The Great Sage Who Did not Remain in Legend - 33.1
Deciding on dinner, preparations for the hot pot begin. A hot pot is convenient for five people.
Mergin mixes the prepared chicken broth with bonito stock and seasons it with salt.
He then adds vegetables and chicken meatballs and lets it simmer, with the boar slices served separately. A little grated garlic will be added. Tonight’s meal will be a chanko-style hot pot.
“Rocka, Cisco, this bath is amazing!”
Vanessa, emerging from the bath, is in a bath towel.
“Vanessa, this isn’t home. Don’t come out like that.”
“Oh, I see. Ohohoho.”
It seems that the Star’s Guidance members live with three women. Since only women are usually present, it seems that revealing attire is not a problem. However, even in a bath towel, Vanessa had something worth seeing. Hmm, eye candy. Mergin nodded to himself.
“Sorry about Vanessa being so indecent.”
Rocka apologizes in her place.
“No, it was a nice sight, so don’t worry.”
Cisco doesn’t seem to like this kind of topic much and looks at Mergin as if he’s trash.
“Well then, let’s eat. People who want meat can add it as they like. Is this enough for the alcohol?”
Mergin has brought out barley shochu. Feel free to drink it with hot water, water, or on the rocks.
“Hmm? This is a drink with no particular flavor.”
Rocka and the others taste it on the rocks and seem to find it quite acceptable.
“It’s a drink that doesn’t interfere with the taste of the food. If you want ice or soda, ask Iris.”
“Huh? Iris can also produce water magic, and even ice and soda?”
“I had her use a magic spell that can produce water with full options. Well, it’s a debt. She’s planning to become a hunter, so I intend to make her earn and pay it off.”
“Iris is going to be a hunter… Oh right, Iris was the one who completed the snow flower request. Where did she gather it at this time of year?”
“I didn’t gather it; Mergin just happened to have it. I didn’t do anything.”
“Mergin, does the magic bag really keep freshness for that long?”
“Well, I don’t know. Maybe it just happened to be that way.”
Mergin evades the question while eating chicken meatballs.
“By the way, Mergin, you earned 9 million from the snow flower, right?”
Vanessa asks, glancing up at him.
“That was found out, and I had to treat everyone at Rikka’s restaurant. They drank all the barrels of sake.”
“How much did you pay?”
“2 million.”
“What?!” Iris is surprised.
“I spilled the beans that I had money.”
Iris is shocked that she had to pay 2 million because of Mergin, but she doesn’t stop eating.
“Quite generous of you.”
“It’s easy money. I actually intended to give it all to Iris, but she didn’t accept it.”
“If you don’t need it, should I take the rest?”
Vanessa asks Mergin with a suggestive look.
“I would have agreed if you came out of the bath without a towel.”
“Eh? Then I’ll go back to the bath again.”
“Don’t be silly. A daughter before marriage shouldn’t strip so easily.”
“Well, if I could get 7 million for showing a bit, I’d do it.”
What kind of person is this?
“If you have no resistance to that, you should earn as a courtesan. Someone will buy you for a high price.”
“A courtesan, huh. It’s annoying to show it to someone I dislike.”
“Can Vanessa-san be sold for a high price?”
Iris hesitantly asks.
“Why are you asking such things?”
Rocka asks why Iris is asking that.
“30,000…”
“30,000? What’s that?”
“That’s the buying price if I were sold as a courtesan.”
“30,000? Hahaha, well, that might be about right.”
Rocka laughs loudly at Iris’s body. Is this how conversations between women usually go? It seems quite merciless.
“However, Mergin, you say to strip, but you’re not used to women, are you?”
“Ugh, shut up. Why do you think that?”
Rocka grins and looks at Mergin.
“Iris, who was almost attacked by men, is not this cautious. It seems she didn’t do anything. You live here together, right?”
“That’s because she’s still a child… Wait, almost attacked by men? When?”
“She followed men who were lured by the food you left behind. We rescued her, you see.”
“You never mentioned that.”
“I couldn’t say it…”