4-3
My Elder Sister Says to Meet the
Alchemist Andvaranaut
Translator : PolterGlast
I sneaked out of the castle and onto the Red Avenue.
From there, I started walking in a direction different from usual—towards the
south.
Actually, Sister Atomina had asked a favor of me.
She’s always so good to me, so I couldn't bring myself to refuse.
"That's right, maybe I should bake some sweets to
celebrate Ashley's victory. But if I order the pages every time, they
get so fussy..."
Having finished her meal and sipping tea, Sister Atomina
said this ostentatiously while stealing glances at me.
"Understood, I'll go buy some instead."
"I knew you'd say that. So, there's something I want
you to buy at the shop I'm about to mention!"
Being a member of the Imperial Family with a known face
makes it restrictive to go to the castle town as one
pleases. I have often felt like I would rather just renounce my
rights to the throne entirely. However, no such system exists in this country.
In the first place, most people don't even know that I'm at the bottom of the
line of succession.
I found the shop Sister had
specified. Alchemist Andvaranaut's Workshop. I gazed up blankly at the
sign bearing that name.
She has some strange acquaintances. Alchemist—it's not a
profession one hears of often. I wonder what kind of unknown man runs this
place; I'm intrigued. On the other hand, being a shop I didn't understand well,
it took a bit of courage to enter.
Steeling my resolve, I passed through the shop door to find
that unlike the neat exterior, it was quite a shady shop. Innumerable bottles
lined the display shelves. Inside them were colorful liquids, powders, and
other unidentifiable things.
"Excuse me, is Andvaranaut-shi
here?"
The shopkeeper was nowhere to be found.
Could he be taking a nap? Deciding to wait until the aforementioned Andvaranaut
appeared, I looked at another shelf.
Salve packed in bivalve shells. Bottled laxatives,
unnecessarily expensive purple pigment, and this is... an aphrodisiac...? I
became concerned about his
connection with Sister. If he's a strange man, I should consult Georg...
But an aphrodisiac, huh. Thanks to this, the shadiness gets
a bi-push. Ah, bi-push is a word from another world; apparently bi
means bisexual and push means male. In other words—
"Hya, hyawawa!?"
At that moment, a high-pitched girl's voice echoed in the
dim shop. But looking around, there was no sign of anyone anywhere.
No, there was. She was hiding behind the counter so I
couldn't see well, but a small girl in a robe was peeking at me with just her
eyes and above visible. She was wearing a hood completely over her head, so my
gaze was drawn to her perfectly round eyes.
"Ha, hawawa..."
"Sorry to startle you. Is your father here?"
"D-Dada? Dada is in the sky..."
"Sorry to hear that. Is your mother here?"
"M-Mama is also in the sky..."
Hearing that both parents had passed away, I felt guilt and
a desire to protect. Hiding behind the counter sneakily is likely proof that
she's more timid than most.
"I see. My apologies again. Then please call the shop
manager."
"Yes."
However, the robed little miss didn't move. Wearing a hood
even though she's indoors—is she wary of me?
Or is she just shy? A strange child.
"Um, little miss, sorry but could you call the shop manager?
I may look like this, but I am a messenger sent by a certain high-ranking
personage."
"Hawawa, h-here!"
The girl raised her hand. It was a modest, short little
movement. She was exactly the kind of cute child that Sister Atomina would love. However, I'm in
trouble. Even though she said he's here, looking around, there are no other
figures nearby.
Don't tell me the shopkeeper is an invisible man.
"Little miss."
"Dulin ish… Dulin ish..."
"I see, you want a
tip, huh. Call the shopkeeper, please."
Placing a copper coin on the counter, I asked the girl named Dulin again. Is
she close with Sister? If there was a child like this, I think Sister wouldn't
leave her alone.
"Like I said... that's not it... Dulin... Andvaranaut..."
"Ah, yes, that’s the name.
Let me meet Andvaranaut-shi."
"Ish the
Alchemist."
Saying that, Dulin raised her hand high, and perhaps
remembering it, hurriedly lowered her hood. Long dark blue hair appeared, and Dulin's
hand brushed it out of the robe.
From there, it was a staring contest. After watching the
girl, who for some reason suddenly started standing on tiptoe, for about an
hour, her legs finally got tired and she returned to her original height.
Then finally. Finally, even I, called a blockhead,
understood. That she is the shopkeeper, Andvaranaut-shi.
"Hawawa, Mister, you're glowingggg!?"
"Ah, at first glance I might look human, but
actually—I'm a firefly."
This pattern is a first. Taking out the Tome of the Evil
Dragon and peeking inside, an item had been added without my noticing.
— Others —
- 【Meet the Alchemist Andvaranaut】 (Completed)
- Completion
Reward: EXP +45 New Encounter
(Received)
- “If
you do not want to glow carelessly, open me frequently.”
— Table of Contents —
- 【Name】 Ashley
- 【Lv】 12
- 【Exp】 1330 → 1375
- 【STR】 26
- 【VIT】 100
- 【DEX】 90
- 【AGI】 77
- 【Skill】 Shovel LV 3
- “Get
along with that little girl; ensure you are not disliked.”
Thanks to this book, I was able to reach a draw with Georg.
But seriously, spare me from this kind of thing, Zirant...
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