indianbanksassociation #414 - Alice's Letter
#414 - Alice's Letter
“No way, I disagree!”
“This request cannot be granted!”
Upon receiving the request letter from Iris, Megumin and Yunyun didn't even think before declaring that they would refuse this escort mission.
“Yes, it’s better to decline this kind of thing.”
Darkness also followed suit, but as she spoke, she looked worriedly at Kazuma Satou, who was eager to try.
You know, the members of our team are all capable of causing trouble. We absolutely shouldn't get involved with nobles at a time like this, or they might bring even greater disasters upon us.
“What are you talking about? Now that the kingdom's princess is asking for our help, how can we refuse!?”
Kazuma Satou kept wiping his short sword, his eyes firm as he said, “To dare treat Iris like this, I will definitely assassinate that damn prince!”
“Huh??? ”
Aqua asked strangely, “Kazuma, are you okay? Why are you so energetic? It doesn't seem like you at all.”
“Don't talk nonsense! Iris is my sister, how can I sit still at a time like this!?”
“When did Princess Iris become your sister!?”
Perhaps he wanted a younger sister too much. Although the two didn't have much deep interaction, Kazuma Satou seemed to unilaterally regard Iris as his younger sister, refusing to let others taint her.
It was no different from those shrimp-headed men who treat idols as their wives and forbid them from marrying.
“Just to state in advance, I'm not going.” Aqua lazily lay on the sofa, casually waving her hand and saying, “This kind of thing is too troublesome. Besides, I contributed a lot in the battle with Wolbach, so I'll skip this one.”
“All you did was repair the walls, right?”
“Then tell me, didn't I contribute a lot?”
“Well… … ”
Although the idiot goddess had the self-proclaimed suspicion of 'this house will fall apart without me,' she really did boost morale at the beginning. This time, she really did contribute and there was no padding.
However, if Aqua abstained, the vote ratio would become 3:2:1, and there was no doubt that this escort mission would be rejected, so they had to pull her to their side no matter what.
Kazuma Satou coughed.
“Ahem, Aqua, are you serious?”
“What's wrong? Speaking of which, isn't it good to live comfortably here with the 300 million eris bounty we got from defeating Wolbach? Why do we have to run to such a faraway place?”
“Aqua, do you know that the bounty is issued by the kingdom? The kingdom certainly won't go back on its word and not give us the bounty, but if we don't obey the royal family's orders…”
“If we don't obey?”
“They might deduct or delay the bounty payment.”
“—Okay, let's go be escorts!”
Upon hearing that there would be no money to spend, Aqua immediately changed her tune. This guy's bottom line was even lower than Kazuma Satou's, and she didn't look like a goddess at all.
“Wait, wait a minute!”
Darkness made a final effort, saying loudly, “This is really bad this time. Princess Iris's fiancé is the first prince of the neighboring country, Elroad. That prince is quite difficult to deal with!”
After all, the team was usually like this. If they did something rude, it would immediately escalate into a diplomatic issue.
“Elroad, did you just mention Elroad? Is Iris going to the casino superpower, Elroad!?”
“… … What?”
Darkness never expected that Aqua would become even more excited after hearing that they were going to the casino superpower, Elroad.
Her cheeks kept twitching.
“Aqua, let me say this first. We're escorts, so we can't play there. But we can wait until the mission is over and come back, anyway, we have teleportation magic and savings, so there's no need to rush.”
“I know, I know.”
Aqua desperately guaranteed, but from her expression, it was obvious that she had already made up her mind to go.
“Okay! Now it's decided—”
“Wait a minute.”
Just as Kazuma Satou was about to cheer loudly, Megumin suddenly spoke, “The vote is only 3:3 now, it hasn't been decided whether to go or not yet.”
“Uh… …”
Kazuma Satou, who wanted to muddle through, was completely helpless. He kept signaling Yunyun with his eyes to do something.
Yunyun, who had been silent from the beginning, looked at the letter she had torn up. In the lower left corner of the letter was a pattern, the pattern of the thieves' guild that she had once used.
This was a little secret between the two of them.
Iris's identity was extremely special. Confined to the castle, she almost never made any requests. Even if she wanted to send letters, they would be sent out only after Claire confirmed them. This was even more so in this situation.
So Yunyun told her that if she really, really wanted to ask for help, then leave a special mark on the letter. That way, she would come to help her no matter what.
“… … I understand, let's take on this mission.”
“Megumin!?”
Before Yunyun could speak, Megumin let go first. Her decision startled Darkness and Kazuma Satou.
“Hey, why did you suddenly change your mind?”
“Because Yunyun is troubled, isn't she?”
Whether it was a misperception or not, no, it probably wasn't a misperception. Megumin, who had resolved her knot, was more inclined towards Yunyun. Even if she didn't speak, she would consider her first. She was so considerate.
“Even if you say that… …”
“And even if I didn't speak, Yunyun would have said it, right? I just changed my mind one step ahead.”
“Yunyun?”
Hearing this name, everyone turned their attention to Yunyun, who looked a little sad.
“That, that… I just always feel like I can't leave that child alone. She's always alone in the castle, suppressing herself due to various reasons, without even any friends, afraid to be willful, afraid of being lonely… …”
Yunyun had an empathetic expression.
She remembered that when she was in the royal capital, she easily became friends with Iris, because although their experiences were not the same, they both didn't have close friends to talk to.
“I think she must be very scared now, because she's going to a foreign country alone, so she wants to find someone to talk to… …”
“I see. If we don't go, even though there will be other people as escorts, Iris still won't be able to open up, right?”
“Yes, that's how it is… …”
These words made everyone fall silent.
If you were to ask whether the others liked Iris, the answer was definitely yes. In addition, after spending some time together, they were really worried about that shy, considerate, and lonely little girl.
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“What should we do, Darkness?”
“It's been said to this extent, we can only agree… …”
Darkness sighed slightly, and at the same time said with a serious expression, “But I want to solemnly declare again that we are going as escorts, absolutely not to play, so—”
“I wonder if the monsters over there can withstand the bombardment of Explosion magic.”
“Megumin, don't mess around!”
“Okay, I'm going to have a good gamble this time!”
“Heh heh heh, thankfully I had the foresight to prepare a travel guide.”
“Leave the coordinates there, and next time I'll bring Sister Teana to travel there.”
The serious style immediately disappeared.
Just a second ago, they were still emotionally moved, but the next second, they decided how they were going to play.
“You guys, you're too relaxed!!!”
Darkness completely couldn't hold it in.
— — — —
After deciding to be Iris's escorts, Darkness sent a letter in return, and the others also started preparing.
Hearing that they were going for a long time this time, they had to prepare everything thoroughly.
Then Kazuma Satou suddenly said, “Yunyun, I want to catch a Dullahan.”
“… … I don't quite understand what you're saying.”
He suddenly ran over and said this, and then stared straight at Yunyun, making her feel a little unbearable.
“Besides, the Dullahan isn't a Pokémon. Even if you want to tame a pet, you should find something powerful and good-looking, right?”
“I think the Dullahan is already handsome and powerful enough… … That's not it, I have a purpose.”
“Oh, if you don't want to learn from the Dullahan to throw your head under someone else's skirt to peep, I really can't think of a reason for you to catch a Dullahan.”
“What, he's done something like that before!?”
This guy, after hearing that the Dullahan could still move his head separately, immediately smacked his tongue with envy, “Actually, I want to learn the Dullahan's skill.”
“Hmm?”
Hearing Kazuma Satou say this, Yunyun subconsciously raised her eyebrows.
“If you want to become a Dullahan, Kazuma, in addition to becoming an undead despised by Aqua, you also have to become a powerful knight in your lifetime. Not to deliberately belittle you, but I think becoming a powerful knight is beyond your reach.”
“Hey, have you forgotten my profession?”
“Are you talking about perverted, despicable scum?”
“It's Beginner!”
Adventurers who can't take on a profession, that is, the so-called Beginners, although they can't learn professional skills like other people, the advantage is that they can learn the skills of all professions, even Lich skills are no problem, the only problem is that the power will decrease a lot, and the consumption will increase a lot.
“But what do you plan to learn, Kazuma?”
“Death Sentence.”
Kazuma Satou said with an evil face, “I plan to cast a curse on that damn prince from afar, and then tell him that it was the Demon King who did it, thereby demanding that he dissolve the engagement… How is it, isn't it too evil?”
After speaking, he carefully looked at Yunyun, after all, this kind of thing was too despicable, and he might be despised by his companions. Honestly, Kazuma Satou had already prepared to be despised.
“But probably there's no way, the Dullahan is at least a cadre-level powerhouse in the Demon King's army, how could you encounter one casually, and I haven't seen a Dullahan other than Verdia.”
He laughed carelessly, indicating that what he just said was just wishful thinking.
But unexpectedly—
“This method is not bad. Kazuma, let me fulfill your wish.”
“How do you do it? Wait, there's only Verdia, right?”
“Yes, there's only Verdia.”
Yunyun smiled inscrutably, and then, the two of them went to Wiz's magic item shop together.