The day after I won the treasure hunt and received the prize successfully, I went to the city and exchanged the necklace at a pawn shop.
　I immediately went into town and exchanged the necklace for a pawnshop.

　The price was about what I expected.
　I'm sure it's much more expensive than that, but that's about it for a pawnshop.

　When I was thinking of going home after looking at the market.
　By chance, I bumped into Amu on the street.

'Ah.'
Seika?　It's so unusual to see you here.

　I half stare at Amu.

Amu you don't suppose he's still in that gambling den, do you?

　There's no restaurant around here that a student might need.

''No, it's not. I was just showing up at the Adventurer's Guild chapter. I had to send a letter to my mom and dad. It's faster to send them from the guild.
Oh, I see.
And what the f*ck are you doing here?
I was cashing in on a treasure hunt prize.
Uh, yesterday. How's it going?　Did it sell well?
'That's okay. We'll have the luxury for a while.
Good for you. ...Oh, I see. So, you see...

　Amu mutters something agreeable.

'What's wrong?'
'I thought I saw Yifa near the guild earlier. I thought it was weird, but I thought it was with you. Where are you now?

　I blink my eyes and shake my head.

"No. It's just me today.
Oh, really?
Are you sure you're not mistaken?
'I don't think it was...'

　We're silent for a moment.

"Hey.

　Amu says, lowering his voice.

'Isn't Yifa a bit weird lately?'
Weird?
"He's all of a sudden asking for money, and it's like he's doing something sneaky all by himself. I definitely think he's hiding something.
....

　When I'm silent, Amu smiles a nasty smile and moves his face closer to mine.

'....or maybe it's a guy...'
What?
What else is there to do but to sneak around and meet people without telling us?　You're paying them money too, I'm sure.
....
She's cute and she's got a great body.

　He resentful, but Amu looks more and more amused.

'Hey, what's up?　You still care about it?　Worried?
I'm worried about you, that's for sure.
Why? Why?　It's okay. We're just family, right?　Why don't you let Yifa have her way?
The only thing you can do is to make sure that the man who messes with a nobleman's slave without telling him is not a sane man. Normally a slave would be killed if he or she were found out, and even I had to be prepared to risk an arm. I'm mad in all likelihood.
I'm not so sure. Maybe he didn't know. Or maybe it's just that he's just so in love with someone that he doesn't know.
"After all this excitement, you're asking for money?
Well yes. As I said, it's an awful lot of nonsense. That guy.

　With that, Amu erases his nasty smile.

''Well, don't worry. Because I don't think that's possible with that girl.''
Hmm....

　Although Amu said that.
　A hazy feeling still lingered inside me.

　I'm not sure if this is a good idea.
　If you think about it, you're right. Why couldn't I notice her?

　Relationships between people are difficult.
　I'm not talking about political maneuvering or the art of romance, but my relationships with my students, for example, were not always successful.
　There was a lot of fumbling around, and I even learned a lot from kids who were more than 100 years younger than me.

　Reincarnation doesn't mean that relationships will suddenly become better.
　I'm sure that such a thing would be impossible with any kind of magic.

''Hey, Seika.''

　Seeing me completely dejected, Amu says in a concerned manner.

"Why don't the three of us go around the school festival tomorrow with Yifa?
Yeah.
The school festival is still not as fun as I thought it would be. There's some money in the bank. I'll talk to Yifa in the girls' dormitory. What do you think?
...Oh, okay. That sounds interesting too. Please.
It's all set. I'll see you tomorrow.

　I look blankly at the back of Amu as he walks away.
　Let's not go to see the city and I'll just go home.