Chapter 31 (2/2)

Saying those last words, Kuroinu vanished into the city of night with light movements――――――

”――――――Younger sister?”

”Aye, shi+roneko’s got a younger sister”

We gathered in a roo in We and the innkeeper are sitting in a chair and shi+roneko is lying on the bed in the room

”What's wrong with her?”

” …… She's taken as a hostage, her younger sister Mineko that is”

”By who?”

”The black robe wearing lots Those guys are often seen in this city and each one of the around them, ya see”

I knew it…… so it's those black robed bunch

”It's not that the hostage is even kidnapped”

”What do you mean by that?”

”Mineko got a sickness, where her body gradually loses strength and it sounded like there is no hope for her to get cured from it There seems to be medicine that could slon its advance, but……”

” …… I see, so the ones who have theht?”

”You got that right And the orders they left her seems to be to attack you”

Wait, so thatto attackfor me I knew it, the black robe leader is…… I don't even want to think about that――――――

”? You're looking pale, Setsu”

” …… Yeah, I only accidentally reuy I don't want to remember for a bit”

”Are you fine with going on with the conversation?”

I shook hts It's not like it's decided that that guy is alive, it's fine if I don't mind it while there's no proof

”Yeah, please go on”

”Got it And then, anted to cooperate with her shi+roneko is nearly the strongest in this region after all, everyone would bite if they could be of use to her”

”And so you evacuated didn't you?”

”Aye, everyone orried about her and hid themselves in the end”

I see, so that's why they completely surrounded us in no time

”Even I sold you out to shi+roneko and I think that's the worst thing to do as an innkeeper Sorry about that”

”It's already fine though…… even so, I have the feeling there were an awfully lot of guys ould carry shi+roneko's shoulders though……”

”It's because it has to do with her younger sister Mineko…… shi+roneko and Mineko being a an outstanding pair is their feature The tag tea”

Hey, that's pretty a would beco at least SSS rank in this world This world's kings, with the exception of the human country Destinea, are both out of standards Those two people probably won't be defeated even if one hire several SSS rank adventurers And one SSS rank won't even be able to leave a single wound on them If I say this th of the two

Well, I don't intend to lose if the two kings coet hurt

”If they can becoether, then on't have a choice but to respect both of them, don't you think?”

”Well…… I guess”

”At any rate, shi+roneko won't be free unless we stop what's threatening her…… If her illness is suddenly healed someday, it'll be a different story, but ……”

I silently stand up and walk up to shi+roneko The girl who isis like the embodiment of childishness who hasn't matured yet I quietly carry her in ht and yet how is she so strong? My travel companions Eruka and Tia, the demon lord Desas and Alize the pupil Does every one of them hold that kind of power?

Hth, so she doesn't count

”Say, where is her house?”

”It's, it's on the outskirts, but…… are you gonna carry shi+roneko there?”

”Yeah I was able to get a bit interested in this after all Levia, we're going”

The sky is starting to turn slightly grey It looks like we talked a lot, the night is about to end I guess Fortunately we took plenty a nap so we don't feel sleepy

”Really……”

”If we start walking noe'll arrive there around the tiets up won't we?”

In any case, she won't be getting up, so it's not necessary to hurry But…… there were sos I want to think about I want to walk a bit to sort these thoughts out too

”Well then innkeeper, we're going You haven't taken the ht?”

”Heh…… I guess”

Tch, so he got aith that―――――― is what his face is saying while he averted his eyes I think his business spirit is quite the thing you know? While me and Levia showed bitter sot tired so I quit the princess carry, carry her on hborhood

”Why are we going to this child's house?”

Walking besideat shi+roneko's sleeping face

” …… If it was up to er sister”

”sigh …… So it's like that”

She breathed an aain planning to do what I was told not to do a few days ago, after all

”I won't stop you anymore okay…… since it looks like it's useless……”

”Yeah, le family?

Abandoning a fa I can't do――――――