Volume 2 - CH 25

Act 2-25: A Fact About A Chicken Majin That No One Cares About

Asta didn’t leave his room in the last few days. According to him, Majins could get their nutrients by absorbing the mana in the air, thus enabling them to survive without eating or drinking.

Nevertheless, there was a limit to how long he wanted to shut himself in his room. I even went to ask the inn’s proprietress and confirmed that Asta was still alive.

So, I unlocked the door of his room and entered inside. Once inside, I saw his suit scattered on the floor of his room; the books I lent to him had been piled up on the table like a mountain. Then, I saw a tall and slender beauty wearing only her underwear sprawling face up in the bed without any cover.

「He was a she, huh.」

It was really obvious now with the pair of twin hills that stood proudly as if to emphasize this. Well, I used to feel rather disgusted due to his womanly face and shrill voice, but it turned out that he was a she all along. Well, that was a surprise, but still, a trivial matter, I guess.

I walked around and opened the wooden windows as wide as possible. Then, I took the broom and wooden bucket in the corner of the room and struck the bottom of the bucket with the handle of the broom, again and again.

「OI, time to wake up! It’s already past morning!」

Asta let out a big yawn and raised her upper half while looking around the room as the sunlight shone upon her. However, when her line of sight finally met mine, she was frozen.

I turned away immediately. When Asta confirmed that she was half-naked, her face flushed due to embarrassment. She quickly wrapped her body in a blanket while screaming like a bird.

Uhm, even though she was a majin, her reaction resembled that of my childhood friends.

「P-Please leave my room!」

「Only after you promise me to fix this bad habit of yours.」

「I PROMISE!」

「Okay! I’ll place my trust in your words.」

I guess I have no choice but to trust her promise. I would wake her up again if she goes back to her bad habits.

Good grief! I really wish to have a proper person around me instead of these prodigal daughters.

I heaved a sigh, left Asta’s room, and went down to the first floor.

Asta came down to the first floor when we were about to have breakfast in the dining room. She took the usual seat on my right, albeit with a slightly-rosy-colored cheek this time.

「Let’s pray.」

Anna and Rose started their pre-meal prayers to God. How Amelian-like!

Nevertheless, we didn’t follow their example since we didn’t believe in those gods.

Faf waited for my permission as she stared at the meat on the plate before her, gulping her saliva.

As for Asta, since she was waiting for me, she only glanced at me. She turned away when I looked at her. What a strange woman!

「Well, let’s start the meal.」

After Rose and co. finished their prayers, her remark became the signal for us to start our meals.

「Congratulations on your first victory, Kai. We have achieved our goal right now. Are you going to abstain from the next round and go back to Barse?」

This unexpected proposal came from Rose after we finished our breakfast.

I had no idea what made her suggest this, but I got this feeling that she wanted to leave this place as fast as possible. And guessing from her tone, the reason she said so was that staying here any longer would only harm her interest.

「Uhm, I won’t abstain till the end.」

That was my original intention after I had fought against Dick Balm, but I changed my mind after seeing the attitude of the tournament officials. Now, I would participate till the end no matter how annoying it was.

「But, I’m also worried about the slave girl…」

「Worry not! The deadline is still quite far. I’ve even paid a deposit for them to treat her better. She’ll at least receive the same treatment as a noble.」

That shopkeeper was quite impartial when it came to business. Most of all, the person himself didn’t seem to be the type of person who would lie to his customer as long as the latter asked properly. Thus, I was sure that the slave girl was receiving proper treatment right now.

「But, you’re not sure about that, right?」

The lass asked while desperately gritting her teeth as if she didn’t want to stay in this city any longer.

「If he dares to break our agreement, I will make sure to hunt him down and everyone involved till the bitter end.」

I would crush the organization and every single one of their personnel backing his store until nothing left.

「CRUSH EM DOWN, NODESSU!!」

I patted Faf, who raised her fork while yelling such dangerous words, and she squinted like a cat.

「The―」

Rose couldn’t even speak one more word.

「I’ve finally found you, Rose.」

A long-eared girl walked to our desk while raising her right arm. She was a petite girl around 14-15 years old, around the same age as Rose. Due to the remnant childish features on her face, she was more inclined to look cute rather than beautiful. Her silver hair had reached her back, which matched very well with her simple attire that was composed of a tunic and a short skirt that used white as its base color.

（Tch!）

Oi, did Rose click her tongue just now?

「Ara, is something the matter, Milfi?」

Honestly, Rose’s sugar-coated remark sent a chill running down into my spine. Faf sensed my unease and immediately clung to me. So, I brushed her head to ease my unease.

「Naturally, it’s to talk with that gentleman over there.」

The silver-haired woman called Milfi replied to Rose, then raised the cuff of her skirt and bowed to me.

「It’s nice to meet you. My name is Millefeuille Renren Lorelei.」

She introduced herself to me.

「I’m Kai Heineman. Rest assured, I’m not gonna eat you.」

She was trembling all over as she introduced herself to me. Her face was as white as a sheet of paper. I mean, my face hasn’t been that bad since a long time ago.

「N-NO, I-I’m not scared at all!! I’m just a little under the weather and nervous!」

She was bluffing, but there was no need to point that out.

「So? What’s the matter? It’s surely not as simple as just a “greeting,” right?」

I was the current-most infamous person in this city. Thus, she surely had no reason to greet me. Therefore, she had to have another reason for coming here.

「Will you make a contract with me?」

「Kai―」

I placed my right forefinger on Rose’s lips before she had the chance to continue her words.

「Contract? What do you mean?」

I decided to not beat around the bush and just asked Millefeuille for her reason to say such things.

「I want you to grant a specific wish of mine in exchange for equal compensation from me.」

Uh? I have no idea what this “contract” she’s talking about is, but I’m sure that it isn’t as simple as a contract written on a piece of paper. She may be referring to a magic contract. Come to think of it, one of the books about attribute magic in my collection did explain the matter about a contract between a human and a non-human being. Is she seriously referring to THAT contract? Does that mean this woman has mistaken me for a non-human being? Well, even if I were a hon-human being, making a contract with me, who can’t use attribute magic, is impossible.

「My bad, it’s impossible.」

「I see…」

Millefeuille dropped her shoulders upon hearing my reply. Her face looked like she had just seen the end of the world.

This woman was an elf. The elven country, Lorelei, was one of the places I wanted to visit before I had gotten swallowed into that dungeon. Even if it was a joke, Rose’s acquaintance did have “Lorelei” in her name. Thus, she was most likely a royalty. It was even more reason for me to avoid any contact with her at all costs to avoid any future trouble.

「Don’t be so sad. There are two reasons I can’t make a contract with you. First, I can use only attribute-less magic due to my gift, 【The Most Incompetent in This World】. And second, I’m a human.」

「Human? You?」

「Yeah! Girls?」

I asked Faf and Asta,

「Master is… human, nodesu?」

Why do you seem puzzled, Faf? Well, that should be enough proof, right?

「Master, are you still insisting that you’re a “JUST” a human?」

As for Asta, she straight out denied my humanity with a shocked expression.

「Uhm, how do the others see me, I wonder?」

「I can’t see you as anything but a complete MONSTER from head to toe.」

Both Faf and Millefeuille nodded in unison as if to agree with Asta. What in the hell is with these girls’ sense of unity?

「Kai’s mother is my friend, and his father is a citizen of the Amelia kingdom. Kai is a human, no matter how you look at it you know.」

So Rose is my mother’s acquaintance, huh! That airhead mother of mine! She might have told Rose all about my past without a shred of hesitation. Naturally, she wouldn’t have missed the embarrassing past of mine too.

「You really are… a human?」

Millefeuille still asked me with a doubtful look on her face.

「I’ve told you that from the very beginning, right?」

I gave an affirmation without a second thought.

「I see…」

She placed her hand on her chin as if she were pondering about something, but…

「I understand. Rose, this matter is way beyond the scope of what I can keep for myself. I have to consult this matter with Professor.」

She informed Rose.

「W-Wait a minute, Mi―」

「Well then, see you again later, Kai-sama!」

Millefeuille left the inn as suddenly as how she came, ignoring Rose, who had raised her right arm to stop her. Each of Millefeuille’s steps was springy, the exact opposite of when she had just come here.

Her wake left Rose in a dumbfounded state. I looked at Anna to give me some explanation about Rose and Millefeuille, but she just shrugged and shook her head to the sides with a bewildered expression. It seemed Anna had no idea about this as well.

Since that was the case, I had no reason to keep thinking about this matter. The train of thought of these lasses in the springtime of their youth was too much for this old man after all. It was the only thought I understood from this series of events.

「Well, I shall go back to my room. Anna, please take care of the rest.」

I said to Anna while looking at Rose, who was grumbling on her own.

「Yes. Leave it to me.」

Anna gave a thumbs-up with a smile. This girl had become an obedient girl in the last few days. I mean, until just a few days ago, she used to avert her face with a displeased expression whenever she saw me.

In short, this girl was just like Faf and Asta, an extremely shy person.

I stood up from my seat and walked toward my room on the second floor.