CH 48

Chapter 48-: Trust

(TL By GUST)

Continue to take a walk with Sora and Luna.

I passed through the main street and came to the area where the shops were lined up.

"Oh!"

A human city to visit for the first time in 200 years.

Everything he saw seemed to be new, and Luna was looking around.

"This is pretty good"

Sora wasn't as cheerful as Luna, but she was fluttering with a similar feeling.

Both of us have been like this today.

Somewhere smiling.

I feel like I'm walking with my child.

However, they would get angry if they knew they were thinking about that.

I have to keep it out of my face.

"By the way, Rain. I have something to worry about."

"Yeah? What are you curious about?"

"Is Rain signed with Kanade and Tania?"

"That's right"

"The contract with Kanade strengthened my physical ability. The contract with Tania strengthened my magical power. Must be?"

"that's right, but……?"

"And ... Rain also signed a contract with me and Sora."

So that's it.

I somehow understood what Luna wanted to say.

"In other words, what are the abilities that you would have gained by contracting with Sora and others?"

Sora will tell you what you want to say instead.

"Um, that's right! I'm curious about what kind of power Rain has gained by signing with us."

"Even if you say ..."

I'm interested in myself.

According to Kanade, if you contract with a certain number of races, you can get the power of the causative.

Since Sora and Luna are the strongest species of spirits, there is no doubt that they have some power.

But ... I don't really feel it.

Neither in Kanade nor in Tania, I couldn't notice until the actual battle.

What is changing in me?

It is difficult to be aware of it.

"Is there any change?"

"I don't know ... especially, it's the same as before."

"Have you changed anything during the last battle in the mine?"

"I don't think ..."

I answered while looking back on the previous battle.

No change in physical ability.

The magical power ... maybe it doesn't change.

I was able to control the amount of magical power properly.

If the magical power had been further increased by contracting with them, it would probably have been ridiculous.

It is highly possible that he was unable to control it as before and was self-defeating.

If that is not the case, it means that the magical power has not increased.

"Hmm? That's strange."

Listening to me, Luna looks suspicious.

"Because our spirits are individuals who specialize in magical power. I thought that if we were to use us, the magical power would naturally increase ..."

"Maybe more magic can be handled? You can use all the magic that Sora can use."

"Oh, I see! It may be. Alright, Rain! For the time being, let's shoot the superb magic!"

"For the time being, you can't shoot magic in the city. What is that superb magic?"

"Do you know that there is a place in magic? Beginner, intermediate, advanced. These three are the basics among human beings? Certainly. Kanade said that."

"Oh, that's right."

"However, there are two more ranks above it. Super-class magic that goes far beyond the advanced level. And, beyond that super-class, a mystery that only we spirits can handle ... There is superb magic. Well, we haven't reached that level yet, so we can't use it. "

I know super-class magic.

It is a magic that is said to have been used by heroes who appear in fairy tales.

Not long ago, I only recognized it as a fairy tale, but ...

The other day, I learned that Tania used it when she collided with Arios, and that it was a real magic.

But ... there was a higher level of magic that surpassed the legendary super-class magic ...

And only the spirits can handle it ...

Once again, I realize that the strongest species is a ridiculous race.

"Extreme magic? On the contrary, you can't use advanced magic."

"Isn't it quick to give up? You don't know if you don't try it?"

"Do you know if you are two? The magic that you learned comes to mind, but the magic that doesn't come to mind. The magic that I think of is a fireball. Only three, heel and boost. "

"Hmm. If that's the case, I don't think I'm learning new magic."

"So what kind of power does Rain get? Maybe he doesn't get anything?"

"I don't like that. It seems like we're off."

"Although I made a contract, I have no power to gain. I'm familiar... Will Sora and others be labelled as such?"

"Uh ... in words, I feel more and more unpleasant. Rain, did you think of that?"

"Because there isn't"

I stroked my head to calm them down.

"NS"

"Hyau"

When they patted their heads lightly, they spilt a strange voice and became quiet.

"Even if I don't have the power to gain, I'm sure they're important companions to me. I'm not going to judge by power."

"……I am troubled"

"Yes?"

"If you say something like that, Sora will be shy."

"Um, um. I feel terrible ... Muu ... I can't really see Rain's face."

The two have slightly dyed their cheeks and are squirming in a restless manner.

Aside from Sora, to Luna.

I can't imagine it from my usual attitude, but it may be surprisingly naive.

"Hey, Rain. Why do you trust us so much? We've just joined the party. We've only had one party battle, and that battle is after we've secured the prisoners. , It's a half-hearted thing that we leave on the way. Why do you trust it? I'm saying that, but isn't it too easy to trust? "

"Luna was also worried about Sora. Why is Rain?"

"Ah ... surely, you might be curious."

It may be exactly what they say.

Trust is not something you can do overnight.

It's piled up steadily, and after a lot of time, it's finally completed.

If you say that the feelings created overnight are trust, it is a fake.

I'm aware of that ...

Still, I call Sora and Luna important companions.

I may have made a mistake, but I continue to call him a companion.

"Did you tell me that I was banished from the brave party?"

On the way back to the city after completing the capture of the Lost Forest ...

I've talked to them about this and that to explain the process up to that point.

"Yes, I remember. You mean the stupid people who banished Rain? The person you met at the inn at that time was a brave man, right?"

"It's stupid people. It's like being packed with the unpleasant parts of humans that I know."

Their words are harsh.

Maybe he's sympathizing with me.

"There wasn't a double letter of'trust'between me and Arios. It was just a stake ... and now, when I think back, it was an empty party."

"Is it a party made only of interests ..."

"It's totally different from us."

"I think now, I may not have believed in Arios somewhere. My opponent is a brave man, but I'm a weak beast tamer. Even if I try to believe, I'm confident in myself. I can't believe it ... I might have been scared somewhere that I might not think it was necessary, and I couldn't believe the Arios ... the result is exile. "

"" ... ""

"If you truly believe in Arios ... if you trust them, another result may have come."

"That's ... Rain isn't bad. Sora just met lightly, so I don't know the details ... but that person felt very unpleasant. If Rain trusted him. I think he was betrayed. "

"I agree. Humans are stupid. Rain deserves to be trusted, but ... the others don't. You don't have to think you're bad."

"Thank you. I'm glad to say that, but I think I'm responsible for what I couldn't trust."

""……rain……""

"That's why I decided. I won't make the same mistake anymore. Believe me, believe me ... I don't care if you're betrayed. I'll laugh and accept. There's something you can open by believing that way. I think that's what I believe. So ... I believe in my friends no matter what. By believing from me, I will build "trust" ... "

"What is it ... it seems to be Rain"

"Um. It's simple, but very easy to understand."

"That's not a compliment ...?"

"You're complimenting me? It's very Rainy ... Sora has come to trust Rain more than ever."

"I don't like other people, but ... except Rain? Because they helped us. And now I can trust the words."

In response to my words, they both used similar words and smiled.

We may be the first tentative party that hasn't been tied up with genuine trust yet.

Still, someday ...

Thinking so, let's keep walking.

I'm sure our thoughts will intersect and the roads will be connected.

"By the way, Rain."

"Yes?"

"I was hungry when I was talking seriously. It's about time I want to eat something."

"You just ate a hot dog ... what's going on with Luna's stomach?"

"That's not enough. I want to eat something more voluminous!"

"Huh. If that's the case, do you have lunch? First, let's go back to the inn and pick up Kanade and Tania."

"Umm. Hurry up, lunch is waiting for me!"

Turn right.

Go back to the inn.

"Fu, Fufufu"

"What is it, Luna. That way of laughing is unpleasant."

"Don't say unpleasant!"

"It's a fact."

"I just got upset before lunch! Don't rush in one by one!"

"If you laugh like that, you can't go through."

"Muu. My sister cares about being boring."

"I think Luna doesn't care too much about things."

"What !?"

Are you two having fun? Walk a little behind talking.

Calm time.

Today is going to be a quiet holiday.

I wonder what it is, but the next moment, that expectation will be betrayed brilliantly.

"Hey, the one there"

The voice that stops us.

Looking back, there was a man in extravagant clothes.