「Chise-jou-chan. I have a lot of things I want to say, but thank you. And sorry for letting Teto-jou-chan die.」
「Oh, that’s right. Teto, stop being careless and get up.」
「Yes, nanodesu!」
「Uh-ooh?! S-she’s alive?!」
Teto’s body was bisected, top from bottom, but she replied cheerfully from where she had fallen on the ground and was regenerating and reconnecting her body.
「Even though she was cut, there was no blood and she’s still alive! Could it be… an undead?!」
「Wrong. Well, we can talk more about it later. For now, let us take a break.」
We returned to the base built on the 6th floor, and while checking if a new monster was coming down from there, I explained the situation.
「Haah……Chise-jou-chan has the unique skill of 【Creation Magic】 and Teto-jou-chan was a golem……I can’t believe it!」
「You don’t have to believe me but just keep quiet about it.」
「Rather than that, I can’t say it!」
How the magic sword given to Arsus-san was created.
And a new race was made when a spirit who had lost its ego was turned into a golem named Teto, who didn't die even when she was cut in half, because she used the earth magic to heal her body.
Everyone stared in disbelief, and were wary of Teto, who was by definition a monster.
However, that poisonous air seemed to be drained by the appearance of Teto holding me while on my lap and saying 『Majo-sama-ium replenishment nodesu~』 (T/N: Literally materials from Majo-sama, but this is what she means) (E/N: basically means: Teto replenishes her energy by hugging Majo-sama, so cute XD)
「Even so,【Creation Magic】, huh. If it were known that you can create magic weapons and precious metals like before, you’d probably be targeted by various people」
If my 【Creation Magic】 was used maliciously, I could destroy various things. If I created too much money, the monetary value would crash, If I created food in excess and distributed it in large quantities in the market, the primary industry would take a heavy blow and If I created 【Skill Orbs】 or magic weapons and gave them to soldiers, I could build a powerful army in a short time. (T/N: Plot hole resolved. Thank goodness for sensible MC)
That’s why I think the human conscience was brought into question when using 【Creation Magic】. If the existence was found out without being careful, the story wouldn't end well. In this world, it was easy to live longer if you had a lot of mana. You might even live for hundreds of years rather than decades, or even more, until you died.
「But is this okay? Giving me the magic sword just like that.」
「I thought it would be okay to give it to Arsus, who is trying to protect other adventurers. And also as thanks for the matter of the orphan kidnapping」
「I’m really honoured to hear that.」
Then, we talked about what drops the Deathsize Mantis that we had just killed had left behind.
It was defeated by Arsus-san, and we were able to control it thanks to the magic sword I made and the time Teto bought for us.
We asked around about the Deathsize Mantis's drops, and in the end—
「Alright, you guys can have the materials! In this plan, everyone worked together to bring down the Deathsize Mantis. And I’ll also recommend you guys for a promotion to B-rank!」
「Isn’t that too much?」
「Fool! My broken magic sword was worth 20 gold coins, but this one can't be broken and does even better. No, this is a sacred sword! A national treasure-class weapon! Such a thing isn’t equivalent to the material of an A-rank monster!」
Then we went up to the 5th floor and talked about what had happened to the adventurers who were wary of the Deathsize Mantis and were waiting to see how things would play out.
For the next three days, we checked each floor using the 6th floor as a base. I could confirm that each floor was fine, and after this short dungeon history, I went back to the base to start making food.
Then, after 3 days of battle and 3 days of investigation to make sure the dungeon was back to normal, we would be returning from the dungeon on the 7th day.
「How difficult. Dealing with this dungeon stampede.」
「Well, it’s like an annual event. I’ve experienced it seven times, but there’s still some damage caused by unmanaged dungeons in this world」
After saying that, Arsus-san muttered something under his breath while stroking the sacred sword that was hanging around his waist.
People knew that his magic sword was broken, so when they heard about the new sacred sword, they were very interested. It was a sacred sword that I found in the dungeon that chooses its owner, and when I handed the magic sword to Arsus-san, who had had his sword broken by the Deathsize Mantis, it had chosen him to be the owner- was the story we arranged.
Of course, the ownership qualification was restricted to people who had a pure heart like Arsus-san.
When the adventurers got back to the guild, it was up to them to figure out what to do with the items they had found during the stampede. Those who had helped stop the stampede were promised a reward at a later time.
And in front of many adventurers, it was confirmed that Teto and I had won the battle and that our accomplishments were just as good as those of B-rank adventurers.
We fought the Deathsize Mantis until the very end, so Teto and I were both moved up to B-rank.
「Congratulations on making it through the stampede!」
『『『Cheers!』』』
Adventurers were celebrating the end of the stampede by forcibly raising cups of alcohol at the bar.
Teto and I were taken to this party, but I just sat in the corner and ate my dinner.
「Ahahahaa! Majo-sama~, this drink is delicious and makes me feel floaty noresu~」 (T/N: Not a typo, Teto changes to nanoresu when drunk)
「Teto, did you drink alcohol? Come here and drink some water.」
「Fuhehee, there are three Majo-samas nanoresu~. So happy nanoresu~」
Did a golem just got drunk?
Did you get drunk with alcohol even though the poisonous gas in the dungeon didn’t work?
While suppressing the desire to let out various tsukkomi, I rested while caring for the drunken Teto. (T/N: In case you don’t know, tsukkomi is a role in boke-tsukkomi, which is a straight-man-funny-man act. It’s used also to denote the act of playing the straight man and giving retorts to ridiculous lines or situations, like here.)
「Yo, congratulations on the getting out of the stampede and being moved up to B-rank. It's amazing that you got to B-rank in that age.」
「Thank you. I don't drink, but I'll toast with you.」
When I knocked together my juice-filled cup with a katsun, Arsus-san, who had become cheerful from the alcohol, began to talk to me.
「So what are the two of you going to do after this? Will your goal always be to take over the dungeon?」
When asked like that, I told him what I was thinking.
「Right. I found my hometown, so I might take Teto with me and go there.」
「Hometown?」
Teto had gotten drunk so I put her head on my thighs. I spoke while gently combing Teto’s hair as she slept.
「It was a place I had been to before but didn't remember. I figured I should go there.」
The wilderness where I was reborn was the only place where Teto and I could live comfortably.
Before, I had to walk for several days to get there. Now, I can get there quickly by using magic to fly and physical strengthening.
「What will jou-chan do when she returns to her hometown?」
「Right. A land doesn’t belong to anyone so I’d like to cultivate it and make it into my own.」
「Even though you’re young, are you going to settle down already?」
「It’s always a relief to have a place to go home to.」
Was there such a thing? Arsus-san tilted his head.
「Well, the jou-chans’ magic is amazing, so it might soon become a comfortable place to live!」
「Come see us if you can.」
At the words of Arsus-san, who knew about my 【Creation Magic】, I nodded powerfully.
I was determined to create a comfortable place to live in, as I drank my juice little by little with my full stomach. And before the night had become too late and the drunken adventurers became unconscious, I left with Teto.
「Then, I’ll be going home.」
「Munya munya……does clay go into snacks, nodesu?」
While laughing at that kind of sleep talk, I used the dark magic "Psychokinesis" to make Teto lighter and float her in the air so I could carry her. Then I put Teto back on the bed.
「I’ve been in the dungeon all this time, so it’s dusty.」
I used the bathhouse in the rental apartment to take a bath, and then I gently climbed into the bed where Teto was sleeping, finishing off the turbulent week.
In the next morning, when I went to the guild to renew my guild card, perhaps it was because they had eaten and drank at the bar all night, but I found adventurers who were dying from hangovers.
「W-water……I’m dying……」
「Ahh, that’s serious」
While Teto and I presented our card to the receptionist and asked to renew the guild certificate. She congratulated us for our hard work, I could only show a bitter smile.
「I am, never drinking alcohol again……」
It was Arsus-san who said that, and I could easily predict that he would probably drink it again.
Then, Teto and I each got a B-rank guild card as a rewards for what we did in the stampede. We also got money for selling the materials.
The best reward was 20 large gold coins per person, which came from the seven days of rewards and the sale of materials.
「Please apply the reward to the guild card. Also, Teto and I have finished our purpose in this town, so we will be going to another town.」
「I…see. It will be lonely without the biggest earners here. But if it’s you two, I’m sure you can be successful anywhere. Please do your best!」
Teto and I, who had received that salutation, went to the church.
「Father. I've moved up to B-rank, so I'll be leaving this town soon.」
「Is that so? Well, I’ll feel lonely.」
He had accepted it from the start because it made sense, but the kids tried to stop me when I tried to explain it to them.
I could easily shake them off by force, but I didn't do that today because I couldn't. Instead, I stayed at the orphanage and got to know the kids better. But on that day, I noticed that the appearance of Dan, who I was closest to, was strange.
The next day, I stopped paying the rent I had been paying for six months, went to a bookstore and bought several books, and then left Dungeon City.
Perhaps he had been waiting at the entrance of the dungeon city, but Dan from the orphanage was waiting for me there.
「……Chise-nee, are you leaving?」
「Dan, did you come to say goodbye?」
The boy younger than me nodded, looking slightly downcast.
「It was all because of Chise-nee! Everyone feels very thankful! You taught us how to work and make money, and when I was taken, you were the first one to help me.」
「I’ve already accepted enough gratitude」
When Dan said this, he looked a little sad and his ears turned bright red as he raised his face.
「I’m grateful to you but I also admire Chise-nee, I like you! I was taught various things and it was fun to be together! So, please, stay in the orphanage in this town!」
「Thank you. What a lovely confession.」 (T/N: OUCH)
「Then—」
The boy's red face and teary eyes were arousing my desire to protect him, but—
「Regretfully, I have no intention of responding to your feelings. Because I have an objective I need to do.」
「That’s……」
「I also enjoyed interacting with the orphans. Besides, I like you because I see you as my younger brother. But I’m a bad witch, though. So next time, don’t fall in love with such a bad woman.」
Still, when I lightly poked his forehead with my fingers, he wiped it roughly with the sleeves of his clothes so that his crying face wouldn't show.
「Chise-nee’s an idiooot! I’ll become a good man! I’ll become a good alchemist! And make a lot of money! So that you’ll definitely regret it!」
「Yes, grow up and become a nice adult. Then maybe I’ll regret.」
Having said that, I saw the boy Dan who came to see me off run away to the orphanage.
「Majo-sama is a sinful woman nanodesu. Turning the first love of a young boy into a bitter one nodesu.」
「Teto? Where did you learn such knowledge?」
「From the children of the orphanage and oneesans in the guild nanodesu.」
I instructed Teto to crouch so I could squeeze her cheeks.
「Majo-sama, are you satisfied nodesu?」
「I’m calm now, thank you. Now, let’s aim for the 【Empty Wilderness】 again!」
「Yes, nanodesu. I’ll accompany you forever nodesu!」
Along with Teto, I went back on my previous journey, back to the northern town of Daryl.
