An A-Ranked Adventurer’s “Slow-living”

I beat the Red Bear and take the Flora down the mountain.

Watch out for the surroundings, as there may be other monsters besides the Red Bear.

He walks slowly, following the steps of the flora, and the flora comes close to the knotted flowers.

"" ......... "

But we're not talking at all.

Because I remember what happened nine years ago and I don't know what to say.

A girl helped by a monster when she came to Nordende nine years ago. That's Flora.

Recalling how Flora looked so far, it was clear she remembered me.

I've helped people many times during the adventure, but I didn't think that anyone still remembered nine years ago.

Aside from dragons killing and mighty monsters threatening the village, they only helped one girl. This was remembered by the nine-year-old himself.

I met the person who helped this way again ...

I knew she was a girl who helped nine years ago ... What should I say?

Until now, I was treating myself as an important friend, but realized that I was a favorite person. My head is irritated.

I was walking through the forest and came back to the flower garden as I was worried about how to approach the flora in the future.

In front of us is a tree standing in a flower garden.

The lush green branches and leaves are shaken by the wind, and squirt the leaves.

It was here that I met Flora when I came here three months ago.

Come out of the flower garden like a flower garden fairy.

Did Flora remember me from the time I met here?

"I was surprised when I first met him. Nine years ago, someone who helped me was suddenly in front of me ..."

I stopped and looked at the trees, and Flora began speaking quietly.

I look back, surprised at Flora's breaking out of the conversation.

"... I'm sorry. I couldn't remember it just before."

"No, I'm good. At that time, Aldo was an adventurer traveling the world. I can't remember a mere nine-year-old girl living in a rural village. Don't worry."

When I apologize, Flora waved in a hurry with a bitter smile.

However, the smile seems to be lonely.

I let Flora feel like that, but I feel sad and depressed.

In the old days, I didn't really see anything. I was thinking only about myself.

"Of course, I felt sad because I didn't remember. What if Aldo didn't remember me as it was. What would I do if Aldo had disappeared from me?"

"……flora"

Hearing inside Flora's spitting breasts, I can only make a snarling voice.

"But I was really happy that I was in Aldo's memory. Now I can say the word I finally wanted to say."

Flora then closes her eyes and takes a deep breath to regulate her breathing.

A closer look showed that Flora's hands and feet were shaking and she was quite nervous.

The flora's closed jade-eyed eyes then opened, smiling with a gentle smile and presenting her flowers on her chest.

"Thank you for helping my life nine years ago and today, and I've always liked you nine years ago."

The moment I heard the word from Flora's mouth, I felt like the sound had disappeared from the world.

The soaring leaves of the leaves are repainted with petals, making them look more vivid.

Yeah? Flora likes me ...? Has it been nine years ago?

I just wanted to say thank you for saving me from the monsters, but I didn't think I had that feeling.

"... ho, really?"

Asked with a trembling voice that was too happy, Flora nodded with a reddish face.

"Yes, I've always liked it nine years ago."

The words said with a smile soaked into my chest hotly, and tears were about to come out.

I managed to endure the tears overflowing with joy, and I managed to smile,

"I also like Flora. A gentle smile that wraps Flora. The kindness. You can feel warm just by being close."

"... Is it true? I'm happy."

Then, he receives the flower presented from Flora. There was a rough idea that this was the flower to pass on to convey love.

"This is a knotted flower. In this village, it is a so-called flower that if you give it to the opposite sex, it will always be tied.

"... Knot flowers ..."

I muttered so, embracing her thin shoulders in her arms with tears happily.

The flora's soft body, the warm body temperature, and the soft smell are directly transmitted.

The whole body is covered with intense euphoria.

Then we stared at the end of the long hug, and then laid my lips in no way.

◆ ◆ ◆

"Oh! That's Flora and Aldo !?"

"Oh, both are safe!"

"flora!"

Leaving the flower garden and walking along the main road to the center of the village, along the way, there were Loren and other villagers and Elgis.

Elgis ran and ran first, but a woman ran faster than that.

"flora!"

"Wow, Aisha.

Aisha ran to Flora and hugged him.

Flora can't catch the extra momentum, and Flora falls down with Aisha.

"Flora! No injuries !?"

Aisha raises her face while holding on to Flora.

"I'm going to get hurt right now because of Aisha."

That's exactly what Flora says.

As Flora smiles, Aisha gets up in a hurry and pulls Flora's hand up.

Aisha's panic is extremely rare, as he is always easygoing and rarely disturbed. Now I can afford it, so I just grin.

While doing that, Elgis and the villagers come under me and Flora.

From there, Elgis comes out and comes in front of Flora.

"Flora! There's no injuries anywhere."

"No"

"It was good .... really"

When Flora nodded, Elgis muttered as she hugged Flora and expressed her joy.

Flora is embraced and her hand squints around her father, Elgis.

When the parent and child meet again, the people around them relax their cheeks and enjoy each other.

When his father, Elgis, unraveled, his mother, Fiona, came out and embraced slowly.

I wonder what kind of parent and child are tied with such a hard bond ...

"Aldo, wouldn't you go to the danger zone with Red Bear for Flora?"

Loren speaks to me as if to bounce off the air of sensational reunion.

"Yes, that's not something you can do."

"A good man."

I accept the compliments while being beaten by the villagers.

It's like an adventurer's guild.

"Well, you're safe."

"Thank you Toac"

Toac seemed worried about me and Flora, and hit my shoulder with a bow.

I'm afraid you have a bow, so I want you to leave it at home.

"I'm sorry. Flora! I told you something extra ... ! I thought Flora was attacked by the Red Bear ..."

"Ah, no, I was attacked."

""eh?""

Flora replies to Aisha who apologizes in tears. All of the villagers, with the exception of me and Flora, raised a stupid voice.

Apparently, everyone here thought that me and Flora had returned without being attacked by the Red Bear.

"... What did you mean if you were attacked?"

Elgis asks terrifyingly to speak for everyone's questions.

With a bitter smile whether Flora noticed everyone's misunderstanding,

"Well, Aldo helped me while being attacked by the Red Bear."

"Yeah !? Then you fled after being attacked by the Red Bear !?"

Aisha screams involuntarily and approaches the flora.

"Hey, then, I'll chase and come here ..."

"No, I'm okay because Aldo defeated me."

Flora says to block Loren's words.

That makes everyone look at me with a different surprised look.

"I beat Red Bear, because he was a former adventurer."

"Are you real?"

In a stunned atmosphere, my friend Toac comes up with the hardest thing to say.

I give Loren a bunch of red bear claws, fangs, and hair in a hemp bag to show evidence of defeat.

Loren, who has seen the Red Bear itself and the remains, can be reassured.

"... Red Bear's fangs, nails, and hair bundles. All are real."

When Loren responds heavily, the villagers scream.

"I know Aldo was a former adventurer, but wasn't the Red Bear a strong monster among monsters? I heard you're a monster who challenges and defeats at a party."

"What would Aldo usually defeat such a monster ..."

Aisha and Toac, who know my usual behavior, are particularly surprised.

Well, I'm living in an unreliable life in a new home, so it's natural.

"Aldo-san has defeated the Red Bear!

A flurry of sword moves hard against Toac and Aisha.

"Oh, yes. It's surprising."

Flora's imitating movement is cute and makes her laugh, but the degree of seriousness seems to have been transmitted, and Toac and Aisha nodded as convinced.

"Well, for me who knows the usual hunting situation, it seems that it can be easily defeated with a red bear. In fact, it is strange that you can use a sword and a bow."

"Yes, that's right. If Aldo is there, I'm safe if things like today happen!"

Kyle and Loren say that and reassure the villagers.

"Okay, we hunters are going to collect Red Bears."

In response to the words, I try to go with me, but Lauren stops me.

"You've already beaten me? Then, you're resting. I'll do the rest of the work for you. Stay with Flora today."

Loren said that there was a flora somewhere she turned her face.

Flora had just been attacked by a red bear. In fact, that fear may still remain.

"Okay. It's marked from the entrance of the forest behind the trees in the flower garden."

"Oh!

"Yes"

Feel free to rest, Loren takes the hunters and walks into the flower garden. Along with that, the other villagers also call us and Elgis before going home.

Elgis seemed to have asked several people to search for Flora, and his entire family was bowing down.

At the same time, I bow down and say thank you. The reason I was able to head to the flower garden without any hesitation is because of the information of the villagers.

What remained was Flora, Elgis, Fiona, Toac and Aisha.

"Well then, will we return?"

"Yes. There were various things today."

"I haven't seen you crying with a sad expression after a long time."

"... I'm sorry."

Aisha, who couldn't respond to Toac's teasing words, grimaced.

I wish I had only those tears. For the time being, it will be teased by Toac.

Aisha, frowning with remorse, comes here to say goodbye.

"I'm really sorry today. Flora."

"No, I don't really care. I have almost no injuries."

"……Yup"

He wasn't terrible, but he had put his best friend in danger.

Aisha himself would not forgive himself so easily.

Seeing Aisha replying with a cloudy expression, Flora smiled shyly,

"If Aisha didn't tell me, I wouldn't be able to step on all the time."

"So, did you succeed?"

Listening to Flora's words, Aisha smiles and looks at me.

You will feel shyness and embarrassment, and your face will turn red.

Flora had the same reddish face.

"Please tell me a detailed story this time."

"That's right. Let's make it a sake appetizer."

Laughing while saying that, Aisha poked me and Flora and returned with Toac.

…… Be ashamed, don't look any further.

"Well then, let's go home."

"Yes, Fiona"

With the words of Fiona and Elgis, it's time to leave me and Flora.

I'm in the same village and I can meet at any time, but on the day I get together I feel like I want to be together.

Flora looks lonely somewhere, but was attacked with a red bear today. It would be better to have a family in a safe home.

"Then Aldo, please give me a daughter."

""e?""

When I tried to say goodbye to Flora, an unexpected word pops out from Fiona.

"Is the confession successful and the two lovers?"

"That's right."

It seems embarrassing to be told again by her mother, and Flora responds while feeling nervous.

Then, Fiona nodded with satisfaction,

"Well, stay at Aldo's house today."

"Yeah eh !? A little, mother !?"

As Flora screams, I turn to her face and ask.

"What do you mean, Elgis ..."

Then, Elgis slowly looked up at the sky,

"It's a complicated thought ... The little girl who is going to grow up and become a bride ..."

He muttered with a deeply emotional expression.

It seems that my friend and Flora are no longer certified by their parents.

It looks like your heart is ready, but our hearts are not ready ...

"Can I call my father-in-law?"

"Oh, so I'm your stepmom."

"Hey, dad! Mom?"

Flora turns red to her ears and protests, but they laugh happily without having to listen.

I now feel the horror of Flora's parents.

Or do you really want to stay Flora in my house?

There is only one bed in my house ... Does that mean that?

Flora and the line of sight are perfectly matched and look away from each other.

Maybe they were both thinking about the same thing. I'm ashamed and can't see her face

"Thank you for the flora."

"Ah!"

Fiona pushes down on the back of flora, which is lowered by shyness. The out-of-balance Flora fits nicely into my arm.

I look up at me with a happy expression that Flora was in trouble.

I have the same feeling. I don't know what to do anymore.

Fiona and Elgis nodded happily when they saw us.

We are just hugging in the middle of a straight road.

"... Let's go home anyway"

"……Yes"