It’s dark, cramped and difficult to breath alone anyway.
[Maybe if that happens, Renji would also live more properly afterwards.]
“Can you please not talk like I’m not a proper human.”
[It’s true though, Renji.]
You say such harsh things, partner.
As I shrugged, Souichi luaghed.
“Didn’t Eru-san get a bit more mellow nowadays?”(souichi) (T/n: mellow and round sound the same in japanese which’ll explain the next dialogue.)
“It’s been round from the very start, it’s a medal after all. You won’t get……fat, right?”
“……Not that way.”
Souichi looked so cute as he dropped his shoulders that I started laughing.
On that, he glared at me with puffed cheeks. His actions are still really childish. Should I say, as expected of a 18yr old kid or should I say, even though he’s already 18 he’s still like this.
“In the beginning, it was more formal, called you Renji-sama, right?”
[……I have no such memory.]
“Yeah, back when it was still pure and graceful.”
[Should I talk about various things to Aya, Renji?]
Does it really want to deny that it ever happened? Well, it’s not like I want to talk about back then much either.
I was just a company employee and was suddenly being called with a ‘-sama’ suffix. It’s an embarrassing memory.
“Talking about back then, Souichi hasn’t grown much in height from back then eh?”(renji)
“uu……”
[Don’t mind him. For men, it’s what inside you that counts Souichi.]
Wow that’s harsh in its own Ermenhilde.
Being told that, Souichi only averted his gaze and sighed.
In fact, since his face is also pretty androgynous, if he grew out his hair, won’t he look like Yayoi-chan?
“It must be nice for Renji-niichan to be so tall.”
“I pretty average I think.”
“Then I’m even below average. Even in class I’m the shortest.
[It’s fine. I know a lot of good points Souichi has.]
Like I said, you aren’t consoling him that way Idiot! I hit Ermenhilde from above the pocket.
I said that to change the topic but Ermenhilde seems to be dealing the final blow instead.
“Well, you’ll gain height sooner I’m sure.”
“I’m still drinking milk everyday by the way, you know.”
So you still are?
“You sure are leading a healthy life. Well then, let’s quickly go to the inn and then meet up with Aya and the others.”
“……yeah. if we made her wait any longer, she’ll get angry again.”
[Again?]
“No, it’s nothing, Eru-san.”
Did she get angry at him for some reason?
Seeing the easy to understand Souichi, I feel bad but still ended up luaghing.
“You sure get along well with Aya.”
“I wonder? Well, we are childhood friends. I can somehow understand what she’s thinking.”
“Well isn’t that amazing.”
When I said that, Souichi looked up at me happily.
“Envious?”
“Well, I wonder?”
[You’re not honest, as usual.]
“Nothing like that, really.”
But—–I’m really not envious, I feel that because those 2 have such a relation they can do that.
That wasn’t envy but more……jealousy.
“Well, I don’t have such a person in my life, that is.”
“What about Eru-san?”
“That’s more like we’re just stuck together.”
[………muu]
The Brave who protected his comrades. Trusted by everyone, I held very slight jealousy towards Amagi Souichi.
Hiding that, I teased Ermenhilde to change the topic.
That’s fine.
An adult that’s jealous of child 10 years younger is simply unsightly.
The comrades that fought with me died. Lost their lives.——-only then did I gain the power to fight.
Haah, I sighed inside my mind.
“Me and Aya are also the same, Eru-san.”
[…….That isn’t really consoling, Souichi.]
“It’s payback for earlier.”
I’m envious of Souichi who can smile so straightforwardly like that.
Why is it that you get better at forced smile as you become an adult I wonder?
Or is it that you become an adult when you get better at forcing your smiles?