Chapter 86 – Episode 86. Call Me as Usual
Women were a means to me.
The subject that can be hypnotized does not discriminate between genders, but the change in the unconscious through copulation also affects the consciousness, making the activity easier.
However, until now, he had never taken the risk of wielding violence beyond necessity or keeping his memory sober.
Even so, did he do that to Heira because he was pushed to the point where he was willing to accept such a thing?
No, now I have lost my cool.
No matter how much I tried to deny it, I had to realize it in the end.
Now that I have her heart, she puts her heart on all of her in this party, including her.
That I, who shouldn’t put my mind to it, felt ‘Jeong’ towards them, and I couldn’t shake off that mind.
“Shut up…”
There was no way that I, who was aware of such feelings, could properly continue teaching beyond this.
So, I brought it up because I needed a break to clear my mind, but…
“That means I don’t need it?”
“… What?”
“Okay, I’ll do my best!”
Heira started to tremble in cold sweat at my words.
The constricted pupils and trembling voice showed that he was even feeling fear at the words he was speaking.
“I won’t cry any more. I won’t say that I don’t want to do it in the future. So please, please don’t say you don’t need it. Please…”
“No, I didn’t mean it like that, so don’t cry.”
“But… No need…”
“I didn’t say I didn’t need it, I just said I wanted to rest.”
Poor child.
How much emptiness did you have before you met me, did you try to cling to the person who did that to you like this?
“Just.”
In the past, I might have thought it was good and used it as I was comfortable, but now I didn’t feel like using this girl that way.
“Come to think of it, doing that in front of two people might get caught.”
“… Master?”
“Yes, it is because there is no need to take risks. We’ll continue in a place without snow later, so try to conserve your stamina until then.”
After continuing with her words while hiding my true intentions, I continued tidying up the tent while looking away from Heira.
Heira, who was staring at me blankly in her seat. It seemed as if he didn’t quite understand what I was saying, but it was only for a moment in the end.
“I will help you too!”
Soon, a conscious Heira came over to my side, preparing to put her tidy up tent in her gym bag.
Assistance with routine chores. But the expression painted on her face seemed brighter than usual.
Was what I just said made me so happy? Or because the truth of what I was trying to hide has been revealed?
“… You don’t have to respect me from now on.”
If it was the latter, it might have a serious impact on the teaching assistant afterward, but even so, I didn’t feel impatient.
Because the face you see now looks very good.
“Yes? But the master.”
“You don’t even have to say Master.”
Yes, purely.
The face she saw now looked very good.
“Just, call me Dave as usual.”
As I prepared to lift the organized luggage while hiding my thoughts, a blush began to appear on Heira’s face, who was staring at me.
Very slowly, but surely.
“…Huh.”
Showing a brighter smile than the morning sunlight rising from the sky.
“Okay, Dave.”
The girl, who accepted my words, followed me as usual and prepared to join the other party.
Without fear or hesitation. As if I found some hope from the kindness I showed now.
“Dave, sorry I’m late! Are you done cleaning up?”
It was at that moment that Celica and Ymir joined together. I did not express myself and greeted the two of them with my luggage on my back.
“Are you okay. Because the cleanup is over. I think we can start right away, are you ready?”
“Okay, let’s start right away. Ymir is about to collapse from exhaustion again, so wouldn’t it be better to go as quickly as possible?”
“I wouldn’t hate it if I said it right.”
I wonder if there will be another fight, or if I want to start the engine, but Ymir doesn’t say anything more and walks away with his arms crossed.
Celica didn’t say anything to Ymir any more, and began to take a seat next to me as I was about to leave.
While walking through the woods together, sparsely looking at my eyes.
“… Do you have something to say?”
“Yes? Do you see it?”
Of course, you can see it just by looking at it.
Come to think of it, Celica wasn’t very good at hiding things. By the time she thought that she needed to be more careful and hide her identity, she started shaking my hand while Celica smiled vaguely.
“Actually, there is something I want to talk to Dave about, but I think the story will be a bit long. So, not now, but I’ll tell you when I get there.”
“Okay? If so, what?”
After stealing Certainly, if the story is long, it would be okay to postpone it until then.
It’s going to be a different story anyway. Thinking of it, I started walking down the street without paying attention to her words.
After leaving the place for a while, I was worried about the strange current flowing between Ymir and Celica, but I thought that it was just a normal fight.
***
We arrived at our destination when it was time for the sun to set.
Originally, it was supposed to arrive during the daytime today, but it was unavoidable that there was a big difference between using a carriage and walking.
No matter how much each member of the party has a power that transcends the average human, in the end, the base is bound to be limited to humans.
Unless it was a battle that lasted for tens of minutes at the most, on a journey that presupposed walking for several hours, you would have no choice but to pay attention to rest and meals.
“De, finally. Arrive… Coke!”
And, of course, the first one to reach out was Ymir, who had almost no physical abilities.
As Yumir, who had been struggling with a wooden staff, collapsed as soon as she reached her destination, Celica began to sigh as she approached him.
“Mr. Ymir. No matter how you think about it, aren’t you too weak? There will be a lot of things to do in the future, so what are you going to do?”
“Be quiet, if only I could ride the wagon properly, this wouldn’t have happened.”
“Ah, but he’s a great mage of color, so he can just move fast with his magic and do that, right?”
“You mean that? In the first place, mana is also done with the physical power contained in one’s body, so physical-based techniques such as Blink and Physical Strengthening are bound to consume a lot of stamina. If you’re a mana user too, don’t you know this much?”
“Um~ I don’t know? Unlike Ymir, I have a very strong body. No matter how much mana she put into her body, she never got tired~ Ahaha~”
“… Mana Burn.”
“Ahh, ah! Wait a minute! Don’t inject mana into my body!!”
“If you twist it, do you try to endure it with that great control ability?”
“No really! Why are dying people being so sincere when they bully people!!”
“Even if I fall behind, I will die on the same day as you, bitch.”
… Seeing as they’re still in the same party after fighting so much, it seems like they’re on good terms.
“Dave, is this the client this time?”
“Ah yes. I guess so.”
Respectful to Heira, conscious of their eyes, I took the time to look at the place I arrived at with my chin resting on my chin.
A mansion where the lord who manages a city resides.
Looking at its size alone, it seemed to occupy a considerable proportion within the ‘Argent Kingdom’, the center of the human realm.
The fact that such a high-ranking person made a ‘nomination request’ to this party would mean that the reputation that this party has grown over the past month is not easy.
Even if the objective rank is still low, raising it in a short period of time means that you have a guaranteed skill.
That would be a positive thing for me as well as the position of the warrior party. It means that the more their skills are proven, the closer the day when they can kill that bitch gets closer.
-Hee hee!
As I felt the time gradually approaching, I heard a sound coming from the entrance of the mansion.
As we turned our gaze, we could see the horses of the wagon that had arrived ahead of us heading towards the stable, being led by the servants of the mansion.
Judging from the fact that it even has a dedicated stable, it doesn’t seem like a big deal. And think for a while.
The moment I saw the people coming down from the wagon, I got a familiar feeling from them.
It’s no wonder that black cloaks and masks are also commonly worn by mercenaries, but the engravings on the swords filled with their waists are used as symbols of certain demon blacksmiths…
… For a moment.
What, why are these guys here?
“Dave, what’s wrong?”
It took a moment to stare blankly at those entering the mansion.
While Heira was anxiously asking, I looked away from them and answered quietly.
“It seems that there are mercenaries called separately besides us.”
“… Mercenary?”
“Yes, unlike adventurers, it is a job that specializes only in combat, but… Seeing that the lord of this mansion called us separately, I think he’s going to do something pretty big.”
Looking at it objectively, the answer is not very strange.
Hera, as if accepting my words, wasn’t particularly suspicious of those who entered the mansion beforehand.
Yes, I should consider myself fortunate to be able to convince them like this right now. If the identities of those idiots were ever known, blood would rage in this mansion at that moment.
But, of course, those guys showed up where the warrior party received a request.
Did we just meet by accident? Or not… Or did you come in after aiming for this party yourself?
Whatever happens, please hope it’s not the latter. The warrior party is those who are watching not only the human side but also the demon army.
In the yard where the identity has not yet been revealed on a large scale, you must be prepared for the fact that the entire group will be annihilated by the same demon army if you touch it without thinking.
“You guys are the adventurers who have started to make a name for themselves lately.”
However, my desperate wish was shattered as soon as I met the client, the lord.
A haggard impression contrasted with the old-fashioned attire.
Open eyes or a pale impression are common impressions of people of an age ahead of aging, but I was able to grasp the real identity buried in them.
“Are you the client?”
“Mr. Ymir. Such an attitude towards the client is rude.”
“What’s wrong, even His Highness the King can’t do anything to me. Just bet on it, and if you fall, ask them to take off their rank.”
“No…”
Two people who do not notice such abnormalities and take an attitude that is no different from usual.
On the contrary, Heira was looking up at me with anxious eyes as if she had noticed something.
“Dave, this guy.”
“… Ahaha, there must be people like this.”
But all I could do right now was to get over that anxiety.
It is necessary to approach carefully as much as possible to reveal not only what is going on in this mansion, but also my identity.
“You don’t have to worry too much about it. I’m sure it will work out just like before.”
Yes, it would be first to observe the situation.
What the hell is that crazy old Galbo-nyeon trying to do to directly mess with the warriors’ party?
