Chapter 100 – Careful Preparation (7)
14. Careful preparation (7)
“Huh…”
“Sister!”
“Shay… ? Ah…”
“Don’t get up! I’ve healed, but I’m not perfect yet!”
“Captain, where is the captain?”
“I went out again after bringing my sister here.”
About three hours after Hendrick left, Kaya woke up. Upon awakening, she tries to move, looking for Hendrick, but she is stopped by Shay.
“…”
“…”
An awkward silence prevailed. It was so frustrating, but Shay felt that she shouldn’t step out on her own. So she quietly moved the table to the side of the bed, and she placed snacks on it.
‘Also.’
Ar had a considerable appetite for her size. I didn’t know if it was because I hadn’t eaten properly or if werewolves ate that much. He ate more than Shay. Such Ar could not not be interested in the snacks.
And it was the same with Kaya. I was very hungry because I had been starving since last night. When she was in penance, she could forget because of the terrible pain, but after she was healed, hunger set in.
Their eyes naturally focused on the table, and their eyes naturally met. The two turned their heads in opposite directions at the same time. Even so, neither of them gave up snacks completely. Shay couldn’t decide whether to laugh or she sigh.
“Mmm~ delicious!”
Eventually, she decided to stimulate more. It wasn’t that delicious a snack, but I deliberately acted like it was delicious and chewed it with exaggerated movements. Kaya’s throat moved and Ar smacked her lips.
“What. It’s so delicious, what if I eat it all?”
If Hendrick heard it, he would have burst out laughing, asking what kind of acting it was, but it was the start of a cruel countdown for Kaya and Ar, who were looking at each other again while looking at the snacks.
“Umm~ I’ll have lunch later anyway, so I’ll clean it up and eat it later.”
Then, very slowly, as Shay tried to put the treat back in, she finally made her move.
It was Kaya.
“Shay.”
“Yes?”
“There is no need for Shay to work hard. You can leave it as it is.”
“Um, but I won’t even eat it, so it will go bad if left like this. I think the table should be returned to its original position.”
“Therefore.”
Kaya reached out and quickly divided her snack into thirds, as if she had already counted. Kaya, who only took her share of them, murmured in a small voice.
“As it is, you can eat it. That said, there was no need to clean it up. It’s lunch, so we can eat again.”
Hehe~”
“What is that smile?”
“It’s nothing~”
Shay smirked and met Ar’s eyes, who were staring blankly at her snacks held out in front of her.
“Aren’t you eating?”
“… Seriously, can I eat it?”
“Sure? Didn’t her sister even hand it out? It’s your share.”
Ar’s gaze reached Kaya. Kaya, who was concentrating on chewing the snack, also felt her gaze and faced Ar.
“This is what my sister bought. Right?”
Nod-
“And I cut Ardo into thirds to eat. Right?”
… Nod
Shay suppressed her laughter.
“Ar can eat that snack. If it were me, what would I do and eat? What do you think it would be?”
“… Stop treating me like a child.”
Ar is annoyed.
It’s like she’s been kidnapped, and it’s annoying that the day is so comfortable. She was annoyed by the Golden Church woman who kept bringing her back and treating her as a child. She was annoyed at the gray church woman who attacked as if she was going to kill her, then hurt herself saying that she felt guilty and passed out after returning. The man who defended himself and seemed at least the nicest, was annoyed to be out and about leaving him between these two annoying women.
She was curious about Ar, who had lived as a human without any pride or hatred for being a werewolf, and was annoyed to ask about trivial things.
And I was annoyed that I couldn’t understand myself not leaving the annoying space where these annoying people stayed, and I was even so annoyed that I was so hungry that I was blinded by the treats offered by the person who attacked me.
The expression of that golden church girl looking at me as if I were a child hesitating in front of snacks! Ugh!
‘I have pride too!’
Ar returned his half-extended head and hand.
“It’s okay. Just because I looked like a beggar yesterday doesn’t mean I’m a beggar.”
**
“So? What happened then?”
The bread I bought had long since disappeared into Kaya and Ar’s stomach. They quickly ate the bread and were again bickering over clothes in bed.
“Rather than getting better, didn’t the atmosphere become more friendly?”
“At that time, my sister turned it over in one shot, right?”
“Kayaga?”
**
“She never called you a beggar. Since there are three of us, it’s just divided into thirds, so if you don’t want to eat it, don’t eat it.”
“Even if you say that, you won’t eat it?”
“And.”
Kaya winced and got up from the bed and she approached Ar. Ar dragged his chair back and backed away, but Kaya moved faster than him.
“Sister!”
“It’s okay.”
Kaya, who was limping, looked down at Ar, holding her chair with both her hands, and knelt down on one side of her to meet her at eye level. Ar, who met her cold gray eyes at close range, flinched at the moment, but then stiffened her head. No matter what she said, it was an expression of her determination not to back down, but there was no way that determination would be demonstrated.
“I apologize for insulting you as a beast.”
“Ah?”
“I also apologize for being overly aggressive.”
“To.”
“I apologize for making you a sinner based solely on my experience.”
“…”
“Would you like to eat together?”
Kaya said, putting Ar’s share of snacks on the table into Ar’s hand.
“My name is Kaya. Beautiful.”
**
“Hey… That’s really Kaya.”
“That’s right. Ardo accepted the apology, and we chatted awkwardly while eating snacks together, and then it became like that before we knew it?”
“I’m glad.”
“What a relief.”
I was very fortunate. I don’t know what kind of change of heart there was, but Kaya brushed it off faster than she thought, and Ar accepted it faster than expected. Of course, there would be no relationship of trust, but somewhere the conversation broke out.
‘Let’s not be in a hurry.’
Slowly.
No matter how much we desperately need a fourth hero, something like last night shouldn’t happen again. Since the goal of our corps of warriors was already ridiculous by the standards of the people here, the vast majority of warriors who were aiming for gold coins were filtered out.
‘If you think of a series of flows… Maybe Ar can become the 4th hero like this. It also feels different from the common warrior. If the combination doesn’t work… I can’t help it.’
It was just a feeling that had no basis or anything yet, but seeing Ar, who was clumsy but focused on sewing, and Kaya and Shay watching it, made me think that it was not impossible.
**
A few more days passed. Not only me, but Kaya too, went on a search again. But the result was the same. One time, I was so frustrated that I wondered if it would be good to put something like a recruiting guideline on the warriors’ support center, but it was a little too much to openly promote the warriors’ corps, which could eliminate dungeons in a city where there are dungeons.
‘Hello, is it just a fateful encounter…’
In this way, it seemed that there would be no point in doing it for a hundred days.
‘Let’s find low-level dungeons instead of dungeons and look around with Ar. Then your profile will pop up, and if you decide that the Ar specs and skill composition are enough to go around District 2 together, focus on Ar. If that’s not the case, it would be better for Ar to give up quickly, specify the class he wants, and then focus on that class.’
Returning to the inn earlier than usual, I asked Ar, who was having lunch with Shay. Ar seemed to be loosening his guard very little over the past few days.
“Request? Together?”
“Okay. Are you saying that you also made money from commissions?”
“That’s right.”
“I was thinking of doing a light request as soon as I was ready. How is it?”
“You guys are warriors. Isn’t going to the dungeon more profitable?”
“I want to see your skills.”
“…”
“You know that. Are you, the fourth candidate for the warriors of our warrior squad. It’s not the same warrior squad, so I can’t take you to the dungeon right away.”
I couldn’t say I couldn’t go because once I went in, I couldn’t come out to Salem unless I was kicked out of the box of fear.
“I’m a bit knowledgeable, so I know roughly how the other classes fight, right? But you’re the first werewolf, so I don’t have any information. So I want to check, can’t I? Rewards will be equally distributed.”
“I’ve never entered a dungeon before, and I didn’t actively kill monsters even when I requested it. If you’re expecting too much just because I’m a werewolf…”
“Don’t worry. I will judge by what I have seen with my own eyes.”
‘Beautiful. That expectation was shattered at the moment when Kaya showed up like a beggar to be honest and subdued her in one fell swoop. What I’m looking forward to is how your skill composition will turn out.’
The sound of the heart has been buried.
“What kind of weapon do you use?”
“Whip.”
“Whip?”
“… Sometimes even a dagger.”
Is it because of the vague image that wolves will fight with their claws? I was really surprised. The dagger was a favorite weapon of treasure hunters and assassins, and there was no class that used a whip.
“After you transform… Oops. You said it was the first time you transformed in front of us.”
“Joy.”
It was unreasonable to conclude that the werewolf’s weapon was a whip. The basis of the data was only one Ar, and Ar had never even transformed and fought.
‘Is it mid-to-long range when in human form, or short range when in wolf form? Or does it depend purely on the skills possessed regardless of the form?’
It was quite interesting.
“What about weapons?”
“I am at home. Because no one brought it by force without asking.”
“Is it worth it?”
“Even if it’s not usable, I’ll keep using it as long as it doesn’t break. It’s a keepsake that I barely got.”
“Ah. Hmm.”
“Can I come and go?”
He nodded. The request to accompany me was requested by me, and it was Shay who forced me to bring it, so I told Shay to bring it. But Ar shook his head and rose from his chair.
“No. You don’t have to.”
“That.”
“You won’t believe it, but I’ll be back as soon as possible.”
Ar pointed to the clothes strewn across the bed.
“Because I decided to complete that before Kaya returns.”
Tata that-
Ar, who had become remarkably healthy in a few days, ran out of the inn. It’s not an exaggeration to say that Shay missed the moment, but she disappeared from sight in an instant.
“You know, Shay.”
“Yes?”
“Why do we call only Kaya Kaya when we are you?”
“That… Maybe it’s because you gave me snacks in the first place?”
Do you have a point?
**
“Hey, where is he?”
“Who.”
“He, what was that? There’s a bitch with short black hair and a good sense of humor. I can’t remember the name all of a sudden.”
“Ah. Beautiful? Why?”
“I’ve been wearing it all this time, but why can’t I see it? It’s comfortable and nice to have. It’s nice to have less money than I do.”
“Well. It’s not like we’re the same warriors, so we don’t have the right to force them to participate. It is not that there is no substitute.”
“Let’s not talk about such lousy things, let’s go after bringing him. Isn’t this quest more salty than the last one? It’s not common to get a reward like this, but I’ll spend a year with guaranteed skills at a cheap price!”
“It is true that Ar is a strong person, but it is a double-edged sword. The dividend was cut in half during the last request. Have you already forgotten?”
“Ah, is it okay if I feed him on time?”
“I don’t know. I have already submitted the list.”
“Write. It’s a roster, if you edit it before you leave…”
“If you want to eat it off like that, bring it yourself.”
“Ah fuck, I’m the only one who makes the bad guy… ?”
“What’s the matter?”
“Hey, isn’t that him? Hey! Black hair there! Stand there! Hey! Fuck, aren’t you standing there? Hey!!!”
