Chapter 16: Little Sister
It was already evening by the time we got to the capital.
The little girl was planning to meet her older sister in front of the station so we parted ways here.
“Thank you for the help! Dorami-chan, thank you for telling me such a fun story!” (Little Girl)
“If you ever want to hear it again, just tell me!” (Dorami)
“Good luck with your quest.” (Jade)
“Yeah! I’ll do a lot of quests and be like Jade-kun someday!” (Little Girl)
The girl—Marin-chan waved goodbye as we left the station.
Dorami yawned while replying to the greetings of the other people at the station.
“I’m really sleepy…” (Dorami)
Dorami, who hadn’t slept since yesterday, was dozing off while walking.
If there was a bed in front of her right now, she’d definitely dive into it.
If we hurry, we’d be able to make it to the guild but… let’s take it easy today.
I carried Dorami on my back and headed home.
“Dorami, we’re home. Dorami.” (Jade)
“Mmm… Since you’ve already carried me all the way here, take me to the bed too…” (Dorami)
“Go take a bath first. We’ve been walking around the forest and even digging pitfalls.” (Jade)
“Dorami still smells good so there’s no problem…” (Dorami)
“You don’t stink but your clothes are dirty, so change those at least.” (Jade)
“Since it’s already come to this, change my clothes too…” (Dorami)
No, how did you come to that conclusion?
T/N: They’re actually saying something like “Just go with the flow and do this” but it doesn’t work well in English.
Well, whatever. Let’s just change her clothes quickly.
I brought Dorami to the dressing room and took her change of clothes out of my backpack.
“I’ll help you take off your clothes so raise your hands and say ‘banzai’.” (Jade)
“Banzai…” (Dorami)
“Stand up properly and wear your clothes.” (Jade)
“I’ll just sleep here…” (Dorami)
Dorami is entirely in sleep mode.
If she sleeps in a place like this, her entire body would hurt when she wakes up.
“If you don’t do it properly, Marin-chan will be disappointed. Even though she respects you so much.” (Jade)
“…She does?” (Dorami)
“Definitely. I could see it in her eyes.” (Jade)
Dorami stood up and made a sharp face as she raised her arms.
Ultimately, I was still the one who had to change her clothes…
After putting her underwear and clothes on, I carried her to the bed.
“Now then.” (Jade)
I should take a bath before going to bed.
If I don’t, Garnet-san’s bed will stink.
I took a bath and then headed to the bedroom.
I went to bed and started to doze off—
Not.
I was woken up when Dorami shook my body.
“…What?” (Jade)
“I’m hungry…” (Dorami)
“I was about to go to sleep…” (Jade)
“I’m too hungry to go to sleep…” (Dorami)
“Alright, fine. Is it alright if we go somewhere close?” (Jade)
“It doesn’t matter where. I just want to eat meat off of bones with rich seasoning.” (Dorami)
Even though she said it doesn’t matter, she still has something she wants to eat.
Well, there’s a place with that nearby so it’s fine.
“Let’s go then.” (Jade)
“Let’s go!” (Dorami)
Dorami and I left the house.
But, just then…
“Jade-kun! Dorami-chan!” (Marin)
A youthful voice called out to us.
Under the star-filled night sky, the one approaching us while illuminated by the streetlights were—
“…?!” (Jade)
Marin-chan and… Garnet-san?!
Eh?! Why are you with Garnet-san? You’re even holding hands!
Did she get lost and Garnet-san had to go and help her?
She wouldn’t have gotten lost since she was meeting up with her sister, though.
In that case…
“G-good evening, Garnet-san.” (Jade)
“Good evening. I heard everything from Marin. Thank you for lending money to my little sister.” (Garnet)
I knew it!
Marin-chan, so you were Garnet-san’s little sister!
So that means Garnet-san calls me Jade-kun?!
On top of that, she praised me and called me a hard worker?!
I’m too happy!
“I’ll give you the money back.”(Garnet)
“N-no, it’s fine! When we’re in trouble, we need to help each other!” (Jade)
“It may take a while for Marin to repay you.”(Garnet)
“I don’t mind! There’s no need to rush!” (Jade)
“You always only help me out…”(Garnet)
“Don’t worry about it! You’re my neighbor and on top of that… my friend!” (Jade)
“Onee-chan, you’re friends with Jade-kun?!” (Marin)
“Yes, we are.”(Garnet)
Yahoo!
Garnet-san called me her friend!
“It’s definitely fate that we’ve met out here! Want to have a meal together?” (Jade)
I mustered up the courage to invite her.
I’ve eaten with Garnet-san before but this is the first time I’ve tried inviting her.
If she accepts, it’ll be easier to invite her out in the future…
“We just ate.”(Garnet)
“I-is that so?” (Jade)
“Let’s go next time.”(Garnet)
Eh?! Really?!
We can go out and eat next time?!
Yay! I’m going to eat with Garnet-san again!
“Of course!” (Jade)
“Then, we’ll be going.”(Garnet)
“Okay, be careful!” (Jade)
“Jade-kun, Dorami-chan, bye-bye~!” (Marin)
“Bye-bye~!” (Dorami)
Still feeling elated, we separated from Garnet-san and Marin and then headed to the restaurant.
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Translator’s Corner:
Ayt, so this won’t be the thing for every chapter but for scheduled chapters, the “next chapter” links will always be active but won’t work until 10:00 AM UTC+8.
