25. The Virgin often
"Goddamn it! They're messing with the kingdom! What's the penalty? You forgot to contribute to my kingdom! Give me back my thanks!
Valine!
My thrown vase hit the wall and broke.
"Hey, Vivian, calm down."
"That's right, Vivian. Even if someone who might be a brave man gets angry..."
"Ugh! I don't know who did this to you!
"I mean, that's..."
Delia looked at us with her eyes full of words.
Damn, you've always been obedient, what's with your eyes! I don't like it as if it was my fault.
"But it certainly was a pretty heavy penalty. How dare you confiscate the Holy Sword? It looks like you've been stripped of your Prowess Party ID. And there must have been a question mark about our abilities. Returning the Holy Sword is a condition for completing the Rank D Quest mission..."
Said Virgin Cynthia.
After she let Prara escape, she came back to life surprisingly. However, it seems fine at first glance, but in fact, his body is worn out and he can't fight for a while.
"In the middle of the battle, I was lucky enough to get caught in a trap of pitfalls and escape... I need to rest for a while."
and so on.
and there,
"Of course. The Holy Sword is not worthy of a heroic party that abandons its fellow men and flees..."
A soft voice echoed. It was a prala sleeping in bed.
Prara was attacked many times by monsters until she escaped from Fenrir and reached the entrance to the dungeon, risking her life to escape. That has become her trauma.
"Bullshit! Prara, who said that? The failure of this quest is entirely your fault! This wouldn't have happened if you had used light magic properly!
"Shit, that's... that's too bad. I've been trying so hard... Besides, it's all my fault that you abandoned me..."
"Fuck you, if you open your mouth any more, you'll be seriously fired. When I get fired from a brave party, I get weird rumors. That's why I don't have anywhere else to go.... hah, it's more important to learn from the lessons of failure than to be honest. In short, the role that Ariake was playing this time... uh, navigating? In short, it was due to the absence of the person in charge of chores. Then just recruit a replacement. So, Elgar, I told you, did you recruit the right people? Well, there's probably a lot of people who want to go to the brave party."
I wanted to finish my depressed time quickly and ignored Prara and moved on to the next topic.
"Oh, I chose one for now. He was the best of the hiring conditions."
"I wonder if there's any excellence in chores."
I look like I'm making a fool of myself.
Looks like a Navigator named "Bashuta."
Various assistive skills that meet recruitment requirements can also be used. This will replace Ariake.
"As long as you have assistive skills, you can achieve the same results as before. Hmm, I'll break through that D-Rank Quest and let the King cry and sit down! Hahahahahahahahaha!
"Ah, ah. That's right, Vivia-sama! I was just a little off the beat last time!
"Hmm, that's right. It's okay this time. Anyway, we're childhood friends. It's a party that makes sense."
The three laughed at each other brightly as if they were back in shape.
But Prara was watching us with cold eyes.
We feel the atmosphere of that gaze somehow, and the bright atmosphere gradually disappears, and it feels heavy somewhere.
No one said anything, and only the faint sound of someone standing quietly echoed.
And the Virgin opened her mouth.
"Now, if you'll excuse me. I'm sorry, but I'm not feeling well, so I'm going to have to skip the party for a while."
"Ah, oh, that's right. Be careful. Yes, I'll call you when I'm feeling better..."
Well, excuse me.
Alicia disappeared without even hearing my words. It's as if you don't care about me...
Dammit!
I threw up even worse inside.
I wonder why this happened. You just banished the useless Ariake.
(No, I went in instead. It can be recovered next time. So prove once again to the Virgin, the King, and the rest of the people how good I am.)
I was thrilled to see those people praise me again.
~ Virgin Alicia-Lundeburg ~
"Nfu"
Far from the brave men, I smiled unexpectedly.
"Nfufufufufufufufufufufufufufufufufufufu"
Oops, don't. Even though she was a saint, she raised her voice in disgrace.
"Kohon"
and cough up one.
But it can't be helped. 'Cause...
"Wait, Mr. Ariake."
Even though it was only a few days away, the "Ariake ingredient" has already been cut.
"Alicia is coming to you now. ♡"
Thinking of Mr. Ariake, who would be in the same sky, I started to travel with a cane.
While inadvertently singing a nose song.