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Hermel and I left the carriage and horses at the stables, and the first thing we did was stop by a clothing store and buy a cloak for me to wear.

Maybe it was because it was summer and I was wearing a cape, so I got a little hot, but I was able to handle it since I’m not prone to heat.

But if I’m this hot, it’ll be really hot for Hermel, so is that okay? As I was wearing the cloak, a thought occurred to me, so I bent down and looked at Hermel’s face hidden by the cloak.

He was walking calmly with an expression on his face, but if you look closely, you can see that his pale white skin was red and hot, making him look quite hot.

“Hehe, what’s wrong? Did you miss me?”

“I haven’t seen your face in a while, but I miss you.”

I smiled back at Hermel, who spoke with a playful smile, and gently placed my hand on Hermel’s cheek.

Sure enough, my face felt hot. My hands may have been cold, but even taking that into account, they were quite hot.

“Isn’t it hot?”

“Huh? Ah well… . It’s a little hot, but not so much that you can’t stand it. I’m used to it because I’ve worn a cape even on hotter days than this.”

“Wait a minute.”

I said that and engraved the same magic on the inside of Hermel’s cloak as I engraved on the chariot.

As soon as a little bit of magic power was released to activate the magic, cool air began to circulate inside the cloak.

I put my hand in to check if the air was too cold, and nodded when I felt that the temperature was maintained at an appropriate temperature. If it’s this hot, I won’t collapse from the heat.

… It’s hard to imagine Hermel collapsing from the heat, but it could be an unexpected situation, so it’s much better to prepare in advance than to just leave it as is.

“It’ll be better now. How about it?”

“Oh, it’s cool!”

“If you have any inconvenience, please let me know at any time. I will solve anything that I can handle.”

“Yes, I will do that from next time. Maybe it’s because it’s been a while since I dressed up as an adventurer, but I guess I thought I had to do everything by myself.”

really… . How can it be so unique and pretty? He lightly kissed Hermel, who was smiling brightly, and smiled.

“This is the cost of casting the spell.”

“Hmm… .”

When I said this with a chuckle, Hermel, who was snorting, held my face in both hands.

“Hey, Hermel? Her――eup.”

The cool air that cooled my heated face and the warm lips that couldn’t be cooled down gently touched me.

It felt like my brain was melting from the heat as the hotter tongues mixed together. My vision became blurry and my head became dizzy.

For a moment, the sticky sound of saliva flowing back and forth was heard, and Hermel’s lips parted, and a silver thread continued for a moment and then fell.

Hermel wiped the saliva off my lips with his hand and smiled handsomely.

“I paid for it in advance. Are you okay?”

“――Yes… .”

After answering that, my legs felt weak and I was hugged by Hermel, who picked me up and started walking down the street.

… I played a prank once and got hit hard. I was more embarrassed because it wasn’t a bad feeling. As I was catching my breath while being held by Hermel, I felt the gaze of those around me.

I’m not the type of person who particularly cares about what people think, but the number of stares pouring in was more than one or two, so I couldn’t help but pay attention.

“Put me down… . Because it’s okay now.”

“Chi… . Just stay like this a little longer.”

Hermel made a disappointed noise but obediently put it down. To be honest, it felt good to be held by Hermel, but I couldn’t help it because his gaze went beyond my expectations.

Since I’m wearing a cape, there won’t be any major problems, but the sight of me is just a bit burdensome. I’ve already received this kind of attention many times, but if you don’t need to receive attention, it’s better to avoid it.

“Hmm… . Anyway, since you bought the cloak, are you going to go straight to the adventurer’s guild, or are you going to stop by the inn and then go?”

“I’ll go to the Adventurer’s Guild first. I know a few inns, so let’s go to the guild first and get the money.”

“I have money too… .”

“You can’t just lean on it all the time. And I have a lot of money. Honestly, with the amount of money I have now, I think it would be enough to build a duke’s mansion, right?”

If it had been said by an ordinary person, I would have dismissed it as a joke or just nonsense, but since it was told by Hermel, I believed it.

No, it wasn’t just that I could believe it, I had no choice but to believe it. King’s Blood, Hero, and Dragon Slayer, there are three titles that alone seem to bring great wealth.

It’s even weirder if you don’t have enough money.

“Then we can build a small house later and live together.”

“Is that enough? If I push myself a little too hard, I can make a place as nice as the mansion Charles used to live in.”

“There is no need for that. As long as Hermel is by my side, I’m happy even in a small single room.”

As I spoke with a smile, Hermel hugged me tightly. Once again, the eyes of other citizens gathered, but so what? Never mind. I smiled as I stroked Hermel’s face.

As we walked and smiled so cheerfully, we eventually arrived in front of a large building. Surprisingly, there were no people outside the building, but on the contrary, the murmurs coming from inside indicated that there were more than one person inside.

“Is this a guild?”

“Yes. I thought there would be a lot, but it was a little more than I thought.”

I don’t think it’s a little… . I swallowed back what I almost said without thinking, nodded and said.

“Let’s go in.”

“I’ll go in first.”

After saying that, Hermel proudly opened the guild door and went inside. The murmur that could be heard even outside the building became quiet as soon as Hermel opened the door and entered.

Hermel, who was completely different from his usual appearance and gave off a creepy aura like a well-forged blade, turned towards me and smiled softly and stretched out his hand.

really… . Don’t they know that something like this is more noticeable? Or do they do it knowingly? . He suddenly asked me to go buy a cape, and I guess he said that because he wanted to do this.

Seeing Hermel extend his hand a little more as if to invite me to come, I sighed and chuckled.

Yeah, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to hang out a little bit.

* * *

A few minutes before Hermel arrived at the guild.

Due to rumors that the dragon slayer, city hero, and undefeated adventurer have returned to the city, the guild is currently experiencing an unprecedented boom.

From ordinary people who came to see Hermel at least once, to adventurers who threw away their requests and returned in hopes of receiving instruction. The number was easily over one hundred.

If the guild’s building had been a little narrower, and if the security forces belonging to the guild had not controlled the chaos within the guild, the number was so great that it would have been chaos rather than a great boom.

“Is it true that you can see Dragon Slayer if you wait here?”

The man, one of over a hundred adventurers, frowned as he looked at the man sitting opposite him, sipping ale.

“I don’t know because I just picked it up. But is it right? I heard that I saw that security guy with that shitty personality being very scared.”

“Hey Mr. . You picked it up in the end too.”

“So are you just going to go?”

The man put down the ale he was drinking at the man’s nervousness and said with a grin. The other man, seeing that, sighed and ruffled his hair.

“Are you going to say I’m crazy and just leave? I even paid for the request just to see the face of that handsome hero, you bastard. Fuck… . I have to wait even though I don’t want to pay the penalty.”

The man who said that seemed to be upset and took a gulp of the ale in front of him. The man who emptied his glass in an instant raised it and shouted.

“Here! One more glass of ale!”

“Please wait a moment~!!”

The man, who felt sorry for the staff moving back and forth frantically in the pub, clicked his tongue and leaned against the back of the chair.

“There are so many real people. They say it’s hot in the summer, so even people who have never come near the guild after taking a vacation come, so it’s just a market problem.”

“Isn’t it beneficial to make a lot of money the more you are busy? And it’s better to be noisy like this than to be begging with dying faces like we did a few years ago.”

“Puh… . Yes, that too.”

A large glass was brought up in front of the man who grinned and shrugged his shoulders with a clanging sound.

“Here’s a glass of cold ale~!”

“It’s so cool it’s lukewarm! ruler! Take the money!”

“Ehehe, thank you~!”

The man, who spoke harshly but also gave a generous tip, tried to bring ale to his lips to forget the midsummer heat.

That moment. The door opened roughly with a clunk, and someone’s light footsteps were heard.

“ugh… .”

“What is this… .”

The body of all the other adventurers, including the man who was trying to drink ale, was filled with a chill that made you forget that it was midsummer, as if the tip of a dagger was stuck in your chest, or an ax blade was touching the back of your neck. This has hardened.

For a moment, the sound of trudging – trudging – – was heard, and a chill began to spread inside the guild, which had been heated by the midsummer heat and stories about heroes. Those inside the guild swallowed dryly and turned their heads in the direction from which the sound was heard. .

There stood a person wearing a deep tan cloak, but all that was visible was a sword at his waist and long blond hair flowing from the cap of the cloak.

“… That person is a hero… .”

“Crazy… . Just your presence alone is like this… ?”

“Wow… .”

Those with a certain level of power and experience trembled at the overwhelming difference in power, unable to even look up at the tip, let alone reach it, as soon as they caught sight of the hero’s figure.

Young, inexperienced adventurers looked at the living legend with eyes filled with envy and longing, while ordinary citizens looked at her with eyes filled with awe.

The hero, who was receiving all the attention at once, seemed to like such attention, and without any reaction, he turned around and stretched out his hand towards someone who had not entered yet.

‘It’s not a gesture to come here…’ . Like an escort, de?’

‘what? The hero himself has someone to escort him… ?’

When the murmur that had stopped for a moment began to slowly raise its head, the guild door opened once again.

Unlike before, the person who opened smoothly without making a sound and came in was wearing a cape, just like the hero, but unlike the hero, he was wearing a flawless, pure white cape.

There was no face, no hair, or anything to be seen. All that was visible was a voluptuous body and a mysterious atmosphere that could be seen even through the cloak.

But no one here felt lustful. No, not exactly.

“… … .”

“Suuu… .”

It seemed like someone would say something, but no one could say anything about the second person who came in.

This was due to the fact that the hero was the one personally escorting the hero, and more than anything, it was because of the elegance that was felt even though he was covered with a cloak and could not understand anything.

‘If you touch it wrongly, you’ll be screwed…’ !’

‘Wow… . He must be a high person… .’

‘If I talk to you now, my head will fall off in no time… .’

Everyone in the guild thought similarly and slowly turned their heads. This is because I judged that the moment I got involved wrongly, I would see blood.

No one realized that she was a witch of the abyss. No, I couldn’t notice.

Who can even imagine?

A hero and a witch travel together.