Vol 1 Chapter 5 (1/2)
VOLUME 1: A Whisper, an Aria, a Prayer, an Awakening
Chapter 5: Rendezvous
In reality, whether the following seven days were enjoyable or not… wasn’t so Haruhiro could talk to anyone about
One was free to quit the freedoht silvers were paid, one was readmitted quite easily too However, those ere not qualified to be uild’s stealing techniques, surprise attack techniques, killing techniques, and other secret skills
As a corollary, that also included everything learned in the crash course So Haruhiro couldn’t speak of any of it Nor could he iven to hist Thieves, and there was no need for outsiders to know Not that Haruhiro wanted anyone to know his name anyway
…That was because he had ended up being na to Master Barbara, it was because his eyes always had a sleepy look about theht about it, he ado that far She could have nauar,’ or ‘wolf,’ or ‘hawk,’ or any nu was better than “Old Cat”
For the tih, Haruhiro had co and ed Thief
Or not
Master Barbara had beaten into hi with the most basic thieves craft skill, [Pick Lock], theskills, [Hit], and the importance of surprise attacks However, Haruhiro could hardly say that he had mastered them; he would have to use those techniques more before they became second nature
When the tiuild and train with Master Barbara And of course, payht again
Currently, the only skills Haruhiro had learned were [Pick Lock] and [Hit], but his proficiency levels with both were extremely low He couldn’t say that he could use either dependably
As a graduation present for co, he had received a used cloak, a worn dagger, a second-hand set of thieves tools, and a pair of old boots, all of which he earing now He certainly looked the part of a thief now, but he sure didn’t move like one
Master Barbara’s training had been draconian, and shea Thief was steep and de that was about to turn into a fledgling of a Thief
Was he really going to be okay?
“Old Cat” sighed and headed towards theplace It was before noon, so the marketplace was not very crowded Only two people were standing in line at Dory’s Kebabs One earing leather ar sword strapped to his belt His hair was quite disheveled The other had a bow and quiver strapped to her back and a kukri hanging at her waist Her hair was tied into twin braids
“Ranta! Yume!”
“Hm?” Ranta turned to face Haruhiro
“Hr off atowards Haruhiro just like Ranta
It ithout saying for Yume’s cheerful expression, but even Ranta’s , hard week of training Yes, Master Barbara was sexy, but she was beyond sadistic and never cut Haruhiro any slack
Every night, right before he curled up with a single thin, dirty blanket and fell asleep on the hard floor of his solitary cell, he i the saive hi a morsel of comfort
This is actually, really, incredibly horrible Noreached the limits of his endurance and unable to take anyaway several times His fear of Master Barbara, however, stopped hi so
“Ranta…! Yuh-five
“Oh?” Ranta high-fived him back, but it was clear fro on, and Haruhiro’s hand swooshed through empty air
Was he being overly happy? A little ehtly “Hey How’ve you two been? Where’s everyone else?”
“Alright I guess,” Ranta replied, looking around “No one else here but us”
“Hr to s the
Haruhiro looked at her “Yume, are you okay?”
“Fine Down the wrong pipe…”
“It’s really not good to try talking with your mouth full It’s better to take your time, s first, then talk”
“Yume doesn’t knohy but Yume tends to always eat in a rush”
“Really?”
“Yu, ‘Yume, you should try to eat more slowly if at all possible’ But not exactly in those words, more like ‘YUME, EAT MORE SLOWLY’”
Ranta gazed sideways at Yu “Can you actually use that bow and arrows? You don’t really come across as a Hunter to me”
“You mean does Yume know archery?” Yume tilted her head sideways and puffed out one cheek “Yuood at it No matter how much Yume practiced, Yume didn’t really improve”
“But a Hunter that can’t use a bow isn’t really considered a Hunter, right? All Hunters can use bows,” Ranta replied
“But Yume wants a wolf animal companion so Hunter is fine”
“A wolf, eh?” Haruhiro rubbed the back of his neck
Apparently experienced Hunters were able to tame and share a cos Haruhiro could see the appeal in that, and could understand a little about how she felt
“A useless Hunter in addition to a Thief,” Ranta spat disdainfully “It’s going to be tough going from here on out”
“As if you’re one to talk, Curly,” Haruhiro shot back
“Don’t call me that!”
“U a blackish triangular hat and si directly behind Ranta
“GAH!” Ranta yelped in surprise, ju in midair to face the newcomer
The girl’s hat had a broad ri on a staff with her head slanted doards so no one could see her face Haruhiro, though, recognized her right away
“shi+horu?” He asked
The girl nodded silently It was shi+horu after all Ranta opened his eyes wide and placed his hand over his chest
“You scaredup on e but you act more like a Thief”
“I’m sorry No one noticed me so I didn’t how to approach everyone…”
“Can’t you just say so normal? Like, ‘hey’ or ‘hi’ or ‘oy’”
“I’ normal I’m truly sorry…”
“Quit apologizing for everything! You’re uy!”
“If it were between you and shi+horu,” Haruhiro said, putting hiuy No need to get so pissed off at her”
“Oh, and you’re a good guy, Haruhiro? shi+horu may keep them well hidden, but all you want are her HUGE boobS”
“What? Hidden?” Haruhiro’s gaze reflexively went to shi+horu’s chest
shi+horu immediately wrapped her ar or not, but… Wait What a His face felt hot
“Sorry,” he said, bowing his head
“It’s okay…” shi+horu replied
“You’re hiding theer at shi+horu “You can’t fool these eyes! They can see right through padding and pushups!”
Haruhiro glared at Ranta “What kind of skill is that?”
“It’s not a skill, it’s a natural gift!”
“shi+horu, your boobs are so big,” Yu boobs Yume’s chest is flat That’d be okay if Yume were skinny, but Yume’s flabby and flat It makes Yume sad~yan…”
“…It’s just… I’ to make herself vanish “It’s just because I’m just fat, that’s all”
“Really?” Yuh”
“My clothes cover it up, that’s all…”
Ranta snorted “shi+horu Other girls must hate you”
“…Why?”