Chapter 125 – Preparation for the Journey (3)
Finding the entrance to the underground workshop, Roden’s party was able to enter only after clearing or destroying the piles of rubble blocking the way for people to pass through.
Upon entering, the four people, who lit up with light magic, took a brief look at the interior of the basement.
Unlike the ground side, which collapsed due to the aftermath of the battle, this place somehow maintained its shape, and a considerable amount of equipment, potions and materials stored in boxes remained intact.
In the case of the automatic blender, which was in charge of the backbone of the potion manufacturing operation, it was so damaged that it could not be operated immediately, but since I was going on a trip for a while, I had no intention of operating this guy for a while, and the most important power sources were intact, so it was not too bad.
“It looks like the front of the entrance collapsed, so the guys who were rummaging around the top didn’t make it this far.”
When driving out the beggars a little while ago, the biggest reason Roden conducted an inspection was to check whether or not the items in the underground workshop were stolen.
It was because he was not a donation angel without measures to the extent of willingly choosing even the items here.
I never imagined that I would catch the underwear thief in the process… ．
Anyway, while looking around the workshop she had been in for a long time, Merim picked up a booklet dealing with pharmaceutical knowledge, dusted it off, and handed it to Roden.
“Are you going to grab a few things before you leave?”
“If you leave like this and the house becomes empty, you will end up being robbed here, so you should take as much as you can. I would like you to help me organize things a little.”
The three women, who were looking at Roden, nodded her head and said yes.
“Okay, then I’ll start from the other end with Marill.”
“I’m begging you. Merim is this way.”
“Okay~”
Roden and Roxia, who are well aware of the structure of the studio, began organizing the objects inside in a moving manner like Merim and Marill, respectively.
First of all, Roden, who had moved with Merim, disassembled the automatic combiner and put the high-purity magic stones and main parts into the inventory one by one, or took various materials, including scattered brochures.
And Loxia, who moved with Maril, moved the potions and ingredients, as well as the preparation tools such as the mortar, measuring instrument, and beaker, to the middle of the room so that they could be easily distinguished.
The work of arranging all the things in the basement, which had become a mess, proceeded quite smoothly as we went through each one step by step, working hand in hand.
… After a while.
The core and main parts of the automatic blender, advanced potions and materials, preparation tools and booklets, etc. Were packed into Roden’s inventory as much as possible, leaving only a little extra space, and the sorting process was roughly finished.
“Whoa… ! That should be enough. Thanks for your help.”
“It wasn’t even that difficult.”
“You all worked hard!”
“What are you doing with this much… Anyway, it must have been too much to pack all the stuff in the basement.”
The gaze of the party, including Merim, who scratched under her nose with a proud expression, was directed to the boxes containing the potions and other inventory that were not yet contained.
“I can’t help it. The space in my inventory is not unlimited.”
The items in the box should be dealt with by contacting the adventurer’s guild and the guild, even as a weed business.
If you add up the money you’ve saved while selling potions in Barmela’s territory for the past year, you won’t have much trouble with money on future trips, but the more money you have for your trip, the better.
After clearing away the strewn material to create a place to rest, Roden rested with Loxia and her twin sister.
All four of them had a very busy time from the morning, but after finishing all their work, they felt quite satisfied.
“Oh…”
Meanwhile, Roxia, who was sitting next to her master and gently brushing off the dust that had been buried during her work, realized belatedly that her thick horns touched her hand while tying her hair.
The fact that she now has the original form of a demon with pointed ears and horns, rather than a human form through the ring as usual.
Come to think of it, I had my real self exposed to her older sisters yesterday as well.
The day before, I didn’t pay attention to the situation because it was so urgent, and today I hadn’t been aware of it because I had forgotten about it for a while… Realizing this in such a relaxed situation, she suddenly stiffened and began to look closely at her twin sister.
Merim and Marill, who easily noticed Loxia’s glancing gaze, sat side by side on both sides of her demon girl and gently held her right and left hands, respectively, to relieve her tension. One word at a time.
“Why are you suddenly looking at us?”
“Is there anything you want to say? Don’t be too pressured, just tell me.”
“Yes.”
Thanks to their touch, she was able to resolve her hardened expression, and Roxia continued her words.
“What do my sisters think of me?”
“That’s right, our… “
“He’s a cute little brother.”
As if she had matched the words in her dictionary, Marill naturally took over Merim’s words and gave her answer.
Upon hearing her words, Roxia felt her heart thump, but looked at her twin sister and fumbled her own horn, which had changed greatly from her previous form.
“… Unlike my sisters, I’m not a human, even though I’m a demon with horns like this?”
“We still think of you as our little brother, but what does it matter if your race is a little different?
“Or is Roxia not considering us as her sisters?”
“Oh no! Merim unnie and Marill unnie are precious unnies to me… No, they are family!”
A smile naturally bloomed on the face of her twin sister as she looked at the demon girl who shook her head vigorously and raised her voice.
“I’m glad Loxia thought so too. Her older sisters are happy.”
Merim, who lightly hugged her demon girl with her younger brother, turned her gaze to Roden, who was watching the three women.
“First of all, since we’ve shared everything we want to say right away, I’ll leave the rest to you. I think Roden oppa should speak from here on out.”
“OK got it.”
Roden shifted her position to the seat across from Roxia’s and looked straight into her eyes as he held her by the shoulder.
“From now on, since this is an important story, please listen carefully. Yesterday, you were sleeping, so I only told you two first, but actually you and I…”
There were some differences in details as the subject of her story was different, but Roden went through a similar process to the previous night, and she told Roxia the truth she hadn’t told all along… He told her the truth as calmly as possible and proved that he was her hero of the past and that she was the demon king of this generation.
Roxia, who listened to her master without missing a single word, was surprised that she was the Demon King dozens of times more than the fact that Roden was a warrior.
Since she was once a resident of the kingdom of demons, she knows very well what the word demon symbolizes.
But to think that the demon king was me and no one else… ．
It is a difficult story to accept.
“… It’s okay if you don’t believe me right away. I can fully understand your point of view. So rather than overdoing everything immediately.
However, since her master, Roden, and no one else, said it so seriously, she did not dare to doubt whether it was true or not.
Furthermore, when she was in danger in the fight the previous day, she had doubts in her heart as to why she was able to wield such ridiculous power. I felt the fog lift.
“No. I believe in Master’s words unconditionally.”
“Wait a minute, I don’t mean to blindly believe my words.
“If you say so… Okay. I’ll take a little more time and think about it slowly.”
For now, Roxia, who decided not to be too hasty about this matter and take it calmly, as her master had said, took turns looking at her twin sister who was listening to her story right next to her.
“Hey Master, I asked the sisters last night how we first met, uh… So, you explained that it was not a relationship between her uncle and nephew, but in fact a master-servant relationship, right?”
“Yeah, because I can’t keep hiding it.”
The master seems to have said only that far…
Since Roxia had always kept her master’s image in her eyes during the year they had been together, she could immediately notice that she had only revealed the story of her master-servant relationship to her twin sister just by reading his reply and expression.
That means, what Roden and Roxia have to tell the twins… It means that there is still one more truth left.
“Then, Master. This time, I want to directly convey this feeling I have for you to my sisters through my mouth.”
“… I get it.”
Roden, who had heard that far, immediately noticed what Roxia was trying to say. Originally, the two of them were going to talk together, but for now, they decided to do as she wanted.
ㅡGulp.
As if she had made up her mind, Roxia slowly stood up from her seat with her neck ringing, and as she hugged Roden, she raised her voice to her twin sister.
“Merim-sister, Marill-sister. In fact, I am as good as the sisters… No, more than that, I love you as a woman!”
