Chapter 42 Pfft…
「Haa, haa…!」
I was walking while out of breath.
Where did my excited feeling, when I understand Herge is in love with Magali, go?
I’m walking with unsteady steps while a lot of sweat overflowing from my whole body.
『He～y, are you oka～y? Put yourself together.』
The cursed sword said so with a carefree voice. I’ll kill you!
The cause of my suffering is simple.
I don’t have… stamina…!
Originally, I was a farmer and even skipped farmwork. There’s no way such me can keep walking for hours.
「Rather, I don’t want to hear that from you! Your weight is also at fault here!」
I shout at the cursed sword.
Yes, if I’m just walking normally, I might be able to walk a little more. The problem is that the cursed sword I have is uselessly heavy. While it’s hard for me just to walk normally, and now added with this garbage’s weight… what a torture!
「Haa, haa… can I just throw you away?」
Then, leave the escort and return home.
『Of course you can’t. Come on, do your best.』
Haa…… cheered by this guy just makes me lose my motivation.
『Rather, you should have borrowed a horse. In fact, Herge is riding one.』
「You think I can ride?」
Before I left, I got a suggestion to borrow a horse. Sure, if I’m riding a horse, I didn’t have to walk on my own so I won’t be as tired as I am now. But, there’s no way a mere peasant can ride one, idiot.
Some people use farming horses, but that’s not for riding. In the first place, I don’t even know how to handle a horse because I always skipped work.
『That’s… well, maybe it can’t be helped. You reap what you sow.』
In the first place, it wasn’t supposed to be like this, so it can’t be helped that I don’t have stamina! I was just trying to catch a convenient woman and have her to support me while I’m skipping farm work…!
All of this is because of that woman dragged me in …!
『I-isn’t that Magali?』
When I looked up at the cursed sword’s voice, there’s a carriage come to close to me. And the one that peeks through the small window is, Magali. She’s grinning, looking at my sweating face happily.
What are you looking at, aah!?
It’s unfair that you can get on a carriage because you are a Saint!
I will ride that, so you walk here!
But, of course, such thoughts didn’t reach…
「Pfft…」
「!?」
She looked at me with ridiculing eyes and disappeared from the small window.
『Uwaa… it seems that girl is trash like you.』
You bastaaaaaaaaaard!!!!
I keep up with it even though my breath becomes even worse because of anger.
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「Ahh, I’m tired!」
I shouted loudly and sat down.
It seems like a slightly elevated hill and I can see the destination village underneath.
Hmm… it seems it’s not a poor village like my hometown, the village is fairly on a great scale. There is a sea nearby and the sea breeze feels good.
……But, I just don’t want to keep getting hit. It’s squeaky. Still, the feeling that the sweaty body cools down like now is really pleasant. Of course, if I get hit for a long time it will be chilly, so I have to think about it properly.
『Good work～. You said this and that but still came this far, you’re amazing.』
The cursed sword said appreciation words… but, to think that he praises me normally… it’s disgusting. Even though he’s just an inorganic burden that only abuses me lately, what’s gotten into him?
Even though he tries to draw close at this point, it doesn’t change that I’ll throw him away. Should I throw him to the smelting furnace?
「How should I put it, this place really has nothing. It gives a remote countryside feeling.」
『Hey! Don’t say such things!』
When I say my honest impressions, the cursed sword rebukes me again with his stupid sense of justice.
It’s fine. I would never say that in the place where people are. Since only the outer surface is perfect, I absolutely won’t let others seeing my speaking ill figure.
It’s a remote village, but many villagers are gathering and cheering because of the Saint’s group that come visiting. There are several boats at the seaside, they probably go fishing with them.
……Fresh fish, I want to eat it.
『Ah. That’s Magali, right?』
Noticed something, the cursed sword raises his voice.
When I look at it, there is a woman with a pure and gentle smile holding an elderly hand.
Oh, that’s Magali with her innocent mode. Up till now was hard for me, but now it is her turn. Because she has to play the saint figure that the villagers want.
Of course, I have to be careful not to let my nature be known, but it is Magali that’s mainly required to respond and I’m just like an extra. There is no need for me to get worked up.
When I was looking from up here like that, Magali turned her eyes this way.
……I’m quite far away, but she can find me. Did she feel my ridiculing gaze?
If so…
「Pfft…」
「～～～～!!」
『Ah, she looked angry for a moment.』
When I sneered at her just like when she sneered at me in the carriage a while ago, her face became red with anger for a moment.
……But, the moment the villagers turned their eyes on her, it returned to her original white skin.
Hmph, that’s so-so.
Rather, don’t do something to me that makes you angry when I give it back to you….
『Well… I’m already getting used to yours, but her acting ability sure is amazing.』
The cursed sword said so with an impressed and exasperated tone.
But, I shake my head.
She still has a long way to go. She refuses the affection from Eria, saying that the status is attracted many attention and that makes more difficult to keep her acting.
Still, if that’s me then I’m confident that I can keep my acting all the time. Well, I don’t want to stand next to someone whose life is likely to be targeted though.
『……I want you to use it in another way.』
Then, a shouting voice comes riding on the sea breeze as if to overshadow the cursed sword’s grieve words.
「Alistar! Please come here quickly!」
Magali calls out loudly, it seems that she’s at her limit being ridiculed by me. She’s smiling, but I know that she’s angry inside.
Oh well, I guess I’ll go.
Anyway, staying here the whole time is something. I also want to sneer more closely at Magali who is suffering.
『You guys are too distorted…』
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We were… rather, the Saint, Magali was invited to the village chief’s house.
Actually, I was supposed to be relaxing outside with other knights, but I was dragged in by Magali, a dangerous woman who wants to take me along by all means. That woman, is she loves me or what?
「Thank you for coming to such a village today. The villagers are also delighted that Saint-sama has come.」
「No, I’m glad that I’m warmly welcomed. I’m very happy to get in contact with warm people.」
The village chief and Magali smile to each other cheerfully.
Look who’s talking. I know that you seriously didn’t want to do this visit.
「This village is a rural area that has nothing, but if you’re lucky you can see a mermaid. I wonder if they will meet Saint-sama.」
It’s really a rural area. I’m from a poor village though, so it’s not my place to say so.
There’s unlikely a convenient woman for me in this place…
「……Mermaid?」
I unintentionally muttered a word that weighed on my mind.
Magali looks suspiciously at me, but… mermaid?
「Yes. A mermaid can rarely appear near this village. There is also folklore about mermaids in the village.」
While listening, I recall what Silk said.
……I’ve heard about that you know?
