Chapter 84 I Received the Affection of a Spirit (1/2)
After seeing Anima off, I returned to the inn and found Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san in the room we were in earlier.
The two of them were looking around, but their faces brightened after they noticed us.
[Miyama-san!]
[Miyama-senpai!]
They run over to me and ask me a few questions to make sure I’m okay.
When I told the two of them, who were asking me with concern, that there’s nothing wrong with my body, they both looked relieved.
And then, although I thought we would then begin chatting with Lilia-san and the others, Yuzuki-san stood in front of me with her face down.
[Ummm…… Senpai…… I, errr……]
[Yuzuki-san?]
[I’m sorry…… I was so scared…… that I couldn’t move……]
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I knew immediately what Yuzuki-san was talking about.
She seems to be feeling guilty that she caused me to be injured because she wasn’t able to escape, bowing down while her shoulders quiver, she apologized.
Smiling as gently as I could to Yuzuki-san, I replied to her with words that reassure her.
[I’m glad you’re not hurt.]
[……Sen…… pai……!? Senpai!!!]
[Whoaa!?]
Hearing my words, Yuzuki-san’s body trembled for a bit before tears appeared in her eyes, and then, she jumped towards me.
Because of the height difference, it looks like she buried her face in my chest, but Yuzuki-san continues to cry.
[I…… uwaahh…… Senpai……]
[It’s alright. See, I’m as safe as I can be……]
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[Yes…… Senpai…… Thank you…… for saving me……]
[Unnn…… though even if I say that, I was also saved by Lilia-san and the others, so it isn’t that I can proudly say I saved you.]
Yes, in the end, I didn’t win against the Black Bear, and I think I would have died if it weren’t for Sieg-san.
So, when I tell her with a wry smile that I can’t proudly say that I saved her, Yuzuki-san’s arms which were behind my back squeezed my body tighter.
[That’s not true…… Senpai looked really cool. You looked really, really cool.]
[I see…… Thanks.]
Placing my hand on Yuzuki-san’s head, I gently petted her.
No further words are needed, as Yuzuki-san buries her face in my chest for a while.
Continuing to stroke her head until she calms down, after a while, Yuzuki-san releases her embrace and moves away from me.
[……Ummm, errr.]
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[Unnn.]
[Once again, thank you very much! “Kaito-senpai!”]
Saying that, she brightly smiled like a blooming flower.
Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san were back to how they usually act, and as I explained about Anima and other stuff to them with Lilia-san and the others, Rei-san came back with a very tired look on his face.
[Rei-san, welcome back. What happened with Anima?]
[Ah, unnn. She’s now guarding the area where the wall was broken now.]
[You somehow look exhausted though?]
[……Well, that child really has quite a strong personality huh. She immediately tried to strike the guard captain who tried to give her instructions…… Unnn. Fortunately, thanks to Miyama-kun’s order, she followed my instructions. Because of that, I ended up joining the guard force for a while too.]
It seems that Anima is acting like usual even when they went to the guard force’s barracks, as she refused to take orders from anyone but me, and she tried to bite the guard captain. It seems Rei-san ended up having to make a follow up, deciding to join the guard force himself.
[That is, ummm…… somehow, I’m sorry.]
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[No, she certainly has a strong personality, but she has the ability to back it up. She was even able to carry a large amount of materials used to repair the wall with just one hand.]
Although he had some difficulties because of her personality, it seems that Anima, who has a power comparable to that of a peerage-holder high-ranking demon, is a very useful manpower for the guard force.
Even if you factor in her personality, it’s said that her strength is enough to tilt the scales towards the positive side…… Unnn. I guess the next time I see Anima, I’m also going to tell her to follow the guard force’s instructions.
After that, Rei-san joins in our chat and the topic of conversation shifts to the event for tomorrow…… Sacred Tree Festival’s harvest competition.
[Then, the harvest festival will be held tomorrow as planned?]
[Yeah, we’ve taken every precaution to ensure that the harvest festival, which was originally made to be child-friendly, would be safe…… And though it’s ironic, because Death King-sama uprooted the Black Bears, we can say that it’s rather safer compared to the previous harvest festivals.]
[I see.]
It seems that with the extinction of the most dangerous beings in the Elven Forest, the Black Bears, the harvest festival is now safer.
[Speaking of which, where was the harvest festival going to be held in?]
[It’s going to be held in the “Spirits’ Forest”, east of Rigforeshia.]
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[Spirits’ Forest?]
[Yeah, the symbol of the festival, the Sacred Tree, is the “Spirit Tree” in which spirits live. The Spirit Trees only bear fruit at this time of the year, and that fruit is a local specialty of Rigforeshia.]
Yuzuki-san’s question is answered by Rei-san.
It seems that the Spirits’ Forest is just as its name says, the forest where spirits live, and the Spirit Trees that grow there are apparently the Sacred Trees.
[Does that mean that the participants will harvest the fruits?]
[That’s right~~ And for the elves, it’s also a perfect opportunity to make friends with the spirits.]