Defiled Hero Chapter 015
Defiled Hero
The Gryphon, the Little Girl, and Sometimes Lilia
I awoke in the morning. It was still dark outside, but it will brighten up in half an hour.
Rolled into a ball in the corner of the living room were the peacefully sleeping girl and gryphon. There were no signs of them waking up.
The market should be getting lively soon. I guess I should go get food while they"re still sleeping.
The gryphon"s portion is quite substantial. The guildmaster said that the costs during these next two weeks will be paid for, so no worries there.
The day truly began as I arrived at the market.
First is the butcher"s shop.
「Welcome! Get your fresh meat here～」 (Butcher)
「Do you have lots of large, inexpensive blocks of meat?」 (Izayoi)
「If that"s what you"re after, then we"ve got some wild boar. There"s been less of it recently, but it"s still plenty cheap. Two silver coins for one kilo.」 (Butcher)
「I"ll take all the wild boar you have then.」 (Izayoi)
「Thanks for your purchase. But will you be alright? There"s 20 kilograms here, you know? Can you carry it all home?」 (Butcher)
「I"ve got s.p.a.ce magic, so no problem.」 (Izayoi)
「s.p.a.ce magic is it, quite an unusual thing you"ve got there～」 (Butcher)
I bought 20 kilograms of meat at the butcher"s shop. I"m not sure how many days it"ll last. Talking a walk around the market afterwards, I purchased fruit, vegetables, fish, and various other foodstuffs.
Having bought cooking utensils and various daily necessities, I threw them into warehouse Astrea.
Finished with my business, I returned to the little girl sitting on the floor and the gryphon waiting at the house.
「We"ll eat soon since you"re awake. I"ve got a lot of things to do today.」 (Izayoi)
Day 1, taking care of the little girl and the gryphon, morning.
「*Kuke!*」 (Gryphon)
The gryphon raised a cry in satisfaction as it swallowed the pieces of meat whole. It would appear that one meal would be about three kilograms of meat. According to the little girl, that much meat was enough for one meal during the day...
Three kilograms of wild boar meat is six silver coins. That"s 6000 yen. One day is 18000 yen. The daily food expense for the gryphon alone is not to be underestimated.
The little girl seemed to be in low spirits with ears drooping, while she nibbled on food like a small animal.
「Does it not have a name?」 (Izayoi)
Looking at the gryphon"s face, her ears shook back and forth. The only way to read the girl who spoke only when absolutely necessary and was completely expressionless was by the movement of her ears.
Basically, her ears droop when she"s wary, is she withdrawing into herself? Shaking her ears back and forth for a bit, she turned her small neck slightly.
「Name, want?」 (Little Girl)
「*Kukeke? Kukeke!*」 (Gryphon)
The gryphon tried to respond with human words while being completely incapable of doing so... It"s only been a short time, but I"ve been able to see its personality.
「......Ichayoi, name.」 (Little Girl)
「Me? You want me to give it a name?」 (Izayoi)
「Mm.」 (Little Girl)
「*Kukekeei! Kukekeikeei!*」 (Rigolo)
「Ichayoi, wants a cool name, said.」 (Izayoi)
A name, even if you say that so suddenly... While wracking my brain for a word, the front door opened.
「Good morning.」 (Lilia)
「Alright, I"ve decided. Your name will be Lilia killer. Rigolo for short.」 (Izayoi)
(TL Note: Due to transliteration and thanks to Izayoi"s infinite wisdom, what was originally リリア殺し (literally "ririagoroshi") turned into "Rigolo.")
「Please stop! I don"t know the situation, but just stop!」 (Lilia)
「Why? It"s thanks to you that the gryphon will have a name, you know? Shouldn"t you be honored?」 (Izayoi)
「How so!? Isn"t that extremely bad!? That name"s a premonition of my death is it not? Please don"t make a monster carry that burden!」 (Lilia)
「*Kukeke? Kukeke! Kukeke!*」 (Rigolo)
「......Seems really likes it.」 (Little Girl)
「Eh!? He likes it? Please rethink it gryphon-san!」 (Lilia)
「Good for you, Lilia. You"ll never die. You can live on inside of Rigolo.」 (Izayoi)
「There"s no way that"s good!」 (Lilia)
「Rigolo.」 (Izayoi)
「*Kuke!*」 (Rigolo)
「......Rigolo.」 (Little Girl)
「*Kuke!*」 (Rigolo)
「It"s already been decided!? No way! I don"t want this!」 (Lilia)
「You can"t do anything about it anymore. Just accept it. I"ve already accepted being Ichayoi.」 (Izayoi)
「How can this be! I won"t accept this, Ichayoi-san——*gufu*」 (Lilia)
「I don"t remember giving you permission to call me that.」 (Izayoi)
「Forgive me, I won"t say it again so please let go. My face! My face is going to become pale and wrinkled!」 (Lilia)
「By the way, do you have anything planned for today? Or do you plan to stay inside the whole day?」 (Lilia)
「There are various things to take care of. I plan to take them around town.」 (Izayoi)
「Going around town? The gryphon too? ...there was a rumor several days ago that the gryphon tamer came to this town, and master is not in town right now. Of course the townspeople know this. They"re quite uneasy you know.」 (Lilia)
「There are no adventurers in town at the same level as the guildmaster it would seem. It can"t be helped that they would be uneasy.」 (Izayoi)
「Even so, you would take the gryphon around town? There will be an uproar, you know?」 (Lilia)
「As long as those guys are there, it"s impossible to avoid them on that road. Are you saying that you, Rigolo and the little girl are going to stay cooped up in in this small house or inside the guild?」 (Izayoi)
「I never said anything like that though......」 (Lilia)
「Being stuck inside isn"t healthy. And do you think they"ll just protect you like they did before? I don"t think so. There"s a smelly A-rank monster and its tamer. They could have a use.」 (Izayoi)
「......I"m thinking hard about it. Those two...」 (Lilia)
「They could be quite useful. It"s to be expected.」 (Izayoi)
「......You really are the worst.」 (Lilia)
The bell within the tower that stood at the center of town sounded.
It"s about 9 o"clock.
「I"ll be returning to the guild then, but if you plan on going out, let me know. I"ll do what I can to keep the guild from going into an uproar.」 (Lilia)
Shall we get started then?
「Please be careful of that person. He"s really awful. Let me know if he"s mean to you, okay?」 (Lilia)
Scared of Rigolo, Lilia spoke to the little girl who was withdrawn a short distance away. The little girl didn"t react to Lilia and gazed back.
「*Kuke!*」 (Rigolo)
「Eek, gryphon-san. I, I am a gentle girl who will protect your family, okay.」 (Lilia)
Leaving those words with the gryphon, Lilia ran away.
「Hey, come here for a second.」 (Izayoi)
Sitting at the edge of the room were the little girl and Rigolo. Responding to my call, she slowly stood up and walked up to me.
With an expressionless upward glance, her ears hung down uneasily, and as I sighed, she twitched.
Bending at the knees, I met the little girl"s gaze.
「——You, you smell like a beast.」 (Izayoi)
After watching me expressionlessly for a while, she sniffed around my shoulders. However, the little girl not understanding me, tilted her head.
「Alright, raise your arms. See, like this.」 (Izayoi)
As her ears shook back and forth to express her nervousness, she raised her arms and copied my gesture.
「Stay just like that.」 (Izayoi)
I stretched my hands towards her feet. The little girl wanted to step back, but followed my words, shutting her eyes firmly to endure.
I grabbed the hem of her one-piece that was just barely long enough.
I pulled it up in one go.
Pure white thighs. Stomach.
The little girl was rendered completely nude. I hadn"t seen it before, but a fluffy tail grew out from the area slightly above her derriere.
Dropping the clothes on the floor, I spoke to the girl who was trembling and frightened.
「Follow me.」 (Izayoi)
Leading the naked girl, I went further into the living room.