At this time, Haruhime in the cage also noticed the situation and couldn't help but look over curiously.
When she saw that it was Takumi who wanted to buy her, her pretty face immediately turned red, likely imagining something unexpected.
But when she saw the three Kanae sisters behind Takumi, her eyes suddenly lit up.
Thinking of a possibility, she couldn't help but look forward to it.
She hoped Takumi could bring her out from there.
...
Takumi ignored the merchant's words.
He just repeated lightly: "How much?"
The merchant was already breaking out in a cold sweat, and Takumi seemed a little impatient.
He didn't care about anything else and said quickly:
"It is my honor that you like my products; just take her."
Takumi didn't say anything more. He took off the backpack from Kanae and threw it over.
"This shall serve as payment."
The merchant took it and looked inside. There was a backpack full of magic stones, mostly dropped by Level 2 monsters. They were worth hundreds of thousands of Valis.
It seemed... not a loss at all!
"Okay sir! She is yours now!"
The merchant, who was already prepared to pay compensation, suddenly became happy. He quickly took out the key and opened the cage where Haruhime was held.
Takumi glanced at the man and ignored him.
While retracting his gaze, he also put away his pressure.
The payment he mentioned did not refer to the price to buy Haruhime.
It was... the money for the merchant to buy his own life!
When he threw the backpack, Takumi used it as a cover to quietly inflict a blow. It was a delayed Killing Curse (Avada Kedavra).
When night comes, the Killing Curse will take effect and end his life.
For such human traffickers, Takumi naturally would not let them off easily.
If he didn't still want to stay in Orario, Takumi would have killed him directly, so there was no need to be so discreet.
Haruhime came out of the cage after regaining her freedom and approached the four of them.
She looked at the three Kanae sisters and expressed her doubts.
"Are you from the Kyokuto? Do we know each other?"
She didn't ask if they were sent by her family.
Because she had been expelled from her family, and after many twists and turns, she was sold to Orario.
It could be said that her exile was the root cause of her current situation.
So she just asked if Takumi and the others knew her.
When the three Kanae sisters heard this, they looked at each other.
In fact, they were still a little confused.
They didn't know why Takumi suddenly came over and wanted to buy Haruhime.
"Let's not talk about this for now. If you have any questions, we'll talk later. Let's go. There's nothing else to see here."
Takumi's mood had soured after witnessing Orario's dark side repeatedly.
So he didn't plan to continue shopping and called the four girls to begin their return.
The three Kanae sisters saw Takumi's serious expression, so they didn't say anything and led Haruhime to follow him.
Haruhime didn't say anything more and followed the four of them obediently.
After all, in her mind, she was bought by Takumi; she was already a member of his group, so she naturally followed his lead.
...
The entrance and exit of the dungeon.
Takumi and Kanae escorted Haruhime, followed by Shinobu, and finally returned to the surface before dark.
He reached the ground and asked Kanae to exchange the magic stones dropped by the monsters for money at the Guild.
They obtained hundreds of thousands of Valis and bought some food on the way. It was completely dark by the time they returned to the residence of the Hestia Familia.
"Takumi, you are finally back. If it were any later, I would have gone out to look for you."
Hestia had been waiting in the hall for a long time. When she saw the group returning, she greeted them.
"Huh? Why are there five people? Who is she?"
At this time, Hestia noticed there was one more person in the team and pointed at Haruhime.
"This is Sanjono Haruhime. We saw her on the 18th floor. She was being sold in a cage, so I bought her."
"As for why, you will know once you give her a Falna."
Takumi explained casually.
"Well? Is she a newcomer for the Familia? I see."
Hearing what Takumi said, Hestia didn't ask any more questions. She waved to Haruhime and said, "Come with me, and I'll give you a Falna."
However, Haruhime remained hesitant and looked at Takumi.
"Go ahead."
With Takumi's approval, Haruhime left with Hestia.
Seeing this, Takumi said to the three Kanae sisters:
"Okay, you guys go and wash up, and I'll prepare dinner."
Unlike him, who barely participated in the battles, Kanae and the others were exhausted and dirty after a long day.
The three women did not refuse and went to clean up obediently.
Takumi went to the kitchen and started cooking.
Not long after, he heard an exclamation from Hestia.
"Takumi, come and take a look!"
Hestia waved a parchment and burst into the kitchen.
Takumi took it and looked, finding that it was Haruhime's status panel.
The content was similar to what he knew. Aside from the basic attributes being at zero, she had two spells: [Uchide no Kozuchi] and [Kokonoe].
"You don't seem surprised?"
Hestia, who was originally planning to share this surprise with Takumi, couldn't help but feel a little depressed when she saw that Takumi remained calm.
"Otherwise, why do you think I bought her?"
"Uh! Is that so? I thought..."
Hestia's eyes wandered slightly.
"Why?"
"Nothing! It's okay. Takumi, you have such a good eye; you actually found such a great talent right away."
The magic [Uchide no Kozuchi] was simply outrageous.
It was a perfect strategic resource!
With the addition of Haruhime, the Hestia Familia had one more trump card.
"By the way, Haruhime hasn't been assigned a room yet, so I'll go take care of that first."
With that said, Hestia, who felt a little guilty, ran away.
Takumi shook his head, didn't care, and continued to cook.
Today's dinner was very sumptuous.
When the meal started, Hestia raised her glass in a ceremonial manner and said loudly:
"Celebrating the official establishment of our Hestia Familia today!"
"And! Welcome our new member, Haruhime!"
"Cheers!"
"Cheers!" x4
Takumi and the three sisters responded.
"Cheers... cheers."
Haruhime was not used to it and was a little slow.
During the meal, Hestia asked about what happened to Takumi and the others in the dungeon.
Takumi spoke briefly, and Kanae added details on the side to help Hestia understand.
When she heard that Takumi had dealt with a group of people following them without hesitation, Hestia gave her affirmation.
At the same time, Hestia talked about her day in Orario.
After they separated, she went to the Hephaestus Familia to catch up with Hephaestus and then went to the bookstore to read.
There were no highlights, but there were no surprises either. It was peaceful and stable.