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Chapter 133 - How to Use the Auto-Map

I arrived at the guild as Okita-kun and headed toward Kaede-chan at the reception desk.

"Mornin’."

I greeted Kaede-chan.

"I heard that this morning."

Did she?

"I don’t remember."

"That’s because you were half asleep. This morning, when I was leaving for work, I was poking you while you were in your futon, and you said ‘good morning’."

That doesn’t count as being awake. I was awake, but my brain was asleep. And besides, don’t poke me…

"Stop the domestic violence."

"I was jealous of you sleeping so peacefully and comfortably."

I totally get that feeling. I feel bad for Kaede-chan. But that doesn’t mean I have any intention of waking up. It’s cold, and I’m sleepy.

"You don’t have to come into my room."

"I wanted to say ‘I’m leaving’."

Then you should at least give me a kiss. I’d wake up for that.

"Do you say that every morning?"

"I do. And every morning, you reply with ‘let’s sleep together’."

Yeah, that sounds like me. I actually remember that part.

"Is this a rebound from not having any proper days off?"

"No, it’s from staying up late."

Kaede-chan pointed it out with an exasperated look. But watching videos online is fun, so it can’t be helped.

"Whatever. Is Satsuki-san here?"

"Yes. This way."

Kaede-chan stood up and headed to the end of the reception counter as usual, so I followed her. She let me in behind the counter, and I walked through to Satsuki-san’s room in the back.

"Branch Manager, Senpai is here."

"Yeah, yeah."

When Kaede-chan knocked and announced my arrival, a casual reply came from inside the room.

"She’s playing a social game in there."

"I think so."

Kaede-chan and I exchanged glances and opened the door with wry smiles. Inside, we saw Satsuki-san lying on the sofa, fiddling with her smartphone.

"Social games again?"

I asked as Kaede-chan and I entered the room and approached the sofa.

"Honestly, I want to quit, but I can’t find the right time, so I’m just continuing out of habit."

You could just quit now.

"I don’t play them, so I wouldn’t know."

"I don’t recommend it. Alrighty… well, have a seat."

Satsuki-san sat up, so Kaede-chan and I sat down across from her.

"Feels like it’s been a while since we’ve seen each other. You’ve been busy, huh?"

There were several times I had business with her, but she was always out.

"Well, yeah. A lot has happened. Looks like a lot happened on your end too…"

"It has. Have you heard about the Water of Life?"

"I heard from Kaede. You can make some amazing stuff now."

"I know, right. But I can’t make it."

I don’t have the ingredients.

"The Crystal of Life. I looked into it myself, but I couldn’t find anything."

"So it’s undiscovered after all?"

"I think so. Well, just take your time looking for it. I’ll keep an eye out on my end too."

It seems Satsuki-san will look for it too. That’s unusual, but it just goes to show how incredible the Water of Life is.

"Thanks. And I heard from Kaede-chan, but sorry about yesterday. It was a whole commotion, right?"

"That. It was a pain in the ass. And what’s more, when I heard the details, it wasn’t even your fault. So why did we have to deal with it? It’s the Shibuya branch’s jurisdiction."

Satsuki-san’s eyes narrowed.

"I heard from Yoshino-san yesterday, and apparently she and the headquarters manager had to work overtime too."

"I bet."

Satsuki-san then nodded happily.

"Are you happy about your cousin’s misfortune?"

"A lot has happened. That money grubber!"

What happened…

"Try to get along. Anyway, I heard from Yoshino-san then, the auction was approved, right?"

"That’s right. It took a little time because things were backed up, but it was approved safely. I want to announce it tomorrow and hold the auction right away, is that okay?"

"It’s fine. Let’s sell it off quickly."

"Alright! Let’s do it! The period will be one week."

It’s been a while since the last auction. I wonder how much it’ll go for?

"So the winning bid will be next week… Once the price is set, I’ll sell some to Claire and the headquarters manager."

"Do as you like. We’re fine with level 1 Healing Potions here."

"You’re not going to resell them?"

"I tried reselling, but it didn’t make much profit. The auction is more profitable."

So it’s the auction where five percent goes into her pocket…

"Should I sell some Item Bags again?"

"That’s an option too. But well, before that, I have something I want to consult you about."

A consultation? That’s rare.

"What? Come to think of it, you said you had something to talk about?"

I thought it was about the auction or that kid, but apparently, she has other business.

"You gave me that notebook before, right? The one called Auto-Map."

"Ah, I did give you that."

It’s the one that makes a map of the places you walk. An item whose use I still don’t quite understand.

"That thing, I tried using it for a bit, and it’s amazing."

"It’s amazing, but there’s no use for it, right? In this world, we have map apps to find places, and even Frontier has maps."

"Actually, that’s not quite true. Remember I told you about the surveying company?"

I heard about that when I first became able to make the Auto-Map. Something about the government commissioning a company that specializes in Frontier.

"I remember. What was that about in the end?"

"The truth is, they found an underground ruin in the Kunaar Ruins."

An underground ruin!? They found something overflowing with romance.