episode_0090

“Andrew, let’s go!”

The silhouette, which looked pitch black, entered the store with long strides and suddenly pretended to be friendly and invited me to play.

I wondered what the hell was going on and looked at the person closely, not knowing if he was a guest or an intruder. And, I was able to quickly figure out who it was. No, it was a little ambiguous, but it was because a slightly familiar face came to mind.

“… … Amy?”

The person who came in was none other than Amy, a friend from my childhood.

However, a lot of my childhood has disappeared. It had been several years since I last met Amy. This is because Amy became a mercenary and left the village long before I returned to the village.

The last time I saw her, she was an ordinary, village girl. Still, he was a child with a pretty and cute appearance. Additionally, he was also a bad boy who caused all kinds of accidents with a mischievous expression.

But Amy has changed a lot now. I don’t know if it was because of his time as a mercenary, but his pale skin had changed to a very light bronze color. For some reason, I had the feeling that she was a healthy beauty.

There were many other changes. Perhaps because he became a mercenary at a relatively young age, his body grew suited to battle. The limbs were very long. I thought that even if I used the same weapon, I would have an advantage because the reach was longer.

‘… … ‘Oooh.’

Moreover, unlike his childhood, when he had no choice but to be plain, he seemed to have acquired a very violent body. Even though it looked like a solid body at first glance, it came out where it had to come out and went in where it had to go in. In particular, his body stood out even more because he was wearing tight leather armor.

My heart pounded for no reason at the sight of health and sexiness mixing together and coexisting harmoniously.

“Hehehe, I’ve changed a lot, haven’t I?”

Moreover, Amy, who noticed my gaze, made a gesture that seemed to emphasize her body, which made me even more excited. I felt my heart beat through my bones and muscles and vibrate my eardrums.

In the past, he used to make the hearts of the neighborhood guys pound by beating them like they were catching rats, but now he makes their hearts race with his violent body, so it seems like he’s changed a lot.

“Keu, keuhm! So what brought you to town?”

“… … what? I feel like you don’t like me coming?”

Amy’s tone of voice became a bit harsh, as if she was trying to calm her pounding heart for no reason because of her violent body, and she gave an expression that made her seem very displeased.

Then, he walked towards me, put his arms around my head, and put me in a headlock. In an instant, his body bent down and his head got caught in Amy’s side.

“What do you think, are you still not happy that I came? Huh?”

Amy, who was holding my head, spoke in a playful voice and shook her body.

Thanks to this, it became very difficult. This is because his head was pressed against Amy’s side. Parts of the body, including the strong forearms that could be felt through the leather armor covering the body, were pressing against my head. In particular, one part of my body was pressing my cheeks and ears, so my posture became awkward for various reasons.

“Wow, wow! What are you doing to our boss! Human!”

And, Jienna, who was embarrassed by the sudden situation, suddenly started screaming and trying to pull Amy away from me. He grabbed Amy’s arm and pulled her away from me.

“Ugh!”

In the process, Amy may have exerted a little too much strength to hold on, but she suddenly felt a little pain in her head. It wasn’t as painful as it was, but it was enough to make me make a sound reflexively.

Slowly.

However, because of that, things that should not have moved started moving. The two Skeleton Knights guarding me and the two Skeleton Knights who were also acting as mannequins in the store had moved.

The Skeleton Knights who appeared in an instant drew their swords and surrounded Amy. To be exact, with me and Ziena. There was nothing I could do because I was stuck next to Amy.

“Mm, stop!”

If left like this, it seemed like Amy would be attacked by the Skeleton Knights, so the Skeleton Knights were quickly stopped. At the sudden command to stop, the skeletons clattered and stopped moving. Fortunately, no one was injured by the swords the skeletons were swinging.

“Why Skel… … . Oh, Andrew, you were a warlock, right?”

However, even after seeing the skeletons that suddenly appeared, Amy appeared as if nothing had happened. No, that wasn’t necessarily the case. I don’t know when he took it out, but with his other hand, which was not holding my head, he pulled out a knife as long as his forearm and was holding it.

Even though I couldn’t see clearly out of one eye due to a part of my body pressing on my cheek and ear, I could see clearly with my other eye, so I could see that I was holding a knife. However, not everything was visible.

It was a strange situation, as if there was a confrontation. I felt like something would happen if I continued like this, so I tapped Amy’s forearm that was around my head. Unfortunately, I had to loosen my arms.

“Oh, sorry!”

Amy, who must have forgotten that she was still holding my head, quickly apologized and backed away from me. Since it was more like a playful hug in the first place, I released it without hesitation. If I had been planning on punishing her, I would have grabbed her head or something. Because that’s what I did when I was young.

“Boss! Are you okay?!”

Anyway, once I got out of Amy’s headlock, Gienna came running towards me. Jienna, who was smoothing out her tangled hair thanks to Amy, looked at Amy as if glaring at an enemy.

“Who on earth are you to be rude to our boss? Get out now, you insolent human!”

Gienna, who was glaring at Amy, showed extreme caution towards Amy in the same tone she spoke when I first met her at the slave market. No, in some ways, it felt like a cat barking. It was more of a threat to make him look bigger by fluffing up his fur and lifting his body for no reason.

But Amy didn’t seem to care at all. No, it felt like I was looking at a really cute cat. And, the gaze soon shifted to me.

“Hmm, Andrew, you were a man too?”

“What does that mean?”

“No, that employee. It’s an elf. There’s no way that arrogant elf would be your employee for no reason. Aren’t we like that with each other?”

Amy looked at me and Gienna alternately with a strange expression.

I shook my head because I could tell just by looking at what kind of relationship they meant. I don’t know if I should say I was sad or regretful, but we weren’t a special relationship.

“And what kind of relationship is… … .”

“I thought we were just like that. All of the female elves I have met so far have a negative view of human men. Don’t you think you won’t be able to look at it positively because of the way your fellow countrymen are treated and the things they make fun of? But, I thought it wasn’t normal for them to try to protect you like that.”

Amy looked at me as if she knew everything. A mischievous smile was added as if he had found something to make fun of.

Seeing that, I let out a small sigh and shook my head.

“The elf here is Jiena. They are originally slaves, but they are working as my employees on the condition that they work to repay the money I used to purchase them from the slave market. Because we’re not the kind of relationship you think?”

“… … Really?”

Amy looked at me as if she didn’t believe me. Then, he immediately turned his attention to Jiena.

“Hmm, but I don’t think they think that way? Wow, look at those droopy ears. I guess you were very disappointed?”

“This, this, human! What are you talking about?”

“Look at that. You’re embarrassed while chewing your tongue.”

When I turned my attention to the hand gesture pointing to Jienna, I could see Jienna flapping her ears in surprise. As I watched the ears fluttering up and down, I almost thought they were flying.

But instead, I had a strange feeling because of that appearance. This is because the thought suddenly occurred to me that Jienna really thought of me as special.

“Oh, no!”

“Why not?”

“Not at all!”

“So, what is it? Huh?”

Amy made a playful face and poked Jienna with words. As I watched Jienna fluttering every time Amy opened her mouth, I couldn’t help but laugh.

“Yes, boss! What is this human?”

In the end, Jienna couldn’t stand Amy’s teasing and started to complain while holding onto me. The story was that that woman was rude, that she was saying strange things, etc.

“Ziena. This is Amy, my friend who was born and raised in this town. Because I was a tomboy, I got into quite a few accidents, and thanks to that, I was considered the leader among my friends.”

“Andrew, isn’t my evaluation a bit harsh?”

“It’s true.”

Amy seemed to have no choice but to refute, so she pursed her lips and then pouted. It was true that Amy achieved the position of captain at a young age due to many factors other than her strength. Originally, among young children, the position of leader was held by the one who took the lead in causing trouble.

However, Amy, who was pouting her lips, suddenly came to my side and gently hugged my arm. I was shocked for a moment as something soft yet solid wrapped around my arm.

“Well, since you said it’s nothing, I’ll borrow some from the boss.”

“What are you talking about, human!”

“Would you like to have some fun with a friend you haven’t seen in a while?”

“Ah, no, human! The boss decided to have dinner with me today!”

Jienna glared at Amy who was hugging my arm, shook her head, and then hugged her other arm just like Amy did. It looked like a cat that wouldn’t let anything that was its own be taken away.

Amy burst into laughter at that sight and hugged my arm even tighter.

“Then I guess I’ll go with you. Andrew, are you okay?”

“Boss!”

The sight of the two women calling out to me from both sides gave me a headache. It was nice to have two beautiful women hugging me, but I didn’t want to be in an awkward situation.

But since they both held onto my arm as if it were competition and didn’t want to let go, I had no choice but to take them both to dinner. Since I didn’t want to leave anyone out, that was the only option.

I entered the restaurant where I often drank barbecued pork and beer with Jienna and sat down at a round table. I felt like I could easily get rid of the two in that way. And, just as I expected, they finally sat down, away from me.

However, the two women were still looking at each other. To be exact, Jienna was glaring at Amy, and Amy was looking at Jienna as if she was cute.

I shook my head at that sight, looked at Amy, and opened my mouth.

“Amy, tell us how you’ve been. Also, why did you suddenly return to the village? It’s not that I don’t like it, I’m asking because I’m curious.”

“In the meantime? Well, I just spent my days doing normal mercenary work. I wander around here and there and fulfill requests. Then I heard a rumor that the lord of our village had been replaced by a nobleman from a completely different family. That’s why I came. Because my parents are here.”

I nodded at Amy’s words. A change in the lord ruling a region had a great impact on the people of the territory. If a person with a violent temper became a lord, some of the lords would run away to find a safer place.

No, it was safe to say that what Amy said just now came for that purpose. It meant that if the lord who took over the village was violent, he would take his parents with him and run away.

But, at the same time, I had a question. If you knew that I had become a lord, there was no need to bring up such a story. Jiena also seemed to have the same question, so she tilted her head.

“Human, do you not know who the lord of this village is?”

“Uh… … . I don’t know yet. I asked my mom to tell me who it was, and she just laughed and told me to go see Andrew. I only came because I heard rumors that the lord had changed.”

After hearing Gienna’s words, Amy looked at me and Gienna in turn, as if asking me to quickly tell her who she was.