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“My sister constantly brings up Alice to compare us.
She tells me to learn from him, for goodness’ sake.”
“I knew bringing him up was a mistake.
I just listed a few of his good points because he’s unique, how was I supposed to know it would turn out like this?”
“‘A few good points,’ you say?
You talked about him for at least 30 minutes.
Your sister probably knows him as well as we do by now.”
A mage organizing potions across from them let out a small laugh.
“Didn’t you guys often talk about him even after he quit?
You’re all really persistent.”
Zeria and Cheria, sitting side by side like twin dolls, looked at each other.
The mages immediately waved their hands.
“Hey, we had to talk about that guy.
He’s unique.”
“Right.
We only talked about him because he’s unique, so don’t misunderstand.”
Zeria and Cheria’s mouths opened simultaneously.
“Does Senior Alice dote on his siblings that much?”
“Does Senior Alice dote on his siblings that much?”
“Ah, of course.”
They don’t say it out loud, but I always find it amazing, those kids.
The mages placed documents in front of Zeria and Cheria.
Even if they conceded that their words and actions could be that synchronized, could they also breathe in sync?
Thinking that, the mages continued.
“There was a time when we had a conflict with a client, and it was resolved smoothly thanks to him.
When I offered to buy him anything he wanted to eat, Alice refused.
Back then, he definitely said…”
“I’m sorry, I need to go home early today to help my siblings with their studies.”
“Puhaha, exactly the same!”
When another mage even imitated the expression Alice made whenever he was troubled, the others burst into laughter.
Zeria and Cheria looked at each other once more.
“So even now, it’s probably the same?”
“So even now, it’s probably the same?”
“Of course.
I guarantee he’s done everything they asked, like a pushover.”
“Huh?
You guys think so too?”
The mages nodded simultaneously.
“Yeah, where else would he spend money?
He says he spent it all on studying, but does that make sense?”
“Right.
Spending all his savings just on tuition?
That doesn’t add up.”
The mages shook their heads.
It meant they could tell without even needing to see.
“He definitely didn’t spend a penny on himself and gave it all to his family, then ran out of money.”
“Poor guy.
We should buy him a meal sometime.”
“Let’s do that.
Ah, enough talk, let’s get back to work.
We have a client coming today.
Hey, you two help out a bit.”
Zeria and Cheria nodded and stood up.
***
At that moment, Alice, who had unknowingly become “the pushover who gave all his money to his family,” was taking care of Asher as usual.
Alice laid out coins he had prepared in front of Asher one by one.
These coins were currency used commonly across the continent.
Asher, lying down and wagging his tail, shouted brightly.
“I know this!
Money!”
Alice smiled and nodded.
Today, he planned to teach Asher about currency units.
Judging by his reaction upon seeing the coins, it seemed it would be easy to teach.
Alice picked up one coin.
The golden coin shimmered brilliantly.
“Money is very important for living.”
Asher nodded vigorously as if to say he already knew.
“I know.
You can even buy happiness with money!”
…Huh?
Alice was puzzled.
“Usually, people say you can’t buy happiness, don’t they?”
“Huh?
But you said it yourself last time, Alice.
That with money, you can do anything.”
“…As expected, you’re a genius.”
To remember something said in passing.
Yes, money truly is the truth of life.
With money, you can do anything.
Alice was impressed.
Asher pointed at the coins with his finger and boasted.
“I have a lot of this!”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
Asher picked up two coins and held them up to his eyes like glasses.
“Uh-huh.
Mom left me a mountain of it.
She said I can go get it when I grow up.”
His mother left him wealth too?
Last time he mentioned an uncle named Hiis living in the Neonde Empire.
Didn’t they say he was abandoned by everyone?
Seems he wasn’t completely abandoned.
Watching Asher play by rolling the coins, Alice thought.
Lucky.
I shouldn’t say this, but I’m really envious.
Right, being a dragon, he’d naturally have immeasurable wealth.
Asher probably wouldn’t need to get a job at all.
Why would he work when he doesn’t have to worry about money?
Ah, he might work if he’s bored, like Clam.
Maybe Asher would even receive an offer to join the Magic Tower later.
Being a dragon hybrid, he’d have exceptional intellect and skill.
His skills were still unstable now, but eventually, he’d be able to completely hide those two arms too.
“By the way, Alice.
Didn’t you say you had an appointment today?
Is it okay for you to be here now?”
“Oh, right.
I did.”
It was already this late.
Alice muttered and took out drawing paper and paints from the shelf.
Asher had recently gotten into drawing.
He spent most of his day drawing Alice’s face.
Among them, Alice’s favorite was a drawing of himself laughing heartily in a room full of gold coins.
The title was [Happy Alice].
He liked it so much he framed it and put it on the table.
Wondering what picture Asher would draw today, Alice said.
“Draw for a bit, okay?”
“Okay!”
The seniors had said expensive chocolates came in as a gift and invited him for tea.
They said there was Asher’s share too, so come on time.
After confirming Asher was humming a tune, Alice headed to the seniors’ lab.
Lately, the seniors seemed to receive a lot of sweet gifts.
I wonder if someone has taken an interest in them.
Thinking that, Alice opened the lab door.
“Hello.”
“Hello.”
And he spotted an unexpected face.
Zeria with long hair and Cheria with slightly shorter hair were sitting side by side.
Zeria and Cheria were sitting on the sofa, swinging their legs in rhythm.
Those kids must have been invited to tea time too.
Alice looked around the room.
One senior was diligently polishing a mana stone with a cloth.
“I’m here, Senior.”
“Oh, you’re here.”
“Where’s the other senior?”
One senior, blowing on the stone, replied.
“Ah, there are more people than I thought, so buying it must be taking a while.
He’ll be back soon.”
Alice’s eyes widened.
“Huh?
I thought it was a gift that came in.”
A brief silence followed.
The senior quietly added.
“I mean, the person giving the gift.”
“Ah.”
“Outsiders can’t enter the Magic Tower, you know.
So we agreed to meet outside the Tower to receive it…”
The senior placed the gleaming mana stone on the shelf.
“He’ll probably be here soon.
It’s been a while since he said he was almost here.”
“…Is that so?”
“Right, why don’t you go out to meet him?
You can wait on the first floor.”
Alice thought for a moment, then nodded.
This much was worth it for expensive chocolate.
As Alice was about to leave the lab, Zeria and Cheria also stood up.
“We’ll go too.”
“We’ll go too.”
“Really?”
Zeria and Cheria nodded.
“We were getting bored waiting.”
“We were getting bored waiting.”
And so, the three of them boarded the elevator together.
Alice placed his palm on the crystal ball and glanced at the twins out of the corner of his eye.
The twins kept their gazes fixed forward.
“Are the seniors treating you well?”
“Yes.”
“Yes.”
“Nothing difficult happening?”
Creak.
The twins’ eyes moved strangely and fixed on Alice.
They’re such peculiar kids, Alice thought, forcing a smile.
How long had they been exchanging glances when the twins suddenly spoke.
“You’re quite famous, Senior.”
“You’re quite famous, Senior.”
Alice’s eyes widened.
“Me?
Why?”
“As the official pushover.”
“As the official pushover.”
Thud.
An invisible thorn pierced his chest.
Kids their age were too honest, it seemed.
Alice clutched his chest.
The twins tilted their heads slightly.
“But we respect you.”
“But we respect you.”
Why were there so many people giving with one hand and taking with the other these days?
Again, Alice asked back.
“Me?
Why?”
“You were ranked number one in mission requests, they say.”
“You were ranked number one in mission requests, they say.”
Ah.
Alice’s cheeks instantly flushed.
Those seniors, why did they have to talk about that?
Alice hurriedly shook his head.
“That’s just old news.”
Zeria and Cheria immediately chimed in.
“Even having done it at one point is impressive.”
“You must be incredibly skilled.”
With that, Zeria and Cheria held hands.
The bracelets on their clasped hands sparkled brilliantly.
The bracelets were studded with dozens of small topazes.
Zeria and Cheria opened their mouths simultaneously again.
“You beat all those formidable seniors to get first place.”
“You beat all those formidable seniors to get first place.”
“It’s not that my skills were outstandingly superior.
I just…”
Trailing off, Alice sighed.
What was the use of talking about the past?
Alice took his palm off the crystal ball.
The elevator stopped.
“I don’t pay any attention to missions now…”
Before he could finish, someone shouted angrily.
“How dare you!
Do you know who this is?!”
Alice’s head whipped around.
People with red armbands, symbolizing they were clients, were gathered in one place.
Judging by their silver armor and swords at their waists, they were clearly knights.
And in front of them…
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