Chapter 51: The Hysterm Family’s Tea Party Today
[To S:
Thank you very much for the ointment you gave me. My previous wound had not been healing at all, but after using your ointment, I was able to hold a pen and write the next day, and by the third day, I no longer needed bandages. The healing speed as medicine is astonishing.
It helped me successfully pass the entrance exams, allowing me to fully enjoy school life. Oh, right, I’ll be starting school soon. Because I have many classes every day, my reply to your letters will be a little slower.
I wanted to repay you with money, but you refused my attempts to transfer funds several times before. So, I have enclosed some historical ancient texts that I copied from the school library. Several books are exclusive to our library. They are about dozens of pages long and detail the history of dungeon development, hoping they will be of assistance in your dungeon explorations.
Recently, I’ve also met a very knowledgeable teacher who specializes in magic experiments. I can get a lot of help in this area, and I believe the data I provide you with in the future will become more accurate.
P.S. Although you do not accept direct monetary payment, if you ever need some expensive materials and are short on funds, you can still contact me, and I will do my best to help.
W]
Will finished writing the letter. He picked it up again and reviewed it from beginning to end, satisfied with every detail before putting it into the envelope.
He stretched—it was a rare completely relaxed Sunday morning.
Regarding this letter, he had considered whether it would be better to conceal the part about his school a bit more. After all, he had always used W’s anonymity from beginning to end.
Initially, he submitted his difficult problems anonymously to the Adventurer’s Guild, fearing that his identity as a Young Master of the Hysterm Family would be exposed, leading the Adventurer’s Guild to treat him differently, and various adventurers with ulterior motives would try to curry favor, which would be detrimental to obtaining practical and effective information.
But…
Since S contacted him, perhaps there was no need to over-conceal.
After all, S seemed solely dedicated to research and not concerned with the identity of the person on the other end of the letter.
However, S himself kept his information very hidden, even unwilling to reveal information for Will to remit funds. Will respected his choice.
S… could he be a reclusive master with a touch of social anxiety?
“I’ll mail the letter after breakfast.”
Then…
Will looked at the opened book, “Quest System.” It was open to the chapter on the witch Liya.
[Quest 38: Block one strike, awe the witch, find an opportunity, negotiate with her, use threats and inducements, gain her trust, and enter the Witch Liya chapter.]
[Series Quests up to 41, Reward: Iaar’s exclusive Ancient Magic Tome – Ice Array.]
He drew a checkmark.
[Quest 39: Let Witch Liya experience the benefits of Blood Mint, and make her obey you in the end!]
[Reward: Perhaps… a docile witch?]
He drew a checkmark on the quest, but crossed out “docile witch” in the reward section and wrote “a very cute mentor.”
[Quest 40: Assist Liya’s stalled ancient magic research, Note: Important item Blood Mint Essential Oil.]
[Quest Reward: To be filled.]
He drew a checkmark and wrote “Precious Magic Experiment Course Learning Materials” on the “To be filled” line.
[Quest 41: Help Liya win the research competition and obtain the “Ice Array” from the Vice Dean!]
[Quest Reward: Ancient Tome “Ice Array.”]
He drew a checkmark. When he parted ways with Liya yesterday, she told him she would bring the copied books today.
“Hmm…”
Flipping a few more pages, Will picked out the completed quests in his quest log and checked them off one by one.
Then…
He looked at the remaining rewards.
[Quest Reward: Phase Reward: Desserts from the Belor Family of the Capital (Remember to invite Iaar).]
[Quest Reward: Phase Reward: Booked a Turkey Set Meal at a Luxury Restaurant.]
All checked!
He had already eaten dessert at the Belor family’s yesterday and even packed a few exquisite takeaway pastries.
As for this turkey set meal, he had booked it yesterday with the restaurant for lunch today, and Liya…
*Ding-a-ling.*
He heard the doorbell ring downstairs.
“Alright, alright, I’m coming—”
Will rushed downstairs.
“Huh? Young Master, I was just about to open the door after finishing these few salads I have here.”
“It’s alright, my teacher naturally lets me handle it myself—”
Will opened the door.
Then he looked down…
Liya, today she had shed her classic witch attire of the big magic hat and magic robe, and changed into a cute white dress. Even her twin tails had new small daisy hair ties.
She held a thick book, wrapped in its cover, standing outside the door.
“Really, your house is quite remote. I circled around the vicinity for quite a while before finding this alley. But it’s good, a quiet place is more suitable for studying and writing papers.”
“A home like this is perfect for gatherings. Look, the house is three stories, it’s huge.”
“Speaking of which, are you worthy of the Hysterm Family? Such a large house in the capital can be acquired so easily…”
“Heh.”
Will often marveled, it’s great to be the young master of a wealthy family.
Liya took two steps inside, her nostrils twitching as she sniffed.
“Is… is that turkey?! It’s actually turkey?!”
“Hmm, didn’t I tell you yesterday about the turkey set meal?” Will stepped aside. “Come in.”
“It’s the Young Master’s teacher—Huh?! It’s you.”
“It… what’s wrong with it being me.”
Liya twirled her ponytail. She still felt a little instinctively nervous seeing Iaar, even though she had drunk her black tea last time, and besides being a bit cold, it tasted quite good.
“N-nothing… Young Master~ Come in, the food is almost ready, we can start eating.”
“Yay!”
On the table, not only was the ordered turkey set meal laid out, but also the pastries that he and Iaar had brought back from the Belor family yesterday afternoon.
And the many stocked foods that Iaar had kept while grocery shopping, along with her homemade salads, were neatly arranged on the table by her.
“Slurp… Can I really eat all of this?!”
Liya’s eyes were shining, and she had already picked up her cutlery.
“Absolutely. You probably haven’t had a proper good meal in days, have you?”
“How did you know!?”
Will felt a little embarrassed to say that he had actually seen Liya eating only leaves in the laboratory for the past few days.
Thinking that all of this might be related to Liya using money to buy some items to help him deal with bullying, he felt that he should invite her to a good meal.
Anyway, with the condolence money his father gave him, there was plenty left according to the budget.
“Yesterday… Your guess yesterday coincided with mine. But don’t you feel much better today?”
“Heh heh, I have you to thank for that…”
“Ah! So you’re the teacher Will mentioned who fainted during his entrance makeup exam…”
Iaar pouted, seemingly dissatisfied with her action.
“Ah… Ahahaha… Staying up late to do… do experiments… it’s a common thing for researchers…”
“And still the teacher who often made mistakes with solutions in the laboratory?”
“Huh?”
“And the teacher who didn’t know how to use the funds, so she was often penniless and had to beg at the cafeteria?”
“Will—! What did you say!? My image as a good teacher is completely ruined—”
To cover up some things, he quickly raised his wine glass—although it contained juice—and raised it to the sky.
“Uh… To celebrate… to celebrate Liya’s research competition victory and my passing the makeup exam, cheers… cheers!”
