ALL NOVEL Chapter 14
[Quest completed.]
[The talent blossoming speed of Shione Shianella has increased.]
[The bond with Shione Shianella has increased.]
[Through the resonance with her, a small portion of your original power is unlocked.]
The long-standing quest called “Regeneration” has been cleared with Shione Shianella’s smile.
The news that Shione’s talent blossoming speed has accelerated made me smile as well.
After all, this world is destined for ruin.
With Shione Shianella’s progress, the fate of the world hangs in the balance, so I can’t help but be more concerned.
Moreover, with the increase in my bond with her, a portion of my regained power is quite remarkable.
‘The amount of mana has greatly increased.’
Though I still can’t feel the power of spirits other than the wind, the total amount of mana has significantly risen.
At this rate, I could use spirit magic two or three times without collapsing from mana exhaustion like before.
Furthermore, it should be much easier to enhance my physical abilities as well.
Well, that’s what the quest’s reward entails.
I asked about my master’s series of actions.
“Why did you cut your hair?”
“I’m trying to cut away my gloomy past along with the hair. I do regret the long hair, but… it will grow back eventually. What do you think? Quite a good idea, right?”
“…It’s hard to find something better than what satisfies oneself. It’s a good decision.”
“Thanks for saying that.”
Thud, thud.
Shione approached the nearby table and set down the blade she used to cut her hair.
She fidgeted with her newly shortened hair.
It seems she hasn’t quite adjusted to the shorter hair, despite the cut.
“I want to ask you something…”
“What do you want to ask?”
“Your name. I want to know your name.”
“…My name?”
Shione nodded her head slightly.
How could she not know my name until now…?
I thought she was just too embarrassed to say it, but she didn’t know it in the first place.
It’s astonishing that after several months of living together, she’s only now asking for my name.
“…You’ve always been right by my side without needing to call my name.”
“My name is Ray. I obviously don’t have a surname.”
In this world, my name, Ray.
Originally, I was called by a product number, but moments before being sold to a noble, it was decided by the guards’ lottery.
“Ray…”
Shione pondered my name, muttering it several times.
“Not a bad name.”
“Thank you.”
“Then, Ray. Please wait here for a moment. I have somewhere else to go.”
…Somewhere else she wants to go?
Not that she goes anywhere else besides the shooting range and the garden suddenly?
“What do you mean by somewhere else?”
“I’m going to have a conversation with my mother for a bit. I’ll go see her.”
“Understood.”
“While I’m away, tidy up the room a bit.”
After Shione left the room, I quietly cleaned up the hair that had been left on the floor.
She really cut off a lot.
*
How much time has passed since I finished cleaning Shione’s room?
After the wait, the door opened, and Shione returned.
I stood up from my chair and immediately greeted her.
“Welcome back.”
“…Yeah.”
Shione didn’t look too well.
Her voice had lost strength, so it seemed like their meeting in the office was quite intense.
She trudged over to her bed, collapsed onto it, and stared blankly at the ceiling.
As I looked at her in confusion, Shione chuckled and said,
“Starting in three days, I’ll have to live in a carriage outside the territory, so keep that in mind.”
“All of a sudden?”
“…I have to visit my fiancé at the Feiosha Marquis Family.”
“……?”
Wait a minute, this girl had a fiancé?
The words didn’t seem to register, and I felt my mind drifting away.