Chapter 24:
We had already entered the gate, and the people are looking at us. Some are looking at kuroma, some are looking at athena, and some of them are looking at me.
Areh? Why are you all looking at me? Athena and kuroma is there, go look at them instead of me!.
「Kaito-sama, there are many people who know me here in the capital. They must be wondering who is that man that i'm with. Not to mention kuroma who is the legendary attack pegasus.」 Athena
「I'm not used to it, so it's very uncomfortable. How about you? You are with an unknown man. Aren't you embarassed to be seen with me?」 Me
「What are you saying? Ofcourse not. It's fine for me even if they will think that i'm your lover.」 Athena
「Wha!? Wha-what are you saying? You are joking again!」 Me
「Fufufu, your reactions are really cute. But i'm not joking you know?」 Athena
This girl. I just saw her naked once, then she's become like this already.
「W-well, anyway. Just tell me where your mansion is.」 Me
「There, go straight there.」 Athena
Athena is the one who points on the way, and kuroma following her lead.
After a while, athena stopped. But...
「Etto~, athena-san, isn't this the merchant's guild?」 Me
「Yeah! I have a letter for the guild master.」 Athena
「I see. I got it.」 Me
We got off from kuroma and told him to return into the ring. When we get inside, the merchants bows when they see athena. She's really popular even if she's only the duke's daughter.
We go to the reception desk, and athena talks to the receptionist. Then the receptionist run to the back door. Athena said earlier that she has a letter for the guild master.
After a while, the receptionist comes back together with a kid. Kid? Ah no, i'm wrong. That's a cuman. Uwaah, they are so confusing.
「Welcome to the merchant's guild, athena-sama. I am Reria Palo, the guild master of the merchant's guild.」 Guildmaster
I see, so she is the guildmaster. It feels so weird. She is so small, yet she is very polite. And she even introduced herself as the guild master.
「Good day to you, Reria Palo-dono. My father has a letter for you.」 Athena
After she said that, she handed the letter to reria-chan. Oh, i mean, reria-san. Sorry, i know, i'm rude. I just can't help it.
「Hm, i see. So is he the one that albert-sama is talking about?」 Reria
Areh? Why are you looking at me? Did i do something?
「Yes. He is Kaito Katsumi-sama」 athena
「I see. Good day to you, Kaito Katsumi-sama. The Duke has written on the letter that you need to buy something.」 Reria
I see, i see. I thought he writes something weird. So he remember the thing that i said about me buyimg something on the capital.
「Yeah, that's right. By the way, i didn't know that Albert-sa....ma, has written about me. May i know what is written in there?」 Me
Wooh, that was close. Even though i am always calling albert-san a "san", I can't do that infront of other people.
「He said to treat you properly, and to give you a discount.」 Reria
「I see. Reria-san, i know you respect the duke. But business is business, so just please give me an original price. And i can't also use the duke for my own comfortability.」 Me
「I can't do that. The duke is one of the most important people here in the kingdom. Even if he didn't said anything about you, if i know that you have a comnectiom with him, i will gladly give you a discount. And a discount for one person is not a big deal you know?」 Reria
I see, certainly. I have a connection with the duke, and people will try to use me because of that. But thar doesn't mean they are bad people, they just want to make a commection too.
「Okay, i got it. Thankyou so much, reria-san. Also, i'm not of a highranking noble nor a rich merchant, so just call me Kaito-san.」 Me
「Is that so? But i can smell a lot of money from you.」 Reria.
Etto~, should i say, as expected of a merchant's guild Guild master? My parents are rich, so they have a lot of money that they passed onto me after they die.
「That was just my parent's money. Not mine.」 Me
「No, i'm not talking about the money you have. But the money you will earn in the future. I'm sure you will become one of the most richest person in this kingdom. I can smell it.」 Reria
Me? Will become rich? Hahaha, that must be a joke. I'm just a lazy adventurer who loves to fight strong monsters.
「You are just exagerating.」 Me
「Fufufu, let's just leave it at that. Anyway, tell me what you need, and we'll get it for you.」 Reria
「I got it.」 Me
I take out the paper thar has the list of materials from my item box, and handed it to her.
「Hmm, i got it. Let's go inside my office.」 Reria
Reria-san told us to wait in her office, and she goes somewhere while bringing the list. After a while, reria-san comes back and takes out 5 wooden boxes from her item box.
She said that it was the materials i need, so i cheked the insides. After confirming the contents, i paid 200 gold to her. The dragon skin is 100 gold pieces, the giant spider web is 100 gold pieces, and the mithril ores is 50 gold pieces.
A total of 250 gold pieces. But she said that she's going to give me a discount, so i only paid 200 gold coins.
「Kaito-sama, you really have a lot of money. Even i , the duke's daughter have not tried holding more than fifty gold coins.」 Athena
「W-well.」 Me
This money is from my parents, and i don't know how to answer her, so i just vaguely answered.
After paying, we said our goodbye to reria-san, and we go to the Duke's mansion. I thought it is near the guild, but it turns out that it is at the center of the city, so we ride on kuroma.
After a while, we arrived at the gate of the mansion. And it's very big! I wonder just how much did this mansion cost.
It is very big and white, and the surrounding is very clean. Just how many maids do they have? Just maintaining cleanliness must be very hard.
The guard saw athena, and he bows at her. Then he opened the gate. He was shocked because of kuroma, and he is wondering who i am.
When we entered the gate, a big fountain is standing at center of the way. And when we arrived infront of the door, a butler greets us. I wonder how they know that athena had arrived, but athena said me that the merchant's guild had send a letter to this mansion.
I got off from kuroma's back, and then assisted athena to get off. ut for some unknown reason, instead of holding my hand, she hugs me and then jumped off.
Etto~, athena-san, your butler can see you you know?
Athena just smiled, and pulled me inside her mansion. So i called kuroma in my mind and told him to take his baby form.
When we entered, the butler and a bunch of maids greeted us.
「Seri-san, where's my mother?」 Athena
She calls out to the butler. I see, so that person is seri san. He wears a butler clothes and has a white hair.
「I told her earlier that you have arrived, so she is on her...」 Seri
「I am here.」 ???
「Mother!」 Athena
That's her mother? She also had a blue hair, and she is giving off an aura of a 25 year old girl. She is very pretty. I wonder if athena will also become like that in the future.
「Athena! How are you? You look happy now compared to before.」 Athena's mother
「Yeah! Mother, i want to introduce you to him, Kaito Katsumi-sama. Kaito-sama this is my mother.」 Athena
The mother looks at me and smiles widely. What? Do you have a problem with me?
「Ara? Ara ara? So you are Kaito Katsumi-kun? Albert sent me a letter, but it just arrived earlier. It says that you saved them from a monster attack.」 Athena's mother
Just arrived earlier? If i am not wrong, albert sent a letter the day that i saved them.
「Well, it's something like that.」 Me
「And my daughter also talks about you, she said that she...」 Athena's mother
「Motheeeer!!!」 Athena
What? She what? Oi athena, i'm confused, don't stop your mother! This girl had surely write something weird about me.
「Fufufu, how cute of you, athena. Anyway Kaito-kun, i have not introduced myself, i guess?」 Athena's mother
Yeah, you did not introduced your self at all. Just how can you put the introduction at the finale?
「I am Christina Von Hartnon, Athena's mother.」 Christina
「I see, i'm pleased to meet you, christina-san」 me
I don't want to say sama, it feels weird. It looks like i am under them. The only one i will call sama openly is Kami-sama.
After she introduced herself, the butler guides us to the living room. It's very spacious, and the atmosphere is very relaxing. As expected of the duke's mansion.
We sat on the sofa, and the butler offers us a tea. And while we are talking, the door suddenly opened in a loud voice. And a man on his fifties suddenly entered together with 4 guards, they are so big. He looks rich, but his face looks so evil.
「Ferg-dono, why are you here?」 Christina
「I heard that my fiancee is back, so i came to greet her.」 Ferg