43 This Hero and The Morning After! (2/2)
”So… Wanna let me know what you two are talking about?”
”Huh? Oh, Kenji and I were just talking about… the weather! Yeah! The weather!”
(Tael, why do you have to come up with such a bad excuse?)
(Don't get on me about this man! I'm bad under pressure!)
”The weather, huh? Odd that you had to use magic to talk about that…” Kany was obviously letting us know that she was not going along with our excuse.
Forced to go along with Tael, I decided to double down.
”Yeah! The weather! Tael was just telling me about a bad time he had with a certain type of weather so he hopes that we don't have it today! It's really personal so that's why he was using his magic for it!”
”Oh? Tael-san, you had a bad experience with a certain type of weather? I can explain what certain types of weather mean for you if you want…”
”N-no! That won't be necessary, Erana! Thank you though! And Kenji is absolutely correct!”
”Hmm…” Kany placed her hand on her chin. It looks like she's deep in thought right now about whether or not she should believe us or not. After a moment, Kany seems to have made her decision as she let out a big sigh.
”...Fine. Personal stuff is personal stuff. Just keep it together next time, alright?”
Kany went back over to Erana and began to comb her hair once more. Tael and I quietly let out sighs of relief. By the time that our life or death experience ended, breakfast was ready.
Instead of making a grand declaration, I decided to instead be direct.
”Food.”
”Yay!” x3
Everyone took a bowl of the oatmeal and gobbled it down like pigs to slop.
”More please, Onii-san!”
”I prepared ahead of time. Here you go.”
”Yay!”
”Keni-san, What do you think will happen today?”
”Today? Probably a lot of walking. According to the map at the guild and what Yimmie said, we should arrive sometime in the evening. Once we get there we need to find an inn and get rooms there. I don't want us causing trouble on the first night, understood?”
Both Tael and Kany nervously glanced at one another at my insinuation.
”W-Well, Onii-san, I don't plan on causing trouble! This jun store magician might cause trouble though!”
”Oi! Why am I the problem? You're the literal thief!”
”I may be a thief but at least I don't declare each of my actions like a child!”
”I may declare my spells like a child but at least I don't look like one!”
”Umm… Everyone please calm down…” Erana meekly let out.
I could feel the electricity between these two. Honestly I'm surprised they didn't wake us up last night.
”Honestly, I thought Kany and Tael-san would become better friends if they kept watch together! Kenji-san and I did!”
I could feel my own face flush red when Erana casually made this declaration. It appears as if I'm in the friend zone… Wait I've only known this girl for less than a week! Why am I getting hung up on this?
”We may argue, but we're not going to be too loud at night. I respect people's sleep! I'm used to being quiet at night anyway!”
The three of us chuckled at Tael's declaration. Tael, however, seemed to not understand what his statement implied.
We finished eating our breakfast and broke down camp.
”Alright… Next stop: Mulbik!”
”Alright! Adventure number 2! Let's do this!”