I Finished Saving the World, But Then I Picked Up a Girl With Amnesia - Chapter 6

“Well then…”

Ten minutes later. The room now contained only me and Sage-chan. Red Hair-chan had gone out shopping in town.

The clothes I had lent her were understandably not ideal, so I asked Sage-chan’s attendants to help gather essentials for Red Hair-chan from the capital’s shops. Honestly, the quality here in the capital is leagues ahead of the rural town I live in, so I’m really grateful.

Besides, there was something I wanted to talk about with Sage-chan alone.

“So, what did you find?”

“There wasn’t anything particularly suspicious. I’d say she’s probably clean.”

With a flick of her fingers, a miniature magic circle appeared at her feet.

This was a spell used to analyze nearby targets to check for curses or unique magical influences.

“Wait, did you bring her here planning to have me magically examine her from the start?”

“Well, yeah.”

“You’re such a terrible person.”

“Can’t be helped, right? She says she doesn’t remember anything. I have to investigate what I can.”

“That’s logical, but keeping secrets from a girl isn’t very nice, you know.”

“Ugh.”

As always, she knows exactly where to hit me where it hurts.

She used to be so straightforward and adorable when we talked. When exactly did she turn into this? At this point, I don’t feel like I can win a verbal battle with her anymore.

“Knowing you, Sage-chan, you didn’t just check this room—you were probably analyzing her from other rooms too, weren’t you?”

“What do you mean ‘knowing me’? What do you even think of me? Well, I did observe her thoroughly from the rooms adjacent to this one and stripped her bare, so to speak.”

“See? You did it.”

“She has big boobs, by the way.”

“Seriously? Bigger than Necromancer-san’s?”

“Why are you so interested, you pervert? Trash.”

“You’re the one who brought it up!”

Sometimes, this kid’s mouth is unbelievably foul. I know she’s had her share of hardships growing up, so it’s understandable, but still.

Well, it’s undeniable that Sage-chan has the smallest chest among us, so there’s no room for argument there. Puffing out her modest chest, the genius Half-Elf Sage continued.

“Still, even for a genius like me, it’s a complete mystery. I’m curious about the cause of her amnesia, but unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to be magical in nature. Honestly, I found nothing.”

If you didn’t find anything, why are you puffing your chest out? Not that you have much chest to puff out in the first place.

“If there’s nothing magical about it, then the cause might be psychological—like trauma or shock from some injury?”

“Something like that, I suppose. I’m a magus, not a doctor, so when it comes to mental health issues, I’m at a loss.”

“Hmm. If even consulting Sage-chan doesn’t help, I’m stuck.”

When I groaned, for some reason, Sage-chan let out a cheerful “Fufu” and smiled. What’s she smiling about? She’s already cute as it is, but when she smiles, she’s even cuter.

“Well, at least you didn’t go to that idiot knight or that bastard necromancer first. Coming to me first was probably the smartest decision you’ve made, Hero-san. I’ll give you credit for that.”

“Haah. Thank you for your praise.”

“That said, it’s clear I’ve hit a dead end, so you should probably head to Knight-san next.”

She must’ve been in a good mood because she actually gave me some straightforward advice.

“That’s what I was thinking, but getting to Knight-chan’s territory will take quite a bit of time. If I’m going to make the trip, I’ll need to properly prepare for the journey.”

“Oh, no need to worry about that. A few months back, I set up a spatial teleportation magic circle.”

Sage-chan said this casually.

A spatial teleportation magic circle is a high-level magical technique capable of transporting people. By linking corresponding magic circles inscribed by a magus, you can bypass distances and travel instantaneously. Though it only works for small groups, it’s become a popular method of transportation between regions. I had used one of these circles to bring Red Hair-chan to the capital in the first place.

“I’ve linked it to Knight-san’s territory, so you can hop over there in an instant, just like how you got here.”

“Technology these days is incredible.”

“Hopefully, you’ll find something useful at Knight-san’s place.”

“Yeah. So far, we haven’t learned anything about that girl. But Knight-chan can probably leverage her connections with other lords to look into records, so I’m counting on that.”

Speaking of which, Sage-chan returned her cup of tea to its saucer and said:

“If there were shady individuals chasing her, you could’ve just captured them, tied them up, and tortured them for information, couldn’t you?”

I froze with my tea halfway to my mouth.

“Sage-chan.”

“What?”

“You really are a genius… I didn’t even think of that!”

“So, what happened to them?”

“Uh, sorry. I beat them all to a pulp and forgot to capture them.”

“You idiot moron blockhead.”