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Chapter 8 : Hajime becomes a Papa II

After they left the Meerstat aquarium and ate their lunches, Hajime and Shia strolled around the maze of flower beds and street performers’ avenue In Shia’s arht from various stalls, and she was currently occupied with the vanilla-like ice creaood?"

"Nom… Yes! They are really delicious As expected of Fhuren, even the level of their food stalls are high"

"…You’ll grow fat if you eat too much"

"…Hajime-san, those are words that shouldn’t be said to a wo to eat stopped for a moment as she made excuses under her breath, "I will exercise later… I will also eat less tomorrow…," and Shia continued to enjoy the sweets from the stalls While Hajied suddenly to a dubious one He turned around and looked down

Shia noticed hi, Hajime-san?"

"Nn--? The sign perception perceived a worrying presence…"

"Did you use the sign perception?"

"I always activate it as precaution"

"U~n? But, are you that worried? And even if you say a presence…"

Shia looked at the surrounding, she tilted her head and said, "There are a lot of people around, you know?"

"No, that’s not what I mean… What I perceived was froe? Umm, wouldn’t it be the maintenance staff?"

"If so, then I wouldn’t be worried about it It’s a small and weak presence… Maybe it’s a child? Moreover, a weakened one"

"Eh!? Th-That’s bad! I-It is possible the child fell into a hole and drowned! Hajime-san! Let’s chase after it! Show me the way!"

The moment Shia heard Hajih Aiko’s words about his "lonely way of life" had been etched in his heart, but the truth was that Shia htness and straightforwardness seeood influence on Hajiround with a moderate speed Froe to flow along the street When they imround to transmute it Red sparks kindled, and a hole connected to the underground ily jumped into the hole He then used "Aerodynae that released the bad se on both side of the ays

"Hajime-san, I can also feel the presence I will jump and pull it!"

"No, it is okay"

Haji that her clothing would be dirtied, by holding her neck root He then once again pressed his hand on the ground and used trans with red sparks in the ay Because the lattice was set diagonally up, the child being swept away ht by the lattice Hajiimmick in his left arm His are

"This child…"

"Well, this child is still breathing… Let’s get out of here for now, the s child they saved, Shia widened her eyes in surprise Hajie of the child’s appearance, so he was surprised in his ood physically and mentally, so they moved to another location

Somehow, since it didn’t seem to be an accident where a child fell into the ays and drowned, Haji to return to the street from the hole he created earlier, used transmutation close to the hole and opened another hole in the drainage passage after recalling the arrange the small child wrapped in a blanket he took out froan to move

Red sparks suddenly appeared in a certain back alley, and a hole opened on the ground The ones who ju a small child with him Hajiaze back towards the child he was holding

From the child’s stature, he or she should be around 3 or 4 years old With long eh the child was dirty, it didn’t change her lovely features The child should be a girl However, thewere her ears Unlike humans, her ears were fan-like fins In addition, what peeked out from inside the blanket were maple-like sers

"Looks like this child came from Sea-dweller tribe… Just why is she in such a place…"

"Well, I aood reason"

The Sea-dweller tribe was a tribe with considerably special position even a the demi-human races They lived in «Seaside Town of Elisen», located offshore of the sea right beside «Great Dessert Guryuu-en» in the west of the continent Using their special characteristic, the tribe caught 80 of the marine products that appeared in the market in this continent It was the reason why they were publicly protected by Herrlicht Kingdoh they are demi-human race In the end, it was all about the money, since they were protected because they could be used even while the discrimination continued

That hy it was unbelievable for a person of the Sea-dweller’s tribe, ere being protected, to be washed away in the drainage of an inland’s big city, even more so when it was a child The sirl from the Sea-dweller’s tribe, her nose twitched, her eyes opened and blinked Then, the big, circle pupils, began to stare at Hajiaze somehow met hers, didn’t look away and stared back With the unknown tension floating around, Shia, who see, approached her with an airl fro sound With her nose twitching again, she aze froht froht as she tilted her head and ht to left Just like aze followed Apparently, she was quite hungry Shia tried to take out the skewered irl while transirl whose eyes were captivated by the skeweredwas surprised and ducked her body when bright sparks suddenly appeared fro square box Hajiazed wandered around for a while, she said her name in small whisper

"… Myuu"

"I see I am Hajime, and this is Shia Then, Myuu, if you want to eat the skewered meat, first wash off the dirt from your body"

Hajime took out clean water he saved inside the "Treasure Box," and filled the bathtub he just trans a flaerous eat a e Because she seee water, it was necessary to take detoxifying and bactericidalafterwards, Myuu responded by taking off the blanket along with her clothes dirtied by the drainage, and entered the bathtub "Ekk!," though her body was cringed as though she was frightened, she then narrowed her eyes when her body gradually got warmed up Hajime handed the medicines and towel to Shia, passed the soap to Myuu, and he went out to the back alley to buy Myuu so

When Haji Myuu’s clothing, Myuu had already gotten out of the bathtub and was currently being held by Shia, wrapped in a new blanket While Shia was holding on to Myuu, she said "Ahh," as she peeled off pieces ofto the utreen shine, and the reflected light created a halo around her head

"Ah, Hajiement, there’s no problem with Myuu-chan"

When Shia noticed Haji Myuu’s moist hair Maybe because she also noticed Hajiain while still chewing She ood or bad person

Haji, and took out the clothes he bought It was a milk-white, feminine one piece dress, one that looked siladiator sandal-like footwear, and underwear Because the items were for children, he orried about the shop clerk’s eyes when he bought them

Hajime walked towards Myuu, took off the blanket, and put on the one piece dress over her head, quickly followed by the underwear He knelt before Myuu and put the sandals on each foot In addition, he took out an artifact that lets out warm air -- in other words, a blow dryer -- from the "Treasure Box," and dried Myuu’s h she continued to stare at Hajiradually narrowed her eyes when pleasant warood at taking care of others"

"What are you saying out of the blue…"

Although Haji Myuu’s hair, his appearance was the evidence he was good at taking care of others, so Shia’s cheeks loosened with a smile Hajime somehow felt embarrassed and averted the topic

"Well, about what to do…"

"About e should do with Myuu-chan, right…"

Because she understood the tere talking about her, Myuu alternately looked up between Shia and Hajime

For now, Hajime and Shia decided to hear Myuu’s situation

As a result, the content Myuu spoke of with her faltering voice was alot lost while she i with heraround, she was suddenly captured by a man from the human race

After many harsh days had passed, she was transported quite a distance to Fhuren, and was then put in a dim, prison-like place Inside the place, there were a lot of children of the human race After she spent who kno many days inside, several children ith her were taken out on a daily basis but never returned A slightly older boy said they were going to be displayed to guests and priced

When it was finally Myuu’s turn, there was by chance a drainage round as open Myuu, who heard the nostalgic sound of the water, i a 3 or 4 year old could do because the hurdle was too high, but fortunately, she wasn’t handcuffed Myuu sith all her e Though she was young, she was a child of the Sea-dweller’s tribe The eway to try and catch her, but failed to do so while she rode the current

However, because she wasn’t accusto kidnapped, the unpalatable food, and the bad environ time, Myuu finally lost her consciousness when she reached both her physical and mental li wrapped in a waruests set the… price An auction, huh For children ranging from the human race and Sea-dweller’s tribe to be there, it should be an underground auction"

"… Hajime-san, what should we do?"

Shia, who looked distressed, e she wanted to do so about it It was normal for the demi-human race to be captured and turned into slaves Shia as deprived of her family because of it, understood the fear and pain

However, Hajime shook his head

"It should be better to entrust her to the security office"

"That’s… you’re going to abandon this child and the other children…"

When Shia heard Hajiritted her teeth She closely embraced Myuu as she received the shock and looked at Hajianization siovernh it wasn’t an abandon lost children, Shia didn’t think so

Hajime tried to explain it to Shia in an easy-to-understandto send the lost children you find to the security office Even more so when Myuu is a child of the Sea-dweller tribe She will surely be protected by them In addition, to auction soreat probleate it and the other children will be saved Isn’t that enough? Though I’ city When Myuu was caught, she would surely placed in a location where the public officials couldn’t get their hands there In other words, this is Fhuren’s proble your circu, but…"

"Th-That… that is true… But, at the very least can we be the one who take this child? After all, we are going to the sea in the west…"

"Haa~, listen We are going to the Great Volcano first Don’t tell eon? Or, are you going to tell her to wait in the desert alone? In the first place, ill be considered as the kidnapper’s comrade if we take the kidnapped child of Sea-dweller tribe without per unreasonable like this"

"… Uuh, I understand…"

Apparently, in just a short time, Shia had co her situation, Myuu clung onto Shia tightly Myuu see froht thing, so Shia could only nod and droop her shoulders Hajian to explain in a way Myuu could understand hi you to people ill protect you Though it ht take time, you will surely be returned to the sea in the west"

"…What about Onii-chan and Onee-chan?" Myuu asked what the tere going to do with an uneasy tone

"I aoodbye"

"No!"

"Wait, it shouldn’t be--"

"No!"

"…"