Chapter 94.3
Mob Protagonist ~ Mob in the Novel But There is a Problem
Chapter 94.3. Senaâs Request
-Masatoshiâs POV-
âAll of my friends are wonderful people. Theyâre all kind and virtuous, but⦠is it the familyâs intentions? They seem to act with that in mind.â
What is her intention? Sena innocently tilted her head and looked puzzled. Sena doesnât seem to understand the meaning, but Masatoshi with his previous life experience immediately clicked. He guesses it means theyâre a friend who is coming to you for profit.
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Masatoshiâs cronies are the same way. Theyâre all attracted by his title as the heir apparent of the dukeâs family. They are still 10 years old. Some of them may innocently and truly consider him a friend. But he never knows what the future holds. When they reach the age of discernment, many things are bound to change.
âSo Iâm a true friend. â¦â¦ I would do anything for Sena-san, right?â
âMasatoshi-san and I are great friends! And from now on, ack, itâs nothing. But my father told me to make something else.â
Masatoshi wants to jump up and down and be happy to be called a great friend. Senaâs cheeks are red, and she looks embarrassed, and he likes to hear the rest of whatâs to come, but he holds it back with a giggle. He heard that gruff men are frowned upon.
âBut you canât make a best friend just because you want to, right?â
Common sense tells us that a best friend isnât something you can make to make one. Masatoshi could understand such a simple thing.
âRight â¦â¦, so I thought about it! How about orphaned magicians, for example? Help them before they grow up. I would help them by giving them good housing and good food. Then I think they will become my real friends. And I would be very happy to help the orphaned magician, too!â
âOh, â¦â¦â¦, thatâs true, that kind of thing might be possible.â
Sena says excitedly, clasping her hands together in a pan, âItâs a good idea.â I see, indeed, in such a situation, you would be a loyal friend if you could help. But itâs not quite the same as being a friend.
He looks at the kind Sena, who seems happy to help someone who is innocently in need, and he reconsiders itâs okay. A friend would be a friend. Masatohi decided to forget about the discomfort he somehow felt. After all, Sena is a gentle saint. She must want a friend.
âBut are there that many orphaned magicians? If commoner orphans, there are some out there.â
âThatâs the thing. I heard that Takano Arashiâs son is an orphan. I hear that he has fallen into a miserable life. Heâs the child of the one who stole the family heirloom, so none of his relatives have taken him in. There is a possibility that he will be placed in an orphanage exclusively for magicians in the future. But I hear heâs a very powerful magician, you know? Itâs pitiful, isnât it?â
âOh? Is he a man?â
Magician becomes frustrated that the person Sena is helping is a man. He wasnât even her boyfriend, but he was already showing his possessiveness.
âWell, so, you see, Iâm also a little â¦â¦ good with a man by my side, Masatoshi-san, but â¦â¦â¦ can you help me in Aguni Dukedom? Iâm going to see you too. You canât make such a request come true, can you?â
âNo problem at all. Aguni Dukedomâs financial resources are different from those of the rest of the world.â
Masatoshi nodded emphatically, wishing the man would stay away from Sena.
âThank you very much. Then letâs both of us help those in need, shall we?â
âYes, letâs both help them.â
Holding Masatoshiâs hand, Sena smiled kindly at her, and feeling the soft, warm touch of her hand, Masatoshi laughed uhehe and nodded vigorously. And so, he decided to secure the orphaned magician.
He would also be surprised later when he meets the other party and realize that heâs one of Masatoshiâs cronies in the original story.