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Chapter 115
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Chapter 115 – Departure
At the main entrance of the Guild.
Next to it was a carriage.
It looked like the other carriages at the North Gate, with a cylindrical hood that allowed you to see through the front and back and a single window-like spot on the side where you could roll up the cloth.
I watched as about four wooden boxes were loaded into the cargo compartment of such a carriage, presumably to be transported to another branch of the Guild.
“Why is it so loud?! Hey, kid! I’m the coachman, Horio. Nice to meet you!”
“Ah, I’m Loki! I’m also supposed to be an escort, so please take care of me!”
“Haha! Nothing will happen on the way to Malta, so just play around as you like. I’ll take care of the monsters here.”
Hmm? Is that really okay?
He’s probably about 40 years old, the same age as Amanda-san.
I can’t believe my ears when I hear what this slightly gray-haired middle-aged man named Horio is saying.
I looked at Amanda-san with eyes that said, “Is he serious?”
“This wouldn’t happen for a normal escort request, would it? Loki-kun is basically a client.”
“Eh? Is that so? I thought I was forbidden to drink alcohol and that I was the escort.”
“Because the guild doesn’t pay for the escort, right?”
“Hmm? Now that I think about it…”
“He’s the exclusive coachman for the Guild’s carriage, so there’s no need for you to move unless there’s an emergency. He’s also a D-rank hunter.”
“I see! But if anything happens, please let me know. I love killing monsters!”
This is a world without the Internet.
There’s no doubt that I’ll have a lot of free time on the road.
And when I see the carriage, I’m reminded of the modern express buses I rode a few times when I was young.
Sitting in a confined space for a long time must be quite painful, both mentally and physically.
If that’s the case, maybe a monster will appear and provide a good distraction, or maybe even a monster I’ve never seen before.
I’m not going to give up such a great opportunity as a toilet break so easily!
“What a strange kid… is that why you’re becoming a D-rank hunter at that age?”
“Fufu, I can ride in peace.”
“Well, never mind. Shall we go?”
Horio-san says and grabs the reins.
Seeing this, Amanda-san also steps from the back of the carriage into the interior, so I take a step forward and turn around.
“Take care!”
“Make sure you come back!”
“Don’t do anything reckless!”
To be honest, they’re all talking at once, so I can’t really tell who’s saying what.
But I can tell from their expressions what they’re feeling.
In the background… there’s Peiro-san, who’s overly afraid of people from other worlds, the guild staff, the lady from the cafeteria, Roddy-san from the dismantling site, and even Yagov-san, who should be busy, is watching with his arms folded…
“Everyone be well! I’ll be back for sure! Until then, please don’t die!”
“Of course!”
“You’re the one who says that!”
“Who will die first?”
As expected from hunters.
I don’t know who it was, but I smiled wryly and waved as I stepped into the carriage.
In front of me was Amanda-san.
I couldn’t see the others because of the hood.
Then I heard voices from behind the carriage.
“Loki, you have to come back!”
“I’m trying my best to read the letters!”
“Idiot, that’s a secret!”
“Mei-chan’s going to get in trouble for this later~.”
The three of them are still the same until the end.
When I looked at Amanda-san, she seemed to have realized something―her expression was full of meaning, but she still remained silent.
“All three of you need to study hard! Next time I see you, I’m not only going to check your writing, I’m also going to check your arithmetic!”
“””Gyaaaaaaahhhhh!!!”””
I watched the three of them run off in different directions like scattered spiders, and then I took a deep breath.
The carriage began to move slowly.
I looked out the small window behind me and saw the other side of the Guild.
I wonder if they came out because they were curious about the commotion or if they heard about it from one of the hunters?
Paisa-san, the owner of the weapon shop, was also standing and staring at us.
“(…I’ll do my best with the sword you made for me.)”
I couldn’t help but raise my new sword slightly and make a fist with my other hand, only holding my thumb up.
I didn’t need to say anything to that person.
As long as I could achieve results and survive with the weapon he made for me, that would be fine.
He probably didn’t understand the meaning of my hand gesture.
Nevertheless, Paisa-san silently made the same hand gesture as I did.
The carriage swayed as it moved forward.
The hunters I knew waved at us from behind.
Watching the scene, I waved back, and after a short while, the carriage turned north.
Everyone was out of sight.
If we keep going like this, we’ll reach the North Gate and then just have to go through Bezart.
“It’s great that you held back in front of everyone, but don’t cry. You’re a boy, right?”
“Ugh… but…”
How many times have I shed tears in this world?
I went from a colorless everyday life where I killed my emotions like a machine and went through the motions to this world where every day is vividly colored.
Is it because of this everyday life that I’m forced to understand life and death, or is there some other factor?
For some reason, I understand that the waves of emotions have become more intense since I came to this world, but I can’t control them well, and I cover my face with my hands.
I’ve never been sent off like that in my whole life.
Not even in elementary school, junior high school, or high school.
Graduation ceremonies were just a kind of farewell, and I never saw most of the people again.
However, I never regretted it or wanted to see them again.
The relationships were so weak. I never even had anyone ask me to see them again.
And yet…
“(Why are the Indian shopkeeper, the old man who used to sell me things at the food stall, and even the old man at the shoe store, whose face I swore I’d never forget for 30 years, all there? I’m sure they’re all open at this time…)”
What was the common sense of the Earth in my mind? What was everyday life?
People in this city are warm.
I can only think of that.
“(I’ve never had such a warm response before…)”
When the church rang the noon bell, I looked at the North Gate after passing through Bezart, and my eyes filled with tears.
I’ll never forget that sight.
It’s because of my first visit to Bezart that I am who I am today.
Finally――
“Loki-kun! I’ll never forget you seeing us naked!”
――I will never forget Amanda-san’s face contorted in anger when she shouted it out loud.
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