Chapter 119 (1/2)

Volume 2

The Simple Job of Only Perishing to the Hero Volume 3 Chapter 32

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In the forest after the Earth Element had completely returned to being a lump of earth, only silence remained.

「……Good job.」

After the young lady said that, she sheathed her sword into its scabbard.

With the battle done and taking a rest, Seira’s group finally calmed down and looked at the young lady.

Purple hair with light waves in it. Purple eyes that seemed like amethyst.

Clothes that resembled a purple dress that didn’t have a single stain even after having been in the middle of battle.

That figure of hers made her seem like she was the ojou-sama of a respectable family somewhere.

The sword that hung on her waist was also beautiful, and from what they could tell from the earlier battle, she definitely had skill with it.

「Erm……you’re the person that the person called Brutus-san is looking for, right?」

Kain asked that to the young lady while being mostly convinced that she was.

「Ara, you know of Brutus?」

「Ah, un. We met in the forest, you know?」

「I see. I supposed I’ve cause him to worry……I’ve done something bad.」

After saying that with a face that didn’t seem like she was sorry about it at all, the young lady made a quick peek at Rokuna, then looked back at Kain.

「That, sword of yours……」

「Eh?」

What was at the end of the young lady’s gaze was the Hard Sword Tilnok.

The young lady thoroughly observed every nook and cranny of Kain’s sword while being silent.

「Is there something wrong with Kain’s sword?」

Without answering Seira, who leaned forward and tried to join the conversation, the young lady continued to observe Tilnok’s sword blade while it was in Kain’s hand.

「U, um……?」

Becoming unable to endure the silence, Sharon called out to the young lady, but as expected, the young lady didn’t answer.

After observing the sword for a while, she suddenly went *ha* and raised her head.

「You use quite the interesting sword, don’t you?」

「Eh?」

「I felt like I had seen it somewhere before……but it looks like it was just my imagination. Thank you.」

Kain was expressing a question mark, but the young lady forcibly put a stop to the subject.

Hearing that it was an interesting sword, Rokuna also possessed an interest in Kain’s sword, but Rokuna didn’t know what was good or bad about swords.

If it was just about the magical power that was kept within them, then the sword that the young lady possessed had a much higher amount though.

「I thank you all for assisting me as well. I need to do something to show my gratitude, don’t I?」

「No, it’s fine. It’s not like we came here for the sake of receiving something like that.」

After Kain answered like that, the young lady made a face that looked like she found that to be unexpected.

「Ara, in that case, why did you assist me?」

「In order to save you.」

Hearing Kain answer without hesitation, the young lady asked a question with an expression that looked like she was having fun.

「……Is that, because I am a woman?」

「It doesn’t matter if you’re a man or a woman.」

「Fuun?」

Seira cut in between Kain and the young lady, who was giggling, with a face that went *mu*.

「……If you plan on making fun of Kain, I won’t forgive you.」

「Seira.」

「B, but Kain!」

Since Kain pressed down on Seira’s shoulder and stopped her, Seira turned a gaze of protest to Kain.

And when Kain shook his head despite that, Seira quietly left from being in between them.

「I am sorry, I had no intention of making a fool of you, you know?」

Seeing that exchange of theirs, the young lady spoke out words of apology.

「Un, I know that.」

「Is that so. That makes me happy.」

Seira, who looked vexed as she watched those two have that kind of conversation, found that Sharon was hiding behind Ein, and then quietly went beside her and clung onto Ein’s back.

「……Just what is wrong with you all……」

Although she breathed a sigh, Ein remained just letting the two of them do as they liked.

For Seira and Sharon, who were considerably obsessed with Kain, that young lady’s existence was surely bothering them……that is what she understood.

「Even though they just met, she’s being like that with Kain……」

「B, but. What if this actually isn’t the first time……?」

「What do you think? Ein.」

「……Don’t ask me.」

Ein answered Seira and Sharon, who were whispering behind her, without turning around and with an exasperated voice.

However, noticing that Rokuna was approaching her, she softened her scowling face.

「Is there anyone that knows that face?」

Being asked that, Ein’s group once again looked at the young lady’s face.

「Uーn……I don’t, I suppose. I think there’d be rumors going around if a person like that was around.」

「Me too……I don’t know her.」

「Same here. I have not seen her before.」

Seira and Sharon didn’t seem to have idea of who she was, and Ein answered like that to Rokuna as a report from her position as a spy.

「Fuun……? I wonder what her name is.」

「Ys.」

The young lady looked over their way and answered Rokuna who muttered that.

「Nn?」

「I would be delighted if you called me Ys.」

「Asking us to call you that……」

「We are the thing called comrades in arms, aren’t we? So let’s get along without reserve.」

Saying that, Ys went into a smile.

For Rokuna, she had no intention of being a comrade in arms with her, but she made a vague nod.

「I know about this. When one gives their name, it’s etiquette to give your own name in return, right?」

Ys expressed an impish smile, and urged their self-introductions.

「I am Kain.」

「……I’m Seira.」

「I, I am Sharon.」

While the three of them were making their self-introductions, Rokuna started thinking.

Somehow, things were feeling off.

A Human with a position that didn’t come out to the public all that much……could that be it?

「It’s Ein.」

「Rokuna.」

Confirming that the self-introductions were done, Ys nodded looking satisfied.

「And so, Kain, what did your group come to this forest to do?」

「Erm……a request, I suppose. We are Adventurers after all.」

「Is that so? Shall I help you out?」