Chapter 12 (1/2)
Chapter Twelve: Spirits?
Currently, the living room of the Akatsuka house is encompassed by an extremely aard silence
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After Eru noisily rushed out of the dressing room mid-panic
The 「So onto Yasutaka’s face chased after Eru who rushed out of the dressing roo on his way out
It was evident that 「Soether with her It seems to be a creature that moves autonomously, but at any rate, it came from a fantasy world What kind of absurd existence it is, is unknown
There was a concern where, at worst, it would affect the ecosystem of this world
Yasutaka hurriedly tried to chase after that 「So」 but he remembered he was naked, so he hastily wore clothes and left the bathroom
By the tier be found
Nevertheless, Yasutaka had a hunch that 「Soo to Eru first
He knew from the sound of footsteps that she went up to the second floor That would mean that she’s probably in her own room
Immediately after such an incident, it would be lie if he wasn’t particularly reluctant inEru but even so, there was no way he could leave that 「So」 alone
Moreover, there was a possibility that Eru knows so
While thinking so, Yasutaka went upstairs Still being vigilant since that 「Soht be around, he arrived in front of Eru’s room
「…………Eru…… you there? It’s me…… Can I have a minute……?」
「Ya…… Yasutaka……san……?」
After calling out while knocking, a muffled voice could be heard from somewhere on the other side of the door
「There are sos that happened that I want to ask about so can we talk about…… it? Y, you don’t have to o……」
The o」, there was signs of movement and a small shriek from the other side of the door
It would seeo Yasutaka understood that too,it aard
「Th, then, I’ll be waiting in the living room…… Could you come over once you’ve calmed down……?」
「Ye, yesh!+ I, I will be there in a s-soon, so p-please wait for a little while……!!」
While still sensing that there was some movement inside the roo room
There, he waited for her for a little while Although Eru’s face was bright red, she nervously entered the living room
And so, the scene leads back to the beginning
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Frankly, Eru ondering why she acted that way
Eru and Yasutaka sat facing each other at the dining table
Eru who couldn’t look at Yasutaka as directly in front of her, was desperately thinking about the cause
Eru is an adventurer She’s been on adventures in a party of two male and two female members repeatedly til now
Although it was a party consisting of men and women, there was no romance between the s of camaraderie and solidarity as companions, and had trust
When repeatedly going on adventuring with comrades like that, there are instances where they had to caether
At those times, there are instances where a companion is seen naked
When caes clothes in front of their co alone to change clothes in private is nothing but dangerous
Naturally, Eru has seen her e in front of her, and everyone would occasionally bathe together in the river
Of course, it wasn’t that she liked exposing her skin, it was just so that every adventurer had to do
In other words, Eru is used to seeing men naked
And yet, when she saw Yasutaka naked, her mind went blank
She didn’t knohat she should do, so the result was her screa
She had an idea of as stuck on Yasutaka’s face, it was by no erous
If it were a dangerous thing, she was sure she would surely have moved to protect Yasutaka
She was confident that she could judge to that extent
Then, why did I instinctively run away?
And so, Eru’s thoughts kept circling round, over and over again
At that time, she did not realize
The reason she panicked was not because 「She saw a man naked」 but rather 「She saw Yasutaka naked」
It would be a bit longer before she realizes this
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Just how long were they going to stay silent?
I have snap out of it and talk about soht Yasutaka, he then looked at Eru
Finally, he noticed that there was so on top of her shoulder It seems that because it was transparent and colorless, he didn’t notice it until now
He unintentionally stared at Eru’s shoulder fixedly
There’s no doubt about it That was the 「So」 that was stuck on my face at that time
Observing carefully, it’s approximately the size of a clenched fist It’s a bit squashed teardrop shaped
It’s soa often seen it on TV coine if he said it’s like the sticky blue clu of a certain fa」 that’s here is that, it doesn’t have theof the eyes and mouth of that standard monster
「H, hey, Eru? That thing on your shoulder…… what the heck is that?」
When Yasutaka pointed at 「So」, it quivered in response
「Eh? H, huh? Piicho-kun, since when have you been on my shoulder?」
「Pi Piicho……kun……?」
When Eru held out her hand to her shoulder, the strange life-form called Piicho-kun hopped onto her hand
「Yes This child is the water spirit I am contracted with, Piicho-kun」
「Water…… spirit……? I, it’s a living thing……?」
「H A cluht be the most correct representation for it?」
The world Eru was originally in was overfloith the power of the spirits that were everywhere
Aside from the four famous spirits ー Fire, Water, Earth, and Wind, there are spirits such as those of trees and shrubs, Light, and Dark, the power of all spirits reach everywhere
Utilizing the power of such spirits, spirit users like Eru are able to use spirit ic
However, spirit power is not completely ubiquitous For example, at the botto, while fire and wind’s would be nearly incomparable Inside a cave, the power of earth and darkness are strong, while ould a In the desert, the power of fire and ould be strong, while water and earth would be near unattainable, and so on and so forth
In places where a specific spirit’s power is weak, that spirit’s power can’t be borrowed for spirit ic
For that reason, spirit users make a contract with specific spirits, and carry those spirits around with the so, even in places where that contracted spirit’s power is weak, spirit ic can be used
Eru’s contracted spirit is a water spirit But then, with Eru’s capabilities right now, she can only make a contract with one spirit at best
When spirits that usually don’t have a body make a contract with a spirit user, they collect their element and form a temporary body