Chapter 61 - The duo is formed (1/2)

Aah…my, tama…tamu…eh?」 (Tobi)

「It’s called Taameyya, Tobi-kun.」 (Selene)

「-Taameyya!!」 (Tobi)

He doesn’t even remember the name of the food.

Though it can’t be helped since he’s not familiar with it.

There was nothing to worry about, there was another portion for Riizu and him to eat so there were no issues.

「So, what is it? Why did you interrupt our conversation?」 (Hind)

「O-Oh, that’s right! It was about the PvP tournament! I want to pair up with Hind-dono!」 (Tobi)

「That would be troubling! Hind has already decided to pair up with me!」 (Yumir)

That being said, I guess this means they are both motivated to participate in it.

If Riizu participated, we could form two pairs of vanguards with rearguards.

Yumir made a saddened face because my words seemed to deny what she said, but I saw her lips loosening for a second there.

That’s a sign that she’s telling a lie…or maybe I should call it a habit.

You can tell from the expressions she has.

「It’s not like I don’t want to, but we still hadn’t decided if we would pair up, right? You can’t go around lying.」 (Hind)

「Tsk! Even though I thought I would be able to deceive him.」 (Yumir)

「Such a shame!」 (Tobi)

While we were having a conversation like that, Riizu peeked through the door after knocking.

With this everyone had gathered, so we started discussing seriously what we would do about the next event.

While giving them both their portions of the Taameyya, I gave a simple explanation of the contents of the event to Riizu.

Then it was checking to see if she had any intention of participating in the tournament…

「If I’m with Hind-san I’ll participate, other than that I don’t want to. It would be a pain.」 (Riizu)

「Muh, what’s with that reaction…?」 (Riizu)

「It’s nothing. So, what are we going to do, Hind?」 (Yumir)

It wouldn’t be bad if I was an attack type Shinto priest that could go as a vanguard.

I could concentrate on healing myself and defending at the front and leave Riizu to attack from behind.

However, we are both pure rearguards and if I paired with Riizu it would be like us going there to lose.

Once someone with high attack manages to get close to us, it would be checkmate.

「In that case, Selene-san and Riizu are to do whatever they want during the event-」 (Hind)

「Ah, same for me. Tell me if you need any weapons or defensive gear that’s done through blacksmithing. I’ll make them for you.」 (Selene)

「…Guess I’ll have you support us. So, Yumir and Tobi. Don’t you have any intention to pair up together?」 (Hind)

With Tobi pressuring the enemies, I thought they would be able to win with Yumir focusing as an attacker and deciding the match in a short period of time.

However, they both pointed at each other and said this at the same time.

「「Pairing up with him (Yumir-dono)? I can’t see us winning at all…」」 (Yumir and Tobi)

「…Yup. Why is that the case?」 (Hind)

「Ah, I get the feeling…I know why. Yumir-san and Tobi-kun feel like they will crash into each other during battles sometimes, right?」 (Selene)

It’s probably true if Selene-san said it.

If they properly set up a strategy and decided on their targets, I believe it wouldn’t be that bad though.

I don’t know the reason for it, so I asked them both for a detailed explanation.

「How should I explain this, it’s like the tempo of our movements don’t match. As if one of us were dancing tap dance and next to me there was someone dancing traditional Japanese dance…」 (Yumir)

「If I had to explain it, it would be like having heavy metal on a Kabuki stage.」 (Tobi)

「They are both difficult to understand comparisons…even then, why haven’t you failed to coordinate during battle yet? Even though it looked like you would crash into each other, you were able to do something about it right?」 (Hind)

「That’s probably because we receive commands from Hind.」 (Yumir)

「We fix our rhythm after all. Once we hear that voice.」 (Tobi)

「Eh, what’s with that? That sounds scary.」 (Hind)

The effect is because of their individual differences. I’m pretty sure it just happens to these two.

I don’t really get it, but they declared that it would be a mess if they paired up together.

In that case, we have to decide who I’ll pair up with from both of them.

Personally, I’m not the type that would want to avoid PvP, so I don’t have any problems with joining.

「For the time being, since the meal is done, go ahead and finish eating. You too, Riizu.」 (Hind)

「Ooh, they are freshly fried! They smell so good! Thanks for the food!」 (Tobi)