Chapter 277 – Episode 277 – Magical Girl Appears!

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While she was waiting for her food, she told Rant what she was doing on the second floor.

In fact, she did n’t want to lie to Rant, who was worried about her, although it was embarrassing.

After hearing what I had to say, Lant put on a very pitiful expression.

Stop.

Don’t look at me with those eyes!

“Ah… That’s definitely a slime monster.”

“Special monsters… You mean the mutant species of unique monsters that are hard to see?”

“Yes. In dungeons, they say they appear at least once a month.”

“Did I get attacked by such a monster…?”

Ji-ri wasn’t lucky either.

No, even if I’m not lucky, it’s my fault for being careless.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Tikia. I should have helped you at least save the vanguard.”

Rant has apologized to me.

But that apology was wrong.

“No, Rant isn’t going to apologize. Rant advised me to find a avant-garde properly. It’s my fault for being arrogant and entering the dungeon. Besides, it’s only my fault for being careless in a dungeon no matter how second-floor it is.

I’m rather sorry I gave you advice, but you didn’t listen properly… Haha, Magical Girl Marin always listened to her colleague’s advice to her and overcame her danger to her…”

I’m still far from being like Marin.

No matter how much Marine is a fantasy existence, the way of life of that existence is ideal for me.

No, because she is a fantasy, she can act ideally.

That’s why I’m working hard to reach more than that.

“Ah, since it’s called Marin, I read the book Mr. Tikia lent me this morning.”

“Really! How was it! Ah…”

Speaking of Marin, she put her body forward at the moment and thrust her body into Rant.

She quickly sat down.

“Keuheum, uh, how was it?”

Rant smiled kindly and said.

“It was fun. I read all 5 books you lent me in the morning.”

“Really!”

“Yes.”

“Where! Where was the fun?”

“When I signed a contract with Book 1 and defeated the first strange monster.”

“Isn’t it? The first battle is really touching! I want to escape from the ordinary, but I’m afraid to approach the danger.

However, the scene when I made up my mind and made a contract to defeat the monster in order to protect my daily life is still very impressive to me!”

Oops! I thought.

I was suddenly excited and said.

Could this be a breaking move?

No matter how nice Rant is, if this is the case…

“Yes. I liked the psychological description. Besides, when I was relieved and hesitant when I defeated the first monster, I looked like an ordinary girl.”

Rant gave me a good cheer.

Boy, through the talk… !

I thought you’d wake up, but you’re telling me more about your impressions!

I’m so glad

But let’s calm down and don’t go berserk just because you’re happy.

Up until now, I’m very happy with Rant’s reaction, as I’ve only had damn real parents, trashy classmates who couldn’t acknowledge their skills and tried to put others down, professors who weren’t very interested in anything other than my grades, and teachers who mostly just wandered around outside…

You can’t be too excited to act unacceptable to kind Rant… !

“Whoa… Whoa…”

Taking a deep breath calmed her mind.

“Tikia? Are you still very tired?”

“Oh, no. It’s okay.”

Ah, from the outside, I am a strange woman who suddenly takes a deep breath as soon as she hears an impression.

I want to die embarrassingly.

“Have a good meal.”

Fortunately, food came out.

Steaming up, a very appetizing smell entered my nostrils and tickled my stomach.

This steak in particular made my mouth water.

“Let’s eat, Mr. Tikia.”

“Yes!”

Hunger blew away the embarrassing moments before and ordered me to eat something delicious quickly.

Now that everything went well, I followed Hungry’s command.

I cut the steak and put it in my mouth.

Oh, it’s delicious!

It tastes many times better than the one I made!

This, this is the cuisine of a high-end restaurant… !

As someone who always cooks home-cooked meals, I felt a delicate yet intense taste that could not be imitated.

“Isn’t it delicious?”

No no no!

At Rant’s question, I shook my head several times.

And I tasted the food, concentrating on eating.

Not only the steak, but the soup and salad were all delicious, so I finished my portion of food in 10 minutes.

“Whoa… It was so delicious.”

“I’m glad Tikia-san is happy.”

“Ah…”

And only then did I realize that I was frantically eating in front of Lant.

“Keuheum, sorry. Were you out of your mind?”

“No, it’s very nice to eat deliciously. Shall we order more?”

“No, it’s okay. I won’t go in anymore.”

There was still about a third of food left on Rant’s plate.

Rant told me as he ate.

“Tikia, I have something to ask of you.”

“Huh? What is it?”

What is Rant asking of me?

Now that I’ve been indebted to you this far, I’m willing to listen to any request.

“The Magical Girl Marin that Tikia-san lent me… Can you lend me the next volume?

Comrade!

Rant fell for magical girl Marin’s charm!

“Of course! Let me lend you some books!”

“Then… Please lend me books 6 to 10. Oh, come to think of it, how far has Magical Girl Marin come?”

“Now we’re reaching a total of 67 volumes!”

“There are a lot of books.”

“Because it’s popular, I’m continuing to write sequels! Up to volume 12 is part 1, and after that, the series continues with 12 volumes each, part 2 and part 3! Right now, the monsters of different shapes… Ah, if this is the case, it will be leaked. Did.”

Leaking content that has not yet been read is a big risk factor that reduces the fun.

“Then I’ll return the book first.”

Just in time, Rant finished eating and took out the books I gave him from his inventory.

“Here. Good read.”

“Yes!”

I put the books I got back from Rant and handed the 6th to 10th books back to Rant.

Rant put up to volume 9 in his inventory and stared at the cover of volume 10.

The cover of Volume 10 depicts Marin’s pose when using magic.

“What’s the matter?”

“No. The more I look at it, the more I think that Tikia’s clothes are the same as Marin’s. There are some differences, but they are very similar.”

“Isn’t it? I put a lot of effort into making it! I heard that making this frill was the hardest part! In addition, it was difficult to enchant it so that the shape of the clothes would not collapse.”

“Huh? Did you make all of them by yourself?”

“Yes, most of the time I’m alone at home, so I have plenty of time besides reading Marine and studying magic.”

“That’s great. I honestly thought you were buying similar clothes and enchanting them.”

Rant’s admiring response was very pleasing.

“Well, I’m a genius! It’s nothing like making clothes. Hehe, how about these clothes? They’re really pretty, right?”

“Yes. She’s really cute and pretty. Oh, and of course Tikia-san is cute too.”

“I’m sorry…!”

Wait a minute, if you suddenly say that you’re cute like that, your face will get really hot!

What what what what

Yesterday, you looked straight at me like that and said I was cute!

Do you still have a heart for me?

Is there?

No, let’s not get it wrong again.

It’s obvious that you just think it’s cute!

… Would there still be a little bit?

Okay, I’m just asking if I have a heart!

“Oh, thank you…”

But I didn’t even ask and just said thank you.

To be honest, it’s very embarrassing.

I’ve already done it twice, but I don’t want to be beaten the third time.

In the end, I left the store with Lant without even being able to say if I had a heart.

The bill was paid in full by Rant.

After leaving the store, I asked Rant.

“Why are the people in that store treating Lant so rudely?”

“Ah… That’s because when I caught the Orc Champion on the 4th floor, I served some of the Orc Champion’s meat to this restaurant.”

“The meat of an orc champion? Aha… So… “

Orc champion meat is a high-quality ingredient that I know.

A fantastic ingredient that nobles try to taste all of them.

It is said that the reputation of the aristocrats soared in the shop that provided the meat using the meat.

I understand why they were treated so extremely.

And… The party with Rant reached the 4th floor and knew that they were capable enough to defeat the Orc Champion.

“Tikia, where are you staying?”

“Yes why?”

Suddenly, Rant asked where I was staying.

What what what what

Do you want to come to my room on a day off like today or something like that?

Shall we have an appreciation party while watching Magical Girl Marin?

Now I’m not mistaken. A nice guy like Rant would probably ask for that much.

Yeah, let’s not get excited.

“If you don’t mind, on a day like today…”

“On a day like today…?”

“I wanted to introduce you to my colleague. Did I mention that there is a colleague named Elsie who reads Magical Girl Marine?

A bit different from what I expected…

Good! I didn’t make any embarrassing mistakes this time!

“I see. I’m staying at an inn called Sleep near the entrance to the dungeon.”

“I’m staying with my friends at the Fox Shelter near the Adventurer’s Guild. If you have any business with me next time, please ask Tina, who serves on the first floor, or Miranda, the innkeeper. Both are fox beasts.”

“Okay.”

Unintentionally, I even found out where Rant was staying.

“And…”

“And?”

Are you going to go to the inn I’m staying at and read Magical Girl Marin?

“If Tikia-san is okay, would you like to go to the dungeon with me from now on?”

“To the dungeon?”

My expectations are all wrong.

Why… I must be a genius, but why do I miss expectations like this?

“Yes. Tikia-san said it was her own negligence, but I’m not comfortable with hearing that she was attacked by a special slime monster.

And come to think of it, few people want to have a party from the second floor. So, I’ll move it to the third floor today. From the 3rd floor, there will still be parties that will seek out wizards temporarily or formally. Oh, and of course it’s free.”

“Rant…”

This kid is going to be really blessed.

If you lower your head right now, I want to stroke your hair.

Besides, if you confess to me, I will accept it right away.

Now, it doesn’t matter if Rant is a lolicon.

Rather, what if it’s a lolicon, after all, it means that you like me.

This older sister will take care of everything.

… But was I such an easy woman?

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I came to the second floor again with Rant.

“Then I’ll move, Mr. Tikia.”

“Ah… Wait a minute, Rant.”

It’s a bit disappointing to go straight to the third floor.

To be honest, the second floor is safe with two people, so I want to talk more about Magical Girl Marin with Lant.

“Could you go to the middle for now? I ate and recovered my magic power, and since you’re also Lant… I want to test my magic a little more safely on the second floor.”

“Yes, then let’s do it.”

“And… It’s not just lifting, is that… A wooden horse, too?”

To be honest, when Lant lifted me up, the heightened eye level was very pleasant.

It’s all the more to think that this is the gaze of the guys who have looked down on me.

In addition, Rant is big, so if you ride a wooden horse with such a Rant, your eyes will be raised even more.

I wanted to experience a higher eye level than the bitches who treated me like a child.

“Ah… Of course it is possible. But… That…”

Rant hesitated, scratching his head.

Huh? Any problem?

“What’s the matter?”

“No, that’s… If you ride a wooden horse, that… Your skin will touch it, is that okay?”

“Ah…”

I’m going to go to the middle of the day.

It was a dress modeled after the pretty and cute Marine’s clothes, which only came down to the knees.

If you ride a wooden horse while wearing this… Obviously, the thighs will touch Lant’s shoulder, and the hand and panties will also be on the nape of Lant’s neck…

I was embarrassed for a moment and tried to get a fever.

But one thought suddenly came to my mind.

Uh? For a moment?

Are you ashamed of Rant now?

Are you asking me for my opinion while being shy like that because my bare skin or my panties can touch it?

If you just think of giving a kid or a child a ride on their shoulders, you won’t get that kind of reaction.

In other words… First of all, is Rant recognizing me as a woman?

Uh huh

When you heard me yesterday, you didn’t look like anything, but as expected, you’re so conscious that you’re just riding your neck.

Heh~~~~ Yeah.

I see~ You think of me as a woman, not as a child~.

I don’t know if I have feelings or not, but as a woman, I’m conscious.

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Great.

I replied with a smile at Rant.

“It’s okay!”

I have a desire to raise my eyes, but…

I feel really good thanks to Lant.