This Love is Futile

hugged the magnificent pecs in front of me, he hugged me with his strong and sturdy arms. 

“Then, let’s go to Quattro today.
I think we’ll be able to come back by nightfall.
Or maybe we can spend the night in Quattro.”

A sleepover date! Yes, yes, bring it on!

Excited by the idea, we prepared in a hurry, and soon enough, the time for departure to Quattro had arrived. 

Although there was an option of renting a horse from a stable, after confirming that I could have a sleepover date with Vidello-san, we decided to take a stagecoach to Quattro, which was cheaper at less than half the price of renting a horse. 

The reason being I wouldn’t be treated like a kid today! I’m all grown up now.
Also, our height difference was less than 10 cm. 

I was having a great time on my leisurely carriage date with him, defeating the monsters that came our way together with Vidello-san. 

I was so flattered when one of the passengers told me we were strong.
I never thought I would be this happy not being called a kid! I could see Vidello-san was holding back his laughter looking at me. 

A big guy like you won’t ever understand my hardship! Damn.
But then again, it was good to see the sight of him holding back, too. 

With little difficulty, we arrived at Quattro by evening. 

After a quick stop at a restaurant that served a local specialty, we headed into the back alleys. 

After a while, we were greeted by an old building. 

“Welcome.”

And as usual, the handsome butler welcomed us. 

“I was finally able to make the item that you tagged as the price of the book, so I brought it here.”

I quickly took out the bottle and handed it over to the butler.
The butler gasped while admiring the item. 

“Ho~ This… How wonderful.
As expected from you, it’s splendid.
Then, I’ll also…”

The butler immediately went to put away the colorful herbal soup and came back with something in his hand. 

He lightly placed it in front of me. 

It was a beautiful lace-knitted cloth in the pattern of a square.

“Please appraise it.”

“Ah, yes.”

Was this the one I wanted? As I was still puzzled, the butler encouraged me to continue my action.

Then, I quickly appraised the cloth. 

[ MP Saving Doily:
A doily made from a thread of a silkworm that has an attribute of storing magic.
A magic item.
Using this will decrease your MP consumption by half.
] 

“Ah, this is the one I want.”

It’s amazing.
My worries about my low max MP would be solved considerably with this. 

Just how did he realize that this was the one I wanted? The other time also, he called Vidello-san for me. 

When I looked at him with a surprised expression, he smiled at me. 

“I’m pleased that you appreciate this item.” 

“Yes! Thank you very much! Anyway, this looks really beautiful.”

“Thank you for your kind words.
I’m glad to know that my effort was worthwhile.”

Huh, so the butler made this.
He’s so good with his hands and the thread looked expensive. 

I now looked like I was receiving more than I should. 

When I stole a glance at the butler, he noticed and said,

“It’s no problem at all.
There’s only the cost of the thread.” 

I felt like he could read what I was thinking. 

When we were about to leave the shop, the butler showed a bright smile and bowed his head saying, 

“I’ll be looking forward to seeing you both again.
I’m glad to see that the amulet is growing well.”

Come to think of it, I’d totally forgotten about what percentage it had accumulated.
I’m all content with the amulet on my robe. 

I looked at the feather with Vidello-san. 

“…32%.”

I was grinning, thinking that we had accumulated so much in such a short time.
Vidello-san whispered to me. 

“We need to love more or else it won’t accumulate much…”

No, no, no, no, wasn’t this growing rapidly already?! I’m all in with loving you more though!!