Chapter 393
The senior combat training ground we use is a huge facility. However, it was not a place where permission was granted to anyone.
There were currently only two of us inside the area we decided to use for confidentiality and security reasons, but there were, of course, shower facilities and other facilities inside.
I tend to take a shower when I go back because once I come here, I always bring a change of clothes with me. And not just one, but several.
It was still around 12 o’clock because I had just eaten breakfast and came early.
It was time to eat lunch, but since we still train after lunch, we planned to spend the whole day here fighting training.
however.
“I want to stop today.”
I was returning to the waiting room after taking a shower first, and Ellen came back and said that.
It doesn’t look like a pout. Because my mouth didn’t come out.
At this rate, I don’t think you’ll want to do it again tomorrow, saying you’re unwilling?
I think something I said unintentionally made Ellen think about things she hadn’t thought of before?
It was the first time in a year that he thought that I might be the same, as if he had been smelling my sweat while we were tired of bumping into each other.
I thought it was nothing because I hadn’t said anything until now. He just didn’t say anything, but he seemed to be thinking that, in fact, he must have been smelling it to the point where he was sick of it.
Ellen didn’t say anything about what she was thinking as she stared at her white toes still wearing slippers.
“no… … . hey… … .”
“… … .”
“I just said… … . It smells like sweat… … .”
“don’t do it… … .”
Ellen’s voice trembled.
“Ah, nothing… … . don’t say anything… … .”
Ellen’s cheeks were stained bright red as she lowered her head.
One wrong teasing of the tip of the tongue, cracked Ellen’s mentality.
I forgot, Ellen is 18 after all.
It’s like being sensitive to that kind of thing in the middle of the day… … .
Ellen’s mentality exploded at the one word, the smell of sweat.
Even Ellen couldn’t blame me because she brought it up first.
how
We didn’t fight for any other reason, didn’t we get into a situation where we couldn’t practice swordsmanship together because of the smell of sweat?
Did you really not? Isn’t that a situation where you can care about that?
But in this situation, anything you say is bad news.
I- I’m sorry for saying that.
Ellen – You mean it smelled?
It comes to the conclusion that there is no need to apologize.
Me – Didn’t you smell the sweat?
Ellen – Then why did you say that? that it happened too I’m sorry, that’s what I’m saying. So you’re saying she stinks?
Very likely to have the same result.
Me – I did smell like sweat. But isn’t it natural for sweat to smell?
This is the worst thing to say even without imagining what the answer will be.
In the end, no matter what he said, it was inevitable to shock Ellen’s mentality.
So I sat still, unable to do this or that, and Ellen only lowered her head in a state on the verge of a shameful death.
our dumplings.
In the past, if something like this happened, you would sweat, so you would smell the sweat. It would have been like this.
turned into a girl
But boy
Just fidgeting on tiptoe and not knowing what to do.
cute.
Cute is cute, but I can’t let my cracked mentality turn to powder.
And there was a feeling of guilt rising like a reaction to scare me from thinking about it.
I have to tell you.
Now, I have to tell you.
I couldn’t get my mouth off.
“Reinhardt.”
Ellen calls me, wriggling on her toes.
“uh… … . huh.”
“You are a bit strange these days.”
It seemed that the reason Ellen insisted on doing it this far was because she felt that way. She turns her head toward me with Ellen warily in her direction.
“What’s going on?”
There’s no way Ellen didn’t know that the tip of my sword was shaking.
That’s why Ellen waited patiently before finally asking.
have to say
“… … .”
However, in the end I couldn’t say anything.
I couldn’t figure out how to get lucky.
Ellen looked at me quietly, then came closer and gently hugged my neck. The smell of Ellen’s hair and the nape of her neck tickled the tip of her nose.
“It can be unsettling.”
Maybe he thought I was nervous because it seemed like a close battle with the demon king was approaching and the intensity of the training was getting stronger.
Ellen hugs my neck and whispers in my ear.
“It will be fine.”
everything will be alright.
anything, anything.
that everything will be fine
Ellen whispers in my ear incessantly.
The more Ellen did, the more the guilt that swarmed in my heart only grew exponentially.
Hearing more of Ellen’s whispers made him lose his temper.
So, I gently grabbed the arm of Ellen who was embracing me and untied it.
“hey.”
“… … huh.”
“Let’s just play.”
“… … ?”
okay.
I’m so tired.
“We have been running too fast these days. If you’re going to rest, let’s just go out and play.”
let’s rest a little
As if there is not even a short rest, I run so much that I have no time to organize my mind, and the words I need to say are constantly pushed back.
Let’s cool down a bit.
And, let’s say
At my words, Ellen slightly lowered her eyes and nodded slightly.
“… … huh.”
no wonder. It was a tone that made me feel a little better.
* * *
You can go out on Temple Main Street, but it’s Saturday.
Therefore, tomorrow is Sunday, and there is quite a bit of time to play.
“Let the other kids go too.”
Ellen said that as if she wanted the other kids to come too if they were going to play. I thought she would ask to go alone, but it was unexpected.
I want to tell you something important.
You don’t really have to go out to play. It’s a story that everyone will know in the end.
Adelia was at the magic research club, and Liana and Cliffman seemed busy doing physical training.
Ellen and I couldn’t be too proud to see Liana, who threw everything aside and rushed to play when asked to play, refusing to play on the weekend.
“Are you going to play?”
“huh.”
“Where?”
“I don’t know about that yet.”
At least, Harriet, who was about to go to the Imperial Magic Ministry, seemed to be a little worried, but then said she would go.
Harriet, me, and Ellen.
The three of them came out of the temple.
In the original work, Ellen was a criminal who confined herself to the gymnasium and wielded only a sword, and now there is not much difference.
Harriet was a nerd in the original novel, although he wasn’t mean, and now he’s just a cute but still a nerd.
Then, I realized another fact and couldn’t help but lose my senses.
“… … What are you thinking about?”
Ellen tilted her head at the strange look on my face.
“I just made a very surprising realization.”
“huh.”
“Maybe I’m actually a huge criminal?”
“… … ?”
“and.”
Very shocking and surprisingly… … .
To be honest, I’m a criminal.
He woke up at dawn every day to train, and on the weekends, unless there was anything else, he and Ellen would lock themselves in the training ground and focus on honing their major, swordsmanship.
It’s because most of the things I do are bullies, in fact I belong to a pretty special nerd among nerds. Even if you look at her achievements in her major, not just her studies, she deserves to be called second in the ranking next to Ellen in her sophomore year at Temple.
Ellen and Harriet look at me with their mouths slightly open.
“… … That’s not entirely wrong.”
“that’s right. I hate to admit it, but it’s true… … .”
Upon reflection, both of them seemed even more shocked that they were not wrong.
Reinhardt is a model student.
Yangachi model student.
Anyway, Ellen is a criminal, Harriet is a criminal, and I am also a criminal.
So, since I’ve never played before, I can’t seem to figure out what to do when I’m surprised.
I just came out of the temple.
I don’t know where to go I was supposed to play, but what the hell am I supposed to do?
If I do anything with them, the only thing that comes to mind is eating. Of course, it would be mainly for Ellen.
“I want to go to the sea.”
Ellen said something completely unexpected to Harriet and me.
ocean.
“ocean? Isn’t it too far to go?”
There is no beach near the ecliptic Gradium.
“Can’t you go that far?”
“how? There is a queue at the gate… … .”
“I’m a great person, so I have these things.”
Harriet opened her eyes when she saw the imperial crest that I had brought in.
“No, how do you do this… … . ah… … . I see… … .”
After realizing that I was the owner of Alsbringer, I seemed to have a sense of the circumstances under which I came to have it.
And, naturally, the head turns.
“And Ellen too?”
“huh.”
Ellen also took out the imperial crest from her bosom and showed it to Harriet. Harriet looked at the two imperial coats of arms in front of her eyes, and she looked blankly at me.
“and… … . So now I tell you… … .”
“If you ask me, he has a nobler body than you. How is it, glory or grand duchess? How does it feel to welcome someone with a status comparable to that of the imperial family?”
“This, profit! You, you’re not supposed to say things like that! Bad bastard!”
– Pakpak!
“Ugh! Where is this, you put your hands on the body of an existence that is equivalent to the imperial family? uh? Do you want to be arrested for blasphemy?”
“Wow, wow… … . and really This, such garbage… … . Garbage… … .”
Harriet’s face went red and shivered as if her teeth were trembling when she saw that she was about to use it on a subject that would have been a bitch if someone revealed her identity.
Anyway, we can go anywhere there is a warp gate.
It’s still cold, so it’s a bit unreasonable to go into the sea. After Harriet calmed down from her shock and astonishment, I looked at Ellen.
“Do you just want to see the ocean or do you want to go to the ocean where you can swim?”
“It would be nice if I could also swim.”
Then you can go to the tropics. There is nothing I can’t go to. Since it’s also Saturday, I don’t think it’ll matter much if I go out and sleep for a day.
Warp Gate System.
For this only, it’s much better than where I used to live.
A beach where you can swim.
When I thought so, there was a place that came to mind.
“Hey, then shall we go to the place where we did the mission to the uninhabited island before?”
“Yep.”
“wow! Is that right?!”
Judging from Ellen’s and Harriet’s excited looks, they both agreed vigorously.
“It must have been the Kamsencha Islands.”
“that’s right. I think so.”
Harriet and I had completely forgotten about it, but Ellen even remembered the location accurately.
* * *
Imperial Territory, Kamsencha Islands.
The uninhabited island was a place where a group mission was done, but I don’t know what kind of place the Kamsencha Islands are specifically because I was teleported by a wizard after arriving via a warp gate.
Ellen and I passed through the warp gates, holding out the imperial crest.
Harriet seemed admiring seeing that wherever she went to the warp gate, if she pushed the imperial crest, she would get a free pass right away.
“There is no inspection and search at all.”
“I guess so.”
When using a warp gate, you are supposed to describe the original moving location, identity verification, and purpose of movement, but there was no inspection on those parts at all. It was the same for me and Ellen, as well as my companion, Harriet.
Going through the super-large warp gates, eventually, when only the warp gate leading to Kamsencha Island remained, the guards froze as they saw the imperial crest.
“Are you talking about Kamsencha Island? ancient! We will connect you right away!”
Since it belonged to a provincial city, it might be the first time I’d seen someone with the imperial crest, so I could see the guards froze and panicking.
That way, we were able to move almost instantly to Kamsencha Island in the Kamsencha Archipelago.
However, as soon as I arrived at Kamsencha Island, the warm air and humid weather brought back memories of last year’s uninhabited island mission.
The gate I just passed by was also hot, but literally this place was real.
“… … Am I the only one who regrets it a bit as soon as I come?”
“… … Me too.”
“… … .”
obviously.
You will sweat in humid areas. As soon as Harriet arrived, he fanned his hand as if it were hot.
Ellen glanced at the nape of her neck, startled, then looked at me.
“I want to go back.”
really this
get sick or die
“I never once thought that you smell like sweat. I did it if I thought it was good, but I never once thought I didn’t like it.”
“… … ?”
“… … smell of sweat? What are you talking about?”
I couldn’t stand it and fired straight at my words, causing Ellen to have a slightly puzzled expression.
Harriet didn’t seem to understand what he was talking about.
no… … .
No matter how much I said it because I was worried about his mentality.
Is that such a perverted statement?
Ellen seemed to be pondering, then tilted her head.
“… … Do you like the smell of my sweat? why?”
Can’t you smell that good? why do you like it
Do you like me enough to even smell my sweat?
I don’t mean to say that, but if you look at me with that expression, I’ll even think of that!
You’re with me all day, do you want to go to class with me? I feel the same way as back then!
“Please, let’s stop talking like crazy.”
“… … Why are you crazy?”
“Oh, I think this is going to drive me crazy. stop.”
“huh.”
“The smell of sweat… … ? do you like that?”
said Harriet, a little stunned.
“no! It’s not like that!”
“Then what is it?”
As I tried to explain something to Harriet, Ellen grabbed me by the sleeve and shook her head vigorously.
I feel like I’ll kill you if I tell you.
“Let’s go for now.”
But we didn’t know much about Kamsencha Island. First of all, the place where we did the uninhabited island mission was one of the countless uninhabited islands scattered near Kamsencha Island, and we don’t know where that uninhabited island is.
On the other hand, Kamsencha Island is, of course, a place where people live, and since it is under the direct control of the empire, there were ordinary people and shops everywhere, even if it was not a large-scale city.
It was still early spring in the ecliptic, so the weather was chilly, and we had no idea that we would be arriving in the Kamsencha Islands, thousands of kilometers from the ecliptic, before leaving the temple.
So, we were dressed in casual clothes and coats that were completely out of place in the tropics.
“Should I use magic?”
Harriet would be able to do something similar to how Ellerith cast Chilling Touch on us last time in the Dark Land.
“Oh, you must have come from a cold place. If you wear it like that, you’ll get fat. I won’t buy clothes, though.”
Street vendors even looked at us and told us to buy some new clothes.
“Magic is good too, but I want to buy clothes in the first place.”
“huh.”
It was the sea, it was nabal, and we were in a steamer in this humid weather, so we naturally moved to the clothing store.
* * *
Ellen wore a light white dress, a round straw hat, and light sandals.
Harriet was wearing a very oversized T-shirt, short shorts, and slippers. Should I say it’s similar to the missing bottom fashion?
I wore slippers, shorts, and something like an aloha shirt.
I might be swimming, so I bought a swimsuit right away.
“It’s better.”
“I know.”
“I can cast magic if you need it.”
I just asked to go hang out in front of my house, but it felt like I was on a trip, but anyway, any place where a warp gate goes through is like the front yard of my house.
Wearing a white dress and a straw hat, Ellen’s limbs were white and slender, giving off a dazzling appearance as if they diffusely reflected light. Harriet had her hair down now, so it was a bit of a novelty.
The beach soon appeared, and Ellen ate one of the coconuts sold on the street. Did she even think of the old days?
“… … empty.”
“okay? I think it was delicious… … .”
Harriet also took a sip of the coconut Ellen held out, and it was all the same that her expression turned sour.
“Yes… … . empty.”
It was quite nice to see the two of them chatting with each other with a coconut. Ellen carried a coconut. She’s a guy who doesn’t throw away food.
Let me stare at the two quietly. The two walking ahead looked at me and said.
“What are you doing?”
“come fast. It’s hot in the sun.”
“Uh, uh. okay.”
I must have changed into clothes suitable for the climate. Now it was time to start moving slowly.
“hungry.”
“Me too.”
I was actually hungry because I left without eating lunch during morning training. Harriet didn’t seem to have eaten lunch either. Judging from the look on both of them’s pursed lips and contemplation, it seemed that they wanted something to eat.
I wanted to go to the sea.
Then, I came to the Kamsencha Archipelago after thinking about the uninhabited island group mission.
I just have to say that these two are something I want to eat right now.
“Do you want to eat lobster?”
“Yep.”
“that’s right!”
Both strongly affirmed my opinion.
