without hesitation and obliterated the swarm. He still had a firm grip on the reins. One could hear the sound of hoofbeats and wheels turning as we travelled. We still had a little ways to go to reach the Capital.
As we pa.s.sed over the bridge we saw many people with varied appearances going back and forth. From what Seigel told us, this bridge has always been called the Avangard Bridge.
“Hora! You b.u.mped into someone and that’s all you do?!”
“Haa…but I have already apologized…how annoying.”
“Did I hear you mutter something at the end there!?”
As we approached the middle of the bridge we saw a young woman, a man with a physique similar to Grundom, and a thin man with a mouse like face picking a fight.
“Oh boy. What a common sight.”
“Don’t just say that, let’s help them!”
“I suggest you don’t. Calm down.”
“What are you saying? If Seigel won’t do it, I will!”
Ignoring Seigel who was staying still, I covered the woman and stood in the way of the two men. Both were surprised at how fast I appeared in front of them. Neither are going to be trouble, it seems.
“W-what are you doing, making me flinch like that huhhhh!?”
“Hey bro, it seems that this kid is eager.”
“Eager, huh!? A KID is? Are you?!”
They were really noisy. Their voices are too loud, I could hear them just fine without them shouting.
“I would forgive you if you apologized.”
“Soooo! You’re saying you can do something to ME!?” (TL:だからぁ！ 金か体で払うかしろっていってんのぉぉ！)
“Bro, isn’t just nice timing? A warm up just before the Tougi Taikai.”
“Hey kid! Have you heard of the C rank Konbo-sama?”
Nope. Never. He’s also just a C rank like myself. Why is he doing this even though he’s an adventurer…?
“Ryua-chan, you need to do it peacefully and get it over with…”
I hadn’t realized that Roel had come running to my side. And suddenly, that man came flying at me with his metal rod.
“Don’t just ignore MEEEEEE!”
He swing his metal rod downwards at me. It was like styrofoam. I did an upper towards the rod and pulverized the top part.
“Aaan? AAAAAAAN?!”
“U-um, Ryua-chan didn’t have any ill intent. If we did any more than this you would be injured, so could you please leave?”
*Bows* Roel bowed, it seemed sarcastic. No, she didn’t mean ill at all. Just bowing, believing that it’s the right thing to do right now.
“B-b-bro, this girl is a monster…hiiiiiiii!”
The mouse-faced guy ran away at full speed, leaving his Bro behind.
“Y-y-you! Join the Tougi Taikai! I’ll show you my real power there!”
He ran away with those parting words.
“So those people are also joining the Tougi Taikai…”
“Will you join in as well?”
The woman came to me and asked.
“Yeah…ah, you are not injured right?”
The woman hadn’t moved a single step during the encounter. She just stood behind me.
“Is that so…you’re also partic.i.p.ating…what should I do?…how annoying. *sigh*”
She held her cheek with her hand and did nothing but sigh. She had straight white hair and a mysterious atmosphere about her. She looked older than us and had the image of an adult woman.
“Thank you very much for helping me. Well then, see you…”
Her long white hair fluttered along with the wind as she walked towards the Capital.
“She sure was a peculiar person.”
“Even though I said it would be fine…don’t just meddle with people. Anyway, let’s hurry and get to the Capital.”
“Unnecessary…what do you mean?”
“Aaah I’m already tired…but once we get there I want to sell Royal Jelly! Ah, I forgot! Here you go, you two!”
A glittering gold jelly was handed to us. It doesn’t seem like a recovery item, just looking a this jelly is stimulating my appet.i.te. Though I’ll hang on to it in case of an emergency. (TL: いざという時の為にとっておきたい。)
“*Slurp*…Ryua-chan, what should I do?”
“I’ll hang onto this.”
She was really drooling over it. I wonder if she can endure the temptation… I don’t mind if she eats it, but if we end up needing it later… Since I can’t use recovery magic I wouldn’t be able to heal Roel by myself.
“Hey, don’t just stand there. Let’s go!”
Cynthia tapped me and I came back to reality. Right, we still need to make it to the Capital. What should I do first when I get there? Has the Festival started yet?
“After we finish our business at the guild we need to find an inn, right?”
Right, the guild and then an inn. Roel hasn’t looked away from the jelly yet.
“Only now…*sigh*…”
“Thank you very much for returning.”
“Ritta-chan, you really exaggerate that greeting every time…just an ordinary ‘welcome back’ is fine, you know. *sigh*…saying something like that, how annoying.”
“I-I’m very sorry.”
“Your usage of those words is odd…*sigh*”
Ritta was a novice soldier, but she’s too loud and too dazzling a person. She had been yearning to become a soldier of the Avangard Kingdom, so she volunteered to become one. It was praiseworthy that she wasn’t defeated by the harsh enlistment exam, and after pa.s.sing she trained with all her might. She still hasn’t lost her vigor. As a female colleague all I can do is stay relaxed, but I’m pretty miserable right now. (TL:同僚の女性は平然としているだけに自分の情けなさがよりこみ上げてくる。) Ritta only admires a single person, a woman standing at the top of the Kingdom.
“It’s Ritta-chan’s day off, it would have been fine for you to go and have fun…”
“No. If I don’t spend my time training I feel like I’ll be left behind and defeated…” (TL: いえ、自主トレでもしないと周りにおいていかれそうで……)
“Even so, swinging your spear in the castle courtyard…someone will get mad you know…*sigh* talking is annoying…”
“You’ve got a point…I’ll do it in my room from now on.”
“It’s too annoying to reply to that…*sigh*”
Ritta saw off the sluggish person and carried her spear to her room. With the pay of a novice soldier she was somehow able to pay rent for the room. There was a bed, desk, and drawers, but the best part was the shower.
“Tifelia-san sure was cool today…”
Inside her room holding a spear, she was dripping with water and in a world of delusion. She ended up being able to practice by shadowboxing in her room.
“Master Knight Tifelia…someday I would like to be like her.”
Ritta was so absorbed into her shadowboxing that she failed to remember she was in her room. Her favorite plate had been placed on a shelf located above her desk, and while she was brandishing her weapon she knocked it over and it shattered upon hitting the ground. Negative thoughts pervaded her mind at that moment, rapidly destroying the mood she had earlier.
“Aaaah…am I useless after all?”
Monster Book
【 HP:88】
Its appearance is something like a fusion of an insect and a bird. Due to its strength is violently attacks from the sky.