Chapter 76

"Ah, in the end, we couldn't go around at all."

"Haha, well, with all that happened, right?"

That night, after the commotion.

Ruisa and Sharo were walking down a less crowded street in the kingdom, talking about what had happened.

Sharo had won the battle against Erena, but then the country's guards arrived.

From an outsider's perspective, they both looked like troublemakers who had suddenly started causing a ruckus in the middle of the city. No matter how much they tried to explain, they might still get caught.

Thinking this, the two of them fled the scene as fast as they could.

No one at the scene could catch them as they were running for real, and in the end, they ended up fleeing the merchant country without attending any of the festival events.

"Phew, we won't be able to go to the merchant country for a while, huh."

"Well, well. It's okay since we didn't get caught."

Ruisa tried to console the dejected Sharo, but Sharo's face still didn't brighten up.

"Sorry, Rui. I ruined such a nice festival because of me..."

"No, no, stop it. I'm the one who should apologize for getting you involved in my grudge. I never thought I'd run into Erena there..."

"Don't worry about it. I've wanted to punch her ever since I heard about her from Rui."

"Haha, that's so like you, Sharo. I felt better seeing that perfect kick too."

"Right? It was payback for making my Rui suffer. Serves her right!"

With that, the two of them laughed together.

The gloomy atmosphere from before was gone.

"By the way, that 'Shirakami' was amazing. When did you get so good?"

"Hehe, I'm always growing. One day, I'll master qi gong too."

"Haha... When you say it like that, I really believe you. I can't afford to slack off either."

The greedy Sharo for strength was learning qi gong from Ruisa.

Although she had only been taught for about two months, her talent was evident in her qi gong, and she could already use up to the third form of both offensive and defensive techniques.

"You're really amazing, Sharo. You have talent and you're still trying to get stronger. I don't think I could do the same even if I had talent."

Rui said this with a self-deprecating tone.

Seeing this, Sharo shook her head in exasperation.

"Ah, you're such a fool, Rui. Who do you think I'm working hard for?"

"Eh? For yourself, right?"

"Idiot. No, it's not that!"

Sticking out her tongue, Sharo laughed and started running.

"Who is it? Tell me!" Ruisa asked as he chased after her, but Sharo only laughed and wouldn't tell him.

"Is it someone I know?"

"Maybe, maybe not! I won't tell you!"

Because it's embarrassing.

She couldn't say that she wasn't trying to stand behind Rui but to stand by his side and fight together.

So it's a secret.

She would tell him when she could stand proudly by Rui's side.

"Leave it to me," she would say.

The world's most girly hero hid such feelings in her heart and would swing her sword again tomorrow.

For the day when she could truly be recognized by the person she loved the most...