Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka - Volume 03 (5 page)

I shook my head and felt slightly disoriented. In short, I must pour out all the words that I did not say.

Up till now, I was not only panicking, but I was also embarrassed due to this person apologizing.

“That, I wanted to say, so……”

I, who had his entire face become extremely hot, desperately tried to finished the words that I must convey, and finally, finally let out the sound.

“Thank you for helping me so many times……I am really grateful!”

With a very impressive momentum, I bowed.

My trembling eyes reflected the stone patterns on my feet, and the sweat on my forehead passed through my nose and fell onto the ground.

The bustling sounds of the overflowing street seem very far away, only my heartbeat sounds were echoing loudly.

I remained fixed like that for 10 seconds.

I tried my best and finally returned to my original posture.

Wallenstein-san, who was slightly staring at me, was surely exposing a slight smile.

“~~~~~~~~~~~!”

Gahahaha, while I issued this strange noise, my entire face was red as if I was going to spray out fire.

As if I was trying to escape from her smile and bowed down my head, I covered my eyes with my bangs.

Without the same degree as my chest, my back also felt hot and it was unbearable.

“…….”

“……”

The conversation had stopped.

Whether it was me or Wallenstein-san, we both did not talk. Only the time continued to flow.

During this time, don’t mention about Adventurers, but not even a child walked past this place. In the center of this spacious courtyard in front of the guild headquarters, we remained silent. Aside from standing there, we could not do anything.

“……Your Dungeon Exploration, you’re still working hard?”

“Y…Yes!?”

The voice that came over made me raise my face.

With a faint expression, Wallenstein continued to speak.

“It seems that you’ve already reached the 10th floor……Amazing.”

“N…Not at all, it is thanks to the help of many people, or rather, I am completely still not good enough!? My goal is still completely out of reach……!”

Because of the sudden praises by the person I’m longing for, I immediately entered a state of panic again.

I , kurukuru, turned my hands while, fufu, moving my hands.

“My fighting methods too, perhaps it is because of my personality or that I’m an amateur, I will often make strange actions and almost get killed by Monsters. Even though I know that I must become stronger, but it is completely impossible and extremely chaotic, that……!?”

Just like a brake failure, illogical words were blurted out from my mouth. What am I doing, am I trying to be humble or trying to be modest.

“……”

Wallenstein-san only continued to stare at me, who had completely lost my calmness.

Shortly after, she seems to be considering something seriously and closed her jaw.

I, who had my thoughts intertwined, soon noticed her expression and I inquired timidly while my face was still in a burning state.

“T…That……What…What is it?”

Wallenstein-san, who remained quiet, glanced at me. It was already a few seconds after she revealed an hesitant look.

She also timidly picked her next sentence.

“If that’s the case……Want me to teach you?”

“……Eh?”

“……Fighting methods. Nobody is teaching you, right?”

It took a considerably long time before I understood the meaning of the request.

I widened my eyes. My thoughts were completely bewildered.

“W…What, W…Why would you do such a thing……!?”

“……Because you seem to want to become stronger. I, too, know that feeling.”

Following the apology, Wallenstein once again suddenly said this.

After being shocked by her, it would be strange if I could calm myself down.

Let this person to teach my fighting methods? Allowing the person, who I was constantly pursuing and longing for, to teach me?

Can I really do that?

Is there really no mistake?

I, who was completely immature, will have contact with this person.

Speaking of which, problems regarding should??.

My head had many questions revolving around. However, I knew that all of them were camouflage to cover the truth.

I want to talk with this person, I want to know her, I want to laugh together with her and I want to share time together with her.

These feelings of longing, the idiotic-like huge passion. Even if it was only for a while, I still want to stay together with her. This came from the bottom of my heart.

The longing inside my heart seems to be tearing apart. Towards the answer that was already decided, I was just constantly thinking, exploring and blindly troubling myself.

* * *

“……”

Towards Bell, who was seriously thinking about it with a boiling red face, Aizu could only quietly stare at him.

Aizu did not lie about the reason she said earlier. She felt some resonance from the words that Bell had said, this was the truth.

However, of course, it was not completely filled with good intentions. There was also some calculations and plans.

The first time she sensed something was wrong was with the Silverback.

Followed by him entering the 10th floor.

From Aizu’s own experience, Bell’s growth curve was showing results that did not match this short period of time.

Since the encounter with the Minotaur, the inexperienced and rookie Adventurer actually made an impressively leap which captured Aizu’s interest.

(I want to know……)

I want to know about Bell’s secret about his . I want to investigate it clearly.

For herself.

The reason why she would initiate and request him to teach him was related to this intention.

“Although if I accept it, I’ll feel bad about it……No, but, it is a rare goodwill……”

“……”

At the same time, perhaps, she felt a bit of guilt.

Towards the boy that believed the proposal was purely kindness, her chest began to hurt.

Aizu wordlessly lowered her sight from Bell, who was holding his head and muttering.

And held the handle of the sword at her waist tightly.

As if she wanted to cut off her own confusion.

“……T…Then… Wallen…stein-san……”

She raised her sight.

The white haired boy, with a fever-like face and those straightforward eyes, made her lower her head again.

“A…About teaching…P…Please take care of me!”

I have to compensate him.

I must respond to his expectations. As an apology from the guilt inside her heart. Aizu thought as she looked at the crimson eyes.

“……Yes. Please to…meet you.”

The sky was shrouded by darkness.

Dawn has not arrived from the eastern skies. The dividing line between night and day was still extremely ambiguous.

(The city’s surrounding walls, it is my first time coming……)

After waking up unusually early, I headed to the surrounding walls of the Labyrinth City (Orario).

The current location was the outer section in the North West direction. On the huge surrounding walls, the inside of the city could be seen in one glance and my attention was stolen by the majority of the scene.

The Pantheon, the Coliseum, there were probably even headquarters of famous . The huge buildings with a height almost as high as the walls could be said to have their own characteristics. Towards the beautiful shape that could be clearly recognized from afar, I could not even issue a single sigh.

Especially that stood in the center of the city. Its height that surpasses even the city wall brings forth a more powerful presence and pressure. Placed among the dazzling areas, the bean-like homes were also quite interesting and it was never tiring to look at it.

The city, that was roughly divided into 8 Main Street Areas, had just finally bid farewell to the bustling noises. Right now, the Magic Stone Lamps’ glows disappeared one by one. Orario is quietly entering its slumber.

The thought of me living in this great city caused indescribable feelings and excitement and began to stimulate my back and heart.

“Are you … prepared?”

“Ah, Y…Yes!”

Turning around to the wind chimes-like voice, I, once again, faced Wallenstein-san.

The reason why I came to the city walls was in order to accept her guidance about fighting methods.

The amount of time for guidance does not seem to be much since her seems to be planning an in the near future. This was the reason why we began the training the day after yesterday and, at the same time, the training period will end when the begins.

“Sorry, calling you out at this time……”

“N…Not at all, it’s not a problem!”

Wallenstein-san, who was part of the , should not even be doing this kind of thing. If it was known that she was teaching another faction’s member, it would be an even greater problem.

Specifically heading over to the top of the walls to train was also to avoid people’s eyes and ears.

Considering from her position, having deadlines and restrictions was taken for granted.

By the way, the reason we picked such an early time period was because she considered my situation of having to enter the Dungeon and earn my living fees.

“T…Then, Wallenstein-san, what…what do you want me to do……”

“……Aizu.”

“Ha?”

“It’s fine …to call me Aizu.”

I, who noticed that I was being criticized by how I called her name, almost instantly flopped to the ground.

“Everybody calls me that……Or…Are you unwilling?”

“W…Wait a minute!? ………No, it’s not that I’m unwilling”

It was impossible to refuse.

Listening to the slightly depressed voice from that person, I covered my mouth and thought.

My cheeks turned red. Shouldn’t I say, Wallenstein-san……In front of Aizu-san, my cheeks have always turned red. There was never even a second where it wasn’t……

Once again, I had a realization of how strange the current situation was.

“……A…Aizu…san. Then what should I do next?”

“…….What should you do…Okay.”

“Eh.”

Towards Aizu-san’s slightly dull voice, I could not help but let out a natural response.

She huddled her slender chin and stood there, frowned as she desperately tried to think of something.

“Although I have been thinking……about it since yesterday.”

She quietly moved her line of sight, as if she was a scolded child. It gave me the feeling that Aizu-san had becoming smaller.

The sense of sacredness and mystery that she had revealed so far had completely vanished without a trace.

Ara, so strange.

The Aizu-san in front of me was slightly different than the one I longed for.

“……Try…to swing in the air.”

“Ah……O…Okay.”

I let out a bit of sweat as I listened to Aizu-san’s instruction.

Taking out the , while I felt slightly embarrassed due to the close proximity of her gaze, I swung once, twice and three times.

Aizu-san was seriously observing my movements.

“You…only use Dagger?”

“Eh……?”

“The Dagger users that I know will also use kicks and Taijutsu.”

Indeed, when I was fighting against Monsters, I would rely on the weapon’s overwhelming attacks most of the time. The acts of punching and kicking were extremely rare.

While I looked at my own body, Aizu-san said, “lend it to me”, and took the Dagger.

Looks like she wanted to demonstrate an example of Taijutsu.

“……Like this”

Her right hand held the dagger in reverse grip and she slightly lifted her knee vertically.

She lifted her knee vertically by a bit……she tilted her head.

She lowered her leg and once again raised it straight up……Then once again, she tilted her head.

“……?”

“……”

She repeated the lifting and lowering of her left knee. Each time, Aizu-san would tilt her head.

To this point, even I could not hide my sweat. I do not know why the side watching would also become speechless, I could only keep looking at Aizu-san’s next move.

Could it be …Aizu-san…is a natural airhead……

“??Ah.”

Just when I was thinking this kind of thing.

As if she captured some amazing sense, Aizu-san swayed her lower body.

“??Eh?”

Using her right feet as the axis for her center of gravity, she rotated her body around causing the stone floor to cry out as her rotation let out an intense friction.

Ignoring me, who let out a dumb noise, her left leg depicted an arc.

Her miniskirt rolled forward, revealing the blue tights she was wearing underneath.

Following, the snow white thighs broke into my vision?? I…was blown away.

“Ah.”

A high speed…roundhouse kick.

The attack of the First-Class Adventurers that entered my sight had caught me, who was standing next to her, at a frightening speed. After a violent blow, I was blown towards the opposite wall.

Whether if it was reacting or defending, I could not even let out a cry. With a tragic momentum, I smashed against the stone wall and finally collapsed to the ground.