The Great Sage Who Did not Remain in Legend - 25.1

“Mm, Dad…”

Who is this dad?

Mergin, who is carrying Iris on his back, heard Iris call him Dad as she regained consciousness.

However, has she really regained consciousness? When I checked Iris, her magical power had already recovered to 20%. She has an unusually high recovery rate. Could she be absorbing magic power from me?

“Did you wake up?”

“Huh? Where is this?”

“You collapsed from running out of magical power. Didn’t you feel tired before you fell?”

“No, I got so caught up in the fire blazing that I was having fun…”

Is this like a small child playing until suddenly running out of energy?

“I’m sorry for not noticing you were pushing yourself too hard. If you’re awake, walk on your own. We’re entering the royal capital soon, and you’ll be seen by others.”

“I can’t walk. Please carry me.”

“You…”

“It’s so warm and comforting… What is this warmth?”

Iris suddenly realized that Mergin’s clothes are warmer than body temperature.

“If you keep squirming, I’ll put you down.”

“N-No, please don’t.”

Iris clung to Mergin’s neck.

Mergin decided to carry Iris as if she were a child who was being spoiled by a parent.

Then Mergin paid the entrance fee at the gate.

“Do you pay every time?”

“I’m a foreigner. It can’t be helped.”

“Even though you live here?”

“That’s how the rules are.”

“I see…”

As they passed through the gate and entered the royal capital, the sun had already set. It was good they got in before the gates closed.

“Rose, are we walking back from here?”

“That’s the plan.”

“Are there curfews at the lodgings?”

“None on days off. But, you must be at the lodgings before midnight, so the curfew is 12 o’clock.”

“Would you like to have dinner at my house? It’s nothing special, but I can also give you instant soup.”

“I didn’t intend to be such a bother…”

“Mergin, I want to eat hamburger steak.”

Iris, who was being carried, requested hamburger steak.

“Well, if you want hamburger steak, then stay for it.”

“Is it really okay?”

“Yes. It doesn’t change whether I make two or three portions.”

So, they went to Mergin’s house instead of a restaurant.

“Would you like to take a bath?”

“A bath?”

“Mergin’s house has a bathtub. You can fill it with hot water with the push of a button, and it’s very convenient.”

“It’s rare to have a bath in a house.”