Chapter 2-8 : Invitation (part 1)
「Kako, let’s just get straight to the point. Would you like to be my little sister?」(Maitena)
「Huh…? ーEeeehhhhh!?」(Kako)
「To be precise, we want to adopt you as a daughter of the Kushaq Family.」(Maitena)
「B, But, why all of a sudden? Why me?」(Kako)
I really have no idea why they would adopt me.
The one who answered me was Maitena-san’s father.
「Kako, I heard from my daughter that you got into trouble because you listened to her request.」(Elvent)
「Request? Ah, do you meanー」(Kako)
「Maitena asked you to heal that bastard’s arm, right?」(Elvent)
That bastard…
He definitely meant Izack-san. Just as Maitena-san said, her father seemed to hate him a lot.
「Because you listened to her stupid request, a group of criminals were targeting you and kidnapped you. You used a Lost Potion to heal his arm, didn’t you?」(Elvent)
「H, How did you…」(Kako)
Did Maitena-san tell him?
But she promised me not to tell anybody about the Lost Potion.
I glanced at Maitena-san. She seemed to notice what I was trying to ask and denied it by shaking her head.
If she didn’t tell him, that means…
「Kako ojou-chan, my daughter must have promised you not to tell anyone about the Lost Potion. Don’t worry, she didn’t tell me anything about it. I just took a guess based on what happened. First of all, using a Lost Potion is the most likely way to regenerate a lost body part although it is said that the ingredients to make it can no longer be found anywhere in this world. A criminal group kidnapped you probably because they want you to spill the secret of the Lost Potion.」(Elvent)
It seems that Maitena-san’s father knows about Lost Potions better than me.
As expected from a noble. He seemed to have many information resources.
「My daughter deeply regretted that you were kidnapped because of her request. That’s why she asked me to adopt you so that we can protect you and prevent something like that from happening again in the future.」(Elvent)
So… Maitena-san felt deeply responsible for what happened to me?
「You are a merchant, right? Some bad people might target you if you continue working as a merchant. It would be much better if you have a ‘shield’, and my family’s name can be a strong shield for you.」(Elvent)
「Kako, you’re my benefactor. That’s why I want to protect you to repay your kindness.」(Maitena)
It’s not that I don’t understand their feelings, but I think adopting me into their family is too much.
Besides…
「Maitena-san, you’ve already done it. You saved me from the kidnappers.」(Kako)
That’s right. Maitena-san and the others came to save me in the forest that night. She had already returned the favor.
「No, you were kidnapped because of me. I let my guard down. I should have kept the news about Izack’s arm a secret for a while. Those criminals found out about you because I let Izack go back to work right away. Besides, it wasn’t me who saved you from the kidnappers. It was him.」(Maitena)
Saying that, Maitena-san turned her gaze to Nyat who was sitting next to me.
Now that she mentions it, it was Nyat who defeated the kidnappers and he was the one who found me in the forest thanks to his sharp sense of smell.
So, technically, it was Nyat who saved me. But…
「But, Maitena-san, you gave me your precious dagger, right? Not only that, you also taught me how to fight. I think it’s more than enough as a token of gratitude.」(Kako)
「No, the dagger was nothing special, and since I gave you a dagger, it was my duty to teach you how to use it.」(Maitena)
「But…」(Kako)
I know she’s a stiff person, but… Somehow she’s more persistent than usual…
「Maitena, you’ll only trouble her if you talk like that.」(Elvent)
「Your father’s right. Why don’t you tell her your true feelings toward her just like in the letter you sent to us?」(Folia)
Letter…? I knew Maitena-san sent her parents a letter and told them about me, but I don’t know what she wrote.
「B, but, Motherー」(Maitena)
「Kako-chan, you know, she talked a lot about you in the letter. She said you were a cute disciple. So cute that she wanted you to become her little sister.」(Folia)
「Mother, please stop! Kako, you don’t need to listen to her!」(Maitena)
「Umm…」(Kako)
Ugh, this is so awkward…
「Kako-chan, Maitena-chan usually talks in a stiff manner, so you might not notice it, but she cares a lot about you.」(Folia)
「I, I see…」(Kako)
I glanced at Maitena-san. She looked away as soon as she noticed my gaze. Her face turned bright red somehow.
So… She wants to protect me not only because she felt guilty for putting me in danger, but also because she truly cares about me?
「She dreams of having a cute little sister like you. She wants to live with you, have afternoon tea with you, dress you up in cute dresses, and sleep together with you in the same bed~」(Folia)
「H, Huh!? I never said that! That’s all your desires, not mine!」(Maitena)
「But, Maitena-chan, we’re mother and daughter, that means we have similar desires, don’t we?」(Folia)
「No, we don’t!」(Maitena)
「Ara, so you don’t want to see Kako-chan in a cute dress?」(Folia)
「That’s…! I… I… Uhh…」(Maitena)
「Fufu, so you do want to see her in a cute dress and do something together with her as siblings, don’t you~?」(Folia)
「U, Ughh… I… Do…」(Maitena)
「See~? You can’t hide your true feelings from your mother.」(Folia)
「Mother… You’re being more annoying than usual…」(Maitena)
「Fufu~ Thank you for the compliment~」(Folia)
「It’s not a compliment!」(Maitena)
Oh, no… They’re fighting because of me…
Well, they’re not actually fighting. It looks more like a mother teasing her daughter than a fight.
Unable to bear the awkward atmosphere, I glanced at Maitena again. She then looked away from me again. Her face got even redder than before.
I never knew Maitena-san could be this shy…
But… Maitena-san as my older sister, huh…?
Honestly, it’s not hard to imagine having an older sister like her.
After all, I sometimes see her as an older sister aside from a master.
However… Becoming her sister means that I will become a noble too, and I’m not sure if I want to become one.
Aahh… What should I do…?
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Problem is that very likely they will treat you as the child
Being treated as child would be all but a guaranteed happen. Regardless of her actual age or their knowledge of it.
Though if she could consult and talk with them about her gift honestly and openly, then it would benefit her a lot. Even if she didn’t having protection of being in a noble family would go a long way to protect her when she sells all kinds of crazy impossible stuff.
I imagine if there was someone to work with her to use her gift in line with common sense or cautiously would save Nyat from so many problems.
Thank you for the chapter!
I mean, it would help if she actually MENTIONED HER AGE instead of just saying “I am not a child!” over and over again… To this point I think not one person other than her actually knows how old she is. I am not even sure Nyat knows! She always just pouts and claims she is not a kid.
shes either 15 or 16, and if 16 only barely.
im still waiting to find out shes “older” then both Sheila and Maitena (shes actually only like, 15 days old really though)
Lost Potion is the most possible way to regenerate a lost body part
possible sounds a little wierd here tbh i think its likely the it the word (likely) instead of possible
fixed,, thank you