I'm back in the residential area from the aristocracy.
　I decided to stay in the first house I saw.
　A three-story house.
　I lived in a thatched-roof house in the village, so for me, it's a big house.
　They'd come to the fountain square in front of the house.
　There was something of a crowd there.

What's going on?
You seem to be getting quite a kick out of this.

　As me and Elsa approached the crowd, we peered through the human wall.
　And at the center of the crowd is Meryl.

　A pointy hat like a witch.
　A pretty baby face.
　She is dressed in revealing clothes that expose her shoulders and navel to the air. She wears a skirt underneath. The kind of fashion freaks wear.

　Meryl played charades with magically created fireballs.
　Five fireballs spun on the palms of her hands.
　The children saw them and clapped their hands together.
　The adults are whistling and cheering.

"Ho ho ho ho!

　Meryl liked it so much that she started performing water tricks. Water gushed out of the fan held in both hands like a fountain.
　Reflected in the sunlight, the glittering droplets glistened.

''Good!''
It's beautiful!

　The crowd cheered as they watched Meryl do her water tricks.

"Mmm-hmm. Last one. You're about to see the best of the best.

　Meryl said and looked overhead .
　He shoots a fireball into the sky cut off by the roof of the building. The fireball soared high into the sky, trailing a red tail, and then popped.
　With a bursting sound, a flower of red light bloomed.

"'Oh, wow!'

　The crowd gave a thunderous applause as they watched the fireworks.
　Meryl grinned at the audience's excitement and took off her triangle hat and bowed deeply.

"A twist if you like...

　One by one, the audience puts coins into the triangle hat that is turned inside out.
　Jab-jab.
　The triangle hat is filled with coins.

Yeah! I got coins!

　Meryl rubbed her cheek on her triangular hat full of pennies.

Money. I love you.

　He muttered lovingly to himself.

'...... Meryl. Is it finally happening?

　Elsa called out to him in a tone of dismay.

''Oh. Elsa!　You too!　Good morning!
It's past noon now.

　I chuckled.

"Was that a street performance?
Yeah. I just had a lot of free time on my hands before my parents got here. And now I have a lot of treats to show for it.
Well, that's pretty impressive.
I've done this a million times. People love to watch me work my magic and get a special treat. And you get a special treat. Two birds with one stone!
'Merrill, don't you intend to labor normally?　With your skills, I could pull from anywhere.
No. I want to laze around all the time.

　Meryl said in a frustrated tone.

'You're not the kind of person who can't help it ......,' sighed Elsa. 'But more importantly, how did you know we were coming here?
'Last time Elsa gave you a list of potential homes.　I figured if it was a nobleman's district and a residential area, my dads would probably choose this one.
Would Meryl have been better off living in an aristocratic town?
Not at all. I love money, but... I hate it when people get arrogant just because they have money.

　Meryl's voice was sweet and venomous.
　She seemed to have a lot of faith in her own way.

"Well, you know. Well... I'd be happy anywhere as long as I could live with my dad. I love you so much, Daddy.



　Meryl hugged me and pampered me like a puppy wanting attention, "It's been a long time since I smelled my dad~" she said.

'It's been a while ....... We met a week ago.

　Meryl came back to the village at least once a week.
　Unlike Elsa, who was an S-ranked adventurer and Knight Commander, and Anna, who was a guild master, she was able to do this because she was light.

It's hard work!　Somebody get in here!

　We heard a call from somewhere.
　We looked at each other and headed toward the voice. Then I saw a grown man standing in front of another fountain, looking annoyed.

"What's going on? I ask.
''It seems that the mage that runs this fountain has run out of magic: ....... At this rate, we won't have enough water for life.

　When I looked, I saw that the sphere-shaped mage embedded in the base of the fountain had lost its light.
　That's why the water had stopped flowing.

''Meryl. What should I do in this case?

　Elsa asked Meryl, the creator of the grimoire.

''It's easy and simple... just pour the magic into the mage.
I'll take care of that for you, then.

　I walked into the dry fountain and addressed the mage in its base.
　Then I poured the magic power into the mage.

　Pah! ......!
　The mage that had been losing its light emitted a powerful light.

　The next moment--.
　A beautiful spring began to flow from the fountain again.

''Oh!　Water again!

　The man let out a yell of delight.

'Thank you!　Thank you for the help!
No.
Are you ...... the father of Lady Merrill?
Yeah. Yes, sir.
"Thanks to Meryl's development of the mages, we common people can now enjoy the benefits of magic. Thanks to this, our quality of life has improved dramatically. It used to be hard to find water for our daily lives.

　The man took my hand and bowed deeply.

"Thank you so much.
That's good to hear.

　I smiled and left the man. I walked home. Along the way, I say to Meryl.

"You're doing the world a favor with your magic skills, Meryl.
Aren't I a great guy?
Yeah. That's very sweet. I'm more than proud of my daughter.
"Heh heh heh heh." "Stroke me, stroke me.

　I patted Meryl's head gently.
　Meryl said, "Mmmmm." and a happy expression appeared on her face. He's a delirious genius who revolutionized the life of the city.