Chapter 109 – Mindset (2)
15. Mindset (2)
“Who the hell did you bring…”
“A minstrel.”
“…”
I couldn’t keep up with the situation for a while. That is, this situation where a woman who came early in the morning and seemed to have passed out unwillingly was presented as a bard.
‘It’s not a cat that repays favors, what is this?’
“Come in and talk.”
“… Huh.”
Ar walked over and threw the woman he was carrying on the floor, not on her bed. Because of that, the remaining energy of sleep ran away.
“Beautiful!”
“You can do this. I brought her because she said she was looking for a bard, but I don’t think she’s a nice girl.”
“What?”
“Still, it seems that he has some skills as a bard. It would have been nice if you hadn’t tried to steal my gold coins.”
“No…”
“Oh, and.”
Ar, in a bizarre pose, overturned the woman’s buttocks. She reflexively turned her head away, but… Soon she was forced to sit back.
It’s not a moon-like ass, but why is one of her tails hanging down!
“This woman is Suin. It behaves like a stray cat, but when you look at its tail, it looks like a fox.”
“For a moment! Ah, it’s too sudden.”
“… I, the crazy beast, are the ones who have been able to handle it, but I think I can easily handle a beast like this. If you don’t like it, you can throw it away.”
“Beautiful!”
“I’ll come back later. For the gold coin, thank you.”
Ar appeared like the wind and disappeared like the wind.
After handing the three of them a first-time acquaintance, one of the beasts that exposed her buttocks and tail.
She regretted not sharing more of her story with Ar, but decided to believe her words that she would come back.
“That… I woke up, but since this happened, why don’t you wake up that girl first?”
“Good idea. It’s the first time I’ve seen that man. It’s the first time I’ve seen a bard up close like this.”
“Look at this. Calm down. Can you hear me?”
Kaya, who politely covered her ass again, shook her woman’s shoulder. Ar said she had a conviction for stealing, but she didn’t mean to wake her up by slapping her on the cheek or pouring water on her.
Shay, who was worse off, carried the woman who was lying on her stomach to her bed. In the process, her hood came off, revealing her face properly.
“Wow… Ear!”
“… Awesome.”
Shay admired her ears, and Kaya looked at her woman’s front and let her drool. As she followed her gaze, I was momentarily speechless.
It was because I felt an overwhelming presence that could not be hidden even with clothes that were quite loose.
‘The magnificence of seeing the Grand Canyon? How far away is it when you see the Himalayas?’
Perhaps… Might be bigger than Cestia?
‘What the fuck are you thinking about right now? Wake!’
Kaya shook her shoulder again and Shay poked and tickled her woman’s side. The woman flinched a little to see if her coordinated attack had worked, then jumped up with a groan as Shay’s fingers finally reached her armpit.
“Who, who, who!”
“Just calm down…”
“No, no money! Really!”
The woman sprinted behind her, pulling her hood over and covering her chest. Seeing that, it seemed that we had become bad guys. All I did was wake up. I didn’t even touch her body.
“Ha… It’s like I suddenly kidnapped you.”
“Hey! Mo, no body! Please!”
Even before I could say it out loud, in that woman’s head, we were kidnappers, robbers, and attempted rape. I did understand. When I opened my eyes, three strangers surrounded me in an unknown place, and my clothes were crumpled.
Still, understanding and being annoyed were two different things.
“I understand that you are upset, but I would like you to take a look at such garbage. Because we didn’t kidnap you.”
It might not look good in pajamas, but I introduced myself formally to calm her down.
“I am Hendrick, the captain of the HAT corps of warriors, and this is Kaya and Shay from the same corps of warriors. I swear by the names of Raella and Justitia, I have no intention of harming you. So…”
“HAT? Are you guys really HATs?”
“Yes? It is.”
“Nonsense! Wow! Evil! Aang!”
A woman who had been acting like a heroine just before she was kidnapped by a villain and on the verge of desecration of her body, jumped up and ran as if she was going to grab me by the collar. Of course, I was crushed by Kaya and Shay standing next to me.
“Leave it like that. I’m going to lose my bones.”
“Yes, chief.”
“Huh…”
As for the woman, she glanced at me as she stretched and kneaded her limbs, which were almost inverted.
“Do you know me, HAT?”
“Okay! It was nice to see you, but there’s nothing to kill like this!”
“Everyone looks like they are trying to grab the captain by the collar, so stop…”
“Why are you grabbing me by the collar!”
“But what do you mean you said you did it because you were happy?”
It was as Shay said. It was the first time we met this woman. However, considering that we were a famous band of warriors in Salem, that was not the case either. We didn’t stay long in Salem, and even if we did, most of it was spent resting or preparing for the dungeon. We weren’t particularly proud of what we had accomplished, and I know that the corruption of Bestia was not disclosed to the outside world. It had to be known, because there was nothing good about it from the point of view of the denominations.
“You, everyone who might know among us, knows.”
“You mean bards by us?”
“That’s right!”
“Then why?”
“Um, can I tell you this?”
“No, why are you acting like you’re going to tell me?”
“I didn’t say I would tell you! But… Mmmm, there’s nothing I can’t tell you if you keep what I said a secret!”
“We don’t even know your name.”
“Ah! Hmmmm!”
At my point, the woman cleared her throat for no reason and gathered her legs neatly to one side.
“Those who put all the stories that exist in the world into melodies, those who endlessly wander along the wind, the clouds, and the story to complete their own story, and hope to settle down with the finale.”
Then he put his hand on his chest and bowed to us. It was a graceful, modest posture.
“Illumina, bard. Happy to meet you… Oh no! Tail, tail! Tail!”
That elegance and modesty was destroyed in less than three seconds, but… The woman, Illumina, unlike how she looked, showed a bit of a fool. She continued her story, caressing her suddenly cramped tail. She seemed excited, but her words sped up a bit, and the wariness on her face was gone.
“We are basically free and unfettered, but we still have a loose network of contacts and information. No matter how much we love to roam around, to hear stories, to talk and to sing, we don’t like to risk our lives.”
“So?”
“Usually taboo, forbidden, forbidden. Information about these three things comes and goes, but sometimes about heroic stories too. The HAT warriors who saved Salem from almost falling into darkness and fear!”
“How?”
“Because there are friends who listen to the Church, and there are friends who listen to Salem Castle. Only one or two people can hear the story that is kept secret from others! Ah! No need to worry! No matter how much we are free spirits, we don’t want to be branded by the cults for the rest of our lives!”
“That…”
“Huh? Why?”
Scratched his head Kaya and Shay were also making awkward faces.
“Well, it’s because of how you dress. No, you said you knew our warrior squad before that, don’t you know what class our warriors are?”
“Huh? Huh. I don’t know that far… Why?”
Oh my gosh this girl
“Here Kaya is a battle nun serving Raella-sama, and here Shay is a crusader serving Justitia-sama.”
“… Swimming?”
“You don’t even know what class we are, how did you believe that we were real HATs all at once? What would you do if we leaked your secrets to the Church?”
“That, like that… Is it like that? Really isn’t it? Really?”
You shouldn’t keep judging by your appearance, but the gap was so big that I laughed out loud. It looked like an older sister with rich experience in the world, and the content was pure if it was good, and cheesy if it was bad.
It was a mystery how such a personality could live alone in Salem.
‘Are my skills that good?’
“Rather than that, why did you try to steal Ar’s money?”
“Uh, huh? Beautiful? Money?”
I changed the topic once to organize my thoughts.
“It’s no use pretending you don’t know. I even heard firsthand that I was beaten back while trying to steal money from a girl this tall with dark hair.”
“That, I have nothing to say. I’ve been starving for almost two days because I’ve run out of money lately. The sound of money came from the pocket on the girl’s waist… I must have been insane for a moment. I have to apologize… Can someone you know take me there? I want to apologize…”
Growl-
“…”
Haha.”
Something was wrong with Illumina, who was smiling awkwardly as she hugged her stomach. She was obviously the one who was trying to extort money, but she just didn’t like something. Judging from Kaya Lang Shey’s expression, her clerics seemed to feel the same way as I did.
“It’s a bit early, but shall we have breakfast?”
“Oh, morning?”
Woo woo woo woo woo woo woo-
“Huh… Sniff.”
Uh oh, I think I’m crying a little bit.
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Whoa, whoa, whoop-
“Delicious! Delicious! So delicious!”
“Eat slowly because no one will steal it. Then pretend.”
“You can barely pretend with this much! Eat as much as you can, khehe! Keck! Water! Very depressed!”
“Haaa…”
Illumina ate the morning as if possessed. She obviously brought 5 servings, but she finished over 3 servings by herself. Even when she ate, she hated Kaya, who was on the quiet side, and Shay, who was formal.
“Are they buried here and there to be eaten later as emergency food?”
“Huh?”
“Still.”
Food was all over her face. The first time she saw her overwhelming breasts, the feeling of even the grandeur of her nature was gone. It was a feeling of caring for the older sister in the neighborhood who felt something regretful and insignificant.
She said as she wiped her face.
“You must be full, so let’s have a serious talk. We are HATs, and we do not intend to reveal your secrets. There’s no benefit to us, and I don’t want to get entangled.”
“Ugh, ugh.”
“Arga, why do you think that girl brought you here?”
“Okay… ?”
“Because we want bards. He is also a good bard.”
“Um, I don’t think my playing skills are bad. I think I can fully capture your story.”
“Just as we keep your secrets, you must keep your stories now.”
“Huh? Yes. I swear. Never, even if it means breaking the line.”
An oath of excellence?
The oath of excellence that came out of the bard’s mouth was trustworthy. Putting aside the fact that it’s so easy.
I wanted to avoid wasting time.
I believed in my oath and threw a fastball.
“The ultimate goal of our HAT is to defeat dungeons.”
“…”
“We sincerely intend to break through to the end of the dungeon and get rid of the longest fear nestled in the deepest part of the dungeon.”
“…”
“We are not seeking more gold coins or higher honours. Illumina, you are the way we destroy the dungeon itself. Would you like to weave that journey into your own story?”
“Ah…”
“If you do, your leader will be the story of a four-man band of warriors who defeated the longest fear. Illumina, including you.”
“… Swimming.”
Illumina made a stupid noise.
