111 – Birth of a family (1)
Sunlight peeks up along the silent city walls. The scenery we wanted to protect stood upright on the spot today and greeted the morning. I had coffee in my mouth while leaning against the window sill, and peddlers have been busy on the streets since morning.
The operation couldn’t be called a success, but the demons also lost a lot in this siege. Due to the forced division of troops, the offensive was barely prevented even in the front area, and Stauffen, which faced Keberes directly, seemed to have suffered considerable damage.
We also had to reorganize the front lines, so the damage was devastating, but they weren’t safe.
After such a great fight, the battlefield falls into a stalemate. Waiting for someone to light the fuse, the moment comes when they pile gunpowder on each other. We were taking a break in front of a powder keg that could explode at any moment.
“Did you sleep well?”
When I opened the door and came out, the hero asked with a drowsy face. She was wearing thin clothing, and at first glance, a bandage on her breast could be seen through her shirt. I looked away without pointing out the flimsy clothes.
“Yes. warrior. How is your body, hero?”
“Except for my strength, I am a corpse.”
The hero said that and raised his arms. I could see that my heart was shaking slightly, but the warrior, conscious of my gaze, lowered his head slightly, cleared his throat, and ran back to the room. Then, with her face dyed red, she came out wearing a vest.
“ah… … . I think it’s a bit cold! Ha ha ha ha ha!”
How am I supposed to react to that laugh? I showed my teeth a beat late and smiled.
“Ha ha ha ha ha ha!”
“….Do not.”
“Yes.”
The warrior seemed to hate this even more.
I went down the stairs with the hero with a shy expression.
On the first floor, party members already gathered were chatting while sitting on chairs. Seeing us descend side by side, Miele raised her hand and shouted.
“hi!”
“hi.”
The hero greeted me appropriately, and I waved my hand and asked the others.
“Did everyone sleep well?”
Lena nodded and said.
“yes. did you sleep well.”
Then she pointed to the menu and asked the warrior.
“What will the warrior eat? I almost died of hunger while waiting for the dragon and the uncle.”
The hero took a seat across from Lena and took a menu. Looking through the menu, she pointed to a sandwich and said.
“Sandwiches for a quick bite. I will do this.”
Millet said.
“I have a salad!”
Lena smiled at her, then looked at Ashuria and said.
“You salad. Then what about Ashuria?”
Ashria asked me without answering her question.
“What are you going to eat?”
I said while looking at the menu.
“I’ll take a sandwich too.”
Lena smiled and said as if she had waited for those words.
“sandwich? mister. More than that, I wanted to eat this onion soup set, but I couldn’t choose because it seemed like it would be a bit large. mister. Would you like to share this with me?”
The word onion soup caught my appetite. Coincidentally, there was a man eating onion soup with bread next to him, so I was even more interested. As I was about to nod, Ashria spoke.
“I want to eat that onion soup too. It looks delicious.”
“yes?”
When Ashuria made eye contact with a strange smile, Lena narrowed her eyebrows slightly before smiling again. The hero glanced at the two and looked at the menu and said.
“Wow, wow… … . Hey, there’s something called onion soup… … . Me, do you want to eat too? Ooh, shall we share? Together.”
Ashria nodded at those words and said.
“As expected, warrior. you’re right. It’s okay to eat all of these things together. isn’t it? Lena?”
Lena smiled brightly and nodded her head.
“right. Ashuria. This kind of thing is doubled when we share it together.”
So we decided to order onion soup and share it with everyone. The soup was savory and the taste was deep, and the bread that came with it was soft and chewy.
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“So, what are you going to do today?”
Lena looked at the hero and asked. The hero licked his lips cleanly to the bottom of the bowl, then realized that Lena had asked him a question, and opened his eyes wide and answered.
“yes? Nana?”
“Ahahahaha!”
Lena laughed out loud. Everyone in the restaurant looked back at the Hero party, but that was only for a moment. Because it was common for a restaurant to break up. Lena nodded, and the hero put down the bowl and wiped his mouth with a handkerchief. Then, straightening his back in a cultured way, he took a deep breath and said.
“Do you have any specific schedule?”
“Oh, I see. Then shall we go out to play? It’s because I don’t think I’ve ever gone anywhere to play with a dragon.”
“yes? Go, suddenly?”
Lena asked with a smile.
“no?”
“Oh, no. I don’t hate it, but should I say it’s a little sudden?”
“How are you? At this time, we can get closer and become good friends, right?”
When Lena winked at Ashuria, Ashuria nodded and said.
“I think it would be nice for the two of you to have a good time. He said there are many things to see in the area where the market is quite developed.”
“Did you hear?”
The hero didn’t really know why Lena was calling him. Ashuria told me about Lena.
“Do you have any other plans for today?”
“I didn’t have a specific schedule, and I was going to rest well at the accommodation.”
“okay. All right.”
Looking at Ashuria’s expression, the hero rolled his eyes for a moment, but since Lena smiled and appealed, she couldn’t refuse. In the end, the hero who lowered his head and held Lena’s hand made the condition that he would return when he was tired.
Millet, who was pouring the remaining soup into her bowl, said to Ashuria,
“I’m going to rest today too!”
Ashuria nodded and smiled, and the party parted. Ashuria, I and Millet decided to rest at the inn, and the hero and Lena decided to visit the market. I looked at the backs of Lena and the hero as they left and said to Ashuria.
“Your body hasn’t fully healed yet, so I think it would have been better to rest for at least another day.”
“It doesn’t consume that much stamina, so it’s okay, isn’t it?”
“There will be nothing special. I also believe in Lena and the hero.”
“I. That’s right.”
When breakfast time is over, there are fewer people in the restaurant on the first floor. The chef whistled and was washing the dishes, and the men handling the ingredients beat the beat with their shoes. Ashuria flicked the water droplets on the glass with her fingers and looked at me.
Deep eyes and heated breathing. She lightly pushed her finger across the table, glanced at me, and opened her mouth. Her moist lips opened, and her white teeth moved seductively.
“Let’s do this!”
Then Miele brought a large board game and held it out in front of us. Coincidentally, the board game for three was placed in the corner of the restaurant. Ashria looked at Millet with a puzzled face, and Millet smiled and sat down next to me.
Ashria asked.
“…Can I bring these things without permission…?” .”
“Oh, that’s fine. It was left for guests to use. Since it is a game of backgammon, it is often used for drinking.”
The chef instantly dispelled Ashuria’s worries, and she clicked her tongue slightly even though she had nothing to worry about anymore. Millet said while holding the dice.
“The porter said he would come to our forest later, right?”
I nodded. I’m sure there was a time when I said something like that. Of course, it was to the extent that I thought it would be okay to live, but I did not seriously consider it.
“We talked about that, but… … . I just thought about it, and I don’t know yet.”
“It would be nice if the porter came to our forest.”
Ashuria said this with a sad expression at Millet’s words.
“The porter decided to go on a trip with me when everything was done. So, if you go to the forest… … .”
“Where are you going after the trip?”
Millet asked while throwing the dice.
swarm
The dice roll and the number points to 6. Millet’s green horse moved forward six squares. The displayed sentence advances 3 spaces.
“yes? If you have no place to return to, it’s better to come to our village, where you can afford a house and live. You can also farm.”
Ashuria picked up the dice and said.
“Wasn’t Millet going to the Elven Forest with the hero?”
When you throw the dice, you get a 4. Ashuria’s horse advances 4 spaces and a sentence comes to mind.
“yes? You said you can’t live with a hero. It’s good to have Ashuria come too. It’s better if we all live together.”
Rest 1 turn.
Ashuria was silent.
I picked up the dice and tried to capture this subtle atmosphere.
“ruler. Miss Millet. It’s not good to go too far like that. Wouldn’t it be first to succeed in catching the Demon King?”
I threw the dice. The number that came out is 5.
Ashria asked.
“What do you think of the porters?”
Moved a piece 5 spaces.
The sentences marked with question marks.
It was time to draw a card.
I said as I pulled out my card.
“Nothing is set. It’s not something I can fix. I can’t afford to decide that right now.”
