Chapter 15 (1/2)

Chapter 15: The Person Who I Want To Protect

「Nina, can you stand?」

「A, ahaha… I want to wait just a bit…」

I held out my hand to Nina whose legs I made tremble like a newborn fawn.

Because Nina has a very sensitive body, she ends up not being able to stand easily with just a little teasing.

She has the physical strength, it’s just that her body doesn’t listen.

After a little while when Nina became able to stand, we left the back alley.

I was glad I had clothes to change into. I wonder if this was accidental or intentional.

The smell of my s.e.m.e.n and Nina’s s.e.xual fluids splendidly stuck to our clothes.

It’s useless to try and think about a lot of things regarding having s.e.x outdoors.

We ended up doing it on impulse but now we have to continue with our date.

I wonder if Nina was thinking that as well, and she shyly grasped my hand.

When I show my intention by tickling her entwined finger, Nina did it back looking delighted.

「Nina, it looked fun…」

I’ve never seen Nina look so happy.

She had always smiled.

But that was a smile like a mask clung to her.

And yet despite pretending to be tough, she cries under that mask.

That is the Nina that I love.

“But…”

However, that face is different.

It is a face that has completely fallen in love, it was a face that thought about men.

That feeling was undoubtedly happiness from the bottom of her heart, it was a lovely smile.

I can’t stomach anything about that man, but if Nina is that happy, this is probably fine.

I should stop things like this. Without thinking I ended up tailing them.

I secretly turn my back on the two while I have a miserable feeling.

If this is Nina’s happiness than I will have to swallow my misgivings.

It is at that time.

I heard a terribly harsh voice coming from where Nina’s group is.

「Oi oi, why are you guys in a place like this?」

Some adventurers I haven’t seen before call out to us in a raspy voice.

They have about 2 meters more in height compared to me.

When I look at the disagreeable look on their faces, it’s easy to imagine that they have unpleasant motives.

They are probably having an outburst from extreme annoyance.

There is the form of people pa.s.sing by grinning in derision as if to say “serves you right” as the adventurers picked a quarrel with us.

「A, au」

Nina tightly grasps my clothes and hides behind me.

The scared Nina didn’t even let out her voice, as she shakes with a rattle in fear of the men in front of us.

Even I am a little frightened. The hoodlums from my old world didn’t look this strong.

「You’re as ugly as always! Oi! Think about the trouble you are causing the people in this town!」

The men were looking at Nina in such a way and it made me gather strength more and more.

They poured abuse on Nina as if they were spitting on her.

I understand that their violent words are injuring her heart with a grinding sound.

Nina completely hangs her head down with a pale face.

She bites her lips like she is bearing various emotions, while looking like she’s about to cry at any moment.

「Say something, oi! Hora! Apologize! Say you’re sorry for being ugly! Apologize for being a nuisance to everyone in town! Apologize for being born!」

*Gera gera*, they laugh vulgarly as their insults to the non-resisting Nina escalated.

The surroundings began to agree with them. They were secretly making fun of Nina.

『Think about the look of this town…』

『Your ugliness is seriously unsightly. What an unshapely appearance.』

『She probably paid that guy.』

The pa.s.sersby that heard the racket form a circle and surround us as they continue to say whatever they want.

Nina opens her mouth while tears completely fill her eyes.

「I-I’m sorry」

It’s no good. Even my heart is disturbed by this, hatred fills my heart from these insults.

I have reached my limit, I will explode at any moment.

「Nina is prettier than anyone else.」

「AAn!?」 they pour out a displeased voice.

Nina’s face that was about to cry looks up at me surprised.

The adventurer’s overpowering att.i.tude oppressed my miserable actions but I couldn’t stand it anymore.

I stamp my heel suddenly and anger creeps out from my throat when I open my mouth.

「You all say Nina is ugly but do you not think about yourselves? You wouldn’t be able to stand looking at your own hearts. It gives off the stench of something dead. Is it so great to hurt others?」

The punk whose face gets red from my words grabs me.

As expected, I’m scared. But my anger won.

As for me, Nina’s beauty that is like gla.s.s work, it is my mission to protect this fragile girl.

「Don’t f.u.c.k with me! You think just because your face is a little good you can talk to me in that way!?」

「You were the ones making fun of Nina earlier, and yet you’re angry at me for making fun of you? You also don’t understand morals. Your head and your heart are both weak, huh.」

*Buchi*, I thought I heard a sound.

「—-!? w-wait!」

Nina was too late to stop them, the man’s fist hit my face.

I didn’t see it. There is a difference between our stature so his blow feels considerably heavier.

I, who had collapsed on the ground, ended up groaning in misery with a sharp pain.

My nose probably broke. Maybe my cheekbone broke.

My nose didn’t stop bleeding, the taste of iron spread through my mouth.

「Hah, so weak! You were so pretentious even though you ended up being so weak?」1

「Guu…!」

They put their foot on my head and, *guri guri*, push their weight down.

My skull made a creaking sound. Ah, how unsightly.

Watching the surroundings quickly start to cheer is so frustrating I’d rather die.

『That’s good! Do it more!』

『Do it!』

“Haha”, I spill a smile unintentionally.

I commit my strong anger towards the figures of these spectators that judged us as bad guys to memory.

Is being ugly, enough for you to commit a crime?

Nina hasn’t done anything wrong.

Did Nina do anything to you guys?

Did she hurt one of you?

She didn’t, I know that the best.

Do you guys, who take advantage of the weak and think that hurting someone is fine, even understand Nina’s n.o.bility!?

「Ni-Nina, I-I am sorry…」