Chapter 46

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"......Big sister"

"Hi there. It's been a while, Mina. I've missed you."

The brown-skinned beauty named Luna waved at Mina. Despite showing a somewhat frightened look, Mina called her sister.

"Are you Mina's big sister?"

"Yep. Do you want to say we don't look alike?"

"Well, maybe the atmosphere is somewhat similar."

To Reta, Mina and Luna looked distinctly different in skin and hair color. However, he felt that their auras were somewhat similar. Hiding his shock, he managed to respond, and Luna nimbly jumped from the church roof, spun in mid-air, and landed silently on the ground.

(This kid... is quite a skilled one.)

He shouldn't underestimate her just because she's a child.

Reta's instincts told him that much.

Her courage to jump from a height of about three stories and her skill in landing smoothly were beyond her age.

"Come on, let's go."

Luna said, extending her hand to Mina. However, Mina shook her head without taking her sister's hand.

"N-no"

"I don't want to take you to that den of criminals either, but I have orders to bring you back."

"Wait, wait! Wait a moment! Explain it to me so I can understand!"

"Why do I have to be polite to you, mister? This is a family matter."

"Speaking of family, Mina and I are family too."

"Hmm. Oh, I see. Then, I'll tell you, shall I?"

"Stop it!"

It was Mina who interrupted Luna's attempt to explain. Her sister laughed delightedly at her sister's attitude.

"Hehehe, got it, mister? It seems Mina has something she doesn't want you to know?"

"Something she doesn't want me to know?"

"As a big sister, I'd like to keep it quiet, but to shut up a perverted old man who proposes to a younger girl, I think it's better to tell you a few things."

"...Just so you know, I didn't propose to Mina. I said we should become a family."

"Hmm? Isn't that what a proposal is? Oh well."

Luna, playing with a knife with her fingertips, smiled like a kitten and observed Reta and Mina's expressions. Mina looked as if she was about to cry. It was clear she had a secret she didn't want revealed.

"Hey, mister. Since meeting Mina, haven't you felt good? Haven't you thought, 'Hmm, that's strange'?"

"What do you mean?"

"Just think about it for a moment."

"Feeling good? ——That's"

He had a hunch.

First, he could use healing magic more effectively than before.

Next, offensive magic.

Although Reta had combat experience as a healer rather than a main fighter, he didn't think he had the power he displayed when fighting the magic wolves and the dragon.

"Hmm. From that gloomy face, it seems you have an idea?"

"Big sister... stop it."

"Hehehe, no way."

Ignoring her sister's plea, Luna continued.

"To be honest, I've been watching you. You're gloomy, but you're definitely better than the adults I know. I could give you a passing grade, but I don't like your pedophilia."

"Should I thank you or get angry that you called me a pervert? I'm not sure how to react."

"Ahaha, do whatever you want. But, don't you get it yet? What kind of power Mina has?"

"Mina's power?"

"Right. Since meeting Mina, you've been having a good time, haven't you? Things have been pretty smooth sailing... haven't they?"

Now that he thought about it, it was true.

Before meeting Mina, every day was a struggle.

He was suddenly fired from his party and discovered that his nominal girlfriend was using him for money.

However, since meeting Mina, everyone he met was nice.

He was thanked for using healing magic.

Now, he even gets jobs directly from the guild and pretends to be a healer.

Compared to before, things were definitely smooth sailing.

"What if it was all thanks to Mina?"

"No way... Are you saying Mina brings good luck?"

"No, that's not it. But, hmm, it's kind of similar. This girl has a Gift."

"......A Gift, meaning she has a blessing?"

"Exactly. The power of the Gift is to amplify the target's abilities."

"——So, that means"

"Your recent good fortune isn't because of your own power, but because of Mina's Gift."

Do you understand? Luna asked with a mischievous look.

"In other words, even though you didn't know it, you've been using Mina. And yet, you want to become a family... I can't help but laugh. You don't know anything about Mina, yet you're trying to do something casual!"