“Really… will they come back?” (??)
“It’s alright if they don’t come. Well, even if they did come, it wouldn’t be a problem.” (Lior)
The reason we were waiting here was because I suggested to wait until the horse recovered, keeping watch.Just now I told them the thieves might retaliate, but when I suggested to be their escort, they nodded in agreement.
I received a cup of black tea from the male merchant as I turned my gaze in the direction where the thief left.
“But, you even look manly. Why would you follow this old man’s suggestion?” (Lior)
“If I had to choose between protecting the goods and throwing away my life, or abandoning the goods in order to survive, both are similarly horrible options. It is because I was shown your true strength just now that I finally have a possible way out.” (??)
“Is that so? By the way, I have been living in isolation and because of that, I am not familiar with ways of the world. If it’s alright with you, please teach me various things.” (Lior)
“Understood. If you don’t mind the limits of my knowledge, sure.” (??)
I went into retirement in the forest for years, but since I was going to continue travelling, gathering information was a necessity. I heard a story full of ups and downs from the merchant and then he finally asked about my objective .
“I am travelling for the sake of getting stronger. Is there a place where I can find strong opponents?” (Lior)
“You mean at your age!? Aah… I’m sorry, I was rude. But, I have never seen a person as strong as you. Although you hold such strength, you still want to get stronger?” (??)
“Of course. There is a person that is stronger than me. I must get stronger for the sake of winning more against him.” (Lior) (TLN: He is talking about the number of match and he loss more than win against Sirius)
“If you are looking for strong people, how about going to arena?” (??)
‘Did she hear the conversation between me and the merchant?’ The merchant’s daughter mixed into our conversation. ‘Did he think I was offended by her sudden interruption, since he was asking her to leave?’ However, I stopped him and asked her question.
“Wait a minute. What do you mean by arena?” (Lior)
“There is an arena in the town that we stopped earlier. It is said that the arena is the first in the continent, so a lot of people are going there for sightseeing.” (??)
“That’s interesting. The location is… these guys sure have bad timing.” (Lior)
When I was about to hear more details about the arena, I felt a great number of presences, which seemed to be thieves. I stood up and put my hand on the girl’s head.
“My work isn’t finished yet. Will you let me hear the details after this?” (Lior)
“Y-yes… Understood.” (??)
“Perhaps it’s the thieves?” (??)
“That’s right.” (Lior)
I told the merchants to hide themselves behind the carriage and wait for a little while. The men who were riding horses while raising a cloud of dust while getting closer. And then, they lined up in front of me. One of the men stepped forward and pointed at me.
“Leader, it is this guy. This guy killed two of our people!” (??)
“Isn’t he just an ordinary old man? Really? You mean this Jii-san?” (??)
“Please look at the sword that he is holding. That sword cut through even the horse!” (??)
“Surely if it’s with that sword, it seems possible.” (??)