「This year’s Nana Cherry Blossoms were beautiful too」
「I am glad you enjoyed them, Master」
The cherry trees Nana-san planted in the dungeon two years ago, the Nana Cherry Blossoms, bloomed again this year.
I went to the dungeon with my family and friends and enjoyed a cherry blossom viewing party.
Quite a lot of people gathered around where the Nana Cherry Blossoms bloom, and it really feels like it has become a seasonal tradition. That too makes me happy.
After about two weeks of blossom viewing season, the Nana Cherry Blossoms fell.
They will bloom again next year. I will look forward to that.
「So, Nana-san, something suddenly came to mind. I am pretty sure that around this time two years ago, I collected everyone’s hair」
「Ah yes, now that you mention it」
I remember collecting Ralina-chan’s hair while we were enjoying the cherry blossoms.
「And when I remembered that, I also remembered one more thing」
「You remember many things. What did you remember this time?」
「Actually, I want to collect Jered-kun’s hair」
「Jered-sama’s hair?」
While looking at the cherry blossoms, I remembered collecting hair, and then I remembered that I wanted to collect Jered-kun’s hair too.
Or rather, I had completely forgotten about it until now.
「During the Time of Miasma Demon when the Wild Boar appeared, Jered-kun was in danger, right? I thought back then that I should have collected his hair too」
「Ah yes, that did happen….It was quite a while ago now」
「Yeah…」
A lot of time has passed since then. I had completely forgotten about it, after all.
Honestly, it is impressive that I remembered it at all.
「Well, thinking about it now, in that situation, I do not think I would have needed his hair anyway」
「That is correct. Even if Jered-sama had been killed by the Wild Boar, his body would have remained. In that case, applying a revival potion to the body would have restored him safely」
「…Yeah」
「Monsters do not eat meals. Jered-sama would not have been eaten. His body would have remained」
「That is true…」
I appreciate the clear explanation, but Jered-kun is my best friend, so…
I would really prefer it if you did not say things like body or eaten…
「That aside, I still want to properly collect my best friend Jered-kun’s hair」
「I see. And what does that have to do with me?」
「…Huh? No, um, that is why I came to ask you, Nana-san」
「Yes? Ask me what?」
「I want you to increase the slots. The slots for people outside my family」
The collection of hair is decided by Nana-san, with family slots and five non-family slots.
I am not asking to remove the limits entirely. Just one more slot, at least. I want one extra slot for Jered-kun.
「A non-family slot…?」
「Just one slot is fine. Please, Nana-san」
「Um, Master, what exactly are you saying――――Ah」
「Nana-san?」
「No, it is nothing. A non-family slot, understood. If you insist that much, I will add one more slot. This is a special exception, you know?」
「Really? Thank you, Nana-san!」
「Of course, Master」
Nana-san smiled with an expression full of affection.
Good, good. Now I can collect Jered-kun’s hair.
「So, how do you plan to collect it?」
「Hm? What do you mean?」
「If I recall correctly, Master has used many different methods to collect hair. Combing it out with a brush while stealing it, searching through used pillows, sneaking it while someone is sleeping, and other various techniques. Master has used many methods to collect women’s hair」
「At least the last one was not me…」
That was definitely the exchange between Yggdrasil-san and Laudette-san.
「So, what method do you plan to use this time?」
「Nothing special. Well then, I will go for a bit」
「Eh? Huh?」
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「I am back. I got it」
「…That was fast」
「Well, it is Jered-kun」
Collecting women’s hair is a lot of trouble, but this time it was Jered-kun.
「What was the process?」
「Well, I went to his house and he was there, so I said 『You have something stuck in your hair』」
「I see. But was that enough to collect it?」
「I ran my fingers through his hair back and forth about twenty times, and I got five strands」
「…That does not sound like removing something stuck in hair」
Jered-kun definitely looked suspicious.
Actually, he said 『Hey, stop that』.
I ignored him and kept going, ruffling his hair.
「Then I just went home」
「You suddenly visited his house, messed with his hair, and then left…」
「Well, it is Jered-kun. My best friend, Jered-kun」
After all, he is my best friend. We are close enough for that.
「So, you are storing the hair in paper?」
「Yeah. Want to see?」
「No, I am not that interested… Still, should you not check it properly one more time, just in case?」
「Ah, yeah, maybe. I did not check it that carefully outside」
「Then, to the table」
Nana-san cleared some space, so I took out the paper labeled 『Jered-kun』 and opened it on the table.
「Alright, alright. There are five strands, just like they should be. Judging by the hair color, this is definitely Jered-kun’s hair」
「…Hmm」
「Nana-san? Is something wrong?」
「I just had a thought――」
「Hm?」
「Let us say, hypothetically, that Jered-sama is dead right now」
…Jered-kun is my best friend, so please do not kill him off so suddenly.
「If Jered-sama were dead, then applying a revival potion to this hair would immediately revive him」
「Well, yes」
「Now then, about this hair. There are five strands――what would happen if you applied revival potion to all of them?」
「All of them?」
「Could it be that Jered-sama would revive five times?」
「Eh…?」
No, surely that would not happen… I do not need five of him…
But wait. Could that actually be possible? If it is a divine revival potion, maybe such a miracle could happen…?
「Ah, or rather. Let us assume that Jered-sama is currently alive」
He is alive. He is perfectly alive.
「If you apply revival potion to this hair, would it revive anyway? Would that result in one more Jered-sama?」
「Eh…?」
I thought revival potion would not activate unless the target was dead…
Eh? What would really happen? Would he multiply?
「S-should we try it…?」
「N-no, Nana-san. What would we do if he multiplied…?」
「But I am curious」
Just because you are curious…
Still, there is no need to experiment using Jered-kun.
「However, Master. I believe this is something you should properly investigate」
「Well, yeah…」
That is true.
You never know when you might need a revival potion. If something like 『we used it and he multiplied』 happened at a critical moment, that would not be funny at all. It would be better to investigate properly now.
「Alright then――let us go do an experiment」
「An experiment?」
「An experiment」
next chapter: VS Giant Rat 8
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