Volume 1 Chapter 23 Not wearing panties.

Just as we leave the company, Sati falls flat on her face.

A-Are you alright?

Im always falling over. Im okay.

Because shes falling over constantly, she has the Skill Sturdy? After walking for a bit she falls again.

After using [Heal], theres no helping it, I grab her hand and pull her towards me. Since when was the last time I held hands with a girl? Im a bit happy and embarrassed.

Is Masaru-sama a healer?

Wonderful. Thats because beastmen cant use magic.

With Magic Power stat of 3 that would be impossible.

En route to the house, we come close to a second hand clothes shop. I go buy suitable clothes for Sati. She bumps into a rack and almost knocks it down, so I make her stand near the entrance. Underwear as well? Just now it was a glimpse, but it looked like she wasnt wearing panties. I catch a female salesperson and timidly try to ask.

Excuse me Id want some underwear for that girl.

I say it while pointing at Sati at the entrance and she immediately brought them. They are pumpkin pants? I receive around 5 pairs, I pay them together with the clothes.[TL Note: If you dont know what pumpkin pants underwear look like:http://i.imgur.com/Z18exhP.jpg]

I lead Sati and enter the house.

This is my home. From today this is your home too.

Yes.

I have Sati sit on a chair. Now, I must examine the Menu. Looks like I can manage it. And it seems the Skills List is the same. Cant Sati see it? I try opening and closing the Menu, but theres no reaction from her. I have to review the Skills List

Excuse me.

Is there any work for me? Ill do anything.

For the time being, theres none. Stay sat there. Ah, Im starting to get a bit hungry.

I pull out 2 lunch boxes from Items and hand over one.

Okay, here you go. You can eat it.

Thank you.

While looking at the Skills List I eat the lunch box and noticed Sati wasnt moving. She was holding the lunch box as is.

Whats up? Arent you hungry?

Its fine. Eat it here. In this house this is the only dining room. Well have the meals the two of us together. No, thats not it. Its alright to have your meals whenever and wherever you want to. Even in front of me or when Im not present. However if I take out food for the two of us, we eat it together. On the same table. Go on, eat eat.

Yes. Understood.

Sati starts to eat her lunch box. Its delicious. While saying its tasty she greedily eating it.

At the slave trader you didnt get to eat much?

Thats terrible!

No, when I was there I didnt move much in that room, so it was enough. When I was in the village it was worse.

What could be worse than two meals a day of only bread and soup with no ingredients? Could she have been chewing tree roots? Sati has already finished eating her lunch box. The little crumbs of food left in the lunch box, she was picking them with the spoon wanting to eat them too. I take out another lunch box and give it to her.

Is it okay?

Its alright, eat it. If its not enough then Ill give you more.

While I watch Sati start with her second lunch box, I review the Menu. As expected of a slave their loyalty can go either way. To start with, this system-like thing even if I ask Itoshin he wouldnt answer about it. To ascertain, it looks like Ill have to buy another slave, but first I must do something about Satis eyes.

[Eyesight Degradation]

[Sturdy]

Cuts down damage body receives. HP Recovery Up.

Due to Eyesight Degradations negative bonus, her Agility and Skill values are terrible. I wonder if Magic Eye couldnt be used by her? Clairvoyance, to see the future? Nope, thats not it. Agility UP and Skill UP would they also be meaningless? Minds eye.

[Minds Eye]

With the eye from the mind see all of the enemys attacks. Evasion Large Increase.

A bit different than I thought? Night Vision. Hawk Eyes.

[Hawk Eyes]

Positive Bonus to Eyesight.

This is it! This is exactly what I was seeking. And it cost 5 points, lets try taking it.

Looks like she ate everything in the second lunch box. Because it appears it is still not enough, I give her two grilled rabbit meat skewers. She eats a lot. Wont she get a tummy ache?

Are you full?

Yes. But I could eat another lunch box.

With all that, shes not completely full? Even if you say the size of the takeout lunch boxes is small, she eats as much as an average adventurers. At this rate shes gonna increase the Engels coefficient. I have to think about cooking for ourselves.[TL Note: Raising the coefficient in Engels Law means youre poorer or using a higher percentage of your income in food.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engel%27s_law]

You better endure it for the time being. Its not very good for your body to eat too much. In the evening Ill let you eat again.

Then, Ill give medical treatment to your eyes now.

Thats right. However, its a different one from before. Close your eyes.

I open the Menu and acquire [Hawk Eyes]. Now then, I wonder how it is?

Now you can open your eyes.

Sati opens her big and beautiful eyes. For several seconds there was nothing, but suddenly she opens them wide.

A A Ahhh

Close your eyes!

When medical treatment is given to peoples eyes then they are accustomed little by little in a dark room if I remember correctly. I close the window to darken the room. Because theyre wooden windows if I close them they wont let the light in, however its daytime and the light seeping through the gaps can be seen.

Slowly take deep breaths. Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out. Did you calm down?

Sati nods in agreement.

While keeping your eyes closed, face down. Like that. Slowly open your eyes. Can you see your own hands?

Alright, then next try to slowly lift your face.

Thats right. Theyre healed.

Strictly speaking Hawk Eyes is offsetting it, however explaining will be impossible and so lets leave it at that.

I, I Ive never been able to see with my eyes never, uhhh

Sati is overflowing with tears.

Calm down. See, its alright now.

I dont know how its going to be alright, but for the time being I should tell her everything will be okay. I dont know how to handle a crying girl.

UuuuuuT-the mines dying there they said, uwehhhhhh

Was she this desperate? That bald guy, he shouldnt threaten a girl like this.

Ah, its going to be okay. You can always stay here. okay?

I, I I was small, nothing even at home they always mad at me, even after being sold if nobody bought me ever thats, thats why Im glad

Sati, while sniffling and weeping, she told me bit by bit. Somehow, she suffered those hardships

Not only that yet even, my eyes too T-Thank Thank you very much

Yeah, yeah. I know. Look, you can eat this.

Said that, I pull out a grilled wild rabbit meat skewer. Sati accepts it and while still sniffling and weeping, she is munching on it. It was a success feeding her. She seems to be gradually calming down.

From now on, youll be able to work, play or do anything normally, right? Hey, what did you ever wish to do if your eyes were healed? Do you have anything you want to do?

Sati stops eating then stares at me with an astonished look. Her face became soppy wet with tears.

Anything?

Yes, anything is fine.

Lowering her line of sight towards the skewer left on her hand, Sati said:

E-ermmm. I-Ive always wanted to cook, b-but, I was no good even helping at home, because Id ruin it they didnt let me do it And, and

Oh no, she cried again.

I see, cooking is it?! Then, since itll be dinner Ill let you help me immediately!

Look, theres meat left, isnt it? Finish eating it.

While watching Sati eat the remaining, I think what to do. Even if I say cooking, shes probably really inexperienced. What can a beginner do? I have a hunch it was cup noodles then? Ready in 3 minutes with boiling water. Its good that it was simple. But here, theres no cup noodles and the like. Ah, should I have her boil water? Lets have her prepare tea. And it would be scary suddenly letting her use such things as knives.

Then I think Ill have you boil water for me. I want to drink tea.

Lets see, with this pot then only this small quantity of wood, they were left over from the previous resident. Although I can make water with magic, I think from now on itll be the water well. Theres no water jug or something. Will it be fine with this big pot? Ill have Sati carry it. There are a lot of things that will need to be bought. The supplies are overwhelmingly insufficient.

Can you carry it? Is it okay?

Then, well go draw water from the well. Follow me.

As we were going outside, suddenly I realized. Satis clothing have remained unchanged since bringing her from the slave trader. She isnt wearing panties. If she doesnt get changed.

Wait a second. Lets change your clothes first. Look, didnt we buy some at a clothing store while returning?

I make Sati leave the big pot while I take out and spread the clothes and underwear on the desk. Is this fine? I turn over and give her the one piece kind of dress I chose and the underwear.

?!

Sati was already utterly stark naked. After staring fixedly at her for an instant, I gathered myself, looked away and handed her the clothes. As expected she really wasnt wearing panties.

Hey, wear these. Also, its wrong for a girl to be undressing in front of people.

Yes. But only Masaru-sama is here.

Sati says while shes putting on the clothes she received. Since its only a one piece dress and underwear she soon finished dressing.

Its wrong even if Im present. Isnt it embarrassing?

E-errr I, because Im small and thin, you dont like me? But that, I heard that men would be delighted if Im seen naked

Sati is tearing up again. Who was it, who taught her that information?

No no, you dont need to show me.

No, wait a second. Thats not it, I want to look.

No no, its not that I want to look. Yet, I want to look. What should I say?

That, its that. Children take off their clothes in front of people, dont they? However, adults dont undress in front of people, do they? In the case of adults, they dont undress except for like going to take a bath or in front of the person they like! When one becomes an adult, one doesnt show oneself naked.

Well. Since I like Masaru-sama, is it okay for me to get naked?

Why she start liking me from the first day?! The progression is too fast. Damn, I must think. Now is the time to mobilize all the knowledge I have acquired from anime and manga! If I tell her Id look, seems like shell immediately take of her clothes. If I tell her I dont want to look, shell surely cry. Despite telling her Id like to see, Ill prevent her from undressing!

Id like to see Sati naked. Ah, ah, you dont need to show me. Thats. You dont need to be naked until I tell you to. Excepting when I tell you I want to look, make sure only take off your clothes somewhere no one else will see.

Sati has a somewhat sorrowful face.

No, I want to look. When thats the case Ill have you show me plenty! Hey, for now its cooking, isnt it? We got to get the water from outside.

Thats right, its cooking!

I have Sati hold on to the big pot and we go outside. The reality is, in this kind of situations one gets awkwardly flustered?

Ok, this is the water well. Draw the water.

I issue instructions while feigning to be calm. Sati is working hard to pull out out the bucket with water from the water well. With a splosh, she put the water from the bucket into the big pot.

Alright, then shall we go back? Isnt it heavy? Can you carry it?

Im okay.

With a heave-ho she walks while carrying it. I appears what the slave trader said about them being strong is true. I open the door for Sati who had both her hands occupied and we enter. She puts water into a small pot and puts it onto the cooking stove. When she puts firewood.

For fire, how do normal people light it?

They use a flint.

I see. Today while thinking if I would use magic, Sati crouched down and was rummaging.

Found one!

Replying yes she showed it to me. Did the previous resident leave it behind?

Can you light the fire?

Ill try to.

Sitting she starts to clink the flint. This is so troublesome just to boil water. Even though it would take 10 seconds to light it with magic. Should we mainly eat out? Before long, it appears to be lit. Her skill is good. From TV Ive watched previously, lighting fire takes at least around 30 minutes. The embers light the firewood and the fire rises while cracking. Sati is watching over the water in the pot with a serious expression. The water wont boil from her watching it, but I how the feeling from staring at it. I stop her as she quietly tried to thrust her finger into it.

Dont use your finger to measure the temperature. When it boils, itll start bubbling. Watch it.

Ah, bubbles are coming out! Bubbles!

The heating power from the cooking stove is pretty strong. Or should I say, for all that little water to be boiled looks like we put too much firewood. It immediately boiled.

Okay, then put the pot here. Lets put the tea leaves.

And theres no pot stand, is it okay to place it directly? The small pot has soot, the table might get a little bit dirty. Lets use Cleanup later. No, should I leave it to Sati? She wished to work after all.

I put a pinch of Magi Tea in a cloth, tie it like a pouch with a string and put it in the hot water. Its a simple tea bag. Sati is quietly watching. I have Sati pour the prepared magi tea and drink it. Yea, its good. Even though I thought it tasted strange at first, once I got used to it, its no different than drinking the tea from Japan. When I have Sati take a sip she makes an odd expression.

This is called Magi Tea. Its a tea that recovers a little bit of Magic Power for wizards.

I explain it while pouring the remaining tea in the canteen. Its only boiling water. By all means it cant be considered cooking, but later if she chops ingredients she can make something like a soup, cant she?

Then, can you tidy up whats left?

Y-yes.

Sati takes away the pot and cups to the kitchen sink. Of course theres no water supply. She draws water from the big pot and hand washes them. Let me see, since it looks like there are no sponges, then they use something like scrubbing brushes? Afterwards she leaves them in the sink, there would be a bucket a something. Are there dust clothes, dish clothes or detergent? If there isnt, itll be troublesome when making fried food. A pot to be used for deep-frying or something and tools. As one would expect there are no paper towels, are them? How do the people here do things? Which reminds me, there arent restaurants that serve things like karaage or cutlets. I wonder if that kind of cuisine doesnt exist? Even though I believe dragon meat in karaage would be delicious.

Sati who finished the washing having a whole smiling face reports me with a Im finished. Her voice is being lively too. Despite planning to buy a maid to take care of things, I feel like I ended up being the one taking care of her, yet this way isnt too bad. In any case, its shopping. We must procure many kinds of daily necessities.

Well then, Sati. Shall we go shopping?

Yes, Masaru-sama!

Flapping her tail and having a smiling face, Sati is very cute. From today, Ill start living with this girl in this house. Yeah, this is it. It might not be so bad!