chapter 157
N-9. I’m Going to Save You Now (4)
The skit was compiled as a skit.
I defeated Moriam,
Moriam fell roughly,
Pelia cried and hugged me.
Hehe, thank you! “I was so afraid!”
“Ah, yes…”
Miho quietly watched the whole situation.
In no time, she cut the rope herself and grabbed Pelia’s shoulders her her, who were immersed in method acting while being held by me-
“…It was a wonderful relief operation, Ivan.”
“Hmm. “I’m glad you know.”
He seemed strangely calm.
No, you’re calm, right? Anyway, I think that’s the closest expression.
“Then now, I have to decide how to treat this friend…”
Although Moriam played a villain,
Objectively, the villain was right.
Unlicensed and illegal lending business.
Although he has not yet started his business, there is no way he can keep the interest rate regulations set by the empire.
Let’s look at Moriam, which is just missing,
He sighed.
“Ah… It has finally come…”
“…”
Toothless tiger.
No, I’ve never been a tiger.
When his illegal business was discovered by me, Pelia, and Miho, he ended up on the chopping block himself.
However, it is also true that there is no justification for arresting and imprisoning them.
His grand project He hasn’t even started yet.
If I had to really ask, I would have to fall for the ‘kidnapping’ case…
Miho was never kidnapped.
He just walked in.
Even the Empire won’t believe that.
“I don’t want to be defensive, but I think it’s a bit unfair to blame someone for something that isn’t there.”
“You are right! “Isn’t the stigma attached to it from the world and society something that stays with you for the rest of your life?”
Pelia spoke with even more sincerity.
Anyway, Pelia and I were negative about arresting Moriam and putting him in prison.
“…This time, I’ll just end it with a verbal warning.”
Miho also agreed with that idea.
However, her threatening eyes after grabbing the slumped Moriam by the collar-
“The empire will be watching from now on.”
“Hehe…”
“Not twice.”
It was eerily quiet.
The life she exudes without hesitation.
She was someone I had experienced once before,
It seems like I can’t get used to it.
“I will live as if I were dead…”
The three of us were able to leave the den of evil with a clean aftertaste.
The gangsters didn’t fight with us anymore. I didn’t even try to make eye contact.
Jump-
As we came out of the building, we were greeted by the slightly setting sun and the sea breeze hinting at evening.
The sun will set.
I came here for a vacation. What is this?
“…It’s hard to get a drink.”
I said some sharp words out of regret,
Miho calmly nodded her head.
“I’m sorry, Ivan.”
“…No, it’s work.”
If you think about it, we just did what we had to do.
While Miho was doing that, she tried a little variation.
I’m thinking about it now,
It may have been a situation that would revive my spirit after returning from another world as an ordinary person.
When I thought that way, I felt sorry for no reason,
I tried to liven up the atmosphere again.
“Well, isn’t the vacation in full swing yet?”
“I agree.”
“Shall we go back to the beach? Oh yeah. First of all, let’s start with that damn drink-“
“No.”
In Miho’s rather firm voice,
I looked at her.
A calm expression that has been maintained consistently since the building of Moriam.
…No, no.
Okay. This is not ‘calm’.
I understand now.
This is depressing.
But why?
You did all the skits I asked you to do.
Even though I know what the human heart is, I don’t know.
“It’s a little early, but let’s go have a drink.”
“Drink it? “What?”
“Is there anything more than alcohol, Ivan?”
It’s alcohol.
The girl who seems the furthest from entertainment,
She goes to buy some alcohol
I don’t know why it’s like that,
There was no justification for refusal.
—
She decided to drink.
While we were already drinking, we also attracted Pelia, who had been following behind us.
Miho, who was suspiciously familiar with the geography of this place, was in charge of selecting the location.
Me and Felia. And Miho-
“I didn’t know the three of us would be drinking like this. What a world…”
“Why are you doing this again, boss? “The captain knows better than anyone else that predicting everything in the world doesn’t work!”
“That too.”
Even considering that it was evening, we ended up sitting around a table in a slightly dark bar.
We were the only guests,
After serving us drinks, the bartender began to doze off again.
That’s because it’s the off-season.
“It’s funny, but I’ll check it first.”
Miho brought three or four bottles of alcohol,
As soon as she sat down, she looked at Felia.
No, would it be correct to say that I glared at him?
Since there is no variation in the sunken expression, no matter what you do, it feels heavy.
“Are you old enough to drink?”
“Aha, that’s a very valid question.”
Pelia seemed to shrug off the question itself.
Well, to put it in Earth terms.
It’s similar to how an adult who undergoes a national identity card feels an inexplicable sense of pride.
“This Peliacist. She looks really young, but she is also the leader of the back alley revolutionaries!”
“…The right answer to the question-“
“And she’s a saint!” Cancer!”
“…”
Miho closed the bottle without saying a word,
She said, pouring a drink for Felia.
“Her face looked familiar, and I vaguely remember it. “At that dawning night, wasn’t she the girl who led the external forces at the forefront?”
“Aha, I guess you recognize me. This is so…”
“I can’t believe someone of that level of skill was captured by that Moriam. “It’s a big deal.”
I didn’t know that Miho would remember Pelia accurately.
Me and her her too
Felia swallowed her saliva and said,
She vaguely explained.
“Aha…Haha. They say even monkeys fall from trees. “Isn’t instructor Miho, the hero of our empire, also an ordinary person?”
“That’s true too.”
A drink like that,
Two glasses,
The balance we emptied is piling up.
We must have communicated to each other properly,
The topic that popped up while Nogari started in earnest was-
“Captain Ivan, I’m honestly disappointed.”
“What do you mean you’re upset?”
“Come and show your face in the back alley. Do you know how desperately our crew is waiting?”
It was a story about a back alley.
“I was worried about you earlier… Pelia. “Why do you call Ivan captain?”
“Aha, I didn’t tell you that!”
Our own story that Miho doesn’t know.
And, Pelia, who would not be a great person to bury it carefully…
“This is… Okay. It’s a heroic story. “It is the beginning of a majestic epic, comparable to Damien’s!”
“Let’s summarize briefly, briefly.”
I started telling the story to Miho.
However, to tell a really ‘deep and dark’ story… I guess it’s because I still have vague memories of Felice.
“At that time, after Ivan got off the carriage, our eyes met! “I’m talking about Scarlett, the red-haired girl and the former head of the back alley!”
“It was like that.”
“Wasn’t the name an alias back then? What was it… “
“I named it Evan on the spot.”
The story with the cleric was left to the side,
The main thread of the story was focused on ‘Scarlett and my romance’.
“Ah, how intense the gazes we looked at each other were! “I still remember it.”
“I was glaring. “I can say this now, but I was prepared to get hit a few times.”
“…”
Miho remained silent.
No, whenever the story of Scarlett came up, she drank as if she had made a promise.
Do you hate Scarlett?
They didn’t seem like that.
“Now that the commotion of the first night has been resolved and food distribution is over. All that was left was to find a place for our priest Ivan to sleep.”
“That was when your strategy reached its peak.”
“How could you not! But in the end, it was Scarlett who gently opened the door and held out her hand!”
“…I want to hear that story in detail.”
“You mean that you dragged a priest named Ivan, who said he wouldn’t mind sleeping with you, into your bedroom! Even the alcohol feels sweet. Only heaven knows what happened inside-“
Pelia did not finish her sentence.
Jump, jump, jump-
Have you finally given in to the intoxication?
Miho skipped the drink and drank the entire bottle.
“…”
“…”
“Why do you stop talking? Please continue.”
At that point, even that Pelia,
I noticed that Miho was feeling strange.
“…Let’s wrap things up appropriately and move on to another story.”
“Well, that would be nice!”
We’re on the verge of collapse,
I was able to return with her arm around my shoulder.
—
What happened after that?
It remains only a vague memory.
We had a good time drinking,
Miho, who was drunk, also regained her smile,
I also felt reassured.
The drinking party is over,
Pelia stumbled back,
Miho and I also headed to our accommodation for the night.
I was drunk too,
Because she was drunk too.
After sleeping in each room,
I planned to hold on to my throbbing head tomorrow morning and enjoy my vacation again.
At least I thought so.
However…
“Ivan.”
“…Miho, instructor.”
How did this happen?
Where did it go wrong?
Should I not have let Miho in my room when she came to my room to ask for one more drink before going to bed?
Or should I have known in advance that what she brought out instead of snacking was chocolate?
Why did you take that upon yourself?
Miho, so…
Since when did I become insane?
I don’t know. I feel dizzy.
All I could see was her body that pounced on me, knocked me down in the middle of her bed, and took a mounted position to prevent me from escaping.
The sweet taste of chocolate mixed with alcohol tickled her nose. I feel like my reason is being eaten away by the fact that it is her breath.
“Why are you like this, Miho?”
“I, I…”
Those black eyes looking down at me.
Ears that twitch.
She said.
Like vomiting.
“I’m blaming you.”
“…Yes?”
“It was the worst vacation. To the point where I wish I had never come, only bitter scars remain. So…”
She pulled her body close.
My face her her and Miho’s were almost touching
If you struggle even a little,
Their lips were almost touching each other.
“I guess I have to force it.”
“What… Do you mean?”
“Minimal opportunity. “It is an opportunity to convey to a human like you the feelings I have for a human being, and at least to face rejection.”
I felt like I was completely sober,
When I came to my senses, it was already-
“I’m not crazy. “Let’s make sure of that.”
“…Miho.”
“The moment you say no, I will quit.”
Miho buttons the white dress shirt I wore all day long.
They were unraveling them one by one.
I started thinking.
“I love you, Ivan.”
“…”
The girl tried to overlap her lips with mine,
Should I push it out?
What do I think of a person named Miho?
“More than any other woman you know, she longs for you.”
Maybe for the first time,
I started thinking seriously.