V3C73 (1/2)

(073) The Hero’s misunderstanding

Translator: Tseirp

It sure has been a Japanese fever since coming here.

It’s already the 3rd Japanese person.

“I am Kusunoki Ichinosuke. My name is listed as Ichinojo on this side.”

He spoke politely so I replied with an equal degree of politeness.

“Ichino wasn’t your surname?”

Marina exclaimed in surprise after all this time. Now that I think about it, I’ve not introduced myself to this girl. Carol calls me Ichino so it’s likely she misunderstood that as my surname.

I looked at Suzuki’s job.

【Holy Warrior Lv39]

Wow, so cool.

Holy Warrior huh.

How does a person become one?

I’ll try probing him slightly.

“You said that you’re a hero but is Hero your job?”

“No. To be exact, it is a job called Holy Warrior. I’m level 39.”

“Ooh, Holy Warrior … is it perhaps from a blessing?”

“No, Holy Warrior is a highest tier job. I didn’t obtain the job from a blessing.”

“Ooh, what blessing did you get?”

“I’ll leave that to your imagination.”

Suzuki smiled with his shining white teeth.

So he won’t give me that much information huh.

Blessings are a sort of trick or a trump card.

Even I will not talk about my own blessing with this person who I still do not know if he is my ally or not.

” … Oh well. Since it’s a rare chance to meet a fellow Japanese, how about it? Do you want to have a meal together?”

Actually, my plan was to finish our meal before sunset but due to the inspiration I got to use street performance to gather people after listening to the intelligence Carol gathered, in the end, we have not had our dinner yet.

I was feeling hungry as well.

“I’m sorry, I plan to head to the next town once my business is over.”

“Hmm … what business?”

“Well. Could you please release the 3 slaves there?”

Ha?

This idiot, what’s he saying out of the blue.

“What do you plan to do? Are you part of an anti-slavery movement? I understand your feelings since we’re both Japanese but you have 3 slaves following you too.”

“That’s due to their own will. I intend to give the 3 of them their freedom if they wish for it.”

Saying that, Suzuki glanced at the 3 people standing behind him.

A woman dressed in nun garments. A swordswoman-like woman. And a short girl holding onto a plush doll.

Their jobs were 【Apprentice Practitioner], 【Swordsman] and 【Shaman]. Looks like a balanced party.

“I am an Apprentice Practitioner but I was saved when I was caught by a slave merchant. I want to remain as a slave until I repay this favor.”

“I participated in the Swordsmanship Tournament as a gladiator representative and lost to Suzuki. I unreasonably asked him to purchase me. I decided that the day I take off this collar is the day I beat Suzuki.”

” … I decided to follow Ko-oniichan after he saved my village.”

This guy, he’s seriously been doing hero-like stuff.

Where did this protagonist come from?

“If that’s the case then it’s the same on my side. Haru and Carol as well, I intend to remove their slave collar if the 2 of them wish for it.”

When I said that, Haru and Carol gave affirmative nods.

“What about the magic-user female there? In fact, I’ve been asking around since daytime and I’ve heard that you bully her by taking her important item and forcibly make her do street performance-like stunts to earn gold.”

I’d like to correct him. It’s not street performance-like, it is street performance itself.

Although, if I say that then the conversation would become seriously tricky so I didn’t say it.

Just as I was thinking of keeping silent and just listen to him, as expected, that girl stood up.

“To call my super magic a street performance after seeing it. This quarrel, I will pay you back dearly — ah, Ichino-san, mask … please return my mask.”

“You’ll make the conversation confusing so keep quiet.”

I took her mask and kept it in my item bag.

She extended her hand to try to take the mask out from the item bag but item bags are constructed such that people other than the owner can’t take things out of it.

She won’t be able to take it out no matter how hard she tries.

“So your true nature has come out. To take a girl’s accessory for yourself. It is hardly a forgivable act as a fellow man. It seems like the information was correct.”

” … Ah, the topic became troublesome. I’ll say it now, I don’t intend to fight you.”

“I also do not wish to fight but if you do not agree then I have no choice.”

Saying so, Suzuki drew his sword.

“Alright. But, it would trouble the surrounding customers if we fight here. Go outside.”

“That’s true … that’s right. Let’s continue outside.”

Suzuki and the 3 girls left the shop.

I —

“Thank you for waiting, four servings of seasonal pasta.”

I ate the pasta that I’ve been waiting for that had just arrived.

I gave it a try and asked for the seasonal pasta but I didn’t even know which season we were currently in. Since it’s easy to tolerate, it might be spring?”

Placed on the pasta was boiled wild grass that tasted like spinach.

I encouraged the 3 girls to eat as well and the 4 of us proceeded with our meal.

“Ichino-sama, is it fine to not go?”

“Fortifying myself with a meal comes first.”

“I want to try fighting with that Swordsman girl.”