Gather Divine Coins and Gacha! - Chapter 10

 "Don’t do anything strange!"

As soon as I left the 【Hideout】, this happened.

A burly guy stood in front, with a slightly older woman with brown hair drawing her sword and pointing it at me, looking cautious.

Even though I look weak, I’m not letting my guard down.

Well, I’ve never seen anyone come out of the 【Hideout】, so I don’t know what they’re like, but if someone suddenly appears from nowhere, I guess it’s suspicious.

But having a sword pointed at me... now that’s scary.

Is this what they call killing intent?

"Both of you, step back."

The blonde one told them to step back while glaring at us.

Without even being fazed by the tense atmosphere, she started talking to me.

"You don’t intend to be hostile, do you? Follow me."

She said that and, without waiting for my reaction, turned around and walked off.

"Eh…"

No… I’m not intending to be hostile, though?

What’s with that girl?

"Ah… well, you won’t be harmed. Let’s go, yeah?"

Noticing I was confused, the burly guy spoke up.

Just a moment ago, they were on guard, but now both he and the woman have relaxed. I wonder if they trust the blonde that much?

I don’t quite get it, but things seem to be going smoothly, so this might be fine.

◇

We arrived at the blonde’s room in the mansion.

She had taken a strange detour, so I wondered where she was going, but we didn’t run into any soldiers outside or any servants inside. Maybe she was avoiding them?

She’s amazing!

"So, you’re an orphan, huh? Which town are you from?"

As soon as I entered the room, that’s what she asked.

There were suspicious things, like hiding in empty places or floating on strange orbs, but... well, whatever.

Let’s gather my thoughts and explain.

It’s not that complicated.

My name, age, how I hid in the church’s carriage in the 【Hideout】 and came here.

That’s it.

Come to think of it, I didn’t know the name of the town or even the name of this country.

I never really called my hometown by name, so I guess that’s understandable.

The country is called the Mesaria Kingdom, and this territory is the Zelkis Territory, with its capital being Zelkis as well.

As for the town I grew up in, I think it’s Lortle.

"You’ve got a blessing… That means your Holy Coin was a lucky one. So, what are you going to do now?"

After hearing everything, she seemed to understand and asked about my plans.

It’d be troublesome if I kept lurking in the garden forever, so that’s a reasonable question.

"I’m thinking of becoming an adventurer."

Or maybe a thief...

The blessing and the lucky Holy Coin are intriguing, but let’s answer properly first.

"Impossible. That’s only for people over 14."

What?

Wait, does this mean I’m stuck living the life of a thief?

"By the way, around the time you arrived in this town, there was an incident at the church. Isn’t it strange? Those guys usually keep their distance from us, but they even asked the guards for help. What do you think happened?"

She kept talking, ignoring my shock.

The situation... well, I guess it’s my fault.

As I thought, it looks like the church and they don’t get along.

Ahahaha… I tried to laugh it off, but she continued.

"I have an idea of what happened. It was probably you, right? So? How many did you steal, and how many are left?"

This girl is sharp... she knows.

"Altogether, there were 38. There are 8 left."

"I see. So, there were no lucky ones. Also, stop speaking in that strange way."

Ah, that’s a relief.

I never learned the proper way to speak to important people, so I never really understood how to do it.

I felt relieved, but she immediately continued.

"Give me the remaining 8. If you do, I won’t make things difficult for you."

This girl just said something outrageous...

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