Chapter 24: Mira-chan Mira-chan squishy cheeks~!
ED: Is Chaos there? No? Well then lets sneak release this chapter then…..
Real Title: The Party Formation
It was the morning after the day Mira promised to go to the Ancient Shrine. She got a lunch box in the inn dining room.
After the Gothic Lolita left the inn, the staff was fired up guessing her identity. Opinions like a noble’s daughter, a concealed royalty member, or a hidden child of some powerful adventurer were flying around and at times nearby adventurers joined their dispute.
Mira herself hasn’t yet realized that she became the center of such exaggerated attention.
The sky was clear, the perfect day for a picnic. Mira advanced to the appointed place, the front of the Union, under gentle morning sunlight.
The time was late morning, shopping housewives and armed adventurers stood out among the scattered people around the main street going to work.
As Mira advanced, excited with displaying the true strength of summoning, a crowd gathered at her destination — a square in front of the Union.
“What’s that?”
Muttering that, Mira sat down on a bench in front of the magician union. She tried to find Emera and Takuto but couldn’t find them around.
Thinking she came a bit too early, she retrieved some apple ole and took a gulp.
15 minutes passed since Mira arrived to the front of Union. The clock in the menu confirmed it was 10 AM. It was the appointed time. And the two of them haven’t come yet.
“Late. They’re late.”
Mira dropped a complaint while sending a look to surroundings. She saw that the strange gathering still crowded the square.
(Is there a morning sale or, maybe, street performance?)
Thinking it’s not the worst way to kill time, Mira decided to find out, and a familiar boy, pushing his way through people, tried to jump out to her from this crowd. But, stumbling over the legs of people, he dropped the 2 copper coins he had and started to chase after them.
“What, was thou already here, Takuto?”
Mira, heading to the crowd, picked up the coins and called the familiar boy — Takuto.
“Ah, good morning, Big Sis Mira! Thanks.”
Getting the coins, Takuto greet Mira with a friendly smile.
“And it shouldn’t be thou alone. Where’s Emera?”
“Over there.”
In answer Takuto pointed at the crowd at the square. Mira thought that if Takuto came out from the crowd, he should have come early too and wasted time there.
“Big Siiis Emera, Big Sis Mira was here!”
Takuto turned towards the crowd and, running into it, raised his voice to call her.
A short time after that, the black-haired elf Emera appeared pushing herself through the crowd.
“You’re late, Mira. How long should I wait for you?”
Saying that she waited for her, Emera factitiously puffed her cheeks. But Mira considered that Emera was dallying with the crowd while she was waiting, so she shrugged.
“Don’t say foolish things. It’s me who was waiting for thee. I was sitting on this bench all the time.”
Silence flew between them. Then Emera’s eyes started to wander and she with a wry smile joined her hands in apology.
“I’m sorry! I hadn’t expected so much people will gather.”
Emera made such an excuse. But when Mira, noticing something odd in this excuse, opened her mouth,
“Is she the Mira you told about?”
A huge man glanced from behind Emera’s back. His massive metal armor was shining with a blunt silver color and his gauntlets had a scarlet bell design. A huge hammer about the size of his height hinted at extraordinary physical strength. Despite that, he wore a kind expression, and his short red hair and red stubble around his mouth held an atmosphere of wildness.
And, using it as a signal, two more people showed their faces.