Chapter 83 – Remumuni
Their eyes sparkle with anticipation…
“You just have to write it that way. I understand.”
I desperately looked away and silently filled out the documents.
Soon, the sounds of adventurers’ jeers rang out in the central square.
Wooooo!!!
“Hey! Don’t take it out!”
“It’s a rite of passage that we all do once!”
“If you don’t do it, you won’t be treated like an adventurer!”
“… You’re lying, right? Are you trying to make fun of me?”
Then, I heard some words that really bothered me.
Jun looked around at his companions with a pitiful expression, asking them to please confirm what he was saying.
Absolutely
Unfortunately, his wish did not come true.
Despite his pitiful expression, Emily and Carol firmly shook their heads.
“Don’t be too shy, Jun oppa. It may be too embarrassing to raise your face now, but later you will get used to shouting it out.”
‘Wouldn’t it be better to shrivel up the hands and feet and cut them off first?’
Jun was doubtful, but he didn’t bother to say that question out loud when he saw Emily looking somewhere in the distance with an expression of liberation.
By the way, where is she looking now? Is she reminiscing about her past self, when she had a deep sense of shame?
“Not many adventurers are literate. As a result, introducing oneself verbally has become common, and naturally introducing oneself in front of others has become a rite of passage.”
“What happens if I don’t do it?”
“It won’t be easy to recruit colleagues. Jun, just close your eyes and let it go. You will feel much more comfortable that way. Hehe.”
“… You look very happy.”
“Me? No way. “Absolutely not.”
“Besides, the corners of my mouth keep turning up. Wait, what is a record crystal ball?”
June shouted, but Carol didn’t care. She took out the recording crystal ball and placed it so that June could be clearly seen.
“Hey, hey, Jun. “If Jun can’t decide, Po and Po can do it for him.”
Jun was so dumbfounded that she couldn’t continue her words with her mouth open, so Fortuna nibbled on her fingers and suggested to him.
Jun asked in astonishment at the subtle desire in her voice.
“Are you serious?”
“Sure! “Of course, Por doesn’t want to do it because he’s embarrassed, but Por is Jun’s guardian fairy and mother, so I have no choice but to sacrifice on Jun’s behalf.”
“No, there is no need to sacrifice anything.”
“Yes? But.”
“No need.”
“Hey~.”
Fortuna droops her wings in disappointment
I guess she wanted to introduce herself as expected. Although she hated people’s attention, she liked to show off secretly.
While Jun was comforting her drooping woman, he checked her escape route that he had noticed earlier.
The intention was that if he continued to encourage them, he would just escape. He was sure that if she was as skilled as he was, she wouldn’t be kicked out for not doing some rite of passage.
“You look like you’re in a lot of trouble, my friend.”
Tatsu spoke to Jun, who found a suitable escape route and was about to start the engine.
He placed both his elbows on the table and covered his mouth with his clasped hands, giving off a dark-like atmosphere.
“Brother, don’t give a shit.”
“Shut up!”
Of course, no one was nervous because of that.
“Why? Is there any solution?”
Jun asked, feeling curious.
Then Tatsu lifted one of his hands and made a sound (finger snap, repeated three times to make sure he wasn’t satisfied).
“Yuna.”
“Yes.”
“A glass of ‘that’ to my friend.”
“… Are you serious?”
“Brother! Anyway, that’s it!”
“Jun, just introduce yourself.”
Roaring Roaring Roaring
Yuna, who seemed to never erase her expressionless expression, was visibly shocked, Emily jumped up and slapped Tatsu on the back, and Carol stopped fiddling with the recording crystal ball and gave sincere advice.
The adventurers also stopped booing Jun and, with their faces turning blue, whispered, ‘That’s it.’, ‘That’s crazy, really.’, ‘That’s not real.’
‘What on earth is that?’
While Jun was looking at the adventurers whose names he couldn’t tell because he was afraid and was reminded of a wizard from a famous movie, Yuna, who had quickly left, came back.
She came over with one of her cups on her tray and was stuffing tissues into both her nostrils as if she didn’t care about her face.
“You’ve waited a long time. “Here’s a drink of that.”
“Oh my God, Lord!”
“Put it away! “Get it away!”
“Please, someone close my nostrils!”
Adventurers having seizures.
While Emily and Carol were leaning back as if they were afraid, June made a strange expression and accepted the cup Yuna handed her.
‘This is…’
“Drink, my friend. If you drink it all, you will not only complete the rite of passage, but you will also earn the respect of all adventurers.”
“Really?”
“Yes. In the first place, the original rite of passage was to drink it all. The difficulty of the self-introduction rite of passage is so severe that it was just newly created with everyone’s consent.”
“That’s right.”
“Yes, but as I said before, the difficulty level is too… Difficult?”
Tatsu couldn’t finish his sentence.
She opened her mouth blankly and let go of the weight she had been holding.
“God, I think I’ve finally gone crazy.”
“Did I drink too much? “I see nothing.”
“Someone pulls my cheek. Wake up from your dream.”
It was the same for others as well. Some people could not accept the reality in front of them and turned away.
That’s right,
Gulp! Gulp!
This is because Jun was drinking ‘that’ without hesitation, something that even adventurers who had faced countless monsters and the danger of death feared and loathed.
Tak!
The sound of an empty cup being placed on the table resonated particularly loudly.
Those who were shocked and those who were ignoring reality came to their senses at the sound.
“Huh~”
“Oh my god.”
“Realu?”
The silence that came with a short sigh.
Just for a moment,
Wow!!!
A thunderous roar rang out.
“No, why are you making such a fuss when you only drank some of the elixir?”
The ‘thing’ that everyone was afraid of was none other than the leap of growth.
Therefore, to Jun, who drank it like water whenever he got the chance, people’s reactions could only be seen as half-teasing.
“Hey friend, that’s all! “I’ve been going to the guild since I was a sneezer, and no one has taken even a sip of the elixir, let alone a cup!”
“That’s right! It’s really awesome, Jun oppa! “I wondered how he could be so strong when he was still so young, but when I saw him drinking the elixir, I immediately understood!”
“I knew that he was drinking the elixir from Sister Kate’s report, but seeing him drink it himself like this really fills me with admiration.”
“Hmph! Our Junie is amazing! More! “Praise more!”
Tatsu, Emily, and Carol expressed their honest feelings to him.
Fortuna, who had been sagging because she couldn’t introduce herself, immediately stretched out her chest and showed off.
Food
Jun burst out laughing.
The confident, proud reaction of the angel was cute, and I found myself being so sensitive to the reactions of those around me funny.
Feeling relieved, he raised her hand and quietly called Yuna over.
Just like when we first met, she approached me silently and naturally tried to put away the cup containing the elixir.
Did he think they were calling him to clean up the cup? That’s not really it.
“Yuna, wait a minute.”
Jun hurriedly called out Yuna, who was trying to disappear behind her.
Then Yuna looked very worried and began to look at his complexion.
‘It seems a bit too kind.’
“Is there anything that makes you feel uncomfortable? Would you like me to guide you to the bathroom?”
“Are you okay. “I’m perfectly fine inside.”
“Then would you like me to bring you something to soothe your mouth? Personally, I recommend the refreshing strawberry parfait. To my shame, I have failed to take the elixir a few times, but taking it at that time was the most effective.”
After saying that, she looked at June with her awe-inspiring eyes.
Only then did I understand why she was being excessively kind. She accomplished what she couldn’t, so she must be respected.
‘Then how will you react after hearing what I say?’
Jun said, looking forward to seeing how she would react, with little change in her expression.
He took out a large elixir cup from her space and handed it to her.
“The amount of elixir is much less than what I usually drink. “Could you please fill that cup and bring it to me?”
“… Yes?”
A cold-looking cat-eared beauty tilts her head with a blank expression.
Jun laughed and repeated his request to her who was unable to properly perceive reality.
“I want you to fill the elixir. In that cup.”
“… Are you speaking in this cup?”
Yuna, who was looking at the sizes of the two cups in turn and comparing them, asked again as if she was being serious, as the capacity of the cups in her hands were several times different.
Her eyes were trembling as she looked at him.
“Yes, that cup. Oh, please fill it up. “Until it’s close.”
“… Are you okay? It looks bigger than a beer glass.”
“Half the size will be bigger. And it’s okay. “I drink one cup after every meal.”
“Excuse me, but is your tongue okay? No, it’s nothing. Please wait a moment. “I’ll bring it to you right away.”
After saying that, Yuna staggered away from her position and came back a while later, even more staggered than before.
Then, with her trembling hands, she placed the cup full of her elixir on the table.
Boom!
The table shook, and the eyes of the people who watched it in silence also shook.
Regardless of their reactions, Jun calmly raised the cup and drank the elixir without the slightest hesitation.
“””…”””
A silence filled with shock and fear fell.
Gulp! Gulp! Only the sound of Jun’s throat echoing hollowly inside.
