62. Each situation
After hearing Huntly’s meaningful words, after sending a star article telling them to return to their master, the party of warriors who entered Harman and found a suitable lodging continued to be in a lethargic state.
Isabel, who had placed her hand on Gracie’s waist, who was drooping in the room due to the violent movement, and radiated the healing light, sighed while rubbing his aching shoulder.
“Haa… Really…”
“I’m sorry, Isabel. If it’s hard, stop…”
“…No. It didn’t really mean that.”
It was always like this when fighting giants who were as big as corps commanders. Even Gracie, the captain of the Royal Guard, who was said to be the strongest in terms of strength, did not have a body of steel that could withstand any attack.
…After a tough fight like this, Austin always cared about us.
Isabel had a hard time with his mind.
“Okay, it’s done.”
“Eugh… Thank you always. Isabelle.”
After being treated by Isabel, Gracie immediately threw herself onto a soft bed.
“Adrien.”
“……”
Adrien, leaning on the bed and pulling the bow, carefully examining it for gold, remained silent.
After hearing Huntly’s meaningful words, everyone was in bad shape, especially after spitting out the worm that was eating away at the mana core.
“Hero…”
“…It’s okay, Isabel. I’m okay.”
Shaky hands, vacant eyes, mouth wide open like an idiot, hair that was quickly tousled even though he had just come out of a bath.
‘…It doesn’t look all right at all.’
Looking at such a hero, Maya sighed for an unknown number of times already.
The hero’s spirit was a bit precarious. Victory over Huntly was certainly something worthy of praise. However, after Huntly’s last words and the unidentified bug that Galan had planted in their mana core disappeared, the guilt towards Austin surged. Anxiety that what Austin saw might be his true self.
Originally, I felt sorry for Austin, but it was simply a desperately compressed heart that I suppressed tightly. As her distrust blossomed and the worm that ate her heart was gone, her feelings for Austen were freed.
Ironically, I became more emotional as the bug that made me unable to control my emotions disappeared.
Since when did Galan do this? When she fought Galan two years ago, she wasn’t unusually strong for a corps commander. However, I should say that he had little taste for the man.
Probably, after being resurrected by Huntly, he used this method because he was difficult to deal with.
“Grunt…”
Anything about mistrust is a thing of the past. Galan said that Austin dealt with him, so maybe Austin is still in the city.
I don’t know how he won against Galan, but he probably took a lot of damage. Maya began to worry about her Austin’s condition.
Maya groaned, pinching her lips lightly with her hand, then got up and grabbed her hat.
She made up her mind.
“Maya…?”
“Maya. Where are you going?”
“…Wait a minute, I’ll do some business.”
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Now, their mental state is at stake. I can’t let you meet Austin in this state.
Maya straightened her hat, took out her paper and pen, and scrawled her schematic.
“…Here. This is a restaurant run by an acquaintance of my teacher.”
Seeing the warrior staring blankly at herself as she absentmindedly accepts her directions, Maya clutches her own staff in her hand.
“…It’s almost lunch time. I’m going to eat first. I’ll be going soon.”
“…Maya. Right now I don’t think much about food…”
“Isabel. I’m going to do ‘important things’ for a while. I will come see you Isabel takes me to the restaurant.”
Her quick-witted Isabelle saw Maya’s glance and realized something about her, and she slowly nodded her head.
“Then, I’ll be back.”
* * *
“Ummm…”
Maya wiped her nose with her finger, and she sniffed her nose again.
“Haa…”
However, she soon gave up on tracking Austin’s scent and sat down on a bench near her. There are so many people, it’s hard to smell.
“Austin… Where are you…”
Since she left the hostel, she has been looking for Austin all along, but there are no eyewitnesses to her, and it is impossible to find anyone who has seen Austin among so many people. In the first place, Austin’s appearance is common.
Maya, who had been staring blankly at the busily moving around, finally fixed her gaze on one person.
“That person is…”
A woman I’ve seen many times, with her hair tied in ponytails, with her orange middle feet a little lower than her shoulders, was walking across the plaza with food in her arms.
Obviously, the woman who was next to Austin when he last met him during the last battle with Depal.
‘Was his name… Robin?’
Maya slowly rose from her seat and brushed her ass. Praying that her eyes weren’t mistaken, she chased after Robin (Jin), who walked away humming her song.
“Sniff sniff…”
It was not an illusion. From that woman came the faint, unforgettable smell of Austin. Robin for sure.
With her hopes of meeting Austin after a long time, Maya silently followed her, feeling her uncontrollable joy.
Robin, humming her hum and walking with her bread in her mouth, crossed her plaza and turned into a narrow alley at the corner of a street lined with her inn.
“…?”
There are many inns here, but is there an entrance in that narrow alley?
I felt something strange and hesitated for a moment, but I couldn’t let go of Robin. Maya moved her feet again, following her into her narrow alleyway.
After turning around the corner where Robin disappeared, a brick wall appeared in front of Maya.
“… Huh?”
A dead end. But why?
‘…I can’t believe I’m following you…’
Suddenly regaining her senses, Maya grabbed her staff with both hands and felt a cool sensation in her neck.
“Don’t look back, answer my questions.”
With the sharp blade of the dagger lightly touching his skin, Maya swallowed and quietly lowered the hand holding his staff.
“Who are you to follow me?”
“…I don’t know?”
“No, so who are you…”
“Austin.”
As Austin’s name came out of Maya’s mouth, Robin’s dagger trembled, and Maya did not miss it.
“Austen and… Have something to say.”
“…Who are you?”
Robin’s voice became even colder after he abandoned the honorific. Maya lifted her hat, and she slowly turned her body around. Robin didn’t bother to stop such Maya, but just pointed the dagger at a position where she could end her breath at any time.
“You are…”
Eventually, when Maya’s face was completely exposed, Robin hesitated and put her dagger into her bosom.
“The warrior’s party, the wizard… Right? The name…”
“…Maya.”
“Yes, Mr. Maya.”
Robin took a step away, her dagger completely hidden in her bosom, and Maya sighed and clenched her fists as if to let out her tense breath.
Leaving behind such Maya, Robin, holding the bag of groceries she had put down on the floor in her arms, turned her head around and started to walk in front of her.
“Follow me.”
“… Huh?”
“You said you wanted to talk to senior? Please follow me.”
“Uh… Are you taking me there?”
“I know how you treated seniors.”
Robin’s eyes looked back at the hesitant Maya, but even her empty words were not nice to look at.
“…In my heart, I never want to meet seniors. But…”
Robin, who glanced up and down at Maya for a moment, paused for a moment, then continued, peeking at the sharp blade of the dagger hidden in his chest.
“Why the hell did you guys do that… Also, with what kind of face do you keep trying to meet seniors… I want to know.”
“…When I meet Austin, I’ll tell you everything.”
“You… I will watch.”
Unspoken pressure to not let Austin hurt again.
Maya nodded slowly, and she followed after Robin.
The year she leaned a little to the east, she stopped at the top of her head before she knew it.
* * *
“Sir, senpai… Sir…?”
“Now, what are you doing?”
“Oh, no. Wait for a sec. Just listen to me for now.”
Such a jerk. Robin and Maya’s eyes are unusual.
I carefully pushed Luna, who was still lying on top of me, to her side, and slowly raised her upper body.
“Guys. That must be wrong.”
“Senior. Did you have a hard time holding back your s*xual desire…?”
“No, Robin. Not that.”
“Then, what were you doing?”
How can I explain this? If I don’t give a proper explanation, as soon as I wake up in broad daylight, I become a pervert who tries to hit Yasu with a party member.
As I was breaking out in a cold sweat, Luna, who was staring blankly at Robin and Maya, opened her mouth, holding on to her bed and raising her body up.
“…Austin. Unfortunately, there are blockers. Do this next night. I will look forward to it.”
“…Huh.”
What is this crazy b*tch talking about? I couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
“Heh heh heh…”
Juseom Juseom Luna, who had changed her clothes, she had lost her strength a moment ago.
“…Robin. I never raised her Luna to be her flower snake.”
“…I can see what the situation is. I’ll talk to Luna later.”
As expected, Robin is quick-witted. I, Austin, was impressed.
I pulled up my pants and glanced at Maya, who returned with an expressionless expression.
“…How did you know I was here?”
“Here is the cancer… Robin guided me.”
Yes. Robin guided me. Even knowing my situation, knowing Maya’s face, she obediently guided her… I can’t believe this.
“Whew… Whihwi~”
As I glared at Robin, he averted my gaze from her, pursed her lips, and tried to blow a whistle that did not come out.
“I heard you fought… With Galan?”
“…Right. What is that?”
“You look okay, I’m glad… Really…”
What are you talking about?
“Whoa… So, what’s the matter?”
“…It’s a bit hard to say here, but…”
“Really? Then just go.”
I don’t even want to hear about you guys.
As I turned my back to Maya and put her belt around her waist, I heard Maya groan from behind her.
“Austin. Please… can you just listen to us just once…?”
“I have nothing to say to you~. If you’re not going to talk here, just go.”
“Huh… Oh, Austin…”
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No, what are you talking about?
Turning her head towards Maya, she saw Maya with her eyes closed and her eyes filled with tears.
“Eolssigu. Do you shed tears I thought there was no blood or tears when I was at a party.”
“Sigh… My, please listen to me… Just once…”
“…I’m not kidding. I already ran out of things to talk to you guys about, so get out of here.”
“I’m sorry… because we’re sorry… listen to our situation…”
Ah, Sifal is real. People open the lid. Do you not understand the language?
“Your circumstances are none of my business, so shut up!!!”
“…Heeep.”
As I let out a lion’s roar, Maya widened her eyes and sniffed her nose.
This must be the first time I’ve been so angry with you guys.
“Why are you like this! Why! b*tches who couldn’t eat when I was at a party, why are they saying this sh*t now!”
“That, that’s not it… Galan…”
“I have to do more! Uh! Dude, do I have to go back to the warrior party and take care of chores?! I wish I could wash your pants and cook for you for two years, you did as much as you could! What the hell is wrong with you!”
“Ugh… Mi, I’m sorry… I’m sorry…”
Even though I was getting angry, Maya kept repeating that she was sorry and her tears were dripping down.
“Whoa…”
Maybe it’s because Maya treated me the best during the 2 years of my 3-year party life where I was f*cked. She couldn’t say anything while crying so sadly, so somehow her heart ached.
“…What on earth do you want to talk about? Just tell me now This is your last chance.”
“Yeah… Sniff!… I’ll tell you…”
“Before that, wipe your nose. It’s too bad, I can’t see it.”
“Ugh, yeah… Sorry… Sniff!… I didn’t want to see that…”
I hurriedly tossed her handkerchief, and Maya hurriedly picked up her handkerchief that had fallen on her floor and spun —! And blew her nose.
…Was Maya so submissive?
After losing her temper once, her head cooled down a bit. When I was at her party, Maya wasn’t the type to listen to me so obediently.
Her Maya personality has changed a lot, though I don’t know why.
“Ah, sh*t…”
Maybe if I just treated her coldly like before, her head hurt when she suddenly came out with such a different attitude.
“Oh, Austin… Whimper… Have you had lunch…?”
“I ate…”
Grurl—!
Amy. There’s nothing going on.
“…I was going to eat it.”
“Well, then… Would you like to… Have lunch together…? I’ll buy it… Joe, it’s a nice restaurant…”
“Maya. Just tell me the point He said he had something he wanted to say.”
I was a little taken aback by the fact that Maya lives, but she’s honestly not close enough to eat her face to face.
When I rejected Maya’s proposal with a single stroke, Maya grabbed my collar again with tears in her eyes.
“Oh, no way… Together, at the… Restaurant…”
Maya was more persistent than I thought. She somehow looked up at me with anxious eyes as she thumped her feet, as if she wanted to have a meal together.
“Ah… No way…? Because I will live…”
At this point, I’m rather curious from myself. What the hell did you want to say so desperately?
“…Is it important? Is this something I need to hear?”
“Ugh, yes…! Important… Oh, very important! It’s a story related to Galan and the… Knight of the Star…”
Gallan… Plus, it’s a story involving the Knight of the Stars. What does this have to do with the Star Knight? At this point, I had no reason not to listen.
“…Lead the way.”
“Uh, yes…! Thank you… Thank you very much…! Whip!…”
“Okay, let’s go quickly. I am hungry.”
“Yes! Let’s go…!”
“Senior. May I follow you?”
As Robin intervened, Maya glared at him for a moment.
Toward Maya, Robin said with a smile.
“Why? It can not?”
“…Yes. Come along Robin…”
“hehehe… Let’s go get a free lunch soon!”
If it weren’t for Galan and the Knight of the Stars, I would never have followed him. To be honest, since they are aristocrats who have a lot to do with us, I think we should listen to them once.
A meal of rice would be fine.
…Are you okay?