... live free!

Then I asked about what bothered me when Mr. Elena went back and sat in the chair.

"I was a little curious, but at what time did Mr. Elena run into Aldine?

"Well, that's only suddenly coming from behind..."

"Suddenly from behind?

Mr. Elena nodded when I said so. So you're saying that Aldine approached Mr. Elena from behind? But I found Elena on the boulevard, but that road should go out on that boulevard when she leaves the guild...

"Could they have done that on the boulevard?

"Yeah."

"You were acting bolder than I thought... Didn't the people around you notice anything strange?

"Maybe. I tried to scream right away, but I couldn't scream because they poked a knife at me before that... So, if I had followed Aldine's instructions, Lena would have helped me. So thank you so much for your help"

Elena thanked him for saying so and bowed her head deeply.

"Well, you don't have to do that, do you? Because I wanted to help. So, Miss Elena, please raise your face."

When I said that, Mr. Elena looked up to me.

"But I was relieved to get help. What would have happened if you had come to my house like that..."

Mr. Elena was trembling when she said so. Maybe I imagined what would have happened if I hadn't helped.

"But Aldine and the others are caught, so they should be somewhat safe."

"... could indeed be so"

When Elena said that, she looked a little relieved that much of her wasted power seemed to have fallen out of her body. Aldine, maybe it's a big deal that you got caught? Well, I think it's going to be something heavier, not a punishment like last time, because all that happened.

"... and Lena, you're pretty strong, aren't you? When I first saw combat, I thought I'd be a pretty good adventurer to fight, but this time it seemed like I had a lot of room, and obviously moved better than before."

"Oh, yeah?

Elena told me that story and I acted a little lit up, but maybe I overdid it a little on the inside...... and was scratching a cold sweat. The first time I fought in front of Mr. Elena, he was fighting as if he had laid a gap in his opponent while concealing his strength as much as possible, so maybe this fight seemed better. I know it's improving somewhat but I'm not sure how much...

"That's right. What happens next until Lena comes to help us? I was about to be crushed by the fear, but when I was watching Lena fight, I thought that feeling was awesome to go somewhere."

"Oh, yeah."

"Yeah. So thank you so much for your help"

That's how Elena thanked me again. Yeah, you don't have to thank me again and again... and I was thanked many times for talking to Elena with that in mind.

I'm glad you appreciated it, but it makes me more and more embarrassed when they say it so many times. Then a while later I left Mr. Elena's house behind.

"... let's go to the guild for now"

When Emilia was here, I told her about Elena. That's why I headed to the guild.