Chiyu Mahou no Machigatta Tsukaikata ~Senjou wo Kakeru Kaifuku Youin~

Which reminds me, why did Rose come here? Was she suspicious of me for practicing magic here? Or maybe she was surprised for a different reason?

Right, I have something to relay to you Tomorrow will be the day when the letters will be sent out . Which is why Im supposed to tell you when youll depart but It seems that people will see you off so just wait at the gates tomorrow morning . It doesnt really suit me though . You can take Amako with you .

Ah, yes . I understand .

The heroes should join you shortly after . From there, youll merge and start your journey together since your first destination is the same .

Seeing me off . . would the people in this country be seeing us off? The image I was getting of it was people cheering and shouting I can agree that it doesnt suit with me too . I dont think Senpai and Kazuki would run away from it though .

What should I bring?

Take your uniform and the bare minimum essentials along with you If youre taking that bear along with you, get something so that you can strap him on your back . Getting a cord to fasten him should be sufficient .

The bare minimum luggage . . I guess Ill take the knife I received from Rose and my notebook . Ill also carry a bit of rations too . Thats all I really need, other people will probably bring anything else we would need .

Is there anything else you want to ask me?

For now, thats it .

I see . Then before you head out tomorrow, theres one more thing I need to teach you .

? What is it?

There were a lot of dangerous things on the outside so perhaps she had some advice for me . Fundamentally speaking, Roses words are usually never wrong . I braced myself for next words as she presented her fist in front of me .

If you ever get caught up in a situation with some fellows who look down on healing magic you can beat them down without holding back .

I cant do that!! That would cause a lot of problems!!

Even Ark-san said it would be bad . This persons boiling point was really low . . I cant even imagine what kind of mess she would make out there .

Those kinds of people only know about what healing magic is like on the tip of the iceberg . But once you beat them up, theyll return to their real character so theres no problem .

U-ummmm .

For the time being, Ill gratefully accept her words and change the topic to something less dangerous .

Thats pretty much all I wanted to say . You should go ahead and prepare for tomorrow . Itll be too late once it gets dark .

Yes .

Ill be returning to the lodgings Whether its for better or worse, this journey will definitely influence you . Im expecting a lot from you, Usato .

After casually saying so, she started walking away from the training grounds .

I couldnt help but mumble the words she just said as I saw her back .

Expecting a lot from me, huh It makes me happy, dammit .

Was I this simple of a man? Or was it because it was Rose who praised me? That could be the case since I did place a lot of trust in her .

She was my teacher since arriving in this world and probably the first person that I respected .

Well, then again This might be due to the fact that Rose had tamed me to this extent .

Now then, I should prepare for tomorrow since I already heard about whatll happen .

I started slowly walking back to the lodgings as I stretched myself . I had to prepare a leather belt to strap Bluerin on my back .

However, I stopped walking once I noticed a figure of a shadow within the forest and could even hear their footsteps . Looking closely, I noticed that they had silver hair . I was able to easily identify the figure .

What are you up to, Felm?

Ugu

After the figure let out a startled voice, a girl with tanned skin and silver hair appeared from the shadows . Her silver hair reached down to her shoulders while her eyes seemed to draw me in . She was also wearing the training uniform with the Rescue Squads logo stitched onto it .

She broke her line of sight from me and turned away . While feeling nervous and putting her hands behind her back, she spoke

Im taking my break right now and I cant enter the town so I thought I would take a walk But youre here .

Ah, I see . But why hide?

Although she was behaving right now, we were enemies at one point . She couldnt just walk on the streets even if you take into account how open-minded people were in this country .

Its because I dont like you .

Why did she not like me to this extent? Well, I guess it wasnt too strange since I was the one who captured her . If she doesnt like me then theres no helping it, I had to hurry and prepare for tomorrow right now . Once it gets dark, itll be troublesome in various ways .

Haah, okay . You finally have a break and all so make sure to let your body get some proper rest

Wait .

?

As I was passing by Felm, she caught my arm .

You . Are you going somewhere tomorrow?

Huh? Which reminds me, I didnt tell you?

. . Tell me .

Eh?

Im saying to tell me where youre going!!

Even though she dislikes me, shes nosy enough to press me for an answer for this . Since she seemed to be frantic about it, I gave her a simple explanation about the letters . As I finished my explanation, she seemed to be angry and wanted to say something but immediately stopped . Instead, she hung her head down .

Whats wrong? Ah, perhaps youll feel lonely since I wont be around

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She kicked my leg in silence .

I have no idea what but this girl was displeased with something so she kicked my leg . This amount of pain wasnt much and I was used to it so I didnt show any reaction on the surface . However, it was still a kick with demonic strength so it still hurt and made my leg numb .

I was just joking but maybe she really did feel lonely .

. Kuh .

Wait, dont tell me you really will feel

Its unfair!! You get to escape from this hell!

Ah, I see

She felt irritated after see my face once more so she kicked me again . Afterwards, she headed in a different direction from where I was walking . Her second kick had much more power behind it so it made me a little angry too .

. .

I couldnt help but think about how I usually interact with Rose during these kinds of moments . So while I really wanted to retaliate back, I was the senpai here and decided against it . Instead, I calmed down and looked at Felm till she disappeared from my sight .

I could probably catch up to her instantly if I wanted to but it was probably best to leave her alone for now . The decision had already been made for me to go on this journey; there was no way for me to back out now . Maybe I should have at least said something like you can just suffer here, you clumsy girl when she kicked me again .

Actually, whats with that? Saying that this was hell .

Ive certainly had a taste of what hell was . If I were in her situation, I would be in comfort . I had to deal with a Grand Grizzly and some big monster snake . I couldnt even sleep at night because I was scared of that snake, you know .

Haah

Well, I should be open-minded here and forgive her . I started walking towards the lodgings again . I dont know if it was thanks to her or not but my strides felt a bit lighter now . While pondering on why my steps had become a bit lighter, I headed back to prepare for tomorrow .