Black-Haired Alien From Another World 148

## Chapter 148 – The Non-Hero

And so, days of training and anguish passed. I tried to empty my mind while swinging my sword and building muscle to become a macho man. But even after spending such fulfilling time, my mind was still a mess.

It wasn’t even puberty; what kind of pathetic display was this?
This was the epitome of misery.

As Karin had said, it seemed I couldn’t release this frustrating impulse without smashing something. Certainly, when I was taking Karin’s classes at the guild, I spent my time from morning till afternoon, so I couldn’t go hunting or anything like that.

There was no chance to see blood.
Right now, I wanted to split or cut something apart.

So today, after finishing training, I was loitering around the arena, looking for Durvan. Because at this moment, Durvan was the only thing I could legally beat up.

I wanted Durvan more intensely than ever.
It felt like the burning desire for Durvan was about to explode.

“Yo, barbarian. What are you doing here?”
“What is it? Copson?”
“Who else would it be? The arena’s star, famous for being an underdeveloped primitive, has appeared in this humble place.”

I was hiding in an alley, watching the arena, when, lo and behold, Copson appeared instead of Durvan. He swaggered over to me, exaggerating his bow-legged walk, with his hands shoved deep into his pockets.

The arena’s star, huh? That was old news.
I was a retired gladiator now.

“That match against the one-eyed orc was truly amazing. I never imagined you’d win by throwing a rock. Unprecedented. So, what will you face in the next match? You caught an orc, so will you face a troll next? Haha.”

Troll, my ass.
I barely managed to catch Bulverza.

Come to think of it, this was the first time I’d seen Copson since then.

“I quit the arena.”
“What? Why suddenly?”

His eyes widened at my words.

“Durvan stabbed me in the back. Ah, damn it, right. Do you know where Durvan is? I need to go kill that bastard. You’re friends with him, right?”
“What do you mean Durvan stabbed you in the back? Explain.”

I explained to Copson the atrocities Durvan had committed.

Durvan should have told me that the opponent would be the experienced orc executioner, Bulverza. But he didn’t tell me to milk the last match, and ran away. So I almost died. If I had known the opponent was an orc, I would have just said fuck it and ran.

If it weren’t for the gravel, I probably would have died with a 50-60% chance.
Durvan practically tried to kill me.

It was almost aiding and abetting murder.

“It looked like you won easier than I thought, but it turns out there was such a backstory. But unfortunately, I don’t know Durvan’s whereabouts. We were just drinking buddies. I came to the arena to suggest we grab a drink… but I couldn’t find him. That’s when I found you.”

It seemed Copson was also looking for Durvan. We were on the same page in a strange way. Well, since we met after a long time, I walked with Copson towards the nearby plaza.

—Swish.

It was a plaza with a fountain. The white stone pavement gave it an overall clean feel. We grabbed a chair and sat down.

“So, why do you look so depressed today? Is it because you were backstabbed by Durvan, who became your friend? If you want, I’ll join the lynching. Hehe. That bastard once stole my drinking money. Actually, I was planning to get him drunk today and make him pay for everything.”

Copson, sitting next to me, looked at my face and said. Adding, “Of course, we’ll split the stolen money in half,” I couldn’t help but get goosebumps at the glimpse of his strange idea of friendship.

“No, it’s not that. It’s just… I have a lot to think about because of women.”
“What?”
“Two women told me they like me, what the hell am I supposed to do?”
“You son of a bitch. Are you picking a fight with me right now?”

Karin’s reaction was the same.

“I wasted my concern! I’m very upset…! Get lost, barbarian!”

Copson spat out the words and stormed off.

No, is this bastard really leaving? I blankly watched him go. Like this, even if it’s a serious concern for you, it’s nothing to others.

I sat for a while and then got up.
I should go back to the dorm.

I walked down the street again. Because it was lunchtime, the aroma of food wafted from here and there. I’m hungry, should I eat something… No. I should just go back and eat with Claudia. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find Durvan.

I arrived at the dorm and quietly opened the door. She was asleep when I left, so she’s probably still sleeping. When I went inside, she was still asleep. As I got closer, she seemed to notice I had come in, and her ears twitched.

“Ugh…? You’re back?”
“I’m back.”

Claudia rubbed her eyes and got up.

Her body, without a single thread on, looked truly resilient. She overflowed with healthy beauty. I thought Claudia alone was enough… “Huuu.” She stretched and looked at my face, then said.

“You look tired? Want me to touch your dick?”
“Ah, no. I’m okay for now.”
“…Are you still uncomfortable?”
“Of course not. I’ve already shaken it all off.”

I just told her I was okay when she asked worriedly. I’ve been like this lately. Still, Claudia comforted me, who had become this mess. I was so grateful for that.

“Well, you don’t look okay to me?”
“I’m fine. I’m perfectly fine now.”
“Hmph… It’s been a while. Katt. I can tell when you’re lying.”
“…”

She got off the bed and grabbed her underwear.

“Wait here for a second. Don’t take off your clothes.”

Then she went into the shower. A little later, Claudia, who had taken a quick shower, got dressed. Was she thinking of going out?

“You’re hungry, right? Let’s go out.”
“…Okay.”

And so, I went out with Claudia. Usually, when we were inside, we would either have sex all day, or just have sex all day, so going out together felt like it had been a while.

“Katt. Honestly, I can’t understand your thoughts. I know what you’re thinking, but I don’t understand why you’re worrying so much.”
“Me neither.”

Claudia said, linking her arm with mine.

“What do you mean? I don’t think you need to worry. Can’t you just accept it as it is? Of course, I respect your thoughts. I can’t understand them, but I think it’s possible.”
“…”
“I just don’t want to see you struggling. Katt, you’re… a reliable warrior, even if you have some silly sides. Would you get angry if I said it was trivial? But I’ll say it. Those are just trivial problems. A true warrior should be able to overcome his own thoughts.”

It was a gentle tone. I could feel her consideration in trying to tell me her thoughts while being mindful of my feelings. I felt so sorry for making her worry about me for no reason.

“You’re right. It’s just that my personality is a bit frustrating… Thank you. For telling me that. And I’m sorry. For making you worry for no reason.”
“No. It’s okay.”

Claudia smiled brightly.

“Still, if you’re having such a hard time, Katt, then, yeah. I can make it so you can’t even look at other women… It’s a little different from what I want, but I can do that. But you already feel responsible, right? For that mage girl.”
“How do you know my heart better than I do?”
“Because I love you?”
“Ugh…”

I think saying that so suddenly is too powerful.

“Are you hard?”
“Yes.”
“Hehe, but not outside. Ah, let’s go in there.”

While talking like that, we went into a nearby restaurant and had a meal. Even though I was hungry, I couldn’t eat well. What’s wrong with me, really? Am I a girlfriend princess instead of a macho man? Certainly, when I was young, I enjoyed playing with doll clothes.

It’s my father’s influence.

Even a teenage girl in her prime wouldn’t worry this much about relationship problems.

“Here, aah.”
“Aah.”
“Really, this won’t do.”

I almost finished the meal with Claudia feeding me because of my worries.

“This is serious. We need to resolve this quickly.”
“From what I see, time will take care of it…”
“It’s already been long enough. It’s been enough time to resolve it if it was going to be resolved. Ugh, what should I do? Even if I try to resolve it, the person involved is… Ah.”

Claudia, who came out of the restaurant, grabbed my wrist and pulled me. When I asked if she had thought of somewhere to go, she said yes. I entrusted myself to her. The place we arrived at was the Adventurer’s Guild.

“There she is. I thought so.”
“Huh? Who is… Ah.”

Standing where she gestured was Winia.

As she had been doing, Winia was standing in front of the guild, waiting for me. Since she didn’t know where I lived, the only way to meet me was to wait endlessly in front of the guild.

Seeing that, I felt sorry for her.

“Go talk to her. It looks like she’s been waiting. For you, Katt.”

Claudia said.

Nodding, I swallowed my guilt and approached Winia.
When I made my presence known, she turned to look at me.

“Winia.”

Winia smiled brightly when she saw my face.

“Darkie’s here?”
“…Were you waiting?”
“Yeah. Yesterday too. And the day before. And the day before that. I thought I could meet you if I stayed here. I finally met you? Didn’t you miss me, Darkie?”
“…”
“I missed you a lot, Darkie.”

Had she been waiting in front of the guild every day since we broke up? My heart grew heavy. It became as heavy as being concreted and dropped into the middle of the Pacific Ocean for embezzling organizational funds.

Please save me, boss!
I swear, embezzling the organization’s money wasn’t my intention!

“So I was waiting.”

Since breaking up with Winia, I had been training at the Swordsman’s Guild, so I had no reason to come to the Adventurer’s Guild. Maybe she had been waiting for me all those days.

“Can’t you… tell me?”
“Hah. I missed you too.”
“That’s a relief.”

Winia, who had been shrinking anxiously, regained her energy at my words. Seeing that she hadn’t cursed even once since we met, it seemed she had become more gentle since then.

“Darkie. Can you hug me?”

And she said, spreading her arms. It was as if she thought I would never refuse. I turned my head back to look at Claudia. Then Winia also looked behind me and realized Claudia was there.

“…!”

Winia, who had frozen for a moment, frowned and glared at me. No, even if you send me such a look… Claudia approached and greeted Winia.

“Hello? Long time no see? Mage girl.”
“…”

The gaze that had been glaring at me shifted to Claudia. It was an aggressive gaze, but Claudia’s face, receiving it, was all smiles.

“I was on a date with Katt, but we suddenly ran into you?”
“…You’re a really unpleasant woman. If you say it like that, it sounds like you’re picking a fight. Are you bragging about dating Darkie in front of me right now?”
“Surely not. You’re overreacting a bit.”

The atmosphere was unusual. Winia’s fist was trembling. Should I stop this, I thought, but Claudia spoke first.

“Shall we talk?”
“Talk? Excuse me, but I don’t want to talk to you.”
“Oh my, are you acting like that after seducing my boyfriend?”
“What? Se, seducing, I!”
“Calm down. I just want to talk about that.”

Unlike Winia, who was trembling, Claudia’s attitude was relaxed. She said to me.

“Katt. I’ll go talk for a bit, so go back to the dorm first.”
“…Didn’t you say we needed to talk together last time?”
“Hmm… Did I? Still, go back first. It seems like there’s a problem for women to solve.”

At those words, I nodded.

“Da, Darkie, where are you going…”

Turning around, Winia called my name in an anxious voice. I waved to her. Claudia said she would talk, so she would come to a conclusion in some way.

I went straight back to the dorm.

I was anxious and my heart was heavy.

I threw off my clothes and went into the shower, turning on the water. Cold water poured down, but it didn’t cool my head. I washed emptily and lay down on the bed in a starfish position.

And I closed my eyes.