Chapter 136 A Promise, You Know?
"Anyway, you see..."
"Yes?"
"To those of you who feel like you have to say 'sorry'..."
"Yes, I'll apologize."
"It's a promise, you know?"
"Yes, I promise."
"Well then, goodnight."
"Goodnight."
After Rosalier-san finished scolding, she left the room and immediately the sliding door to the balcony opened. Only one person knows how to come in and out from here.
Of course. Even though it's so obvious, this dark figure tries to sneak in.
"Centrena, yooouuu..."
I guess it's that. She has been watching from outside and heard everything. She must has waited for the right moment like, "Is it about time?" It's really, I don't know how to put it, smart or something.
'Kuu?'
She skillfully close the sliding door and turn towards me, tilting her head like she's asking, "What's wrong?" Then she quickly sit down in her usual spot and relax. Well, whatever.
"Centrena, have you eaten dinner?"
'Kuu.'
"Just going to bed after this?"
'Kuu'
"Okay. I'm going to take a bath."
It sounded like "Take care" as I left. Centrena is so laid-back. In a way, she's more mature than me.
* * *
"--There is something that happened."
The next morning, while having tea after breakfast, Rosalier-san started a "Scold Session" about scolding naughty kids.
From Maya-chan's concerns to what Rosalier-san had been thinking, everything that happened last night was revealed without holding anything back, and it really hit me.
"That's all for now, Tatsuma-sama."
Rosalier-san's eyes urged me to hurry up. When I looked ahead, oh no, even Mother and Mom were shocked. Maya-chan just nodded as if it was expected.
"Um, yes. Well, there's no excuse for it. I'm really sorry."
It's like I had no choice but to apologize.
"Well, it's true. I've been trying to tolerate it before."
"Oh, yeah. I was also listening with Fumihicho. It seems like I understand why Tatsuma-chan is called 'Saint-sama'..."
"Yeah, that's right. Even Maya-chan was really disappointed."
They said some pretty harsh things. Well, it's true that their arguments were so strong that I couldn't even come up with excuses. Before I knew it, it became a place for further information sharing about what I did.
Did Rosalier-san foresee this happening? Or... no, she definitely calculated it, didn't she? Because, you know, her expression loosened.
Well, it's a fact that I made everyone worry. It's my fault, so there's no helping it. I'll just accept it humbly. I might sound arrogant, but...
"That's right, brother."
After the commotion settled down, Maya-chan suddenly remembered something.
"What's up? My dear sister Maya-chan?"
"Haha, what kind of teasing is that 'my dear sister'? It gives me the shivers."
"Maya-chan's 'big brother' has just as much destructive power, you know."
"You two really get along well, don't you?"
Rosalier-san, who was changing the tea, said in an astonished manner.
"Is that so?"
"Is that so?"
"I suppose that's the case."
With a chuckle, Rosalier-san agreed. This was about 'Mii-cchan,' as Maya-chan called her, or rather Diemirena-san, the Cat-people man who became her attendant.
"Similar? I'm not a cute girl, you know."
Me and Maya-chan look at each other's faces and tilt our heads. Then Maya-chan immediately looks down and mutters something to herself. After a moment, she raises her face, but she has an embarrassed expression. Did I do something?
"I don't look like him, okay? Because I'm not an uncle."
She sticks out her tongue. Hmm, I don't really understand.
"Oh, I forgot."
"Oh, yeah?"
"Hey, brother."
"Huh?"
"Do you remember that tablet-like thing before we left the Daioraden, um, Swiglefen's castle?"
"Yeah... Oh, that thing. The leaking tablet-like thing."
The leaking tablet-like thing for 'Display Self-Status'.
"Yeah, that's it. So, at that time, your Healing Attribute level was 1, right?"
"Oh, actually, just between you and me..."
"Yeah, yeah."
"It was on the first floor (1F)."
"Um... what?"
"On that tablet, it showed 1, but on my 'Display Self-Status' screen, it showed 1F. Most likely��"
"You mean it was in hexadecimal?"
"Yeah, that's it. When converted to decimal, it was 31."
"Seriously?"
We were all playing the same MMO game. That character had a healing level of 31, which seemed strange at the time.
"Maybe that fake tablet can only show information in base 10."
"Hey brother."
"Yeah?"
"Maya-chan's 'Display Self-Status' screen. It's still showing base 10, you know?"
"Oh, mine is still in base 16."
"So, it was just your character that had a bug."
"No, no, no. I'm not getting any special treatment. I can't use any magic other than Healing Attribute, for now."
"Well, Maya's got her stats reset, though."
Reluctantly, I had to explain that my character's status in the game was exactly as it appeared. From there, we talked about leveling up and the spellbook I received from Risleyria-san.
"In a good way, it wasn't a bug."
"That's quite a statement. But, according to Mom, it seems like my level progression is bugged."
Of course, I also shared the story I heard from Danna Vinna-san.
"Really?"
In a situation where I'm disclosing such outrageous information, Mother (Privia) listens silently. That's why I decided to continue.
"Maya-chan, Mahiru-chan, and Asaya-kun too."
"Huh?"
"Didn't they all say they were level 1?"
"Yeah."
"In that case, isn't it bad that I'm level 31? It's higher than Hero, isn't it? It's like cheating. That's why I escaped before I was caught."
"I guess there's no other choice."
"I didn't trust them either. I knew I was forcibly brought here."
"Yeah."
"I thought Nelliza-san was a good person. That's why I believed in that rotten country for a moment. So I had a responsibility."
"Yeah. Maya was weak too. I understand that she couldn't do anything."
"No, no. It's a fact that I ran to protect myself. If I'm compared to everyone in Hero, I would be treated as an ordinary person."
"Yeah. I guess there's no other choice. Maya didn't reveal her true identity to her brother at that time."
"Anyway, I escaped without being caught and somehow made it to the guild."
"Yeah."
"You know, when you hear 'Adventurer's Guild,' you can get information, right?"
"That's true."
"I had a feeling that something was off about my status. I felt like I could do something that couldn't be done in that world."
"Yeah. Maya thought the same."
"Right? And also, at the guild, I got a confession from Risleyria-san."
"What kind of confession?"
Mother also seemed interested. That's the kind of expression she had.
"I said I could cure people body that has been invaded by the 'Dreadful Element'. And I asked if they can keep the secret. Then..."
"Yeah."
"The Adventurer's Guild is not an organization of this country. If something happens, I can take refuge here and even fight a siege battle."
"Oh. She's not wrong."
Mother chimed in just at this moment.
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