Chapter 30 – Girls’ Talk on the Riverside (1/2)

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Chapter 30 – Girls’ Talk on the Riverside

Few hours after going with Suura-san and the guards,

We were able to find the『Trader Group』, our goal, quite quickly.

Well, just like Suura-san thought, they were on the woodland path, moreover, I too was using my enhanced hearing ability to search.

Then, after searching for an hour, I heard some sounds seeming like a quarrel, we went there and bingo, we found them.

Incidentally, the traders we secured were together with adventurers they had hired in Volca as escorts, and those adventurers are……

「Well, it is a coincidence. For being able to meet you two again after tomorrow and in this place」

「……err, Zari-san, right? Well, you’re right in a sense」

「Don’t add『san』, just call me Zari without any honorifics. It’s not like we don’t know each other, right?」

No, I seriously think if that conversation which didn’t even last more than some minutes is enough to put me inthe『Acquaintance』category.

Yeah. The『Escorts』were Zari and other two delinquent adventurer who made a fuss near the『Board』in the guild yesterday.

Just when I thought I have secured the Trader Group, something strange came as free product……that really surprised me, seriously.

Among them, this flashy guy, Zari came in the same as our carriage saying the more the merrier.

As for the remaining two……the obese guy and gorilla-macho-man who were aiming for Elk yesterday.

「Like I said, this is da necessary expenses, right? So don’t be stingy about it, mister richy trader」

「If we don’t use our power, we won’t be able to protect ya treasure, right?」

「Stop fucking around! Where do you see escorts who lays hand on the commodities they are required to protect!!」

Good grief, they’re still at it.

Apparently, the two were hired as escorts, but their behaviour was exactly like delinquents.

From what I heard, before we rescued them, these two laid hands on the commodity the trader was carrying……no, aren’t I repeating what they just said.

「Aww, at that rate we would be getting complained upon reaching the city. We don’t even have accomplished the request, now we would have to give penalty, fine」

「Didn’t you had wrong people to work with?」

「Ahaha, you’re strict~……」

Hearing the prickly lines of Elk, the flashy man laughs it off without paying attention to it.

Apparently they really met some days earlier and tried to take up on a request together. Though it might be wrong to say it……but this guy got the losing lottery ticket.

However, upon talking like this, the air around this Zari, surely is frivolous……but not irritating unlike those two.

At the very least, he isn’t someone one would want to avoid based on his appearance. I don’t feel indecent stares toward Elk or Suura-san, but neither does he keep much distance between them and him.

As if he noticed, he suddenly looked towards me,

「Ah, that’s right. Hey, boyfriend-kun」

And said something like that to me.

At that time, hearing『Boyfriend』, Elk turned red in an instant, but because it was really cute, so I didn’t retort.

「I forgot to ask yesterday, but……you’re that, right? The adventurer in black, the one who defeated『Naga』」

「AH……you can tell? Really?」

「Well yeah, that’s your appearance after all. When I first saw you, I thought you were a crow」

……Don’t you have good examples other than that.

But well how to put it, he is unexpectedly fun guy to talk with, so along with Zari and other three adventurers too, our travel went comparatively happily.

Leaving the moving to coachman and horse, we just relaxed and talked.

Only sometimes did demons attack, it was alright to just handle them suitably.

Perhaps due to more people, the demons who attacked became low.

Then that time continued for some while, now it was time for sun to set down.

Normally thinking it was dangerous to move forward in night, so we decided to put up a camp near this area, and we all begin preparing the camping ground.

The night of that day, we had a barbeque party with the dry preserved foods brought by the Knights and the edible animals (demons too) we hunted for procuring more food.

Due to the situation, they had only brought simple plain foods, so when I brought two bears, everyone got delighted.

I was holding one in each hand, so I thought they would be taken aback, but on the contrary I was praised and even got my back struck violently. It sure is great, the people who are straightforward and don’t make fuss about everything. Though, it is indeed stifling.

At that time, I encountered some slimes and red lizards, so I hunted them down and gave them to Alva.

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That night,

I woke up, moreover wide-awake and couldn’t go back to sleep.

I couldn’t sleep at all, so I thought to wash my face for relaxing, and I headed to the river we found in the vicinity.

I speak with the guards on duty for night and left the camping grounds.

The night watch is being done by Knights in shifts.

At first I suggested that I should too go night watch, but Suura-san said me to rest in night, I had helped her fight and also brought wonderful food.

She kindly told me and I accepted her words. To cover up for it, I would work hard in morning.

After reaching the river, I washed my face by splashing the water which felt cold because there was no sunlight unlike daytime. And it feels really good on this body which hasn’t gone in bath for last two days.

……But, now I feel that I’m more awake than before for no reason at all.

In my case, after washing my face like this, I would be able to sleep after a while even if I’m not feeling sleepy right now.

Looking at the position of the moon and all, I finally realised it was going to be dawn pretty soon.

At this rate, it would be good to be awake. And I don’t feel any lack of sleep.

It’s like this, should I also catch some ingredients to add in the breakfast.

It was some minutes later, Elk arrived.

I was『catching』big fishes, because I had many small ones, at that time, I heard footsteps of someone approaching from behind the brushwoods.

I turn back and Elk came out of there holding a large towel.

「……Breakfast?」

「Yeah. Meat will be too much heavy in the morning, and I also ate that yesterday, so I thought fish would be good. Well it is only secondary job after washing my face」

「I get it, but……you catch fish in quite an interesting way」

「Interesting, is it?」

「Surely. From what I know, the only ones who catch fish that way are you and bears」

Ah, well, I also think that this way does seem like the way bears hunt salmon in Hokkaido, by slapping the swimming fish and throwing it to the riverside.

But, I hate luring them with fishing pole. Because I hate waiting and being patient.

This way is more quick and reliable.

And, for not letting the fishes get injured, I’m scooping them out gently, so their condition too is good.

「And how are you able to stand on water? Magic?」

「No, this is that……surface tension, never heard of it? Like gerridae」

[ET: Gerridae is the family of insects like water striders or pond skaters. Basically, they have the power to play freely on water without any magic, chakra, or ninja water slippers]

[AK: is only me or … reminds me of Naruto]

[ET: Even I wonder why I used that shit here and why Minato used something similar]

The technique to activate surface tension on the bottom of feet by using water magic. This too was developed during training.

Right now I can walk on the water surface and stand just like gerridae – Mom told me they exist in this world too -, and like that I can play on water.

Upon running fast the magical power on the bottom on feet would scatter, but at that time I can just run at full speed, so problem.

When I told her, a sigh came back. Sorry for being a freak.

「By the way, why are you here?」

「I am……for bathing. I hadn’t entered bath for past two days」

Saying that while hesitating, she started to undress, without even paying attention to the fact that I am in front of her.

「Ah, then I should go to other side」

「It’s fine. I’m not concerned on letting my body being seen by you after all this time……we are doing even bigger things than this after all」

Ah, well, she’s right.

Since that night, I became more close with Elk, and not only stayed with her in day but also night.

Several days later,

It started when Elk said for us to be in the same room, as it would save money and we have entered a deep relationship too.

Surely she wasn’t wrong. Elk came to my room many times for sorting the raw materials I hunted, or for discussing the plans for next day, sometimes, she came but didn’t go back too.

The bed of the room too is pretty big for two people……like that, it went to『that sort of thing』too.

So it became to the talk of us living in same room, when we told Tanya-chan, I was made fun of with a face as though she were having fun, moreover a room with double bed was also prepared.

No, well……she’s doing her work fine, so no problem.

Anyhow, everything went that way, and our distance also closed up quite a bit, more precisely, at least to the level we won’t feel embarrassed on having our naked body seen by each other.

That’s why, seeing Elk undressing in front of me……though not completely, but yeah, I’m not startled as much I used to before. The places I haven’t seen on Elk’s body, are now non-existent.

The same goes for Elk. She doesn’t feel embarrassed upon having me seeing her, her recently it has gotten to point『You can stay here and keep guarding』, just like she said before.

I’m happy and unsatisfied as a man, but I can feel trust in those words, so I’m happy.

While I was thinking all that stuff, Elk has already finished undressing and started to wipe her body with a small wet towel.

The scene of Elk washing her body under the moonlight is truly fascinating, to the extent that I have already started to staring at her without blinking.

I watched her too much, so she asked『Want to enter in water together?』, but that I refused.

Though it is a fascinating invitation……but there is high possibility that I will feel remorseful later. The mental strength of boy in puberty is not strong. And it will be even weak during camping.

I even got asked『You don’t want to wipe off you sweat』, but in that area, I have a trick though it won’t make you feel refreshed.

What is it? It is really simple, but dangerous.

It is ignite my own body with fire, then become a fire ghost doll……and just like that burn and exhaust all the dirt and sweat. If in fire for 1 minute, all the dirt and old cuticles too fall down.

And my clothes and equipments can’t be burned with flames, so laundry also is done together. The only fault is, I can’t do that while indoors.

Hearing that Elk, shows a fed up, amazed and perplexed expression……and just after, while showing an expression as she remembered something,

「Hey, Minato?」

「What?」