157 Glasses Boy Declines Sister’s Invitation
I’d say what I said once again just for confirmation.
“—Nice to meet you…”
You’ve seen through me, right? So, get on with it.
“Uh, yeah. Nice to meet you.”
Cherry was still shocked, but she seemed to have guessed what I meant.
I dressed as a woman to conceal the existence of Eil.
At the same time, there was no reason to hide Eil’s existence from those who knew about it. Besides, she already knew.
Even I didn’t want to hide it from her.
Well, I didn’t want her to know about Sorichika’s task, but that task itself wasn’t my top priority.
Cherry noticed it from the beginning, so it was fine for me to fess up.
If not for Keypick, I’d pick a more natural approach, but as things stood, I didn’t want her to suspect us because I was cross-dressing.
So, I decided against outright revealing it because it seemed troublesome.
“Huh? An acquaintance?”
“No, she looks so much like someone I knew, I was just surprised.”
While staring intently at me, Cherry answered Keypick.
“So… who is she? Your acquaintance, Keypick?”
“My name is Elle. I live in the brothel district. I came here because I got caught up in a trap.”
Faithful to what I told Keypick, I also told her that I came to ascertain the truth of the rumor, but I also mentioned that trap.
Although, I hesitated to call it a trap.
After all, I was just surrounded by a bunch of amateurs.
Can that be called a trap…? Rather, I got caught because I didn’t even consider it one.
I mean, what kind of sloppy trap is that? It’s just a bunch of amateurs.
If you want to call it a trap, then you need to work harder!
“Eil—Elle…?”
Stop. Stop it right there, Cherry. You’re confused. Just now, you’re about to slip up, so calm down.
“This blonde girl is called Cherry. ‘Cherry of Meal’ to be exact.”
Eh, ‘Meal’?
“—Oh, that’s right, Keypick, I bought seasonings, so let’s have a meal. Could you gather everyone?”
“Oh, it’s about time to eat!? Leave it to me!”
With a flash, Keypick ran up the iron gate and broke into the orphanage.
“—Hey, it’s meal! The meal’s back!”
““Yay!””
Keypick rushed to the orphanage with the news, followed by Florentine and the children who were playing in the garden.
Hmm, Florentine is childish here too.
…
“I was called Meat Guy, while Cherry is called Meal.”
“By the way, since last night, Flo has been nicknamed the ‘Red-Eyed Devil.’”
“Well, she was really violent yesterday.”
Since I was alone with Cherry, I tried to exchange as much information as possible.
“Oh, that’s so like you, Eil.”
After I told her that operating under the name of Eil would be difficult in various ways in the future, and that I’d be acting as a fictitious woman called Elle to offset that, Cherry readily agreed.
Also, there was a task given by Sorichika, but I didn’t need to mention that.
“Honestly, I was doubtful if it was really Eil at first… Well, the skirt suits you?”
“I don’t know how to react to that, but thanks?”
If I didn’t at least trust her not to scream, “Why are you dressed as a woman!?” I wouldn’t have the courage to approach her. After all, if she did that, it’d lead to a lot of troubles.
“What about Cherry? Do you live here?”
“Yes, through some kind of connection, I was taken care of by the orphanage. Well, as you might guess, I’m in charge of food procurement and other meal-related stuffs as a resident.”
Well, yeah, I can guess. “Cherry of Meal.”
“Also, it seems that Flo was raised somewhere in the slums… No, to be exact, she’s been taking care of the others. She’d hunt monsters in the nearby forest to feed disadvantaged children, the elderly, and women. When I heard the rumors, I contacted her, and recently she’s been placed in this orphanage.”
I see, Florentine and Cherry teamed up…
“At any rate, I didn’t expect to meet Eil here. I’d vaguely heard rumors about Chace and Lisse, but I hadn’t heard much of Eil. I only knew that you’d arrived to this town, and that was it. Afterwards, I haven’t heard anything. Well, now that I know what actually happened, no wonder I didn’t. After all, Eil is gone.”
There’s that.
In addition, there was also the fact that I hadn’t done anything flashy that’d cause rumors to spread.
Besides, I didn’t get out of the brothel district very often, except for night surveillances.
“I met Lisse yesterday. Maybe she’ll come here soon.”
“Yesterday?”
“Various things happened. You can ask Lisse for details. Oh, you can tell her that I’m safe, but please keep my current state a secret.”
As of last night, Lisse had been deceived into thinking that all of her companions who came to this lawless country of Krozheit were dead.
She wanted to see the truth for herself.
As a result, she gathered rumors and information. Surely, she’d reach this place.
Right now, it seemed that rumors related to Zett were being spread deliberately, and I was sure they’d reach her.
If the keyword, [devil incarnate] appeared in the rumors, she probably would check it out.
She’d come to this place at least once.
Although, I couldn’t say what’d happen once Lisse confirmed the truth.
Would she team up with us, or would she do something else?
It seems unlikely, but I wonder if she’ll come to the brothel district.
—Leaving that aside…
No matter how much information she gathered, it’d be difficult to confirm my safety.
Regardless of it being your average city or country, she wouldn’t be able to reach me right away in this Krozheit, because the residents were hyper-vigilant.
Still, I didn’t want Lisse to worry unnecessarily. Or rather, I didn’t want her to worry at all.
I just wanted her to know that I was still alive and kicking.
Therefore, it should be considered fortunate that I was able to meet Cherry here and my identity was revealed at once.
“Just say that you heard rumors of my safety.”
“All right… But is Lisse really coming?”
This, like meeting me, seemed to have come as quite a shock to Cherry.
“Maybe she will. Ask her for details.”
I didn’t know if she’d say, “I was deceived that everyone died.”
But it wasn’t something that I’d like to discuss.
…No, I wonder if Lisse will actually talk about it?
She probably would, as it’d serve as a warning to Beckenberg. Don’t let other people fool you.
After all, she was a serious person.
She’d surely prioritize her comrades over her own ego and failure stories.
“By the way, what happened to Chace?”
I wasn’t that worried about my member.
But at this point, I had lost touch with Chace. I wondered what that thug was doing now.
“Chace has become a hunter.”
…What?
“—Cherry, what’s the matter?”
I was surprised at the fact that Chace had become a hunter. But when I was about to probe for more details, a sister came out of the orphanage and went straight to the gate—to us.
The sister, who wore a black monastic veil, had a pair of green eyes and was smiling.
She’s around the same age as us. She was slender and about the same height. Well, because of her appearance, it was a bit difficult to guess her age. She seemed like a full-grown adult, but also young.
More importantly, she was gorgeous-looking.
Although her hair was covered with a veil, but judging from her eyebrows, she was probably a blonde. I was sure she’d be beautiful regardless of whether or not her hair was long.
“Oh, no, we’d just met. I wanted to know the circumstances regarding ‘that matter’, so we talked a little.”
I owe you, Cherry.
That was right, we’d just met. Thank you for reminding me.
“My name is Elle, and I came here on an errand from brothel district.”
“Nice to mee t you, I’m Hydra.”
Hydra? Cherry may be plain-looking, but as an aristocrat, she seemed out of place. The same went for this nun.
—Anyway.
“Is this a church?”
While it does resemble one, the atmosphere is different. Then why is there a nun?
“This is an old orphanage. Since there’s no church in this town, I was put on duty here.”
Oh, is that so?
“This place looks like a church.”
“Hmm… Well, certainly, while I believe that the contents are more important than the appearance, the atmosphere resembles one, doesn’t it?”
…Somehow, I’m sorry.
When I responded appropriately, she smiled somewhat bitterly.
“If you want to talk a bit longer, why don’t you come inside? Let’s have breakfast inside.”
Oh, okay.
…She’s really out of place here. I’m really curious about this nun’s background.
—But I wouldn’t ask.
“I’m sorry, but I’ve had breakfast. Besides, food is hard to come by, so you shouldn’t share it with strangers.”
“A stranger? Aren’t you running an errand from the brothel district?”
Oh, me? No, not really, I’m not really hired by anyone… But I’m a bit hesitant to lie to a nun.
—I still lied anyway.
“I’ve already finished my errands. I should be done after two or three more questions.”
I declined Hydra’s invitation and watched as she returned to the building.
“Is it okay if I drop by?”
“I don’t think Florentine will find out if you meet her in person, but if we get too many visitors, it’ll only lead to trouble.”
Also, there were still things that bothered me, but after asking two or three more questions, I should be able to meet the minimum requirement.
Besides, it’d be troublesome if Lisse came when I was still there.
“I want to know more about Chace. A hunter?”
“Well, I’ve only heard rumors, but—”
—Cherry started telling me the rumors about Chace.
157 Glasses Boy Declines Sister’s Invitation
I’d say what I said once again just for confirmation.
“—Nice to meet you…”
You’ve seen through me, right? So, get on with it.
“Uh, yeah. Nice to meet you.”
Cherry was still shocked, but she seemed to have guessed what I meant.
I dressed as a woman to conceal the existence of Eil.
At the same time, there was no reason to hide Eil’s existence from those who knew about it. Besides, she already knew.
Even I didn’t want to hide it from her.
Well, I didn’t want her to know about Sorichika’s task, but that task itself wasn’t my top priority.
Cherry noticed it from the beginning, so it was fine for me to fess up.
If not for Keypick, I’d pick a more natural approach, but as things stood, I didn’t want her to suspect us because I was cross-dressing.
So, I decided against outright revealing it because it seemed troublesome.
“Huh? An acquaintance?”
“No, she looks so much like someone I knew, I was just surprised.”
While staring intently at me, Cherry answered Keypick.
“So… who is she? Your acquaintance, Keypick?”
“My name is Elle. I live in the brothel district. I came here because I got caught up in a trap.”
Faithful to what I told Keypick, I also told her that I came to ascertain the truth of the rumor, but I also mentioned that trap.
Although, I hesitated to call it a trap.
After all, I was just surrounded by a bunch of amateurs.
Can that be called a trap…? Rather, I got caught because I didn’t even consider it one.
I mean, what kind of sloppy trap is that? It’s just a bunch of amateurs.
If you want to call it a trap, then you need to work harder!
“Eil—Elle…?”
Stop. Stop it right there, Cherry. You’re confused. Just now, you’re about to slip up, so calm down.
“This blonde girl is called Cherry. ‘Cherry of Meal’ to be exact.”
Eh, ‘Meal’?
“—Oh, that’s right, Keypick, I bought seasonings, so let’s have a meal. Could you gather everyone?”
“Oh, it’s about time to eat!? Leave it to me!”
With a flash, Keypick ran up the iron gate and broke into the orphanage.
“—Hey, it’s meal! The meal’s back!”
““Yay!””
Keypick rushed to the orphanage with the news, followed by Florentine and the children who were playing in the garden.
Hmm, Florentine is childish here too.
…
“I was called Meat Guy, while Cherry is called Meal.”
“By the way, since last night, Flo has been nicknamed the ‘Red-Eyed Devil.’”
“Well, she was really violent yesterday.”
Since I was alone with Cherry, I tried to exchange as much information as possible.
“Oh, that’s so like you, Eil.”
After I told her that operating under the name of Eil would be difficult in various ways in the future, and that I’d be acting as a fictitious woman called Elle to offset that, Cherry readily agreed.
Also, there was a task given by Sorichika, but I didn’t need to mention that.
“Honestly, I was doubtful if it was really Eil at first… Well, the skirt suits you?”
“I don’t know how to react to that, but thanks?”
If I didn’t at least trust her not to scream, “Why are you dressed as a woman!?” I wouldn’t have the courage to approach her. After all, if she did that, it’d lead to a lot of troubles.
“What about Cherry? Do you live here?”
“Yes, through some kind of connection, I was taken care of by the orphanage. Well, as you might guess, I’m in charge of food procurement and other meal-related stuffs as a resident.”
Well, yeah, I can guess. “Cherry of Meal.”
“Also, it seems that Flo was raised somewhere in the slums… No, to be exact, she’s been taking care of the others. She’d hunt monsters in the nearby forest to feed disadvantaged children, the elderly, and women. When I heard the rumors, I contacted her, and recently she’s been placed in this orphanage.”
I see, Florentine and Cherry teamed up…
“At any rate, I didn’t expect to meet Eil here. I’d vaguely heard rumors about Chace and Lisse, but I hadn’t heard much of Eil. I only knew that you’d arrived to this town, and that was it. Afterwards, I haven’t heard anything. Well, now that I know what actually happened, no wonder I didn’t. After all, Eil is gone.”
There’s that.
In addition, there was also the fact that I hadn’t done anything flashy that’d cause rumors to spread.
Besides, I didn’t get out of the brothel district very often, except for night surveillances.
“I met Lisse yesterday. Maybe she’ll come here soon.”
“Yesterday?”
“Various things happened. You can ask Lisse for details. Oh, you can tell her that I’m safe, but please keep my current state a secret.”
As of last night, Lisse had been deceived into thinking that all of her companions who came to this lawless country of Krozheit were dead.
She wanted to see the truth for herself.
As a result, she gathered rumors and information. Surely, she’d reach this place.
Right now, it seemed that rumors related to Zett were being spread deliberately, and I was sure they’d reach her.
If the keyword, [devil incarnate] appeared in the rumors, she probably would check it out.
She’d come to this place at least once.
Although, I couldn’t say what’d happen once Lisse confirmed the truth.
Would she team up with us, or would she do something else?
It seems unlikely, but I wonder if she’ll come to the brothel district.
—Leaving that aside…
No matter how much information she gathered, it’d be difficult to confirm my safety.
Regardless of it being your average city or country, she wouldn’t be able to reach me right away in this Krozheit, because the residents were hyper-vigilant.
Still, I didn’t want Lisse to worry unnecessarily. Or rather, I didn’t want her to worry at all.
I just wanted her to know that I was still alive and kicking.
Therefore, it should be considered fortunate that I was able to meet Cherry here and my identity was revealed at once.
“Just say that you heard rumors of my safety.”
“All right… But is Lisse really coming?”
This, like meeting me, seemed to have come as quite a shock to Cherry.
“Maybe she will. Ask her for details.”
I didn’t know if she’d say, “I was deceived that everyone died.”
But it wasn’t something that I’d like to discuss.
…No, I wonder if Lisse will actually talk about it?
She probably would, as it’d serve as a warning to Beckenberg. Don’t let other people fool you.
After all, she was a serious person.
She’d surely prioritize her comrades over her own ego and failure stories.
“By the way, what happened to Chace?”
I wasn’t that worried about my member.
But at this point, I had lost touch with Chace. I wondered what that thug was doing now.
“Chace has become a hunter.”
…What?
“—Cherry, what’s the matter?”
I was surprised at the fact that Chace had become a hunter. But when I was about to probe for more details, a sister came out of the orphanage and went straight to the gate—to us.
The sister, who wore a black monastic veil, had a pair of green eyes and was smiling.
She’s around the same age as us. She was slender and about the same height. Well, because of her appearance, it was a bit difficult to guess her age. She seemed like a full-grown adult, but also young.
More importantly, she was gorgeous-looking.
Although her hair was covered with a veil, but judging from her eyebrows, she was probably a blonde. I was sure she’d be beautiful regardless of whether or not her hair was long.
“Oh, no, we’d just met. I wanted to know the circumstances regarding ‘that matter’, so we talked a little.”
I owe you, Cherry.
That was right, we’d just met. Thank you for reminding me.
“My name is Elle, and I came here on an errand from brothel district.”
“Nice to mee t you, I’m Hydra.”
Hydra? Cherry may be plain-looking, but as an aristocrat, she seemed out of place. The same went for this nun.
—Anyway.
“Is this a church?”
While it does resemble one, the atmosphere is different. Then why is there a nun?
“This is an old orphanage. Since there’s no church in this town, I was put on duty here.”
Oh, is that so?
“This place looks like a church.”
“Hmm… Well, certainly, while I believe that the contents are more important than the appearance, the atmosphere resembles one, doesn’t it?”
…Somehow, I’m sorry.
When I responded appropriately, she smiled somewhat bitterly.
“If you want to talk a bit longer, why don’t you come inside? Let’s have breakfast inside.”
Oh, okay.
…She’s really out of place here. I’m really curious about this nun’s background.
—But I wouldn’t ask.
“I’m sorry, but I’ve had breakfast. Besides, food is hard to come by, so you shouldn’t share it with strangers.”
“A stranger? Aren’t you running an errand from the brothel district?”
Oh, me? No, not really, I’m not really hired by anyone… But I’m a bit hesitant to lie to a nun.
—I still lied anyway.
“I’ve already finished my errands. I should be done after two or three more questions.”
I declined Hydra’s invitation and watched as she returned to the building.
“Is it okay if I drop by?”
“I don’t think Florentine will find out if you meet her in person, but if we get too many visitors, it’ll only lead to trouble.”
Also, there were still things that bothered me, but after asking two or three more questions, I should be able to meet the minimum requirement.
Besides, it’d be troublesome if Lisse came when I was still there.
“I want to know more about Chace. A hunter?”
“Well, I’ve only heard rumors, but—”
—Cherry started telling me the rumors about Chace.
