EP13. A calm adventure (1)
EP13. Calm adventure
A late night when the soft moonlight illuminates the world.
Sean and Levy were on their way back to town after a series of incidents.
Thanks to what had just happened, the surroundings were filled with awkward silence.
But the two of them were so close that there was no gap between them, and they held each other’s hands tightly and laid them on top of each other.
No one can call them simple friends.
But that doesn’t mean we can’t keep going like this without saying anything.
Levi plucked up the courage to talk to Sean about a simple subject.
“Shaun. That····. I couldn’t tell you earlier, but it was good.”
“Did you like it? . . . A kiss?”
Sean’s completely unexpected question caused Levy to turn her face red like a blush. She screamed in anger to hide her embarrassment.
“What are you talking about! Other than that, when catching trolls during the day.”
“Ah. At that time. What do you like about it? If it had been you, it would have been much easier.”
As the conversation proceeded normally, Levy calmly returned to the conversation.
“No. It’s kind of hard to say this, but… In fact, I’ve always thought that Shawn was weaker than me…”
“Well, it’s not particularly wrong.”
“But today, when I saw Shawn fighting, I realized. Sean has grown a lot too. Both of us are growing as we continue our adventures. ····This feeling?”
Hearing Levy’s words, Sean thought for a moment, clasping her hands to see if he felt something. Then he slowly nodded his head in agreement.
“After going through today’s battle, I felt that it was different from before. After thinking about it, I have some guesses.”
“Really? What?”
“You know, when I stopped Meteor in Elioden not too long ago. At that time, I felt something entering my body that I didn’t even know existed until now.”
Levi, who was listening quietly by her side, was deeply interested and asked.
“Really? At that time… Is it divine power?”
“Okay. Sepia said that only an apostle could use divine power, but she also said that Edward was an apostle. I don’t know exactly.”
Levy thought about that moment for a moment.
As Tina, Sepia, and Edward prayed together, something descended from the sky and headed for Sean.
Then Sean gained tremendous strength, and created a miraculous scene in which Levy himself blocked Meteor with only his sword and body, which he had no confidence to stop.
“Anyway, it definitely feels like something has changed since then. It’s not that the power remains, but it feels like stepping on new ground.”
“You mean whatever is good, right? Good luck! hehehe.”
Sean laughed along with Levy’s natural laugh. Then he asked Levi. Suddenly, the smile on his lips turned into a mischievous smile.
“By the way, why are you so flustered?”
“····Embarrassed, who said it was embarrassing!”
“Have you seen it already? Or perhaps… Didn’t you like it?”
Levy was stunned to see Sean deliberately acting down. For some reason, the boy seems to have developed a more naughty side than when he was young. Originally, acting like that was always my responsibility.
That’s why Levy had a mindset to show Sean. He wondered what the result would be if he played a prank on himself. I have to completely repay the boy’s teasing that I’ve been putting in since the last time.
“Yes. It was really bad.”
“… Huh? Really?”
“Did Sean really believe that I would like him?”
“Yes. What. ····This can be happen.”
Levy grabbed Sean’s front island with his other hand, with her hand holding her against her, and pulled him.
Finally seeing Shawn’s bewildered expression, Levy closed her eyes and lifted her tiptoe.
As before, the girl’s first kiss continued for a long time.
It must have been that they had been stuck together for such a long time. Only when they reached the point where they were out of breath did their lips part.
Exhaling her rough breath, Levy wiped her lips with her sleeve and smiled expectantly.
“It wasn’t bad this time.”
“·······.”
Seeing Levy’s positive attitude, Shawn realized that he still had a long way to go.
***
When the two finally returned to Henerd, for some reason the city felt bustling.
You are active even at such a late hour. I hadn’t seen this kind of scenery in Laes.
However, the expressions of the adventurers were not bright and hardened.
“Something is strange.”
“Sure. Did something happen?”
Sean and Levy talked anxiously.
In fact, there was an important issue that was not mentioned by the two of them, but was difficult to simply overlook.
That’s Wendy.
It would be a lie if I said that I wasn’t worried now that the situation was over because Levy as well as Sean left Wendy behind because things were messed up.
It was also the case that it was said that it was self-employed. It was a hasty judgment to attribute the girl to a bad nature based only on today’s faults, for some reason the girl was emotionally intensified.
“Let’s go back to the Association for now.”
“…Will it be okay?”
Levi’s words mixed with concern left out the subject, but it was clear who he was referring to.
However, Shawn couldn’t tell me that it would be okay. I just hurried my steps towards the association.
When the two finally arrived at the association, the scene inside looked more serious than they thought.
Even in the middle of the night, there were a considerable number of adventurers in the association.
Originally, the adventurers, who would have been relaxed and comfortable here, were now having a conversation with each other with firm expressions.
Sean and Levy made their way through the crowd to the front of the counter.
At the counter, the receptionist, who had become accustomed to it, and her man, whose face was familiar, were talking fervently. When a man explains something diligently, if you see the guide taking notes, isn’t he giving you some information?
Sean arrived at the counter and spoke carefully, trying to stay out of the way as much as possible.
“Hey, I’m sorry…. Can you tell me what the situation is?”
“Yes. That’s right, two novice adventurers went into the forest… Uh?”
“…I can’t believe that.”
Shaun checked the face of the man who was talking to the receptionist again. I wondered why he was familiar, and he was the guide I had met earlier in the morning.
I couldn’t believe it, but one possibility kept popping up in my mind. If you look carefully, it was a scenario that was enough.
“Sean?”
“Yes. Hello····?”
“Now, no, now. Where did you go and are you on your way back…?”
It was a really embarrassing situation. Sean said, taking out the troll’s nose from his backpack.
“Free adventure… I came.”
“… Oh my God.”
The guide stared blankly at Sean, wide-eyed, as if he couldn’t believe that Sean not only returned safely, but even caught the troll.
The guide next to her also murmured a sigh of amazement.
“You bastard… Do you really hold it?”
“Hmm. That’s it. It wasn’t just one.”
“You. Aren’t you f*cking cheating? Give me this.”
Her man snatched her troll’s nose from her shaun and looked around, staring.
“Right?”
“How do I know that. You kid.”
“No, then why did you take it to see it?”
“I thought you were cheating by bringing a goblin nose somewhere. At least it doesn’t seem like that.”
The brazen guide’s attitude was truly absurd, but Shawn decided to stay still.
Anyway, the fact that the whole city was in such an uproar because of them made me uncomfortable.
In the meantime, the guide, who barely came to his senses, spoke in a calm tone.
“Then Sean-sama and Levy-sama. Are you both okay?”
“Yes.”
“Okay. I’ve confirmed that you two are safe, so I’ll lift the emergency situation. And the association will separately check whether this part of the evidence is the part of the troll.”
Sean nodded her head and handed her all the rest of her troll’s noses that she had tucked away in her bag. Her receptionist almost distorted her expression at the sight, but she was able to keep her composure with her uncompromising work spirit.
Soon, news of the safe return of a rookie adventurer who was said to have been eaten by trolls spread throughout the association. Most of the adventurers responded that they were fortunate, but some shouted out loud that they had to scold the arrogant novice adventurers.
The self-assured attitude of some adventurers was quickly dispelled by the back story that the two of them had killed four trolls alone.
“This is amazing. There’s a lot I want to say, but it’s late today, so go in and get some rest. Let’s talk about it tomorrow too.”
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Sean was genuinely impressed and apologetic at the receptionist’s gentle smile, not to mention his dislike.
“I’m so sorry. Why are you going through such a hard time because of us…”
“What are you talking about? You two don’t have to apologize at all. In the first place, this incident was nothing more than a guess and a scolding on our part.”
The guide who was listening to the conversation next to me also yawned and interjected as if his tension had completely relaxed.
“Yes. Who would think that only two same-ranked kids could catch a troll. That’s four marinas.”
“Anyway, Shawn didn’t do anything wrong, so you don’t have to worry.”
“Yes, thank you.”
Shawn, who was about to leave after giving her thanks, turned around and asked her.
“Maybe…. Is Wendy back?”
“Yes? Oh, are you referring to Miss Wendy, the guide?”
“Right.”
The receptionist was silent at Sean’s question, as if recalling her memories for a moment. Shawn waited for her answer, hoping that she was all right.
“Yes. I think I saw you at the association around evening.”
“····Whew. Is that so. Thank you.”
Relieved, Sean said hello to her and left her counter. Shawn said as he approached Levy who was waiting for him.
“Did you hear that?”
“Yes. I didn’t know that we were the cause.”
“That’s right. Still, the ratings will go up from tomorrow, right?”
“Maybe? For now, let’s go in and rest. Sean is tired right now.”
Sean nodded. As Levy said, he was quite tired now. Is it a natural result because there are so many things going on today?
At that time, a small, white hand suddenly appeared from the side. When he turned his head, Levy was staring at Sean as if he was doing something without grabbing it quickly.
With a small smile, Sean took Levy’s hand. He could feel the ring she was wearing on her folded hands.