So I'm a Snake, Who Cares?

Seems the water addict spent the tribute money on water.

Then he deserves the beating.

"There's going to be war, war. Get it?"

To think I'd get unexpected information in a place like this.

Seems war will break out soon between Two Rings and Mud House.

Wonder what'll happen when the two rogue guilds fight.

Should tell Oliver about this.

"Sell your daughter if you have to get the money. Or you'll die, understand?"

"Yes, yes!"

The Mud House guild members left after saying nasty things.

Even then, the little girl wouldn't let me go.

"Sniff, ugh. Damn bastards..."

My prey was sobbing alone outside.

After a moment of silence, I asked the little girl.

'...Little one, where's your mother?'

"Mom's gone..."

I thought so. I don't have one either.

This feels a bit awkward.

Seems she lives alone with her father, but would it be okay for me to take her father away? A snake might be fine without parents, but humans are so weak.

But, seems there was more family.

Footsteps were heard from outside.

"Big sis..."

The little girl's voice held both joy and fear.

I could soon see why.

"Where have you been until now!"

The water addict who had been begging for mercy from the Mud House guild members started yelling.

"I-I was out working."

"The daily wage."

"It was taken for unpaid debt..."

Then there was a slapping sound.

"You, you look down on me too?"

Though the sister's voice sounded quite young.

It was a scene of merciless domestic violence.

So there was a sister.

Then it should be okay.

Also...

"Mom..."

The little one was praying to her absent mother.

"Please make daddy disappear..."

She prays while shedding tears.

I wiped the little girl's tears with my tail.

'That wish.'

And asked.

'Shall I grant it?'

The little girl stared at me blankly.

Then nodded.

'Wish received.'

I slipped out of the little girl's grip.

I was about to draw my sword but changed my mind.

「Using Gigantification lv4.」

I grew my body just enough to get through the door.

Then opened the door and revealed myself.

'Hello.'

"Close the doo-aaaaah!"

The water addict who had been grabbing the hair of a girl about ten years old fell over in surprise.

I slithered slowly.

Looking at the sister, she was somewhat hurt.

Her cheek was cut and lip split.

"Ah, ugh..."

I took out a potion and gave it to the girl who was trembling in fear looking at me.

She couldn't even drink it, just shaking blankly.

The water addict didn't seem to grasp the situation.

"Hey, did I take too much water? Hallucination."

Sorry, but this isn't a hallucination.

You're going to get beaten ten times as much.

"Whack!" (One!)

When my tail strike hit his stomach, his body flew up.

Bang!

He hit the ceiling and came down.

Then he vomited his stomach contents with a retch.

"Smack!" (Two!)

This time I struck his cheekbone.

He bounced off like a figure skater doing a double axel.

Last! Three!

I struck the fallen addict's bottom.

Crack!

A strange sound came from his hip bone.

"Wow!"

And someone clapped.

It was the little girl who had come out of the room.

"Big sis, it's Whitey!"

"Ah, Soma..."

The sister pulled the little girl into a corner to hide, thoroughly frightened.

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She seemed mature for her age.

"Sis, Whitey, granted my wish."

"Be quiet!"

"It's true. I made a wish."

I used invisible hand magic to tie up the unconscious water addict.

Then stood before the children.

I took out a gold coin and wrote on the floor.

'Wish granted.'

The little one kept clapping.

"That's right!"

"W-wish..."

Since the sister was too scared, I made my body small again.

Wonder if this helped?

"You really granted the wish..."

The sister said this.

Seems she had been harboring a similar wish to her sister's.

That's when it happened.

Something I hadn't expected:

「Gained a considerable amount of Majesty.」

Suddenly gaining Majesty here?

Honestly, I didn't do anything that great...

The eyes of the two girls looking at me were sparkling.

Perhaps granting their 'wish' had an effect?@@novelbin@@

Come to think of it, I've granted someone's wish a few times before.

Didn't I just help Raota fly after hearing Black Rabbit's wish?

But why did I suddenly gain Majesty this time?

And why a 'considerable' amount, I'm not sure.

Was there a difference?

Certainly, there seems to be a difference between how these little ones look at me and how Black Rabbit looks at me.

Kind of similar to the pure gaze of goblins looking at me.

Probably accumulated quite a bit of Majesty by now...

Sure enough.

「The amount of acquired Majesty has reached a critical point.」

「Gained skill 'Frenzy'.」

Frenzy?

Surely not the kind where you go crazy.

I tried using the new skill on the spot.

「Using Frenzy lv1.」

Then my body started glowing and sparkling.

"Wow! It's sparkling!"

"It's glowing...!"

The girls clapped in unison.

This feels nice.

I patted both girls' heads.

'I'll take your father away. Live well together.'

Though it will probably be a harsh world.

Maybe having even such a father would be better...

No matter how great a snake I am, I can't take responsibility for everything.

But I can give them some money at least.

Clink-

I took out a handful of silver coins from subspace and dropped them on the floor.

'Well then, farewell!'

I dragged the water addict out.

The children said goodbye from behind.

Somehow, instead of waving, the sister held her hands together as if in prayer.

==

Ready to enter the sewers!

Nahagu has over ten passages to enter the sewers.

But there was only one officially recognized entrance.

Guards stood in front of it.

Of course, they weren't part of the guard corps, but the Sewer Self-Governance Association (a real organization) keeping watch.

They check identities, at least nominally.

"Name."

"Oliver."

Of course, it's not done by showing identification tags.

"Bounty hunter?"

"A-class."

When he showed his badge, Oliver passed through easily.

Most people entering the sewers use fake names, they say.

Then is Oliver a fake name too?

"Next, also a bounty hunter?"

It was our turn.

Obern proudly opened his coat to show the gold badge.

We had succeeded in promoting after catching the water addict.

"A-class."

"...Yes, A-class sir."

"Mm."

"Name?"

"..."

Of course, Obern also used a fake name.

For reference, I gave it to him myself.

"...Snakebern."

"Mr. Snakebern. Go ahead."

Snakebern and Oliver, entering the sewers.