Chapter 8 (1/2)

World’s Hero and the Treasure tool (3)

「…Eh? What did you say just right now?」

On our way back from the castle, Asuka’s face paled as if she’s dying.

「I said that I had a quarrel with Captain Risty」

Yuuto walking next to Asuka is playing with dead leaves in his right hand as if he lost interest. Asuka is looked at that Yuuto with amazement.

「F-Fight, you mean. …Why?」

Asuka forgetting why he was angry, Yuuto looked at him as if saying ‘what are you doing?’ Yuuto stopped moving to Asuka’s question.

「…She made a fool out of me. Calling me a small fry even if I’m in 908th rank. Even you would feel offended with that right?」

「G-getting offended, you」1

Yuuto mixed in some lies. Asuka who’s unaware of it stares at Yuuto. ‘Just what had you done?’, she was worried.

「It can’t be helped. You’re keeping your ability as a secret after all. So even I would get angry if they called you a small fry」

Asuka sighed as she’s having a headache. Yuuto told that Asuka that it’s fine.

「Isn’t it okay? If I get serious, even captain Risty would be instantly killed. There’s no problem」

「There’s a lot of problems! A lot! Why did it come to you being able to kill nor not kill! Risty-sama is a superior! A superior! We’re just a.s.signed, why did you set your eyes on the superior suddenly!」

‘Aah, geez’, Asuka dishevel her head. Right now, Yuuto and Asuka are public servants. Of course, Yuuto understands Asuka’s complains.

Yuuto himself is a type that stays away from the discord as much as possible.

「Well, I’m really fine. In the end, for some reason that person laughed」

「L-laugh you say. It’s surely a laugh about putting you down. That must be」

‘Hii’ she shouted in unease, Asuka glanced sideways ang Yuuto recalled the events from earlier.

『Hou. Your angry for your master not for yourself? At least you have some manliness in you. …Well, hang in there」

Saying that, Risty went away while laughing. Leaving with her palm opened, it was provoking for Yuuto.,

‘That brown loli’, Yuuto grit his teeth in frustration.

「W-well. There’s no use thinking about it. Apart from that, listen. During today’s soldier meting, the princess decided to give me an alias」

Without realizing Yuuto’s expression as she was walking at his back, Asuka matched her arms happily. Yuuto turned as he heard Asuka said an unfamiliar word.

「Alias?」

「That’s right, an alias. It’s given only to ten people, it’s an alias that you would call yourself and would be admired by the other heroes. Even I, did think about it secretly. T-that’s, eeeh. For that day to really come」

*deedee*, Asuka squirms her body happily. Yuuto doesn’t get it but it’s the greatest honor for the soldier in this world to receive an alias.

「Alias? Sounds like chuunibyou. …When you say it’s just the 10, then Risty also has one?」

「Isn’t it obvious? Risty is called『Soutou2』, there’s no person in the kingdom who doesn’t know it.」

‘Except for you’, Asuka turned back from Yuuto. ‘Even if you say that an otherworlder won’t know that’, Yuuto kept silent and pretended to listen to Asuka’s story while saying ‘Yes Yes’

「Well, aside from that, since we’re already at the capital, we should buy a souvenir for Sasha. I think sweets would be good」

The aroma of flour and b.u.t.ter flowing from the side of the road, Asuka stops walking. Her eyes were s.h.i.+nning as if it was saying 「I want to eat」

Yare Yare, Yuuto also stopped seeing that Asuka.

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「Asuka-sama, I’ll go out with Sasha for a bit」

Next day, after the meal was over, Yuuto called out to Asuka. On his side, was Sasha wearing a maid uniform bowing to Asuka.

「N? Where are you going?」

Asuka put down the cup of tea on the table. *Poriri*, a cookie crunched in her front teeth.

「We’re just going to buy tools to repair the roof. Since the luggage will likely be huge, I will also go」

Saying so, Yuuto and Sasha headed to the exit. Asuka thought that she would also go with them but, Asuka had given up from standing and waved her hand.

「See you」

A crispy, sweet flavor spreads in the mouth of Asuka.

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「Uun. Now that I think of it, it’s been a while since I’m alone」

Asuka looked around while stretching. Looking at the silent mansion, Asuka ‘uuun’ curled her back.

「…As expected, it’s recent」

What’s recent is the love affair of Yuuto and Sasha. Though it didn’t enter the small body, but not matter how you look at it, it was a copulation of men and women.