Chapter 314: I Was Waiting~!!

Maybe I talked unexpectedly long. When we left the academy it was past 19:00.

Relia and Tia said they would send us with the carriage they use when going to school so I could not refuse flatly and decided to lean on the words.

Rather, they seemed they would not let me refuse.

Karinal would not part from my right arm still with a worried face, and the left arm Relia and Tia took turns linking.

In that state Hiero came to the instructor’s room to pick me up, and as expected I was called Handful and smiled wryly.

Only Hiero’s expression was not teasing like usual, and she smiled gently and calmly.

I asked Relia and Tia if Erika could be sent together. They smiled, nodded, and readily accepted so I was relieved.

Erika got on the carriage, looked over Relia, Tia, and Karinal’s faces, smiled happily, and told thanks. The three who were thanked fidgeted shyly.

Seeing that look I tilted my head with a wondering face. I was whispered by Hiero "Do not mind" and smiled in a troubled way.

True as Hiero says, prying into women’s talk with each other is boorish... I gently stroked Hiero’s head who made me notice that as thanks. She narrowed her eyes and smiled as if feeling good, mufu~.

Sateur and the others who were guarding Erika smiled and said they would run to Rude Tavern as training and ran out. I stuck my face out the carriage door and confirmed. Already their backs were small.

As expected active adventurers. Too fast... maybe what I was thinking came out on my face. I pulled my face in, closed the door, and sat. The five were smiling as if amused so I smiled wryly.

"When Raide-sama protected us it was more amazing."

"Just remembering my heart races."

"...My sword did not hit, did it."

I received words in order from Relia, Tia, and Karinal. I could not find words to return, rubbed the back of my neck with my right hand, and smiled in a troubled way.

The dullness of the body is different in war time and now, and in Karinal’s case I knew the habit so I could deal.

To begin with if Karinal raises mastery and rematches in a state of fixing the habit I will lose.

"Showing that much of a fight in the promotion exam with Blogger-san, and saying duller than war time... if said Roy-san and Dil-kun will lament?"

"Nee. Maybe. Making that face means you really thought that!?"

"...Naa. May I ask? Just coming out on the face. You cannot read the heart, right?"

I smiled with a troubled face and spoke. The five started laughing out loud.

Fun is best, but if what I am thinking is hit that far I will seriously worry?

While stroking my cheek with one hand as if to confirm my own expression Erika brought her mouth to my ear and murmured "Only we understand." so I smiled wryly.

Then it is fine... I end up thinking so I am troubled.

If this is also the lovers’ strategy I am fitted thoroughly so I can only laugh.

While chatting fun maybe time passes fast. We arrived at Rude Tavern at once.

I got off first and lent a hand while they got off. I saw another carriage stopped in front of the annex and tilted my head.

The carriage lit by street lights was an ordinary carriage with nothing unusual. Not a carriage that only carries people like Relia and Tia are riding, a carriage that can carry materials or people like used in peddling.

Did Sagua and the others purchase for the clan?

No. But they were reluctant saying horse care money costs so different...

I confirmed everyone got off, closed the carriage door, then called out to the driver. He waved one hand and ran off as is.

Leaving Relia and the others and going back what will he do... no way?

I turned my gaze to Relia and the others chatting fun with Erika as if to confirm what I thought of.

Then Erika and Relia and the others who noticed the gaze were smiling a mischievous-child smile.

Not only that. Even Hiero was grinning so I understood.

Haa... I made them have a hard time because of me so I cannot refuse... really tomboy.

I let out a small breath and tried to call out to Relia and the others. Instant a big voice was heard from Rude Tavern and I turned my face.

"Raide-san! I was waiting!!"

"Lucue?"

At the entrance of Rude Tavern smiling happily and jumping, pyon pyon, Lucue.

The ponytail sways pon pon every time she jumps. The chest bigger than grapefruit rages burun burun so I turn my eyes away.

I know she is lively bright and a good kid, but every time jumping without malice and swaying the chest I want her to stop.

I am very troubled at the destination of my gaze... even now in the edge of vision Erika is reflected looking at me with jito eyes. I want mercy.

Lucue ran up to me, smiled niko niko, pointed at the carriage, and spoke.

"I procured two rare things again~. Can I have you look?"

"Aah. Fine but... you waited until this time?"

"Yes! I also wanted to greet Erika-san. That is so! We came to belong to Katoshuir. From now please treat us well!"

At Lucue’s words I blinked, pachi kuri, and ended up asking "A peddler?" At my words Lucue laughed kera kera and said "I do not mean to set up a shop~."

Um. I think most of a peddler’s dream is having one’s own shop... not meaning to set up, what does she mean to do?

I tilted my head as if wondering. Lucue grabbed my one hand and pulled me to the carriage stopped in front of the annex. I smiled wryly.

[Erika]

Seeing Raide-san pulled by the arm by Lucue-san I let out a small sigh.

At that timing Hiero-san quietly approached beside, smiled in a troubled way, and while looking at Raide-san and Lucue-san like me spoke.

"Erika~~. Maybe only... was Raide doing Handful even to that kid?"

"It seems so. Basically Lucue-san is a person who does appearance firmly. At the business talk with me the chest was not swaying."

"Aaa~~~. This is done."

Hiero-san laughed with a troubled face, fuha, and murmured "Already. A person who does not get tired." I ended up about to laugh.

To Relia-san and the others who put arms under the chest, crossed both hands, and tilted their heads I turned my face, smiled in a troubled way, and spoke.

"In a sense it might be hard?"

"Even though Erika-san does not think it is hard?"

At Relia-san’s words I smiled wryly, peeked into the carriage’s cargo bed, and looked at Raide-san who was happily looking.

That is so. I do not think it is hard.

Because it is stimulating, does not get tired, and hard because I do not know what he will cause.