Chapter 6

"Damn it. You always get in our way, don't you?"

As soon as Lord Radius was gone, Ricardo, with his blond hair and mischievous demeanor, started cursing at me.

Well, he’s been like this even before I regained my memories, so I don’t really mind.

"Do you really want to collect so many leaves?"

When I asked him normally,

"Hey, I was planning to collect Glen-nii's school fees,"

Lolo, with her cute twin tails, replied.

"Ricardo, Lolo, I told you not to talk about this to the young lady. Besides, you don’t need school fees. Use it properly for everyone’s snacks."

Glen-nii scolded them, but since I heard it, there’s nothing I can do about it.

"Do you want to go to school, Glen-nii?"

I asked.

In this country, the only school is the magic school Southfadis in the capital. I don’t want to go there because it’s a death flag for me.

I’ve heard that there’s a special recommendation slot for commoners if they have high magical and academic abilities.

But I know it requires a lot of hard work.

If I could, I would take his place.

"Uh, yeah, well.

But please don’t tell the High Priest or Carlo-sama about this. If you do, they’ll probably try to get me in no matter what."

Glen-nii smiled.

Indeed, Lord Radius might try to send him to the capital no matter what.

"Okay, I understand."

I nodded.

Still… I feel like I’ve seen Glen-nii somewhere before.

I think he appeared in the game.

What role did he play?

As I pondered,

"Still, what are you planning to do with such a bucket?"

Rin asked.

"Um, I want to make salt."

"Salt? Are you going to boil it in a pot?"

Glen-nii asked.

"No, it’s just an experiment.

Will you guys help me?

I’ll pay you properly!"

When I said this with a smile,

"That’s not allowed.

The High Priest said we can’t take anything from Letty."

Rin immediately objected.

Indeed.

If I, a rich person, give them something, it might change our relationship from friends to master and servant. The High Priest might be concerned about that.

"Still, sweets are okay, right?"

Lolo said with a smile.

This girl is so honest, it’s refreshing.

I plan to eat sweets with her later.

"No, this time it’s not play. It’s a real job.

So, if it succeeds, we’ll bill the parents!

I’ll take my share too.

Is that okay?"

When I asked, Glen-nii, thinking it was a child’s talk,

"Sure, sure. Let’s do that then."

He playfully patted my head.

■□■

"But, why is our Spirit King specifically of the ice attribute?

If it were fire, there would be plenty of job opportunities.

Ice is practically useless, isn’t it?"

"Hey! What about frozen food? And cooling off with ice on hot days?"

When I hurriedly countered Ricardo’s comment,

"Frozen food? What’s that?

Besides, it’s never hot in this territory.

Where’s the practical use?"

... Frozen food.

Right, it doesn’t exist here.

Even if I made it, without a freezer to store it, it might not be very useful.

And now that he mentions it, this territory is cool even in summer.

"Then, shaved ice!"

"What’s that? You’re acting strange today, Letty.

Usually, you and Ricardo say that fire magic is better than ice magic."

Rin pointed out sharply.

... Uh?

Indeed, now that I think about it, I used to think ice magic was useless before I regained my modern Japanese knowledge.

"I’ve changed my mind!

Complaining about the situation won’t change anything!

I think we should try to make the most of what we have!"

When I said this with a determined pose,

"In Letty-sama’s case, things never turn out well when she gets enthusiastic..."

"Usually, she ends up getting scolded in the end."

"Lolo doesn’t want to lose out on sweets."

"Pranks are not allowed, you know."

They all said in unison.

... Oh no. My reputation before regaining my memories was really bad!

I guess that’s how a 6-year-old would be.

That’s probably it.

It must be.

I felt a bit down in my heart.