Episode 12.1 (1/2)
”Welcome back.”
”Yeah.”
”Aah! Shira-san. You're finally back.”
”How have you been, Eda-chan.”
”Uhohho”
”You too Jericho, long time no see. Lookie here, I got dried fruits of all kinds for you.”
”Hohhoo--”
Come to think of it, how long has it been since Eda met Shira in her Shira form, thought Lecan, but he couldn't recall.
”I was just about to have some tea. Care for a cup?”
”Shira-san's tea is so good, I love it.”
”Eda.”
”Un?”
”Has your speech mannerism changed?”
”Un. I feel like I don't have to force myself anymore.”
”Force yourself?”
”Like, I don't have to try so hard to speak like how an adventurer should, you know.”
(So that weird way of talking was made up.)
(Dunno why she thought that would make her like an adventurer.)
Shira's tea was good.
A deep taste that takes your fatigue away.
”Looks like it went well huh.”
”You knew about it, Shira-san?”
Lecan and Eda went straight to this house after leaving the temple.
And yet, Shira seemed to be aware of the events that occurred in the temple already.
”Just that. The not forcing you part is a trick, y'see.”
”You're right. The vice temple head never said anything about not trying to invite me over again after all.”
Lecan was a bit amazed to hear Eda said that.
Her noticing that fact means she's got a proper understanding of what transpired.
”Lecan, you did really good there. Well done.”
”Yeah.”
”But, demolishing Zogus Idol at the end was a bad move.”
”Yeah.”
”Thanks to that, you'd have to provide your service for free. Nine times at that.”
”Yeah.”
”You're an idiot, aren't you.”
”....”
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”Shira-san, do you not get compensation working at the orphanage?”
”Lecan won't be in this case. It's a service not a work, y'see. By having Lecan provide a service at the orphanage for free, it signifies his respects toward the temple.”
”Is that so. By the way, where's Nike-san?”