266 261 戸惑い、悩む、そして進む人生はその繰り返しだと思う (1/2)

A dozen minutes after seeing Minami and her friends off.

Kaido is also recovering from the damage from Minami, so it's time for us to move on.

We're heading to the company's training facility.

It's not the original room I was in during training, but a room that's open to testers.

Oh, yeah, you're doing it.

I heard the sound of battle coming from one of the rooms, and when I peered in quietly, the scene was exactly as we imagined it would be.

As I had expected, Katsu was there today in a different position from the recovery position he usually trained in, holding his staff, just as I had expected him to be in the magic profession.

The other party is a dark elf party.

In contrast, Katsu's party is a mixed squad of goblins and orcs.

The only magician is Katsu, but they have confidence in their strength and stamina.

They are strong when they get close.

A party composed of dark elves knows this, so they try to keep you away from them, and the frustration in Katsu's party is building up.

”Hey, did you come to check on me?

Yes, thank you for your hard work, Kaylie.

I walk up to the dark elf woman, Kaylie, who will oversee the mock battle.

She's wearing a suit as usual.

I hear you've been busy with things since Suela left, but I appreciate you taking the time to do this for me.

How are you doing?

”Hmmm, I'm just getting started, but I'm not sure I'm focused enough. You're an instant wizard, so you don't have a lot of cover, and from your experience as a healer, you seem to use that more than the other way around.

”I see.

Nodding in agreement with Kaylee, who smiled and said, ”Let's get used to it and improve it,” she looked at the front.

The expression on Katsu's face was one of hesitation, yet he was recklessly struggling to deal with what was right in front of him.

That day, when Katsu asked me about his significance in the party, I said.

”Let me tell you something, you're indispensable to our party. And this is without any flattery or reserve or anything like that. And I want you to remember that on the premise.

The question troubled me for a moment, but I was able to get the words out smoothly.

But I was able to get the words out smoothly.

Seeing her expression, you were a little unsure whether you should take it easy, but you chose the first word of affirmation.

But I don't stop there, I'll get his true intentions.

”With that in mind, I'm going to ask you why you thought that. Is there something wrong?

I think there was some kind of change of heart, a look of consternation.

Rather, Katsu would not be the kind of guy to say such things without it.

I don't think there was a problem within the party.

But Katsu and I are now about a year apart.

Even if you think you're okay with it, maybe there's something you missed.

But in my mind, I think that Katsu will not talk about the meaning of his existence in the word ”somehow”.

You're not going to be able to get rid of it.

”South?

As expected, I was relieved that it was not just a vague, emotional action, but instead it was the story of Minami, who is good at reading the air, but sometimes reads it and ignores it.

Masaru and Minami are childhood friends.

With their relationship, it's not surprising that some problems could arise.

It's certainly a possible source of trouble.

Even though she comes to work with you, she's not a bad person, but I can't shake the impression that she's an inauthentic person.

The seriousness is there, but it's inconspicuous.

”Is that guy in some kind of trouble again?

She basically leaves it to others to do things that do not interest her.

Mainly household chores such as cooking and painful jobs such as physical labor.

You can't pick and choose which job to do, but Minami was good at sifting through them.

Lately, she's gotten the hang of it, and even though her tone is joking, she helps out with the physical work and doesn't show the same avoidance behavior she had in the past.

I wondered if he's putting all the pressure on Katsu behind the scenes, and I was worried.

”No, they don't cause any problems.

”?　Isn't that a good thing?'

But Katsu himself denied that this was the case.

Normally you would be happy that there was no problem with that. ...... Masaru's own expression was not good.

I'm not sure what to say, but I'm not sure how to describe it, because lately, Minami has been acting more and more on her own.

”?

The words of Katsu's out-of-key words create a mess of question marks in my head.

The problem that Katsu is having is supposed to be the south, but the south that should be the problem is not the problem.

What is it, is it philosophy?

”When Minami was cleaning her room,

”Does he clean his room?

”No, as far as I know, it's the first time

”I see.

It's a good thing that you have a good idea of what you're looking for.

It's not a good idea to break off the conversation by pointing out that part, so I'll ignore it (through).

However, you can't understand what is bothering you, and you're not sure what to say to Katsu's words.

It's a good thing that you've got a good idea of what you're looking for. ......

”Hmm?

Other than that, South's position in the dungeon and when he decided on his own to take the lead in helping Amelia.

Seeing Minami's lively appearance, Katsura says that she began to feel indescribable emotions swirling around her.

You'll be able to get a good idea of what you're going through, and you'll be able to see how you're feeling.

It's called love, isn't it? ...and...

I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it, but I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it.

Just to make sure, I'll ask Katsu to confirm.

I think it's a good thing to be independent, Katsu, but what's the problem with ...... Katsu?　It's not that the South is going to lose touch with you just because it's on its own. It may change your daily life a little bit, but doesn't that mean that the South is starting to change in the South too?

I feel like it was more of a problem for a college girl being taken care of by a high school student.

Now, I can dismiss it as such a relationship, but if you think about it in a normal way, it's a strange relationship.