Zenitsu held his head and froze into the posture of shouting in a famous painting. Although his body was petrified, his brain was still spinning...
――So what’s going on with Glory?!!
The villain in my heart is smashing my head against the wall like crazy, right?! I clearly heard the voice in Glory’s heart before, which was cautious and gentle, right? He heard it right, right? He leaned against me in a slimy way, begging for protection and not letting go.
Glory was actually quite happy when we were together, right? He was obviously a gentle friend, right?—right?!
So what's going on here (screaming to the point of breaking his voice)?! What's going on with this guy with a terrifying expression, sharp words, and a rumbling heart that's exploding?!!
My wife, Zenitsu, fell into self-doubt. He felt that it would not be strange at all for these people to fight in the next moment, but it would be more strange not to fight, right? Even the gentlest person would be angry after being mocked in such a mean way, right?
How terrible!
"You..." The rooster-combed boy with a ferocious expression slowly turned around, stared at the guy who scolded him, and said slowly:
"……cut."
"..."
Huh? Tsk?
Is it just a cut and it's over? Don't you start a fight? Don't you scold me back?
The villain who was fighting for the ground with his head suddenly froze, and Shanyi, whose consciousness returned to his body, suddenly turned his face and stared at him in disbelief - Is he done now? Don't you care?!
The cockscomb-headed boy's expression was still very ferocious (maybe he was ferocious in appearance). He let go of the little girl's hair, roughly shook off the hands on her wrists and shoulders, and walked to the side angrily.
"..." The King of Glory's expression gradually disappeared. He took a few steps back and moved back to my wife, Zenitsu. He pulled his little friend and whispered:
"Hey, my wife, did I read that right? This guy didn't even plan to take action. Did he just swallow his anger?"
"Okay, it seems so?" Of course this guy is planning to take action! But...
Zenitsu carefully glanced at the young man with blue feathers and flower earrings. He was looking at the cockscomb head intently at this time. The one who stopped this guy from doing anything just now... was actually him. He was thinking seriously just now.
You want to break that guy's wrist, and you have already started to use force, so this guy just shook you off and backed away!
"What's going on? I'm obviously ready for a fight. Has his conscience noticed it?"
"Wow, wow, wow, what's wrong with you, Glory? Why do you want to fight? Why do you want to fight? Something's wrong with you! It's so scary to want to fight!!"
"--Please be quiet."
"..."
A voice as stiff as a doll sounded. The black-haired girl among the twins stopped the two of us mumbling. She lifted the cloth covering the table, revealing more than ten pieces of Ling Ling Total Total.
Ore of various sizes.
"Next, please choose a piece of ball steel to use as a knife to kill evil spirits and protect yourself."
"..."
I looked at these gray stones and fell into deep thought.
...Is there any difference between these things? How do you choose if you choose? And to be honest, I don’t use a knife. I just need a sharp object that can cut off the ghost’s head. Do I need someone else’s knife? But this knife still seems to be a ghost.
Is it a must-have as standard equipment for killing the team?
After thinking about it, I was the first to step forward and pointed to the smallest piece:
"Then let it be."
Anyway, I don’t have any needs, so I might as well pick the smallest piece and save some resources for others.
…
After selecting the ball steel, I stood under the shade of the tree with my hands folded and meditated.
After all, Zenitsu and I were just working together in the mountains, and now that we have passed the selection...should we separate? These ten days should be reserved for us to repair before the sword is forged, and he should return
Home, I should also go back to my place.
In fact, I'm still a little bit reluctant to let him go. After all, he is also my first friend in this dungeon. Maybe when will we see each other again, alas.
"..." I took out the piece of paper with the address written on it again, and stared at the words on it with bitterness and did not move.
And there are other things that bother me. In this dungeon, my "residence" is in Asakusa, Tokyo. There's nothing wrong with that. The problem is something else -
Where am I now? Is it close or far? This dungeon seems not very developed. Is there a Shinkansen? Or is there any transportation? If not, how should I get there? And I don’t know the way at all.
There is not only no navigation but no road signs... Do I need to ask for directions all the way back?!
It’s so troublesome!!! This copy is so troublesome——
"……glory?"
When I was squatting on the ground holding my head and freaking out, I suddenly felt that the light above my head dimmed. There were two dirty clogs on the ground that I could see in front of me, and above them were gold leggings with a white triangle and a bow...
…As soon as I raised my head, I could see Zenitsu bending down to look at me. His eyes had the illusion of being gentle and tolerant, and his golden hair shone against the light, like melted gold——
"Oh, ah, ah, I will definitely die! I will die, I will die! I will die soon when I start the mission! Glory, please come with me, please, please protect me! I'm not married yet
I don’t want to die miserably alone!!!”
I:"……"
Illusion, definitely an illusion. Please give me back the touch that I thought I would be comforted by just now, thank you.
――――
——So, I followed Zenitsu to his house very wisely.
…
"I was once defrauded of money by the woman I loved. She ran away with another man and left me with a lot of debt. When I was desperate, my grandfather picked me up. He wanted to train me to be a sword of the Demon Slayer Corps.
scholar."
On the way to his house, Zenitsu said to me while biting a rice ball:
"I also have a senior brother. He has become a swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps before. The senior brother is very talented and powerful, but he doesn't like me very much..." The voice behind was a little vague, and he took another bite of the rice ball.
After chewing it carefully, I guessed that he might have felt depressed because of the bad relationship with his senior brother.
"You are so young that you have a beloved woman..." I complained. He looked about thirteen or fourteen years old. It was too precocious for a junior high school kid to talk about his beloved woman.
"Logically speaking, I have several brothers and sisters, but so far I have only met two." As a courtesy, I should also talk about my situation, but I don't know what the identity structure is in this copy.
, after thinking about it, I picked out some things that would not be surprising even if I said them:
"It's a sister and a...brother, right?"
I have never met Todoroki Touya and Todoroki Natsuki once, and even Mrs. Todoroki only went to visit the hospital with the dean... I said hello outside the door. The person with whom the Todoroki family has spent the longest time is Fuyumi-san.
And Jiao Dong. I don’t know who is the elder brother between me and Jiao Dong, but since he is taller, let him be the elder brother, I thought indifferently.
"It's great to have brothers and sisters." Zenitsu showed an envious expression.
Feeling something was wrong, I quickly added: "But I should be the only one now."
Huh? Why does it feel even more wrong? My expression went blank for a moment.
...But they are not in the dungeon either. It would be hard to explain if my identity here is again that of a lonely little cabbage... Although saying this seems to have caused Zenitsu to misunderstand something, I saw him stunned.
For a moment, and then started to change the topic with wandering eyes:
"Come on, there is a town ahead. We will arrive after passing through this town for a while... By the way, Glory, why don't you eat?"
The last sentence was directed at my behavior of holding the rice ball but not eating it for a long time. I was concentrating on talking to him, holding the rice ball that was already a little hard and holding it for a long time, but I never took a bite.
Even on that mountain, I can swallow even the burnt and unseasoned barbecue... But isn't that because of the conditions? I really don't want to eat such dry rice balls now!
"..." I was silent for a moment and put the rice ball back.
"Come on, I'll treat you to dinner in the town ahead."
I don’t know what I can do with all the money I have in this dungeon, but it’s enough to have a meal, right?
――――
…
Zenitsu and I were sitting face to face on our knees, fighting each other with our eyes, and the air was filled with a solemn atmosphere.
"The next card." Mr. Kuwashima, the grandfather in Zenitsu's mouth, took a sip of hot tea, picked up a card, lowered his head and said:
"Don't enter the tiger's den -"
I didn’t have to wait for him to finish reciting, my eyes flashed and I saw it! It was right there!
I quickly stretched out my hand and slapped that location hard and fast -
"Pa", the song card was taken out by Shanyi first.
Isn't this guy too fast?
The corners of my eyes were already twitching, and my expression was almost unbearable. Zenitsu's reaction ability and speed were simply ahead of me. I didn't even get a single card in this song card competition.
!
"If you meddle in other people's business, you will suffer disaster——"
"Snapped"
"A wise man thinks a lot——"
"Snapped"
I:"……"
"There is no need to continue." Mr. Kuwashima put down the cards in his hand, picked up the crutch that had been put aside and stood up.
"Users of Thunder Breath are known for their speed, so it's normal for you to lose in a game of reflexes and speed." He touched his beard:
"Stop playing. You two go and clean up. Come and have a fight in the open space behind the mountain later and let me watch."
…
Zenitsu's grandfather was very happy that he brought his friend home, and explained to me the sad reason - because Zenitsu was too timid and always cried, no one wanted to be friends with him, and even
He said that Zenitsu was slapped a lot of times when he was sent to participate in team selection, and he was very happy that he could make reliable friends——
Then the topic took a sharp turn and became that he wanted to see what I was capable of.
I:"……"
I understand, I understand, I definitely want my children’s friends to be outstanding people, right? Of course I don’t mind, it’s just a test of making friends, so come on! I agreed with confidence, until this old man asked us to compete
Playing cards...
I was abused.
I looked at the messy song cards on the ground with dull eyes, feeling that I had been hit. Zenitsu, a guy who couldn't read the air, was still smiling stupidly: "I have never won before, but I didn't expect that I won several times today. It's amazing."
Just like in a dream hehe~"
"I've never won", which means I'm the only one who's that good, right? I'm autistic.
"However, this is my first time to play games with my friends. Before, my grandpa was willing to waste time playing with me." He braved the happy yellow flower and tugged on my sleeve: "You want to play other games with me later.
? There is also a set of flower notes in my room."
Third, it’s my first time to play a game with my friends! It’s with me! Oh my god, what is he talking about? He’s so good at acting like a spoiled brat!
"Ahem," I clenched my hand into a fist and put it to my mouth, pretending to cough twice, and said with restraint, "I really can't do anything to you. In this case, I will reluctantly accompany you."