CH 51

Souya observed the man in a long black coat who appeared in front of the table. He was a young man with slightly bluish-white hair, and his blue eyes stood out from the rest of his expressionless face. With his somewhat blessed physique and the one-and-a-half-handed bastard sword hanging from his back by a leather belt, he was most likely a swordsman. From the slight hard sound coming from underneath his long coat, I’d say he’s wearing metal armor.

(That sounds tough. He seems like Louise-san.)

Souya described the man in the long black coat standing in front of him based on the atmosphere he felt from his appearance and the impression he got from his first voice.

“…… Hey, Seran. We’re in the middle of a party. Can’t you choose the time and place properly?”

Merylou looked up at the man in the long black coat and glared at him in frustration, perhaps a little drunk. The word “Seran” she was referring to was probably the name of the man in the black long coat.

“Merylou, it’s been a long time. –I’m sorry for interrupting the party. I’ll leave as soon as I’ve finished my business.”

The man in the long black coat called Seran took one look at Merylou, smiled thinly, and looked at Souya again.

“My name is Seran. –You probably don’t know who I am.”

“I’m sorry. It’s been a while since I’ve been to Ilstadt itself. I haven’t been in Ilstadt for a long time, so I’m not familiar with the city itself.”

“I knew it. I’ve heard that the Demon Slayer is a new rookie with a blank-class who has only just arrived in Ilstadt.”

It seems that Seran has already investigated Souya to some extent. In fact, it is rumored among adventurers that Souya is a demon slayer, so it should not be too difficult to find out what he has done.

“You may already know this, but my name is Souya …… Seran-kun, right? As Merylou-kun said, we are in the middle of a party, so if you want to talk about adventure…”

“…… Souya-san. The silver demon you subjugated. Did it have a red horn?”

Souya’s words were interrupted by Seran’s question in a rather strong tone. Souya was stabbed by the strong gaze of his Blue Eyes, who just said that he would answer even if it wasn’t.

Whether he has a connection to the silver demon with the red horn, or simply wants to take it as a trophy, he seems to have some sort of obsession with it. 

“…… No. The Silver Demon was not a red horn. This is the loot from that time.”

Souya took out a black horn with a little silver in it from the dimension box, and showed it to Seran. 

Then when he saw the horn of the silver demon, Seran’s blank expression crumbled for a moment. A faint smile – and a look of hatred. It was a momentary change that if you blinked you would have missed it.

“– I’m done with my business. I’m sorry about that, Souya-san.”

He took out three gold coins from the pocket of his long coat and placed them on the table where Souya and the others were.

“Seran-kun. What’s with the red horn?”

“No. If I interfere with the party any further, the drunken elf there will yell at me. I’m going to have to leave.”

He turned around and slowly walked away from the table where Souya and the others were sitting.

“Tsk …… As usual, he’s such a gloomy bastard. It makes the food taste bad.”

She reached for the three gold coins on the table, put one in her pocket, and placed the other two in front of Souya and Mia’s table, respectively.

“Um, Merylou-san …… is it alright to take these?”

“It’s okay. I’m sure he’s thinking of it as an information fee and a nuisance fee. As I recall, Seran is a platinum-grade adventurer. I’m sure he’s not short for cash.”

As Mia looked at the gold coins in her hand, she was puzzled, but Merylou responded appropriately and drank a mug of red wine.

According to Merylou, he is a platinum-class adventurer. As Souya had guessed, he was definitely an adventurer with considerable skill and experience.

“…… What the hell. I thought it was going to be interesting. It already ended?”

“Seran-san look as cool as ever. I wonder if he has a girlfriend?

“Two demon slayers …… The adventurers of Ilstadt are a fine bunch, aren’t they?”

After Seran left, Souya listened to the voices of the bar customers muttering whatever they wanted, and found something that caught his interest.

(–The two demonslayer? So … he’s one too.)

Souya couldn’t help but turn around to look at where Seran had left off, but it seemed that he had already left the adventurer’s tavern.

“What, Souya. Are you interested in him?”

Merylou had finished her first plate of herb-roasted young chicken and was already working on her second. Before he knew it, she had refilled her second mug of red wine and was more than halfway through it.

“Merylou-kun, you’re drinking so fast.”

“Hihi …… I’m not going to lose in a drinking contest. I can even beat the dwarves in a drinking contest.”

“There’s no way you can’t beat a dwarf in a drinking contest …… Mia-kun, can you stay in a double room tonight and keep Merylou company?”

Soya decides to ask Mia, who looks worried at Merylou. It’s a bit risky to leave her alone when she’s in a good mood after getting drunk.

“I understand, Souya-san. I’ll take care of Merylou.”

“……Hm? Mia, what is it? Are you going to share a room with me? You rusty little bastard.”

Merylou suddenly giggled and hugged Mia, who was sitting next to her.

“Kyaaa! M-Merylou-san …… Are you okay?”

“Ummm …… ughhhhhh …….”

Mia rubbed Merylou’s back as she hugged her. Merylou seemed to be feeling a little worse, but she still groaned and did not get up.

Seeing this, Souya called the waitress and ordered some orange juice for Merylou to sober her up. After the party was over, he thought about asking her about Seran, who had just appeared in front of the table, but at this rate, it might be difficult.

“……, Mia-kun. I think it’s not really a good idea to ask for divine help in this kind of thing. If Merylou’s intoxication is too severe, you can use the Cure Poison technique to detoxify her.”

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