Chapter 67 - A Little Trouble and A Small Gift

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After that, Wennyxa's bodyguard, Grandio the centaur, used his weapon, a magical chain, and threw it at the body of the Tri-horned Amethyst Water Serpent.

And after the chain wrapped around the giant monster's neck, Grandio began to pull it.

But as he gradually pulled the body of the water serpent monster to the edge of the lake, he also seemed to frown even though I didn't see him having any difficulty doing it.

Wennyxa also seemed to frown silently.

"Why are you guys frowning again?"

I asked curiously.

"...."

Wennyxa remained silent, frowning and crossing her arms as if thinking about what to do.

"Hmm.... We would only regret it if we only brought home the horn. After all, all parts of this monster can be used. Moreover, this is a very rare Tri-horned Amethyst Water Serpent. So its value is much higher than ordinary Amethyst Water Serpent because there is no guarantees for materials from the Tri-horned Amethyst Water Serpent can be obtained again soon."

Grandio answered and explained while still pulling the chain.

"Oh. Then just bring it home. All of it. What's the difficult...."

I said with a slight shrug of my shoulders because I think it's not something complicated.

But Grandio actually twitched the corners of his lips.

"That's precisely the problem.... How can we bring it home? Its size alone is huge. And if we were to bluntly bring home the body of a Tri-horned Amethyst Water Serpent, that would be too conspicuous and could become a problem too. Hah~...."

Grandio answered and took a deep breath.

"Hmm.... That's right. Tri-horned Amethyst Water Serpent is very rare and very strong. If they openly brought home materials from Tri-horned Amethyst Water Serpent, even people would be suspicious of how they got it when it was a monster which at least at Ultimate-class Lv.70 and above."

Mephisto-jiisama said with one hand holding his chin.

"Exactly. Moreover, even my current level of strength is only at High-class Lv.50s. It's also impossible for Ojou and Lorra to defeat that monster too."

Grandio explained and at the same time he finished pulling the body of the Tri-horned Amethyst Water Serpent to the edge of the lake.

"I see...."

I said briefly and then fell silent.

Because if what they say is true, this is quite a complicated case indeed.

So it's not that strange if they are quite confused about what to do.

But not long after, Mephisto-jiisama gave a small nod.

"Alright.... If people ask, just tell the truth."

Mephisto-jiisama said to Grandio and Wennyxa.

"Hm?"

Wennyxa didn't seem to understand.

"What do you mean, Lord Mephisto?"

Grandio was also confused as to why Mephisto-jiisama suggested that.

"Literally.... Just tell them that when you were looking for Amethyst Water Serpent in Lake Tlaga, you coincidentally meet us. And after hearing about your purpose, we were kind enough to help you. But then we didn't expect that we would actually find Tri- horned Amethyst Water Serpent, so we caught it.... That's all."

Mephisto-jiisama said a little casually.

"Huh? Is that okay?"

Wennyxa asked looking a little surprised.

Mephisto-jiisama gave her a small nod.

"Aye.... And to be more convincing, you can send some of the materials or some of the sales proceeds from the monster to my residence later. I think 30% is enough. People won't doubt you if I'm involved. Besides, people also know how strong I am.... Even though I actually didn't help anything... So I will give the 30% allotment to Rey because it will be capital for Rey to develop his territory."

"I see.... If it's done like that, it will indeed reduce the risk of problems for us and the Dantalian Family as well."

Grandio responded and nodded slightly.

"Nn."

Wennyxa also nodded.

With this it seems they have found a solution.

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Even though the solution to the reason why they were able to get the rare monster had been found, there was still one other problem.

But I already have an idea about that.

So I decided to provide the solution.

Then I took out something from my Storage Ring and held it out to Wennyxa.

"Here. Take it."

"Hm? You will give her that, Rey?"

Mephisto-jiisama asked with some surprise.

I nodded slightly.

"Yeah.... Just think of it as a compensation bonus or a small gift from me."

I said to Wennyxa.

And Wennyxa then looked at the object I was holding with my thumb and index finger.

"What is this?"

Wennyxa looked confused and frowned at the object.

"Wait! Don't tell me this is engagement ring!?"

Wennyxa exclaimed in surprise.

Hah?

What are you saying?

It's true that what I'm going to give her is a ring, but this is not ....

"I-I know you're required to marry a pure-blooded Devil girl as a Family Head. B-But even if you're interested in me, i-it shouldn't be so soon...."

Wennyxa said with a red face and looking nervous.

And because of that reaction, I facepalmed and sighed deeply.

"Hah~.... Isn't your imagination too high? This is not an engagement ring.... This ring is called Storage Ring. This thing is useful for storing things and such."

Who would have thought that a tomboy girl like you is actually quite pure about romance?

Or maybe that's precisely instead?

"Huh? .... A-Ah.... I-I see...."

Wennyxa said with her face getting redder and looking awkward as she took the ring from my hand.

"Gahahahaha! It seems you're misunderstood, Ojou!"

Grandio laughed out loud seeing his lady's embarrassment.

".... Fufufu. Your face is as red as an apple, Wen-ojousama."

Lorra also chuckled and even teased her lady a little.

"S-Shut up!"

Wennyxa shouted at both of them, kicking Grandio's leg while her hand pinched Lorra's cheek.

"Ouch! Why did you kick me, Ojou!?"

Grandio asked in a protesting tone.

".... Wen-ohoushama, His hut. Fwis yiyis hee." (Wen-ojousama. It's hurt. Please release me.)

Lorra complained in unclear voice because her cheeks were being pinched and pulled by Wennyxa.... Even though her facial expression and tone of voice remained flat.

"Hmph!"

Wennyxa snorted and then stopped pinching Lorra's cheek.

Seeing that their shenanigans were over, I spoke again.

"Drop your blood on the ring."

I said to Wennyxa while giving her a needle.

"Hm? Blood? For what?"

Wennyxa asked with a reluctant frown.

"This is necessary for some kind of registration so that only you can use the Storage Ring's function."

I answered her.

"O-Oh.... Alright."

Wennyxa nodded slightly and took the needle.

Then she stabbed the needle slightly into the tip of her middle finger.

"Ugh."

Wennyxa grimaced slightly. But only for a moment.

Then, after the blood seemed to come out, she dripped it to the Storage Ring I gave.

*tick*

Then the dripping blood seemed to be absorbed by the ring and then the ring glowed for a moment.

*shing*

"It's done. You can use the ring now."

Hearing my words, Wennyxa then put the ring on her middle finger.

"Okay.... Now point the ring near the serpent's body and think about keeping it."

I said.

Wennyxa gave a small nod and then approached the body of the Tri-horned Amethyst Water Serpent.

Then, she seemed to stretch out her right hand to the body of the large monster and remained silent for a moment.

"...."

And just an instant later, the large body suddenly disappeared as if it had never existed.

"Hm!?"

"This...."

"...."

Wennyxa and her two servants looked stunned at this phenomenon.

I chuckled slightly.

"Hahaha.... Very easy, right? And if you want to take it out of the Storage Ring, you also only need to think about taking it out. And its capacity is 25x25x25 meters. So it's quite big."

Hearing my explanation, Wennyxa then took out the body of the snake monster and the body appeared in front of her again.

"Hoho~.... That makes things really easy."

Grandio said in an impressed tone.

".... Nn."

Lorra was also impressed and gave a small nod.

Wennyxa then put the monster's body back into her Storage Ring.

Then she turned back to face me.

"T-Thanks. This is very useful for me."

Wennyxa said with a slightly blushing face.

I smiled slightly at her and shook my head slightly.

"It's alright."

And so, that's how the beginning of my good relationship with the daughter of the Dantalian Family, Wennyxa Dantalian, began.

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