CH 344

Episode 344: Amane's request

After finishing lunch, we return to our classroom from the rooftop.

"See you later."

"Student Council President!! Please join us for lunch again."

"Yes, let's eat together again. Well then."

After exchanging greetings with the Student Council President and saying goodbye, we proceed down the corridor in front of the first-year classroom.

"Well then, see you tomorrow."

"Yeah."

When we arrive in front of Amane's classroom, we exchange light words just like with the Student Council President.

"Ah, right. Fuhito-kun, can I ask you a favor?"

However, before Amane enters her own classroom, she suddenly remembers something, stops and turns around.

"Nn? I can only say that it depends on the contents."

I also stop and turn around and implicitly ask about the request.

It's difficult to agree if you don't know the contents.

I want to know more about the details.

"Umm, I want you to meet my Uncle once."

"Why is that?"

In response to Amane asking me with a bit of difficulty, I ask for the reason.

Amane and I are party members, and I consider us to be pretty close friends now, but I don't remember doing anything that made it so I should meet Amane's relatives.

"It seems that my Uncle is actually acquainted with Fuhito-kun. But he couldn't say hello properly because of a little thing, and there's something he wanted to talk to you about, so he wants to meet you in person."

I think a little about the information Amane told me.

I'm acquainted with Amane's uncle?

I can't think of anyone at all.

"..."

"Well, Uncle can give a bad impression to people because he's lacking in many ways ... Hahaha! ..."

Amane smiles weakly while looking into the distance at me who was lost in thought.

I think I have a fairly good memory, but I have no idea.

"I'm sorry. I can't think of anyone. So, who exactly is your uncle?"

"Nope, don't worry about it. My Uncle belongs to the Explorers' Guild's Emergency Response Department."

"Is that so ~, I can't seem to recall ..."

I can't think of anything, so I give up and ask.

Ye~ah, where did I hear that?

I cross my arms and groan while looking into the air, but I can't remember anything.

"You, when you went to the Shushima Dungeon when it was in the early days of school. I'm pretty sure you said at that time that you were entangled with a strange uniformed person. That was the Emergency Response Department."

"Ahh~ !! I just remembered!! That suspicious person!!"

I can't help but shout when I remember that time when Aki came to my rescue.

I had a sense of wariness because the absurdly suspicious person approached me to question me repeatedly without even introducing himself.(TN:Not 100% sure on this sentence, but it should be close.)

"Suspicious!? Buu!!"

Amane bursts out at my words, she holds her stomach and starts laughing. The people around us turn their eyes to us to see what is going on.

I raised my voice a little too loud.

"Nn, kohon. Come to think of it, there was someone like that. Was that Amane's uncle?"

Being exposed to so many eyes makes me feel a little uncomfortable, so I clear my throat and ask Amane again in a normal tone of voice.

"Maybe. I didn't hear to the story in detail, so I don't know if the person you were talking about was my Uncle."

"Is that so."

Amane doesn't seem to have heard about the details of how I met him, and she doesn't seem to know that much.

Nn~, it doesn't seem like he's a bad person, so maybe I should try to meet him once. Since it's Amane's request.

"Alright. It's fine to meet. I'll leave the schedule to after school or on a weekend."

"Really!?"

Perhaps she didn't think I'd give her the okay, but Amane's eyes widen in surprise.

"Yeah. It's Amane's request."

"Ah, thank you. I'll contact you when the schedule is decided."

"Ou, my regards."

When I nod again, Amane smiles happily.

-Ki~n Ko~n Ka~n Ko~n!

"Hey you guys!! The next class is about to start!! Hurry up and enter the classroom!!"

As we are talking, the chime rings, and the teacher who has come to teach another class spots us still in the hallway and warns us.

"Oops!! Well then!!"

"Yeah, see you later."

After being scolded by the teacher, we hurriedly say goodbye and hurry back to the classroom.

"Phew~, I made it in time."

"That was close."

Aki and I are relieved to be able to take our seats before the teacher arrives.

Even so, if the person who called out to me was Amane's uncle, the world is relatively small, or rather, it's a strange fate.

"Take a seat~."

With that thought in mind, I attend the afternoon class.

[ It's sudden, but is it okay after school tomorrow? ]

When I check my smartphone after class, I have been contacted by Amane, so when I reply 'It's okay', she replies 'OK' with a cute stamp.

I wonder what Amane's uncle is going to talk about when he meets me.

I'm little more than a rookie who's only just reached D-rank. I've been working hard on the hidden test, so I can finally deal with B-rank monsters.

I return to the dormitory while imagining the conversation with Amane's uncle and spend my time being healed by Luck.