Jujutsushi Wa Yuusha Ni Narenai

Episode 88: Behind the Smile

The exploration around Fairy Square was successfully completed without encountering any living armor. Now it's time to finish your work today. Let's get some rest in preparation for tomorrow.

That is how I went to bed, that night.

"Oh, Aoshi..."

Being the only boy at the party, I sleep alone in the corner of the square with the girls. Though there are no walls, the beds in the square are forbidden to men and forbidden to women, for each other.

But I awoke to the voice of the girl who reluctantly called me.

"Yeah, tomorrow."

If you open your eyes, you'll see that tomorrow that's bending right next to you. A ruffled outfit, dressed in sleeping roll substitute jerseys and also unraveled by the usual Rin Ponytail.

I don't know what happened, I don't need to hear it anymore now.

"Oh, well... tonight, okay..."

"Oh, fine."

Her face is stained bright red with embarrassment as she shows her obvious relief in my immediate response. So, no hesitation, that fell asleep next to me tomorrow.

This, in the so-called one night crawl… etc., is not a no. It's just an escort.

"Ugh... Ajin..."

Tomorrow it will be a sweet voice, snuggling my body perfectly, but still, this is an accompaniment.

Shit, shit, I'm a healthy high school boy, too. Though he thinks he has self-control, that's not an absolute wacko either.

The feeling of that body tomorrow, which can be pushed, melts my reason into an irresistible charm. Damn, now if that had worn a proper jersey jacket tomorrow, I could still stand it at my leisure. Just one thin shirt, and when it's bettered, what, its, like, so soft, it's almost direct...

"Ugh, uhh... uhh..."

But such fascinating female body temptations will also blow away lightly if her sobbing voice is heard.

"It's okay, that tomorrow. I'm on it."

I'll hold that back tomorrow, too, to give up the crying child.

"So sleep in peace. I'll always be with that tomorrow."

"Yeah... Yeah, Aoshi..."

Tonight's not the first time this tomorrow's reaction, like a toddler has regressed.

That incident that pushed the Peach River tomorrow, from that night on. Her heart was broken in a duel with Mr. Twin Leaves, and she made irrevocable mistakes, and her heart finally reached its limits.

Usually, it looks like it always does. I have a normal conversation with everyone, and I have no problem fighting demons.

But by night and by the time I fall asleep... I can't. While I'm awake, I can take care of that tomorrow and behave the same way I always do. But only when I go to bed, I feel loose, and I can't stand the pain of the wound engraved in her heart, or the weight of the stress that presses me.

The result is this. Tomorrow, if I don't go to sleep, I won't be able to sleep without feeling safe.

Especially when Mr. Twin Leaves fought fiercely against the demons. The way he butchers his enemies with an awesome power fight, worthy of the name of 'Mad Warrior', will probably evoke the memory of a duel engraved with tragic defeat and humiliation in Direct.

Something about today, against the first Great Shield Knight, Mr. Twin Leaves was a brawl. When I saw that crazy fight, it was easy to predict that this would happen tonight.

No, that's not just me talking about anything.

Me, the cherry blossoms, the chairman of the committee, Natsukawa, from the very fact that I am seriously encouraging sports, I know that it is trauma and the weakness of people's minds, both as knowledge and physically. So when that happened tomorrow, everyone thought it was something they had no choice.

Under this unusual circumstance, if you experience an event that is never going to happen on a daily basis, even that Kenzaki Tomorrow, it's not strange if this happens. I know that strength tomorrow, but it still doesn't make any difference that she's only a sixteen-year-old girl.

Your heart is broken, and if it is broken, it is only natural that you will suffer from that pain and cry.

"Tomorrow that..."

My heart is shaken by her painful appearance. I'm so frustrated with my impudence that I can only accompany that hurtful tomorrow to sleep like this and give you temporary first relief.

But I'm also very familiar with how troublesome it is to have a heart wound. This is not a problem that we can do something about right now. But you can't live without suppressing it, whether it's a lie or a fallacy. Harsh Dungeon Survival couldn't have given us time to heal the trauma slowly, etc.

So this is how I'm going to have to sleep with that tomorrow. It would seem an impure act from the side, but seeing her now, there couldn't have been anyone who disagreed. Even the harsh cherry blossoms on this teh array left me with that tomorrow without a single disgusting face.

For once, did you mean that you trusted me that this would not be the kind of thing I would do wrong? I know, tomorrow that's an attractive woman, but that's why I don't have the worst idea of what happens sexually in a situation like this.

When you get stuck in thin clothes like this, there's only the temptation of trouble - but if you're holding that tomorrow crying from your heart, it's only a trivial clutter like that.

"Ugh..."

Hold her, how long has it been? I don't think so.

Today's battle was a fierce battle, so the tired body immediately seemed to invite that to the brink of sleep tomorrow.

"Good night, tomorrow that"

Phew, now finally, I'll put myself to sleep in peace, too.

"...... eh"

I woke up unexpectedly. Fairy Square is bright, so I don't know what it feels like at dawn, but still, I somehow assumed it was only midnight. I have a watch, but I wouldn't even have to bother to check it.

I guess it's still a little too soon to wake up. My body is tired, and I saw a person moving beyond my sight when I tried to sleep twice as hard as I could.

"Is that... Mr. Twin Leaves?

I couldn't possibly have seen it wrong with my sleeping eyes. She did leave Fairy Square quietly by herself.

"No way, are you going to search by yourself"

I know what it's like to worry about Peach River, the benefactor of your life, but no matter how much it is, it's too short-circuited and dangerous to do it with anxiety.

Convince, it's up to her to hold her heart... but worst of all, if she can't stop it, I'll have to accompany her alone.

I think I'll wake everyone up, but I don't even seem to have time to wake them up for a long time and explain. Besides, I don't want to make too much noise. Tomorrow is at this rate, and cherry blossoms are on strong alert for Mr. Twin Leaves.

Somehow, I want to fit in here alone.

I get a quiet sleep next door. I gently got out so I wouldn't wake up that tomorrow, and I followed Mr. Twin Leaves.

"Here."

Surprisingly, Mr. Twin Leaves left the square and went into the small room right next door. The room is just empty with nothing inside, and it's not connected anywhere. Even though Natsukawa-san looked into it, there was no such thing as a hidden door.

She should know that in today's exploration, too. Then why are you here?

A slight suspicion made me look for Mr. Twin Leaves.

"Huh..."

I heard voices. Small voice. I noticed my signs. Doesn't look like a wacko.

"Ugh..."

And I notice right away. Her voice said it was a cry. Follow me and weep weakly, just like tomorrow, Mr. Twin Leaves was crying.

"Kotaro..."

Calling the name of Peach River many times, Mr. Twin Leaves was just quietly sobbing in a room with nothing.

……

I had nothing better to do than shut up and go back to the square. You can't even find a word for her right now.

No, comfort or something, it's a problem before that.

"I... what an idiot..."

Mr. Twin Leaves is strong. Even she, like us, was hurt, distressed, tormented.

Tomorrow is good. The cherry blossoms and the chairman of the committee worry me, and this is how I can hug them and sleep.

But how about Mr. Twin Leaves? No great intimacy from the beginning, just a classmate. We have a deep problem, and we can't be the right people to reveal it. Instead, it's not strange to see us as untrustworthy enemies, given how we've been with her.

So this is how she is, crying alone.

I have no friends to speak up for comfort, and no one I can count on to hold me. Mr. Twin Leaves is alone, crying in a room in a dungeon like this.

"Mr. Twin Leaves, I..."

Really, what an idiot I was. As a 'mad warrior', she was so fierce, brave, dazzled to fight... I'm sure, unconsciously, I relied on that power too. It was sweet. Mr. Twin Leaves is strong, so he says it's okay.

I didn't care. Because she was a comforting ally to me.

But I already know. I saw her crying all by herself.

So I can't pretend I don't know anymore. I can't turn away.

Twin Leaf Bud Costume. She has the strength of "Mad Warrior," but at the same time, she is a girl of her age.

"... I'll protect you."

I was walking into the palace area and a week was about to pass.

"Phew, it's finally over."

"Good day, little bird"

"That was a pretty big job this time."

I sweat on my forehead, and to Mr Sleeping Bird Play, the chairman of the committee and tomorrow that is the word of labor. We're just finishing up our gear for everyone.

I have smelted a good number of weapons, but because of the quality weapons collection that Living Armor had and because I was looking for a crate in the Palace area with lots of clams, in the end, it took so long.

It can be said, however, that there were only achievements commensurate with that time.

Let's start with my gear.

"The Holy Knight's Famous Sword": A sword loved by a certain Holy Knight (Paladin). It regained true performance, protected by sharp silver fillings and various magic. The engraved Flaming Lion Engald emblem shines bright red.

"Sword of Ethereal Flame": A single-edged sword that houses burning flame magic. The fierce fire that flashes on the blade emits a strange blue-white glow.

"The Sword of Ethereal Thunder": A single-edged sword that houses flashing lightning magic. The lightning on the blade emits a strange blue-white glow.

"White Dagger": A dagger with light magic. The blade is always wrapped in pale white light.

"Guard Ring": A ring that activates the same effect as the martial arts "Hard Body (Guard)".

"Shizuku of Life": A necklace with small gems that crystallizes just one drop of "Water of Life" that heals any wound.

The weapon has been used so far, mainly the long sword that has been dashed from the white bone corpse of the knight in Fairy Square, with flame and thunder swords to allow him to attribute weakness and also to attack at a distance by magic, depending on his opponent.

Even if I wasn't a magician, I got a magic sword that could release a little offensive magic, so I deliberately abolished the throwing knife that I'd been using for ranged attacks and Halvard, a long-held weapon when I needed a reach. Well, I've never crossed anything, but given the hassle of carrying and the lightness in combat, I have to squeeze the weapons in my hand.

In addition to being able to enhance to a fairly powerful weapon, it is also significant that you have obtained an accessory that houses magic.

"Shizuku of Life" can only be healed once in defensive "Guard Ring". Both are gear that greatly contributes to safety in combat.

Well, I already have Ironhide (Iron Guard), which I earned by defeating armored bears, and Shizuku of Life is like a lifeline thing, so it doesn't usually affect me much for fighting. Well, I'm relieved to have one, but as far as I'm concerned...

"My bow doesn't make much difference."

"Sakura's bow is getting stronger on its own while I'm using it, so it doesn't feel like I can smell it."

On the other hand, only cherry blossoms do not benefit from weapons enhancement. Well, as Little Bird Play says, it seems to be fortified on its own, so there's no problem. The "Wah Bow of the Virgin" used by cherry blossoms is subtly changing shape and is becoming white in color compared to the beginning.

"So for cherry blossoms like that, this!

"I see, is that an arrow? Thank you."

"There's a limited number of them, so use them!

Cherry blossoms were given magical arrows with attributes other than light. Cherry blossom light magic is also becoming more powerful, but if more than one other attribute can be shot, the range of tactics will also widen.

"Hey, hey, are you sure the wand doesn't have to be fortified?

"So, mine come in. If you fail, you'll be bare again."

"Oh, I'm fine now!

"Sometimes that can happen. If you can get another cane, you can do it."

It was the chairman of the committee who stubbornly refused to enhance the smelting of Mr Little Bird Play.

"Snow Bloom": a longscepter (staff) dedicated to ice attribute magic. Depending on the magic that is poured, the ove changes and, at its maximum, the ice flower opens and unleashes true power.

Obtained from a magician-shaped living armor, left intact. It would still be easy to avoid the risk of damage, as the President of the Commission put it, because it has sufficient performance, even if it is not forced to do so.

Little birdplay seems to want to try to smell a magic wand that hasn't been very tamed yet, but let's have patience this time.

Then, the accessories equipped by the cherry blossom and the magician combination of the chairman of the committee, like me, are "Guard Ring" and "Shizuku of Life," and more.

"Arrow Avoidance Talisman": Amulet that increases the avoidance rate of ranged attacks, including arrows.

"Conces Cuff": Increase concentration when exercising magic.

Cherry blossoms are allowed to have "Guard Rings," "Shizuku of Life," and "Guardian of the Avoidance of Arrows." 'Guard Rings' and 'Conces Cuffs' to the Chairman of the Commission.

I've got a lot of 'Guard Rings' that I have too, so we all have minutes. But only two "Shizukuishi of Life" were available.

I make it my biggest offense at the party and I'm in charge of the most dangerous field, so cherry blossoms are the only healing magic and the lifeline of the whole party, so it turns out that I and Cherry Blossoms decided to have "Shizuku of Life".

Instead, the policy is to ask the President of the Commission to work hard on the attack with 'Conces Cuffs'.

"Tomorrow, Nacchan, are you used to magic swords yet?

"Oh, if you get used to it, there's nothing more convenient"

Tomorrow's equipment is updated to the Magic Sword, just like mine.

"Flame Red Servel": A single-bladed servel with Cerberus' nails. Host burning flame magic.

"Storm Sabel": A knight's sword that houses blowing wind magic.

The main one will be "Flame Red Sabel" with the "Clean Tail Knife" intact and the second one in the left hand will be "Flame Red Sabel" reinforced. If it becomes a duplicity with "Storm Servel," it will stir the flames with the wind and become a more powerful attack magic. In line with the enemy, two swords could be replaced, more width in tactics.

Accessories include a common 'guard ring';

"Toxic Eliminator Talisman": Amulet that disables some poison and also increases resistance to poison.

have a state resistance amulet that I've also heard stories of being tormented by paralysis poison when I fought the sidewalk of becoming a monster, so it's no harm to have it.

By the way, there are three "poisoning talismans," so I have them tomorrow at Natsukawa and Little Bird Play.

Mr. Little Bird Play doesn't have a weapon, but he has other accessories.

"Vital Bracelet": a bracelet that enhances your health and stamina.

"Diseased Feather Decoration": You can run fast, just like you hosted the martial arts "Diseased Run".

"Medal of Courage": Courage builds up from the back of your chest and beats fear.

These are gear for the most impotent little bird riders to get away with quickly, even in times of need. The vocation 'Sage' has little growth enhancement of her physical abilities, so it can be difficult for her to just walk around the dungeon normally. But with a 'vital bracelet' it would also go a lot faster.

Speaking of which, when the appraisal results for "Medal of Courage" came out, I was impressed that Mr. Twin Leaves looked envious for a long time, although he decided to immediately make it his belongings.

If the President of the Commission asks what is the matter, she answers:

"Yeah, it's nothing. Because it's something I don't need anymore."

Did you remember the first time you were helpless? I can't imagine at all how Twin Leaves, whom I saw in the dungeon, was scared and crying at the demon opponent because she had already changed her appearance from when I saw her in the classroom and had become a heavenly 'mad warrior'... how rude you think.

Such a Mr. Twin Leaves weapon was also enhanced to make him more deserving of the 'Mad Warrior'.

"Nighthallbird of Black Iron": Creepy hallbird of black monochrome. The black blade is released as a hard, heavy, merciless blow.

"Dark Tower Shield": A creepy big shield in black. Robust black armor plays off enemy attacks.

"Black Iron Rigid Sword": Black sword, made of high quality steel and metal crust. More than usual, the body is long and wide.

Mr. Twin Leaves became this kind of enhancement in search of even more robust physical aggression. I've also tried the magic weapon, but apparently it didn't fit very well. So I'll leave the magic weapon to me and Natsukawa tomorrow.

Instead, it became the only shield at the party. Even though it has the overwhelming power of "Mad Warrior," with the addition of a guard by a strong shield, the living armor can crush even the opponent head-on.

However, since mastering the new martial arts acquired by the battle here, I have been able to knock out as much offense as I can knock out in one shot, without having to use guarding techniques such as shielding. Mr. Twin Leaves, I wonder if you'll get the firepower to cross my 'Holy Sword of Light (Cross Caliber)' in a few moments. I have to work harder too.

Oh, and for once, Natsukawa-san's gear...

"Wild Banded Knife": A knife of an extremely evil man, who has repeatedly robbed and murdered and turned it into a more vicious shape.

"Sea Devil's Water Flow Whip": A whip formed by water magic, stretching freely. The tip, which mimics a sea snake, is also planted with poison needles, which, combined with painful whipping, inflict hellish pain on the opponent. Instead of weapons, torture tools.

"Shocker Bolt": A dagger that emits electric shock. The current flowing in can be turned into intense pain that breaks the other person's heart and can be applied to a wide range of evils, from torture to execution.

"Hey, hey..."

"Uh, I'll tell you again, I'm thinking about the description of the weapon, not the little bird -"

"Why? Huh! Birdie, no!

"Piggy!?

Let's hope 'Bandit' Natsugawa works, who got the whip of water magic and the dagger of lightning attributes. She is never, ever, a bad bandit.

"Give me your pretty weapon. Eh!

Screaming, for example, is chasing a powerless little birdplay around, but still, she's not a bad bandit. Good luck, Natsukawa.

"Here we go again."

"The boss of this area will probably be the most powerful demon ever"

"We're all set. We'll be fine now."

Come on, get ready, we're finally leaving for the breakthrough in the palace area - and just one thing before that, there's something I need to do.

"Mr. Twin Leaves, do you have a minute?"

"What, Aemon?

"Take this."

I offered Shizukuishi of Life to Mr. Twin Leaves.

"Eh, but this is Aemon's"

"It's okay, I want you to have it."

It's pathetic, but this is the only thing I can do to protect Mr. Twin Leaves right now.

Things When it comes to combat ability only, Mr. Twin Leaves is strong. Now I can say that its strength is definitely better than that tomorrow.

So if such a Mr. Twin Leaves fell into a pinch, it would be a tough war situation that, at the same time, would force me to struggle quite a bit again. Very, because she's in danger, and it shouldn't be a situation where you can jump into the blink of an eye.

That's why Shizuku of Life is worth it. In case you didn't follow me in time, if only once, you'd protect Mr. Twin Leaves from fatal injuries.

"Wait a minute! Isn't that something we all discussed and decided when your brother had it? 'Cause your brother's the best, he's dangerous in battle -"

"Keep your cherry blossoms quiet. I've already made up my mind."

"... Yodo, are you sure?

From what I've been through, I thought cherry blossoms who didn't think well of Mr. Twin Leaves would disagree. But I can't give up all this. I'm a man too. If you decide to protect it, you will pass.

Cherry blossoms would have immediately guessed my readiness for that. I still had something to say, but thanks to the President of the Commission for quickly controlling her, there was no further recourse.

"Oh, Commissioner, this is fine. Besides, there's no difference between me and Mr. Twin Leaves about the dangers in battle."

"Um, I'm fine with nothing. And a shield."

According to Mr. Twin Leaves, if it's enough to rub it in the members, it would be enough for me to have it, as I first decided.

"Sorry, it's almost like my wagamama... but when it's really dangerous, I'm not sure I can help you, honestly"

It's really pathetic for you, brave man.

That's why I need to be stronger, stronger.

"Oh, well, yeah, I get it. You don't have to worry, I'm fine, but if Aoshi can fight in peace, you better."

As he knew all about my tiny intentions and worries, Mr. Twin Leaves received Shizuku of Life with a gentle smile on his face.

"Thank you, Aemon. I'll take care of it."

Mr. Twin Leaves immediately wears a necklace-shaped 'Shizuku of Life' around his neck. Ugh, the little Shizukuishi crystal falls into the valley of my chest and I can't see it... calm down, I'm out of my mind. That's the way it is now, you won't need any trouble.

"Well, guys, let's go"

Now I've done everything I can. Later, let's prove it in future actions.