That's Why I Decided to Become a Miser (8)

“David... Why are you here?”

Kururu muttered with an expression that seemed to say, “Nothing’s changed.” But when David immediately looked at her seriously and said, “That should be my question,” she fell silent, looking a little abashed.

“I was sent here by the King to verify a report that Lady Kururu had abandoned her mission to defeat the Demon King and was staying in this city. Though I’ve already heard the reason from Rex-sama and Kagami-sama: you’re raising funds while retraining to defeat the Demon King.”

After hearing David’s explanation, Kururu looked at Kagami. Kagami silently signaled to her as if to say, “We’ll go with that story.”

“That’s right. Kagami-san has reached the heights of Level 999... I decided that if I spent my days under Kagami-san’s guidance, I would surely grow stronger than I am now. My goal hasn’t changed at all. Please tell my father that.”

Having understood what Kagami’s signal meant, Kururu said this, playing along with David’s explanation.

“I’ve also been entrusted with the task of confirming whether that’s true. I’m terribly sorry, but I’ll have to keep an eye on you for at least a month.”

“You...?”

At his words, Kururu looked thoroughly exasperated.

“I’ll come wake you every morning.”...