Disciple of Immortal
Episode 66: The Pomera Tale
I was listening to Pomera as I stroked and refrained from Phyllia (who decided to call her that because she was a little bit obnoxious in Zorophilia) 's head.
"Really, it was tough yesterday..."
Pomera said she had been running for a long time with treatment with white magic and residential guidance.
Even after the release of the Notts' junction magic "Sacrifice of the Person", he became a leader in the aftertreatment of chaos in the flow of the scene, and soon after he rested, he seemed to have exhausted his work.
The confusion hadn't subsided yet, but he wanted to get in touch with me anyway, so he seemed to come out somehow with his head down to the people around him.
"People of the city...... in the end, I don't know what happened here. What is it... I heard a little rumor that Pomera and Notts were there... because I finally had enough certainty from Kanata."
Pomera talks in a sigh.
I also yesterday, as far as gathering information was concerned today, it seems that what was going on between Notts and Lords Garland has sometimes collapsed and gone aye.
They were all inside the mansion, too, Garland's men, who had been instructed by Notts.
If that were the case, they would all be dying under the influence of Sacrifice.
With the death of the Lords, this Adventurer Guild has become almost de facto closed, although it also retains minimal function.
A surrogate remote lord is supposed to come, but he says he hasn't even got his eye on it yet.
It seemed that some adventurers were not properly requested and were planning collective trips to other cities.
Travelling in groups is due to the very high level of non-urban hazard in this world.
You can finally live a life of sleep without being threatened by demons in a city that is guarded by high walls, erecting exorcism boundaries, and letting guards guard you.
Low-level adventurers cannot safely travel to other cities on their own, nor can they afford handouts or money like hiring higher-ranking adventurers to travel.
As a result, they often travel jointly at multiple parties.
I think mankind could have developed so far in such a state often... but when I thought those evil hobby nyalotopes might be adjusting without letting them live and kill, chest feces were bad.
"I could barely sleep yesterday...... I had no idea you were going to voluntarily take insomniac psychotropic drugs without Mr. Canata."
I hear Pomera wasn't used to psychotropic doping yet.
I am enough to take a spiritual pill without hesitation if I even have to.
Encouraging Pomera to 'get used to psychic drugs,' she always looks a little nasty, so I decided not to mention that this time.
"But... if that's all you've worked so hard for, haven't you also changed your eyes around seeing Mr. Pomera a little?
".................. right"
Pomera gives me a look that seems complicated.
"It may be a little... extravagant, but I feel like something's different. Pomera... I thought it would be nice to have equal friends..."
"You couldn't?
"It's kind of... unusually like being caught in a mood, that's, like, uncomfortable somewhere...... I'm sorry, it may not have been what you said to Kanata, who asked me to go along with the special training"
"Unusually, in a mood...?
"Yeah... well, I was looking for someone who was weak while I bottomed up my magic with psychic meds and shot Healing Rain (Area Heels), but the person who saw it... well, I thought I didn't know the magic of Pomera, and it was so lifted. At the end of the sentence, you know, it's like what Pomera did when she broke the line, and it's God's mercy, it's the Virgin..."
I snap my neck like Pomera is in serious trouble.
I smiled bitterly.
"I don't know... that, at both extremes. In the end, I thought no one was watching the real Pomera... With that in mind, I kind of don't know what to do..."
Pomera shrinks herself.
"I'm sure that's what it is. There's nothing good about being liked by a bunch of people I don't know much about. Isn't it important that Mr. Pomera finds someone she's really close to and loved one based on that kind of hang-up?
"Really close, dear.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Yeah, maybe it is."
Pomera blushed a little and nodded small.
"Here... even if we try to get along, we don't actually care about Mr. Pomera, and there may be a lot of people who just come by with an interest in the superficial part. I just want to force Mr. Pomera to be unreasonable because I'm an elf by hitchhiking around, or on the contrary, I just want to lift excessively and benefit in some way from Mr. Pomera. Sometimes people like that may seem attractive or good... but in fact, I don't think Mr. Pomera is worth worrying about."
I drank water there.
Pomera was still staring at me with a slightly troubled face during that time.
I put the cup on the table.
"Either way, if you don't like to be seen with a very skewed eye from the start, you might want to try to get away from this city. Mr. Pomera said he wanted to alleviate the city's elf discrimination, but the lord Garland, who was the original culprit, is dead, and I think Mr. Pomera's efforts have made it quite easier this time. Maybe there's not much more to detain here."
"Thanks...... I'll think about it for a second"
Pomera snorts.
To see what I've said and done so far, I didn't think Pomera was a very privileged person for a relationship.
If you suddenly help, you may be deceived and put on board, and sometimes used in a good way.
I think there was a verse that really sanctified that Roy because I didn't know anyone else, so I'd better keep this to myself.
"Pomera... No, Virgin Pomera! I knew it! I thought if I waited at the Adventurers Guild, I'd see you!
and... as we talked in, we were suddenly called out.
If I looked up, it was exactly that Roy.
I felt my face get rough.
"Roy, Mr. Roy... it's been a while"
Pomera bows her head small.
"I'm sorry...... Pomera! I'm so sorry I handled you unimpeded! We were idiots...... forgive me! When I heard you were running around desperately trying to protect the people of the city yesterday, I realized the stupidity of what I was doing!
Roy lowered his head deeply as he wept in his eyes.
Pomera looked at Roy's lowered head with cold eyes.
I probably had Pomera's eyes, too.
I said to Pomera earlier, 'People who just want to force irrationality on her for superficial reasons' was meant to be Roy's, but I didn't think 'People who just want to lift and get some benefit' would fit nicely either.
Pomera was sheltering Roy for some reason, but I really think this man is a tremendous person.
"Nothing............... you know, I don't care. Really, Pomera, I don't think so."
"Oh, how sweet! I've done such a terrible thing! No, but, Pomera, I'm sorry about that! Let me make a atonement......! Together again, let's go on an adventure! Now, as a true companion......!
"That's... fine"
"What...? After all, are you really mad at me? Please, I want an adventure with Pomera...! Forgive me......! If I don't make amends to you, I'm not going to move on!
When Pomera was silent, I began to see frustration with Roy's condition.
"... and, look, Pomera, you, you liked me, didn't you? That's why you obeyed me so much, isn't it? Hey!"
Pomera looked around like she was in trouble, showed a little hesitation, and then hugged me all the way to my arm.
"Mr. Pomera?
"Now...... Pomera is having a party with Mr. Canata! So fine! Pomera, I never thought anything of Mr. Roy!
Pomera said yes to Roy.
"Hey, hey...!
Roy distorts his face greatly.
"Let's go, Mr. Canata. If we can rendezvous, we won't be needing you here anymore."
As it was, Pomera pulled my arm.
I got up in a hurry and slapped Philia on the shoulder and left the Adventurer Guild while Pomera took me.
Even as we dived through the door, Roy was still turning his bright red face towards us.