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Defiled Hero

A Day With Lilia

It's been two days since we

became friends with the water dragon.

I've become completely

accustomed to my comfortable daily life. If there was something I wasn’t happy

with, it would be that the other people living here are noisy.

However, it wasn't very noisy

this morning.

If I had to say why, it would

be because I'm the only one in the house right now. To be more precise, I'm the

only one in this room in the house.

The others are in the area

outside in the front.

「...*Fununu*」 (Tear)

「*Kukeke~~*」 (Rigolo)

「*Ngu~~*」 (Uri)

「*Ngungu*」 (Reri)

「*Hawawa,* That's not it! It

needs to feel more, more like *furyarya*!」 (Fiere)

「Hey, are you doing it again

today?」 (Izayoi)

Opening the window, I spoke

to the four outside.

With eyes closed and bodies

shaking, Tear, Uri, Reri, and Rigolo held their tightly clenched fists in front

of them. They were lined up, following the lead of Fiere.

「*Hawawa,* Oniichan! We're

working on body strengthening, no butting in!」 (Fiere)

「Even if you train, I don't

think you'll suddenly be able to do it.」 (Izayoi)

Looking at her face dyed red

as she trembled, it seemed as if she was trying to endure something.

Has my thought process

changed since I've been defiled?

「...We need, power. Try hard

every day, become like Ichayoi.」 (Tear)

「What the heck are you aiming

for, Tear?」 (Izayoi)

「...Hero, sama.」 (Tear)

「Then don't try to become like

me. It's not wrong to say that I have the ability to fight... but I'm

different. I am, I have practically stopped being human. You can’t compare me

to normal people.」 (Izayoi)

When I was summoned, I was

but a normal boy, and was changed by the holy sword. My ability was different from the

average person's to begin with.

「If you're trying to get on my

level, it's impossible.」 (Izayoi)

「...But, have not seen,

Hero-sama.」 (Tear)

「In other words, because

you've not seen the hero fight, you don't know what it looks like when someone

strong fights. So now you're imitating me because I'm close by.」 (Izayoi)

「...Yes.」 (Tear)

No matter how hard you try,

there will be a place you cannot reach. Tear does not yet understand that.

Tear doesn't understand her

own strength very well either. And above all else, she doesn't have enough

experience. There is too much in this world she isn’t aware of.

There's no helping it, but

can anything be done about it? It would be good if she aimed at a target that

wasn't so far out of reach. Speaking of which, I don't know anyone like that. Even

though I say that, each of them has some kind of superhuman ability.

Uri and Reri nearby are good

at making strategies for assassination and concealment magic.

However that doesn't fit her

style.

If so, then is the most

suitable one the guildmaster?

「Don’t use how I fought

monsters as a reference. You just have to remember what I told you.」 (Izayoi)

「...But, Ichayoi no work,

resting.」 (Tear)

「...I know. So do what you

want. Don't push yourself too much.」 (Izayoi)

「...Yeah.」 (Tear)

If you want to do something,

then it’s okay to.

As Tear said, today is a rest

day. There's nothing in particular to do.

Now, what should I do.

...There's, nothing.

Thinking about it, there's

not a single thing to do. It's not bad to spend time lazing around, though I

have no idea why I don’t feel that way.

How do I put it, I can't calm

down unless I do something. What did I do before when I had free time?

I stared blankly out of the

window as Tear and the rest resumed their practice following Fiere's lead.

Even if I wanted to, there's

nowhere in particular to go. I don't know much about the town, and I've got no

interest in "entertainment" either.

When I think about wasting

time, I can't think of anything aside from doing work.

Work... work? There's work at

the guild. Speaking of which...

「Should I go mess with Lilia?」 (Izayoi)

「Hey, I was thinking of going

to the guild. Are the rest of you going to keep practicing?」 (Izayoi)

「...Practice.」 (Tear)

The others were in agreement.

「Is that so. I'm not sure when

I'll get back. Rigolo is in charge while I'm gone. Take care.」 (Izayoi)

「*Kuke!*」 (Rigolo)

Straightening his posture,

Rigolo saluted with a wing.

「And so, here I am Lilia.」 (Izayoi)

「Please don't come here when

the guild is at its busiest! I don't have free time to deal with you. Hey,

don't prepare your salty seasoning.」 (Lilia)

「Salty seasoning? That's not

it. How shallow, Lilia.」 (Izayoi)

「Not all people are shallow

you know?」 (Lilia)

「I don't use the same thing

twice.」 (Izayoi)

「But you're doing generally

the same thing.」 (Lilia)

「Then I'll prove it to you

now. This isn't salty seasoning, but—」 (Izayoi)

Taking out what I had in my

chest pocket, I showed it to Lilia.

「This is a knife covered in

salty seasoning. Its name is 【Lilia's Last Stand ~~

Slightly Salty Edition】.」 (Izayoi)

「Isn't that just a normal

weapon? And what's with that name? Slightly Salty? Didn't you say it was salt,

not salty flavoring? Didn't you say you brought salt? Aren't you being overly

precise?」 (Lilia)

「That is, rather than saying

salt, it felt better to call it salt flavored, though I didn’t think I’d drag

the joke on this far. Just saying salt is fine though.」 (Izayoi)

「Please stop thinking about

things like that! If you don't have any business in particular then please

leave! Look behind you. There's a line of people!」 (Lilia)

When I looked behind, there

were several people lined up.

「Everyone else has come here

to take quests! You're an adventurer aren't you?」 (Lilia)

「Ah, I was once upon a time.」 (Izayoi)

「Then you understand! The

guild is busy!」 (Lilia)

「I understand the reasoning,

but I went through the proper procedure to be here in front of you now. They

have no right to complain.」 (Izayoi)

「That's not it! Do you see me?

People have been standing in line in front of me for about 10 minutes, and then

you got in line, you know?」 (Lilia)

「Yep.」 (Izayoi)

「You don't get it! What is

that? Did you line up for 10 minutes just so say that!? Are you stupid? You're

an idiot!」 (Lilia)

「I just thought you were

lamentable since you were all by yourself, so I wanted to give you some time to

relax. And now you call me an idiot? You're the idiot, Lilia.」 (Izayoi)

「You are the idiot here!

What's that? I'm the bad one?」 (Lilia)

「Aren't you the wrong one

here?」 (Izayoi)

「Is that it? Then, what did

you come here for?」 (Lilia)

「What for, I came here to show

you the slightly salty edition.」 (Izayoi)

「Idiot. You're an idiot.」 (Lilia)

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