chapter 26

I let Tobino into the room.

“What happened Tobino?”

“I was just thinking about Spinning Wheel.”

I pulled the round table and chair I had moved to the corner of the room and sat down to face each other.

“You trained by yourself, unlike us. I just wanted to make sure you didn’t miss me.”

“No, especially those…..”

I can’t afford to be lonely or think about it.

The only thing I was afraid of was that I might actually be killed.

–Why don’t I talk to Tobino about it?

Such thoughts crossed my mind.

“We, too, were briefed on the basics and then immediately instructed in combat.”

“Huh? Oh, yeah.”

I’m so focused on my thoughts that I almost miss Tobino’s words.

“So what we’re going to do now is fight for our lives.”

“Yeah…..”

“You kill someone or maybe they kill you. So that’s the world we live in.”

“….Yeah.”

That’s right. We were summoned to defeat the Demon King, in other words, we have to kill the demon tribe.

It’s the exchange of lives.

Don’t be so naive as to say that they could really kill you.

“How’s Spinning Wheel?”

“Mine, on the other hand, feels the same as —–. I started training in the basics right away.”

“Yeah.”

It’s the same, Tobino laughs.

I can’t say it. I can’t say it.

This is the reality we are living in now.

“Spinning wheel, be strong.”

“Yeah.”

It’s time for Tobino to get up and leave the room.

“Oh, yes.”

“Hmm?”

Tobino, with her hand on the doorknob, turns around to face me.

“From now on, can I call you by your first name? You can call me “Hiyori” too.”

“…… All right. I’m Tsumugi.”

“Tsumugi…Good night.”

“Good night, Hiyori.”

It warmed my heart a little bit.

That’s why I felt I had to be really strong.

The next day I was sent to the city’s guild first.

I registered as an adventurer and received a request to take down a slime and a goblin.

Then the three knights took me into the forest outside the city.

“As soon as you find the slime and goblins, hunt them down, but leave the magic stones inside their bodies behind.”

“Magic stone …… Yes!”

With the dagger that was handed to me, I take the monster down.

At first, it was all about failure. I got acid from acid slime in my face, or a stone thrown by a goblin that hit me in the head.

Even if I managed to defeat it, the monster’s body was scattered on the ground and there was no magic stone left.

Each time that happened, I was beaten, kicked, and cursed by the knights.

But that didn’t mean it was time to be frustrated.

I don’t have [Bonds-list]. That’s why I have to kill monsters and gain experience.

This is the only way to become strong.

“I don’t like this guy.”

I thought I heard a voice.