"Mm. I understand."
Aozaki Touko said.
"Um." Irena put on her hat. "I'm saying, I've been the one looking after that pet for you for the past half month."
As Irena spoke, she rubbed her fingers together.
The meaning was also obvious—shouldn't you show some appreciation?
Author's Note:
Illya's new movie edition is already available to watch. What a shame—there was only a tiny bit left before it could be finished, so the next season of the anime is probably out of the question...
Irena: What's Wrong with Wanting Money!
"Of course."
Aozaki Touko had already prepared a gift.
She had asked Lord El-Melloi II about it beforehand.
Irena was not actually very interested in magecraft. Her staying in Freedom here was more like a traveler experiencing the local customs and culture.
Her study of magecraft itself was more like searching for "local specialties."
There was little point in Touko getting involved in that aspect any further.
In that case, she would give her something with practical value.
So Touko brought out her trump card.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"
Irena's eyes lit up.
"...It's actually this?!"
—Irena was a money-grubber.
Although she kept her distance from high-value rewards that came with ulterior motives, that did not mean Irena disliked valuable things.
On the contrary, she liked them very much.
"For a traveler, being able to record everything must be important, right?"
"Mm, mm, mm, you really get it!"
The atmosphere between the two immediately improved considerably.
Irena was very happy now.
Meanwhile, Lord El-Melloi II sighed beside them.
Touko had given Irena a notebook.
But the issue was not the notebook itself, but the material it was made from.
It was gold.
Unmistakably gold.
Gemstones had even been set into the gold.
Strangely enough, despite being made of such extravagantly