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

"... ahaha, I think I was asleep."

"Isn't that too much of a game?Do as much as you can. "

"Yes... I'm going to wash my face."

While feeling awkward, Ruth washed his face and went back to the room.Looking at the clock, it is three hours faster than usual to get up.There is nothing to do if you get up so early.

"Let's go to bed again... or even play a game."

When I was thinking about what to do to ruin my time until I went to college, I noticed a strange thing on my bed.

"Eh... what is this?"

What was on the bed was the sword that I saw in the game.

The length is about 50 cm, including the part with the pattern.The blade part is slightly curved.

Eh, yeah, huh?

Loose was confused when she saw a foreign object she had never seen in her daily life.

I rarely see a blade other than a knife.I don't even have a small knife.

All of a sudden, your brain can't catch up, and you can't think about when, where, and how.

I thought I was asleep and my face was soaked with both hands.

"Ah... no"

Looking again on the bed, there was no small sword there.

I stroked the bed, but there was no sign of anything.

"... I must have got up too early. Let's go to bed again."

I was forced to lie down and see something strange in my eyes, and I decided to go back to bed again to switch to a normal head.

(You slept too much after all.....)

To say goodbye to the afternoon classes, I fell asleep to the brink and Ruth was on his way to college in a hurry.At this time, I never saw Ed or Kia, and waited for the train in a small home.

(I don't sleep well twice.My head is swollen....)

I didn't have a weird dream, but I'm not feeling well.It's an atmosphere where you disrupt your daily cycle and your body doesn't follow you well.

(That's funny, you're supposed to be sleeping till noon... why?)

Ruth is in a state of self-corruption on days without college.I often sleep late unless I promise a friend.I should've never felt anything like this.

When I wake up, I buy sweet tea in a vending machine and drink it all at once.I narrowed my eyes to the feeling of a sweet and cold drink flowing through my body.

Convenient vending machine. It's not like this in the village... village? "

Ruth leaned his neck towards the words that came out of his mouth.

I'm not sure what “village” is.Because Ruth was born and raised in the same city, and I don't remember moving.The vending machine existed from the time it was born, and I don't know what it was that made me say such a thing without thinking.

"Me... what?"

Feel the distortion in your head as if you were drawing a glue and vortex.I feel like I've forgotten something. It's important.

--Foeon

The train entered the platform and the whistle rang.Return Ruth, whose thoughts were beginning to wander, to our world.

The train that comes in goes to college.I just can't go to class when I get over it.Ruth jumped in a hurry.

(It was close)

Relax about the university station.Although it is not an absent-minded lecturer's lesson, basically the option to skip class to exemplary student Ruth is unlikely to be an emergency.I even thought Kia was jealous of me saying, "I don't want to rest."

There are many people at the station in Tokyo, which is much more noisy than the local area.If you don't move quickly, you'll get in the way of others during the day.When I tried to get to the ticket - I felt like someone was seeing me again.

My chest feels a restless sigh.That was the same sign as yesterday.

Ruth turned naturally to the bench where yesterday's strange young man was sitting.

"......!"

The young man I saw yesterday sat there the same way, staring at Ruth all the time.Her clothes and posture were exactly the same, and she stared at Ruth without saying anything.

(... no way...)

Looking closer to hope, Ruth moved inside the home.But when he turned to ask how he was doing, the young man remained seized of Ruth.

(Nh, what is it...)

Fearing the eyes of a young man who was always chasing him, he hurried down the stairs leading from his home to the aisle.I went down the stairs and asked around again.

(... you're not here, right?)

Reassured of the young man's absence, Ruth sighed deeply.

I don't recognize him, nor do I remember buying a grudge.I really don't understand the meaning.

"And why all of a sudden... ah, no, we have to hurry!"

Ruth hurried to college, realizing that his interaction with the youth had been delayed.

I don't think he's a stalker.

"No way, that's not it!"

At the end of the purpose class, Ruth, who was hungry and bought sweet bread at the shopping, met Yuan.Have him head to his lab for tea and chairs while having a conversation.

Talking about the day, Euan looked reluctant.As for Ruth, I was going to have him laugh "because of my mind," but he worried more than I thought.

Ah, where's Miss Cyrus?

"She hasn't come today.I must have drunk too much alcohol and had a hangover. "

"Ha ha!"

It is not uncommon to find Cyrus who is constantly staring.Wherever you go, it feels strange for active Cyrus to rest, but Yuan doesn't seem to care much.

Ruth left the lab early, thanking Yuan for saying, "Shall I send it?"Go to the shop where Karen works.I was going to give you the recommended cartoon today.When I arrived at the shop, Maxim was there.

"Ruth, I heard from Yuan... is the man at the station okay?"

Karen looked anxious when Ruth came nearby.Looks like Euan told us about Ruth during the day, and he's worried.

"It's okay, and there's a lot of people at the station, so there's nothing you can do."

But...

"You shouldn't be too careless yesterday.A lot of people don't know what they're thinking, so why don't we take them to the nearest station? "

"Even Maxim-san... it's okay!"

Ruth feels uncomfortable being so worried about Maxim at work.

If you're a girl, you can't help being so worried, but Ruth is a normal boy college student.He is tall and not particularly weak.If the opponent was a big man like a pro wrestler, he had sharp and thin gaze and was somehow weaker than Ruth.I don't think I can lose because of the combination.

Regretting that he shouldn't have spoken casually, Ruth thanked the two of them and quickly left the commercial building.

Ah, Ruth!

When I got to the station, I noticed that Kia was there.It seems that he was just coming to visit this station and is leaving now.The direction of the train is the same, so I decided to go home with you.

(With Kia on the boulder, it would be fine if there was that young man....)

You don't know when you're alone, and you won't do anything suspicious when you're alone.If they were girls, Kia, who was also tall, wouldn't normally act like she was selling fights.

Go home and have a conversation with Kia while you feel at ease.

People were sparse because of the time slot just before the home rush.That's why I looked good on the other side of the house.

(... eh!? There he is again...)

But the young man sat on the same bench as during the day.Stay in the same position and hold your gaze until you find Loose.His appearance was as if he had been in that position all day, without any disturbance.

When Ruth tried to step back, Kia leaned her head and followed her gaze.

"What's the matter, Ruth?... what is he looking at, Ruth? "

After following Ruth's gaze, Kia noticed the young man and tried to get in front of him.Still, the young man doesn't stop looking at Ruth, he looks straight past Kia.It's as if Kia is out of sight.

"You know Ruth?"

"... no, I don't know anybody at all"

"I wonder what I have to say... let me ask you something!"

"Come, Kia!?"

Kia said so and started going down the stairs from the station's platform to the aisle.Ruth hurried after Kia, whose actions were ahead of her.

If it's going to be a problem, you shouldn't get involved, and you reach out to hold Kia, but you're just stuck in a wave of people and blocked.We decided to go up to the home where the two young people were.

"Ah... isn't there anybody there?"

"Eh... it's true."

When I went home, the young man who had just gone was gone.They should have just crossed the other side, but they weren't sitting on the bench.

(... I wonder what it was)

If only Ruth had witnessed it, he would have thought that he had seen too much suspicion and a ghost, but if Kia had witnessed it, it wouldn't be.I don't know why it suddenly disappeared.

"Did he escape?"

"Didn't you think you'd come to me?What is it now? "

That's probably possible.Kia said she was going to take a look at the other side of the home, and Ruth decided to go the other side.

"... how long are you going to be here?"

As soon as he began to take a step forward, Ruth turned aggressively as he was surprised to hear a voice from behind.

There was a smaller, skinnier man in a hat than Ruth - the young man I had been looking for earlier.

"... yes, when?"

Until just now, there were no signs of people on this side.Suddenly, as if suddenly appeared, the youth is behind Ruth.

"... if you're all out of here, wake up and come with me.I'll show you the way out. "

"Eh, eh, what? Wake up?Exit? What do you mean? "

He suddenly tells her that he doesn't know what it means, without worrying about Ruth's vigilant reaction.Ruth answers confused and reflective, but he just sighs a little and doesn't answer the question.Rather, I felt laughed at with my nose.Strangely, Ruth was no longer afraid of the youth.

There's a train on line three.

When the conversation broke down, the announcement of the vehicle entering echoed to the home.The young man in front of me is slightly familiar.

You're here to help him, aren't you?

"What, him?"

The young man's hand is stretched out against his hat.The wind blows and the hair under the hat - beautiful gold shines.

"Yousha."

Yusha?

His pigmented eyes peered at Ruth from behind his hat.