Chapter 7

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"Nest, wake up. It's morning."

...Oh no, have I started hearing the voices of little girls? I must be tired. Maybe I should sleep a bit more.

"Come on, Nest, wake up already! You're so slow!"

I must be really tired. When I opened my eyes a little, a little girl dove on top of me. Alright, I'll sleep a bit more. "Guh!"

There's actually physical damage...!

"Is that you, Lily?"

I finally wake up and grasp the situation.

"Nice to meet you! I'm Lily! And thank you for curing my illness!"

"Ah, you're welcome."

I was a bit hesitant about using recovery magic yesterday, but I'm glad I did. If she had said, "I didn't ask for it," I would have cried.

In the dining hall, we had breakfast and planned our next steps.

"Um, I'm going to do a bit of business at the guild from today. What about you, Aura? You might get bored if you come with me."

"Then, can I rest at the inn today? I'm still pretty tired."

"Got it. Lily, what about you?"

"I'm going with Nest!"

"Okay. Then, Aura, can you stay and watch the place? I think we'll be back by evening."

So now, I'm using a guild table to start treating people. Lily, who I thought was with Aura, is sitting quietly on my lap.

Then, a man who looks like a typical adventurer came over.

"Hey, kid. Can you heal my arm? Can I watch you do it?"

It seems he has an injured arm. It's a fairly deep wound, but it shouldn't raise any suspicion.

"I can heal this."

"How long will it take?"

Hmm, how much should I charge for this? I need to ask Asuka, but first, I need to deal with this customer.

"Um, since you're my first customer, it's on the house. But, just to ask, how much does a heal usually cost? Um, heal?"

The old man is surprised as he watches his wound heal instantly.

"Wow! Healing magic is amazing! I guess it's around 1000 en for something like this? I'm not sure, but..."

"Thanks," the old man said and left. I'm counting on his word of mouth.

Also, I decided to set the base price at 1000 en based on what the old man said.

On the first day of treatment, I opened from morning to evening, and to my surprise, many customers came. Thanks to that, my wallet is now well-stocked.

During that time, Lily sat on my lap, smiling. Ku! She's so cute!!

On the way back from the guild, we stopped by a clothing store, of course, for Lily's clothes.

After much trial and error with the shop assistant, we finally decided on something after an hour.

"Nest! Thank you for the new clothes!"

"Ah, you're welcome."

I was a bit late getting back, but I thought Aura would be fine.

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I was too naive.

The moment I opened the door, Aura pounced on me.

"Hey, I'm sorry for being late. But, you don't have to get so angry, r-right...?"

Aura's eyes were swollen as she looked down at me.

"I thought you weren't coming back! You said you'd be back by evening, but you didn't come! I thought you had abandoned me!"

Aura's tears fell, one by one, onto my cheek.

I was only a little late, but for Aura, that time was enough to make her feel this way.

"I'm sorry, I didn't think it through..."

"Sniff, from tomorrow, I'm going with you, no matter what. Even if you say no, I'll follow you."

"Alright... let's go together."

I realized again that I need to consider Aura and the others from now on.

Finally, Aura calmed down and we started eating.

"By the way, I've been wondering, Lily is wearing new clothes, right?"

"Eh? Yeah, I bought them."

"What about mine?"

"Eh? Ah, sorry?"

The next day, I had to buy clothes for Aura too. My wallet is much lighter now.