Chapter 431: Senpai (Top) (1/2)
“Oh my, students of Rotsgard.” (Sofia)
“Uh…Sofia-san.”
By the time the night deepened…
The Rotsgard students were touring the night of Tsige with the mood as if they were in a night safari.
After the lively lunch, and a snack, and another snack, and more snacks, eating between meals, and dinner, the group that finished their work from the orphanage had gone into the night city.
Even so, it is not like they can each go as far as exploring their separate ways.
They themselves have already had their carefreeness of going around the night of this remote city wiped out from them after all.
“If I remember correctly…Jin-kun. You are right. I am not Miranda or Onee-san, but Sofia.” (Sofia)
““?””
The one who answered Jin in a way that only the two would understand was Sofia.
She is an exemplary adventurer of the Adventurer Guild, and is a woman that went around the world making achievements under the orders of her father.
She looks around the same age as the students.
But in terms of ability and experience, she is literally on a whole other level, an existence above the clouds.
“Looks like not everyone is here today. Uhm, the Rembrandt ladies and the sticky fingers boy with a wife and child aren’t here?” (Sofia)
They have at least seen each other once in the Adventurer Guild.
The students think they didn’t give a good impression thanks to the sticky fingers boy with a wife and a child, Daena.
You could see some spite in the way Sofia was remembering them.
By the way, Sif, Yuno, and Daena are in the Rembrandt estate.
Daena, who had been hit by the character of Patrick Rembrandt during the daytime, had excused himself into the Rembrandt Company one step faster, and he will be staying over as a guest for tonight.
It is not Daena but the boyfriend of Yuno, Misura, who should have gone. Judging from the invitation of allowing one person to accompany them that had come from the Rembrandt Company, there’s no doubt that’s what his intentions were.
Misura imagined the environment that is the residence of his girlfriend and was on the verge of collapsing with a pale face, so he withdrew, and Daena immediately volunteered himself.
That chaotic situation unfolded just recently.
In other words, the ones who will be enjoying the night of Tsige are the part-time duo of Jin and Amelia, Izumo who is from the Lorel Union and has become a construction maniac, and the still slightly pale face Misura.
“…”
“Do you have work at this time of the night, Sofia-san?” (Amelia)
Jin was silent, not knowing what to say, so Amelia continued the conversation in his stead.
“That’s right. Do you know what’s ahead of here?” (Sofia)
“What’s ahead… If I remember correctly, the gate leading to the wasteland.” (Amelia)
“Yup, good. Normally, people go into the wasteland in the daytime, but depending on your objective, there’s cases where you would have to depart at this hour. However, there’s also fellows who would use the darkness of the night to do unsavory things. Meaning…” (Sofia)
“Surveillance and confirming?” (Amelia)
“That’s right…” (Sofia)
“? Is something the matter?” (Amelia)
“Since we are here, how about going together? The wasteland at night…just a little bit.” (Sofia)
““!!””
“P-Please stop the joking!” (Amelia)
Tension ran through everyone with what Sofia said.
When talking about Tsige, you think of the wasteland.
When talking of the wasteland, you think of Tsige.
There’s no way the students wouldn’t be interested in the wasteland after coming from Rotsgard to this city.
They have already seen the many alluring products in Tsige.
If that’s only a mere fraction of what the wasteland is, there’s no doubt the place is a treasure trove.
“Hmm, it is not a joke. Father told me to keep you people in mind. You are the students of Raidou-sensei after all. I will notify Sensei tomorrow.” (Sofia)
Sofia grins.
That demeanor of Sofia that was different from the serious side of hers in the Adventurer Guild and was more fitting of her age had certainly lowered the caution of Amelia.
However, Amelia is a woman in love.
She soon shook her head to the sides and endured her curiosity.
If it had just been her reasoning holding her back here, it might have been difficult, but with love serving as the stopper here, it wasn’t that difficult.
“No thanks. We shouldn’t be getting in the way of your work, and we have also been prohibited by Sensei from entering the wasteland in our free time.” (Amelia)
In order to avoid her comrades from nodding, she glared at them before avoiding the temptation.
And in reality, it was blatantly clear that the heart of Jin was shaken by this, and he averted his gaze as if feeling guilt.
“Hmm…you are…Amelia-chan?” (Sofia)
“Yes.” (Amelia)
“The girl that wants to enter the Kuzunoha Company has her feet properly on the ground, huh.” (Sofia)
“Heh?” (Amelia)
Sofia erased her friendly smile from her face, and she nodded repeatedly with only her eyes smiling.
“But…” (Sofia)
“!”
“The other ones were pretty dangerous. Oh well, I will deem everyone safe for your sake!” (Sofia)
“E-Excuse me?” (Sofia)
“There’s no way I would take you there. If you had nodded there, you would have been forcefully returned by tomorrow.” (Sofia)
““?!””