CH 68

“Don’t stand in front of the rampaging boar, everyone. Attack it from the side.”

“Oh! Become a roasted boar! “Magic sword-fire.”

“Yeah!”

“Brumooooo!?”

(T/N: I think this is the boar squeaking.)

“[Kaiser Knuckle]!　A …… blow to the brain!”

Verna-sensei says the tactics and we move.

Today, he had come to the forest outside of town to make a request for the subjugation of a monster. It seems that some people who came to collect wildflowers and mushrooms were being chased around, and they want us to kill several of them at once.

For the time being, the first one was defeated by Ryuuze, Kudelica, and Makina, and Ryuuze could only use fire, but he was able to fight with his sword covered with fire. When it was surprised by the fire, a sword with Kuderika’s skill pierced its torso, its foot stopped, and Makina shot through its eyebrows with all her might.

“Ahhhh!? I told you I’d be the one to finish it!”

“It can’t be helped, since it’s already defeated.!”

“Now, now, since we got our first big one, so let’s be happy!”

While Ryuuze was replying to Kudelica’s words, Yogus, Helena and Luciel were gathering wildflowers.

“…… This looks like an egg mushroom. It’s a poisonous mushroom.”

“Yeah, it looks just like the egg mushroom. I won’t realize this……”

“I wonder if someone like my [Jewel Master], who specializes in mushrooms, would recognize it?”

“I’m sure there are, but I’ve never met one.”

“In that case, Yogus’ [Appraisal] will come in handy.”

“Thank you, Lars. I’d like to join in battle one of these days, so please take care of me at that time.”

“Of course. Urka too …… Urka?”

“Ohh …… that’s right …… we’re …… yeah ……”

“…… Looks like you’re properly using your skills ……”

Aside from Urka, who seems to be talking to something strange, it has been two days since we started the guild club in this fashion. Today my brother, Nora, and Luciela are gone, but yesterday Helena and Makina were gone.

…… I’d like to leave it to your imagination, but it’s to get what’s called parental permission. The teacher was with me, so I was allowed right away.

“Let’s go get another one then!”

“I’d like to do the same, but [collaboration] will be Makina and Kuderica as usual, right?”

“Yes!”

“Fufufu, I’ll take care of them in one hit ……”

“Be careful.”

This time, the four of them, including Jack, will defeat it. There are a lot of people with quirky skills, but I think they’ve got the balance right.

I smiled as I watched the four of them excitedly attack the rampaging boar, and spoke to Luciel.

“Where’s Luciela today?”

“Oh, she’s helping out at the store today. She looked like she really wanted to come.”

“He’s with Luciel a lot, isn’t he? Isn’t he with her on vacations, too. Doesn’t he have any friends in your class?”

“Oh, Er ……”

When I asked, Luciel’s expression darkened and he looked down.

“I’m sorry …… you don’t have to force yourself if it’s hard to say!”

When I hurriedly said this to Luciel, she looked up at me with a troubled smile on her face and said.

“It’s okay. I’m fine. Um, I’m not so bad now, but when I was little I was weak. When I met Lars-kun, I used to get feverish and fall asleep.”

“Oh, you did? …… What about now?”

“I’m fine now! But I couldn’t go outside much until I was about eight years old. So my sister was always worried about me and took care of me, and I guess it became a habit, so I was with her a lot.”

“I see. So she’s become overprotective ……”

If that’s the case, you never know when she’ll fall ill again, so it’s understandable that they’re always together. At the age of eight, you’ve just started working for the guild, and that’s why I haven’t seen Luciel around town.

I thought she had a good side, but the next thing Luciel said disappointed me.

“M-My friend, you know …… introduced herself as a daughter of a merchant family in the first year of and bragged about it. I heard that she got into a fight with a boy because he didn’t like it ……”

“Ehhh …….”

So Luciela was doing what Ryuuze would have done ……. It’s true that the Brian Chamber of Commerce has some of the biggest customers in town.

“And it seems that the one who saved her is Dedite-kun. She’s got a friend in the class now.”

“Oh, so that’s why she likes brother ……”

“But since Lars-kun helped us the other day, I don’t think she talks about Dedite-kun much anymore.”

“Hmm ……”

My brother has Nora and it ends up being a disappointing love affair, but that guy is good-looking so he shouldn’t have a problem.

But about the last time I was on my way home, and about what Luciel just told me, I’m having a bad feeling or is it just my imagination ……

When I felt a chill run down my spine, Luciel turned her head and said in an accentuated voice.

“I guess I should distance myself from my sister too. I don’t think she’ll be able to play with her friends if I’m always with her.”

“I’ve joined the guild, but I think it’s for my brother and to protect Luciel ……”

“Maybe? Also, my sister is very curious and gets involved in things that interest her. I’ll tell her to be careful from now on because she can get into dangerous situations like the last time. “

“That’s probably a good idea. Especially since Luciel is a [Jewel Master], you might get kidnapped if a bad guy finds out about you.”

Luciel, who is looking at me with a dazed look blushes and said.

“…… When you do, will you help me like you did when we first met ……?”

“……! Yes, of course!”

“Fufu, thank you! Well, I’d like to learn some magic from Verna-sensei too, so I’ll go now.”

“Oh, okay.”

Luciel walks away from me with a wave of her hand. I took a deep breath as I saw Verna-sensei smile and start talking to Luciel.

…… What a blunder, I could also feel myself blushing …… I was thinking that she was still cute, I thought about the older sister.

It would be nice if overprotection was good for both parties, but from the way Luciel talks, it seems like she often gets involved in strange things.

“I guess the problem is Luciela …… I wish Luciel could tell her that she will be on her own.”

It’s not the right time to interfere in this matter, I thought, scratching my head as I joined Ryuuze and the others.

In the end, we killed a total of four rampaging boars that day, and we all received our rewards and went home laughing.

And then we went on our so-called summer vacation–

Let me tell you a little bit about Luciel and the others.

This is a flag, but it won’t go away anytime soon, so don’t worry ……!

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“It’s not easy being a sister, you know?”

Oh, yeah, you’re one too.

“Yes, yes. When my soul was put into the body of a chicken, it was chilling.”

You managed to survive so it’s fine, though.

(T/N: I don’t know how the conversation about sisters became a conversation about chickens.)