I Got Transferred in the Middle of a Mountain. In Retaliation, I Chose Amenity over Strength.

sec, I didn’t say anything when I plucked that thing off him, so that means he probably didn’t notice anything odd, so I guess I’m safe — hm?

「 Ash, he already found out that you can ‘see’.
Is that okay? 」

「 You saved me.
This man is your friend, no? 」

「Eh, no, actually, it’s the second time we met.
」

ASH TURNED TO ICE!!!

「 If we leave him lying around like this, then a bear… 」

Chaotic mumblings were spilling out from her! That thinking face is MEGA scary! And she thought the same thing as me!!

「 I miscalculated.
There’s no choice but to accept our fate.」

She also came back to her senses soon enough, like I did.
Ahh, this person’s really prone to drawing the unlucky card, huh.
Not for me to say, though.

「 Oh, by the way, Jean-dono, can you see the spirit that is attached to me? 」

「 Where? Whoa! 」

A blue bird was repeatedly pecking Ash’s head like a woodpecker.

「 Hey, doesn’t that hurt? 」

「 It’s a constant dull pain.
」

Wait, it’s poking you nonstop with that sharp beak, yet it’s a dull pain?

「 Since when? 」

「 Since I turned seven.
Father attached it.
」

The pain’s dull because it’s been way too long?

「 What’s the reason again? 」

The blue bird had a sash made of light on its neck, kinda like a collar.

When I did appraisal, it showed an extremely idiotic result — 『 Spirit captured by Lathantein Lu Adelheid to make Leora Lu Adelheid manlier.
』

「 It was to turn me into a splendid heir.
」

「 Don’t you have a younger brother? 」
「 Yeah, Father got drunk, and woke up with a woman beside him.
She sent that guy to us the next day.
」

What the — an express home delivery!?

「 Fortunately, my kingdom doesn’t discriminate between men and women, and the eldest will be the successor regardless of gender.
However, my House has been a military family for many generations, so Father placed the spirit on me so that when the training time comes, my gender will not hinder me.
」

「 No wait a sec, listen, okay? It’ll be understandable if he gave you stuff like arm strength and physical strength, but isn’t ‘manliness’ too weird? 」

It had the making of a good story, but it’s still abnormal, you know? And you’re being poked too much, hear that thunking sound?

「 Manliness? 」

Oy, don’t tell me you didn’t know the details, huh!?

「 …I know I’m being a busy body, poking my nose in your family affairs, but you should release that spirit right away.
」

And that bird seemed really desperate, you know.

「 Hmm.
It should have been removed two years ago, but Father, the one who cast the spell, collapsed.
Ahm, Jean-dono, perhaps you can release this spirit? 」

「 Maybe? Wanna try? 」

I think I can do something about it if that collar’s gone.

「 Please.
」

「 I’ll do it when we go back to the town, then.
」

I pointedly turned my gaze to Dean who was still lying on the ground.

「 Yeah…」

Ash mumbled.
Seemed like she took the hint after following my line of sight.

「 Whether the release will be successful or not, let me pay you.
」

「 Nah, you’re being ripped-off by that inn, so you’re currently short on money, too, right? What will you do if you gotta change inns? 」

Adventurers might die anytime, anywhere, so inns generally required advanced payments.
There’s no guarantee that she’ll get a refund even if she complained to the guild.
It would take time if she were to return, too.
Does she still have money?

「 I’ll hunt a bear.
」

「 Oh, right, you did say you came here for that.
」

That totally slipped my mind.