Chapter 20 The GodSlayers (4) (2/2)
That would be bad.
As someone who had been scolded many times by her during our journey, it was a common knowledge that she’s the last person you’d want to make angry.
Well, I’m the one who was always at fault though.
Taking minors to the city’s ‘night life’, being reckless and getting hurt, teaching the kids weird things, etc.
I know the reasons aren’t exactly great but I really feel that you should enjoy now that you’re in a different world and all. That hasn’t changed even now.
[Yuuko is really scary when angered after all.]
“She grows horns I swear, horns!”(renji)
“She might hear that you know?”(souichi)
[When that happens, Renji, put me in Souichi’s safekeeping please.]
“We’ll be together in both joy and pain, right partner?”(renji)
As I began taking with Ermenhilde, Souichi started laughing.
“It’s really nostalgic.”
I shrugged my shoulders.
I have been doing this for 3 years now. Rather than nostalgic, it’s become more like normal for me.
That’s why I could only feel out of place at Souichi’s words.
“I, for one, would prefer a more gentle and ladylike personality, you know.”(renji)
[Muu]
Seeing Ermenhilde harden at just those words, I laughed together with Souichi.
As usual, my partner’s fun to tease.
“What about Aya and Yayoi-chan?”
“They’re borrowing a restaurant.”
“…..There’s no need to go that far.”
“They’re really happy though. Especially Aya.”
“Hmm.”
[What a half-hearted response. You’ll get buried for it someday, you know?]
Will I really get buried for just that?
I doubt she’s that short-tempered. Probably.
I followed Souichi as he began to walk while talking.
He’s probably leading me to the restaurant.
After that fight, we separated without getting to talk much but it’s nice that they aren’t saying anything to me.
Well, they’ll probably ask a lot now though. What I have been doing till now and whatnot. How should I avoid it? I gazed at the sky while thinking.
It’s not something very cool after all, I have been literally lazing around. But I don’t want to hide much from the children either. I don’t intend to lie but let’s dramatize it a bit instead.
“Please be gentle with Aya alright? If Renji-niichan made her angry, I’m the one who gets the bad end of it, you know?”(souichi)
“That’s sounds fun though.”
“Oh please no…..”
He says that but, Souichi himself enjoys messing around with his childhood friend.
He’s really easy to understand I think. Really.
To the extent where you’d end up wondering whether there’s something more between them than being just childhood friends.
“Leaving that aside, Souichi,”
“Don’t leave it aside…….what is it, Renji-niichan?”
“Don’t I smell? I bathed in goblin blood sprays and was dealing with their corpses as well till now after all.”
“Well now that you mention it, you do.”
[You’re going to have dinner now right? Do you intend to go like this?]
If I actually went like this, not just Aya, even Utano-san will do something bad to me. And I mean mentally.
“Can I return to my inn once? I want to take a bath. Need to change my clothes as well.”
“Yeah. If you went with bloody clothes, I’ll be the one who gets buried…..”
[Well, can’t you both get buried together? Happily?]
Anything but that.
It’s dark, cramped and difficult to breath alone anyway.
[Maybe if that happens, Renji would also live more properly afterwards.]
“Can you please not talk like I’m not a proper human.”
[It’s true though, Renji.]
You say such harsh things, partner.
As I shrugged, Souichi luaghed.
“Didn’t Eru-san get a bit more mellow nowadays?”(souichi) (T/n: mellow and round sound the same in japanese which’ll explain the next dialogue.)
“It’s been round from the very start, it’s a medal after all. You won’t get……fat, right?”
“……Not that way.”
Souichi looked so cute as he dropped his shoulders that I started laughing.
On that, he glared at me with puffed cheeks. His actions are still really childish. Should I say, as expected of a 18yr old kid or should I say, even though he’s already 18 he’s still like this.
“In the beginning, it was more formal, called you Renji-sama, right?”
[……I have no such memory.]
“Yeah, back when it was still pure and graceful.”
[Should I talk about various things to Aya, Renji?]
Does it really want to deny that it ever happened? Well, it’s not like I want to talk about back then much either.
I was just a company employee and was suddenly being called with a ‘-sama’ suffix. It’s an embarrassing memory.
“Talking about back then, Souichi hasn’t grown much in height from back then eh?”(renji)
“uu……”
[Don’t mind him. For men, it’s what inside you that counts Souichi.]
Wow that’s harsh in its own Ermenhilde.
Being told that, Souichi only averted his gaze and sighed.
In fact, since his face is also pretty androgynous, if he grew out his hair, won’t he look like Yayoi-chan?
“It must be nice for Renji-niichan to be so tall.”
“I pretty average I think.”
“Then I’m even below average. Even in class I’m the shortest.
[It’s fine. I know a lot of good points Souichi has.]
Like I said, you aren’t consoling him that way Idiot! I hit Ermenhilde from above the pocket.
I said that to change the topic but Ermenhilde seems to be dealing the final blow instead.
“Well, you’ll gain height sooner I’m sure.”
“I’m still drinking milk everyday by the way, you know.”
So you still are?
“You sure are leading a healthy life. Well then, let’s quickly go to the inn and then meet up with Aya and the others.”
“……yeah. if we made her wait any longer, she’ll get angry again.”
[Again?]
“No, it’s nothing, Eru-san.”
Did she get angry at him for some reason?
Seeing the easy to understand Souichi, I feel bad but still ended up luaghing.
“You sure get along well with Aya.”
“I wonder? Well, we are childhood friends. I can somehow understand what she’s thinking.”
“Well isn’t that amazing.”
When I said that, Souichi looked up at me happily.
“Envious?”
“Well, I wonder?”
[You’re not honest, as usual.]
“Nothing like that, really.”
But—–I’m really not envious, I feel that because those 2 have such a relation they can do that.
That wasn’t envy but more……jealousy.
“Well, I don’t have such a person in my life, that is.”
“What about Eru-san?”
“That’s more like we’re just stuck together.”
[………muu]
The Brave who protected his comrades. Trusted by everyone, I held very slight jealousy towards Amagi Souichi.
Hiding that, I teased Ermenhilde to change the topic.
That’s fine.
An adult that’s jealous of child 10 years younger is simply unsightly.
The comrades that fought with me died. Lost their lives.——-only then did I gain the power to fight.
Haah, I sighed inside my mind.
“Me and Aya are also the same, Eru-san.”
[…….That isn’t really consoling, Souichi.]
“It’s payback for earlier.”
I’m envious of Souichi who can smile so straightforwardly like that.
Why is it that you get better at forced smile as you become an adult I wonder?
Or is it that you become an adult when you get better at forcing your smiles?