Kato Megumi wants to learn magic

"Well, it doesn't matter. Let's talk about serious matters..."

As Kato Megumi said this, she looked at the girl beside her.

"I think you know what I'm going to ask you. I want to know why you kept it a secret from me... If it weren't for your self-recommendation, I wouldn't have thought of looking for a guide. But I didn't expect you to be so incompetent as to be honest. I've heard about you, and your bad luck is no small matter no matter how you look at it."

Kato Megumi stared at the girl quietly, wanting to hear the proper answer from her.

"me……"

Faced with Kato Megumi's question, Sabei was a little at a loss. She lowered her head and stammered, but didn't say anything.

Kato Megumi waited patiently for a while, but the girl still hesitated and didn't give a serious answer, so she spoke again.

"So... you did it on purpose? You didn't tell me you had this condition because you thought I would be fine even if it affected me? You were afraid I wouldn't hire you, so you kept it a secret, right?"

"No, that's not the case!"

Seeing Kato Megumi say this, Sabei immediately refuted.

"Although my curse can affect others, as long as you don't touch me for more than 48 hours, nothing will happen. I really didn't hide it on purpose. I just think I can keep you from being implicated and won't let my bad luck affect you."

Sabei argued in a low voice with red ears, but her voice became smaller and smaller, making people feel that such argument seemed very guilty and not convincing at all.

Kato Megumi carefully recalled her previous interactions with the girl. There were indeed several times when she was about to touch her, but she subconsciously moved away and always kept a sufficient distance from her. Even the seat she chose when eating was the farthest away from her.

She originally thought that the girl just didn't like interacting with people, but she didn't expect this to be the reason.

The memory flashed through her mind, and Kato Megumi stared at the girl, speaking word by word.

"But you concealed it from me and didn't tell the truth. This doesn't make you a qualified guide."

"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry. I'm just afraid that if you knew about my situation, you would not hire me again..."

She hadn't had any business for a long time. The clients of the Adventurer's Guild were unwilling to give her any tasks. No one was willing to work for her. The materials she had worked so hard to find in the Fire Feather Forest and the corpses of monsters she had killed were simply difficult to sell. Only the bold and unscrupulous merchants were willing to buy her materials at a 10% discount.

Otherwise, she would have starved to death long ago, so when she saw the wealthy Kato Megumi, she subconsciously concealed this matter. She believed that she could avoid being implicated...

"I'm very sorry. It's my fault for not telling you about my situation. Miss, you should look for another guide... I'm sorry to have delayed you for so long. Thank you for the treat."

"Well, you did something wrong. You shouldn't have kept it from me... There won't be a next time."

Sabei had a bitter look on her face. It seemed that this business deal was going to fail again. She knew that no one would be willing to accept her when she was so unlucky.

Eh...that's not right.

Sabei suddenly raised his head and looked at Kato Megumi in disbelief, his eyes full of disbelief.

"Are you still willing to continue employing me?"

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 253 Chapter The Cause and Process of the Incident

Kato Megumi looked at her strangely.

"That's natural. Why...what's the problem?"

Sabei stammered.

"Aren't you afraid that I will bring you bad luck? You should understand my physical condition..."

"Ok, I know."

Kato Megumi nodded slightly.

"But so what... didn't you say you could keep your distance from me? You'll only be implicated if your skin is in contact for more than 48 hours?"

Kato Megumi tilted her head.

"Why, are you lying?"

"No, it's true. I thought you wouldn't believe me. I've said this many times, but no one believed me. The baron's son came to cause trouble this time because he didn't believe me."

Through Sabei's explanation, Kato Megumi finally understood why the other party came to cause trouble.

It turns out that Bellado was also one of the unlucky people implicated by Sabe, and he took the initiative to come to the door.

As the son of a baron, Bellado naturally lived up to his reputation. He was rich, lustful, and had a subtle sense of superiority as a male chauvinist. This led to the fact that when he followed the baron to Huonao Town, he acted like he was the greatest person in the world.

Different from now when Kato Megumi made Bellado recall the trauma of his childhood, Bellado at that time had long forgotten the trauma due to the passage of time and his aristocratic upbringing, and he also regarded the Adventurer's Association as mud legs, which was not so unforgettable.

As a teenager, Bellado has a common trait among teenagers, that is, rebellion and self-righteousness, commonly known as the second year syndrome. Of course, the second year syndrome of the nobles is more serious, but because of the surrounding environment and their own identity issues, this kind of rebelliousness of the second year syndrome is not obvious, but hidden in the heart.

So when he learned about Sabe from the adventurers, the young man's rebelliousness played a key role. Ignoring the dissuasion of those around him, Bellado saw that Sabe was beautiful and was bullied by the people around her, and he felt that he was the son of a noble and was not afraid of the curse at all. So he specially hired Sabe as his team member, and was ready to show his kindness and take the beauty to the Fire Feather Forest to get some fire agate.

This not only wins the heart of the beauty and shows off your masculinity, but also demonstrates your strength and satisfies your curiosity. It's really killing two birds with one stone.

Of course, Sabei also explained his situation at that time, but Bellado didn't take it seriously at all. He even showed off his family strength and identity while exploring the Fire Feather Forest, while making advances towards Sabei. After all, although Sabei was not a stunning beauty, she was cute and lively.

Although she was a little sad because of recent events, it was this sadness that made the beauty feel more pity. Therefore, as a noble, although she would not do anything to rob money, it was natural for her to pinch her hand and touch her body unintentionally under the pretext of protection, etc.

Sabei had never expected that after entering the Fire Feather Forest, this seemingly amiable nobleman would reveal his true colors and touch him all over. Even though he told him about his physique and that it would be bad luck if he was touched, Bellado looked indifferent.

As a result, this exploration soon came to an embarrassing end amid everyone's mocking and complacent gazes.

Belledo accidentally broke his leg because of a desperate attack from a monster, and his clothes were scratched into rags. On the way back, he accidentally provoked a group of carnivorous birds, and his skin was covered with scars. On the way back, the whole team encountered a group of drooling birds, and they were covered with saliva. It was really a disaster.

This exploration frightened Bellado so much that he even forgot whether the little beauty Sabei was okay or not. He just led his team away in shame. In the end, Sabei came out alone based on his own experience and the marked route.

Later I heard that Bellado specially found a priest to treat his leg. Because of the timely treatment, the broken leg was saved. However, the bad smell on his body cannot be washed away for a while. After all, everyone knows that the spitting bird loves to spit in the air above people. For the spitting bird, this is an alternative way of defecation. Not only that, the saliva it spits is sticky and extremely smelly, which is the most difficult to eliminate. It can only be gradually eliminated after waiting for a certain period of time.

Today, as he was waiting for the fishy smell on his body to disappear, Bellado became more and more angry. He had not expected that Sabei's bad luck was real, nor had he expected that he would become so embarrassed. Especially because his father felt so embarrassed because of him that he not only put him under house arrest, but also cut off his pocket money. All of this made Bellado feel indignant and he just couldn't get angry.

He didn't expect that it was his own problem, that he had to team up with the other party and took advantage of them; instead, he felt that all this was caused by the unlucky guy Sabei. He was a nobleman and could not be wrong, so what Kato Megumi saw happened.

Seeing the tears of grievance in the girl's eyes, Kato Megumi didn't react much. She just felt that it was a tit for tat and that the guy had only brought trouble upon himself.

Ying Lili in his arms was indignant and raised her cat paw to speak harshly to Sabei.

"What are you afraid of? It's not your fault! In that case, that guy got away with it. He should have let Hui deal with her properly before leaving."

Kato Megumi knew that everyone would speak out the bad things about others when narrating something, and would put themselves in a pitiful way and put it in a good light. Although the girl said so, and described that Bellado as very hateful, Kato Megumi didn't think it was a big deal. After all, if what Sabei said was true, he wouldn't be unlucky if he didn't touch her. It could only be said that he reaped what he sowed.

In response to Eriri's protest, Kato Megumi nodded and promised.

"I believe you this time not because you are trustworthy, but because I am willing to give you a chance. After all, your situation is indeed pitiful, and I am willing to help you when I can."

Kato Megumi glanced at the crowd watching the excitement from afar and said softly.

"But this is the last time. I don't want any trouble to happen next time because of concealment or deception. After all, I am a person who is afraid of trouble."

Although Kato Megumi's voice was very soft, Sabei immediately heard the chill in it. She quickly responded and said that such a thing would not happen again.

However, just as he said he was afraid of trouble, a staff member of the association suddenly came up, squatted down and looked at the bluestone slab that was damaged by Kato Megumi, gestured, and then looked at the culprit Kato Megumi.

While Kato Megumi looked puzzled, he suddenly walked over and bowed with a smile.

"I'm sorry, young lady, because you damaged the association's floor and violated the association's regulations, please come with me and pay the corresponding compensation."

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 254 Chapter A Sky-High Fine

"How much compensation do you need?"

Kato Megumi asked.

The staff member smiled slightly.

"Miss, you damaged the association's floor this time. You need to pay 100 gold coins in compensation."

"100 gold coins!" Ying Lili in his arms exclaimed, "This floor is obviously an ordinary bluestone slab, how can it be worth 100 gold coins? You are not trying to blackmail me! Do you think we are easy to bully!?"

Eriri exclaimed.

100 gold coins are indeed not much for them, but it is much more for ordinary civilians. Even a new adventurer with good abilities will have to work for a long time to get them. Stupid Hui just destroyed the bluestone slab, why would he ask for so much compensation?

Although they are not unable to pay, nor do they need the money, it is still unpleasant to be asked for such a high price.

Not only Eriri felt this way, but Kato Megumi also felt that it was inappropriate. She frowned slightly and asked.

"I don't think these bluestone slabs are worth that much... Although I'm sorry for damaging the association's floor, I'm not the kind of person who shirks responsibility. I will compensate for the damage, but isn't the money you're asking for inconsistent with the actual value? It's even a bit too much."

Kato Megumi's attitude was not fierce, but the staff and people around her could hear the questioning in her words. The questioning of a beauty would not make people feel unreasonable, but instead make people think that the association had gone too far. How dare it ask for such a high price? Isn't it just a floor?

Then some newcomers started to speak up and fight for justice.

"Yes, the lady is right. The association's floor shouldn't be that expensive. It's just some bluestone. It's not worth much at all."

"That's right, even though this lady is quite strong and her abilities seem outstanding, you can't blackmail her just because of that!"

People around questioned it, but the staff of the association did not get impatient and instead explained.

"I think this gentleman and this lady have misunderstood. These 100 gold coins are not compensation for the bluestone slabs."

"Huh? No?"

"Yes," the staff member explained carefully, "The bluestone alone is naturally not worth this price, but the problem is that you damaged the association's bluestone, and the association has a clear ban on selfish fighting in the association. Everyone knows that people with special abilities are very powerful and it is easy for them to quarrel with each other. In order to implement this measure, once someone breaks the rules, they will be fined a hundred times. Therefore, your behavior violated the association's rules, so we will punish you severely."

As the association staff explained, the people around them suddenly understood.

"I see... But I don't remember this rule."

"It seems that there are such rules. There are too many powerful people in the association. No one dares to fight privately, so they have long forgotten such rules."

Looking at the raised corners of the association staff's mouths and the expressions of the people around them who were talking, Kato Megumi nodded in understanding.

"I see...it seems like there is such a rule."

Hearing that no one around him seemed to react, and his financial sponsor nodded, Sabei apologized somewhat bewilderedly.

You have to know that that was 100 gold coins. Before she got into bad luck, all her gold coins were just over 100.

"I'm sorry, Miss Hui, it's all my fault... If it weren't for me, you wouldn't..."

"Shh..."

Seeing Kato Megumi put her index finger in front of her lips and made a cute gesture of silence to her, Sabei shut his mouth suddenly. He didn't know what the sponsor was going to do. He wouldn't really ask for compensation, right?

Although she knew that the sponsor was rich, she felt that he deserved it for spending such a large sum of money on her.

However, Kato Megumi did not pay the money honestly, but looked at the staff in confusion.

"I have always believed that the staff of the association are just and fair, but I never thought that there would be people who would openly extort money from others."

"Blackmail?" The staff member was stunned, then smiled and said, "Miss, please don't talk nonsense. Our association has always been fair and just and never oppresses others."

"Isn't it now?" Kato Megumi blinked. "You are bullying me and making me pay a huge fine."

"We are just dealing with the facts. You made a mistake and you need to pay a fine."

The staff said as a matter of course.

However, Kato Megumi looked at the staff with a puzzled expression.

"What did I do wrong?"

"Miss, isn't it wrong for you to fight privately? Please don't make things difficult for us."

The staff stated.

"Fighting? Where did I fight?"

"We all saw that you used some means to intimidate others and caused damage to the floor before."

The staff said helplessly.

Unexpectedly, Kato Megumi tilted her head and looked at her strangely.

"How did I threaten anyone? I just accidentally stepped on the floor and broke it. Does that count as fighting?"

"But, the son you threatened the baron before..."

"Huh? Did I threaten him?" Before the staff member could finish, Kato Megumi interrupted her, "I just accidentally stepped on the floor and made him fall, and he left without any grudge. Does this count as a fight?"

Kato Megumi blinked with an innocent look, then asked the crowd around her.

"Did you all see me fighting with that person? If accidentally breaking the floor and causing someone to fall is considered fighting, then if I accidentally crushed the table and chairs and caused someone to fall, is that also considered fighting? You have to know that we people with special abilities are very strong, and it is normal for us to accidentally control our strength and damage public property. If this is considered fighting, then isn't it a false accusation?"

While asking questions, Kato Megumi secretly improved her presence and temperament. For a moment, people felt that what the girl in front of them said seemed to make sense. If this was considered a fight, then was it fair?

"Yes, the lady is right. Sometimes I accidentally break tables and chairs, causing others to get into trouble. Is that okay? They are all accidents."

"Yeah, yeah, isn't that a bit harsh? How can this be considered a fight? If this is considered a fight, it also counts if I accidentally bump into someone."

The people around were watching from afar and had not experienced the aura of Kato Megumi, so naturally they didn't know what was going on. They just saw the girl crush the floor and the noble boy was scared to death, so they were already very disdainful of it.

Now another staff member of the association came and demanded a fine of 100 gold, which made people feel a little unfair for the girl. Then, coupled with Kato Megumi's questions, and her temperament and favorability improved by the power of her own existence.