On the day of the exam I went to the designated eting place. For so reason, Sword accompanied as well. He argued that he has to supervise since I’ll start so kind of trouble otherwise.
As we waited, four other parties showed up, and imdiately got startled.
“…How did you co all the way here?”
“I walked, obviously. No, I suppose it’d be more accurate to say I ran.”
When I answered while looking at Sword, he was yawning, completely disregarding the other adventurers.
“Hey, are you okay? Recently you’ve been drinking every day, haven’t you? You should also drink so water for a change.”
“It’ll be fine since I’ve taken the antidote.”
Alcohol counts as poison for you then!?
Looking my way, Sword grinned broadly, “As expected, even you can’t compound dicine, huh?”
“My parent…the other one…has been a doctor, so it’s not like I can’t as I’ve learned it from watching.”
Sword’s mouth gaped in surprise.
“But, unfortunately the dicinal plants around here are way too different. I’ve found several I know… Still, it’s sothing I can’t handle as long as I don’t hear about which effects what plants have by becoming the apprentice of a doctor. …Or rather, in this world you can heal everything by just taking a healing potion, and you can detoxify yourself by taking an antidote, can’t you? Based on my knowledge, dicine doesn’t actually work that way. In the first place, dicine has the task of boosting one’s own healing powers…”
“Yeah, yeah. Least you’ve realized that you’ve got so limits in what you can do.” He roughly stroked my head around.
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…Feeling gazes on , I spotted two parties glaring at .
One was the party of the scarlet-haired girl who picked a fight with a few days ago. It looks like her adventurer license hasn’t been revoked.
…I wonder, what’s the difference between her and the guy who had his license revoked after picking a fight with ?
The other party consisted of n. I’d say they are kinda similar to Sword. They started to bicker all of a sudden.
“Shit! So it’s gonna be a rigged exam, eh!? That little bitch sure takes it easy, seein’ how she’s set to pass anyway thanks to her connections.”
……
“Does it look like that to you?”
When I looked up to Sword, I was surprised to see him pull a cold face I’ve never seen on him before.
“Rigged exam, eh? I s’pose it makes sense for folk who don’t get why your my partner. Well, you just need to show ’em that your good enough to get through the dungeon without havin’ to rely on my connections anyway, right? Though I hope that their spirit doesn’t break from the difference in ability afterwards.”
……?
“In other words, you’re telling that it’d be better for to not go with my self-imposed restrictions?”
“Clear the dungeon the fastest with Ryoku.”
“I got it! So basically a clearing with the restriction of not stopping at all!”
Kind of like a sidescroller ga, I guess.
…Suddenly the scarlet-haired girl planted herself in front of .
“It’s nice to see that they didn’t take your license away.”
“Obviously they wouldn’t!? I only 『ca to the rescue』!”
…Eh? Our conversation isn’t shing again?
Placing a finger on my temple, I brood deeply.
“So you interpreted the 『I’ll wallop you a good one』 as 『ca to the rescue』? I was forced to master how to put adults to sha as a child at a very young age, but…is there a different way to interpret that when you’re a commoner?” I asked Sword.
“Nah. Ain’t no way that I’m gonna finish you off passes as comin’ to the rescue or anythin’ like that.”
Figures.
“…S-Shut up! Listen, okay!? We definitely won’t lose to soone like you! Mark my words! I’ll laugh at you after beating you!”
Watching this scene, Sword casually comnted, “That’s impossible for you.”
“!!”
The girl beca bright red.
“Now, now, it might be impossible, but aren’t you slightly an to her when you’re so blunt about it? It’s the statent of a determined girl at an age where she’d want to push herself to the limits. Just be tolerant and listen to her in silence.”
As I consoled and soothed Sword, the girl scowled at with tears in her eyes.
Why?
“…Once again your natural agitation skill’s rearin’ its head. Haah… Oh well, whatever. Still, I gotta say, sotis your more of an old man than , you know?”
“I’d like you to at least change that part into an old woman.”
Why make a guy out of ?
Sword shrugged his shoulders.
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Next, the other girls from her party arrived.
“Do you rember having heard the party na 【Crimson Lilies Are a Girl’s Oath】?” A girl that scread swordswoman asked while glaring at us. 1
“…Parties have nas? I hear about this for the first ti.”
Feeling astounded, I looked up to Sword, asking for an explanation, “Hey, we’ve made a party, haven’t we? You didn’t stick such a…pathetic na to our party, did you?”
“”What was that!?””
Sword caressed with a sigh.
“Don’t worry, I haven’t nad our party. Rather, I don’t quite get why you girls would cry here. Is there any reason to beco so teary-eyed?”
“Uncool, scary.”
When they started to tremble, “…I’m sorry for bein’ uncool, ‘kay?”
The other party got angry.
…But yep, I know this is also partly my fault.
“Ah. …mmh, everyone has different tastes. It just didn’t agree with my tastes. Don’t mind it.”
“”We do mind it!!””
They thundered at .
“You, can you finally give it a rest with the condescending attitude!? Don’t get so cocky just because you’ve got an S-Rank as a teacher!!”
I was told once more.
“Sword isn’t my teacher, okay? This guy hasn’t taught a single thing. …Ou-ouuuch!”
My temples were ground.
“Should I have the nickna of Natural-born Agitator added to you?”
“No!”
That’s so uncool!
“We’ve been active at the town of Ys.” The girl, who seed to be the calst among the three, started to explain. “We’ve worked our way up to E-Rank by steadily completing requests. But, at so point we talked about bolstering our numbers with a vanguard since things would beco difficult for just the three of us going forward. As if fitting perfectly, we were told by the guild about a kid they’d like us to take care of.
They told us that she was a beginner at adventuring, and yet should possess the necessary abilities since an S-Rank had been taking care of her. Thus they wanted us to teach her the ropes. Hearing that the girl would be able to attack enemies or assist our party mbers since she could use sword and magic, it was just the position we’d been looking for to fill for our party. We felt a bit uneasy since she was a beginner, but decided to give it a try anyway… When I saw her show up, I got anxious, but since my two partners were brimming with motivation to train her, I suppressed my worries, and tried to call out to her. ……Just to get ignored.”
Ooohh, from back then, huh?
When I looked up to Sword he’d started to fidget around while looking quite awkward.
“I see. Sorry about that. Back then Sword had dragged to that place after I had never left my mansion…err, my house and the woods around it. After he had suddenly announced that we’d split up there since he was a big shot, I was quite sulky. It was a ti when I pondered whether I should turn the whole region into a death zone with a big, taboo spell. You weren’t the only ones I ignored at that ti, so please forgive .”
Sword also apologized while scratching his head.
“Your definitely right…I did sothin’ bad to you girls. You see, I’d planned various things, but it all went up in smoke because of my mistake. I thought that it’d be great for girls her age to teach her ’bout adventurin’ since she was a perfectly lil’ sheltered lady, but…yep, it’s completely my fault! Please forgive ! And, I’m sorry, but I don’t plan to party with anyone other than her anymore!”
The composed girl shook her head.
“That’s not an issue anymore. Actually, we’d be actually troubled if you asked us to let you join now. But, after that he suddenly rose up to D-Rank, so we couldn’t really…co to terms with that.”
I’m not a he, but a she.
Hmm, why is everyone so eager to make a man out of ? Just now Sword described as a sheltered “lil’ lady,” and yet she ignored it altogether? Besides, boys with such slender contours don’t exist, okay? The n in this world are kinda like buffed foreigners, aren’t they?
Sword is on the more slender side, but even he is quite the macho. I don’t think that it’s anywhere close to my slenderness. Or rather, I consider myself to be a beautiful girl, you know!?
Sword also treats sowhat like a brat, but I’m a beautiful girl, am I not!?
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…As I got upset in my mind, the other two girls joined the conversation as well.
“Yes, she’s absolutely right! Suddenly becoming a D-Rank without doing anything just because you’ve got an S-Rank as a teacher!? What do you think how much ti and effort it took us to climb all the way to E-Rank!?”
“In the first place, isn’t it an unprecedented, special treatnt to ask E-Ranks to look after a G-Rank!? On top of that, you ignored us when we called out to you from our side!! And then you beca a D-Rank without any achievents! You believe such selfishness will be forgiven just like that!?”
Even if you tell all that…
“I apologized monts ago for having ignored you. Since most of it is Sword’s fault, bring up your complaints with him. Also, the guild master raised my rank to D on his own accord. If you have a problem with it, sort it out with the guild master. If you want, I’ll bring him in front of you next ti.”
After shortly being at a loss for words, she gritted her teeth in anger, “…I hate that part about you. Throwing your weight around while just borrowing the power of a great man totally sucks!”
Eeeehh?
“…Who is the great man you’re talking about?”
“, it’s . That’s why I’ve told you that I’m not a self-alleged 『bigshot』. Did you finally get it, idiot?”
I see, Sword was great, huh? I don’t know in what area, but it’d sure help if it’s in regards to political power.
“Let’s leave it at that.”
“Hey, don’t ignore things as you please.” He told in a huff.
I feigned ignorance, “Throwing my weight around while just borrowing Sword’s power, you say? I don’t recall having said sothing cute like, “I’ll tattle to Sword on you if you don’t do as I say,” though. …Oh well, I suppose that’s the sa misinterpretation as turning the threat to beat soone up into having tried to co to a rescue. I suppose it makes sense in that regard. …Sword, the friends you tried to allocate to are girls like these? Would you be able to beco friends with them, loner coot?”
“I know, I know, I’m sorry, okay? Also, don’t add coot to loner!”
I ignored him. Looking at the girl trembling in rage, I sighed.
“Don’t be so edgy. The exam is going to start anyti soon, and it’s a waste of your cute face.”
I tried to pacify her by saying that, but…
“It’s a really tough call whether that line was agitation or a sleazy, old man comnt.”
…Sword butted in.
Translation Notes:
Lily = yuri, but probably not intended here in that aning. Still, it’s kind of a wordplay by the author I guess.
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