Volume 7 Chapter 372 - Basis of Trust
Thanks to Riveria's urging and threatening glare, the group of four girls hurriedly finished their meal. Within just a few minutes, the girls finished their food and took turns to say their goodbyes. They don't want to get involved whenever Riveria is angry.
Before they left, however, Kisuke passed Ais the pepper spray that she wanted along with a white envelope, "Please pass this to Loki-sama once you got back."
Ais received both things and inspected the envelope. There seems to be a letter inside but it sealed so she can't check what's inside. Ais looked towards Kisuke, who's still receiving a scary glare from Riveria and still has a big smile over his face, and nodded, "I'll deliver it…"
"Thank you." Kisuke was about to turn to Riveria when Ais suddenly called out to him, "Uhmm, excuse me…"
The other three girls looked at her curiously while Riveria could only sigh, "Hmm? What is it?" Kisuke asked.
"I'd like to consult you about something some other time…"
"Ah… I can see what you need and that guy probably told you to come to me. Don't worry about that. Riveria-san and I will be discussing that so you just have to wait."
Ais looked towards Riveria and saw she nodding at her. She then turned back to Kisuke and expressed her gratitude, "Thank you. I'll be looking forward to it."
After that, the girls left for good and once they got a good distance from the shop, Lefiya asked in concern, "Will Riveria-sama be fine? Do we really have to leave them alone?"
"She should be fine. A level 6 vs a person around level 2. It shouldn't even be a contest." Tiona assured Lefiya with a big smile.
Tione then goes ahead and smack her sister's head, "Idiotic sister, you shouldn't underestimate him just because he's a low level. Didn't you see how he played around Riveria and she couldn't do a thing?"
While nursing her head, Tiona's expression change, "Uh… you're right. Let's go back!"
"Well, either way, I think she'll be fine. It's Riveria we're talking about. And that Kisuke Urahara is probably saying the truth about needing insurance because he can't go against the whole Loki Familia with their small group."
"Eh? Are we that type of group?"
"Of course we aren't. But that doesn't mean the opposite party doesn't think that way. He's just being careful. Although I don't think what he has on Riveria is a big deal… It's just a moan, right?"
Lefiya immediately responded to that in an angry voice, "Of course it's a big deal! Think about Riveria-sama's position among the Elves and their conservative thinking! If this were to spread, it's not an understatement that it'll affect the whole race of Elves!"
"I-is that so…" Tione, along with the other two, was taken aback at her sudden outburst. Tione then feigned a cough and changed the topic, "Ehem… For now, let's report what happened to Loki and deliver her that letter. We'll just let her decide what should be done."
The three girls nodded in agreement and hurried their steps back to the Twilight Manor. The other three still wanted to ask what Ais wanted to consult with Kisuke but didn't ask about it as it seems to be one of her secrets.
After the girls left, Kisuke started cleaning up and Riveria helped him with it. After everything is done, Kisuke served Riveria another tea and both of them sat down. The first one to spoke is Riveria, "Why did you let them in?" She's wondering if there's a need to invite the girls when they could have just pretended that they're not inside if the situation would only devolve into that. She can't see the point of their presence aside from Kisuke asking them to deliver something to Loki.
Filling his own cup of tea, Kisuke answered, "Another insurance."
Riveria's body shook for an instant after she heard the word 'insurance'. As time goes, she's hating and hating that word more, "Insurance? How?"
"It's so that even if you wanted to do something to silence me it'll be harder for you to do it. You might be all from the same Familia but I can see that you all have their own ideas and can move differently depending on the situation. Even if you want to silence me through violence, those girls won't turn a blind eye to it. Especially Wallenstein-san who needs me for something. That much, I can tell."
"I see… You've been closely observing all of us ever since you first saw us… You're terrifying…" Riveria sighed. As much as possible, she doesn't want him to become the Loki Familia's enemy. And it would be better if they can invite him to their side.
"Hehehe, I get that a lot~. However, I'm just an adorable and friendly candy shopkeeper. I don't get the fear."
'If you're adorable, then there's nothing terrifying in this world!' Riveria retorted inside her mind. She doesn't know how he can spout such nonsense with a straight face but she doesn't want to dwell on it and asked, "Am I really that untrustworthy?"
Drinking his tea, Kisuke replied, "My trust must have a basis and I'm just creating that basis to trust you."
While furrowing her brows, Riveria also said, "But thanks to that, I also can't trust you."
"Well, I'm actually a very trustworthy person as I never break my promises but you don't know that." Kisuke then stood up and went to get a book under the center table of the living room and placed it in front of Riveria, "However, I'm hoping that I can buy your trust with this."
Riveria looked at him suspiciously and opened the book. What Kisuke gave her is a book about magic and the basics of the basics. Contrary to Line's book that is an exercise type and focuses on practicality, the book in Riveria's hands focuses on basic theories and simple magic equations.
A few minutes into reading the book, Riveria's palms are starting to get covered by cold sweat. Half an hour later, Riveria put down the book and heaved a large sigh. She wanted to drink the tea, but it's already cold. Kisuke, however, noticed that and reheated it using magic.
Used to the strange magic, Riveria grabbed the cup and drank it, "Thank you."
"So, what do you think?" Kisuke asked with a grin.
Riveria really wanted to pinch that nose, but stopped herself, "It's mortifying, but if what written here is true, then I have no choice but to listen to your words." After reading the book, instead of answering questions, it only served as an appetizer, an appetizer so effective, she couldn't wait for the continuation of the book to answer her ever-growing number of questions.
Kisuke then proceeded to refill her cup and said, "Since that is the case, let's proceed to the formal discussion of terms."
"Then let me start. I want you to please teach me about magic and help with Ais's condition."
"That's going to cost you a lot."
"I don't care. I'll do everything to meet your demands if you can meet mine. Of course, those demands must be within reasonable limits."
"Don't worry, we'll also discuss those limits."
Riveria smiled wryly after hearing that, 'It looks like I'm going into a big debt…'
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