right.

It was the first time I had heard of it.

We were supposed to break through the castle together, but Brigitte and I weren’t really open to each other.

In fact, Brigitte was especially friendly with the warrior side.

If we take a bath together and sleep together, it is bound to be like that.

I was especially friendly with the clergy.

Come to think of it, I heard that a priest is coming to this city.

When thinking about that, Brigitte asked.

“How are you feeling?”

“body? nice, for now. The medicine you gave me seems to be working.”

“First of all, I made it by following the recipe I learned from the party priest as much as possible. Still, it would be better to get a definite prescription from a priest. That guy, even if he’s not trustworthy, his skills are certain… .”

“It is. He’s good at it.”

“Maybe it will give you a clear answer about Naru’s situation.”

Listening to Brigitte’s optimistic story, will it be so… It was when I thought about it.

smart-.

Then someone knocked on the door of the lab.

When I opened the balcony door, Naru was already running to open the door.

“Guests are here! I like Naru customers! This gait, someone who knows even Naru… !”

Click.

Naru opened the door abruptly without even asking who the guest was.

No, that’s not why you’re being kidnapped.

What if there’s a bad guy behind you?

of course.

The person standing in front of the door was a person who was far from being ‘kidnapped’.

After all, he was a good man.

… No, is it better to call him a monster?

“How are you? I came because the black magician Brigitte von Walpurgis’s laboratory is located here.”

The guy was bald.

The ears are long and pointed.

I also have a beard.

Eyes are golden.

It was an elf bald monk.

is twenty-five.

He said he was the same age as me, but no matter how you look at it, it seems like a lie.

It’s not something I would say, but with that face, how could I be twenty-five… .

“Oh shh, tight man… !”

It was Naru who liked it very much with her hands wide open.

The bald man put his hands together toward Naru.

“Little girl, the small monk is not a tight-fisted man, but Enkidus, a monk of the Sunlight Ascension. The shaved head means the shining sun. If you are interested in the Tao—”

“Tight man… !”

“Enkidus.”

“Naru really likes Mr. ! My dad said that even if you can’t trust other people in the world, you can trust Mr. !”

“Is that so? Who is Miss Naru’s father?”

“Naru is the daughter of Judah! Naru Baryuda!”

“Oh, the daughter of Judas. I’ve never heard of that Judas having such a cute young lady. Perhaps… No, even if you pretend, the timing is not right. Is this the child you stole from somewhere?”

“Yes! Naru, Dad stole from under Mom’s bridge!”

“Airavahena-. May the grace of the gods be with the stolen little girl—. It is a relationship that seems to be a long story.”

He was a monk who calmly recited strange mantras.

There’s nothing to reveal now, but the guy’s identity is a priest-martial monk from the Demon King’s breakthrough party.

No, isn’t the priest of the demon lord subjugation warrior party a pretty and kind-hearted saint? Is your heart purified while traveling with the saintess?

But not on the continent of Pangea.

I found out later that the saintess of the religious kingdom was second in the list of candidates for the party after being pushed by him.

It’s because the guy’s skills were really, really good.

fuck.