Chapter 40 Part1 (1/2)

While panting, I watch Ristia as captured within the spell His face distorts with anguish as he glares at us with a knee on the ground

“To think that I got defeated by you bastards…!”

I turn away I can't bear to look at Ristia's unsightly expression

How did it come into this? When did Ristia beco evil out of hatred towards the dragon tribesmen? Was the Ristia I knew all this time just a lie?

My eyes become a bit wet

“Hee, seems like it is over”

Ludriad-san appears fro Priscillchan's hand and comes towards us

Arere? Where's Mistral?

Is what I think as she suddenly ees from the cave

“Everyone inside has already lost consciousness”

Apparently, Mistral entered the cave without anyone noticing in order to survey the situation

Mistral also joins us Afterwards, we all look down at Ristia

Ristia, trapped within the spell, can't even ht ahead at Ludriad-san and I with eyes full of distain

Mistral takes Priscillchan's and pulls her behind herself

“Hey, yuusha, nice to ives a carefree wave of his hand Ristia spits at him in turn

” bastard, who are you?”

“Ah, I see I suppose there's no way you would know hs, hera hera, with a face full of delight Despite that, his eyes are not shtest

“Ernea, is this the yuusha?”

Mistral's eyes fill with doubt as she asks

I nod in response

“Instead of like this, I wanted to introduce him to you as my best friend”

I wanted to eventually introduce Mistral to Ristia To proudly tell him that she is my bride Instead, that didn't happen They met in the worst way possible

Mistral becomes even more doubtful upon at my sorrowful expression That's when Priscillchan tilts her head and Nyoes ”nyaa”

“Is this really the yuusha?”

Mistral asks once again

This ti it”

“Fuun, so this is the yuusha”

For some reason, even Ludriad-san looks at us with doubt

“W-why are you so doubtful?”

I don't understand why they're doubting this! Ruiseine and I have seen Risita at school practically everyday since the beginning of spring Even if he's noearing this hideous expression I can bear to look at, there is nothat this is Ristia

“But…”

Mistral starts to say so, but she ss her words partway