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Defiled Hero Chapter 013

Defiled Hero

The Gryphon and the Little Girl

「Wha!? You are! So mean! You played with my heart! That's no apology! I won't forgive you! I take it back! You're the worst! I was foolish for thinking you were a good person for even a second!」 (Lilia)

Lilia was mortified, tears floating to the corners of her eyes.

「Mothe, master! This person cannot be trusted! He has no conscience —— why are you writing a letter of introduction!? Wait! That's no good!」 (Lilia)

She had just begun writing the letter, when Lilia s.n.a.t.c.hed the letter from the master.

「Lilia. Izayoi finally said he would help, so why are you interrupting?」 (Guildmaster)

「Don't ask me that! It can't be left to someone untrustworthy!」 (Lilia)

「Then, is there someone else?」 (Guildmaster)

「Th, that is...」 (Lilia)

「Do you not know of anyone besides me? You're the guildmaster's daughter, are you not? Aren't you popular with connections? Hm? ......The guildmaster's daughter. Being in a frontier town... Ah.」 (Izayoi)

「Don't, don't sympathize with me! What do you think you know about me? It's wrong! It's not like I feel out of place in the guild you know! I went to work at the receptionist counter at Arona as practice! It's not like I was sent to work elsewhere to be put out of the way!」 Lilia quickly replied with rapid-fire speech. Are those words and actions a response?

「Aah, that's right. You're not the bad one. ——That being said, guildmaster. Could you continue to leave me alone.」 (Izayoi)

「”You”!? How much further will you continue to insult me!」 (Lilia)

「Lilia. That's enough for now. I'll get angry you know?」 (Guildmaster)

「Eh... Is, is this my fault?」 (Lilia)

「It's not you.」 (Guildmaster)

「Please stop it with the halfhearted consolation!」 (Lilia)

「—— and so, guildmaster ——」 (Izayoi)

「And please stop too, master!」 (Lilia)

Interrupting my conversation with the guildmaster, she's the worst, trying to take away even my right to speak.

「You are the worst!」 (Lilia)

「...Are you reading my mind with magic?」 (Izayoi)

「Woman's intuition.」 (Lilia)

「Woman's... intuition? ....Hmph.」 (Izayoi)

「What're you laughing at! I'll never ever forgive you.」 (Lilia)

「You two sure are chummy.」 (Guildmaster)

「How.」 (Izayoi)

「How so!」 (Lilia)

「Well, you got along with the hero so well, it's been about five years now I think.」 (Guildmaster)

「Please don't compare the kind, small, cute, cool hero to this despicable thing, master! We don't get along at all!」 (Lilia)

「.......」 (Izayoi)

「Why did you go all silent? Are you judging me again? You're judging me again, aren't you?」 (Lilia)

「......No, it's not like that.」 (Izayoi)

「Wh, why are you suddenly well-behaved...」 (Lilia)

Why do I are about such things now. The people of this world think that the hero that I was died. It's the truth, too. I am that hero no longer. I am...

I am a different person. I'm not a hero. Why am I interested in those that knew the ‘me’ from before? It can't be helped.

「Lilia, you need to settle down as well. We're almost out of time already. Everyone is leaving within the hour.」 (Guildmaster)

「You're cutting it quite close.」 (Izayoi)