Chapter 60 (1/2)

Summary of the last chapter in three lines

Trespa.s.sing men.

Souta twists the leader's hand.

Will stay in Narasu’s house for now.

Early in the next morning, Souta does his daily practice swings outside of the workshop.

An animal and a person, Ed and Dina, are watching from a place a bit away.

They're just simple practice swings, it’s just that, but Dina who shows a happy expression keeps watching without getting bored.

Ed closes his eyes as Dina strokes his head, letting her keep petting him.

After continuing the practice swings for a while, Souta who feels the training is adequate, decides to take a break and approaches Dina and Ed.

「Good morning Souta-san, thanks for your hard work.」

Dina stands up and hands the towel to Souta.

「Morning, also thank you…… By the way, since when did you start watching my training?」

While talking to Dina, Souta strokes Ed’s head to greets him.

「Umm, I think it was around when you changed your wooden sword with Izayoi.」

「About halfway then, that was pretty long, or rather, I don’t realize you were watching at all. I guess it’s expected of that guy's little sister.」

「Ufufufu, I’ve always been good at erasing my presence since a long time ago. I often played hide-and-seek when I was little you see, but it was always the case where n.o.body can found me until the end.」

Dina makes a peace sign with a prideful expression.

「To be proficient at the art of stealth at such an early age… That’s amazing.」

「What are you talking about, it’s just like blending with nature. For example, if it’s here then it’s blending with the wind, or trees if it’s in the forest.」

Souta closes his eyes. Using Dina’s explanation as a hint, he strongly pictures himself blending together with the wind.

『You learned Conceal skill』

He already expected it, but he still sighs because he learned the skill too easily.

「What’s wrong? Did it not work? I can feel Souta-san's presence fade though…….」

「No, how should I say it… I seem to get skills too easily, I already have Conceal as a skill.」

「Hoee~, it’s amazing, but why are you sighing? Isn’t it more convenient if you can learn the skill faster?」

Dina frankly shows her excitement, while also straightly asking about the problem.

「Originally, a skill is acquired after long training. And yet, to get it this easily, while I don’t feel guilty, it still doesn’t feel right.」

Listening to Souta, Dina thinks for a bit.

「I can somewhat understand the feeling. But I believe that Souta-san is good at picking up things in the first place. Even if it is influenced by skill or G.o.d’s blessing, you can still call this talent.」

「Talent, is it?」

「Yes, just like how I learnt the Conceal skill just by playing around instead of properly training it. There would be people who train as hard as they can and still be unable to learn the skill, in the end it’s simply because I have the talent.」

The feeling Souta has is the feeling of humility particular to j.a.panese, it makes him feel it’s inexcusable to learn the skill without spending any effort. While it might not entirely be because of Dina’s remark, he can now somewhat deal with the feeling.

「That’s… right, it certainly can be seen that way…. While I’m not entirely convinced, what you said does ease my mind somewhat, thanks.」

「No, not at all, I just said what I thought. But, if it can helps Souta-san then it’s great.」

Dina says that with a fascinating smile.

「A-A~a. By the way, it’s about time for breakfast, should we return now?」

「Yes!」

Dina follows Souta while looking happy.

When they return to the workshop, Narasu is still in the middle of preparing the breakfast.

Arezel, waiting for the breakfast, sits while swinging her legs.

「Souta-san, Dina-sama, good morning. Breakfast should be ready soon, so please have a seat over there.」

After returning their greeting to Arezel, they sit down on the seats she'd pointed to.

「So Narasu also cooks huh.」

「Yeah, I’m in charge of dinner, while Master is in charge of breakfast.」

「Then, Roury-san is in charge of lunch?」

Listening to Dina’s question, Arezel’s face cramped.

「No, u-ummm, Roury-sama is……」

While Arezel is at loss for words, Narasu comes carrying the finished dish and gives Arezel timely help.

「That one’s cooking is absolutely not good, catastrophic even. It’s simply a bad idea for her to cook. A long time ago, Arezel who ate the cookies she made on a whim, end up stayed in the bed for three days and three nights…」

「Tha-That’s quite a deal…」

Arezel’s face pales when she remembers that event.