Chapter 93 - Lies (1/2)
”Eh?” (Naofumi)
At that time, Rafatalia was explaining things to me. I felt an unexpected aura coming from her.
Firo also has some aptitude for sensing presences.
Well, it's more like she lives by her instincts, she can interpret subtle signs.
Rafatalia was able to link all the unfortunate events that occurred until now, and make deductions based on that.
”W-what could you be talking about?” (Itsuki)
This is that, isn't it?
Itsuki did nothing until Rafatalia and Firo were in trouble. It's like that…
In action anime, when the hero's comrades were mere millimeters from death, the main character would make a flashy entrance and rescue them. That situation comes to mind.
I was an Otaku before I came to this world, I did think those scenes were cool
”Do you think Firo didn't realize it? From the start, the bow person was watching without doing anything wasn't he?” (Firo)
”I'm asking what you mean by doing nothing.” (Itsuki)
”The spear guy, the sword guy and master have relaxed before, but the bow guy was wa~y more relaxed. But whenever we were about to get hit, the arrow would come flying out.” (Firo)
Firo extends her wings and gestures to show a rain of arrows.
So Itsuki was loafing around waiting for the moment to act cool.
”I'm saying, I wasn't doing nothing!” (Itsuki)
”Then why didn't you use the skill you used before again?” (Firo)
”T-that's because of my SP and the cool-down time…” (Itsuki)
”Shouldn't you have thought of that beforehand? I think that would make fighting easier.” (Firo)
Rafatalia, who had pretty much reached the same conclusion, does not stop Firo.
”Firo knows. Bow person, you didn't prepare any arrows until Rafatalia-oneechan was getting into a pinch.” (Firo)
”Wait, what?” (Rafatalia)
”You're wrong. There's no way I would do that.” (Itsuki)
”Then why didn't you fire any arrows?” (Firo)
TSL: Firo is asking questions like a child, you know when small children just ask long series of questions without visible animosity.
”No, I did fire them” (Itsuki)
”No, the gap between your skills this time was longer than the gap between the previous skills” (Firo)
Firo corners Itsuki with a barrage of questions.
”At first I thought that it was just that sort of weapon, but back then, I realized I was wrong. Hey, hey, why is Bow Person holding back?” (Firo)
”And I'm saying that I wasn't holding back!” (Itsuki)
”And whenever Oneechan seemed like she was going to get hit, why did you look a little happy?” (Firo)
”…W-what?” (Itsuki)
I was getting close to my boiling point, and was about to release my frustration. I think Rafatalia sensed this.
Firo's childish inquisition shows no signs of stopping.
”You're wrong. Why is this child saying such things?” (Itsuki)
”Hey, Hey, why won't you tell Firo?” (Firo)
Firo continues to pressure Itsuki, while tilting her head with a face full of curiosity
”… If you could shoot attacks that powerful, why didn't you do that from the beginning?” (Rafatalia)
”And I'm saying there was a problem with my SP and cool-down time so…” (Itsuki)
”We had bought you plenty of time to recover SP. If you had shot an arrow at the beginning, the previous battle would have been much easier. Also, if you are that strong, why don't you shoot your arrows, do you have any intention of winning?” (Rafatalia)
”I-I have my reasons. Every time I use my bow, I lose SP.” (Itsuki)
”Hey, Hey, why won't you tell us the truth? The Bow Person is lying. Firo can tell.” (Firo)
”… Is what she says. What do you have to say for yourself?” (Rafatalia)
Rafatalia is so angry that I can sense Magic power seeping out of her.
I think Itsuki could sense Rafatalia's anger as well.
”When you shoot your bow, do you really lose something?” (Rafatalia)
”Well, if something is draining it should also replenish. Naofumi told me that SP recovers quite quickly” (Rafatalia)
Even if it drains that quickly, there should be a limit.
He should have enough SP to fire off consecutive skills to some extent. But there's no reason for him to hold back at this point.
”Hey, Hey, are you possibly trying to act cool like the Spear guy?” (Firo)
”Y-you're wrong. Do I look like someone who would show off like Motoyasu” (Itsuki)
Itsuki's proud demeanor has vanished, and he is desperately denying the accusations.
But the perceptive Rafatalia only saw confirmation of her statements.
”Um, you know. I thought that because whenever me or Oneechan seem to get into a pinch, your eyes seem to sparkle.” (Firo)
Firo points her finger at Itsuki and strikes a pose. Her eyes are also sparkling
Rafatalia is staring holes into Itsuki.
”And when we get out of pinches by ourselves, you seem to make a sad face and you put down your bow.” (Firo)
”There's no way I would do that, I'm a hero, you know!” (Itsuki)
”Then tell me, how much SP does each skill take, how much cool-down time do you need?” (Rafatalia)
”Um… Each shot takes around half of my SP, and the refill time is 15 minutes” (Itsuki)