“This is an item Mariu made for me right away.”
“You mean the one from Luna Castle, made with the Substitute Demon Lord’s fangs?”
“Ah, it’s the ‘Vampire Gentleman’s Necklace’.”
After the post-meal dance lesson ended, we had returned to the Great Tree.
After our baths, Nina-san came to my room.
“Speed increase, status ailment defense, and increased defense against Undead attacks, you say?”
“It also seems to have an ‘increased Taming chance for Undead Monsters’.”
“…Are you selling it?”
“We could have the sub-organization use it, but what should we do?”
Nina-san is consulting with me.
Honestly, I’m just happy to be alone with her like this.
“Any upper-class job can equip it, it seems.”
“Ah, it’s okay even if you’re not a Tamer. For us, for example…”
“Isn’t it fine even if it’s not for the sub-organization?”
“Mogunami?”
Ah, you’re thinking of that.
Already aiming for regular member status?!
But what I was thinking was…!!
“No, it’s Nataira-chan. It seems it would also increase her dance speed.”
“Is that so… I heard she’s turning eighteen soon.”
“What are you talking about? Ah, you mean a birthday present, right?”
Is it my bad habit to immediately think in that direction?
“If Deress wishes it, we have a spare, so your sisters can equip them too.”
“Eh? From the looks of it, it seems to be made with the fangs of one Vampire Gentleman.”
“We encountered another mid-boss during the Seven Great Demon Lords Dungeon. This is from that one.”
Ah, that was when Nina-san and the others went up to the Boss Room.
I wondered if it would be like Kyun’s butler’s, but yes, she showed me the spare.
They’d be happy if they had matching items, and if it’s a usable item, I’d want them to use it on their members.
“You probably had spares made with the intention of selling them at auction, but here…”
“Understood, they shall be Nataira’s and Lyra’s. And next is this.”
“Whoa, a beautiful ring!”
“It’s a ring made using the eyeballs of a Medusa-Lamia.”
It’s so beautiful, it seems to have high artistic value.
“This truly looks like it could be the highlight of the auction.”
“It also enchants a complete status ailment defense and magic power boost.”
“Magic power boost… The Princess Sisters’ Attack Magic will become even stronger, it seems.”
Nina-san puts the item into the Item Box at my words.
“Understood, I’ll give this to those sisters as well.”
“Yes, I’m sorry to confirm auction items like this.”
“If Deress judges it that way, it’s fine. More importantly, this is the task for that reason.”
Next, Nina-san brings out a pillow of the Upa type.
“Ah, this is an ingredient for Elixir, isn’t it?”
“There were various things, and this is the last one. So, we could keep it, but…”
“But if you’re not putting out the Elixir itself…”
Next, she brought out some kind of pot.
“This is…”
“The blood and liver of a Darkness Rainbow Dragon. This is also an ingredient for Elixir.”
“Ah, yes, yes. With this, all the ingredients will be ready as long as we have a Rare Magic Stone.”
(…That’s right, I just had a great idea!)
When I’m alone,
I’ll sneak off in the middle of the night to get that.
“Can this be put up for auction?”
“Yes, it should fetch about half the price of an Elixir.”
“We often get people coming to Shucco’s Castle asking to trade for Elixir or requesting the highest-tier Healing Magic. Let them compete for it.”
Such people come to Nina Castle?
Oh, I did meet a local noble who came before.
“Next, this also looks like it could be a highlight.”
“Ah, shoes, no, I believe you call them sneakers.”
“These are shoes processed with the white feathers of an Angel Race and powder of Light Magic Stones, called ‘Angel Flying Sneakers’.”
Which means…!!
“Can you fly with them?”
“Ah, they come in different colors too, not just white, but gold as well.”
“Ah, so this uses powder from Gold Magic Stones too…”
“And golden feathers, yes.”
‘Golden Flying Sneakers,’ huh.
“By the way, what is the leather material?”
“The inside is from the lower body of a Medusa-Lamia, and the outside is said to be from Lakeside Alligator hide.”
Whoa, she even brought out large-sized shoes!
“This is…”
“The outside is made from the hide of a Giant Alligator-Lamia. It’s for Beastmen, so it should sell well on the Shamanias Continent.”
“You’re bringing them out one after another, how many pairs are there?”
“For humans, for beastmen, all together, there are 20 pairs.”
There are that many.
With these, I can fly too…!!
“Um, the normal size ones are for me, the Princess Sisters, and Mogunami-san.”
“Deress, you can just stay in my chest.”
“Ah, yes. And then… Ah, I’ve thought of something great!”
I then revealed my idea.
“…Hmm, well, that’s fine.”
“Yes, let’s call Bellgrace-san and the others too.”
“May I participate as well?”
“Um, as a demonstration model!”
What we will be doing will be revealed another day.
“Then, we’ll put them up for auction one by one.”
“Indeed, flying equipment is precious, as Iwamoto-san also said.”
“Let’s have them emphasize not to misuse it. Next, there are what are called ‘Appraisal Glasses’…”
Thus, the items scheduled for auction were
shown to us one after another, and after continuing the sorting process…
“This is the last one.”
“Whoa, a futon!”
“A set of a shikibuton, kakebuton, and pillow.”
The feathers are visible through the fabric. This is!!
“Are the insides golden feathers?”
“Ah, thanks to Deress, we were able to obtain a large amount.”
“Th-thank you for saying it’s thanks to me.”
If I reconfirm in my mind,
when an Angel Race has contact with a man, meaning, when they do that,
golden feathers grow for a while. They must have plucked those.
(For ten people, no, was it eleven people? Such a large quantity.)
“Um, are all of these golden?”
“Ah, by the way, these don’t float in mid-air.”
“Whoa, it feels incredibly comfortable. It guarantees peaceful and good sleep.”
I want one for myself.
“For now, one set will go to the auction, and the other set will be presented to the Empress.”
“Ah, yes. It looks like my chubby body will be buried in it, but… oh wait, this is the phase where it’s getting thinner, isn’t it?”
“And so, I want one too.”
“I know, right? Helen wanted one too.”
For those with larger physiques,
they must really want it.
“If there’s time, we could probably make more.”
“For that purpose, we want to increase the number of those who can pluck golden feathers.”
“Hah?”
“And so, that’s why.”
I pulled one of the vines in the room.
This is the vine for non-emergency calls, I believe.
I thought a new employee might be coming in… and then!!
“Sorry to have kept you waiting.”
“Next is a reward after the punishment, isn’t it?”
“I’m so happy! Um, can I also officially become one of your companions…!!”
The white-feathered group of the Angel Race is hereeeee!!
“Um, so, in other words…”
“That’s right. Josena, Hauume, Mibel, I’ll leave the rest to you.”
” ” “Yes!!” ” ”
(Aaaah… so it ends up like this.)
Well, I knew it would come to this eventually!!
“Then, I’m going to bed early to prepare for tomorrow. Deress, be thoroughly ravaged.”
“What do you mean by ‘thoroughly ravaged’!!”
“For the sake of my new bedding, please do your best.”
And so, on this night,
I turned the feathers of three new Angel Race members golden,
thoroughly ravaged, or rather, devoured…
(…I wonder if ‘sky burial’ feels something like this.)
