The Invincible Little Lady: Volume 3 [Parts 1 to 7] by Chatsufusa

Author:Chatsufusa
Language: eng
Format: epub

14. A Fateful Encounter?

After we went swimming in the morning, we got on a carriage that took us to a certain destination. The magus smith Magiluka was looking for to fix her magic items was fortunately living a short distance from the villa.

After the incident at the beach, I had no idea how to look at the rest of my friends, so I hung my head and remained silent. I was later told the boys weren’t looking because the grown-ups were talking to them, which was a relief. Still, after what’d happened, I had trouble getting my nerves in order.

“Dammit...” I grumbled, looking moodily out the window. “I thought Magiluka was the designated sexy character... Why do things like that keep happening to me?”

“That’s the first I’ve heard of being designated anything,” Magiluka said very coldly. “I’m afraid I’ll need to have you fill me in on this, Lady Mary. In detail.”

“Now, now.” The prince, who sat between me and Magiluka, tried to calm us. “Lady Mary, I’d appreciate it if you could cheer up.”

Before long, the carriage stopped in its tracks. It seemed we would have to go by foot for the rest of the way. We got off the carriage and entered a forest, with Emilia guiding us.

“Ooh, it looks like a jungle,” I said, looking around curiously. Thankfully, there was a paved road, making it easy to walk, but it wasn’t enough for the carriage to drive through.

“Don’t get separated,” Emilia warned me as I straggled behind. “There are monsters in the woods. It’ll be trouble if you get attacked.”

“‘Attacked’? Shouldn’t we be fine since demons can talk to monsters?” I asked.

“Hmph. Dialogue is only possible with creatures that have some degree of intellect. But the foolish monsters that live here are sadly below that standard.”

“The magus smith lives in such a dangerous place?” Magiluka joined our conversation.

“Mmhmm. Girtz is quite the reclusive old man and hates interacting with others,” Emilia explained with a nod. “Thus he chose to live here, where he would not be disturbed. He’s an eccentric old kook, for certain. But his skills are guaranteed. They call Girtz the greatest magus smith for a reason.”

Emilia puffed up as she said that, like she was speaking about herself. And indeed, since the person in question hated interacting with others, it was possible he wouldn’t agree to listen to us if a large group approached him. And so, Emilia and us students were the only ones heading for his house, and the grown-ups were waiting near the carriage.

“Apropos of nothing, why do I have to lug all this stuff?” Sacher, who was walking at the back of the group, grumbled as I looked around to see if I could spot any unusual animals in the trees. He was carrying all the broken magic items, and their overall weight was quite considerable.

“That’s because heavy lifting is a gentleman’s duty, no?” I said, looking to Magiluka and Safina for agreement.

The prince was a gentleman too, but having him handle heavy lifting was out of the question.

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