‘Freedom’ sounds great but it’s a life with no savings whatsoever. There are no guarantee what’ll happen once I became old.
If Souichi actually was to copy that lifestyle, what would the mother-like Utano-san do to me……. Just like Ermenhilde said, I’ll get buried—-it’d be nice if it would end with just that actually.
“Being an adventurer doesn’t suit you, brother.”(yayoi)
“Right. For starters you lack that adult maturity and the awesomeness of an adventurer you need. It’s over for an adventurer if you get underestimated you know?”(aya)
“…..thank you for your frank opinion, Yayoi, Aya.”(souichi)
[Awesomeness?]
What do you want to say? I lightly struck Ermenhilde inside my pocket. While I was doing that, Souichi was feeling down from the two’s comments.
Since he looked amusing, we three started laughing.
“Now then, what should we eat? Have you three decided?”(renji)
When I said that, all three said the names of the dish they wanted.
Leaving aside Aya, Yayoi-chan eats quite a lot. I was surprised. Probably because I didn’t really have such an image of her when we travelled together. In fact I was worried that Aya wasn’t eating much. Souichi, contrary to his looks, eats quite a lot but Aya also ate a lot .
“What happened, are you not feeling well?”(renji)
“Eh?”(aya)
“No well, didn’t you eat more before?”
“Uu……..”
When I said that, she hid her blushing face behind the menu. Ah, she’s embarrassed, I finally realized.
I ended up saying something lacking delicacy. Deciding not to say anymore on the topic, I called the waiter to give our order.
Souichi and Yayoi’s shoulders were trembling as they tried to conceal their laughter and then Souichi alone suddenly fell flat on the table. Probably, he was hit underneath the table by Aya.
[Children should eat more or you won’t grow you know?}
“You should shut up for a bit.”(renji)
[….wha. Renji that’s rude.]
“Pfft.”
Ermenhilde, you’re the one that’s rude.
And Yayoi finally was unable to hold back and burst into laughter and then a small dull sound resounded. Probably, Souichi was kicked again since his body shivered for a moment.
I could only scratch my cheeks.
“Nostalgic, isn’t it?”
[That’s true.]
As expected, no matter what I say, this atmosphere is really fun to be in.
Souichi and Aya would cause ruckus, Yayoi would laugh looking at that. After coming to this world, we 13 were connected with a weird relationship. Even though they were strangers, they were ones we’d trust the most. Even though we are not connected by blood, we are like a family.
That’s why I felt—–that it was nostalgic.