The Traveling Hero Won’t Let the Innkeeper’s Son Escape

Soon Eliza overcame the upstairs window frame and took her legs off the spot as Ruth bowed herself down and made them invisible from the outside, while doing so. I thought she was going down the stairs to the ground floor, but she was unexpectedly willing to jump out the window.

"Shah............!

But it wasn't a good way to jump out, the heel of the shoe caught on the window frame, and Eliza collapses. I was about to fall straight out of my head, and it was a hysterical ruth at once - but Eliza was sitting in a floating spot off the ground without being slapped to the ground.

"How dare you jump out the window, Virgin Eliza?"

Looking back at Alec's voice, a small demonic formation floated at Eliza's fingertips and noticed that it was glowing. Apparently, Alec used magic to stop Eliza in the air.

A little floating, Eliza slowly put her legs on the ground and walked straight to the stump with Alec.

Two shadows illuminated by the moon appear in Ruth's eyes.

"Dear Alec, thank you. But I was planning on being able to land. Besides, it was Alec who taught me how to escape through the window, wasn't it?

"Did you?

"That's right. I had a real problem when they suddenly told me to jump off the third floor at the Leakham Mansion."

"Uh, when you run away from that greedy jizzy? That's what happened."

They were laughing at memorabilia that only they could tell. There was air there that Ruth couldn't get into, and he made me feel like I didn't want to be here. Same as when Marianne and Alec were talking.

(but………)

But somehow he couldn't turn a blind eye, and Ruth looked at the scene as if watching a play on stage.

"Bad things have all been taught to Alec and Garcia, so I'm not just a Virgin anymore."

"You're starting to say that, too. At first, he was horny in front of the injured."

"On this journey, I learned that nothing would be solved if I said all kindness."

Eliza sat down on a rock a little further from Alec. Against the background of the appearance of the moon, the two sitting at a slight distance were strangely picturesque, sometimes with their appearance in order.

"... Dear Alec, you had a harsh look earlier, what has been done?

After a while of silence, Eliza said lightly what Ruth wanted to hear.

"Mmm."

Alec basically didn't talk about his mood other than Ruth. So I thought to Eliza that I wouldn't say anything, just like I did to Ruth earlier - but unexpectedly, after a little silence, I eventually grumbled.

"... the level should be nice to be back, but I can't get rid of the feeling of some hole in my heart... it's kind of disgusting. But it's hard to say in front of everyone."

"… that's because of the trial, isn't it? I remember, too."

I guess Eliza can empathize with Alec's feelings for having had the same experience of losing important things. The conversation between the two of them is playing more than I thought.

"It's okay, Master Alec. If you remember Mr. Ruth properly, that cavity will surely disappear."

"Something like that, you have no sign of remembering at all. And memories…………."

"Dear Alec, don't be weak. You have to believe that."

It turns out that Alec gave a surprised look to Eliza, who shouted a little louder than usual and held her fist.

"Ha, I didn't know Eliza would encourage me that way...... Thank you."

I saw Alec smiling naturally, thanking him. It wasn't made to stay decent, it was a heartfelt thankful smile.

(Ah………)

Ruth was always ahead of that smile and liked to see Alec, who was troubled, loosen his face. Trouble with Alec, solve with him, smile with him. That's normal, and I thought that was happiness, and that's how we're gonna be together until we die.

But now, there are people in that place who are not Ruth. In Ruth, forgotten by Alec, I can't stand in that place. I can neither hear nor encourage your troubles. Instead, they made me look subtle.

"Huh..."

I felt a strong chest pain as soon as I could and sat down on the spot. At the same time, breathlessness strikes you that you can't breathe, and tears come to the end of your eyes. It was like a soft cloth with a nice touch, feeling strangled at once.

(I don't want to be here……)

Ruth was not strong enough to return to his room upstairs, so he made sure to crawl straight back to the dining room. I sit back in my chair and desperately try to get my stuck breathing back. I wondered what I was doing alone in the dark room, but my head was confused and I couldn't move.

"Are you there... Mr. Ruth!? What's wrong?

"Is something wrong?

"Ah…… Mr. Karen, Mr. Grace……………"

It was Ruth who stood still for a while, but at some point in front of him, Karen and Grace, who apparently came back from the village chief's house, stood with a lamp. Rossa told me to keep the back door open, so I guess she came in from there.

"Ah... no, hey, think..."

To the two who looked surprised, I tried to smile so that it wasn't a big deal, but it wasn't going to work, so I scratched my head while avoiding the light on the lamp and tried to delude myself. But that didn't make this habitual sibling forgive Ruth.

"In this darkness? Hold your knees? You didn't even go back to your room?

"Besides, are you alone? With that complexion?

"... uh, no"

"Ruth, that's weird."

"It's definitely not a bit of a thought."

…………

Ruth, who failed to answer well, was taken to Karen's room to be pulled. In a bright room, he was forced to sit in a chair with two people sitting in front of him on the bed, as if they were being questioned.

"So, something happened? Mr. Ruth."

"And in particular..."

"If you're uzzing around in that place, there's no way there's anything but something going on. You didn't say a mess, tell your sister manly."

"Uziuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Grace poked me where it hurt, and Ruth was stuck in words. It was even more distressing because I had always been aware that I was not going to be able to show my depression to others. He seemed so weird.

"…… that…………………."

Lost, Ruth turns her gaze to Grace, who is on the front left.

I don't know what to do with the other one, so my mind was shaking to try to talk a lot at this time, but the problem was Grace. There's nothing wrong with Karen because she knows so much about it, but she just got to know her, and the more she talks to Grace the woman, the less Ruth has accepted her relationship with Alec in herself.

And Karen seemed to understand Ruth's gaze.

"Grace, go back to your room.

"Yes!? Why, sister! You're about to interrogate this guy from here and make him throw up all of it!

"Don't interrogate me, Ruth. I'll talk to you. You can't do that because you're saying that. Just go back to your room next door."

"But, sister ~"

"Go back........................... No, we're going back, aren't we, Grace?

As Karen's voice tone dropped, Grace, who had been eating until earlier, suddenly stepped back. And when I could point my finger towards the door, I looked reluctantly, but honestly walked out of the room. I kind of caught a glimpse of power relationships such as siblings rather than brothers and sisters.

"Now that the shaky child has left, it's all right, Mr. Ruth."

"……… Excuse me."

When Ruth apologized, Karen smiled bitterly.

"…… and the reason for that expression is Alec, isn't it?

There was no way Ruth could escape with his mouth to a sharp Karen, and he was to tell her everything that happened today. Karen listened quietly as she hammered.

"Alec, you still don't remember, about you. So you're feeling a little boundless?

"It's not the limit..."

"What are you talking about with such a face?"

He looks pretty bad after all. Karen laughed at me for saying, "I look like a lost boy oculus." But I can't feel any better right now.

"Before, Alec confessed to me and told me that you were worried about not being able to respond. Is that why?

Even while he's silent, Karen counts one after another that Ruth can't put it in his mouth. Coming this far, I guess Karen is also sensitive, but maybe Ruth is easy to understand.

(Ready……… okay)

Maybe that's a good idea though. Ruth, who was so ashamed to have preceded him and could not speak of his own mood, could have thought, 'I've already been imagined so far, so the embarrassment is the same whether I talk to him or not'.

I finally opened my mouth, which I had closed so hard, with the strength of my will.

"O...... my ideal was to marry a girl and build a peaceful family and live in this village forever as best friends with Alec. I've been doing a lot to make it happen in real life, hoping for it from a very young age."

In fact, the romantic aspect of finding a wife was a tease. But Ruth is not yet twenty years old. Though how early in the world the age of marriage is, as a man, I didn't think I was in that much of a hurry.

"I believed in it for a long time, and I took it for granted. Someday it will be possible……"

That's when Alec confessed. It was unexpected if I tried Ruth. But on second thought, there must have been signs. Ruth just didn't realize because he was after his ideals all the time.

"I love Alec, but I thought he was my best friend. That's why I had so much trouble being confessed. I didn't want to turn down my confession and have a subtle relationship, and I couldn't easily give up my ideals... and that's when this happened."

"Alec, you forgot everything about you. That we were friends, that we liked."

Ruth nodded slowly.

"... but isn't this supposed to be good for you?

When Ruth raises her gaze, Karen laughs wildly just a little. I knew right away that I was doing it on purpose.

"Alec, who has confessed, has forgotten that he liked you, so he can go back to being a friend. You can also marry a girl as you have long wished, Alec, and stay friends with you forever. I don't think that's why you look sad like that. That's lonely that they forgot the memories, but you can use them again, and your friends will have others in the first place. Alec, you're the only one with special memories."

Karen was right. At present, it is still a delicate friendship, but over time you will be able to consult with me. I only feel a little lonely for a moment, and if you put up with that, you shouldn't have to be your best friend as before, you should be able to be enough as a friend. Ruth has friends besides Alec in the first place, and there should be no reason to stick around.

"… Yes, it is. This should do it. Now, this should be good…………"

"- Ruth -"

"… but I'm not sure anymore"

My voice swayed naturally. Something comes up from the depths of my heart.

"I'm supposed to want to marry a girl... but for some reason, I'm sad that Alec forgot he liked me. I can't wait to be forgotten all about it..."

I found complicated thoughts running through me, confusing in my head. I didn't understand what my emotions were that didn't match my ideals.

"What is this? Why is it so hard? It's supposed to be good to stay friends, but it's supposed to be ideal, so why... am I... so..."

My head got messed up more and more as I talked, and at last the words didn't even come out well.

"Why..."

The feeling that you think 'sad, hard' and 'I'm glad this is it. I can marry a girl without worries, "Sayako said, both contending in her head not to give way to the place.

The ugly feud over each other's hegemony seemed muddy with Alec forgetting about Ruth. Because of this, I felt sick enough to think about it, and Ruth lay her face down on her knees with her head in her arms.

It was disgusting that the two conflicting feelings kept fighting.

And I didn't know why this was happening.

"Mr. Ruth. Relax. Yeah, I'm a little overdone with the eagle, sorry. I didn't think you were that confused."

"Mr. Karen......"

Looking up with Ruth in a creeping mood, Karen looked more troubled than ever. Most things are a rare reaction for Karen, who is responding with a smile.

"Ugh......, too, already. Look, lie down. Because your sister is stroking your back. Here."

"So, but..."

"Fine. Lie down!

Half-forced to bed, Ruth, lying down, was urged to sleep, stroking her back by Karen, who really sat back on the bed. I said if I was going to sleep, I would go back to my room, but I was told, 'If you go out now and see someone like that, you'll be worried', and I lay down reluctantly.

"There's been a lot going on in a row these days, so you're a little tired. That's why I don't feel comfortable in my head. Sleep slowly and you'll be refreshed."

"But..."

"Isn't it 'but' or 'but'? Go to sleep anyway. Maybe you haven't been sleeping in here?

…………

I'm in bed, and my eyes are closed. But when I thought about Alec, I started fighting like that in my head, and it was often morning when I realized it. Ruth thought it was going fast because she was sleeping, but maybe she wasn't really sleeping.

"Forget about your mess now and get some sleep, because the eagle will think about it until morning."

"Until morning... Mr. Karen is leaving tomorrow, right? You can't stay awake. Go to sleep. I knew it, I was in my room…………"

"That's why it's okay. There are plenty of escorts outside of the eagle for tomorrow's trip. Sometimes being lazy doesn't piss me off."

It's not great to take a break when you're busiest for what you usually do, Karen laughed.

"So go to sleep without any extra worries, because your troubles will be temporarily received by the eagle, and you will empty your head? That's good, right?

…………

"Mr. Ruth, what about 'yes'?

".................. Yes"

When Ruth replied honestly, Karen smiled calmly like her sister, putting a thin hanging over Ruth and stroking her back with a certain rhythm. I can see the serene atmosphere gradually settling on the emotions that were cloudy like Ruth's pus.

I know I can't leave my troubles with someone else. But because Karen told me, 'I'll bother you instead,' my head gradually went empty.

A muddy sleep causes waves and invites consciousness into darkness.

"Really, you're in trouble too..."

I thought I heard Karen whining like that, but Ruth couldn't even reply and kept her eyes closed.