Chapter 465 Claim

The 73rd day of training.

Whoa!? Deris, you can get up already!?

Immediately after Alezel entered the hospital room, she suddenly said so when she saw me sitting up on the bed. I guess she was surprised that my recovery from the backlash was quicker than expected.

You cant underestimate the resilience of a middle-aged man, you know? I still need a cane, but I can stand if try.

Seriously. My~, I was really surprised. Ive always thought you were a guy who would never die, but I guess being beaten, slashed, and burned makes you stronger.

Hey, are you thinking that Im some kind of metal used for blacksmithing or something?

Yeah? I mean, youre the Black Iron, right? Im impressed at how well youve been forged to withstand heat and shock!

Now, its just that Ive been eating Harus medicinal cooking, and I became able to move naturally. It doesnt have anything to do with my old hardships or my nickname.

Good grief, you sure are saying whatever you want. So, why are you here? Nell isnt here right now, you know?

Dont say that. I aint here to see Nell, Im here to see Deris! Youre smart, so you know why Im here, right? As for the hint, Deris is weak now!

To see my condition?

Wrong! Im here to collect the money!

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I knew, of course.

Ill give you some money later, so please calm down!. I heard it properly with these long ears during the battle with Maria-han, yknow?

You lost your composure, but you remember every single word, huh? Im so amazed that Im impressed.

Even if youre impressed, it aint gonna make money, so Im gonna ask you to pay me in cash. Lets see~

Alezel, with a fearless smile on her face, takes out the usual abacus and begins to count with it.

Its about this much.

No, this is not right. The number of digits is strange.

Well, the cost for the drug and consolation money that I risked my life are also included in it after all. If you think that it is the price of the life of this beautiful girl elf Alezel-chan, aint it quite cheap? Theres no need to thank me.

Wait, wait, are you going to charge me for that drug too!? You were using me as an experiment, right!? Besides, you can just charge Maria for those things!

Of course, Im gonna charge Maria-han for the items used, the damages she caused by interfering with my business, the danger of my life, et cetera et cetera. Just so you know, this amount of money is nothing compared to those. Its our belief that no matter who the other party is, we Quitet will pluck their money equally, cleanly, and correctly. Now, take out your money.

With a wicked expression, the miser held out one of her hands to me. This bastard aimed for the time when I couldnt move and Nell was absent, huh?

Alezel, lend me that abacus.

Sure, but Im gonna charge you for it. Ill charge you more

You damn wicked elf! Then, I dont need it. I will just make it myself with Reflect Fortress!

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Whoa, what a wasteful way to use your dexterity.

Whose fault do you think it is? Hmph, Ive learned how to apply this power from Goddess Chinatsu, so its no big deal for me to create the wall of light in the form of an abacus! Its a little hard to see and my fingers hurt when using it, but if I think of it as rehabilitation, its like killing two birds with one stone!

Including everything, this should be the proper amount. Besides, I was originally planning to give you some money out of goodwill.

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Haru will get angry with me if I waste money, you know!? Also, dont forget that it was Haru who saved us in the end!

Well, youre right! Ill give Haru-chan our latest cooking utensils next time!

Well, thanks! Im sure shell be happy!

Well, time flies when were arguing endlessly like this. Alezel, its my win this time.

Im back. I was accompanying the girls with their training, but they sure are getting stronger, huh. They are stronger compared hm? Alezel, youre here? Are you checking on Deriss condition?

!? Well, something like that! Now that Nell is here, Im gonna take my leave so as not to bother you two! See ya!

As soon as she saw Nell returning, Alezel quickly left the hospital room. As expected of the top player in the world of running away, shes so fast.

? What was that?

She said that she wanted to say her thanks for everything. She also said that she would give Haru their latest cooking utensils next time.

Hee, that Alezel said that? Thats unusual. I wonder if its going to rain spears tomorrow?

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Well, I guess she was half-serious about coming to see my condition. Fine, I will give her some money later.

Well, Im sorry that not only do you have to nurse me, but you also have to deal with the aftermath of the war and train Haru.

Its not a big deal. Haruna would just do her best even without me, and I just did as Deris told me to deal with the aftermath. B-Besides, it is natural for a wife to help her husband when something happens to him, right?

W-Well, yeah. Youre right.

I think its a bit unfair that she hesitated to say it and blushed like that. Its more cowardly than Arezel. After all, it works on me.

W-Well at this rate, I think Ill be completely cured tomorrow. Then, I will take over the work I entrusted to you. Do you have anything else to do?

As for me, Im going to participate in a meeting between Maria and Clarius with Weerel as witnesses. I dont really understand, but Chinatsu and the others are coaching their friends in their training.

Coaching?

I wasnt really interested, so I just watched. Well, its my Chinatsu were talking about, so there wont be any trouble.

Yeah, we can trust Goddess Chinatsu. Just as Nell said, Im sure there wont be any trouble. Coaching, huh. I guess Odas group felt helpless in the battle with the vampires, so they begged Chinatsu and the others to teach them how to train to become stronger. Well, I guess its fine as long as it doesnt interfere with Harus training.

Ah, thats right. The idiot Irygal Sisters, including Lilyvia, are doing volunteer activity, so they wont be back for a while. I thought that their personalities would be reformed by doing good deeds, but it seems that its not going well. I think its fine since Therese is there, but I think it will take some time.

Is it possible to reform those sisters? It might be strange coming from me, but their characters are quite something, you know?

Maria is their parent after all. Well, if its Therese, I think she can reform at least one of them!

A mysterious sense of trust towards Therese. Hmm still, for some reason, Im also convinced. Its a different kind from Chinatsus, but I trust her just as much. Its really a mystery.

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