Chapter 77 – If I Could Live One Year (1)
An unpleasant smell emanates from somewhere.
I moved to avoid the smell, but the smell continued to linger around me.
… The source of that smell is none other than my body. If it’s natural, then it’s natural.
“…Let it go.”
“Okay. It’s not uncommon for people to pee when they’re surprised… “
“Let go.”
“…”
Mr. Diable let go of the arm he was holding on to as if he had at least noticed. When I turn his head to stare at him, he clears his throat and takes three more steps back.
If I was going to faint, I would rather have fainted until the end. Why would I wake up just before landing on the ground?
That moment from before. That moment when I was able to understand the feelings of Meteor falling from the sky.
“Eww… “
My body trembles at the thrilling experience of free fall. Even thinking about it again, it’s scary enough to give me goosebumps.
I had a fear of heights. Well, since I was a kid, I hadn’t experienced much of high places, so it’s only natural that I didn’t know.
“…As expected, annoying! “
I thought about getting rid of the smell by pouring water on my body, but gave up after realizing that the weather was winter.
Instead, I moved on, hoping that the smell would be blown away by the flowing wind. As I strode through the foot of the mountain, Mr. Diable followed closely behind me.
“…Why did you hide that you have such an ability?”
“Ability? What do you mean?”
“Under… I’m not an adventurer like you. I’ve never heard of an adventurer of his class who can jump that high. How stupid do you think I am?”
Well, if there were personal circumstances, I don’t have anything to say… Still, I can’t help but feel angry from the position of being deceived.
How many black histories were committed knowing that these people were adventurers of the same class?
I even tried to secretly lay a knife at night… Pretending it was okay, I shouted loudly and said I would help… In addition, all sorts of ignorance and sarcasm were basic.
When I think of holding the king slime and wringing out tears, I gnaw my teeth. These people, how much they laughed inwardly while looking at me.
“If you said it earlier, you wouldn’t have to worry about when you would get caught. Unless you’re some kind of monster, you won’t even get a scratch on your body.”
“It is not. Wherever I am… “
“Flaw… No?”
I thought there would be a reaction like that. It was a reaction I was roughly expecting, so I quickly lifted the dress and pulled out the dagger hidden in my thigh and fired it.
“Hmm… !”
The dagger flew towards that strong neck with great force. As expected, it bounces off something like a barrier and falls.
Not even like this? Huh?
Mr. Diable looked at me with his eyes narrowed as if he had never imagined that a dagger would come flying at him. I shrugged his shoulders and picked up the dagger from the floor.
In my heart, I laughed at the idiot who was worried that he might not die.
“See. I can’t even get stabbed by a dagger, so what’s wrong? Did you just throw it with all your might?”
“…If the knights make up their minds and attack… “
“Are you saying it’s because I’m weak? But… To someone who can jump almost flying, a woman holding a few king slimes and squeezing them will look ridiculous. Whoops.”
Mr. Diabel chose silence. Thinking that I might have been a little too sarcastic, I shut his mouth.
Am I angry at the fact that I was deceived without knowing anything again?
“…Whew.”
Stupid and narrow-minded Rainier. It certainly feels bad to be cheated on, but you didn’t get hurt, you benefited from it. I should say thank you.
Looking for something to catch the pod while grunting, I looked pathetic… For a moment.
It’s strange when you think about it.
Non-human level jumping power, fighting power that could not be ignored even though slimes were opponents. Even Alphonse, who appears to be a servant, is a master-level wizard who uses magic without a staff.
Why aren’t these people chosen for the Hero party? To put it bluntly, Mr. Diable looks stronger than Ab and Mr. Alphonse looks better than me.
There are only two answers to that question. Either their abilities have that much of a loophole, or they’re not in a position to join the hero party.
As if something came to mind… It’s frustrating.
“Haha… Yes, sorry for deceiving you.”
“…”
“It may sound like an excuse, but I had no intention of faking it. Pretending to be an adventurer of the same class… “
“Flaw… Are you okay. And why are you sorry? You saved me this time too, so I’m in a position to say thank you.”
Yeah, put the clutter aside. It doesn’t change the fact that Mr. Diable saved me once again.
I stopped walking and looked back at him. The setting sun reflected on his face, giving it a very nice look.
In my heart, I wanted to express my gratitude with the manners of an aristocrat, but I didn’t know such a thing. So I just put my hands on his navel and bowed down.
“Thank you. This time, thanks to Mr. Diable, we got out safely.”
“No thanks. Isn’t that the content of the request anyway?”
“I’m not an adventurer, but what kind of request is each time… Hehe.”
This time is really the end… I wanted to.
I don’t know if the goddess wants to see more of me struggle as a sadist or if she really wants to let me go.
If nothing happens after you go home, then can you really be relieved?
“What… There are things I am thankful for, so I will forgive you for touching my body in particular.”
“Hmm? Are you touching me?”
“You touched my breasts and groped my butt while I passed out, right? You didn’t know, did you?”
“Her… When did I say that! I swear on my name that I never had any unnecessary contact… “
“Now! Now that we’re done talking to each other, let’s start again! Hee hee.”
If you have to look at the situation, it’s a hopeless situation where you’re on the run from the princess and you don’t even know if the house is safe.
Still, when I see laughter coming out, it seems that something has really gone wrong with my head. There’s no way I’d feel good hanging out with such an annoying guy.
“Ranie, how about camping here as the sun is setting. You can get to Valence in five days at the latest… “
“All right. I am not sleepy today. Well, if Mr. Diabel insists on camping… “
I replied with a grin and tried to run away, but
Growling-
“Special… He… “
Belly clock is always… Why are you not even paying attention?
“…”
Because it was in a quiet forest, even the slightest sound could be heard loudly. If I had to use a metaphor, it would be like the sound of lightning resounding in a quiet monastery.
Did you hear you must have heard Otherwise, there’s no way I’d suddenly stop walking.
No… If I had kept talking naturally, I might not have noticed! Stupid Lenny… !
“Ugh… “
Blood rushes to her face. I don’t know, but it’s probably red enough to glow in the dark.
I seriously worry about whether I should bite my tongue like this.
How many times have I seen you embarrassingly since yesterday?
Yeah, come to think of it, I was naked when we first met. Even when the assassination failed and he was defeated, he showed his naked body.
Then whining in front of King Slime… I want to pee while being held… Now… Ugh.
I can only sigh at how many times I’ve stacked numbers in one day.
As he stared blankly ahead, thinking of pretending to be dead, Mr. Diabel put down his bag with a sly smile.
“Haha. I’m sorry. If you don’t mind, let’s have a quick snack on bread and start again.”
“…Great.”
Even though he’s an annoying person, his sense is… Unlike others, I passed.
What is that person doing right now? Is he playing rice cake with that crazy saint?
Until yesterday, he had a strong desire to take it away somehow. As of now, I don’t even feel that burning emotion.
What are you trying to do… Want see… Degree?
Ah, can we see each other again? I’m everyone’s ona hole, and you’ve become Chloe’s dildo, so wouldn’t it be okay for us to meet again?
“You are arguing with each other. Haha… “
“Did you say anything? Come on, sit down. It’s cold, but it’s better than the bare floor.”
“Yes.”
While he was fiddling around with his thoughts, Mr. Diable prepared a place to sit down with his sleeping bag.
As he was squatting in his sleeping bag and staring at him, he put a soft loaf of bread in his hand.
Cold but… I’m glad it’s not stiff.
“Bout… Mumble.”
I’ve already seen countless embarrassing faces, so there’s no need to shy away.
I got up first and, in an attempt to embarrass him, hurriedly shoved the bread into his mouth before he sat down.
“Haha. Eat slowly don’t take it.”
“… Haum.”
Of course, even that ended abruptly.
If you don’t take it away, anyone who sees it will know that I am.
“…That’s annoying too.”
I shoved bread in my mouth and mumbled it, then swallowed it down my throat and then uttered a hint.
“Mr. Diable… What are you planning to do after you take me there?”
… I don’t really want to talk to Mr. Diable.
If I just knew about him, wouldn’t I be able to catch a weakness… It was what I wanted to say. I have to catch my weakness and use it as an escort for the rest of my life. Yep.
Mr. Diabel, who had just taken out his portion of bread, broke off a portion and handed it to me in reply.
“Hmm… Maybe you won’t go back to your place of residence. There are people who have decided to come.”
“Huh? Then shouldn’t we be in a hurry?”
“You don’t have to. They are not very welcome, and the date has not been set.”
He seemed to have a guest who was supposed to come.
I don’t know if I can call such a guest a guest.
I ate all of my share of bread in that moment, looked at the bread he handed over, estimated the amount of remaining stomach, and eventually accepted it.
You never know when you’ll starve again, so you should eat as much as you can.
“…Mr. Alphonse, will you be all right?”
“Are you worried about him?”
Worry? At all.
I just asked because I was really curious if he would be okay. The person I’ve only been with for a day, whether he dies or not is not my business.
“Nothing. It’s just that if I lose my life, the bed will be troubled.”
“A guy who never sleeps is a dragonfly. How about being a little more honest, Rainier? Haha!”
“…”
It’s been a very strange year for me.
Worrying about being so hurt and trying to kill people during the day.
Perhaps, even though he was disappointed in humans, deep down in his heart he still harbored expectations. I wondered if it would be okay this time, wouldn’t it be a real colleague?
“He is seasoned and will be fine. He probably hid himself as soon as we left.”
“Is that so… “
My heart is relieved by his words that I can feel a certain trust.
It reminds me of Mr. Alphonse, who somehow felt like his grandfather, smiling and talking to him.
Thanks to Alphonse, I can use magic without a staff, but I’m sorry if that’s the end.
Someday… You should come and say thank you. Come to think of it, I couldn’t even say hello to Alphonse.
“If you see Mr. Alphonse again later, tell him I thanked you. I want to see you once, but I’m afraid… “
“Haha! Don’t do it Rainier made sure to let her tears flow and tell her that she was grateful.”
“Ugh, my, when did I! [Water Cannon]!”
A water cannon that was weakly adjusted just in case. He expected a mouse soaked in water, but what appeared was him without a drop of water on his clothes.
Rather, the water splashed and only wet my sleeves.
… No luck really
Having finished eating the bread, we walked again. I walked, and continued walking until it was completely dark.
Eventually, when it became impossible to see an inch ahead, Mr. Diable lit a small flame and sent it flying forward.
He said he was a guru, so he knew how to use magic…
I nicknamed it ‘Dung-dung’ at will, and it floated around, illuminating the way ahead. Thanks to that, I never tripped and fell to the foot of the mountain.
Someday, if I have time, I should learn other attribute magic.
Thinking so, I follow him slowly. After walking for some time, when his legs began to ache, Mr. Diable spoke without looking back at him.
“Ranie, do you hate humans?”
“Yes?”
“No, I will change the question. Do you think ‘all’ humans should be gone?”
In some cases, it was a dangerous statement. To the extent that if he said these words in front of the imperial palace or the Vatican, he would be summarily executed on the spot.
However, since this place did not apply anywhere else, I was able to give an answer after thinking about it for a while.
“Sure. It was humans who ruined my life.”
“All humans?”
“Every… It’s a bit like that. There are still babies, and there are many pitiful people… Hmm… Why?”
I’m not sure what the question is about.
They’re asking me why I want to commit a massacre when I’m not a psychopath with a broken personality like the demon king.
I have no intention of attacking first. If they turn against me first, then they won’t put up with it anymore.
“If the demon king wants to annihilate humans as you said, what will you do? Since humans said they didn’t like it, would you stand on the side of the Demon King?”
“Um… Does that happen? I’m in my position, so I can’t stand on the devil’s side, but… I’m just a demon lord fan. Then when you kill me, you might kill me painlessly. Lol.”
It’s a ridiculous answer even when I think about it, but what about Mr. Diable?
He laughed hysterically and kicked a small stone in the way. I was also satisfied with my verbal skills, so I continued to speak, curling up the corners of his mouth.
“You know this is a joke, right? No matter how bad I am, it’s not like I hate all humans. It’s only because the people around me are weird, but there must be some decent people somewhere.”
“It’s strange, so you’re saying that I’m also a strange person?”
“Heh… He pretends to be an aristocrat but also a sloppy adventurer, and he secretly touches my body… Mr. Diable is also strange. In fact, taking her home is also trying to rape her at the gate, right? Right?”
Mr. Diable turned around and opened his mouth as if it was unfair.
It’s funny because it looks like a big dog whimpering. I covered his mouth with a chuckle and slapped him on the back.
“I’m kidding, kidding! Ha ha… I don’t think Mr. Diable is that kind of person. At least um… Your eyes are nice.”
“Her… Your eyes are nice.”
“The people I’ve met so far have desire in their eyes? Lust? That kind of feeling was visible. But Mr. Diable is different. At least… I guess he’s not going to lie. He’s more like saying he won’t? Haha!”
Abbey did too.
He was nice, though rude, and he never lied.
He secretly shook his head and shook his mind.
It’s a playful thing to fill up when the miscellaneous thoughts disappear. I grinned and clung to him who was ahead of me, raised my tiptoe and whispered in my ear.
“Heh… Mr. Diable, since you saved me twice, should I give you a shot in return? Into the mouth? By hand? Or not… Lower mouth?”
“I’m sorry, Rainier, but my preference is the opposite sex with a slightly more mature appearance.”
“Ugh… After only 6 months… Will I be like that too?
Perhaps, the word had to be buried in the mind.
Sabak sabak-
After hearing the sound of grass flies being trampled a few more times, Mr. Diable, who had accepted me as I slid down the ramp, called my name in a low voice.
“Lenny.”
“Yes?”
I froze as I was full of thoughts of what kind of joke I should play this time.
“Why, why… ?”
Are you mad at me for continuing to tease me? Ugh… To be honest, I was being too sarcastic.
“That… Sorry… “
“If you could only live in the world for one year, what would you do?”
