... live free!

I see. Is that what's been going on with Youre a little strange since yesterday... I don't think I've used much magic before, and it was only thought to be a little bit usable because there was a lot of plain things about using magic? Maybe there's a difference in strength than I expected because that ended up magically light before this when we snowed down the roof? Maybe I thought so. Well, if you used magic, it could be a huge difference in strength from Youre...

"You don't have to worry about your poor prowess"

"But if Lena can fight quite well, I wonder if my presence won't improve my Adventurer Rank..."

Apparently Youre was worried that my adventurer rank wouldn't increase because I was handicapped.

"I do want to improve my adventurer rank, but it's not because I want to rush you. Hopefully, you don't have to worry because you want to have fun and adventure with Youre."

"Huh?"

You've seen me like Yua was surprised when I said that. I don't think I said anything else that would surprise me...... Besides, I don't think if I were trying to raise the Adventurer Rank fast, I'd go hunting with Yua or anything like that? And I thought that. If Yua had an idea like she thought I would, I don't think she would be with Yua...

"Assuming you think I'm an obstacle to giving you the Adventurer Rank, like Yua said, you're acting alone without making a request with Yua, right? So there's nothing to worry about when Yua and I are here hunting."

"... could indeed be so"

"Right? So you don't have to worry."

"... yeah"

When I say that, it feels like the color of anxiety faded from Yua's face. I'm not saying I'm completely convinced, but it seems to have reassured me to some extent. Well, still, I wish I could get rid of that anxiety because there still seems to be a little anxiety... and hugged Yua with that in mind and said, "Step by step, let's just stick to our strength and go?," Yua nodded as she blushed.

Then we decided to hunt a little and go back to the city, but the firewood didn't gather like we thought, so we talked to Yua and then used magic to cut down about two trees. For once, I told Yua I would cut down a tree, but Yua was surprised when I magically cut down a tree that looked big. Anything, he thought he was going to cut down a small tree, so he cut down a large tree and stuttered...

Thus, Yua used magic and swords to cut down the cut down tree into small pieces to the size Yua said, and then returned to the city.