Gather Divine Coins and Gacha! - Chapter 27

 "You've come at last. I was worried since I heard you weren't bringing any escorts, but I'm glad you arrived safely."

As soon as we arrived at the estate and entered, we were greeted by a stern-looking old man.

Arios Müller Zelkis.

Seriana's grandfather, who has now handed the head of the family position over to his son and lives in the royal capital as an advisor.

He’s known as a powerful man who spearheaded the development of the western part of the territory, starting from the town of Lortle where I lived.

Not only was he active in exterminating bandits within Zelkis territory, but he also played a major role in maintaining public order in the surrounding areas, making him a central figure in the development of the eastern part of the kingdom.

This is that old man.

"I've heard of the Bazett family's daughter and the mercenary boy... but who is that?"

The stern and powerful old man is glaring at me.

The sharp gaze of a man who’s probably killed more than just one or two people is no joke.

"...Ugh."

That intensity is overwhelming...

I nearly flinched back, but Alec grabbed me and kept me grounded.

The 【Floating Orb】 responds as I direct it, but it also reacts to unconscious movements.

"This is someone I found in the capital, Grandfather. She’s quite capable—gathered all her own Blessed Items independently. It’s a good opportunity, so I brought her to the capital. While I’m attending the academy, I plan to have her explore the royal capital’s dungeon with Elena and the others."

As Seriana spoke, the old man turned his sharp gaze toward me again.

"This little girl did?"

"Yes. Please rest assured, we will not do anything that would bring harm to the Müller family."

Since I'm behind her, I can’t see her face, but I bet she’s smiling as she says this.

Even though it’s her grandfather, to speak so confidently in front of that face… she’s really something.

On the other hand, the old man looks like he doesn’t believe a word of it.

Can’t really blame him.

"...Well, fine. Come in."

He ended the conversation in the entrance hall and led us inside.

Pardon the intrusion~

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The day after we arrived in the royal capital.

Seriana and the others had various procedures to take care of, so they were going all over the place with Elena and Alec.

They asked if I wanted to come along too, but I declined.

Before coming to the capital, I went with them to the Adventurers’ Guild to update my registration, but I just ended up standing around, doing absolutely nothing.

This world has quite a developed system for managing personal records, so its paperwork culture is strangely advanced.

Still, everything is done manually.

Very analog.

Even with noble privilege, everything takes time.

So, just like in the estate at the territorial capital, I’ve been helping out here too to build a good relationship with the staff.

The 【Floating Orb】 is just as useful here as ever.

Though smaller than that enormous estate in the territorial capital, this one is still pretty big.

We saw it from the carriage yesterday, and even compared to other estates, it looks large.

Including the grand hall, there must be about 30 to 40 rooms.

I don’t know enough about the others to compare, but it seems the Müller family really is something...

"Sera-chan, hold the top part for me, please."

Oops—back to helping.

Thanks to being packed into the 【Hideout】, there's an absurd amount of personal belongings—no way it could fit into just one carriage.

I don’t know how she managed to explain things to that old man without mentioning my skill, but we temporarily stored everything in a separate room yesterday. Now that Seriana's out, we’re moving the luggage and storage shelves into her room.

"Wow... there's a lot of stuff."

"As expected of a Müller family lady. Even if it’s just for a year, you need a lot to live in the capital."

"Seriously, it's amazing~"

As they chatted, they busily carried in the huge amount of luggage.

Sorry... It's only packed like this because I have that skill. Honestly, most of this stuff could’ve been bought gradually in the capital.

Feeling a bit guilty, I kept busy organizing things into shelves and cleaning.

And then, just as I casually muttered, "Nice and clean now~"...

"Kyah!?"

A scream rang out, and I quickly turned around—everyone was glowing.

And so was I, faintly.

...What the heck is this?

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Sera ・【Hideout】・【Prayer】・【Floating Orb】・【Shadow Sword】・0 cards

Seriana ・【Area Recognition】・【】・4 cards

Elena ・【】・【Green Fang】・0 cards

Alec ・【】・【Red Shield】・0 cards

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