A NEET’s Guide to the Parallel World: Healer, the Strongest Cheat? Chapter 138: Please

The banquet.

Halekuwaits gymnasium had been completely redecorated. Gorgeous chandeliers hung from the ceiling and a number of round or rectangle style tables were lined up inside. The quality of food stacked on top of them was enough to make you drool just by looking at it.

Then there was the music troupe that was playing nice uplifting music. Was there going to be a dance?

When I entered the venue with Nem she had imdiately began choosing a wide variety of dishes. Such as at, at, at, and at. There wasnt a single vegetable

Do cat people only eat at?

No, Nem likes it.

Well, I guess thats alright. The two of us took our seats.

Pardon , may I sit next to you?

A student asked.

I dont mind.

Next to Nem had started eating.

Thank you.

The student next to with sweptback blonde hair was squirming as he looked at Nem and I.

My na is Tim Lloyd, Im supposed to fight Nem tomorrow. So I was coming to greet her.

I see, Tim Lloyd huh? He looks like a nice young man. Is he older than ?

I see.

But I never thought my opponent would be such a small girl.

Nem reacted imdiately.

Nem isnt small! Im strong!

No, no! Please dont misunderstand, I wasnt looking down on you. I was just surprised, Pardon .

He seems to have a low profile, I honestly dont have any interest in him.

I look forward to tomorrow.

After that Tim left quietly, I guess it was just a greeting? Nem said nothing else as she focused on her food. Did she not feel nervous about the fight?

Whoa! That girl is so pretty!

I heard a commotion over at the entrance.

Who is she? Shes so pretty!

Isnt the girl next to her super pretty as well?

Sufilia and Toa appeared from the group that had surrounded the entrance. So this was the reason for the commotion? Of course I have to admit that in their dresses they are very beautiful.

They were staring at now, they really were beautiful. In the previous world they might have been models or famous actresses? Since they were both looking at I waved back at them.

The red mask doesnt go well with the back suit.

Toa was the first to speak.

It cant be helped. Its not like I cant take it off here? Besides I asked Tom to modify it so I could open the mouth. As long as it doesnt stop from drinking alcohol its fine.

I took a giant swig of alcohol.

It doesnt matter if lord Nito is fine with it. The mask is scary and it stands out.

Arent you two the ones who stand out? I wasnt the one being praised the mont I walked in.

Im a forr princess, and isnt Toa a princess as well?

I

Toa always looks upset when we ntion her being a princess.

Beautiful, it looks good on you.

Well, I cant get in trouble for complinting her can I?

Thank you very much. I am glad that Lord Nito is satisfied.

T, t, thanks

Sufilia smiled while Toa looked away shyly.

Nem looks nice as well.

Mmmgumguggugmu

I had no idea what she just said, probably because her mouth was stuffed full of food.

Are you guys going to eat sothing? Nem started a while ago.

The at is delicious today!

Nem seed to be in a better mood than usual.

Refill!

Nems timing was perfect, she had just finished demolishing the at shed gotten. Lets all go get food together this ti.

As the four of them got up to go and get food there were those who watched them with suspicion.

Kotori, no matter how you look at it he doesnt look like Hidaka does he?

No matter how you Think about it i dont think thats Hidaka. It would be strange if Hidaka had 2 such beautiful girls by his side.

Kotori, Emi and Madoka were chatting together as they were watching Nito. Madoka was convinced that Masamune wouldnt be able to keep such beautiful won by his side.

In addition to them there was another person watching Nito as well.

.Saeki.

Saeki was getting angrier and angrier as he watched Nito walk with beautiful won on either arm. Joanna and David sat next to him with irritated expressions while Kida was off talking with other students.

Saeki took a bite of the at that he was holding in his right hand and then washed it down with the beer in his left hand. Saeki seed to have cald down since before but he was still frustrated.

Saeki?

What?

Apparently Saeki doesnt know yet but hes the hero who cleared the dungeon.

.

Saeki ignored what Joanna was saying, annoyed.

Even if you view him as a rival shouldnt you be looking inside yourself and not at him?

David said.

Rival?

Is that not it? Youve been thinking about him all the ti and wanting to fight him. If its not a rivalry then what is it? But still you should stop this, I dont want to have to say this again but you should be more aware of who the other person is.

Whats wrong with observing your opponent?

Its wrong because in youre case youre not just observing him are you? Youre just staring at him, observation implies that youre looking at him objectively.

Saeki didnt say anything else. He wasnt asking for permission in the first place he was just watching him. Every ti Nito ca in sight his eyes just naturally followed him. It was annoying but it couldnt be helped as his emotions were out of control.

After a bit, the atmosphere in the venue changed and the students began to walk out into the center between the tables with their partners for the dance.

The people around had all of a sudden started dancing without noticing.

Master! Lets go dance!

Nem shouted suddenly as she held her hand out to .

What are you talking about? Lord Nito is going to dance with , right?

Sufilia cut in.

Nem is first!

Nem and Sufilia suddenly started fighting. But more importantly why am I the only one who didnt know about the dance? Whats going on here?

Pardon miss, may I have this dance?

So handso guy had just walked up to Toa without permission. Fully aware of my presence.

Sorry, I..

Miss, I am a mber of the Dyne family. My father is a duke, please do not sha here.

Is this guy an aristocrat? That sounded like a threat, although that shouldnt have any effect on Toa.

Excuse but Im going to be taking this girl with .

At that the guy stared at . What is he trying to do here? Theres no way he doesnt know who I am, is there?

-If you would be so kind as to find another girl.

I politely turned him down.

Pardon , but it seems like you already have two partners just there. If you would be so kind as to give this one to .

Did you not hear ?

I answered a bit stronger this ti.

Didnt I just say, to find another girl?

Dont say that, its just one dance.

The guy looked down on grinning, what in the world was he thinking? Toa had a forced smile on her face, I could tell that she was annoyed with the guy by her facial expression.

Youre stupid arent you?

The mans entire facial expression changed.

W, What did you just say to ? Did you just call stupid?!

The guy wasnt able to hid his anger any longer.

Yes, thats exactly what I said.

What?

Youre an idiot. What, are you an aristocrat? So what, dont make the mistake of thinking Im just a normal student because Im also an adventurer. All we take into consideration is profit and loss of funds, if theres no rit in keeping our opponent alive we will kill them without hesitation. Thats what an adventurer is.

Is that a threat, Im the son of a duke. Do you think you can live after making an enemy of the duke?

What a troubleso guy. If we were sowhere else I would have already knocked this guys head off. But if I did that here I would be suspended.

For example, what would happen if I did make an enemy of the duke? Whats he going to do, send assassins after ? And if he does send assassins after , will they be strong enough to take down a country on their own?

That goes without saying.

Apparently this guy can afford it, hes not backing away no matter what threats I make. He glanced at Toa, I guess he hasnt given up yet. It seems I need to change the way Im going about this. He probably thinks that S rank adventurer is just a title for show or sothing, I need to show soone as daft as he is for him to understand.

I picked up a fork off the table.

Can you hold on to this fork for ?

What?

It will be over quickly, Just play along.

He reached out and took the fork, it looks like hes stupid after all.

Now, take that fork and stab it into my right hand.

Wha! What did you just say!?

I told you to stab that fork through my hand.

Are you insane!?

You should worry about yourself before you worry about . Maybe he thinks this is a joke?

This isnt a joke. Dont worry you wont hurt . A sword would work too but thats all I could prepare on such short notice.

Suddenly the idiot was grinning.

Youre not going to back out of this are you?

Whats with the sudden change of tone?

Of course. Were just playing around, so relax.

Well then, Ill be taking advantage of this then.

Then without hesitation the man jabbed the fork into my hand.

What!

But the result was exactly what I thought it would be, the fork bent on my palm. As soon as the arrogant aristocrat saw the three prongs bent in opposite directions he looked up at with fear in his side.

What do you think? If possible I would like to avoid any more stupid questions.

T, This..

As you can see, It doesnt matter if you send assassins after . It would be the sa as what happened to this fork, a knife, poison, it doesnt matter. Putting poison into my drink doesnt an anything, it would just be like drinking water for .

Kuh!

The eyes of the man were filled with horror.

Fufufu, why dont we end this here. Im getting a little tired of this.

The aristocrats face twitched as he said this and forced out a smile.

Arent you misunderstanding sothing?

Huh?

Arent you the one in the wrong here? You know what to do when you were in the wrong dont you?

What to do? What do you

Kneel

The mont I said that his facial expression changed completely. It was the look of soone who was broken but soone who understood the situation nonetheless. Cold sweat had appeared on his forehead.

I beg you. I was wrong, please to not sha anymore.

He pleaded with desperately, unlike the playful show he had put on before. This ti his voice was quiet so that only I could hear him.

Sha? How rude, doesnt that make it seem like Im the one in the wrong here? Youre the one who did this all on your own.

Then Toa cut it.

Why dont we just forgive him. It seems like he understands now.

Thats not right, that would be the worst thing we could do here. This guy hasnt reflected on his actions all he wants to do is run away.

You havent apologized, all you want is to be forgiven and let off the hook. When youre the one who started all this. So isnt it only natural for there to be so sort of punishnt for you?

I brought my mouth close to his ear and whispered.

You said the Dyne family right?

Y, Yes.

He whispered back.

You and your family are finished. Sha? How far did you misunderstand? The mont you picked a fight with your life was over, by ignoring my advice youve forfeited the Dyne family as well. So, leave this venue, go ho and cherish the ti you have left with your family. You will all disappear in a few days.

I slowly backed away from the Aristocrat who now seed to be at a loss for words.

Do you get it now? Adventurers are free to do what they like unbound by laws or powers. We live how we want to and rcilessly kill who we want to kill. Your family is over now that you insulted , so why dont you go spend ti with them until then.

Hiii!

The aristocrats expression was cramped as he backed away from .

Th, Thats a joke right!? I!

Get lost trash.

When I said that the aristocrat turned and ran out of the venue. Thanks to the music our conversation wasnt overheard and he was the only one who stood out as he ran away.

Nito That was a joke right? What you said.

Yeah. Im not actually going to go kill them. I dont have the ti to deal with that idiot.

Toa looked relieved. To be honest I could probably find out where his family is just by asking Francesca but it would be quite botherso. Besides there wouldnt be any rit in doing that in the first place, I just wanted to enjoy the banquet.

Toa, will you dance with ?

I held my hand out to Toa.

..Yeah.

Toa answered shyly.

Master! Nem is first!

No! Im first!

The other two that had fallen silent when the aristocrat interrupted us had begun fighting again. Nem was clinging to my leg while Suphilia had grabbed my left hand with Toa on my right.

Well then, why dont we all dance together?

When I said that everyone seed to calm down and we headed towards the dance floor. By the way I have no idea how to dance. But luckily it seems like Toa and Suphilia do, does this have sothing to do with them being princesses?

We all held hands and twirled around in a circle, it wasnt really sothing you could call a dance. The students that were around us giggled while other less confident students were encouraged when they saw us and moved out onto the floor themselves.

It was fun and I was able to laugh freely as blue and black flas danced around us with rose petals dancing in between them. This surrounded us as we twirled in place creating a space that was our own.

Hey, can you call this dancing?

I wonder? Its fun though isnt it?

Nems having fun!

This is the first ti Ive danced like this.. Its not bad though.

We continued spinning around just the four of us. This was all we needed, It was fun.

Ive always wanted sothing like this.