NOVEL NEXT chapter 39
39 – The hero is weak (3)
The smell of the deliciously boiling goat pot had reached the other side,
Or did you hear me and the saintess talking?
The other party members began to approach me one by one with faces full of curiosity.
“… It smells delicious. What is it?”
The princess who arrived first swallowed her saliva and asked me.
“It is a hotpot made with Epona meat.
I wondered if I could take care of myself…
I hunted with the stab I learned from the princess.”
I proudly explained.
Wouldn’t it be possible to say that this is a fairly admirable disciple?
“… That fast epona? That’s great, Caiman… ”
The princess lightly clapped her hands.
Besides, you look pretty surprised. Is this growing so fast?
I can only see the future where I become a sword master.
“caiman… for us…
thank you so much… !”
As soon as Lindsay arrived and saw the hot pot, her face immediately brightened.
It didn’t seem like I was training to move my body in particular.
His entire body is drenched in sweat, as if he had been exercising vigorously.
… To the point where the flesh color shows through the shirt a little.
It’s not what I was thinking. Because Lindsay is my precious friend.
… Since you’re my precious friend, never think dirty…
“Are you a porter?”
The saintess was looking this way with only her eyes smiling.
Oops.
I hurriedly managed my expression.
“… Hey, Lindsay, what kind of training are you doing right now?
Just by looking at it, I don’t know… ”
When I asked, the princess gave a supplementary explanation.
“Currently, Rinze is training to turn mana around her body.
Although it is difficult to practice without innate talent,
Fortunately, the progress so far seems to be very good.”
“Thanks to your help… Thank you so much, everyone… ”
Lindsay smiled wide with a sweaty face.
is it. Is it thanks to Alice and the princess?
Anyway, I’m really glad it seems to be going well.
It’s too harsh to lose everything overnight just because you got TS.
At that moment, a loud growl sounded from Rinze’s stomach.
Even a god-sent beautiful girl can’t help but have a belly button watch.
Lindsay’s face turned red.
“…Are the dishes finished…?”
And, if you look hungry, so do other people.
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Maybe it’s because it’s been a long time since everyone ate crunchy bread and tomato soup at the inn restaurant.
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My eyes seem to sparkle more than usual.
“Yes. Now all you have to do is put it in.”
Anyway, it’s a pleasure as a chef to welcome my dish to this extent.
I’ve already taken out the bowl and cutlery, and I’ve finished preparing to eat, so all I have to do now is eat.
***
I just spread a cloth on the grass, but I felt like I was having a picnic.
As a child, I never went on a picnic with my family.
It’s a landscape you only see in cartoons or dramas.
No matter how hard I try for these memories, it’s not a waste.
“… The meat can be sweet.
It’s an impressive taste… ”
“Really. To be able to enjoy such happiness… ”
Smiles spread across the faces of everyone who eats hotpot.
I don’t care what the saintess who pops out an empty bowl with her eyes shining is ignoring me.
“… Are you going to be a footrest from tomorrow?”
“Enjoy your meal, Miss Seria!”
I smiled broadly and poured a lot of hot pot into the saintess’ bowl.
Seeing even Alice eagerly eating without saying a word,
It seems he liked the hotpot.
Then Alice’s eyes met.
Alice slammed me with a shy expression.
You like it. Alice.
I also threw a stick at the face.
It’s embarrassing to be praised so much for just making goat hotpot.
good though No matter how many compliments you get, it’s not bad.
“Pun!”
“What, do you want to eat too?”
I put the leftover vegetable bits in Pelicana’s mouth.
“Pun!”
Don’t spit it out.
Are you a carnivore?
Didn’t they arbitrarily charge into TS Black Magician’s bloody workshop before?
There is no fear in the subject of a pink bird that is small enough to take a bite.
I shredded the goat meat very finely and tried dipping it with a fork, and it seems to eat very well.
You won’t get sick later, will you?
I don’t think I’ve ever seen this guy eat something wrong and get sick.
“Anyway, you know what’s delicious.”
“Pump min!”
The pelicana is crying, lowering its tail feathers and shaking its neck up and down.
As a result of translating the language this guy uses at will, it means that it feels good.
***
“… From two weeks later, I think it would be good to have Caiman and Rinze sparred.”
The princess suddenly brought up such a story while everyone was talking.
“… yes?”
“Me and Caiman… ?”
Lindsay, who was eating the hot pot next to me, seemed surprised.
“Yes. Lindsay. Right now, it is most important for you to build practical experience above all else.
Although I pierced the flow of pulses throughout my body,
In the end, the sense of properly utilizing the body’s mana is… It’s because it’s hard to build unless you’re in practice.
Fighting with me is important, but
Fighting against each other will probably mean more to each other.
It will be stimulating.”
“Yeah, that’s right… Me and Caiman… Dalian… ”
Lindsay is making an expression that seems to be complicated.
By the way, Lindsay and I are ‘matches’.
… I remember Lindsay’s skills before turning into a woman.
Of course, I am now on a level that cannot be compared to Lindsay at that time.
If the monster I can catch is the herbivore Epona,
The monsters that Lindsay was dealing with were like the super-giant boar, Katodevias.
If I were to meet Katodevias alone now, I would have the confidence to run away, saying, “Let me live.”
In fact, I don’t even have the confidence to escape properly.
Anyway, Lindsay, who was like that, sparring with me who can only stab…
After seeing Lindsay’s expression, the princess suddenly asked me a question.
“Caiman, how much do you practice a day these days?”
“Um, except for the time I eat and sleep, almost always… ? It seems to be.”
Because I have nothing to do these days.
What would you do in a world without computers and smartphones?
“… uh? that much?”
Even Lindsay seems startled.
Uh, come to think of it… why am i not tired?
“Yes. From what I saw, Caiman’s stamina and growth far exceeded what I expected.
You shouldn’t think it’s easy just because you’re a beginner. Lindsay.
Even so, since Caiman has no experience in sparring,
Rinze should focus on responding, evading, and defending rather than attacking.”
“… All right.”
Lindsay is still making a complicated expression.
I’m sorry again.
… By the way, was my stamina that good?
I got stamina from working as a porter, but I don’t think God-given stamina isn’t quite like that?
I suddenly looked at Pelicana.
He is dipping and eating the mushroom pieces I gave him.
When I play with this guy, time flies by all day.
Could it be this guy’s strength?
Could it be that this guy wasn’t just a teabagging bird?
“Did you get it?”
Hmm, maybe it’s just a simple teabagging bird.
***
“Thank you so much, Lindsay… You don’t even have to carry the burden.”
“no… This is also a type of training. Because thank you… ”
It wasn’t enough that everyone ate together and helped clean up,
It seems that Lindsay is trying to carry my luggage to my room instead.
No matter how much I said it was okay, I couldn’t help it because he forcibly took my luggage and carried it himself.
It is a new type of bullying that porters are not allowed to carry their luggage.
Lindsay’s good nature doesn’t seem to change no matter what.
“Caiman and I, Dalian… ”
On the way to the inn, I heard Lindsay muttering that.
“… Also, isn’t it? It was a huge difference, but originally… ”
I got stabbed by my own grass and said that.
“… uh? huh? what?”
“Um… Should I say swordsmanship or strength?
I was just an ordinary porter, and you were a hero… ”
Hearing my words like that, I think Lindsay was even more surprised.
“… that, right? I never cared about that…
rather… I’m glad I have a colleague with whom I can train every day.
Should I say it’s a bit different from my swordsmanship teacher, Risha-nim?”
“Uh, yes?”
Well, maybe I was too sensitive.
“I think your expression is not good for some reason…
I guess it was just my misunderstanding. sorry.”
“… Well, actually, I have a problem… ”
Lindsay lowered her head and began to hesitate.
“huh?”
”… When I see you face to face, it feels like my heart keeps hurting…
I was worried about whether I would be able to fight properly.
Is this also a curse?”
“… Maybe it’s a curse?”
I started breaking out in a cold sweat.
It’s a big deal that even Lindsay felt a mysterious heart disease.
… What the hell is the cause?
There’s nothing special about me.
You must be the porter of NTR novels…
Isn’t there such an opportunistic setting, like demonic pheromones exudes from opposite s*x?
“And when I lie down at night, I keep thinking about the time I was with you… So… ”
Lindsay blushed.
I coughed for nothing.
“Hey, Lindsay. It’s all the damn old man’s curse. If you train hard, get a good night’s sleep, and wake up, it will disappear.”
Lindsay may have been confused because she had just gone through something big.
“Is that so? I see…”
“Then goodbye. Good night Caiman.”
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Me and Lindsay greeted me at the door.
“Good night… But these days, aren’t you feeling too pressured?”
“…It’s not that it’s not burdensome, but I have to adapt to this life…
And, when we’re all together, it’s noisy and fun.”
With a big smile, Lindsay left.
I wanted to tell Lindsay to be careful of the saintess.
Aren’t you planning something these days?