Item Synthesis 2-8 part 3

 

Chapter 2-8 : Invitation (part 3)

 

「Yaay~! Finally! I’m now a mother of two~!」(Folia)

Right after I said that I agreed to become their daughter, Madam Kushaq jumped in joy.

「My love, I understand your feelings, but did you forget that we also have a son?」(Elvent)

「Mother, you forgot about my older brother…」(Maitena)

「Ara~ How silly of me! I mean a mother of two cute daughters! Fufu!」(Folia)

A son…?

So… I will have a brother that I haven’t met yet, huh…?

I didn’t know Maitena-san had a brother.

「Anyway, Kako, can you read and write?」(Elvent)

The majority of people in this world can’t read and write, especially commoners. Only nobles and a few commoners can.

Most people think they won’t die even if they can’t read and write, but if you want to succeed in your career, you better learn it.

Luckily for me, I didn’t have to because other than my Synthesis Skill, the goddess blessed me with the knowledge of this world’s language, including the ability to read and write.

「Yes, I can.」(Kako)

「As expected from a talented person like you. Did your parents teach you?」(Elvent)

「Eh? Ah, y-yeah. I learned it from them when I was little…」(Kako)

Of course, I couldn’t tell him the truth, so I lied.

I’m sorry Mr. Kushaq…

「I see. That’s great! Anyway, would you sign this contract?」(Elvent)

As Lord Kushaq said that, a butler came with a piece of paper that seemed to be an adoption contract and put it in front of me along with a quill pen.

「Please read the contract carefully before signing it.」(Elvent)

「Understood.」(Kako)

I nodded at Lord Kushaq and started reading the contract really carefully.

I found nothing wrong with it. All it said was that if I agreed to be adopted into the Kushaq Family.

I had already made up my mind to be adopted by them, so I decided to sign it, but when I was about to grab the quill pen, Lord Kushaq stopped me.

「Kako, hold on. Have you checked the back of the paper and see if there’s anything written on it?」

「Eh?」(Kako)

「You should also check if there’s another sheet of paper stuck together with the contract.」(Elvent)

「A, Alright.」(Kako)

「You may wonder whether there is a need to be that cautious, but, Kako, there are many people with malicious intent who trick other people using contracts. You should check the documents thoroughly before signing them, and you should make it a habit if you want to survive in this society.」(Elvent)

W, Whoaa… It sounds a bit scary, but he’s right.

I have to be careful if I want to survive as a merchant and as a noble.

「Y-yes, sir!」(Kako)

I checked the back of the document as I was told, and there was nothing written on the back. I also checked that there were no sheets of paper stuck together with the contract.

Perhaps I will synthesize some papers with my skill later so that I will be able to appraise any documents in the future to see if they contain malicious intents or not.

The fact that Lord Kushaq told me to be cautious means that he doesn’t have any ill intentions at all.

After carefully checking the document and reading it two more times, I was completely sure that it was safe to sign it, so I grabbed the quill pen, filled in any information about myself required for the contract, and signed it.

「It’s done, Sir.」(Kako)

「Thank you. Let me see it.」(Elvent)

The butler took the contract and handed it to Lord Kushaq. He then checked it carefully.

I felt a bit nervous because I had to write my name on it.

As a Japaneseー I mean, a former Japanese, I had only been writing in Japanese characters, so I’m still not used to writing in this world’s language characters.

While I was wondering if I was doing it right, Lord Kushaq stood up from his chair.

I thought he was going to point out some mistakes I made in the contract, but…

「Yaaaaayy!!」(Elvent)

He jumped for joy just like his wife did a moment ago.

「I finally got a cute little daughter!! Folia, my love, we did it!!」(Elvent)

「Un! Now we can have a lot of tea parties with Kako-chan and dress her up in cute dresses~!」(Folia)

「Our dream has finally come true! Wooohooo!!」(Elvent)

「Yeaaaaayy~~!!」(Folia)

The couple started dancing and jumping around while holding hands, and as if he had predicted it, the quiet butler suddenly took a violin out of nowhere and started playing a cheerful melody.

It was surprising to see the two, especially Lord Kushaq, behaving like drunk people in some tavern like that.

「Uhh… Maitena-san, what are they doing…?」(Kako)

「Pffffftt!!」(Maitena)

I turned to Maitena-san, hoping for an explanation, but she covered her mouth with her hand while giggling. She seemed to be holding back laughter.

「Ma, Maitena-san…?」(Kako)

「Ah, I’m sorry about my parents. You might think they’re crazy, but they’re just a bit too energetic.」(Maitena)

「A bit too energetic, huh…?」(Kako)

I don’t think “a bit” is necessary…

They are too energetic for their age.

「「We’ve got a cute daughter~ We’ve got a cute daughter~ Yaay~!」」(Elvent and Folia)

Now they’re making a circle while skipping around and singing a weird song.

Did I just make a big mistake joining this family!?

「Nyaa nya nya!! Kako, looks like your new parents are fascinating people-nya!」(Nyat)

「They’re beyond ‘fascinating’!」(Kako)

「Haha, Kako, you see, I’ve never been behaving like a lady since I was little. I didn’t like dressing in cute dresses, I didn’t like playing with dolls, and I didn’t like dancing. I was dreaming of becoming a knight, so all I had done was train and learn how to fight. Because of that, both my parents had a pent-up desire to dote on a daughter, so that’s why they’re very happy to have someone as cute as you as their daughter.」(Maitena)

「Uhh… It’s not that I don’t understand their feelings. I do like cute things too, but… Hm? Wait a minute…」(Kako)

She said they had been holding up the desire to dote on a daughter…

Don’t tell me… Does Maitena-san…

「Say, Maitena-san… You don’t think of using me as a shield, do you…?」(Kako)

「W, What are you talking about?」(Maitena)

Hmm… Suspicious…

「Well, my parents always force me to wear a dress and that annoys me so much, and it’s true that I feel a bit relieved that you joined our family because they will focus on you, but I never think of using you as a shield.」(Maitena)

「Reeeeally? The fact that you feel relieved that they will focus on me proves that you have such an ulterior motive!」(Kako)

「A, Ahaha… Ma, Maybe I do think that way… Just a little…」(Maitena)

「Just a little, huh…?」(Kako)

Somehow, I felt betrayed, but… Oh, well. It’s not that they would harm me or anything.

「Maitena-chan, Kako-chan, what are you doing~? Come join us~」(Folia)

「That’s right! Come and dance with us, my beautiful daughters~!」(Elvent)

「Eh?」(Kako)

「Huh?」(Maitena)

While skipping, Lord Kushaq and Madam Kushaq approached Maitena and me, grabbed our hands, and pulled us, forcing us to dance with them.

「「Hiiiiiiiiiiiiyyy!!」」(Kako & Maitena)

 

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