episode_0042

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I woke up with my body writhing.

I clearly remember staying in a cabin in the village, but now we’re camping?

But no matter how hard the floor is,

“Ugh… Why is my body so swollen…?”

It’s blurry, as if I’ve forced my eyes open underwater.

Something is strange.

While I was panicking in the hazy field of vision where I could only tell the difference between light and dark.

A flirtatious voice rings clearly in my ears.

“Why did you wake up so late…? The kids are all washed up and ready to go.”

uh.

Let’s turn our heads towards where the voice is heard.

My vision became clearer as if it had never been blurry, and my head, which had been perceiving the world as an afterimage, became clear again.

The uncomfortable feeling that had been lingering in the corner also disappeared.

“Did you sleep well, Altina?”

“Well, I sleep well anywhere. But maybe because it’s fall, it’s a bit cold in the morning.”

Is that so?

I stood up from my seat, my body unusually uncomfortable, and stretched.

Looking around, most of the party members were cleaning up the area and packing up their belongings.

Among the party members moving in unison, a warrior was stretching…

I remembered the memory of the holiday when I went down to the big house and was lying alone in the living room.

‘What needs to be done must be done.’

I woke up with a startled feeling.

“Huh? Did you wash your hair already?”

“Ugh. Casselina stopped it with the wind spirit spell.”

Altina combed her long hair, which reached down to her waist, and combed her hair.

Then he rummaged through his pockets, looked for something, and spoke in a resentful voice.

“Oh my, you should have at least one hair tie.”

?

“Why me.”

“When hanging out with a long-haired girl, that’s a must and you have to be tactful, right?”

As I burst out laughing at the absurdity of the story, Altina handed me a comb.

A rugged comb with an ivory pattern and a soft white finish.

As I stared at the comb as if I didn’t understand English, Altina spoke coldly.

“I’m punished for not carrying my hair tie. I’ll let you have it if you comb my hair.”

“What is that…”

“Hey, hurry up and do it, thinking you’re grooming your pet. There’s nothing else to do anyway.”

That’s true.

Because the kids have already finished cleaning up and are in the process of personal maintenance.

Are you creating work for me because I have nothing to do?

There is no need for this kind of consideration.

“Okay, okay…”

I sank down behind Altina again.

If you’re talking about party member management, this could be considered management.

“Hehe. Be careful not to pull on tangled hair too hard, it will hurt. Ouch!!! It hurts!”

“…I miss you.”

Altina glares at me as I apologize in a voice that doesn’t sound sorry at all.

“It wasn’t intentional.”

“…Every time it hurts, I’m going to bite it. Be careful.”

I ignored Altina, who was putting on a show, and continued combing.

-Snake, snake…

A soft sound continues, and the comb is swept here and there.

The hair that had been tousled by the strong wind and wood fire was straightened like silk as soon as the comb passed over it.

Every time I look at it, I think of the vivid and magical hair.

I noticed something even more sinister.

– Slowly… Slowly…

“…Oh my. Bad thing.”

“Woong~? What? Wouldn’t it be more comfortable for you if you were closer…?”

Altina was sitting between my legs.

But she was pushing her butt back and getting closer to my groin.

She was wearing a long skirt made of thin material, so tight that her cleavage was visible.

“…”

He raised his head and showed as much patience as he could.

But Altina’s advance was unstoppable and eventually.

“Oh my.”

I rolled my eyes and looked down at Altina, who was looking at me with a seductive expression as if she knew nothing.

He sends a brain-chilling look with a broad smile.

I showed off my crazy patience just before my alter ego was lifted.

“The end! The end the end!!! Come out now! I’ve combed it all!!!”

“Wake up!!!”

Pushed Altina away.

Fortunately, he didn’t fall, and only gave me a resentful look.

“Thank you. Thanks to you, I think it looks good?”

“Don’t mention it……”

As I was breathing a sigh of relief after escaping a dangerous situation, Altina came up to me from behind.

Altina said as I questioned her sudden actions.

“It’s a return. Our Red Fox tribe has a tradition of returning hair grooming with hair grooming.”

Ah, that tradition, that tradition.

It’s fun in its own way, but isn’t its use a bit strange?

What on earth is the meaning of a tradition that is used to tease others?

But I had given up on pointing it out halfway, so I just nodded obediently.

“Oh my… Okay, okay.”

“Hehehe. Just know that this is the first time I’ve done this to someone.”

Because taking care of your hair isn’t that big of a deal.

He passed the comb back and entered a state of liberation.

It’s like high school kids grooming each other’s hair.

Huh? Why don’t you take a comb?

-Bite.

“…Hweeet!”

What came out of my mouth was some incomprehensible, nonsensical sound.

-Crunch crunch.

The cause is Altina, who is biting my neck from behind.

For a moment, goosebumps appeared.

“What are you doing…!”

My body froze as if I had been bitten by a poisonous snake, but I somehow managed to shake off Altina.

Even I am overcome with a sense of shame that is difficult to bear.

Altina is laughing out loud.

“You said you were getting your hair done!

“Oh, didn’t you know? Foxes groom themselves like this, by biting. They have to bite and pick out dead fur with their teeth.”

“Ouch… What, what! There’s a tooth mark!”

I felt the sore spot with my hand and found that it was full of holes.

No matter how I look at it, it’s not for trimming my dead hair.

I have a reasonable suspicion that it might be based on a desire for exclusivity.

“Hmm… This smells like saliva.”

“Whew!!!”

Is it because Altinara is sensitive to body odor?

He said he didn’t care about the teeth marks that other people might find strange.

Now I’m trembling and enduring the shame.

There’s always something missing.

When I touch the teeth marks that still linger in pain.

A voice was heard from behind.

“Should I do that?”

uh.

Are you angry?

When I thought so.

This time, too, the sight was jumbled and spinning.

As if a whirlpool was swirling around my focus.

“That much, I can’t do it!!!!!!”

“…!!!”

Standing before my eyes was Altina, covered in blood.

“Haaak… Haaak… Ouch, keaaaak!!!”

Already frowning and breathing heavily.

Her fighting style is to take advantage of every opening and attack by surprise, using hidden weapons.

Such a primitive yet intense fight.

There were unexpected situations where even I couldn’t control my strength, so she was covered in wounds from my counterattacks.

“Stop it. You know that anyway. You can’t do anything in that state.”

My voice was rougher than I thought.

Is it because the words are forceful as if chewing, and contain a confusing mix of worry and anger?

Still, the sword, stained with blood here and there, pointed straight at Altina.

“…You have to go all the way to find out.”

“Does anything change until the end? My stamina is exhausted. You’re smarter than me and you know better than anyone that even the so-called secret move has no chance of winning once it goes beyond 3 times.”

She is smart.

Continue with a series of surprising attacks or mix in some quicksand and slash to create a smart fight.

They fight by adding intelligence to brute force, as if they were fighting a game of chess, a psychological battle.

but.

The way he fights is smarter than anyone else, but the way he deals with fights is more childish than anyone else.

To put it nicely, he doesn’t know how to give up, and to put it badly, he is overly optimistic.

“…Put your weapon down. I don’t want to hurt you more.”

“This time too, it won’t work?”

“There’s a next time. Stop it.”

-Tankrang!!

The claw fell pitifully to the floor, making a sound like iron.

They kept rushing at me to the point of getting tired, and now they’ve finally come to a conclusion.

I approached Altina, who was feeling discouraged, because I was worried about the scars all over her body.

A face that looks like it’s about to burst into tears, standing still.

after.

Even so, I think my words were a bit harsh.

I also have regrets.

“I’m not going to keep challenging you until you win anyway. There are plenty of ways to beat me other than winning like this, so there’s no need to push yourself too hard right now.”

“…”

“We’re both good at different things. I’m good at PvP. You’re good at hunting and raiding.”

“None of them…are better than you.”

Are you badly hurt?

There was a time when I thought that.

-puck!

“…I knew it, you punk.”

“Eeeek!!! Eeeek!!!”

“Relax your hands. Huh? Huh? ”

“Keep on, keep on going! Ah, it hurts!!!!”

Even the dejected expression was an act.

As soon as I was caught off guard, he stabbed me with a dagger.

But since such a blow was now at a level where instinct could detect it, he did not take it lightly.

“Haa… How long are you going to be so fat?”

“Until I win, you little brat!!! Right now I’m 98-98-98!!! Do you think I can sleep after getting beaten like this!”

“You’re counting them all. But today I added 1 more win! Now I’m down to 99 losses.”

“Kaaah!!! You’re counting maps and you’re looking at me!!!”

Altina, who turned her back on the setting sun and burned with fighting spirit until the very end.

And Caesar confronted Altina head-on without any consideration.

It was a memory that only those two had.

1.

“Huh…?”

I opened my eyes to a vague yet painful feeling.

As soon as I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was Kai’s side profile.

Draw a faint line at the corner of your mouth and exhale evenly without discomfort.

I am the Ego Sword and the Holy Sword.

My ego is connected to my master, Kai’s ego.

To be more specific, a part of Kai’s self becomes mine and I maintain my own self.

That’s why Kai’s feelings are faintly conveyed.

“You’re having a good dream… Thank goodness…”

If it’s as warm as it is now, you must be having good dreams.

I think I can sleep in late without worrying now.