NOVEL WEB Volume 1 Chapter 85 - Experiment
I finished settling the bill, feeling incredibly awkward, and then headed to the guild to report to Satsuki-san that I had sold the item bag to Yoshino-san.
After that, I went straight home and lazed around.
When it got to the evening, Kaede-chan came home, so the two of us had dinner. After finishing our meal, our chill time on the sofa began.
“Did the transaction go smoothly?” Kaede-chan, sitting next to me with a beer in hand, inquired.
“It went well. I sold it for the planned 42.5 million yen as expected.”
“I counted it in the afternoon, and it was all there. I really thought they might skim some off the top…”
“That’s great!”
“Our money is steadily accumulating, huh?”
“Indeed… By the way, why are you still Elenoa-san?”
Even after returning home and even after Kaede-chan came home, I remained as Elenoa-san. Of course, there’s a reason for that.
“Kaede-chan, could you help me with an experiment?”
“An experiment?”
“Yes… Ta-da!”
I took out a Defense Enhancement Potion from my bag.
“A potion? I’ve never seen this color before, is this an Enhancement Potion?”
“Yep.”
I answered and began to drink the Defense Enhancement Potion.
“Ah, I need a chaser.”
After downing the Defense Enhancement Potion, I took a sip of canned beer to wash it down.
“That’s quite a luxurious chaser.”
“Well, yeah. I don’t know how much it would sell for, but it would probably be in the hundreds of thousands.”
“Alright! First, Kaede-chan, try hitting me.”
“Eh… You want me to hit you? Why don’t you do it yourself?”
Kaede-chan seemed reluctant.
“The thing is, I don’t really understand the effects of this Enhancement Potion. When I pinched myself, it hurt, and when I lightly cut my finger with a sword, it got cut.”
It hurt, but I applied a healing potion right away, so it was fine.
“If you put it that way, what does ‘defense up’ even mean?”
“Exactly. My skin is still soft as ever.”
I exposed my belly and pinched it.
“It’s definitely squishy.”
Kaede-chan poked at my soft belly.
“See? I don’t understand the effect. That’s why I want you to attack me.”
“I see… So that’s why you want me to hit you… But why are you still Elenoa-san? It’s hard to hit you.”
“If I were Okita-kun, it would feel bad. I feel like I’d cry if Kaede-chan hit me.”
My mental oasis, Kaede-chan, becoming violent is a death sentence.
“Eh… Elenoa-san is okay?”
“This person isn’t Okita-kun.”
“I don’t quite understand the distinction, but alright then…”
Kaede-chan said and lightly tapped my head.
“No, that’s too weak.”
“Eh…”
“Hit me harder. Pour in your daily stress.”
Let’s include the resentment for the non-working Satsuki-san!
“Alright… Stop loitering in the hallway when I’m taking a bath!”
Kaede-chan whacked my head pretty hard.
“I wanted you to include work-related stress…”
It’s not like I have any ulterior motives. I’m just waiting for Kaede-chan, who forgets her change of clothes and comes out wearing just a towel…
“Anyway, how was the damage?”
I rubbed my head as she asked.
“It didn’t hurt. Hm, let’s try this next.”
I took out a bamboo sword that I used to use.
“Are you serious? This is like a real corporal punishment.”
Kaede-chan seemed a bit taken aback.
“It’s fine. If it fails, we have healing potions.”
“I really don’t want to do this…”
“Think of it as for the sake of Nanapon. If we don’t test it, it could be dangerous.”
Even if we use it, we need to know up to which level it can withstand.
“Sigh… Alright, I’ll do it.”
“Don’t include any grievances against me next time.”
“Understood… Stop staring at people’s chests!”
Kaede-chan said and swung down the bamboo sword on my head with considerable force. Although I felt the impact, it didn’t hurt and there was no damage.
“See, Kaede-chan? No more complaints.”
I complained while rubbing my head.
“It’s not really a complaint. I’ve never cautioned you about it.”
“Hmm… Is it true that girls can tell when they are being looked at?”
“If Elenoa-san talks to men, you’ll understand. The gaze naturally falls downward. You’re especially obvious.”
“Heh… I’ll be careful then.”
Kaede-chan is kind and will probably forgive me, but there are dangerous women out there. They might charge me money.
“So, how was the damage? It doesn’t seem like there was any.”
“Exactly. Normally, getting hit with a bamboo sword hurts quite a bit, but I felt zero damage. It looks like the Defense Enhancement activates when I’m attacked by someone else. And it’s powerful.”
“Senpai, please give me one of those potions.”
Kaede-chan reached out her hand, so I took out a Defense Enhancement Potion from my bag and handed it to her. Then, Kaede-chan downed the Defense Enhancement Potion in one go.
“I need a chaser!”
“That’s luxurious.”
Kaede-chan placed the empty plastic bottle on the table, then started pinching her arm and lightly slapping her cheeks.
“I don’t understand… Senpai, please hit me.”
“No way!”
I absolutely refuse. Why do I have to hit Kaede-chan?
“No, I won’t know unless you hit me. Come on, unleash your usual grievances!”
Kaede-chan said that and offered her head, so I just patted her for now.
“Uhm, grievances, huh…”
Do I have any grievances against Kaede-chan?
I don’t.
“There must be something.”
“Eh… Maybe just that you lock your room?”
“That’s normal. If you want it open, go get a paper from the city hall.”
I’ll go to the city hall next time.
“Since I have no complaints, I can’t hit you.”
Pat pat.
“Then, unleash your grievances from your previous job.”
“I’ll turn Kaede-chan into a dismembered corpse.”
“That’s scary… Your patting has gotten worse, too. It’s for real… Then, how about your grievances against Nanaka-chan?”
I stopped patting her as she said that.