Chapter 298，Part1: 1 - Prophecy

Chapter 298,Part1: 1 - Prophecy

Chapter 298 Prophecy?

Part 1

Breathing steadily, I stand ready behind Master~. When I sharpen my nerves and prepare to respond to anything that may come, I feel like I have become a splendid first-class Hunter.

It had been a long time since I had been Master’s~ escort.

Master~ who has many enemies usually has an escort when he goes outside. Sometimes he has an escort even when he doesn’t go outside. Perhaps, rather than being his escort, it was probably for the purpose of interacting and checking your abilities. And there have been times when Tino has been chosen when I was much more inexperienced than I am now, but a Level 8 doesn’t need an escort in the first place.

Usually, it is the members of 《Strange Grief (Nageki no Borei)》 who is in charge of being his escort. Onee-sama and everyone else is always busy, but there are many times when someone is available for some reason, so except when 《Strange Grief (Nageki no Borei)》 are on a hunt, I am rarely picked.

There is no other choice but to call it luck that Tino is the only one who has free time today.

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A good amount of tension and excitement filled Tino’s entire body. I am usually ready to give it my all at any time, but my condition is perfect today.

It’s not like it’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other, but it’s been...... Quite a while since we’ve been alone together. That alone feels great.

There are two types of escort missions: Trial missions and Non-Trial missions. When strange incidents are happening, it is often the former case, but my Master~ intuition told me this. This time, it is probably the latter.

It’s still a little noisy, but it seems that the recent series of strange disturbances seem to have settled down to some extent, and Master~ says he doesn’t plan to go outside for a while. He also got involved with a terrifying Relic Box (Which Master~ seems to have named 『Mimik-kun』), and albeit few, we also achieved our quota of Trials. In the first place, the Imperial Capital is basically safe, so I don’t think anything more will happen.

In other words――This is like a date. We aren’t going out, but this is something like a date.

I don’t know why he needs an escort when he’s not going outside, but it’s a date. It must be what you call a house date. The ring I found was delivered to him properly too, so I feel that my luck is going in the right direction.

We finally found a contractor for the Lounge which had been half destroyed during the attack and the cleanup was progressing smoothly.

The crack that you could see here and there on the floor had already been fixed, so all that remains is to replace the glass and the broken tables with new ones and everything will be back to normal.

In a corner of the Lounge. Master~ was facing the 『Carpet』 at a table that was fortunately spared from the attack.

He has a very serious expression on his face as he places 『Mimik-kun』, possibly the most fearsome Relic Tino has ever seen, beside him.

However, that’s as far as it goes. Tino is an escort, but I can’t stand by and watch the carpet go unattended any longer. We don’t even know when people will come into the Lounge.

To begin with, even though we are alone together, why am I left out. Even if it is a Relic, why should an inorganic object interfere with my date?

I make a dignified expression and *panpan* clap my hands to get Master’s~ attention.

“Master~, please leave it to me. With the training techniques that Lucia Onee-sama taught me, I will definitely make that Car-kun obedient!” (Tino)

“Eeeeh...... It is fine even if you don’t do that. He is a child who can do it if he tries.” (Cry)

“This is not good! We can’t show who we are if we don’t do this!” (Tino)

It is outrageous to take advantage of Master’s~ kindness. Even a carpet should be beaten into a pulp by an 『Infinite Trial』. And then, it should learn its place! Even Tino is a girl who can do it if she tries.

Even for Tino, who has received various requests in the past, it will be the first time I will have to catch a carpet. I take a stance and slowly approach the carpet.

The carpet’s shoulders (?) shivered when faced with Tino’s serious expression, and then gently floated up to pass over Tino’s head to finally go behind Master’s~ and clung tightly to his back.

I unintentionally swallow my breath. Its movement was too natural.

As one would expect from a carpet that Master~ took a liking to, it seems it is no ordinary carpet as it was able to go over my head.

“Hh...... What audacity――No, how despicable to use Master~ as a shield............ Or rather, please resist a little bit more, Master~!” (Tino)

“............ Wait a sec? If I can’t get on it, why not just put it on like a cape?” (Cry)

Master~ says something funny and ties the carpet tips in front of him like a cape.

It’s not good, when Master~ is like this, he is useless.

TL notes:

Thanks for reading!

Look at the carpet being so smug

Looks like the hierarchy of power in Strange Grief is about to change XD

But Tino, don’t worry Car-kun will not take your place as the mascot of Strange Grief

Tchao à plus!