Chapter 16
Today we don’t take any request .
It isn’t because Firia is unwilling to work or anything, it’s because I think taking a break from work is also important .
If we keep taking on request, I won’t have enough time to train my body after all . To obtain a body that can withstand anything, we have to train it regularly .
Thus, I use this holiday to train my body .
“Yuri-san, do you not know what holiday means? It means day to rest you know? Day to rest . ”
Wearing her usual pink cuffed white dress, Firia asks me such .
Seems like she takes a liking to that dress . I’m kinda curious about it since I’m the one who chose that dress, but since ever since we met back then she always wear same dress, I just can’t tell .
“It isn’t like I’m intending to over-train my body to the point I don’t have time to rest, you know? Also, I won’t be able to sleep at night if I don’t move my body at day . ”
“You just had life and death battle yesterday, didn’t you? If it were me, I wouldn’t be able to move even a single of my finger after that . ”
“You sure are weak, Firia . ”
“It’s you that’s too though, Yuri-san . I’m sure your body wasn’t produced in normal way . ”
Firia says so while looking at me, who is doing push-up with one of my pinky finger, with astounded eyes .
However, I still am not satisfied with such training .
“This is just too light… . Firia, get on my back . ”
“Huh, well, I don’t mind, but… I’m pretty heavy, you know?”
Firia says so, even while seemingly hesitant .
She’s heavy, huh . Exactly what I want .
“That’s even better . It’ll be good for my training, after all . ”
“No consideration as usual, aren’t you?”
Firia shakes her head with a seemingly resigned expression, and then gets on my back after saying “I’m getting on . ”
I can feel the warmth of human body on my back .
I continue doing push up with my pinky finger while Firia on my back .
However, I tilt my head as I immediately feel a sense of discomfort .
“Firia, aren’t you a bit too light?”
“Eh, is that so?”
Somehow there’s a trace of happiness in her voice .
“That’s right, with only this much of weight, it won’t become a good material for my training . How about gaining some fat a bit?”
“Absolutely no!”
Somehow she’s angry . As I though, I don’t understand elves at all .
“It isn’t about understanding elves or the like! Geez… don’t you know what consideration is, Yuri-san?”
“I don’t want to hear that from someone who likes to peek at others’ mind . ”
“I don’t peek at others’ mind, you know? I peek only specially at yours, Yuri-san . Does that make you happy?”
I can’t see her face, but I’m sure she’s saying that only to tease me . So I don’t give her any response .
“Well, usually people don’t want to interact with me since I have this ability, though . Because of that I lived by myself back in the village . If the target reject it, I won’t be able to peek at their mind, though . ”
Firia begins pretending to cry while saying “I, am a lonely child . ”
Her crying act is very unnatural as usual, but her voice is pretty down, so perhaps she being avoided by other is true .
“Well, out of ordinary people tend to get secluded from society, after all . I’m also the same, perhaps because I was always focused solely on training my body, I was always alone . I don’t have even a single friend, not to mention girlfriend . ”
Hearing my words, Firia stops her crying act .
“Yuri-san, could it be you’re trying to console me?”
“Nope, just talking to myself . ”
“We, are similar, aren’t we?”
Firia happily says so .
“Perhaps you’re right . Well, as far as I’m concerned, I haven’t been lonely even once, though . ”
Saying so, I stop doing push up, and drop Firia from my back .
“Why? Normally that’d be lonely, right?”
“I have these muscles, after all . ”
I look at my well-trained body, marvelous as always .
When light shines upon my slightly sweaty body, it emits dazzling sparks and glitters . I’m unintentionally fascinated by my own body .
“Are you sick?”
“The vitality of my body is my pride . ”
“Not your body, but your head . ”
“That’s also impossible . I’m an intellect, after all . ”
“I see, it’s already too late, huh . I take my word back about us being similar . ”
The day eventually ends while we are chatting as such .
Since Firia is asleep, I continue my training by standing on one of my tiptoe and doing air-chair .
It may sounds plain, but such plain training is what it takes to make powerful and marvelous muscles .
I spend the night as such while imagining about fighting against powerful opponents .
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“Fuaa, oh, Yuri-san, good morning . ”
“Morning . ”
After Firia woke up, we went to the guild .
Taking the usual medicinal plants collection request as usual, we immediately headed to the usual forest .
After finishing the request without any event, we return to the guild to report .
“Yes, I’ve certainly confirmed that the amount is exactly as requested . ”
Receiving the reward, we intend to leave the guild .
“Hey there!”
But halted by voice of a man .
When I turn to its source, I can see a frail-looking man .
“What is it?”
“I have no business with you! It’s the elf-san beside you . ”
“Do you need something?”
“Would you join our party? We’re seriously serious party and becoming S ranks is our goal . You’re an elf, so I hope you’d join our party . ”
“Huh?”
Slightly glancing to the man’s face, Firia gives an astounded answer .
As far as I’m concerned, I don’t want to part with Firia who can use healing magic, though .
I’ve also grown accustomed to talk with her, so I’m not too reluctant to be with her .
“Rather than sticking with such muscle-daruma, your future will be brighter with us . Please join our party . If you do, our seriously serious party will surely become S rank in the future . ”
“…can your party blow up a Brokkina in an instant?”
The man makes an exaggerated surprised expression .
“Oioi, such a feat is obviously impossible . It’s a B rank magical beast, you know? Moreover we also haven’t ever fought it… but perhaps it’s not impossible for us to subjugate it in thirty minutes . Well, if you join us, our seriously serious party would surely be able to subjugate it in an instant, though . ”
“Then I’ll have to refuse your offer . ”
Saying so, Firia moves to leave the guild .
“O, oioi, please wait a bit, why do you suddenly refuse our offer?”
The man flusteredly calls out to her .
Firia looks back at the man, and with a smile says…
“My companion, Yuri-san here, can instant kill a brokkina, you know? My future is seemingly brighter if I’m together with him, so I won’t join your party . That’s it, well then, bye . ”
After saying so, this time she grabs my hand, and then leaves the guild . Her walking pace is lightly faster than usual .
“As if an E rank capable of such a feat . Don’t spout such a blatant lie!”
I can hear the man’s yell from my back .
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“Sorry for the trouble I caused . ”
When we’re about arrived at the inn, Firia suddenly says so .
“That’s not particularly your fault, wasn’t it?”
“That may be true, but… . ”
“Well, I do get it, though . Despite you usually saying this and that, the reason you choose me is because you’ve fallen for my muscle, right?”
“No, not in the slightest . ”
“Stop lying . ”
“I honestly mean it from the bottom of my heart . ”
While exchanging jokes as such, I can see smile on her face .
Upon arriving at our room, as if flying, I immediately throw myself onto the chair .
“Haaa…”
“…what’s the matter?”
“I’m just wondering why no one understand the magnificent of these muscles of mine . ”
No matter what people say, muscle is muscle, a very precious thing . And I also have no intention to discard such a thought .
However, almost all of the people I’ve met thus far see muscles as an unnecessary things .
“You only need the bare minimum of muscle, the rest is just a waste . ” As if such a thought is a common sense .
That makes me kind of sad . Very sad damn it .
“That’s… because we have magic, after all . Even without training our muscle, we can reach a certain degree of muscle strength by enhancing it with magic, I’m sure the majority of people have such a thought, as well . But I’ve also heard that it’s quite common for swordsman who possess low magical energy to train their body instead . With that, seems like they can compensate their low enhancing ability . But well, I do think there will absolutely no one who train their body such as yourself, though, Yuri-san . ”
“Swordsman, huh . I see . ”
Now that I think about it, that swordsman called Shinigami also had quite a trained body, huh .
His body was abnormally thin, but his muscle quality was clearly more superior than the adventurers around .
Is there other swordsman around that level, I wonder? Perhaps there is . I’ll put my hope up for the time being .
“But, seems like adventurers other than magician are usually being looked down upon . We can do slashing attack even with magic, after all . But, well, although rarely, I think there should be more people as powerful as that Shinigami . ”
“…I see . ”
Thinking about adventurers who aren’t magicians, I kind of pity them .
Now in the middle of magician age, the other adventurers are very unfortunate .
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