Chapter 34 Reunion (1) (1/2)

Chapter 34 Reunion (1)

“Renji-san, are you fine now?”(aya)

“Hm, yeah. My body hurts a bit due to sleeping too much though.”

According to Utano-san, I slept for full 5 days. It’s been a long time since I slept for so long continuously. I guess even I’ll get tired after walking continuously till the Forest of Rotting souls and then fighting a Demon God’s descendant. Well, I’m already very lucky to have survived all that to be honest.

“Also, I’m hungry.”(renji)

“fufu. Even though you almost died, you’re already energetic eh?”(aya)

“Cause I didn’t die in the end.”

When I said that, Aya laughed amusingly. Seeing her smile, I also started laughing with her.

“Did I make you worry?”(renji)

“Yes, very much so. Francesca-senpai and the others were very worried as well.”

“I see.”

Aya brought a chair and sat down near my bed. The way she sat was, in a sense, in an even more dignified manner than Utano-san. I won’t say that out loud though. Even walls have ears after all.

Aya’s tone was a bit angry, but her expression was so gentle that I didn’t feel scared at all. I wonder if she herself knows that? I doubt she does.

“To fall asleep in my room, you really must have been worried a lot, I guess.”(renji)

“…….mouu, please forget that.”

Blushing a little, she glared at me. Normally it would be scary but right now, it only feels cute. When I kept on staring at her face, she ended up averting her face.

“It would be such a waste to forget that.”(renji)

“There’s no such thing!”

When she spoke angrily and I shrugged my shoulders at it, my right arm pained again slightly. No, the wound has healed but, a little of the Demon God’s poison is still remaining probably.

“Are you really okay?”(aya)

“As long as Aya doesn’t shout at me, yeah.”

“uu..”

When I gave a stifled laughter, Aya curled up her body. It’s because you act like that, I feel like teasing you more you know? Due to the gap between this and the way she acts normally, well, my teasingnature gets awakened.

Even I myself think that its very childish of me to do so. Like, what the hell am I doing? But, oh well, I guess it would be imprudent to continue any further right now .

If I am to tease someone who was worried for me, I should at least wait till I’m back to full health again. Even I have tended to my injured comrades countless times. At those times, its best to always be energetic, I know.

“You’re always teasing me.”(aya)

“Because I get really amusing reactions when I do so.”

“Haah……you’re treating me as a child.”

“Because you still are a child.”

“I’m already 18 yrs old.”

“And I’m 28.”

When I said that, she pouted like a child to protest against me.That’s exactly why you’re still a child. But if I pointed that out, she’ll fix her expression which would be a waste so I didn’t.

We continued conversing like that when,

“Oh right, where’s Ermenhilde?”

“………..Eru is probably with Yui or that idiot, I think.”(aya)

When I changed the topic, she sighed.

Idiot—-probably means Koutarou. Aya and Koutarou don’t get along much. Well, they don’t hate each other or anything, they simply quarrel with each other too much. That’s because Aya uses magic by using her mind/thinking with her head whereas Koutarou weaves/creates magic with pure sense/intuition. One being a genius and one who depends on pure instinct, they simply are unable to understand each others magic. That’s why they end up quarrelling.

Even after countless times I have mediated their fights, they still haven’t stopped.

“It was Koutarou who came to save me because he saw a future of me dying you know?”

“No such thing.”

“When I tried to defend Koutarou, Aya pouted again.

“If he saw a future of Renji-san dying, he should have quickly told it to us. If he had, we would have taken Souichi and Yayoi with us as well.”(aya)

“That won’t do. Those two have their own things to do as well.”

To be honest, if it were upto me, I’d have Aya live as a student at Magic City as well but it’s useless to say that now.

“He’s always putting up airs, over exaggerating things……..that’s why I don’t like him.”(aya)

“Please try to get along with him more.”

“I’ll try to.”

Well, even I think that he should have told me such a future earlier though. He saw my death after all, my death! I don’t want to die yet, you know? I have lots of things I want to do, things I have to finish. There’s no way I’ll accept dying in that remote forest.

I’m pretty sure he has already disappeared but next time I meet him, I’m definitely going to complain about this. Also, I have to thank him for saving me as well. That chunnibyou wannabe is weak to such things after all. I’m gonna tease him to my heart’s content.

“Oh right, is Yui-chan also in the capital?”(renji)

“Yes. She was the one who carried you here from the forest on her Fafnir. She should be at the training grounds right now.”

Saying that, Aya stood up and opened the curtains. I also came closer to the window and looked outside. The training grounds were perfectly visible from this window. There a giant crimson dragon was currently resting its wings. It was Yui-chan’s third contracted beast, the Ancient Dragon–Fafnir. Just like an year ago, it always looked strong and cool. Every man admires dragons after all, yeah. We had the dragon lend us its back to move quickly to different places and also had the help from its breath attacks during battles countless times.

“Oh, there’s Fafnir…..so that means..”

Saying till that, a 15cm tall humanoid with wings came towards the window we were looking through—-a fairy. When I had asked sometime before if she didn’t feel cold flying around wearing just that white dress, apparently, the wind spirits took care of that for her. Truly convenient.

“——, ———-”

Since I closed the window, I can’t hear what she’s saying but it seems she hasn’t realized that so is still continuing to talk. When I finally laughed at her, she finally realized and started beating on the window. She’s the same as well it seems.

“Don’t break the glass, will you?”(renji)

“How rude. Even though I came here to greet you, you laughed at me.”(fairy)

“It’s your fault to start talking even though the window was closed. You should have realized that earlier.”

“uu—–well, that’s true as well.—–”

Since she’s mumbling in a small voice I can’t hear her properly. Since her body was small, her volume was low as well.

“What did you say?”(renji)

“Shut up. Idiot! Die with your incompetence!”

“I am not gonna die that easily.”

And what the hell, she’s calling me the same thing as Utano-san. Even I’ll get hurt a bit now. I’m not that incompetent, probably. Even like this, I still try to live as bravely as possible.

“Anastasia, did you see Ermenhilde?”(renji)

“Wha? What, you prefer that medal woman over me?”

“What is wrong with your brain? I can’t calm down without Ermenhilde by my side that’s all.”

But she still looked at me with a suspicious gaze. Really, what goes on inside her head?

Fairy Anastasia. She’s the queen of all fairies that reside in the forest of the World Tree in Elfreim. She’s a user of Spirit magic and in terms of usability of magic, she even surpasses Aya in my opinion. Though I wonder if that’s simply because she’s a fairy or because this nagging chibikko(small kid/brat) is actually skilled on her own…….It’s probably the former.

I wonder what she was thinking right now after I asked about Ermenhilde since the Fairy queen flew away from the window and glided in the air. She’s really skilful. I recalled that I had tried flying using spirit magic many times myself but I couldn’t fly as well as Anastasia. And then I was made a fool of as well. I’ll ask her again and take revenge this time.

“fuun. You have it hard as well, Aya.”(fairy)

“Not really. This fun in its own you know.(aya)

“Yuuko as well, without him knowing………you’re such a sinful man, Renji”(fairy)

“In Utano-san’s case, I’m more of a victim in my opinion.”(renji)

“……………”

But, for some reason, I ended up getting a cold glare from Aya instead. Even the presence beside me became colder.

“What did you do to Yuuko-san?”(aya)

“Why am I being treated as the wrong-doer!?”

To be looked so suspiciously by Aya……I’m so sad. But in truth, earlier, how should I call it, that was a surprise attack by her. In any case, I am not at fault in anyway I think. Or maybe I am at fault for not being clear even now?

Well, I guess its always the man who’s at fault in such cases. Yeah.

“It comes to him as a habit, doesn’t it?”(fairy)

“Shut up, chibikko.”

“nuu. You’re calling me like that again, you incompetent!.”

Saying that, she climbed on my right shoulder. The weight I felt made me nostalgic and I ended up smiling a little.

“Where’s Yui-chan?”(renji)

“With Faf’. ‘Knight’ is swinging swords with Yuuta.”(fairy)

“With Kuuki eh——-”

I’ll have to go meet him as well. Kuuki Yuuta. The [Knight of the Goddess], one of the heroes affiliated with the Knights Order of the country. And ‘Knight’ was the first contracted monster of Yui-chan, a Phantom Knight. He’s called ‘Knight’ because he’s a knight. Utano-san was the one who named him. Don’t try to think too much about it. It’s useless to make a retort.

But still, I sure hear a lot of my comrades names just by coming to the capital. That made me feel——very weird kinds of unclear emotions, making me scratch my head.

“You’ll catch a cold so I’ll close the window again, okay?”(aya)

“Yeah.”

“My oh my. What devotion! You’ll definitely become a good wife, Aya.”(fairy)

“———!”