Chapter 54 – Gold Coins And A Mysterious Map
We returned to the house and went to the living room.
I laid Alfred down on the red slime cushion.
“Thank you for everything, Young Master.”
“What are you saying? It’s only natural.”
“…With this, I can go on with peace of mind. Being able to witness my master’s growth by his side, that alone made me happy.”
In a feeble voice, Alfred said something that sounded like a will.
“Hey, Alfred! You’re kidding, right!”
“…Young Master.”
Alfred suddenly loses his strength.
…Did he suffered such a deep wound?
Did Skor’s Heal not cure it?
“Alfred!!!”
“Gugo…”
“…Huh?”
Alfred snored loudly as he slept soundly.
“Um, Rasty-san. Alfred seems to be asleep.”
“Didn’t he die?! Don’t confuse me with such misleading actions!”
But it was a relief.
If Alfred had died, I and everyone else will be in trouble… Ah, I’m glad. While worrying about that, I got hungry.
“Big brother, big brother. I’m hungry too.”
Havamar, with tears in her eyes, pulls at my sleeve. Sometimes, this guy can be sly.
“That’s right. Skor, can I ask you to handle the cooking? In the wooden box I got from Strelka, there should be Shaaf meat ×10, bread ×10, apples ×10, bananas ×10, red wine ×10, salt ×10, and black pepper ×10.
“…from that person”
“Hmm? What’s wrong, Skor?”
“N-No… it’s nothing! Then I’ll go make something for you.”
For a moment, it seemed like Skor had a scary expression. Hmmm, lately Skor has been acting strangely. Anyway, I’ll leave dinner to her.
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Before the meal, I went to the hot springs by myself.
I repaired the “partition” that was blown away last time, separating the men’s and women’s baths.
“It’s perfect. Let’s pour hot water right away and… get in?” 1Referring to performing a ritual of pouring hot water over oneself before entering a hot spring or soaking oneself in water
I slowly soaked myself up to my shoulders.
Ah, I feel my tiredness slowly melting away.
There seems to be an effect of making the skin glossy too, and it’s very popular with Skor and Havamar. If I turned it into a paid hot spring, it feels like it could be profitable.
—Profitable.
That’s right, something strange happened today.
Belliose gold coins and a mysterious map were dropped from the Burning Slime. Both of them are items that I don’t think would be on an uninhabited island. Why did that slime have them?
I take one gold coin out and held it up against the night sky.
Belliose gold coin.
It is a currency circulated in the world, and there are hardly any places where it is unusable. There are also “Volmsel Silver Coins” and “Ariaga Copper Coins”. They can be used anywhere as well.
But this gold coin is also valuable, and I didn’t expect it to be found in a place like this. Because it’s close to the Dvorak Empire? No, no, this is an uninhabited island, after all.
Or is it something else?
Could it be something Johannes dropped?
Then, what about the map?
“Big brother, is that shining gold coin a Belliose gold coin ?”
“Yes, that’s right. That Burning Slime dropped it — Wait, Havamar!?”
Before I knew it, there was a naked Havamar next to me. When did she even get in!? And she’s completely naked! Well, it’s a hot spring, so it’s only natural, but still!!2
“Why is your face turning red, big brother?”
“You, you, you… This is the men’s bath!”
“We’re siblings. There’s no problem.”
“That may be true, but…”
“What’s wrong? Is there a problem?”
“Havamar, you’re too beautiful…”
“…Be-beautiful. Big brother, are you looking at your sister in that way? You pervert!”
“Sh-Shut up! Besides, even if we call ourselves siblings, we’ve only known each other for about a week. It’s impossible not to be conscious of it.”
“That might make me happy… Fufufu.”
Fufufu…
In the first place, she’s my step-sister…3“義理の妹” (giri no imouto) in Japanese refers to a step-sister, meaning a sister-in-law through marriage or a sister-like figure that is not biologically related. It indicates a familial relationship established through marriage rather than by blood.
It’s impossible not to be conscious of it.
Ah, I’m getting nervous and my heart is pounding… Where should I look? Ugh, I’ll just play it off.”
“Havamar, why are there gold coins on this island?”
“Well, hmm, it could be because those holy knights dropped them, or because someone who landed here in the past left them.”
“In the past?”
“It’s just a hypothesis, but I’ve heard that the waters around the Ruskal Continent, where the Dvorak Empire is located, are plagued by pirates. Perhaps, the legendary pirate Arnold may have come to this island.”
“Pirates? Were there such people?”
“They exist. However, as you know, big brother, this island is home to boss monsters like Grimbrusti and Burning Slime. Hypothetically, if the pirates came here to bury their treasure, they might have encountered such monsters and fled in fear.”
“Wait… Could this ‘Mysterious Map’ be…”
“It’s a pirate’s map.”
So, someone had landed here before me. And they were pirates! There’s a possibility that a treasure is sleeping here. This is getting exciting.
TN: In case you miss the footnote: “義理の妹” (giri no imouto) in Japanese refers to a step-sister, meaning a sister-in-law through marriage or a sister-like figure that is not biologically related. It indicates a familial relationship established through marriage rather than by blood.
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