I Would Like To Live A Different Life If I Could Go Back In Time - Episode 37

I think the next few days passed peacefully. I went to the guild and spent a few days on subjugation missions, helping out at the clinic and at Eme’s house.

I didn’t even receive a letter from the count’s family. I’ve been living like that, and finally, a message from my father has arrived.

“Make sure to attend the ball next week. I’ve prepared a full set of dresses for you. Don’t worry, I’ve arranged for Lord Giannino Chistaliti to be your escort. Come to our house the day before the ball.”

Why, Professor Giannino?

No, the teacher did say they sent the marriage proposal, but isn’t the teacher busy with work?

I was puzzled and sent a message spell.

“Professor Giannino, my father said that you will be my escort at next week’s ball. Is that true?”

“Well, yes. I received a direct message from the count’s family. By the way, I hear some noise, but what is Lady Yuria doing right now?”

“Me? I’m currently in the middle of subduing a magical beast.”

“Monstrous beast!? Are you okay!?”

“Huh? It’s fine, it’s just the usual. Honestly, it’s more refreshing and fun to fight the magical beasts than to just sit quietly!”

When I replied like that, a magic circle appeared in front of me, and Professor Giannino appeared, looking a bit angry.

“Professor Giannino??”

I am slashing through a horde of magical beasts with my sword. The moment Master Giannino appeared, the beasts attacked him, but he is the top wizard. He quickly defeated them with a wind blade.

“As expected of the teacher!”

“……Lady Yuria. We mustn’t let our guard down. Let’s defeat them quickly.”

“Yes”

I focus on the horde of magical beasts in front of me and begin to slash at them. There are about ten left. They are enemies recommended for a C-rank party. This time, I was fighting against nearly fifty of them.

Moving my body really is great!

Especially when fighting with a sword, it makes me forget all the unpleasant things. I’m good at magic too, but right now I felt like defeating them with a sword.

Professor Giannino effortlessly jumps onto a tree and defeats the magical beasts from above with magic, so as not to interfere with me.

It didn’t even take thirty minutes to defeat it.

As expected, it’s faster to defeat them with two people.

After cleaning the bl00d with magic, I gathered the magical beasts with wind magic and tied them up.

This time, since the materials from the magical beasts are trading at a high price, I’m bringing everything back to sell.

“Thank you for waiting!”

“Does Lady Yuria always do things like this?”

“Yeah. That’s right. I’m doing it as a hobby.”

“Hobbies, you say?”

“Defeating magical beasts is fun, and I’ve been thinking lately about living as an adventurer in the future.”

“Adventurer?”

“Yes. My younger brother, who will inherit the title of Earl in the future, has told me that he will remove me from the family register. If I become a commoner, it will be difficult for a woman to live without a trade, right? That’s why I’m studying society like this from now on.”

“Doesn’t the earl oppose it?”

“Yeah. They didn’t oppose it. They find me annoying.”

If he were to disappear, wouldn’t he actually be happy about it? Ah, considering it’s my father, he might actually think it would be better to marry me off to someone suitable somewhere.

Saying that, I start to levitate the defeated monster with wind magic and walk forward. Professor Giannino follows behind.

“Why are you wearing that skull?”

“Oh, this? This is for self-defense. Since I’m wearing a robe, it’s hard to distinguish between men and women, right? There are many people wearing masks too, and no one around is saying anything.”

“I see.”

“Is Professor Giannino not registered with the guild?”

“I’ve never been to the guild. Since I was called to the palace for work while I was still in the academy.”

“As expected of Professor Giannino!”

And so, I took the hunted magical beasts to the beast collection point at the entrance of the royal capital.

The request has been completed.

“Please present your guild card. … Now, let’s check the magical beasts. Is it alright if I buy all of them?”

“Please.”

Professor Giannino is silently observing the exchange between me and the receptionist.

“As always, it’s wonderful. I’ve added a bit of color to it.”

Thank you.

“It looks like you’ll be moving up to B rank next time. Keep up the good work!”

Thank you.

I received a small bag of money and went straight into the town.

“The magical beast that was just bought, do you always buy them here?”

“Yeah, I defeated the magical beast that was on the guild’s subjugation request and brought it here.”

If the request involves materials, it’s a different story, but basically, in the case of subjugation requests, you defeat as many as the request specifies, and the items after defeating them can be taken by the person who defeated them.

“They said they added color, but what does that mean?”

“The price for buying the magic beast changes depending on how you defeat it.”

For magical beasts from which fur can be obtained, the fewer the wounds, the better. For those that will be used for meat, if you bleed them out before bringing them in, the purchase price will be higher.

“I see. What about the money from the purchase?”

“Of course I’m saving. If I want to live on my own in the future, I have to start saving now! You never know what might happen.”

“That’s prudent.”

I chuckle at the teacher’s words.

“Right, the ball next week. Aren’t you working, Sensei?”

“Speaking of work, it is work, but it’s not a problem if I’m not there. Besides, if I’m attending the ball, I can handle anything that comes up, so there’s no issue.”

“Thank you very much for taking me to the dormitory, Sensei.”

“Don’t push yourself too hard.”

“Of course! See you next week.”

After seeing me off, the teacher immediately flew off towards the palace. As expected of the teacher. Even the way he leaves is so smooth.

After returning to my room, I studied magic as usual and fell asleep.

When I went to the guild alone, I was anxious, but now I even think of it as a stress reliever.

It feels like the sensations from when I was constantly fighting in my dreams have clicked into place, so handling the sword is no problem. In my dreams, I was fighting desperately, so I would also cast spells while cutting down magical beasts with my sword.

After waking up, there were times when the sword felt heavy and difficult to handle, but I feel like that discrepancy is being resolved as my body grows.