Senior and junior (2)
Should I say that too?
Because she was so quick-witted, I thought that someday she would find out that I was trying to keep a distance.
I didn’t reveal it openly, but I’m sure you read a subtle tinge in my attitude toward her.
Of course, even so, she and I were strangers.
He says he has a relationship with Douglas, but that’s all. Originally, she and I would not have been involved in life.
Yes, as always.
“If you feel that way, I won’t say no, but… … .”
So I thought I wouldn’t bother telling you this.
It was because I wanted to remain with them, neither far nor close, as they were inevitably involved.
“Is it really necessary to be so friendly with someone you just met twice? Even if it’s Douglas senior’s daughter.”
“Wow, how can I even talk?”
Scarlett gasped as if she was stunned, but she shook her head a couple of times before opening her mouth again.
“Okay. I’m the one who regrets it anyway, so I won’t say more.”
“Don’t even try to get closer. What would happen if I acted friendly in front of senior Douglas?”
“Woo, it really doesn’t help at all.”
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Scarlett furrowed her brows as if just thinking about it gave her a headache, and glanced in the direction of the house.
I hope she will be a little self-respecting with this, but it will be only for a while.
I know what Scarlett’s personality is like, so I had to take the initiative and lead her so that she wouldn’t fall further into this private conversation.
“So, what is your request? Do you really have to come all this way to talk about it?”
At my words, Scarlett couldn’t answer right away and mumbled. Just then, an employee brought her a drink and a glass.
Even though the staff left the room, Scarlett remained silent, and I laughed bitterly as I poured a drink into her glass.
I guessed why she came to see me.
Once I remembered her entire walk, it wasn’t hard to guess what was going on during this time.
The first failure of the quest you received.
Although she would say it’s not a failure.
Well, to be precise, the first attempt failed, but there was still plenty of time left for the request, and the second attempt somehow succeeded.
Although his whole body is in disrepair, he certainly achieves the goal of the quest.
If the future had been as it was, I would never have consulted with others like this… … .
“Well, it’s not really a big deal. By any chance, how many monsters have you caught?”
“Are you talking about numbers? Or do you mean kind?”
“Kind! I heard that there are a lot of quests that have been solved. Are there any monsters called Chakaraka among the monsters you caught? No, maybe something similar… … .”
Scarlett’s voice gradually sank as she continued to speak, and her shoulders also gradually shrunk.
In addition, he did not drink alcohol, but his cheeks were stained red, which clearly showed that he was embarrassed.
She had lived her life without a single failure.
I would never have told anyone anything like this. Of course, he would be ashamed to talk about his failures that no one knew about.
It seemed cute, but he desperately hid his expression and opened his mouth calmly.
“I never caught it.”
“Ah, that’s good. close me As for Dad… … .”
“But I know very well what kind of monster it is.”
“Seniors! Come on, let’s have a drink. Come on, keep drinking swords.”
Scared to speak, he put his butt back on the chair, which had risen halfway, and raised a glass to invite a toast.
It was really her attitude.
Oh no, no.
Gently pressing the corners of his lips with his fingers, he lifted the glass and bumped it against hers.
“Keuuu, write… … isn’t it? what? What is this?”
“This is a liquor made in the Longtail region in the north. It’s a strong drink even though it’s a bit sweet, so be careful.”
“Wow, it was the first time I knew there was such a delicious drink.”
Scarlett said so and drank well.
The taste seemed to be the same, but it was clear that I would get drunk again if I left it as it was, so I secretly pulled the bottle towards me.
“So why did you ask Chakaraka?”
“If you know well, can you give us some information that will help us hunt them down?”
“What, are you having trouble?”
“No, not like that. It’s just the goal of the quest I received this time, but since it’s a monster I’ve never seen before, I tried to get some advice from seniors.”
Although she used to speak calmly, Scarlett’s voice, which was bad at lying, trembled slightly.
Pretending to think, I quietly tapped the table.
It was easy to just give information.
However, there was a feeling that it was a little lacking to just tell you. It leads to true growth only when you look back on what mistakes you have made to fail.
That is why she has always experienced, agonized over, and grown up through self-reflection.
But what about now?
When my answer was delayed, I looked at Scarlett, who was sipping again, and opened her mouth.
“Isn’t that a bit funny?”
“yes?”
“Think carefully. How was our first meeting?”
“… … Oh, why are you bringing that up again?”
Scarlett’s cheeks heated up again as the embarrassing memory came to mind, but I continued talking without a change in expression.
“After that, senior Douglas introduced me personally. Even so, the attitude of kicking out of the seat at will… … It was not easy to forgive him even after seeing his face.”
“Ugh… … .”
At my words, Scarlett moaned briefly and lowered her gaze.
At that time, I wouldn’t have thought that you would meet me again. Moreover, it is even more so that you are in a position to come to ask for help.
Scarlett at the time could be summed up as a win-win.
Solving difficult requests by himself with overwhelming swordsmanship, he was supported as a great mercenary by those around him, and in reality, he had the ability to receive such treatment.
That’s why, when I was introduced, he probably didn’t care too much about me.
“Well, since our first meeting was like that, let’s assume that we understand by conceding that attitude.”
“I-I’m sorry for being late, Hamda… … .”
Actually, I wasn’t too upset.
I just wanted to tease Scarlett a little bit at this point. yeah, it’s been a long time
“Since Rize said so, I will try to help as much as possible, but… … It’s a little hard to help people who have a lot of things to hide.”
“Ugh, ugh… … .”
At my sharp words, Scarlett slightly lifted her head and lowered her head even more.
I leisurely shake the glass and drink slowly while waiting for an answer. A moment later, without looking up, Scarlett reached out to pick up the bottle and poured it into her own glass.
Um, did I just order this?
To the extent that she was worried, Scarlett grabbed the glass and drank it all at once, then roughly placed the empty glass on the table.
“Puha, that’s good. I’m going to tell my seniors everything. Ugh, I tried to hide it as much as I could, but it feels like everything has already been exposed.”
Scarlett, who was grumbling, tapped the empty wine glass to see if it was still a little lacking, then opened her mouth again.
“I received the request to subdue Chakaraka and tried to solve it at once. But I came back without seeing what kind of person he was.”
“It means that the request failed.”
“Oh, it’s not a failure! There is still plenty of time left!”
When I saw Scarlett screaming excitedly, I burst into laughter. When I gestured to her to talk more, Scarlett, whose ears were red from embarrassment or alcohol, opened her mouth again.
“I am really, really a failure. I was just going to the place where they were, but the ground went out, a rock came over, a tree fell, and water poured.
“It’s a trap.”
“Yes, yes! I couldn’t access it because of the trap, but I’m the one who lost. If we seriously stick together, we have the confidence to decide in 10 seconds.”
“I wonder if I’ll be able to see even a single hair on their heads.”
“Ugh… … .”
“Even if you could see it, you would ignorantly break through the trap with your body.”
“Shut up… … !”
Once again, Scarlett’s forehead was lowered to the table, and I poured a little into her empty glass and took a sip from mine.
Then she took a glass and drank well with her forehead sunk.
Did you think I would give you some snacks?
“I will help you.”
“… … Is it real?! Are you suddenly not talking about anything else?!”
Immediately, she raised her head and raised her hand with her index finger pointing upward as she saw Scarlett screaming.
“Instead, there is one condition.”
“Say anything! No, that doesn’t mean anything will work, I’ll think about it… … .”
“Let’s go together.”
“… … yes?”
As if not expecting my words at all, Scarlett’s eyes widened.
To be honest, I didn’t even think of it.
I’ve always tried to have as little to do with her as possible.
I decided not to approach her any more after seeing her overcome everything by herself even without me for countless hours.
… … In any life, except for once.
But in this lifetime, they have already been involved many times. It was to the extent that my presence was clearly imprinted on her.
So now… … It was something I had to accept slowly. That there is no choice but to continue to be involved with her like this.
In fact, it was the first time she had ever come to me like this.
“It’s better to explain things by looking at them rather than talking about them. If you don’t like it, I’ll go with you.”
“No, I don’t hate it! If so, I will be grateful!”
So now that this has happened, I decided to help out.
If you go and teach me intensively with a bitter voice, you won’t come looking for me in the future.
No, I’d rather find more.
I can’t tell what happened after that… … There was one more reason to go together.
It was because of the thought that something I didn’t know might be there, just like the time in Arandura just before.
From the distant past until now, he had hardly been involved in Scarlett’s movements.
As I was quietly retracing her movement, a glass pushed me forward.
“Now then, let’s have a drink as a way to ask you well.”
He smiled and lightly crossed the glass as he invited a toast.
Then, as I held it in my mouth for a while, I saw Scarlett emptying the glass at once again.
Wait, how many drinks have you had?
Scarlett removed the glass from her mouth and smiled dazedly at the bash.
“Puha… … . I’m so glad that senior decided to help me. Oh, I really hate to think about it again. If the word that I ran away from those guys spreads, I won’t even be able to carry my face. Ah, especially to my dad, it’s always a secret. Secret, hee hee… … .”
“… … You have drunk a lot.”
“Am I coming? That’s it, this repair is so delicious. hehehe, the drinks I’ve been drinking have not been very tasty, but this one is really delicious. Is it because I ate with you?”
“… … .”
It’s been a long time since I’ve been so drunk.
I really got drunk in an instant, to the point where I wondered if I ordered this drink for no reason. In the meantime, I was trying to pick up the bottle again.
When I first grabbed the bottle, I violently untied my hand and eventually took the bottle and filled the glass.
The power still counts filthy.
Then, I filled my cup. The drops dripped because the alcohol had run out before that, and Scarlett, who was looking at them with grim eyes, tilted her head to the side and said,
“I’m having fun writing it now, but I’m already writing it. Jee will fill the bottle and bring it.”
“Just go there. No more to leave tomorrow.”
“Ah, just, just one more bottle is all you need to drink. If you divide it in half, hee hee.”
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After thinking about it for a while, Scarlett held out her glass to me again and asked for a toast.
Seeing him shake his body, he thought he might accidentally spill it, so he roughly bumped the glass, and Scarlett drank it again with a foolish laugh.
Right after that, with a thump, I hit my forehead on the table and didn’t get up.
In other things, he resembled his father, Douglas, but his drinking volume was not at all similar, so he was weak.
I sighed as I thought about the aftermath, got up from my seat, and carried Scarlett on my back and left the bar.
And as soon as I got home, I ran into Douglas, who was waiting in front of me. Douglas said in a low voice, his terrifying eyes flashing.
“Can you explain what happened with my daughter, Irvin?”
How else can I explain this?