I Became a Munchkin Who Hides His Academy Powers

56 – Necklace of Courage (2)

“What are you all doing here?”

It was the moment I was about to head to the antique shop run by the appraiser with Miss Aedrin.

An emotionless voice came from below.

The light blue top of the head that can be seen when looking down.

I say it while resisting the urge to put my hand up without even realizing it.

“Hey, Miss Miz. What are you doing?”

Then, the light blue top of my head tilts and is replaced by Ms. Miz looking up at me.

Miss Mizu pointed somewhere with her finger.

One of the windows in the Rebringer Mansion-

As I recall, it was the room where Ms. Miz was staying.

“After the morning training, I am spending a comfortable and leisurely time in a comfortable, splendid, clean, and elegant mansion unlike the Bauer Mansion, which I can’t spend at the Bauer Mansion. Can’t you see our Teln lady out the window? Ah, likewise, Lady Teln’s visit is a situation that cannot be experienced in the Bauer family.”

“What kind of place is the Bower Mansion?”

“Jiji. Don’t pay attention to that. Jijim. Anyway, our Teln lady was holding a basket and wandering around the Rebringer Mansion, so I was keeping an eye on our Rebringer Mansion to see if it had anything to do with it-“

“Our Rebringer Mansion?”

As I pondered over the expression that gave off a tremendous sense of belonging, Ms. Aidrin’s eyes turned back to me.

“Just then, a fool appeared.”

And Miz-yang’s gaze toward Aidrin.

“Then, our Teln lady is happy to show off the basket in her hand as she dies.”

“Okay, I’ve never died!?”

“Is it so? Or not. Anyway, that’s why I thought that our Teln lady would finally enter our Rebringer Mansion!”

Miss Miz pointed to Miss Aedrin at the necklace in her hand.

“Awesome event. Wouldn’t it be that the Teln lady is stealing something from an idiot?”

“Beep, beep!? Miz! What vocabulary choices do you have-“

“Bauer can do this.”

“No, I’m not talking about that. When did I get a beating from an idiot- no, no!”

Chop Chop Chop!

Miss Aedrin tapped her lips with the palm of her hand.

“Sometimes I stole the necklace from an idiot!”

“is it?”

Miss Miz tilted her head.

“It looked like that when I looked through the window.”

“It must have looked like that from a distance through the window.”

“Then what. What was the story about?”

“What were they talking about? Yes. I’ll explain it to you, so listen carefully. I heard there was a necklace in the hands of an idiot, so I asked what it was.”

“huh.”

“Then, Ceylon said it was prepared for me, so didn’t you ask me to accept it right away~? Look at this~”

Miss Aedrin stretched out her necklace and boasted.

“omg.”

Miss Miz brought her face closer and looked at the necklace.

“oh my god.”

“Isn’t it pretty?”

Miss Miz nodded vigorously.

“Absolutely pretty. Of course, the Bauer family has never seen anything like this.”

“Of course, I’ve never seen it… I didn’t mean that?”

Leaving behind Miss Aedrin, who was taken aback by Bower’s outspoken contempt, Miss Miz muttered while looking at the necklace as if possessed for a long time after that.

“As expected, if you become a daughter of the Teln family, you will receive a gift like this.”

“No, what.”

At that, Miss Aedrin put her five fingers together and wiggled as if she had something to say.

“I don’t think I gave it to you because I’m a daughter of the Teln family… I don’t think…

cringe.

Miss Aedrin glanced at me sideways.

“hahahaha, of course. Of course, regardless of the family. This is a gift given to Miss Aedrin as a pure favor.”

“…really?”

“Yes! Is it a token of so-called friendship?”

“Ah, yes. Yes. That’s right. A token of friendship.”

Chit.

Miss Aedrin clicked her tongue with a cold face.

“Uh… Any problem…?”

“Huh? No? No problem at all?”

Looking at Miss Aedrin’s refreshing (?) smile, it wasn’t without problems no matter how I looked at it, but I didn’t have the confidence to ask more questions.

‘Did I do something wrong again?’

What the hell did I do wrong?

I don’t know either.

The heart of a young lady in her prime.

Really, isn’t it too difficult?

“A token of friendship…!”

At that time, Ms. Miz, with a star floating in her emotionless eyes, looked up at me.

“Then. If it’s unrelated to the family. Even someone like me who was born in Bower can expect me to be a sign of friendship, right?”

“Ugh…!”

Did they say that the more the light blooms in a dark place, the more brilliant it is?

It was so dazzling to have so many stars floating in his normally emotionless eyes.

It wasn’t an atmosphere where I could say ‘I don’t have anything for you’.

“Mu, of course Ms. Ms. Not right now, but soon Ms. Ms. will also receive a token of friendship…!”

“oh…”

Miss Miz put both hands on her chest and said.

“Thumping…”

at that time.

Feeling a stinging gaze, I looked at both sides of Aidrin, and Miss Aidrin was staring at me with a meaningful expression.

“What are you doing…?”

“No, well. Then, I want to give this to anyone.”

Miss Aedrin shook the necklace she had been holding dear until just now.

“Not to anybody!”

I was frightened and raised my voice.

Distributing heroic artifacts to anyone?

Is there anything to live for?

“Of course, it’s only given to important people (at least cast members)!”

“You’re an important person…”

what the.

joy.

shocking.

Miss Aedrin muttered that while turning her head, then started to head somewhere.

“Huh, Miss Aedrin? Miss Aedrin? Where are you going-“

“Wherever you go! I’m going to the appraiser I told you about! Follow me!”

“Oh yes!”

As I followed Miss Aedrin about two steps behind me, I heard the sound from below again.

“What appraiser?”

Ms. Miz was following along beside me.

Still with both hands folded across the chest.

“Ah, that. It’s nothing else- uh… It’s a bit complicated to explain simply.”

“Complexity. Oh. Intriguing spice. May I follow?”

“Doesn’t sound like something you’d be interested in…?”

“Ah. Is that a roundabout refusal by any chance?”

Miss Miz’s steps stopped.

“It can’t be. If it’s okay with Miss Aedrin, I’d rather be fine.”

“What, what are you talking about besides me?”

At that time, Miss Aidrin, who had slowed down and joined the conversation, intervened.

“Miss Ms. must have been interested in our work.”

“interesting.”

“Interesting? Well, I don’t think it’s something to be interested in. Miz, would you like to come with me then?”

Nod.

“This is how our 17 members gather once again. Is this fate?”

“Ah. Let’s go. To win first place again.”

“Wow, what are you talking about?”

***

“Are you here?”

Following Miss Aedrin’s guidance, we arrived at a place that was particularly remote even in District 2-

The sun was barely shining, so it was a place that was barely distinguished as a second district rather than a back alley.

“A clear magnifying glass?”

“Yes, here it is.”

Miss Aedrin came out and answered Miss Miz’s question.

“hmm…”

“hmm…”

Then, a sound leaked out of Mizu-san and me at the same time.

“What is that reaction?”

“What should I say…”

“Can I tell you this…”

Ms. Mizu and I scanned the exterior of a building with a sign that said “Clear Magnifying Glass.”

The transparent magnifying glass was too ugly for a person the size of Aidrin to confidently introduce, and for a building located in District 2, even on the outskirts.

And the biggest part of why it looks ugly is-

“…is this the one operating here?”

dust.

The sign, the face of the building, was covered with dust.

Including that, there were signs that the building was not maintained at all throughout the store.

A passage-like hole made by rats.

A simple crack in the exterior wall that even someone like me could easily fix in a few minutes.

“…not like this the last time I came.”

Even to Miss Aidrin’s eyes, the appearance of the transparent magnifying glass building at the antique store was not normal, and her eyes were perplexed.

“Miss Aedrin, when was the last time you came?”

“Let’s see… since I was with my father-“

Miss Aedrin’s fingers folded three times.

“You mean this happened in three months?”

“…year.”

“yes?’

“Not three months, but three years.”

“…”

“…”

Miss Miz and I both opened our mouths and looked at Miss Aidrin.

“What, what! What! If you have any complaints, speak up!”

“Oh, no. Yes, well. I don’t have any particular complaints. Hmm. It’s a place that Miss Aedrin confidently introduced, yes.”

“Hmm. It’s a place confidently introduced by Lady Teln, so there must be a reason. Hmm.”

Miss Aedrin avoided her gaze.

“It’s just like this on the outside. The inside of the building will be fine…!”

I followed Miss Aedrin as she entered the building with such hopeful steps.

“uh…?”

Then, a sound like that came out of Miss Aedrin’s mouth who entered first.

“hmm…”

“hmm…”

Then, those words came out of Miss Miz’s mouth as well.

The impression of the inside of the building was not very different from the outside.

Let’s set aside the size of the store, the interior, and the quality of the antiques on display that tell the store’s quality.

dust.

Dust was piled up all over the store, as if it hadn’t been maintained at all this time.

‘It’s serious.’

A place recommended by Miss Aedrin? Kya-ho! I’ll have to somehow find the fault and make fun of Miss Aedrin!

It’s not because she’s equipped with a mindset like that of a narrow-eyed mother-in-law.

It was just that, at a glance, the dust was piled up without mercy.

Seeing Miss Aedrin in bewilderment, the words I spit out without even realizing it.

“Ms. Aedrin, it’s definitely an antique shop. If I add a little bit more, I’d believe it’s an artifact exhibition.”

“…”

The blue lights were shining softly – no, gloomyly inside the store.

In such a place filled with yin energy, our Miss Aedrin herself took on a blush and balanced the yin and yang.

‘huh?’

then then

The owner of the presence that had been felt from the back of the store a while ago came out to the counter and appeared.

“What are you?”

He was a middle-aged man with bald hair and a thin body.

If you just hold a magnifying glass over there, you’ll feel like a strict appraiser, but-

Why?

I wanted to give him a dagger rather than a magnifying glass.

One thing is the smell of blood.

The moment I saw that man, it didn’t really smell like iron in my nose, but it felt like it was stinging my nose.

I began to keep a close eye on the man who was guarding the shop that I, Miss Adrin, had confidently introduced me to.

Please, I hope that the reason I’m getting a bad impression from that man is simply because I feel that his attitude towards customers is rude.

“Ah, that- I’m Aedrin of the Teln family. Do you have Mr. Clom- by any chance?”

Teln.

I didn’t miss the feeling of ‘annoying’ that faintly passed over the owner’s expression as he pondered the name.

sh*t.

The owner, who had been rude, suddenly became polite and smiled politely.

“Thank you for visiting the humble place, Lady Teln. Are you looking for Klom?”

“Yes, there is something I want to entrust to Mr. Clom.”

“Okay, then it’s a pity.”

“yes?”

“Klom entrusted this store to me a long time ago and went on a trip.”

“ah…”

“So it’s a pity, but-… Huh?”

At that time, the man’s gaze turned to the hand holding the necklace full of courage that Miss Aedrin had taken out of her bosom.

pounding.

The heightened senses catch the subtle changes in the guy.

When the subtle changes were put together, the result was tension mixed with excitement.

“Lady Teln, is the necklace you’re holding in your hand the thing you want to entrust your feelings to?”

“Yes? Ah, yes. I do, but…”

What kind of person was the person named Crom whom Aidrin was confidently trying to introduce?

Looking at Miss Aedrin’s reaction now, I wonder if she must have been a completely different person from that guy.

“I’ll see you.”

“…Would it be okay?”

“What’s the reason Klom entrusted this store to me?”

I know.

what is it

Looking at the store now, there was no way to know why the appraiser named Krom, whom a person the size of Aidrin was confidently trying to introduce, had entrusted the store to such a guy.

‘Oops, calm down. Calm.’

Still, you never know.

Even if he looks like that, he might be an eccentric technician with the skills and stubbornness to work.

What to do?

Miss Aedrin asked me with her eyes.

Shall we give it a try?

When I answered with a glance, Miss Aidrin nodded and handed the necklace to the man.

A subtle wave arose on the face of the man who was handed the necklace.

“Wait, please wait here.”

The guy left a trembling voice with some kind of emotion and went into the prepared room behind the counter.

“…sorry.”

Then, Miss Aedrin spoke softly.

“I thought the owner suddenly changed…”

The fox was curled up with its tail curled up.

No, it’s Miss Aedrin.

Miss Aedrin said in a timid state.

To that, I said, pointing towards the room the man entered.

“But, fortunately. Don’t you think he’ll be quite good as an appraiser? The atmosphere is perfect-“

“…okay?”

Miss Aedrin asked cautiously with her eyes raised.

I turned my gaze to Ms.

“Agreed. I wonder if the one who looks filthy strict is the Heavenly Appraiser.”

“…okay?”

Then, Miss Aedrin finally brightened up.

“Yes, that’s right. Mr. Clom can’t entrust the shop to just anyone.”

Continue.

Miss Aedrin’s shrunken shoulders stretched out again.

at that time.

The man who entered the room came out.

“It’s a huge thing…!”

The man did not try to hide his admiration and spoke the result of his emotions.

“This is not just a trinket.”

“Yes? It’s not just a trinket?”

“This is an artifact…!”

Artifact!?

Miss Aedrin and Miss Miz are startled at the same time.

“An artifact…!”

I pretended to be surprised too

“Yes. Inside, there is tremendous power. I think it has at least a level 4 value as an artifact.”

“omg.”

“It’s a four-grade artifact…!?”

4th grade.

Based on the knowledge of the game in my head, I tried to replace the grade 4 with a grade I was familiar with.

5th grade.

common.

4th grade.

rare.

3rd grade.

Special

The hero was level 2.

In other words, he set the level of that artifact 2 levels lower than its original value.

“Perhaps if you put a price on it-“

After the appraiser wrote the amount on the appraisal, he showed it to Miss Aedrin and Miss Miz.

“Amazed.”

“and…”

Aidrin and Miz’s mouths show no signs of closing.

Just like that, the amount written on the appraisal was staggering.

but.

Of course, it fell far short of the price a hero artifact should have been paid.

Buying a mansion located in a wealthy village in a big city with that amount?

There was no choice.

If that was enough, wouldn’t it be enough to pay for it with the money in Miss Aedrin’s gold bag?

therefore.

I stayed still.

Because it was what I wanted.

If you go on like this, Miss Aedrin will pay a reasonable amount according to the false appraisal and take the necklace.

Then, it was good that Miss Aedrin could take the heroic artifact without any remorse.

I was happy to get a decent amount of money in return for an artifact I was originally going to give away for free.

“So that’s what-“

That time when the situation was about to flow in a form that was satisfactory to everyone.

Even though the appraiser’s role was over, he added unnecessary limbs.

“By any chance, do you intend to sell this artifact- to me?”

“yes…?”

As perplexity appeared on Miss Aedrin’s face, the appraiser hurriedly changed her words.

“Oh, or…! I’ll check out the auction! You might get a lot more than this if you put it up for auction!”

look at this guy

A connoisseur who gets tangled up in a mess with eyes glistening with greed.

I laughed inwardly as I looked at the boy.

exactly.

Suddenly, we feel the presence of the guys hiding in the dark and watching us.

Apparently, I was right in my decision to give this artifact to Miss Aedrin rather than sell it.

As soon as I took it out for a while, I saw the insects twisting around.

The courage contained in the necklace of courage gave courage to the useless guys.