Chapter 79

[Once again. My name is 『Yuuri Hakushanasu』and I came from the 《 Euphrates dukedom 》in order to partic.i.p.ate in the compet.i.tion tournament. My aim is to win in this tournament, first of all my objective is to get promoted to [Hero candidate] ]

Haha, Yuuri laughed with a refreshing smile.

[……. That means, you have already settled an application as an『Alternate candidate』 to the《Azel limes king》]

I am all right.
The throbbing has mostly been settled by now.
I throbbing for a guy.
Pitiful….

[Yes, that’s right.  Because of the enforcement of the new law which was issued last month and I also got demoted. Hahaha]

[Demotion……?　 Was Yuuri originally one of the『Hero candidates』?]

In that case he should have gotten an emergency call at the time of the previous 『Imperal capital invasion』.

[Yes, that’s right……  But I had just received a long-term business trip quest in the《 Euphrates dukedom 》 at the time of the Imperial capital invasion. My mercenary squadron was not able to partic.i.p.ate in the imperial capital defensive war.  I was really sorry to everyone………]

Is that so.
In that case, no wonder that I didn’t notice Yuuri’s face at that time…..
In case of long-term quest in 《 Euphrates 》, probably it will be a mapping quest in the uninhabited island or something.
I’ve heard that in that country there is a considerably amount of wild areas.
The party all together stayed over for several days on the uninhabited island.
I think there was no way for them to be in time if they had just received the urgent call.

[As for Kazuto? As far as I saw, you seem to have undergone a lot of nice experiences. Were you not summoned at the Imperial capital invasion?]

It wonder if the one that Yuuri is talking about is me as 『Kazuha Axeplant』.

As expected, it was not only the 『Hero candidates』 and 『Alternate candidates』 soldiers that had been summoned at the imperial capital defense war, but also all members of the guild belonging to a 『mercenary group』 were being called.

Looking at my outfit, it would be a statement that he suspected that I was a member of some 『Mercenary group』 instantly.

Good judgment and insight.

I can’t underestimate this person…….

[Ah, Un ……. more or less, … is like I was called, and like I wasn’t]

[Fufu, which one? Or are you dodging the question by doing that? I wonder are you provoking me.]

[I am not provoking you!]

[Joke, Joke]

Like that, Yuuri sprinkled a refreshing smile to me.
I looked away immediately before that smile hit me.
It’s dangerous…… that smiling face.
Wasn’t he taught some kind of 『darkness magic』perhaps?
The one which looks like the magic of 『charm system』 similiar to Selen’s 《 of sense Whisper 》…….

[Anyway, because I don’t feel well, Umm, I’m leaving……..]

Do not stutter, me!
A flag don’t rise it–!  Me –!

[So……  Un, I got it.  You should take a good rest, because tomorrow is the real thing of the tournament. I’m sure it was a long journey to here? And it seems like you have just registered a few minutes ago as far as I saw the entry number.]

Saying so Yuuri held out his right hand.

[If you fight with me, I ask you to be gentle. Kazuto]

[Y, yes,…… same here, Yuuri]

I who got hooked timidly hold out his right hand.
A slender white hand like a woman wraps my hand gently.
A flag…,…! Don’t rise it— me.

[Then, See you tomorrow]

Yuuri raises his right hand lightly, and leaves refreshingly.
After that I watch warmly, fascinated by his retreating figure…….wait It’s not it!
Stupiiiid!

I as it is, collapsed in the bench with a flop.

[I was tired…….. I do not know why it is….. But I am really tired….haa.]

But I wonder to where the depression of up to a little while ago go.
Although, what Yuuri said earlier, it makes the mood considerably relaxed.

[『Yuuri Hakushanasu』huh……..Is a dangerous guy, in various meaning…,…. For me…….]

I do not want to be in contact with him as much as possible in the tournament.
The tournament compet.i.tion where power and power clash all out.
The best card of each other is exposed, the instant in which body and spirit are also exposed.
Mutual feeling which were thought to be friendship, before known —

[A—————!! 『before known』is nooooooooot!! Moreover I have to fight him seriously!!]

Three or four pa.s.sersby turned towards me, and they pa.s.sed through as if there was nothing.
A crow cries high in the sky.

And everyone has disappeared around me–.

『Inn: My beloved fluffy bed』

[Eiya!]

I dive in quickly in my favorite bed after coming back to my room.
And I hug a pillow in my arm and lie down.

[Ah—it’s no use…….. I think about Yuuri when I relax…… this is seriously dangerous]

At a time like this, there’s that.
Trying to calm my mind I do variously calculations.

I calculate while doing a bridge on the bed.

If I can win this tournament, the prize money is 10 million G.
Rei-san and the others have partic.i.p.ated in the 『volunteer army』 task which payment amount is 500 000 G per person.

And, for mercenaries partic.i.p.ating teams, the team that can bring the most 『important cultural a.s.set』 to 《 Imperial capital Amuzeria 》 gets 4 million G as clear reward.

I think a reward is little awfully, but after all partic.i.p.ating as 『volunteer army』 yields little profit.
But now because peaceful days have continued since 『the Imperial capital invasions』, the work received by the guild is also only cheap ones … ….

[Err, how much it is? Because of Rei, Alzein, Lily, Selen, Graham ……2,500,000 G and…… Because of the clear reward is 4 million G, adding to 6.5 million G…… and If I win 10 million G so – -]

…….total 16.5 million G.
With earning only this, can the cost of living of the nine be covered?

[Yotto]

I stand up from the posture of the bridge.

[…… Let’s go buy the napkin just in case.  …. It’s the one thing I forgot to take…]

And as I remembered, to a general store – -.