Vol 10 Chapter 165 (2/2)
“You think you can properly fight atop a boat? What’s more, this is pretty hting thee, I’ll lock up”
We left our valuables, left our rooms, and followed Ver-san
A dining hall we assumed ould eat at, bathrooms, and a bath… the bath was more of a space prepared for one, and if you wanted to take a bath, you’d have to prepare it yourself
Clara could prepare hot water withit to her if we ever wanted one
After showing us to all of those, she led us around the general area Where the lifeboats were kept, and where eren’t allowed to enter
In the end, she showed us to a large rooht to call her personal room
It was vast, and extravagant
Ornaments, and lovely dolls, cloths and book shelves Countless ornaments
The roo of what seemed to be monster fur With white and black stripes, that fur cae cat-like monster
Clara spoke
“Isn’t that a White Tiger? A large one at that”
There, Vera-san sat on a sofa, stuck an elbow into the armrest, and rested her face on her hand
“That’s right Sit wherever you want Every tiifts, and t would be a waste not to use thee stuffed anio”
The large stuffed bear had a large bell hung around its neck
A question rose in my head, so I asked
“Why did you let us into to this room?”
There, Vera-san looked at with a serious expression, as she sat up straight, and brought her right hand to her mouth…
“Oh, I wonder But I si so Ah, besides the crew, perhaps you’re the first man to be allowed in my room”
After Vera-san laughed, her eyes turned towards Novem
“Hey, what’s your name?”
Novem smiled
“It’s Novem Novem Forxuz”
Vera-san looked delighted
“I see I’m sure you already know, but I’o you’re charged with protecting? I really don’t need it, though”
It seems, eren’t needed here
(Goddess of Fortune, is it)
The boat she boarded wouldn’t sink in any storm Because she had such a jinx on her, the sailors called her a Goddess of fortune
When I was about to name myself, Vera-san held up her hand, and told me to stop
“I already know about you I just reht Lyle, aren’t you? I never thought such a talked of adventurer would be boarding this vessel”
Seeing her laugh to herself, I…
“I do quite hate that moniker Pleasure to meet you, I’m Lyle Walt”
When I gave a courteous bow, Vera-san nodded, stood, and greeted me
“You probably knew, and I said it once, but I’m Vera Trēs I’ht? The Guild has already send a shi+p to deal with the monster, it seems”
Shrugging her shoulders, she sat on the sofa again
There, the Fourth’s voice came from the Jewel
『Lyle, here you should at least say, ‘No, I’m here because I wanted to ride your shi+p’』
I ignored his opinion, and asked what had piqued my curiosity
“Coht? What is the shi+p called?”
Vera-san frowned a little as her eyes glared at me
“I’d like to think you didn’t know before you asked This shi+p’s name is… the Vera Trēs Father nae vessel, as he thinking?”
Seeing her rub her teave a dubious smile
And Monica opened her mouth
“I heard it was state-of-the-art, but just how a is it?”
Vera-san looked at us, and smile
“That’s a secret Is what I’d like to say, but I’ll tell you what I’m sure you can find out yourselves The important parts have been processed from Rare Metal It wasn’t possible for the craftshts, so we had to call in a famous dwarf blacksmith to oes passed what other merchants would invest in their shi+ps On top of not having a sail, you didn’t see any water wheels either, right? This one uses so like a screw inside the water”
Hearing that, Monica nodded a number of times
“I care not about screws, but the blacksmith interests me Could you introduce him to us?”
Vera-san made a dubious expression
“Wait, screws are considerably a, you know? Well, I’m sure the blacksmith will be impossible He’s not an acquaintance of randfather helped hiot acquainted around that time”
And after we chatted a bit, Clara thought up a question, and asked
“Why did you let us into to this room?”
Vera-san stood A knock came at the door, and one of the shi+pmate entered the room
“Milady, it’s time to depart”
She took out the pocket watch handing at her hip, and checked the time
“Right on time Very well, let us be off”
“Yes!”
The sailor left the roo a mildly surprised expression at me at the end The door closed, and after a while, the outside scenery began to move
Vera-san breathed out a sigh
“I’ot to be like this Sorry And as for why I called you here… I wanted to hear what you had to say You’re adventurers after all You know so stories, don’t you?”
Vera-san’s expectant eyes And all my comrades sent their eyes towards me
“… What’s all this?”
Shannon spoke as a representative
“I ot, Lyle”
Monica as well
“Yes, when the chicken is in peak condition, it’s a splendid tihter and tears”
I tried to correct Monica’s statement
“Please don’t act as if my peak condition, is only post-Growth”
There, Eva looked at me, and put her hand to her mouth in shock
“… Eh?”
May was the same She put both of her hands behind her head
“No, no matter how you look at it…”
When I looked at Aria, she averted her eyes
“Sorry I can’t defend you here”
I turned my body towards Clara, and she turned red to her eats
“I apologize I ended up re it…”
Ti my eyes at Miranda…
“Peak condition… in a sense, it really is you at your best”
She was laughing At the end, I looked at Novem
“Whichever Lyle-sama you may be, you’re the best Lyle-sama to me”
She gave a radiant smile
But within the Jewel, I heard so voices
『That’s right! mr lyle is surely his peak condition!』
『Regardless of his usual failure, you’ll never see anything like that from mr lyle!』
『… Stop it… pff…』
『As expected of the Wonder Child of the Walt house The cutting edge of your post-Growth is the greatest in all our history I guarantee it』
I fell onto round On top of the sloaing boat, I…
“That’s a lie That man isn’t me!”
Hearing those words, Vera-san looked a little interested
“Ah, so you’ve made a few blunders post-Growth? I do feel sorry to ask, but… oh, why not”
It didn’t take long forabout my past mistakes