Ore wa Mada, Honki o Dashite Inai

128. Cave of Trials (re)

This day, for the first time in a long time, I was relaxing in the garden.

I enjoy using my rocking chair to shake my body loose and be blown by the wind.

There have been a lot of things here lately, so it feels like it's been a long time since I've been this neat.

"Hermes."

There, Sophia came.

I looked at her from a half lying rocking chair. She was in a good mood, nicotine.

It's always cute to be nicotine like that - and it's a dialogue that's too frustrating, so I kept it out of my mouth.

Instead, I heard it in unobstructed terms.

"What's up?

"Hermes, have you finished your work today?

"Work or deacon?

"Yeah."

"Then it's over."

"Yes.... does anyone else plan to come?

Sophia's face swelled a little when I heard that.

I guess you're talking about Erica and Kaori.

"No, you didn't do anything today."

Kaori might stick around unannounced - but my mouth is the source of disaster, so don't tell me.

"What's wrong with that?

"If there's nothing, I'm going to the Cave of Trials now."

"The Cave of Trials?

What is it?

I think I've heard something about it, but I wonder what it was.

I can't remember anything, so I honestly decided to ask back.

"What the hell is that?"

"What are you talking about? You were there when you became the master, that cave of trials."

"Oh."

I slapped Pong and his hand.

I couldn't remember until you told me, but you mean the cave where they told me to get that coin.

Speaking of which, you said something about a trial, Mimis.

It was a long time ago, so I totally forgot.

I'm glad I found that out. - And I saw Sophia.

"Why are you over there again?

"Hermes, did you only get the seven stars?

"Oh, well."

I nodded as I replied vaguely.

That's what I'm making up my mind.

That day, I mistakenly took home a single star coin.

Because I thought that was the "most squishy" thing.

But it was, in fact, the most amazing.

I don't want to stand out. I'll stop talking to everyone on the spot and say it.

I decided it was the shittiest seven-star coin I've ever shot.

"Now I'm gonna go get one star."

"What!? Why again?"

"'Cause you can take it, Hermes."

"It's..."

I wasn't sure how to answer that.

Whether you say you can take it, or you say you can't.

In my experience so far, I felt like both of them were the first.

"I knew you could take it? Wow! '

And?

"I don't inspire strength, wow!

And?

Whatever you do, I feel like it's counterproductive.

So when I kept my mouth shut, Sophia became indignant in a different way than before.

"I don't like hermes underestimated."

"Underestimated"

"Hermes is actually amazing, 'cause I'm gonna stick it to everyone with results. So get a single star coin and look back at everyone."

"Oh......"

Is that what you came for?

I'm with your sister, this is...

Well... my sister and I are worried.

He's a distant relative, but just looking here, he seems concerned enough to say he's a sister-in-law and a blood-connected sister.

The only difference is that your sister is the type of person who is obvious and moves in the back.

Sophia is the type of person who snorts rough as she can see now, penetrates and breaks through from the front.

Which is more obnoxious...... I thought it was both.

Anyway, if that's the case, say no for a reason. - Aww!

Suddenly I grabbed my hand and was pulled.

"I'm coming!

Sophia grabbed my hand and forced me out.

On the road from Pindos to the Cave of Trials.

Last time I was taking a lot of Mimis and escorts, this time it's a triple trip.

Me, Sophia, the originator, and the sister that Sophia asked me to arrive.

"... and so is your sister?

"Why not your sister?"

"I asked you to be present, to Lady Sora. When it comes to what Saura saw, we all have to be convinced."

Sophia looked good.

I knew I was in these two.

My sister bought a witness from herself at that time, too.

"Ugh."

Meanwhile, your sister is laughing at Nico.

This smile is the jerk.

My sister was there then.

I mean, I know everything.

Yet I'm not saying anything, I'm making Sophia like me.

I thought that was outrageous.

"Hey......"

"That's good. Show Sophia the cool part."

"Not at all."

I thought my sister was a jerk after all.

At the same time, I thought it would be okay if it was that much thought.

... I realized I was totally poisoned by my sister and I got a little slack.

I thought as the three of us made our way to the cave of trials together.

Now, what should we do?

You can usually take a single star coin.

Take it a little before.

The question is whether you can show it to Sophia or not.

That's not good.

Unlike your sister, Sophia doesn't seem to be able to do abdominal arts or hide things, and she's taking me out to spread the word in the first place.

If this happens, I'll manage to get you to shut up.

Case number one.

"It's not cool to tease now"

Case number two.

"I have another aim, so can you wait till I tell you when?

Case number three.

"I accidentally slipped my hand and caved - (stick)"

... You're a lot hunted down and hit in the head. Me, what's the third proposal?

Well, based on one, I guess improvise later.

That's how the general policy was decided.

I put that together tightly in my head, simulated the flow, and then spoke to Sophia.

"Hey, Sophia."

"What?"

Sophia turned this way.

"I'll get the coin, but I want you to stop flirting with it"

"How could you!

'Cause it's not cool.'

While I forgive Sophia for her tremendous exaltation,

'Cause it's not cool to say it yourself now.'

"I'll tell you what."

"I didn't have enough bad words. It's not cool to say it from within."

"Mi, inside..."

"I'd look better and appreciate it if you found out in an unexpected way from hiding it at times like this and not having anything to do with the mundane applause with it - you do, sister"

I threw the ball at my sister.

I got the word she said.

"... Yep"

The sister nodded with Nico's face maintained as she opened her breath.

"But... we all insult Hermes like this. That's what I regret."

"It's a little patience. A little patience returns as a greater fruit. He said if you hurry up, go around."

"…………………… yes, perhaps"

Lost in abundance - worried about the position of stopping, Sophia nodded unconsciously.

"Okay, I will"

They folded it in themselves, in a critical place, and Sophia accepted it.

All right, I've earned some time for now with this.

All you have to do is - take the time and make sure it doesn't leak out of the irrelevant.

I thought if I could do something about it now, I wouldn't care about it later.

While I was doing that, I came to the cave of trials.

Entrance to a cave not at all the same as when you came forward.

"I'm coming."

That's what Sophia said and went in first.

My sister and I were a little late, and we followed.

On the exact same path as last time, the same trick.

I don't even need to hide it here, so don't worry about the two of you looking at me, I broke through the trick.

Eventually, he comes to the first pedestal.

"So this is the example coin."

Sophia looked down at the coin placed on the pedestal.

"Oh."

"This is - Ugh!

Reach out unconstructively, Sophia touching the coin.

Moment after moment, my face was strong.

"Ugh...... cum!

It was as if my hand had sucked on a coin.

I used my other hand and managed to pull out my sucked hand.

"Ha... ha..."

Let her breathe out, Sophia with a bean grain of sweat on her forehead.

"Are you all right?

"What, now..."

"They suck the magic out of you. So if you don't have enough magic, you can't have it."

I've had one big man before, and he's getting too sucked up to be a mummy.

"Really... you could have taken this?

"Oh."

"Wow......"

Because I experienced it myself, Sophia looked at me with more respect than ever.

"Hermes looked cool that time. Hey, Hermes."

After what happened earlier, my sister said with Nico's face.

Damn it, don't oil the fire.

I sighed and took the coin.

"Wow..."

Sophia was more and more impressed with me for lifting the coin lightly.

Immediately afterwards, the coin emitted light.

"What!?

What's the matter - I think things will change even more soon.

As if the light of the coin had become a calling water, so did the sword on my hips.

"What's got into you?"

"Could this be..."

"You know something, sister"

Turn to Pa and her sister as the light abounds.

My sister looked serious sometime.

"The sword of Hermes is the possession of the first generation"

"Oh."

"I wonder if there's some kind of trick for the same first-generation belongings to resonate with each other when we get together."

I was stunned by the possibility your sister pointed out.

Possible, the possibilities can be great.

This is the only magic item, no wonder it's rigged to that extent.

Or a person who reverses the meaning of the stars and creates a trick, it's not strange that he's putting something on this either.

This place...

"I don't know what's going to happen, let's just do it!

That's what I said, I tried to take you both out - but it's already late.

The way we came in was blocked by the wall of light.

Touch my hand.

It's not going to break a bit.

If you release some more power, you can break it, but with that much power, this time not only the walls, but the cave can collapse.

I shook my head.

"No, I'm not going to get out"

"What the hell..."

While doing so, the coin became completely light and "melted".

The light gathered together and became the figure of one woman.

I've seen that before.

The woman whose face is also engraved on the coin - the first head of the Canoe family!

"Why again? - Come on!

The first generation pulled out their swords and attacked them.

Storm.

A slaughter struck me so hard that it could only be described as so.

Slightly lower back sword - pull out the sword that at some point had the light in it and intercept it.

"Not good!"

This is not good.

It's very bad.

He's the one who gets pushed away if he gets a little out of hand.

I can't afford to give you a break.

Kill them all at once.

So I switched consciousness (raised gear).

Strike out more slashing storms than your opponent and push them out at once.

At the end, wear a sword and cut it into two pieces from the torso.

……

The first generation that got cut off - the phantom looked at me, laughed all the time, and then disappeared.

"Phew..."

I'm in a bit of a hurry.

From the phantom, the original power can be deduced to some extent.

If it's a phantom, isn't the original Kaori?

No way.

I take down the phantom, I turn to both of you.

Then - I was ready, but Sophia was looking at me with glittering eyes.

"Now...... wow!

"Oh, I knew it was amazing now."

"It's amazing! I've never fought like that."

"Well, what a hermetic."

Sophia said so, and her sister convinced her once and then followed her.

I knew this would happen......