Published: September 2, 2025
Satou here.
I didn’t think I was into busty girls, but when one’s right in front of me, my eyes just lock onto her.
I wish I had a strong heart that could resist temptation.
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After crying so much, it seemed like a relief, and then I was bombarded with questions about what had happened. I put off talking about difficult things like the hero, the Purple Light, and the reincarnator, and instead gave a rough explanation that the magician had fulfilled his purpose and would never target Mia again, and that the ants and monsters were no longer around.
“Ugh, you’re hiding a lot, aren’t you?”
“Well, yeah. I’ll tell you when the time is right.”
It wasn’t exactly a fun story to hear, but since it involved Arisa too, I decided to tell her when we were alone.
“Promise me! I’m counting on a bedtime story or something.”
It was good to see Arisa’s mood returning.
I untied Mia and Number 7, who had been wrapped up, and put them into the carriage.
“Wait, putting the elf girl aside, what’s with this busty beauty? What kind of deal did you make with the magician?!”
Arisa’s scream echoed loudly.
It was loud enough to be heard all the way to Seryu City, so please stop.
“And you know who she really is, right?”
I nodded at Arisa’s words. Of course, she’s a homunculus.
Eventually, the commotion woke Mia up, and she looked around dazedly.
“...A dream?”
“No.”
“You’re saved?”
“Just in the nick of time.”
I ended up answering briefly, apparently picking up Mia’s curt tone. I told her pretty much the same thing I told Arisa.
“I don’t know the manners of the human world. The elves in the village have been with me for over a hundred years, so they understand even if I say nothing, but it’s different outside, my mother Lia told me.”
Wow, Mia is speaking in long sentences.
“If you want to say thanks, just ‘thank you’ is enough. And if it’s a young man, you should smile sweetly when you say it.”
Arisa answered casually to Mia’s words. Something felt off.
Oh, that’s right—Mia was speaking in the Shiga language. Later, I asked and learned she originally could speak it. When I asked why she didn’t speak before, her answer was that the human tribe’s language sounded like harsh clicking noises, so she disliked it.
Mia stood up, corrected her posture, and bowed politely to me.
“Thank you, Satou.”
“You’re welcome.”
Come to think of it, this was the first time Mia thanked me.
I replied earnestly without joking around.
“I will introduce myself again. I am the youngest elf of the Forest of Boruenan, daughter of Ramisaura and Lilinathor: Misanaria Boruenan.”
After introducing herself, she said, “I am deeply grateful to you,” and kissed my forehead.
] Title “Friend of the Elves” acquired.
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“And this woman?”
“Right, I almost forgot. Another woman to add?”
“Master is so filthy.”
“It just happened that way.”
With Mia awakened, the conversation turned back to Number 7, who had been left out.
Listening to Mia, Arisa, and Lulu talk, I felt like a husband being accused of cheating.
I shook Number 7, who was happily passed out, to wake her.
“...Good morning?”
“Yeah, good morning. Do you understand the situation?”
“Please wait a moment.”
She still spoke without any intonation. Maybe it’s a habit, as she tilted her head slightly and fell silent to think.
Arisa, watching next to me, said “That’s creepy,” so I gave her a warning.
“There was information left in the message queue. The previous master’s death and my abandonment of ownership were recorded. From several other records, it is concluded that you qualify to be my new master.”
After saying that, Number 7 waited for my reply.
Well, no complaints about having a busty beauty join the party. Her previous master, Zen, was dead, and probably no allies remained either.
Before I could speak, Arisa was the first to react, pulling Number 7 into a corner of the carriage and whispering.