Chapter 39
Cheers
Translator : PolterGlast
I approached the
flustered adventurers and spoke to them.
"I'm not angry.
So you don't have to worry about it."
"—Ah, y-you heard
us! U-um... we are truly sorry! And thank you for saving us!"
"I don't need an
apology or thanks. I just accepted a quest and completed it."
"To be so strong
and so kind... thank you so much! We will definitely repay this debt of
gratitude someday!"
"I told you, I
don't need any thanks. But if you really want to repay me, then instead of
helping me, help someone else who's in trouble in my place."
"""............Ooooh!!""""
A collective cry of
admiration rose from the adventurers who had been listening to our
conversation.
The eyes of the healer
who had been mocking me were sparkling, as if he were truly looking at a hero.
I was just repeating
the words the old woman had told me, but... it was getting strangely
embarrassing.
"—Ahem, more
importantly, are you sure you don't need an escort back? If you're injured, I
can take you back to the city."
"We're all unharmed,
so we're fine! Thank you so much! U-um, it's a bit late to ask, but what's your
name?"
"It's
Graham."
"Graham-san! We
will etch your earlier words into our hearts, Graham-san! We will live to be of
service to someone!"
"...R-right. Well
then, I'll be heading back first."
Bathed in their
sparkling gazes, I felt my back grow ticklish as I headed back to Ginia and
Aoi.
I was conscious of the
gazes of the adventurers I had saved, but right now, checking on Ginia was the
higher priority.
I'm sure she's fine,
but she fought to the very limit of her stamina.
Combined with the
situation of having to follow my instructions, her nerves must be completely
frayed. I need to take care of her.
"Ginia, are you
okay?"
"........................"
Our eyes were completely
locked, but Ginia wasn't responding at all.
I was worried she
might have suffered some kind of muscular damage, but—
"............Ah,
I'm sorry. I was resting in the back, so I'm fine! More importantly—that was
too amazing!! Th-that was all your doing, wasn't it, Graham-san!? I saw those
artistic monsters of fire killing the Ogres from all sides, and I was just
completely dazed!"
It was good that she
was energetic, but... it's been a while since I've seen Ginia this worked up.
Her eyes were wide and
intense, which made me worry in a different way.
"I just used
magic to defeat them. I've been using my katana up until now, but if I don't
use my magic, my skills will get dull."
"How can you be
so calm about it!? Normally, when you think of magic, it's things like shooting
fireballs, or at most, changing the shape to an arrow, right!?"
"You're asking
me? I don't really know, because for me, that was normal."
Part of it was because
I disliked practicing magic, so I would change its shape and form to distract
myself, but is it really that rare?
If you can change it
into the shape of an arrow, you should be able to change it into the shape of a
dog. I think this is just another case of Ginia not knowing things.
"You're always so
cool and detached, Graham-san, it creates such a gap. But Aoi-chan is here
today! Let's hear what she has to say, since she said she's been an adventurer
for a while!"
Ginia tried to bring
her into the conversation, but Aoi was frozen, still on her knees.
"Hey Aoi, are you
okay?"
As I approached and
called out to her, her body finally twitched.
At least she wasn't
unconscious. That was a relief.
"...What was
that? What in the world were you doing?"
"When you say
'that,' you mean the battle with the Ogres? I told Ginia, I just burned them
normally with magic."
"Y-you just
burned them normally with magic? It felt like I was watching the end of the
world. But you're standing right here, Graham, so does that mean those flames
really were your magic?"
"Yeah. That's
what I've been saying."
"I thought you
were a master of martial arts who could handle me with ease, but you're also a
master of swordsmanship who can cut down Golems, and a master of magic who can
one-sidedly burn Ogres I've never even seen before. ...What in the world are
you, Graham?"
Aoi asked with vacant
eyes, to the point that I was getting a little worried.
Ginia was worked up
too, but I feel like Aoi is in a stranger state, enough to be concerning.
"Even if you ask
what I am, I can only say I'm an adventurer who was a rookie until just
recently."
"............I
see. So you're not going to answer. —I've made up my mind! I am absolutely
going to join Graham's party! Even if you say no, I'll join your party no
matter what!"
She had been in a
slump I'd never seen before, which was a little scary, but after looking down
for a moment, she raised her head and was back to her usual self.
Her insisting on
joining the party is a pain, but it's a lot better than the brooding look she
had just now.
"I won't approve
you joining the party, but I'm glad you seem to be back to normal. You didn't
participate in the battle, so I'm having you help with dismantling the Ogre
corpses."
"Got it! I just
have to cut off the ears, right? I want to see the charred Ogre corpses, so
I'll start dismantling from over there!"
"Ah, no fair,
Aoi-chan! I want to see those Ogres up close, too!"
Ginia chased after Aoi
as she ran off, and they both headed over to dismantle from the Red Ogre
corpses I had killed.
I guess I'll take care
of dismantling from the Lesser Ogre corpses that Ginia killed.
Under the envious
gazes of the other adventurers, I went around cutting off the ears of the
Lesser Ogres.
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