“Well, I’m going ahead.” (Hiiro)
He already got the book, and shared his meal. There was no more reason for him to be here, so he started off towards the mountain he had set as his destination. But Silva immediately stood in Hiiro’s path.
“… What?” (Hiiro)
“Could it be that… you plan on treading into that mountain?” (Silva)
“Yeah.” (Hiiro)
“I would not recommend it, sir.” (Silva)
“What do you mean?” (Hiiro)
Silvan started coughing, and corrected his posture before speaking.
“That mountain is 【Venom Mountain】. It’s also called the 【Mountain of Poison】.” (Silva)
“Mountain of… poison?” (Hiiro)
As Hiiro furrowed his brow, Silva lightly nodded.
“Hiiro-sama is my life’s savior. So I thought I had to warn you.” (Silva)
“Hmm. I see.” (Hiiro)
Upon saying that line, Hiro signaled Mikazuki to walk forward once more. Of course, in the direction of the mountain. Upon seeing him, Silva opened his eyes wide, and hung his mouth open. He was sure that Hiiro would turn back upon gaining that knowledge.
“P-please wait! Were you not listening to my words?” (Silva)
“What about them?” (Hiiro)
“W-what about them…?” (Silva)
Silva began matching Mikazuki’s pace as he spoke.
“Do you understand? All of the life forms inhabiting that mountain carry poisons, you see. And all of them can prove to be quite lethal.” (Silva)
“…” (Hiiro)
“From what I’ve seen, I do not believe that Hiiro-sama has a body with poison resistance. But because you are traveling alone, I assume that you have some confidence in your skills. However, I greatly advise you to avoid this route.” (Silva)
Seeing Silva desperately try to dissuade him, Hiiro assumed that he was telling the truth. But he had no intention of slowing down or turning back.
“Okay, I’ve heard your warning, but if you say any more, it’ll just get annoying. No matter what you say, Gramps, I’m still going forward.” (Hiiro)
Hearing those words, Silva stopped. As if he had given up, he let out a deep sigh. But suddenly, he let out a loud voice.
“Then I!” (Silva)
Silva leaped high into the air, and spun his body around and around. He once again stood in Hiiro’s path. Mikazuki seemed dumbfound by the scene, and he stoped walking.
“… Quit it. Don’t hinder me any further.” (Hiiro)
After recovering his voice, Hiiro contemplating getting rid of the butler. But Silva lowered his head once more.
“Favors must be repaid in kind! Life must be repaid with life! If I, Silva, were to heed your words and draw back here, if something were to happen to you, then I would never be able to get over that regret. I’ll carry that regret for the rest of my life!” (Silva)
It probably wasn’t anything that great, but Hiiro concluded that the man before him had a strong sense of duty.
“But stopping you seems next to impossible. Then I, Silva, will use this live to honor my duty! Let me accompany you!” (Silva)
“No, I’m fine.”
Hiiro immediately shot him down.
“See here. That past exchange was the end of our negotiations. You exchanged your book for my food. That’s the end. I do not wish for any more from you.” (Hiiro)
More importantly, he didn’t really want to travel with someone who was just collapsed in the middle of the road. The chance that he would just hold him back was high, so he wanted to deny him by all means.
With his ability to see through lies, perhaps Silva would be useful. But that could also prove to work against him. Hiiro’s appearance was that of an 『Evila』, but he was a proper human.
If that fact came out, then he would be surrounded by trouble. He didn’t want to make any careless decisions here, so it was safest to refuse.
“Don’t follow me, Gramps. You had a reason for coming here, right? Shouldn’t you be taking care of that?” (Hiiro)
Mikazuki starts moving again, and he passes by Silva.
“Then that’s what I shall do.” (Silva)
He said something troublesome again. And this time, his voice carried more resolution. Feeling a shiver run down his spine, Hiiro turned his eyes to Silva.
“Listen to this! The Butler Silva’s true objective was this mountain!” (Silva)
Hiiro’s eyebrows twitched. Sensing danger, Mikazuki stopped, and turned around.
“What do you mean?” (Hiiro)
“The truth is…” (Silva)
And it somehow ended that Hiiro was to listen to Silva’s story.
According to him, he was definitely collapsed due to hunger. But he was no adventurer. He was, as he looked, a simple butler in the service of an estate.
On the other side of this mountain was the household he served, and his master ordered him to retrieve a certain item. The item could be found only within 【Venom Mountain】.
For a butler, the master’s will is absolute. Using all of his power, Silva thought it was his duty to completely devote himself to his master’s will. So he planned on carrying out his job regardless of the danger.
“My master has a bit of a twisted personality. They always give me impossible request. Nofofofofofo!” (Silva) (TL: Laughing sound)
Hiiro wondered if he should retort at Silva’s description of his master, but he kept quiet, and listened.
“But I am a skilled butler. No matter the problem, I have succeeded in resolving them all. But my master thought that that wasn’t interesting enough, so the requests became more severe.” (Silva)
Hiiro concluded that the man had his share of grief.
“Anyways, the impossibility has started to become interesting for me too… It’s stimulating. And the master who keeps shoving impossible requests onto me is also cute, and lovable, you know. Nofofo.”
(I take that back. He’s just a masochist.)
He wasn’t suffering at all. He has the mentality that converts his own grief to joy. Hiiro found the old man in front of his eyes to be scary
The pervert set out for the mountain right away. But then a problem emerged.
“The truth is, my Sky Carriage didn’t want to listen to me.” (Silva)
“Hmm? What’s a sky carriage?” (Hiiro)
“… You don’t know of them?” (Silva)