We were being guided by Nina and we came to a magic tool shop.
What in the h.e.l.l type of things are lined up here?
I felt the pleasure of coming to a fantasy world.
「They have such things?」
I was surprised by the quant.i.ty of magic tools.
In addition to skeletons and charred skink lizards I am sure there are some orthodox uses as well.
The size of the magic tool, the many different varieties out there. I stop trying to decide which I should look at.
「Umu, they have a wide variety, tis a pretty good store.」
「I also, wonder if I should buy something…」
Tamamo and Inaba also had difficulty choosing.
It seems to be their first time coming to this store.
「What is this?」
I pick up a magic tool that had a seemingly rough gem.
It was black and it was difficult to hold. I don"t really understand its purpose.
「That is an amplification magic tool.」
「Does it make your voice louder?」
「Umu, the more magic power you put in the louder your voice will become.
Just in case don"t ever load your magic in.」
「I"ll be careful.」
If a person who didn"t know touched the magic tool, it seems like the template that a bunch of bad things would happen.
Nina is also looking at something in the accessory department.
I wonder what it is, I approach her from behind.
「What is that?」
「Hyah!?」
Nina raised a hysteric cry and her back tensed up.
She was seriously frightened. Do you need to be so startled…
「N? This is a slave collar.」
「What is a slave collar?」2
「If you put on the collar, the owner of the magic power that is registered must be completely obeyed.」
「That"s somehow scary… Is it alright to have such a thing here?」
「If your magic is smaller than the slave"s, it is easily resisted. There are also a bunch of various faults.
If you compare it to a slave merchant"s goods, it"s like a plaything.」
I see…
I wonder if everyone also became worried, they turned their gazes to Nina.
「Nina, why are you looking at this…?」
「N-no… Look, i-it"s that.」
Nina was trembling. She was giving me a hot gaze.
It was cute, I thought it would be fine not to worry too much but I ended up letting my curiosity get the best of me.
「It"s what?」
As if she was mentioning her idea to us, she said with a bright red face.
「I-I mean… I thought wouldn"t, being Yuuto"s slave, be really good…?」
「「「…」」」
Nina said something. Everyone was so dumbfounded they jumped.
If you say that embarra.s.sed with a shy looking face it"s also a trouble.
No, such a cute face is useless this time.
「Nina…」
Inaba"s bunny ears twitched.
She had a face not knowing whether it would be okay to say anything.
I would prefer if you didn"t give me such hobbies.
Well, it was doing well for Aira.
「I-it"s wrong!? I just thought that it would be good to just submit to Yuuto body and soul.」
「There is nothing different.」
Tamamo put in a calm tsukkomi. If it is Tamamo who has at least a.s.sociated more than me, she can sense something.
Her face seemed anxious as she asked me with my usual complexion. She looks like a kid that did something bad.
If you look at me with such a face, there is no way I can"t do a follow up.
「Well… it"s not like I don"t have any interest in it but…」
「Yu-Yuuto…!」
Nina put her hand in front of her chest and while her eyes were moistening with a maiden-like poze, she raised feverish gaze towards her.
Why… No, but I"m happy.
It"s not like I don"t have any interest in making this beautiful girl submit to me.
Huh? Is it because I can"t talk too much about Nina?
「You guys… I can"t really follow you that well.
W-well. Other than that shant we go see the next store? There is a wide variety of other ones.」
Is that so.
As expected of a fantasy.
「Ah, w-wait please.」
At the same time, Nina was paying the price of the slave collar.
I wonder what sort of play I should expect?
With half curiosity and half fear, I wait for Nina who was in a seemingly good mood.
「N?」
Suddenly I got a strange feeling.
I look over there.
「Did something happen?」
No one is there.
Well our group does usually stand out.
It was probably some pa.s.serby looking over here.
「No, it"s nothing.」
「There was a lot, huh.」
A little while after we visited the magic tool stores, I spoke to Nina.
As expected of a first-cla.s.s adventurer.
「Yuuto, is there something on your mind?」
Also, Nina replied with a friendly grin.
I saw an illusion of a tail coming from her b.u.t.t shaking back and forth.
「That"s right, I thought you guys had something for healing for when you got hurt.」
「A healing magic tool is almost never seen.
It"s because even if there was any, that country"s military would completely buy them all up.」
Nina gave my words a broad smile.
I think she has become extremely lively compared to her previous self.
However, my fear hasn"t reached 0. Because I am still weak.
Even if it"s just a bit, I want to be Nina"s saving grace. That is the best my weak self can muster.
「Lovely dovey, aren"t we?」
Tamamo said being astounded while laughing with a *nihihi*.
「It"s because we are important sweethearts.」
Those words made a smile raise on Nina"s face.
Her face came close and rubbed against me.
「Hohou?」
And then, Tamamo also laughed seeming very happy.
She floated an impish smile but Nina and Aira"s face didn"t have any worries.
While walking, I turn my gaze to Inaba.
「…」
She is as expressionless as ever. She had a cool expression pasted on her face.
But, occasionally she showed a very timid expression.
「…What?」
s.h.i.t. It seems that I was found out looking at her.
Nothing immediately came to mind, my worries from before came out my mouth.
「Inaba, do you like kids?」
「Un… I really like them.」
It was an immediate reply.
It seems Inaba likes kids as expected.
「That"s why, I also wanted a child…」
…Why is such a dreamy wish in past tense?
I can"t look at that pitiful face. That"s why… I reached my hand towards Inaba instantly.
Inaba"s shoulders shook.
But, you can"t escape. I won"t let you escape.
「Yuuto, is nice huh…」
「It"s just like Nina said.」
I smile wryly while I pet Inaba"s head.
I wonder if complex feelings were mixed in, she looked up at me with moist eyes.
「Yuuto"s color, is red.」
Inaba suddenly said so. Slowly, it seemed her voice is pushed out from the depths of her throat.
The demon eye that can see emotions, that looking at me saw my color as red.
「Why…? Why, is Yuuto"s color red?」
I c.o.c.ked my head to the side to Inaba"s question.
「Why… N-, why indeed.」
My reason for kindness… I can only say it"s vague.
Is it because I thought they were cute at our first meeting? Is it because I knew the girls were sweet in the novel? Is it because they are Nina and Aira"s comrade?
Or when I touched the two, I started to want to embrace them intensely with such feelings.
Still I can"t make any affirmations.
It was a very ambiguous feeling.
「Our feelings, there are a lot more than we think.
If you don"t know all their names, then just name the closest one that applies.」
Type of feeling, huh?
Since I am not Inaba who can see feelings, it"s a feeling I don"t understand.
How does Inaba look at me?
「Red has a large variety of emotions as well…
Yuuto"s red color towards me and Onee-chan is still weak but… it"s so direct it"s scary. It"s pure red.」
Does Inaba want to say something?
Facing me, Inaba continued.
「I am, afraid of that…」
Inaba shook slightly.
She was like a field rabbit lurking in the gra.s.slands.
「Aren"t Nina and Aira red?」
It continually worried me.
When I first met Tamamo as well, she had a strange reaction to hearing red.
Then, being afraid of red, why is Nina and Aira fine?
「Those two, aren"t red.」
「…」
「It is close to red but it"s not red, it"s a more… special color…」
They may share the same thoughts since they are in a similar situation.
Which reminds me, Nina said it at the beginning.
—–『We are family… well it"s a bit different but it"s special.』
I wonder what color does Nina and them have.
They say it"s special but that feeling didn"t come to light.
「As for me—」
Ah, is that so?
What Inaba wanted to say.
What Inaba wanted to convey to me.
「My special color, and your guys" special color, are different?」
That was.
「…I"m, sorry.」
A refusal.
Uh huh no s.h.i.t ↩Really bro? ↩