Chapter 041 (1/2)

Volume 1

The Simple Job of Only Perishing to the Hero Volume 1 Chapter 40

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「……Why are you raring to go……」

With the situation answering his predictions, Shion held his head in his hand and hung it down.

Maybe because it was unexpected even for Kain and Sharon, their eyes went round.

Nino was the only one that seemed to be composed.

That being said, Kain and Sharon’s reaction could be said to be understandable.

When they thought that a driver for them would be dispatched, they prepared their armaments for the adventure and looked forward to meeting them.

But it wasn’t someone like a classmate.

It was the Board Chairman who was the top of the Edius Adventurer’s School.

Her participating in a student’s adventure as part of the transportation had never been heard of before.

「H, Headmaster……Are you going to be coming along?」

「Kain-kun. I am not a Headmaster, I am a Board Chairman. Also, since this is outside of office hours, be sure to call me Luuty-san.」

「With the Headmas……no, I mean, with Luuty-san around, she’ll be a tremendous strength, won’t she, Kain!」

For some reason, seeing the peaceful atmosphere of the three of them, Shion got a headache.

「……So, Luuty……Why are you coming along?」

「There’s no real why to it. I just don’t want the Earthworm that I’m renting out to get involved in a terrible accident.」

That was a reasonable reason.

In other words, at the moment Kain and Sharon had the talk about Earthworms with Luuty, it was probably already decided that it would be like this in Luuty’s mind.

Thinking that, Shion noticed something.

「Hold on a second. Kain, did you know that Luuty possessed an Earthworm?」

「Eh? No, when Luuty-san came to us with this matter, we heard about it in the middle of the conversation……」

「Ahー……I see, I get it now.」

They were clearly guided into it.

Luuty probably guided the flow of her converation with Kain and Sharon so that it would go in that direction.

In a way where she herself didn’t say that she would be coming along, and in a form where she was asked by Kain and Sharon’s side……That’s the direction she made it go.

And then, most likely, there was no mistake that she planned on coming along for some sort of reason from the beginning, that’s what Shion thought.

Thinking about the contents of the request, it was hard even for Shion to refuse her.

Naturally, it would be fine for him to refuse her, but there was no reason to refuse.

With her not breaking her appearance as a good willed cooperative worker right to the very end, she was actually a opponent that was hard to deal with.

「……So, you use the bow.」

When Shion sent his gaze towards the bow that Luuty carried on her back, Luuty nodded.

「Yes, I often go out on the scene even now you know?」

Since Shion vaguely had a mental image of her using magic, he felt that she actually used that instead.

He could tell the truth if he were to use Status Confirmation Magic, but if he were to use it, he might be sensed with the movement of magical power.

Thinking that it would be safer to abstain from unnecessary things, he held his curiosity down and controlled himself.

「In any case, let’s go. Come on, get on.」

Seeing Luuty pat her hand down, Kain and Sharon looked flustered and rushed over to the Earthworm.

Shion looked up at the Earthworm once again.

It was a gigantic insect that possessed a carapace that shined purple as the light of the town shined upon it.

Something that seemed like a carriage box was installed on its back.

It was a truly splendid box, but he couldn’t see as far as the interior from here.

It seemed that a short rope ladder was used to climb into that box, and it was impressive how it hung from the box.

「Still, I see……To think that we would be getting on a box similar to a carriage.」

「If it were to be pulled and transported by an Earthworm, it would certainly get into a terrible accident after all.」

While somehow coming into agreement with this, Shion and Nino also got on board the Earthworm.

Inside of the box that they climbed the rope ladder into, it was decorated in a way that could be described as high class.

Spongy cushions.

Dark brown couches.

The place suitable for the coachman seat that was connected from there was covered in a circle with a transparent window that was made of polished crystal or something, and ensured a wide field of vision.