## Chapter 142 – The Non-Hero
I trained with Shade in that kind of spirit. He said he wanted a special method, but as a non-professional trainer, there was nothing I could advise him on.
“It’s simple. Eat well and sleep well. You still have potential.”
My large build was because I had finished growing while receiving proper nutrition in modern society. From the very beginning, I was on a different track from the barren world’s inhabitants.
Look at Copson.
His small height is the average height for men in this world.
Above all, I transitioned right after my military service, during my first year as a reservist, when my body was in its prime. I came to this world with a body and physique already trained to the limit. It was only natural that I was in good shape.
Of course, I suffered from an unbelievable amount of muscle loss in the beginning, but now that I earn money and maintain optimal nutrition, I have surpassed my former self.
“I… I’m past the age to grow, though?”
“What?”
I was holding Shade as he did sit-ups. He answered with a hot breath at my words. Past the age to grow?
“Weren’t you a minor?”
“I’m twenty-three.”
“I see.”
Twenty-three, huh. Surprisingly, Shade and I were the same age. Because of his build and seemingly fragile face, I thought he was a teenager.
Honestly, I’m not even sure how old I am, but if he’s twenty-three, he’s probably a year or two younger than me. Legally speaking, that’s close enough to be the same age.
I’m probably around 24-26 years old now.
What a huge range.
“Friend, then it’s already too late. Once your growth period is over, your body won’t grow again. But if you want muscles, just eat well and work out like crazy. Unlike height, muscles grow.”
“That’s not really what I wanted to hear.”
“Everyone says that.”
Still, having someone to talk to made the training time seem to pass quickly.
Recalling my clumsy knowledge from Earth, I knew I had to consider recovery time when training muscles. That’s it for today. I watched Shade finish his reps and stood up.
“Already leaving?”
“That’s enough for today.”
“Wait. Before you go, could I ask for a sparring match?”
“Sparring?”
Shade stopped me.
He wanted to spar before I left. It wasn’t a big deal, and I also wanted to fight someone of similar skill, so I readily agreed. Since we were learning at the same guild, our skills should be similar, right?
“Sure, no problem.”
“Thanks. I wanted to see your skills.”
We grabbed wooden swords and started sparring on the spot.
“Here I come.”
Since my opponent wasn’t Karin but a regular trainee, I needed to hold back. *Clang!* Since it wasn’t a real sword but a wooden one, even the sound of the swords colliding was different. Good. Let’s see how skilled my fellow guild member is.
Wooden sword met wooden sword. I twisted the blade upwards as Karin had taught me. If it were Karin, she would have immediately countered, but Shade was different.
He was immediately subdued by me.
“…How long have you been training?”
It was easier than I thought.
“About two months? More importantly, you’re strong, aren’t you?”
“No, it’s just that I’m… never mind.”
Two months, huh. Is this the sword of a two-month-old swordsman? I crossed swords with him again, but the result didn’t change. He had many openings, and his attacks were too predictable. Even though I was holding back, my attacks landed very cleanly.
Have I become too strong?
The sparring ended with my overwhelming victory.
“Haa… Even if I don’t know about exercise, sparring was helpful. Thanks. Would you like to do it together next time? And the physical training too.”
“Sure, whatever. Work hard. See you next time.”
I made a friend of the same age in a strange place.
I quickly changed my clothes and came out of the guild. Right, speaking of friends, there’s Copson. I had to ask that bastard about the whereabouts of Durvan as soon as possible.
I wanted to find Durvan and beat him up as soon as possible. He pretended to be my friend, abandoned his duties, and ran away. He should apologize with something equivalent to death, if not death itself. He acted so friendly, but he ran away at the most important moment?
“Then, shall I look for Copson?”
Since I was alone again and didn’t have anything else to do, I decided to visit the Adventurer’s Guild.
I wanted to go and hear about what’s popular these days, where things are happening, and so on. It would be nice if I found Copson, but Copson was the kind of guy who wouldn’t be found even if you tried to find him. If he wasn’t in the guild, I wouldn’t be able to find him.
I walked through the city like that.
It was still midday.
It didn’t seem like a particularly quiet time, as carriages were moving busily, and groups of adventurers wearing all sorts of weapons were chuckling and heading somewhere. Among them were people wearing martial arts uniforms and wizards wearing clean robes.
—Kereek!
“Holy shit.”
It was a drake carriage.
Drakes domesticated to pull carriages weren’t very common, but they were used to show off the owner’s wealth. Some people rode them, some people pulled carriages roughly like now, and so on.
Fantasy is fantasy, after all.
I raised my middle finger high at the coachman who almost hit someone and went on his way without apologizing.
Asshole.
As I was walking mindlessly towards the Adventurer’s Guild, a familiar figure caught my eye.
“…”
Familiarity, I felt a bit of déjà vu here. After all, if you saw a chest that was so obese, no, so monstrously protruding that you could see it from far away, you might think that way.
What’s more, if the hair above it was pink, there was no need to say anything. I stopped walking. Then, whether Winia heard a sound or sensed my presence, I don’t know, but she suddenly turned her head and looked at me.
Our eyes met exactly.
Winia recognized me.
“Ah! Darkie!”
For a moment, I almost misunderstood the relationship between this woman and me because of the bright smile that appeared on Winia’s face, but I quickly came to my senses when I saw her face turn into a demon in less than two seconds.
—Thump, thump, thump!
Winia ran towards me.
Then, her large breasts, barely covered by her robe, swayed. Up and down, and left and right. It sounded like I could hear the swaying sound. I was worried that they might be torn off.
—Wobble, wobble.
I couldn’t help but be distracted by the overwhelming sight.
They were so big that I suspected there were watermelons inside. She must be as strong as an ox because she always carries something like that. Just like athletes run with sandbags, Winia runs with her swollen breasts.
It would be a problem if her nipples popped out… Her areolas were so big that if she made a mistake, that pink thing (the original) that shouldn’t be shown might be shown. If that happened, not only her but also I would be in trouble.
While I was thinking about that, I missed the timing to run away.
“Ugh, ugh!”
I allowed the distance to close in an instant as I took a step back.
“You fucking Darkie!”
Winia, who had come close, yelled at me with a scowling face. It was a lion’s roar. I felt my complexion turn pale as I was terrified by the sharp sound. The blood disappeared from my face in an instant.
“I, I! I did so much, but you just ignored me?!”
“Huh? Huh?”
About two months had already passed since I broke up with her.
She definitely said that she would be waiting for me at the inn she was staying at, so I could come and find her anytime… Even if Claudia was subtly hoping for something like that, as a very rational person, I couldn’t go, and it was also difficult to accept her feelings.
So I tried to ignore it.
“Huh? Huuuh? Huuuuuh? Does our Darkie really want to die?”
“Huh?”
“Answer me properly!”
Are you my senior officer?!
“Ah, aigoo! Wait a minute! Calm down!”
“Calm down?”
Winia looked around when she heard me. It was as if she was looking for someone. She seemed relieved after checking behind me—and then she burst into an ominous laugh.
“Kyahahat! Come to think of it, that woman isn’t here today? Our Darkie is in big trouble! If you don’t have the girlfriend who always protects you, you’re just a useless idiot! Kyahat!”
Winia had been relatively docile when Claudia was around, but now that her reliable backer was gone, no one could stop her. I also looked around. I wish Claudia would appear from somewhere and save me…!
“Keuheok!”
At that moment, Winia put her staff around my neck.
I thought my neck muscles had gotten used to it because I was so used to it, but when I heard my scream, I realized that far from being used to it, it still hurt like hell. It felt like my neck was about to be cut off.
“Kyahahahaha!”
“Kyaak! Hey, yat! It hurts! It hurts!”
“Darkie hurts? Does our Darkie hurt?”
“It fucking hurts!”
“That’s why I’m doing it!”
Winia, who was getting more and more excited, shook her staff while laughing.
“Yeah, yeah! I don’t need to be nice to Darkie after all!”
I struggled to get out of the loop, feeling the pain of my neck bones breaking. But because the difference in strength was overwhelming, I couldn’t.
“Agh, it hurts!!! Stop it, you fucking bitch!!”
I couldn’t hold back and cursed. Then, as if time had stopped, the world stopped. Wondering what was going on, I looked at Winia’s face and saw her with a completely serious expression.
“What? Fucking bitch?”
Because her tone was somehow uneasy, I tried to open my mouth to fix it.
“Ah, no. That’s not what I meant… My, my neck hurts. Huh?”
“Fucking bitch?”
“That’s, that.”
“Fucking bitch?”
“…”
“Fucking bitch? Fucking bitch?”
Winia’s attitude was unusual.
I felt a deep fear.
“Fucking bitch. Fucking bitch. Fucking bitch. Fucking bitch?”
“I’m, I’m sorry. Please forgive me just once.”
Terrified, I immediately apologized. As I lowered my gaze and spoke in a low voice, Winia, who had been repeating the words “fucking bitch,” finally reacted.
“Is that how someone apologizes? Darkie is so uneducated. It’s like your mom is dead.”
“I, I’ll even kneel…”
I was about to kneel, ignoring my pride and everything else. I felt like all my confidence and everything else disappeared when I stood in front of Winia.
But that was an act that my pride as a warrior would not allow. I was not a man without honor to kneel before an evil sorceress.
But reality is cruel. Even if my pride didn’t allow it, I had to do it. As I was about to kneel, Winia said.
“Okay, don’t kneel. Are you stupid, Darkie? Do you kneel to just anyone?”
“…”
“I like that about our Darkie, but when I think about you doing that to just anyone, you suddenly look like a fucking idiot. Is that right, Darkie?”
“Y, yes…”
“Right?”
At that point, Winia released the loop.
I stroked my neck and stood up straight, looking down at Winia. It was still a large breast with blue veins showing. The exposed cleavage alone seemed to be nearly two spans wide.
“So, our Darkie. Why did you ignore me?”
“…”
“Oh my, are you ignoring me again?”
“N, no!”
“You haven’t come to your senses. Darkie, let’s kneel first.”
Looking around, I saw some idle people looking at us. They must have been curious because it was something like a love affair. I knelt down as I was told.
“I, I knelt…”
“…”
I looked up at Winia. This time, what I saw was not the exposed upper chest but the lower chest. Winia took two steps towards me. My forehead touched her chest.
And.
Winia wrapped her arms around my neck and hugged me.
…Damn it. A woman’s heart is like a reed.
“Darkie. Do you know how long I’ve been waiting since that day?”
“…You know I can’t.”
“Is it because of that woman?”
Because of her, what could I say?
“That woman seems okay? Isn’t she crazy? I know she’s missing a screw because she’s dating Darkie, but anyway, she’s okay. So what? What’s the problem?”
“…”
“You’re such a fucking dog, but your sense of chastity is so thorough, really.”
Winia, who was slightly bending her knees, buried her head in my shoulder.
“My mom is dead, really. Darkie is a fucking dog, a fucking bastard. Do you know that? I want to kill you so badly. I want to kill you every time I see you, whether by zapping you with lightning or burning you with fire. But, but this fucking…”
Winia’s emotions began to escalate as she spat out her words. Frankly speaking, there was nothing I could say but that there was nothing I could do.
But I was Kim Katt, a macho man. At least I was a man who could comfort a woman who was about to cry in front of me.
Winia’s body, which was hugging me, began to tremble.
I gently raised my arm and hugged her waist. “Heuht.” A strange sound came from Winia’s mouth. When I hugged her a little tighter, the woman who had been cursing at me just a moment ago began to calm down.
