I listened to Pora’s story as I brushed Philia’s– it’s the na I’d decided on for the girl since, to be honest, Zorophilia was an extrely long na– head.
「Really now, yesterday was hectic…」
Pora had been running around non-stop, either guiding the citizens or healing them with her white magic.
Even after Notes’ 《Sacrifice》 was cancelled, she’d sohow beco the leader who’d organized the people to take care of the aftermath of the incident. Soon, she’d collapsed here from the exhaustion.
Though the chaos had yet to subside, it seems that she’d asked the people to let her go for the ti being since she wanted to et .
「In the end… the citizens have no idea what really happened yesterday. E-Even though Pora heard a little bit about Notes from the rumors in the city… Pora only knew that he really was in this city when Kanata-san told Pora about your eting with Notes. 」
Pora spoke, heaving a sigh.
According to the information that I’d managed to gather yesterday and today, what happened between the City Lord, Garland, and Notes had yet to be discovered since Garland’s mansion had collapsed due to yesterday’s incident. Plus, it seems that all of Garland’s subordinates who’d received the direct orders from Notes had also been in the mansion yesterday. Since that was the case, all of them had died a horrible death and mummified since they had been the closest to the center of 《Sacrifice》.
Along with the death of the city lord, even though the adventurer’s guild was functioning sowhat minimally, the guild was literally closed since the people were too busy with dealing with the aftermath of the chaos. Though the city lord’s distant relative had taken over the city lord’s position, things weren’t looking that good for now.
anwhile, since adventurers couldn’t receive commissions properly, most of them had left for other cities in groups.
The reason they moved as a group had sothing to do with the degree of danger traveling outside the city ramparts in this world.
The humans of this world could only sleep peacefully after they built tall and tough ramparts complete with an amulet barrier to prevent monsters from attacking the rampart.
The weak adventurers couldn’t move out from the city on their own without a surplus of money or connections with high-ranking adventurers to accompany them outside of the city. For that reason, several parties had joined hands to form bigger groups as they moved out from the city.
I actually felt relieved seeing the humans of this world could adapt so nicely to the hard environnt of this world. But… honestly, I felt disgusted whenever I was reminded that the harsh environnt of this world might have sothing to do with the “adjustnts” that the Evil Gods, Nyarlhotep and co. did to balance this world.
「I almost didn’t sleep yesterday… I never expected that I would be spontaneously drinking the drug that will keep awake when Kanata-san wasn’t there.」
It seems that Pora has yet to get used to the doping series drugs. I an, I myself would drink the doping series drug if I deed it necessary.
Since Pora always made a reluctant face whenever I said 『C’mon, you’ve to get used to this kind of doping』, I decided not to step on that obvious landmine and steer the conversation away.
「But still… seeing how hardworking you were during that situation should change the way the people look at you right, Pora?」
「You’re… right.」
Pora agreed with a rather complicated look on her face.
「Though Pora might be a bit too hopeful… Pora noticed that sothing has changed. Pora… is really happy that she has more friends who treated her as an equal but…」
「So you don’t like it?」
「Sohow… the feeling is hard to describe, it’s more like an uncomfortable feeling. Ah, no, I don’t an to say that I feel uncomfortable with Kanata-san’s special training, not at all.」
「Uncomfortable… is it?」
「Yes… Uhm, Pora just searched for the weakened people while constantly using 《Area Heal》 and drank the doping drug in between but, the people who saw that… seems to think that Pora has bottomless mana, and kept giving high praise to Pora. And finally, when the barrier got destroyed, those people even thought that Pora was the one who did that, calling her sothing like ssenger of God or Saint…」
Pora was ducking her head. It seems that she’s truly troubled by this matter.
I gave her a wry smile.
「Yeah… those titles are extre. In the end, no one sees Pora for who she really is. Pora… has no idea what to do about that situation.」
Pora’s shoulders slumped down.
「But, I think it’s better to leave it that way. I an, being liked by so many unknown people isn’t necessarily a good thing either. The most important thing is to find and befriend soone important to you, soone who knows Pora-san for who you really are, right?」
「Befriend… soone important to Pora. Yes, that might be the best way.」
Pora’s cheeks were tinted a faint red color as she nodded.
「In addition… even if so people were getting along with Pora-san, you cannot forget the fact that the majority of them might only be trying to get along with Pora-san on the surface. So of them might try to force their demands on you just because you’re a half-elf, so might try to curry your favor to use you for their own gain by acting extrely servile in front of you. Though in my honest opinion, Pora is an extrely kind and charming girl… I think a useless piece of trash human isn’t worthy of your worry and concern.」
I paused to drink water.
In the anti, Pora was looking at my face with a slightly troubled expression.
I placed my cup on the table.
「Whichever it is, if you think that you can’t handle such biased opinions about you, maybe you should try to leave this city for a while and see the world. Though Pora-san had told before that you want to erase the prejudice of the citizen in this city toward the elves, I think such prejudice has already lessened a lot after Pora’s efforts to heal the citizens yesterday along with the death of the City Lord Garland who’d created that prejudice.」
「Thank you very much… let consider for a while.」
Pora nodded to .
Seeing her speech and conduct so far, I was sure that Pora was simply not blessed with being in a good environnt. Maybe she simply had yet to know what to do when she was praised after suddenly getting stronger.
She still has so soft spot left for that Roy since she literally has no other acquaintances. That’s why, I have to warn her properly over this matter.
「P-Po-.. No, Saint Pora! As I thought! I knew it, there’s a high chance that I’ll be able to et you if I visit the adventurer’s guild!」
Suddenly, soone interrupted our conversation.
When I looked at the person who’d interrupted our conversation, it turned out to be none other than Roy.
I grimaced upon seeing him.
「L-Long ti no see… Roy-san.」
Pora bowed lightly to Roy.
「Pora… please forgive ! Please forgive for treating you so cruelly! Please forgive … we were such idiots! When I heard that you were running around frantically yesterday to save the citizens of this city, I realized just how idiotic we are!」
Roy bowed to Pora, crying as he did so.
Pora looked at Roy who’d lowered his head with a cold look in her eyes.
Maybe I too was looking at him with the sa piercing cold eyes as Pora.
The matter of 『People who try to force their demands on you just because you’re a half-elf』 which I told Pora just few minutes ago was referring to Roy but I never expected that 『People who try to currying your favor to use you for their own gain by acting extrely servile in front of you』 would also fit the bill for him.
Though Pora tried to defend Roy and co on many occasions, honestly I think that this person called Roy was a good for nothing b*st*rd.
「D… don’t worry, Pora really doesn’t care about such things.」
「Oooh, such kindness! and yet, I treated you so cruelly! No, I think apologizing alone won’t be enough for Pora to forgive ! Please… let atone for my sins! Let’s go on an adventure again! This ti… as true comrades!」
「Uhm… I appreciate your offer.」
「What…? As I thought, you’re still angry right? Please, I want to go on an adventure with Pora again! I… won’t be able to move forward unless I atone for my sins towards you!」
When Pora kept her silence, I saw that Roy was starting to get irritated.
「Moreover… see, you love right, Pora? Isn’t that why you’re following , ri-EH!!」
After looking around with a slightly troubled face, Pora suddenly hugged my arm.
「Pora… san?」
「Thank you for the offer but, currently… Pora is the mber of Kanata-san’s party! in addition, Pora never thought of Roy-san in that way!」
Pora declared loudly right in front of Roy.
「W-W-W-W-WUT!」
Roy’s expression of despair couldn’t simply be described by words.
「Let’s go, Kanata-san. Let’s not use the adventurer’s guild as our eting place again, ever.」
Just like that, I was pulled along by Pora.
I hurriedly tapped Philia’s shoulder to wake her up before we left the adventurer’s guild.
When we passed the entrance of the adventurer’s guild, Roy was still staring at her motionlessly with a bright red face.
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TN : ZAMAAAAAA
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