Atelier Tanaka Book 5: Chapter 2 (1)

Dark Continent (2nd)

The number in my party just drastically increased.

Its good that Im a part of such a large party.

We continued on through the forest at a steady pace. I was never given an opportunity to speak to any of the girls. On the other hand, the Chara Boys intensified their attacks from either side of .

The only salvation I got from them was the sight of the Dark Elf walking ahead of us. Her ripe peach that swayed to the left and right as she walked was salvation for my virgin heart. The sight of her thick butt bouncing ahead of gave all the strength I needed to keep going.

We had been walking for close to half an hour before another scream stopped us.

Uwaaaaaaaaaa!

Just ahead of us, on the other side of so bushes.

T-Tanaka-san. I just heard sothing! There must be sothing dangerous ahead! Thats right! It must be dangerous! It really must be dangerous. Theres soone screaming so it has to be dangerous!

I get it. They dont need to tell over and over again.

Honestly, their screaming is likely to bring the danger to us. They must have been terrified just walking through the forest before they joined . Its likely the encounter with the Evil Ropers caused them so form of trauma. The girls of the party are actually holding up much better. Theyre just silently following behind while these two cling to my arms.

Oi.

The Dark Elf stopped in her tracks and turned to us.

I knew what she ant.

well do the sa as before.

I understand.

Im happy that were able to communicate so well with little words.

Id be happy to do a few other things with her that doesnt require many words.

This is starting to feel like a proper adventure now.

I walked forward and swapped places with the Dark Elf. I told the rest of our party to hide and wait for us. If those two were to co with, my hand might slip and a fireball would put an end to the Chara Bros. How tragic.

I advanced forward about a dozen tres on my own.

Then a familiar scene ca into view.

Dont die on , Cecil! Please, dont diiieee!

You have to save yourself, Justin.

This scene took place not far from the bush I was hiding in.

A man, who I assu is nad Justin, was kneeling on the ground, cradling the body of another man (Cecil) in his arms. The forr looked like he was on the verge of death while the latter was in even worse shape. Justin had a large gash on his head and a crimson mask was slowly forming on his face.

Both were incredibly handso.

Especially the wounded man kneeling. The wound itself ford a cross on his face. It added to his beauty while simultaneously subtracting from it in otherways. At the very least, he can tell stories of how he got it protecting his friend on the Dark Continent.

Lily, use your healing magic on Cecil!

B-But, I only know support magic from the school of Shaba Daba Do! [TN:Your guess is as good as mine]

Ku, if this keeps up.

I feel like Ive seen this before.

Moreover, I recognize Cecil. He is the Hero of the East who was constantly arguing with the Hero of the West in Suzannes. The man with the cross scar on his cheek is nad Justin and the others that are fighting the monsters must be part of his party.

I feel like the number of unique personas Ive co across has increased dramatically since arriving on the Dark Continent.

This place must bring in people from all across the globe. It would be a good place to exchange business cards. If I was put in charge of a large project for a company, it would take weeks before I would be able to co in contact with this many people from related companies.

Thanks to this, there are a lot of new nas to rember. Cecil, Lily, I doubt Ill rember them tomorrow. Especially when you only communicate by email or phone. You no longer have to associate a na with a face. Thats why I always dreaded doing in-person etings with people I never saw in person.

I dont know how other people do it, but Ive always had trouble rembering peoples nas. Ive even forgotten the na of the project lead or company CEO before. I would always find myself glancing down in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the na on their ID.

That isnt applicable here. So, for now, Ill just refer to the parties as an individual unit. Chara Bros party, Hero of the Easts party. This makes it easier to rember. Its similar to referring to a business partner by the company they work for.

Now its Flare Ghosts?

The Dark Elf had at so point crouched down beside .

This position resembling boyfriend and girlfriend is nice.