episode_0046
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Three days have already passed since I met the ghost who introduced herself as Elena.
Elise thought she was a ghost at first, but Elena was not a type of undead like zombies or ghosts.
According to him, unlike a ghost, he is a being that is closer to pure energy.
Unlike ordinary undead, she normally used recovery magic that was harmful to undead.
[However, to other people, it may not be much different from a ghost with only a soul remaining. If you want to call me a ghost, I don’t mind.]
In the end, since she couldn’t tell which one it was, Elise ended up calling her Elle.
Since Elise and Elena had similar names, I didn’t feel like calling her Elena because I felt like I had an extra one.
She didn’t seem particularly displeased, so from that day on, her name became L.
Elise doesn’t know why, but somehow L didn’t feel like a stranger to her.
This doesn’t mean that I was friendly or that I felt comfortable when we were together, but when I was talking to L, I felt a strange, indescribable emotion.
I felt like I had a sister who was slightly older than me.
The times and environments we have lived in are all different, so why does it feel that way?
Elise doesn’t even know El’s face.
Seeing the skeletal hand was, in a way, seeing something more than a naked body, but there was no way a bond could develop from something like that.
However, L also seemed happy to spend time with Elise, as if the feelings she felt upon seeing Elise were not much different.
After being with El, Elise stopped having that cursed dream.
What I dreamed instead was L’s dream.
Every night, Elle, reflected in Elise’s eyes, was wandering around somewhere, apologizing to someone.
Although I couldn’t even hear the name of the person apologizing, it wasn’t hard to imagine what kind of feelings El had for him or her from that desperate voice.
Elle was able to answer most of Elise’s questions, but she made absolutely no attempt to answer the dream.
Elise, who guessed that something bad was going on in her stubborn attitude, said nothing more.
El was usually quiet, but there was a time when he became talkative, and that was when the story of the warrior family came up.
The first time was when I met Gus.
When I gave an appropriate answer to Gus, who was passing the buck by mentioning the past exam, I was suddenly slapped in the face.
When asked who that rude guy was and I told him he was a talented warrior, she spoke in a very different voice from her usual voice.
[…] What kind of being is a hero?]
“What kind of being is this? .”
Elise was momentarily speechless at the question, which was too abstract to be condensed into one word.
What kind of connection did El have with the warrior family?
If so, she might be hurt if she were to be honest about what kind of hero the current hero is.
As I was choosing my words to avoid hurting Elise as much as possible, Elle, who sensed Elise’s feelings, spoke.
[…] I’m fine, so please be honest.]
“… That’s it.”
[I am ready to accept whatever is said.]
“They’re all trash.”
Gus, who slapped Elise a little while ago, is doing better.
I was able to guess the extent of the warrior’s family by the fact that people who casually commit adultery with other people’s women and harm people are the best.
It was worse for adults, but rumor has it that the reason people starve to death in the kingdom is because of the warrior faction.
[…] Starving to death?]
“I haven’t seen it in person, but I heard that there were people starving to death in the commoner district.”
[It’s not even a famine… .]
I don’t know what it was like in the past, but no one welcomes the name warrior anymore.
Even children were reluctant to be called warriors and played heroes instead of warriors, so there was no one who did not know the viciousness of the warrior family.
[It’s all my fault.]
After saying those words, El did not open her mouth for a while.
As expected, she had quite a connection with the warrior family during her lifetime.
Elise was considerate of her feelings and left her alone so that she could get her mind back together.
It was a few days later that she opened her mouth again.
“… Felt?”
This was truly an event that no one expected.
A cafe on Noble Street.
At the cafe she visited to take a breather, Elise encountered an unexpected person.
felt.
Despite his neat and beautiful appearance like an aristocrat, he couldn’t even set foot on this street, but for some reason he was in this cafe.
On the other side was Sarah Catena.
Perhaps it was through her power that Felt came into this street with her.
Elise wanted to talk to Felt right away, but she couldn’t get close to him because of the friendly atmosphere that could be felt even from afar.
Other customers in the store are also watching the two with warm eyes, as if they were sisters or lovers.
There was such a warm feeling surrounding the two that everyone around them naturally assumed that they were lovers.
“When I see you say that, does it mean that you are trying to make me smell it?”
“… It’s still early.”
“I see. It’s okay, I’m a patient person. I’ll keep waiting until Sarah says it’s okay.”
“… Pervert.”
Felt smiled brightly while hearing those words, and he looked really happy.
He was smiling the same smile he showed to Elise a long time ago.
Elise ran out of the store as if running away.
No one runs on noble streets.
This is because the act of running itself is considered undignified.
Therefore, Elise, who was running down the street as if she was being chased by something, would definitely have caught everyone’s attention.
If it became known to the family, she would be scolded for a while, but Elise didn’t care at all.
After continuing to run like that, when she reached an alley, Elise’s stamina ran out, as if the battery was running out, and she collapsed to the ground.
[After… ?]
Indeed, for the first time in a long time, L’s voice rang out.
*****
“It’s been a while.”
“… Uh.”
Fiona, whom I met for the first time in a few days, was so tired that it was difficult to even say hello to her properly.
There were empty cups of coffee, probably from coffee, and several bottles of anti-fatigue medicine lying around on the desk.
Even for someone who has never had a job in his life, I couldn’t help but sympathize with the sight, which clearly showed that he had been staying up all night. It felt like I was seeing myself in a past life.
In the past, the company I worked for was in the IT department, so I often had to work overtime, and there were times when I couldn’t return home for several days.
“Looks like you stayed up for a few days.”
I immediately took out some honey from my inventory, scooped up a teaspoon and headed towards her.
“Now, Aang.”
“Uh, huh?”
Fiona blushed slightly at the sudden action, but obediently opened her mouth as if asking for food.
As soon as the honey entered her mouth, the deep dark circles faded a little and her face came back to life.
Honey had the ability to relieve fatigue and, although weak, had the power of healing, so it was a very appropriate item in situations of fatigue.
After giving her a few more bites, Fiona, who had completely regained her energy, stretched halfway and let out an uncle-like exclamation.
“Phew… !! I think I’m finally going to buy something. What on earth is that honey? Did you put any stimulants in it?”
“Why put that tasteless stuff in it?”
As I put it on the table to eat later, Fiona’s face lit up.
“But what happened? Is it because of the midterm exam?”
“That’s right, the Adventurer’s Guild has also received a request for cooperation, and that’s why I’m dying these days. No, what are you looking for in a place where even the knights couldn’t find anything?”
It looks like he was taken advantage of by the knights.
Fiona lamented softly, saying that if things continued like this, anyone would have to be caught and presented as the culprit.
“How many times did you search that forest yesterday? .”
“Did you go there in person?”
Usually, guild masters have a lot of work to do within the guild, so it is very rare for them to go out into the field in person.
So, when a sub-master is sent or when it is not possible, the guild master goes out directly… .
“Now that I think about it, where is that bald head?”
While I was looking around in confusion, I finally realized that the bald figure that always occupied one side of the room was nowhere to be seen.
I asked Fiona if she had gone somewhere else to investigate, and she said with a dark look on her face.
“That guy retired and went back to his hometown. Preparing to inherit the territory… .”
“Retirement?”
In the original work, Bald is a character who survives until the end unless something serious happens.
But does the fact that it has disappeared at this point mean that the flag management went wrong somewhere?
It might have something to do with Terezina, but it wasn’t particularly important right now, so I got straight to the point.
“I don’t know what it is, but Fiona is having a hard time too. But is it possible to get a pass for an unexplored area now?”
“What? Unexplored territory?”
“Yes, two copies, please.”
“No, no matter what, there… .”
Fiona avoided eye contact as if she was troubled, but also looked sideways at me as if she was questioning my sanity.
It’s not that I don’t understand why people react like that.
Unexplored areas are places where even A-class adventurers are reluctant to set foot, and in particular, entering the deep areas is considered tantamount to suicide in the world.
How could it not be difficult to go to such a place with the master’s daughter?
“Do you need permission from your sister?”
“… He told me to grant all of Felt’s requests, but this is still a matter of life.”
“Then there is nothing we can do.”
As if I had given up, I turned and walked toward the door.
And right before he grabbed the doorknob and turned it, he spoke in a strangely loud voice, as if telling me to listen.
“If that’s the case, go to your sister’s estate and watch another magic show――.”
“Stop!! I’ll give you a pass, so don’t do it!! I’m the one getting scolded!!”
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