Vol 1 Chapter 5 (2/2)
“You’re not fat but you insist you are Girls hate other girls who say they’re fat when it’s not true”
“I didn’t an to tremble “I mean, I really am fat…”
“Wait,” Ranta said, looking e to cry about”
“I-I’,” shi+horu stammered
“Yes you are! Look at those tears! You’re definitely crying!”
“It’s okay, shi+horu,” Yu her arms around shi+horu “Don’t cry Yume doesn’t hate shi+horu But Yume doesn’t really know shi+horu very well yet either…”
Haruhiro frowned “That… That isn’t exactly reassuring her, Yume”
“Oh? Is that so? But shi+horu’s body feels nice Soft and squishy”
“Ahh, please don’t touch there… It’s e…”
“You two” Ranta inhaled sharply Very sharply “You two are aht out in the open too! hell YES! Give me more!”
“Everyone sure seems excited,” someone cut in
Haruhiro turned towards the newcomer “Manato!”
Manato was dressed in a hooded, blue-lined garb In his hands was a short staff
“I seems I’m the last to arrive,” Manato smiled broadly and looked at everyone in turn “I’m a Priest, Haruhiro’s a Thief, Yue, and lastly Ranta’s a Warrior Looks like our party is ready to go”
“Why,” said Ranta, frowning, “are you addressing me the same casual way you address Haruhiro?”
“You prefer so more formal?”
“Being addressed informally pisses me off You should call me Lord Ranta”
“Haha… No”
“Don’t just say ‘no’ then laugh it off!” Ranta yelled
“You don’t have to call Yu but ‘Yume’,” Yume said
“Just ‘shi+horu’ is fine with me too,” shi+horu added
“Thanks Yume, shi+horu,” Manato replied
“Yeeeep!” said Yu fairly e in response as well, but Haruhiro didn’t catch what she said
“Manato” Haruhiro raised his right hand and Manato, switching the hand that held his short staff, high-fived hi sound
Haruhiro punched Manato lightly on the shoulder “Good to see you, Manato What was your training called again? ‘Priest’s Apprenticeshi+p’?”
“Yeah How did your Thieves Guild training go?” Manato asked in response
“Piece of cake,” Haruhiro replied at once, but frowned and thought better of lying “…Actually, that’s a lie It was horrible My mentor was terrible Real sexy, but beyond scary”
“A real beauty, eh? Must be nice Myvoice that made my ears hurt”
“Made your ears hurt? Manato, how much did he yell at you?”
“I don’t re born was to yell at ry all the time”
Haruhiro, constantly chewed out by Master Barbara, had lost all his self-confidence before he could even build any up Honestly, it had been quite depressing But it seemed like Manato had had a similar experience as well Maybe it was the saht that he wasn’t the only one made him feel a little better Maybe there was no need to be so depressed after all
Thanks to Manato, he was now quite relieved Manato was also the one who had found out about the guild systeuild to join If it wasn’t for Manato, where would they be now? Haruhiro didn’t even want to think about it
“I guess now’s a good tihed His expression was a little off “Actually, I have an announcement for you all A very important announcement”
Haruhiro raised his eyebrows “Like what?”
“What is it?” Yuazed at Ranta nervously and Manato was looking at Ranta’s equipment and armor suspiciously
So was off Ranta was dressed in hardened leather ar off his belt But that was sih to a Warrior
“H “Aren’t Warriors supposed to be equipped with chain—”
“Listen up!” Ranta was puffing his chest out soto fall over backwards “I told everyone that I was going to becoed my mind! It becaenius wasn’t going to be put to use by joining the Warrior’s Guild, so I didn’t join!”
“Wha—” Manato started, but then was at a loss for words His face drained of color
Haruhiro couldn’t bla to what Manato was able to find out, there were two classes that no party can be without: A Priest and a Warrior The Warrior was the frontline fighter, the tank who faced eneth and fury The Priest was the party’s healer, who supported his cohts Because of that, Manato volunteered hi that either Haruhiro or Ranta become a Warrior
Ranta had volunteered hiht it was cool, so Haruhiro decided to join the Thieves Guild
“H a-ht?”
“Not shocked,” Haruhiro said, rubbing his temples “More like disuild without discussing it with the rest of us?”
“A feeling A hunch Intuition Six-sense The Gods within me whispered toYou’re a bigger man than that’”
“Then,” Manato said, apparently having regained h his expression was still a bit agitated, “which guild did you join?”
“Look!” Ranta pulled out a skull-like necklace—no, an actual skull on a necklace—and pointed to his chest Seared into the leather was an eht! Glory be to the Ruler of Death, the Dark God Skulheill!”
Yuht’?”
“No!” Ranta yelled, spit flying “A DREAD KNIGHT! Isn’t it an awesoular Warrior!”
“Please don’t say,” shi+horu softly whispered, “that you becaht just because the name was cool…”
“‘Just’?” Ranta sighed in an exaggerated manner “Do I need any other reason? No, I don’t No other reasons even exist, no matter how hard you think”
Haruhiro wanted to punch the daylights out of him He was really tempted to But he didn’t Even if he did, it would be too late and wouldn’t help the situation
“The Dread Knight Guild has a special rule, don’t they?” Haruhiro said instead “Once you join, you’re not allowed to leave If you try, they’ll come after you”
“‘Until thou art embraced by the dark God, thou shalt not embrace any God besides him,’ is the commandment Understand? ‘Embraced by the dark God’ means death,” Ranta said
“So what can Dread Knights do?” Haruhiro asked
“I can summon demons!” Ranta raised a clenched fist—then lowered it “But not at the ht Lu”
“So you can only suht”
“For now! He gets stronger as I collect Vices!”
“So what can the demon do?”
“It whispers tome when enemies are close And once it a while it’ll burst out with demon jokes!”
“What?”
“What do you ht is perfect for me!”
“You’re right,” Manato nodded, s with sarcasm “It suits you perfectly”
“That’s right!” Ranta said proudly,it completely
What a carefree guy, Haruhiro thought Ranta , but the outlook was not good at all for the party as a whole Were they idiots for depending on a guy like hi his head
Yes, they were