Chapter 38.2 - Volume 1 – Intermission Sword of Lightning II (1/2)

—Armia—

「So you’re really here.」

Along with those words, I smiled.

After losing the party’s joint residence, Leader and Sarveria-san spent their time in the guild’s tavern, so I thought they would be here.

And seeing my guess was on the mark, I smiled.

「Whatever………」

…However, the moment I noticed the dark expression on Leader and Sarveria-san’s face, my smile losing its luster.

Certainly, after being demoted from first-class party status, Leader and Sarveria-san always surrounded by heavy air.

But their current state was obviously different from what it was.

「It’s about Raust-san, right?」

「Kh!」

……Seeing them like this, I muttered the name of the person who seemed like the cause.

The agitation that showed up on their face told me I was correct.

Perhaps despite far too late, they now starting to regret doing what they did to Raust-san.

That was not a regret someone who kicked out Raust-san from the party one-sidedly should have.

……But still, it might be inevitable that they would feel lingering regret for Raust-san.

After all, the feat that Raust-san accomplished was out of the norm.

The adventurers here were all turning their eyes in awe toward Onii-san who was leaving.

Even though they, until a few hours ago, still ridiculed him.

「If I put him into my party at that time, then…」

「Damn!」

Among them, there were also some that felt regret for rejecting Raust-san to be included in their party.

Under such circumstances, there was no way Leader who once put Raust-san into his party wouldn’t also think the same.

They couldn’t get that idea off their head even though Leader and Sarveria-san knew they were paying for their mistake.

「But, Raust-san will no longer come back to Sword of Lightning.」

Even so, there was no point in thinking a what-if situation like that.

Raust-san had a reliable party member.

No matter who invited him, he wouldn’t enter another party.

「Let’s stop being fixated on Raust-san.」

That was why I said so to Leader.

It was time to give up.

At that moment, Leader and Sarveria-san’s face were clearly distorted.

They too probably didn’t think about it seriously that Raust-san would go back to Sword of Lightning this late.

Even though they knew it was impossible, they still couldn’t let it go.

That was why, with my words, Leader and Sarveria-san’s gave up on Raust-san.

…Even so, that didn’t mean their complex would also go away with it.

「…You’re quite composed aren’t you, Armia? Is it because you wronged Raust less than us that you behave like you’re right?」

Next moment, as if to vent his anger, Leader said that words to me.