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Chapter 379: Shearing

I used the shears to cut Mira’s fur short. I had thought that regular shears might not be able to cut it, but it went smoothly without any issues. Perhaps Mira can freely change the hardness of her fur.

“You’re quite skilled at this, aren’t you?”

“Is that so? It’s nothing special, really.”

As Fabienne pointed out, for someone doing their first time shearing, I seemed to be quite proficient. But I couldn’t let Mira feel uneasy, so I decided to just pretend that I had a natural talent for shearing.

“Maybe I have a talent for shearing after all. If I worked on a farm, I might have become a master at shearing sheep.”

“Oh, Julius-sama.”

Fabienne laughed happily, probably imagining me shearing sheep. With this, I figured there wouldn’t be any more strange misunderstandings for now. After finishing the shearing around Mira’s stomach, I moved on to her arms and legs.

“All that’s left is her head and back. Fabienne, Nero, do you want to try?”

“No, I’ll pass.”

“I’ll pass too.”

Fabienne and Nero gently declined. They seemed hesitant about shearing the fur of a holy dragon. There’s no need to be so nervous about it. First of all, her fur would grow back after a while. There’s no need to worry.

“Alright then, I’ll do all of it. Let me know if you change your mind.”

Mira seemed to have recognized my shearing skills and relaxed, trusting me to continue. As a result, Fabienne and Nero kept a little distance from Mira. Upon closer inspection, I noticed that some of Mira’s fur had stuck to their clothes.

Oh no. I should have prepared something like an apron to keep the fur off their clothes. Now we’ll have to change as soon as we return to the mansion. Of course, there was plenty of Mira’s fur on my clothes too. Such a waste! If I had known, I should have rushed to develop the vacuum magic tool.

I continued shearing Mira’s fur in a rhythmic, sharp manner. The pleasant feedback from the scissors made me feel good as well.

“Fuhn fuhn fuhn.”

“You seem in a good mood.”

“Yeah. Alright, it’s done.”

“Impressive.”

“Kyu!”

Nero, thinking ahead, brought a mirror from somewhere. Mira struck a pose in front of it. She looked so cute. It seemed like she liked it, as she proudly showed off her new look to me, Fabienne, and Nero.

“The shearing is finished, but the fur got on our clothes. Mira probably has a lot stuck to her body too, so it might be a good idea to take a bath when we get back to the mansion.”

“You’re right.”

“I’ll prepare right away!”

Saying that, Nero ran off toward the mansion. While waiting for Nero to return, I decided to gather the fur. I collected Mira’s fur with Fabienne on the cloth we had laid out earlier. The fur, sparkling in the sunlight, was as beautiful as expected for a holy dragon’s fur.

“This could probably be sold as a product.”

“It might sell well as a holy dragon’s charm. But for me, since it’s a rare material, I’d love to develop a magical potion using Mira’s fur.”

“That sounds like something you would say, Julius-sama.”

Fabienne gave a wry smile. Next to her, Mira looked at me as if she were watching a strange person. Isn’t that a bit harsh? When I stroked Mira’s face, the fur at just the right length brushed against my hand, feeling quite pleasant. Fabienne seemed to notice this as well, as she was constantly stroking Mira’s head and body.

Nero returned. When he saw us constantly stroking Mira, he looked at us with a puzzled expression. If Nero tried stroking Mira, he’d quickly understand how we felt.

“Julius-sama, the preparations should be ready by the time we return to the mansion.”

“Got it. Then let’s head back to the mansion. I’ve already gathered Mira’s fur.”

Nero tied the four corners of the cloth. In the past, I would have carried it, but now I had Nero, my attendant, to do it. If I had carried it, the criticism would have fallen on him. Being in a higher position is tough, isn’t it? I think I’m gradually getting used to it, but I still feel a little guilty about it.

As soon as we returned to the mansion, we were instructed to take a bath. The bath didn’t have any water in the tub, but the Heine Household’s bathhouse had a shower. I’m glad I made that shower magic tool.

With that, even if there’s no water in the tub, we can still wash ourselves with water.

I changed into a swimsuit and went to the bathhouse. There might be fur on both my body and hair. Plus, I still needed to wash Mira’s body. Since there wasn’t much time left before lunch, I had to hurry.

I quickly washed my body and hair, then moved on to wash Mira’s body. I was glad I washed Mira’s body. One after another, Mira’s fur fell off. Fabienne and Nero, who had finished washing their bodies and hair, came to help.

“I should have developed the vacuum magic tool.”

“Now that you mention it, you did suggest such a tool. I recall it was a magic tool that sucks up waste.”

“That’s right, Nero. If we had that, we could have gotten rid of the fur on our clothes and even the fur on Mira’s body to some extent. Such a waste.”

“Is that so? I thought the main purpose was to clean up.”

Fabienne’s eyes widened in surprise. Sure, the main purpose was cleaning, but this time, the feeling of “such a waste” was stronger.

I couldn’t help but smile at Fabienne’s cute surprised expression. Seeing that, Fabienne puffed up her cheeks, probably thinking I was teasing her.

“Fabienne’s thinking is not wrong. In fact, my thinking was the odd one here. The reason I laughed was because your surprised face was so cute…”

I quickly tried to explain, but upon hearing that, Fabienne’s face turned bright red. Then, she immediately covered her face with both hands. Did I do something wrong?

Nero and Mira looked at me with warm, knowing eyes.

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