Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyusoukyoku

18-SS2. The Secret of the Great Witch

* Please enjoy the short story that spotlights Tia, who is very popular in the new death march.

"Hello, Mr. Satou. Could you spare some time."

When I was in charge of the store at the brave shop in the fortress city of Akatia, Mr. Tia, who was supposed to be a disciple of a large witch wearing a witch hat, came to the store.

"Hello Tia. Here\'s a nutritional supplement."

"Thank you. After all, you can\'t get tired with this."

I noticed her approach by the light spot reflected on the radar, so I quickly handed over the nutritional supplements I had prepared in advance.

"Hey, Tia-tan"

Arisa, who was chatting with me, called out to Tia with her cheeks stuck to the counter.

Tia swallows up the nutrients and urges Alisa with her gaze.

"Why don\'t you get old?"

Alisa asks while looking at Tia\'s youthful face.

"—Am I old? What are you talking about?"

Tia answers mysteriously while tilting her neck.

"Because your actual age is--"

Tia quickly closed Alisa\'s mouth.

"Isn\'t it a violation of etiquette to expose the age of a lady?"

"Peace, I implore"

Alisa agreed with a tone like Nana.

"But why are you so youthful? Over-hunting rejuvenating medicine?"

"I don\'t.-I mean, where do you over hunt rejuvenating medicine? You rarely see blood-sucking labyrinths, and you don\'t get more in other labyrinths? ? "

There must have been a recipe for rejuvenation medicine in the forbidden book in the Elven Village, but it\'s confusing, so let\'s not mention it.

"Then why?"

"Because there is a huge magical power of the source."

Mr. Tia made a troublesome statement.

If so, do I, who controls the largest "source of the valley of the dragon" on the continent, remain young?

"Magic power? By the way, I also seem to be slow growing …"

"Hmm, comrades"

Mia, who was listening to the story, slammed Arisa\'s shoulder, which had been shocked with a face similar to mine.

"That\'s wrong! Arisa-chan\'s different!"

Alisa shouts in a pose reminiscent of Munch\'s "Scream."

"You okay ~?"

"What happened, nanodesu?"

Tama and Pochi, who heard Arisa\'s voice, came out from the back.

"No, nothing."

Arisa replies with an upset voice, staring at Tama and Pochi\'s young appearance.

"By the way … these kids aren\'t growing either."

It seems that they haven\'t grown up from what they were when they first met, even though they were given enough food and sleep during the growing period.

It\'s not as big as Alisa and Mia, but these two are so huge in magic power quantity that they can\'t be compared with ordinary people due to their rapid level up.

"Is the rapid level up hindering their physical growth?"

"It\'s Okay, it\'s okay"

Tia, who heard my whisper, waves her hands.

"You don\'t have to worry so much, but after a few years your body will get used to it and get older."

"Really?"

Arisa latches onto Tia\'s words.

This is good. I was started to worry thinking that what I thought was good for safety hindered the growth of the children.

However, the relief was a little premature.

"Yes, I think it\'s about half the normal speed."

After hearing Tia\'s commentary, Arisa stiffened her expression as if she had petrified.

Perhaps it was awkward, Tia put the cup she had drunk on the counter and said, "It was delicious," and went home.

"Shonnya ah ~"

"What\'s wrong, Arisa-chan?"

Perhaps because Arisa was making noise, all of her friends, including Lulu, had gathered. Lolo, the manager of the brave shop, seems to be sleeping with the hamster kids during the nap time.

"Lulu-neesan!"

Arisa hugs Lulu and appeals to the story.

"Alisa, it\'s okay"

"Fine?"

Lulu pats Alisa\'s hair while combing it with her hands.

"The condition that darling told us to get us as brides is \'five years later\'? We would not age five years."

"Yes! That\'s right! Lulu you are a genius! As expected of my sister!"

Arisa, whose expression is brightened, takes Lulu\'s hand and begins to dance.

"Genius ~?"

"That is Lulu, nanodesu!"

Tama and Pochi are caught in Arisa enthusiasm , and dances happily around them.

Maybe I can\'t keep up with the flow of the story, but it seems enough that Arisa, who was depressed, got well.

"And it\'s hard to get old--"

Alisa looks at me and smiles deeply with satisfaction.

Why is that the smile activates the Crisis Perception skill.

"--My husband isn\'t gonna be Shota forever!"

Arisa pointed at me with a sound effect in her mouth.

"Muu?"

Mia, who was listening nearby, makes a confused face.

She ask with her eyes what it means, but I can\'t grasp Alisa\'s acrobatic thinking either.

"In other words, after enjoying Loli Shota enough, you can even taste Shota!"

I shook my head silently to Arisa\'s delusion.

While vowing to find a way to promote growth before that happens.