EP5. Adventure City (6)
Leaving the association, Sean asked Levy.
“So what are you going to do?”
At Sean’s direct words, Levy put his chin on her fingers, took a thinking pose, and then said.
“Um… Well?”
“What? No, then…”
Sean clearly trusted Levy and entrusted him with that moment, but Levy’s words were enough to embarrass Sean.
Of course, it’s not like you have to skip the banquet. Rather, I might just enjoy the banquet without anything happening.
But there’s nothing wrong with being careful. At least it was enough to answer after delaying the answer and thinking about it.
According to Dordan, the banquet will be held in a few days.
So when Sean tried to further question Levy’s behavior, Levy continued.
“As Kania said, adventurers and mercenaries are on bad terms right now, right?”
“Huh? Uh, sure When I saw it while hunting, it looked tough.”
To Levy’s sudden question, Sean reflexively responded.
“And the branch manager and the baron also have a bad relationship?”
“That is… Perhaps it is…?”
If Kania’s words are true, the relationship between the two isn’t just bad, it’s a situation on the verge of a rebellion in the city.
Hearing that, Levy said.
“Let’s check.”
“OK? What do you mean?”
“In the first place, we don’t even know if what Kania said is true. Maybe she thinks Kania lied to us.”
“·····.”
That’s something even Sean couldn’t refute. Maybe we trusted Kania too much just for the reason that she was Gania’s sister, who was kind to them in the first place.
What if it’s a lie? What if Kania was a hoax to make us trust neither adventurers nor mercenaries?
There is no need to fabricate. If you add a little exaggeration to the facts, it will feel like a fact.
Perhaps he acted too softly even though he said he was careful in this city.
Even so, Sean’s worries did not disappear.
“Can I check? In that banquet hall, the only allies are each other.”
At that, Levy replied with a grin.
“Two of us are enough. You and me. Do you need more than two?”
At that, Sean stared blankly at Levy. And he shook his head slowly.
“····No,”
“And a lot of people came to that banquet. He wouldn’t do anything to the two of us in a place like that.”
“Yes. I guess.”
Seeing Sean finally agreeing with her, Levy smiled and told them their plan.
“Then let’s attend the banquet and make sure that the information we heard is really correct. It is enough to think about what we will do next.”
“Good.”
I wondered if the conversation would end like that, but Levy asked Sean what came to his mind.
“····If we had to side with each other, where would Shawn want to stand?”
Where do you want to stand? At that, Sean thought.
Adventurers and mercenaries.
The baron and the branch manager.
Is it right to stand on the side of the adventurer they admired?
Or would it be right to side with the mercenaries with the silent wolf helping them?
Is it right for them to stay with the adventurers they belong to?
Or would it be right to come from corrupt adventurers?
Is it right to be with Hector?
Is it correct to work with the merchant who sold the burnt magic book?
Sean’s position was still the same.
I don’t know yet.
Now Sean’s mind remained neutral, not leaning either way.
Perhaps after the banquet your mind will lean to one side or the other.
But whatever choice he made, his top priority was always the same.
Sean told the girl about it.
“I don’t know, but there is one thing that is most important to me.”
“······What is that?”
Sean looked into Levy’s eyes and said.
“You.”
“······· Eh?”
“You are the most important. Whatever choice you make, Levi, I will do it for you.”
Levy, who had always laughed at those words and was relaxed, changed.
The sudden attack from Sean made Levy break out in a cold sweat, get nervous, and her heart rate quickened.
In the end, her face went completely red, showing off everything on her face, but Levy laughed nonetheless.
And likewise he spoke to the most important and precious boy to him.
“Me too, Sean. You are the most important.”
A boy is a shield that protects a girl.
The reason for a boy to live for a girl.
I realized once again that the two are indispensable without each other.
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***
Currently, Sean was heading to the Silent Wolf Clan.
The girl who was always hanging out was nowhere to be seen today. Today the boy went out alone.
It is said that she is a genius wizard with great talent, but the girl has been using too many spells without stopping for the past few days.
Especially, the disguise magic she always used when going out of town consumed quite a bit of her energy.
So, Levi decided to take a good rest at an inn today.
The boy did not object to the decision. Rather, the boy first invited the girl to rest.
Then why is Sean heading to the silent wolf alone? It was simple.
Still, it was for the sake of visiting Kren, who came to Laes together and could say that he was quite attached to him.
I haven’t visited since the first visit, so it’s already been several days.
Anyway, he is lying injured for the sake of them, so it is not a pity to leave him like that.
Sean, who has a good heart, can’t bear to go beyond it, so he visits it when he has time alone.
The security guard who checked Sean’s face seemed to go inside today and let him know.
Last time I just let him go because he was a scheduled guest, but today Sean came to visit unexpectedly, so it must be.
Anyway, Sean accepted permission and went inside.
A few mercenaries were guarding their positions inside.
And among them were Hector and Gania. She said Hector looked at Sean.
“It seems like I haven’t seen you in a while.”
“Yes. Hello. Mr. Hector.”
Although Hector didn’t change outwardly, he welcomed Sean’s sudden visit quite well.
“I heard about it. Didn’t he do a good job hunting monsters?”
At that, Sean laughed and waved his hand.
“Levi did all the work. I just swung my sword.”
At that time, Gania, who was eating, saw Sean coming and ran over.
“Shaun! It’s been a while since I’ve seen you! How have you been doing?”
Seeing her still energetic, Sean said with a smile.
“Yes. Gania-san, how are you?”
“I’ve been fine. Oh! You said you met her sister?”
Those words made Sean think of Kania. The one who broke her own head. She was, in many ways, quite different from Gania.
“Yes. I also met Kania. You seem like a nice person?”
“A. You don’t have to say so empty. I know how eccentric my sister is.”
Hector, who had been listening to their conversation, asked Sean.
“So, what brought you here?”
“Oh, I’m here to see Mr. Kren.”
At those words, Hector put on a puzzled expression for a moment before talking to Sean.
“Ah, that guy. That bastard is now at the parade ground in the back.”
“Yes? A parade ground?”
If you’re talking about a parade ground, aren’t you referring to a training ground? Why is the patient there? Sean questioned.
Hector got up from his seat and spoke to Shawn.
“Follow me. I will guide you.”
“Oh, yes.”
So Sean followed Hector, and Hector opened the back door and came out.
There were various equipment for training, befitting the word parade ground. As Sean, seeing this place for the first time, I was quite surprised by such a trivial place.
Ah, that’s how you usually train.
When Shawn trained with Wilhelm, he was just swinging his sword in an empty field in the mountains.
Of course, since Wilhelm taught so well, that was enough for him.
And Shawn spotted a familiar figure standing in the middle.
It was Cren. He was vigorously swinging up and down with a wooden sword.
Ah, it reminds me of the old days. For some reason, his image during training and his image now overlapped.
Hector said to the back of Kren who was swinging the sword.
“Stop.”
Kren dropped his sword in surprise at those words. There is still a lot of fear.
As Kren turned around, Hector pointed at Shawn and said,
“A guest has arrived.”
“Oh Shawn! It’s been a while since I’ve seen you. hahahaha.”
Sean looked at Kren’s words with a worried look in his eyes.
“Mr. Kren, are you okay? Is it okay to move?”
At that, Kren just laughed and said.
“Ah, the doctor said that my body has good resilience. I’m perfectly fine now.”
At that, Shawn nodded, and he asked what he was curious about.
“·····But, for what reason…”
At that, Cren looked at Hector and said.
“Ah, that’s…. You know that last time. After hunting the monsters, they said that they would take the entrance exam…”
“Ah-. Then because of that…?”
“Uh. That’s why I’m training like this. I heard roughly from the mercenaries here, but they said that the entrance exam is f*cking tough…”
The last words were Kren speaking to Shawn almost in a whisper so that Hector couldn’t hear him.
“When is the exam?”
“Next week. Originally, it was supposed to be done in two days, but there was a banquet that day, so it was postponed.”
At that, Shawn thought for a moment, then spoke to Kren.
“So, are you planning to keep practicing until next week?”
“That’s how it should be. Damn, how I dreamed I would come in here.”
Sean laughed at Kren’s courageous words.
“Then can I help you?”
“·······What? What do you mean by that?”
Kren asked back as if he didn’t understand for a moment. Sean was kind and made it easy to understand.
“Practice for the entrance exam. Let me help you!”
“No, that’s it. Uh····. But·····.”
At those words, Kren noticed someone. Shawn noticed who it was and immediately turned around to ask.
“Are you okay? I won’t do it if it’s cheating.”
At that, Hector, who was standing behind her, shook his head.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s not helping with the entrance exam itself, but helping with training. In the end, it’s up to you to make it happen.”
“Well, now that I’ve taken permission, it’s okay, right?”
At those words, Cren made an incomprehensible and mysterious expression.
She is being trained in swordsmanship by a boy much younger than herself. Whether she likes it or not. Kren couldn’t even make up his mind properly.
Sean seemed to like it, she said, clapping her hands.
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“Then let’s start right now!”
“What?! No, that’s…, That’s why… I suddenly feel a little sick…”
Kren’s absurd excuses didn’t even work on her.
*
Hector said she to Sean.
“It was harder than I thought.”
“Is that so? I just did what I’m used to.”
At Sean’s words, she let out a drool. Certainly, it makes sense that such a young boy would have to go through that level to attain that level of skill.
Hector looked back for a moment.
It was really unsightly to see him lying down on the parade ground with only his butt raised.
As she watched, Hector gave advice to the little boy.
“Still, it will be difficult to endure that level of intensity training from the beginning.”
“Uh… Yes. Thank you. I’ll have to do it a bit weaker next time.”
Hearing Hector’s words, Sean briefly thought of training with Wilhelm.
Hmmm… He’s already had more than 7 years, so his memory is hazy, but he sure had such a hard time that he thought he’d rather die when he first started training.
That’s also because Sean’s skills have accumulated to some extent, so it’s a little better because he does sparring rather than training.
Wouldn’t it be better to just do sparring?
He was thinking about how to roll the cren for a while, then Hector spoke to Sean.
“So did you decide?”
“Yes?”
“Mercenaries and adventurers.”
“Have you decided where you want to stand, the baron or the association?”
The moment of choice kept approaching.
EP5. Adventure City (Wan)