VOLUME 2
Chapter 1: The Raid
Part 9
Jun actually understood Kasumi pretty well.
He thought that there was no point overthinking that girl’s actions. Over the past month, the three of them travelled throughout the island of Lao Thai. They experienced many exciting things. He figured Kasumi Yukasaki and Eri Inui appreciated the city a lot.
In spite of that, the person stuck in Jun’s mind was…
“Kai. What are you thinking about?”
These things went through Jun’s head as he made his way through the congested main road after leaving the second-hand shop.
Kai took Kasumi Yukasaki for an impediment, but Jun did not agree.
When faced with an enemy, Kasumi would do everything she could to succeed. Moreover, she herself wanted to catch up to Sakuya.
However, he didn’t know whether it was really okay to bring her up to the fourth ring.
Over the course of this month, he had trained her to become a full-fledged adventurer. But what about her heart? Sakuya said that she was sure that she would not be able to take on the battles that would come. What could Jun do?
What would be waiting at the absolute end of Sky World?
“Seeing the end of the blue sky, huh.”
He still couldn’t figure out what Alice meant by that.
The sun had begun to set. It was time to go back to his room…
“Oh, it’s Jun,” someone spoke up from the corner of the street.
He turned around to find Yukaria standing next to him. Her face was flushed and her breath smelled like alcohol. Hiiiiiiiii, Jun, it looks like there are four of you!”
“You’re drunk.”
“I’m drunk?”
Jun had a lot he wanted to say, like how it was still daytime and that she was still a minor… but before he could scold her, she grabbed his shoulder.
“I’ve got you!”
“Calm down.”
“Hey, come with me.”
“Where?”
“The bar!”
Yukaria raised her fist. It didn’t seem like he could escape. Jun sighed.
Later that night, Jun returned to the inn with a very drunk Yukaria on his back. Though it was the middle of the night, the main street of Payan was brightly lit with magic streetlights, where bards were singing. Payan didn’t sleep.
When Kasumi and Eri saw Jun carry the drunken Yukaria into his room, they cringed.
“Ack! It reeks of alcohol!”
“Jun-san, did you go drinking?”
“I’m sober. This one here drank so much that she’s out cold.”
After Jun laid Yukaria to bed and put down her heavy stuff, he sighed.
“Hey, Jun-san, what do you plan on doing to that drunkard?” asked, Eri as she raised her eyebrows and glared at him.
“If I were going to do something to her, I wouldn’t have brought her here.”
“So what’s up then?”
“When I found her, she was already drunk…”
Jun glanced down at Yukaria on the bed. Listening to her grumbles, he figured out her situation. He didn’t know whether it would be good or bad of him to tell the others himself.
“Congratulations… congratulations…” Yukaria murmured as tears poured like raindrops down her face. “I’m not sad at all. I’m not…”
“How did this happen? It’s about someone from the group during the raid yesterday… right? They got along pretty well.”
“That group broke up. It’s complicated, but I suppose you want to know about it, right?”
“In three phrases.”
“Marriage, retirement, four people split into two groups.”
“Ooookay, okay. I understand. I get it.” Eri sighed, and uttered, “This kind of thing is quite normal.”
“Well, that’s why she went drinking. She would have gone either way, so it couldn’t have been helped. I’ll cut her some slack for today.”
Jun quickly explained the situation to Kasumi, who was standing there with her head tilted in confusion.
That Yukaria’s four group members, two couples, were going to get married at the same time. That they had already stopped going on adventures. That basically, with their retirement, the group would disband. That Yukaria ended up being left on her own.
“It still makes sense to congratulate them.”
“Which makes it all the worse. Normally, one would definitely be very happy for them. However, for her, that must have felt terrible. … That’s how it is for a close group to break up.”
“If it were just a group in a game, it would have been okay. But for us now, this is reality.”
“She already had to part with her close friends and coworkers. Jun-san and Eri-chan, if you two were to get married…” As she said that, Kasumi looked at Jun and then at Eri, and started bawling.
“Ughh, what am I going to do?” She ended up imagining it vividly.
“Hey, Kasumi, don’t cry! Just don’t! I would never marry something like that!”
“Don’t point fingers. And don’t call people ‘something’.”
“Whaaat?”
Yukaria was half awake, rubbing her eyes. As her eyes focused, she looked at Jun.
“Hey, are you okay?”
She bent forward, off of the bed, and grabbed Jun, who had moved closer to her.
“Agh!”
“Juuuuuun, marry meeeeeeee!”
“Ahhhhh, whaaaaaaaaaaat are you doing!?” Kasumi screamed with her hands on her cheeks.
“Juuuuuuuun… You smell gooooooood…. Let’s do it……….”
Jun stayed still. In addition to his lack of experience with drinking alcohol, he did not have much experience dealing with women, as seen by his title back at the shop. His heart throbbed, and he blushed. Extremely confused, words couldn’t come out of his mouth. She pushed her big soft breasts onto Jun’s chest.
“Juuuuuuuuuuuuuun, I…”
“Ah, ah, uh…”
Jun gulped. He felt as if that gulp was so loud that it echoed through the large room. By the time he was able to get back to normal, Kasumi’s face was completely pale and she had been swinging her arms around. Standing still, Eri had her hand on her mouth. Her cheeks were also red.
“Y-y-you guys, calm down.”
“You calm down,” Eri said, as she lightly slapped Jun on his forehead. Coming to his senses, he pushed Yukaria away from him.
“You’re such a coward…”
He remembered that in times like this, she would need something to grab onto or else she wouldn’t sleep. He gave her a pillow and she hugged it tightly. After she lay down, she began snoring.
Jun took a huge breath and looked towards Kasumi.
“The alcohol is just making her babble away nonsensically.”
“Got… it. Doesn’t… matter… to me.”
She didn’t seem like she didn’t mind it, as a huge tear formed in the corner of her eye. She bit down on her lips hard. However, pointing that out would have made the situation worse.
“Hey, Jun. So where are you going to sleep today?”
Eri puffed out her cheeks and glared at Jun.
“Ah, okay. I’ll get another room. Don’t worry about it.”
After glancing one more time at Yukaria, who was still saying “Juuuuun” in her sleep, he left the room with the two girls glaring at him.
VOLUME 2
Chapter 1: The Raid
Part 9
Jun actually understood Kasumi pretty well.
He thought that there was no point overthinking that girl’s actions. Over the past month, the three of them travelled throughout the island of Lao Thai. They experienced many exciting things. He figured Kasumi Yukasaki and Eri Inui appreciated the city a lot.
In spite of that, the person stuck in Jun’s mind was…
“Kai. What are you thinking about?”
These things went through Jun’s head as he made his way through the congested main road after leaving the second-hand shop.
Kai took Kasumi Yukasaki for an impediment, but Jun did not agree.
When faced with an enemy, Kasumi would do everything she could to succeed. Moreover, she herself wanted to catch up to Sakuya.
However, he didn’t know whether it was really okay to bring her up to the fourth ring.
Over the course of this month, he had trained her to become a full-fledged adventurer. But what about her heart? Sakuya said that she was sure that she would not be able to take on the battles that would come. What could Jun do?
What would be waiting at the absolute end of Sky World?
“Seeing the end of the blue sky, huh.”
He still couldn’t figure out what Alice meant by that.
The sun had begun to set. It was time to go back to his room…
“Oh, it’s Jun,” someone spoke up from the corner of the street.
He turned around to find Yukaria standing next to him. Her face was flushed and her breath smelled like alcohol. Hiiiiiiiii, Jun, it looks like there are four of you!”
“You’re drunk.”
“I’m drunk?”
Jun had a lot he wanted to say, like how it was still daytime and that she was still a minor… but before he could scold her, she grabbed his shoulder.
“I’ve got you!”
“Calm down.”
“Hey, come with me.”
“Where?”
“The bar!”
Yukaria raised her fist. It didn’t seem like he could escape. Jun sighed.
Later that night, Jun returned to the inn with a very drunk Yukaria on his back. Though it was the middle of the night, the main street of Payan was brightly lit with magic streetlights, where bards were singing. Payan didn’t sleep.
When Kasumi and Eri saw Jun carry the drunken Yukaria into his room, they cringed.
“Ack! It reeks of alcohol!”
“Jun-san, did you go drinking?”
“I’m sober. This one here drank so much that she’s out cold.”
After Jun laid Yukaria to bed and put down her heavy stuff, he sighed.
“Hey, Jun-san, what do you plan on doing to that drunkard?” asked, Eri as she raised her eyebrows and glared at him.
“If I were going to do something to her, I wouldn’t have brought her here.”
“So what’s up then?”
“When I found her, she was already drunk…”
Jun glanced down at Yukaria on the bed. Listening to her grumbles, he figured out her situation. He didn’t know whether it would be good or bad of him to tell the others himself.
“Congratulations… congratulations…” Yukaria murmured as tears poured like raindrops down her face. “I’m not sad at all. I’m not…”
“How did this happen? It’s about someone from the group during the raid yesterday… right? They got along pretty well.”
“That group broke up. It’s complicated, but I suppose you want to know about it, right?”
“In three phrases.”
“Marriage, retirement, four people split into two groups.”
“Ooookay, okay. I understand. I get it.” Eri sighed, and uttered, “This kind of thing is quite normal.”
“Well, that’s why she went drinking. She would have gone either way, so it couldn’t have been helped. I’ll cut her some slack for today.”
Jun quickly explained the situation to Kasumi, who was standing there with her head tilted in confusion.
That Yukaria’s four group members, two couples, were going to get married at the same time. That they had already stopped going on adventures. That basically, with their retirement, the group would disband. That Yukaria ended up being left on her own.
“It still makes sense to congratulate them.”
“Which makes it all the worse. Normally, one would definitely be very happy for them. However, for her, that must have felt terrible. … That’s how it is for a close group to break up.”
“If it were just a group in a game, it would have been okay. But for us now, this is reality.”
“She already had to part with her close friends and coworkers. Jun-san and Eri-chan, if you two were to get married…” As she said that, Kasumi looked at Jun and then at Eri, and started bawling.
“Ughh, what am I going to do?” She ended up imagining it vividly.
“Hey, Kasumi, don’t cry! Just don’t! I would never marry something like that!”
“Don’t point fingers. And don’t call people ‘something’.”
“Whaaat?”
Yukaria was half awake, rubbing her eyes. As her eyes focused, she looked at Jun.
“Hey, are you okay?”
She bent forward, off of the bed, and grabbed Jun, who had moved closer to her.
“Agh!”
“Juuuuuun, marry meeeeeeee!”
“Ahhhhh, whaaaaaaaaaaat are you doing!?” Kasumi screamed with her hands on her cheeks.
“Juuuuuuuun… You smell gooooooood…. Let’s do it……….”
Jun stayed still. In addition to his lack of experience with drinking alcohol, he did not have much experience dealing with women, as seen by his title back at the shop. His heart throbbed, and he blushed. Extremely confused, words couldn’t come out of his mouth. She pushed her big soft breasts onto Jun’s chest.
“Juuuuuuuuuuuuuun, I…”
“Ah, ah, uh…”
Jun gulped. He felt as if that gulp was so loud that it echoed through the large room. By the time he was able to get back to normal, Kasumi’s face was completely pale and she had been swinging her arms around. Standing still, Eri had her hand on her mouth. Her cheeks were also red.
“Y-y-you guys, calm down.”
“You calm down,” Eri said, as she lightly slapped Jun on his forehead. Coming to his senses, he pushed Yukaria away from him.
“You’re such a coward…”
He remembered that in times like this, she would need something to grab onto or else she wouldn’t sleep. He gave her a pillow and she hugged it tightly. After she lay down, she began snoring.
Jun took a huge breath and looked towards Kasumi.
“The alcohol is just making her babble away nonsensically.”
“Got… it. Doesn’t… matter… to me.”
She didn’t seem like she didn’t mind it, as a huge tear formed in the corner of her eye. She bit down on her lips hard. However, pointing that out would have made the situation worse.
“Hey, Jun. So where are you going to sleep today?”
Eri puffed out her cheeks and glared at Jun.
“Ah, okay. I’ll get another room. Don’t worry about it.”
After glancing one more time at Yukaria, who was still saying “Juuuuun” in her sleep, he left the room with the two girls glaring at him.
