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Chapter 108 - A Good Person, But Flawed in Many Ways

I decided to compromise with the cheap woman and turn a blind eye to Yoshino-san’s skimming.

"My bad. I'm grateful to you. Next time, I'll teach you how to learn magic."

"Thanks."

She's a hard person to truly dislike…

"The money will be a bank transfer. How should I do it?"

"Here."

I placed a credit card I had prepared on the table.

"Hmm? This is Satsuki-neesan's…"

Yoshino-san picked up the credit card and looked at it front and back.

"Yeah. It'd be bad if it were in my name, right?"

"Ah, that's true. Got it. I'll transfer it to this account then. I'll talk to the department head and have it sent right away."

That sounds like it will be fast.

"Alright, here are the healing potions."

I placed the bag that had been hanging on my chair onto the table.

"A bag? Is it an Item Bag?"

"Yep. The 100-kilogram one. It's a hassle, so I'm just giving it to you as is."

"A hassle…? You're giving me a 100-kilogram bag for that reason alone? The same Item Bag I paid 42.5 million yen for?"

Ah, her eyes are a little scary.

"I'll give you the Item Bag, Yoshino-san. After subtracting the amount you embezzled, it comes out to 22.5 million yen for two, right?"

"I heard you gave Nanapon a 1,000-kilogram Item Bag for free?"

That brat must have been bragging.

"I'll give you one of those, too."

Well, they're just rubber bands to me, so it doesn't really matter.

"You're a good guy! Next time, I'll teach you how to learn a hole-digging skill."

Yoshino-san's face lit up once again.

"No, I don't need that skill."

"Is that so… What else was there?"

Yoshino-san folded her arms and began to think.

"Oh, you really don't have to go that far for me."

"Hmm, well, I'll think about it."

Like Lin-san, Yoshino-san is a serious person, or at least a caring one.

"I'm not giving back the money, so you'll have to be content with that. I'll give you potions too, if you want."

"Hmm? Did you already spend the money?"

"I gave it to Kaede-chan."

"Eh… You gave it to her?"

Yoshino-san seemed a little taken aback.

"What's wrong with that?"

"H, hmm… So Kaede is a little devil, huh."

At Yoshino-san's words, I looked at Kaede-chan beside me.

"Tehe."

Kaede-chan stuck out her tongue and gave me a wink.

"See? She's cute."

I nodded and looked at Yoshino-san.

"From my perspective as a woman, it's kind of irritating…"

"From my perspective as a man, it's incredibly cute."

"Is that how it is…"

Yoshino-san started blinking rapidly.

"I can't do it…"

Apparently, Yoshino-san can't wink.

"Either way, you're not that type, are you?"

"That's right. Yoshino-san is the older sister type."

She definitely looks like she'd be in the nurse's office!

"Hmph…"

Yoshino-san straightened her posture, folded her arms, and struck a cool pose.

"She looks like a sharp office lady!"

"Like a capable secretary!"

Kaede-chan and I applauded.

"Yes, yes. You two understand well. Oh, right. The department head asked about Okita-kun, so I told him it's because you were Kaede's boyfriend."

Yoshino-san said, as if just remembering.

"Me?"

Kaede-chan tilted her head and pointed to herself.

"He asked why I let Okita-kun into my party. Well, my party is made up of the department head's subordinates, after all."

"I'm not helping."

No way, that sounds like a pain.

"I know. I made sure to tell him you're a member who won't get involved in that sort of thing. I said Okita-kun is the same age as me and Lin, and since he's Kaede's boyfriend, I let him join the party."

So, it's like we're hanging out together because of that connection.

"What did the department head say? He wasn't suspicious?"

"He believed it completely. Told me to do my best."

Well, I'll do my best.

"That's fine with me, then."

"Yep. Well, I should be heading home… Oh, right. When are you going adventuring next?"

Yoshino-san asked, having already half-risen from her seat.

"Tomorrow, Eleanor-san is going with Nanapon. I haven't thought about after that."

"Then how about we go together the day after tomorrow?"

The day after tomorrow, huh…

"What about you, Kaede-chan?"

I checked with Kaede-chan.

"I have work then, too. You should go with them."

Kaede-chan said in a sweet voice, tugging on my sleeve.

"Guess so. Yoshino-san, let's go in the morning."

"…Alright. Hmm, a little devil… even at twenty-four."

Yoshino-san looked at Kaede-chan with admiration.

"Ugh, I want to punch her."

Kaede-chan's expression turned serious.

"Hey, Yoshino! How could you say such a thing! Kaede-chan is cute, so it's fine!"

She's doing it for me!

"Sorry… It seems Satsuki-neesan's jealousy has rubbed off on me. The other day, after we left you two at this house, she complained to me endlessly in the car."

I thought she was being quieter than expected, but it turns out she was just venting to Yoshino-san.

"Uh, sorry about that."

"I'm sorry."

We repent.

"Apologizing isn't going to help!"

I suppose not.