CH 117

「… This is amazing…」

For a moment, something crossed my mind, but then I quickly forgot about it… Something that might cause me a lot of trouble later…

『So I guess it’s time to say goodbye?』

「Yes, it is」

「I got the treasure I came for, too. Well, I didn’t expect the treasure to be so great」

『Fufu. Compliments won’t get you anywhere, you know?』

「I’m not complimenting you」

『I see. I’m sending you home to apologize for the inconvenience, okay? It’s my territory, you know』

「Eh? Are you sure?」

「That would be great」

『… Ayane. Next time we meet, be prepared, okay?』

「………. Yes…」

Uwaa… The next time I see her, she’s definitely going to give me a real fight…

『See you. 《Great Sea Realm》』

─────Jabajabajaba…

When Mariesta uses her skill, the boat we’re on starts to sink. I hurriedly turned to Mariesta and tried to say something, but Yoichimaru-san stopped me.

「It’s all right. Look at that」

「… A- Amazing… !」

I thought we had sunk, but we hadn’t gotten wet. The boat was covered in a big bubble. The Bubble started to rotate a little bit, and when the shape looked like a sideways egg, it started to move forward. The speed was tremendous, and in no time at all, the ruins we had just been in were out of sight.

「… At this speed, I’d say about 10 minutes… ?」

「Eeh!? … It took us 2 hours to get there…」

In the meantime, we were back at the starting point.

「… Isn’t there a lot of people here?」

「… It’s probably the fight you just had…」

「… It’s… Yes… I’m convinced…」

「W- What the hell!? There’s a boat coming out of nowhere!!」

「Hmm!? That’s Ayane-tan, isn’t it!!」

「Who’s the guy riding with her!?」

「… That’s why I’m running away」

「Ah, yes」

「Wait, heyyy!!!!!」

「What have you been doing with Ayane-tan, I envy you, I’m so jealous!!」

「I’ll kill you!!」

As soon as Yoichimaru-san got off the boat, he put it away in his inventory and ran through the crowd.

… Oh, well. I think I’ll run away while all eyes are on Yoichimaru-san…

So I returned to my usual gear and then sneaked back to Farrell. I mean, what kind of battle would affect a place that’s a 2 hour boat ride away… ?

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「Aah! Aya!」

「Suzu!」

After our emotional reunion, we hugged each other.

「There were a lot of people, weren’t there? Were you okay?? Did they do anything to you???」

「Un. I’m okay?」

「Fufu. Cute…」

Suzu pats my head while calling me cute. We’re always warned not to flirt with others here…

…………… Hmm?

「Ah─────!!!!!」

「Uhiyaa!? W- What’s wrong!?」

「Iris!」

I hurriedly took Iris out of my inventory.

「Tsun」

「Uu… S- sorry?」

「Tsun tsun」

I apologize on my knees on the bed at the inn.

「I’m so hurt~ My heart hurts so much~」

「Ugu… I- If there’s anything I can do… Anything…」

「Yeah? Then make me a weapon!」

「… Eh? A weapon… ?」

「Un! I’ve had one of those before, haven’t I? It’s okay, but it’s a little big」

「… So that’s it… ?」

「That’s certainly a good idea, isn’t it? It’s no problem for Aya, right?」

「That’s true, but… Is that really all you need?」

「Un. Then we’ll drop the matter」

「! Thank you!」

「Eh, wait!? You’re hurting me!」

「… I want to get nestled in that valley too…」

I pretended not to have heard what Suzu had said…