When I returned back to the town as the sun began to set, numerous shops lightened by magic light came into my view.
While shrinking back in discomfort due to being respectfully thanked by the guards, I wondered about what next to do.
Should I go back to the inn and sleep or should I head to the bar?
While deciding about it, I headed towards the inn for the time being anyway. When I realized a figure was in front of me.
“Yo, Souichi.”
“I have been waiting Renji-niichan. You’ve finally returned.”
[What happened Souichi. To be waiting in a place like this.]
“Well, I didn’t know which inn Renji-niichan was staying in so I decided to wait in a place from where the south gate could be seen.”
Oi Brave-sama, how free are you?
I ended up giving a tsukkomi inside my mind.
“What about the demon?”(renji)
“After that, they sent a fast horse to contact the Royal capital. SInce not just us, even Renji-niichan was involved, maybe Yuuko-san herself would come to take him.”
“uehh.”
“……She’ll get angry you know.”
That would be bad.
As someone who had been scolded many times by her during our journey, it was a common knowledge that she’s the last person you’d want to make angry.
Well, I’m the one who was always at fault though.
Taking minors to the city’s ‘night life’, being reckless and getting hurt, teaching the kids weird things, etc.
I know the reasons aren’t exactly great but I really feel that you should enjoy now that you’re in a different world and all. That hasn’t changed even now.
[Yuuko is really scary when angered after all.]
“She grows horns I swear, horns!”(renji)
“She might hear that you know?”(souichi)
[When that happens, Renji, put me in Souichi’s safekeeping please.]
“We’ll be together in both joy and pain, right partner?”(renji)
As I began taking with Ermenhilde, Souichi started laughing.
“It’s really nostalgic.”
I shrugged my shoulders.
I have been doing this for 3 years now. Rather than nostalgic, it’s become more like normal for me.
That’s why I could only feel out of place at Souichi’s words.
“I, for one, would prefer a more gentle and ladylike personality, you know.”(renji)
[Muu]
Seeing Ermenhilde harden at just those words, I laughed together with Souichi.
As usual, my partner’s fun to tease.
“What about Aya and Yayoi-chan?”
“They’re borrowing a restaurant.”
“…..There’s no need to go that far.”
“They’re really happy though. Especially Aya.”
“Hmm.”
[What a half-hearted response. You’ll get buried for it someday, you know?]
Will I really get buried for just that?
I doubt she’s that short-tempered. Probably.
I followed Souichi as he began to walk while talking.
He’s probably leading me to the restaurant.
After that fight, we separated without getting to talk much but it’s nice that they aren’t saying anything to me.
Well, they’ll probably ask a lot now though. What I have been doing till now and whatnot. How should I avoid it? I gazed at the sky while thinking.
It’s not something very cool after all, I have been literally lazing around. But I don’t want to hide much from the children either. I don’t intend to lie but let’s dramatize it a bit instead.
“Please be gentle with Aya alright? If Renji-niichan made her angry, I’m the one who gets the bad end of it, you know?”(souichi)
“That’s sounds fun though.”
“Oh please no…..”
He says that but, Souichi himself enjoys messing around with his childhood friend.
He’s really easy to understand I think. Really.
To the extent where you’d end up wondering whether there’s something more between them than being just childhood friends.
“Leaving that aside, Souichi,”
“Don’t leave it aside…….what is it, Renji-niichan?”
“Don’t I smell? I bathed in goblin blood sprays and was dealing with their corpses as well till now after all.”
“Well now that you mention it, you do.”
[You’re going to have dinner now right? Do you intend to go like this?]
If I actually went like this, not just Aya, even Utano-san will do something bad to me. And I mean mentally.
“Can I return to my inn once? I want to take a bath. Need to change my clothes as well.”
“Yeah. If you went with bloody clothes, I’ll be the one who gets buried…..”
[Well, can’t you both get buried together? Happily?]
Anything but that.