I don't want to be a heroic spirit

"Where are your teammates? Oh, by the way, I'm talking about Aqua and Kazuma, because Ehuiyu just met her. Although it's a bit rude to say this, they are all very cool without anyone looking at them. A problem child who could cause big trouble."

You are also one of the problem children... Nero added in his mind.

"I don't know. In fact, I didn't pay much attention to the two of them when the banquet started. Instead, I kept staring at Ai...Elise."

It would be too uneasy for you to look at Alice-sama... Darkness added in her heart.

Darkness is not worried that Nero's strength cannot protect Alice. His record of defeating the Headless Horseman one-on-one is still shining with gold, but Nero's character is really...

Listening to Darkness's words, Nero frowned slightly and placed the cup on the table.

"I suddenly felt a little worried... You stay here while I go find them."

After saying that, Nero turned and left, leaving Darkness a little confused.

"Isn't that a bit exaggerated? Kazuma and Aqua are a bit... um... they like to cause trouble to others, but it's not that serious, right?"

Darkness picked up the drink and took a sip. At this moment, she suddenly heard someone calling her.

It is quite troublesome to distinguish the calls to yourself in such a lively environment.

"Hey! Darkness!"

It sounds like it's Kazuma Sato?

It was not difficult to find Kazuma's position, and Darkness discovered that Kazuma was standing on a table at some point, with his shirt off, and his cheeks seemed to be very red from drinking too much.

When seeing Kazuma, Darkness also breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. In fact, she was just as worried as Nero about what trouble Kazuma and Aqua would cause, but as teammates , she still wanted to give these two people more trust and save some face for them in front of others.

"What's wrong? Kazuma, is there something wrong with calling me suddenly? Also, where is Aqua? Shouldn't you be by her side?"

What a normal question to ask to express concern for your teammates.

However……

"What do you mean by that!"

"...Huh?"

"I'm asking you what do you mean! Huh? It's just a gigolo. Shouldn't you just come to someone's door to deliver benefits? You acted so serious and normal when you came in just now. Are you possessed by someone? Or is it someone? Is there a toilet in your head that flushes away all your plots? Do you know how inappropriate it is for you to suddenly become so feminine?"

Darkness was subconsciously excited because of "eroge" and "dirty", but she immediately sobered up when she remembered that Alice was still nearby.

Now is not the time to get excited!

"How come this bastard man... can always find my sweet spot so accurately!"

Kazuma seemed to be exchanging drinks with the adventurers around him, and ended up getting drunk and unable to keep his mouth shut.

Not only him, but also the adventurers who hooked up with Kazuma were all acquaintances of Darkness, and they all knew Darkness' true nature.

"That's right, Kazuma is right, that normal scary behavior is not suitable for you at all, bitch Nice."

"We all think that you who excitedly shouted 'It is the mission of a female knight to be harmed by monsters' are the best."

"What if you suddenly become so serious and charm us all?"

"Shut up, everyone——!!"

Seeing Alice looking over, Darkness was immediately filled with shame and anger. She rushed up and punched each of the children, giving each of them a peaceful sleep like a baby.

After Nero left, he came to the backyard of the Adventurer's Guild in order to find Aqua.

There are vegetables growing in the guild's backyard, which are used by the guild when cooking.

Nero also saw the half-grown saury, which only had eyes but not a mouth. It looked pretty good.

...Wait a moment? Saury planted in the field?

Nero, who was half a beat too slow to react, noticed something was wrong... Did this saury actually grow out of the field?

On the field, rows of saury's eyes were spinning. In the dim environment, it felt as if they were staring into the eyes of some ancient god.

"...I may not be able to eat saury in the future."

Resisting the urge to burn these evil saury with fire, Nero continued walking deeper into the backyard.

Darkness cannot affect Nero because she can use [Emperor's Privilege EX] to gain the night vision skill of this world.

She actually found Aqua in the backyard.

I saw Aqua squatting in the corner, as if burying something.

Nero turned on [Breathe Blocking] and walked over, very curious as to what Aqua was doing here secretly without drinking.

Same: Then, she heard Aqua talking to herself.

"Hmph, hey, it's rare to find someone who can take advantage of you. I definitely won't just eat meat and drink. After all, there is a limit to how much food and drink a person can have. But I just need to bury all the drinks here and wait for tomorrow. If you dig it out again and take it away, I will Make a lot of money! Hey, hey! This goddess is so witty. If Kazuma dares to laugh at me for not being as big as a frog, I will do it in front of him when I bring these expensive wines back. Drink, I’m so jealous of him! ”

Under the silent night sky, Aqua let out a hearty and proud laugh.

Standing behind Aqua, Nero's expression was very complicated, not knowing whether to be angry or laugh.

"Ah... Is it illegal to bully a fool?"

Soon, Aqua's recognizable wailing for mercy once again broke the silence of the night.

"Ahhhhhhh——! I was wrong, I was wrong! Spare my head! Kazuma! Kazuma, where are you! Save me, Kazuma——!!"

Chapter 286 Quiet night, anxious Youyou

It was already late.

The lingering dark clouds blocked the moonlight, and the stars were not visible.

The long eyelashes trembled, and Youyou opened his eyes with great difficulty.

In the dark, he went to the bathroom.

When he came back, Youyou's expression was obviously much more relaxed.

He wanted to go back to the room and continue the dream just now... but stopped in front of a door.

"... This seems to be Miss Nero and Iris's room?"

Youyou didn't have any idea that Alice and Nero slept in the same room.

Although Alice and Nero must have enough money to buy another room after completing so many commissions... But since they didn't do so, they must have their reasons, and Youyou didn't intend to comment on such things.

Moreover, Nero and Alice didn't reject Youyou entering their room, and Alice would often invite Youyou to play chess, so Youyou wouldn't feel isolated.

"It's so late... Miss Nero and Iris haven't slept yet?"

The people inside seemed to be talking about something. In the dark and quiet corridor, Youyou could even hear her own heartbeat clearly.

Curiosity made her unable to move her eyes away from the old door. The increased heartbeat made Youyou's mind suddenly become drowsy and then become particularly clear.

Should I go over and listen?

"But... this is not right, right?"

Youyou shook her head, constantly denying this sudden idea in her heart.

"And... it's so late, Miss Nero must be talking about something very important with Iris..."

No, Youyou, you must not do such things that will make people hate you.

At this time, I should pretend that nothing happened, leave without leaving any traces, go back to bed, cover my face with the quilt and sleep until dawn...

Yes, the book says that if you want to maintain a relationship, you must learn when to play dumb...

"Have you said goodbye properly?"

This should be Nero's voice.

Very confident, very powerful, and very reassuring, as if nothing is a big deal to her.

"That... not yet, I don't know how to say it."

Soft and sticky, a little lacking in confidence, crisp like a yellow oriole singing in the valley, the person who spoke was obviously Alice.

"Claire will come to pick you up tomorrow, you must say goodbye before then, tonight's banquet is also specially held for you, with the meaning of a farewell banquet... maybe?"

"I know, Sister Nero did all this for me..."

"That's not the case, don't forget that I am a tyrant, of course, what I do is for my own happiness, hahaha!"

A very Nero-style answer.

"Say... goodbye."

Youyou's heart suddenly felt like it was being grabbed and hurt.

Tomorrow... Miss Nero and Alice will leave?

Although I have known that this day will come, but...

If I leave earlier and don't hear these words, maybe it will be much better?

"Tomorrow... Claire and Rain will come?"

Youyou didn't know who Claire and Rain were, so she thought they should be Alice's retainers.

"I guess it can't be hidden anymore. Claire has never stopped looking for me, and I defeated the Demon King's army cadres at this time. Even with Darkness' help, there is no way to hide it anymore."

"Sister Nero, when you see Claire tomorrow, you must not conflict with her."

"You should save these words for Claire. I heard that the very heroic female knight has been holding a grudge against me these days and wants to execute me. Although it is a grudge, it seems quite good to let a beautiful girl always remember me in her heart... Speaking of which, Alice, do you want to make a bet with me? Bet on whether Claire will draw her sword and cut at me as soon as she appears tomorrow."

"Should... not?" Alice's voice was unconfident, "After all, Sister Nero is now a hero who defeated the Demon King's army cadres alone. No matter what, Claire should not be able to do that... right?"

"That's because you don't know your position in her heart."

What's the matter? Isn't Miss Nero Alice's sister?

Logically speaking, Miss Nero's status should be higher than Alice's, right? Why would Alice's retainer say that Miss Nero should be executed?

Hmm... maybe it was just a rant?

Youyou felt that she might not understand the nobles' thoughts.

Youyou did not doubt the sisterly relationship between Nero and Alice.

When Youyou returned to her room with a heavy and complicated mood, she immediately lay back on the bed and covered her head with a pillow.

Separation is inevitable, and the more precious the time, the faster it passes.

The time she spent as teammates with Alice and Nero was so unforgettable for Youyou.

If there was a magic that could go back in time... Youyou couldn't help but think so.

If all these were just dreams, I would find that the separation was still far away after waking up... Youyou couldn't help but fantasize like this.

"Really... I heard all this, and you still let me pretend that nothing happened and continue to sleep..."

Youyou's mumbling came through the pillow, and the sound seemed a little muffled.

As soon as she closed her eyes, her mind kept recalling the conversations she had just heard, and recalling this precious time for her. Her active brain made her not feel sleepy at all, but more and more awake.

"Obviously... I don't want to think about these..."

The pillow covering her head was wet by something and was hot.

Irritability and anxiety tortured Youyou, and the sound of her heartbeat became deafening in this quiet night.

As time passed, the irritability that entangled her was still amplified bit by bit.

She grabbed her pillow and dug her fingers deep into it, as if she wanted to tear the pillow.

Youyou once thought that she could accept this separation calmly.

But now it seems that she overestimated herself...or seriously overestimated herself.

She was thinking...can they not separate.

Let Nero and Alice stay in Axel? This seems to be the most impossible, and Alice's family does not seem to allow this to happen.

Then, what if she goes with them? The reason why she stayed in Axel was because Huihui was here, but Huihui had found teammates who were willing to accept her, so it seemed that she could leave with Nero and Alice.

But there was another problem...Alice was a noble, and after this period of time, Youyou felt that Alice was not an ordinary noble.

Even if she was willing to go with them, but...would the people around Alice be willing to accept her?

Alice's family...would she be willing to let a commoner like her become Alice's good friend?

After all, she was just an adventurer...and just a novice adventurer.