“A child wearing something like a 『Magic robe』 is almost as if you’re saying ‘Please kidnap me’, you know? It’s something which is similar to saying, ‘That’s how rich I am’. Which is why, something like this is made so that it wouldn’t look like that at first glance.”
“Indeed…”
“On the contrary however, no matter where you look there are actually 『Magic robe』-like items everywhere. Those kind of robes targeted for the children, are things rich noble youths are made to wear in order to inform the surroundings. 『Even though he’s still a child, this child already has the talent for magic』, 『Our Family is able to let a young child wear something like this』, things like that”
Mixed within her elegant laughter, was a slight tinge of spoken poison.
“Are you looking for something for a girl?”
“….What’s this, out of the blue?”
His heart jumped, at her words which had no pretext but, he asked in return, trying his utmost in order to not leak out his facial expression. However, Hermine,
“I mean, the one I handed to you just now, you readily accepted it. If it was for a boy then, you would want to avoid something with such cute lining right?”
Casually confessing that she had tricked him.
Dale had sweat vigorously run down his back for a second time.
By the time he had bought a 『Rod that Magicians use』, he had ended up completely leaking out a lot of information about Latina, apart from her name to Hermine.
She had not personally said anything about it and she didn’t interrogate Dale about it directly either. However, that’s just how it appeared.
Regarding the 『Rod』, Dale was slightly unwillingly, because the only choices were between rods, the size that a child could use easily and, rods which were easy on correction for training use. If it wasn’t those ones then, it seems that there would be a need to have it specially made, however this time they didn’t have that much time to spare.
Dale, who had wanted to buy the best of the best for Latina, albeit reluctantly, compromised with buying the most expensive one from within the 『Training use』 rods.
After the shopping came to an end, as they were parting, Hermine said this.
“Well then, Dale. The next time we meet, introduce that girl to me ok? Given that she can master magic at such a young age, as a fellow magician, she’s of great interest to me”
As he watched the back of Hermine laughing and lightly fluttering her hand waving “See you”, Dale asked himself.
–Indeed, if I was alone then I wouldn’t have been able to shop as well as I could. However, I wonder why I can’t say for sure that this was the best course of action–.
And thus, he was feeling an indescribable sense of defeat.
(Author’s notes: Thank you for always reading.
Everytime the points or bookmarks increase, it leaves me grinning. It’s great encouragement on my part.
I think I would be happy if you would keep reading from here on)
(TL: yes. me too desu.)