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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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“Johann, look at this! It’s so pretty!”
Even though I told her not to run off it didn’t help.
I walked towards the stall that Milia ran to with sparkling eyes.
The grip on my sleeve tightened.
Elisa, who had lost her nerdy appearance, still couldn’t help her inner nerdiness.
It seemed she was overwhelmed by the crowd filling the market.
I took Elisa’s hand that was clinging to my sleeve and pulled her along.
I also intended to prevent her from getting swept away by the crowd.
“Stay close.”
“Uh, uhm, ah, eek…”
Was it still too early to expect a proper response from Elisa?
I headed towards the stall where Milia had run off to, pulling Elisa along almost as if she were clinging to me.
As I approached and looked at the stall Milia was at, it was a place selling various accessories.
Although they didn’t seem very high quality at first glance, they were pretty enough to wear.
“Milia. I told you not to wander off alone, didn’t I?”
“Hehehe. Sorry… But I wanted to look around.”
“At least tell me before you go.”
“Cu, cu, cu, customer…”
A strange voice called out to me.
Wondering who called me, I looked in the direction of the voice.
I saw a middle-aged woman who was clearly the owner of the stall.
And the space around me had become relaxed.
…I could tell what was going on just by looking.
“It seems you’re mistaken about something…”
I was about to take out the pendant that proved I was a knight when,
“You! How dare you cause trouble in Kalon!”
Oh, for fuck’s sake, what is this again?
I couldn’t help but click my tongue as I saw the guards in familiar armor.
This is that situation I’m imagining, right?
That incredibly shitty situation that appears in comics.
“If you surrender quietly, we’ll be lenient…? Sir Knight?”
Awkward glances were exchanged as they looked at each other.
It had been quite some time since I became a knight.
Since I hadn’t been living in seclusion, the guards would have recognized my face by now, so…
“There seems to be a misunderstanding.”
“Ah, I see…”
The guards gave me an awkward greeting and disappeared.
As the atmosphere that had flared up instantly cooled down like cold water had been poured on it, the onlookers also began to quietly disperse as if they had lost interest.
“Johann, cheer up! People will get scared if you keep making that gloomy face!”
Why do I have to be scolded?
Feeling a bit wronged, I showed the pendant to the stall owner and said,
“…As you can see, I’m a knight.”
“Kn, kn, kn, kn… I apologize, Sir Knight! I, I was being rude!”
Well, there’s no need to bow your head.
This makes me look like some kind of crazy bastard who abuses his knight status.
I’m a good, shipwrecked survivor, not a crazy bastard.
“No need to apologize. I’m used to it.”
“That’s right, that’s right! Johann always gets misunderstood because of his face!”
Perhaps thanks to Milia’s pretty support, the stall owner finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat down.
What kind of misfortune was this when I was just trying to look around the market?
Still, the stall owner seemed to feel guilty, as she carefully made me an offer.
“As an apology, I’ll give you one for free.”
“There’s no need to-”
“Johann! I want this!”
…Look at her eyes sparkle.
I felt like she would sulk if I didn’t buy it for her, so I decided to take it as saving money.
I picked up the hairpin with a yellow flower decoration that Milia had chosen.
The stall owner, perhaps still reeling from the previous situation, awkwardly smiled and said,
“It would suit your little sister well.”
Little sister?
Ah.
Does it look like that?
I didn’t feel the need to clear up the misunderstanding.
I didn’t want to explain the relationship between Milia and me to everyone.
“I hope your business prospers.”
“Ah, ye, yes! Thank you, sir!”
“Yo~han! Put it on me here!”
I put the hairpin on the spot Milia pointed to.
As soon as I put the hairpin on her, Milia smiled bashfully and asked me,
“How is it?”
“You look pretty.”
At my words, Milia’s expression brightened.
As expected, she was weak to compliments.
“Really?”
“Yes.”
“Ah…”
Elisa, why are you doing that again?
I sighed as I saw Elisa looking at Milia with envious eyes.
She probably wanted a gift too, but she couldn’t bring herself to say it because of her timid personality.
Would her frustratingly introverted personality ever change?
I scanned the accessories laid out on the cloth and picked up a hairpin with a rose decoration.
For some reason, it seemed like it would suit Elisa.
“How much is this hairpin?”
“Hehehe…”
“Hehehe…”
It felt strange seeing the two women laughing on either side of me.
Usually, this was what people called “a flower in each hand,” but my heart wasn’t exactly racing.
It felt more like a parent taking their young children out for a stroll.
I was not sure why I felt that way.
To be honest, they didn’t look that different from Karina in terms of appearance.
Milia always acted like a puppy, so it was understandable that I felt that way about her, but at least Elisa…
“Johann, Johann! Look over there!”
What had caught her interest this time?
I looked in the direction Milia was pointing.
She was pointing towards a gathering of people.
They were waving their hands above their heads and making a lot of noise, so it seemed like there was something interesting going on.
Should we go take a look?
I held the two’s hands to keep them from separating and approached a person standing behind them.
“Why are so many people gathered there?”
“Eek?! W-well, sir. There’s a duel going on, you see…”
A duel? Why a duel?
… I vaguely remember there being a duel event as a random encounter, but was that happening now? In the market?
I wanted to see who was fighting-
“Pe, people…”
“Calm down.”
It didn’t seem possible to push through the crowd because of Elisa.
Even though her timidness had improved by about 2%, this socially awkward witch would have a panic attack if she went into that crowd, since she could barely talk to anyone except the people from Yeomyeong-gwan.
It was a shame, but I had to give up on watching the duel this time.
When I conveyed my decision to Milia, she looked up at me with a disappointed face and asked,
“Then can you give me a piggyback ride? I can see if I get a piggyback ride!”
Are you a child?
Well, she did act like a child, but still.
It seemed like she would sulk if I didn’t do it, so I had no choice.
I turned my back to Milia and knelt down, answering,
“Be careful getting on.”
“Yay! Thank you! You’re the best, Johann!”
As soon as she finished speaking, I felt a weight on my shoulders.
At the same time, I felt a soft sensation on my cheek, and I felt a bit flustered.
She might act like a child, but her body wasn’t that of a child.
I straightened up, trying to stay calm.
“Can you see well?”
“Yes! I can see well! It looks like Academy students are fighting each other!”
Huh?
Did they get into a fight or something?
Damn it, I want to see too.
But right now, my face was stuck between Milia’s soft thighs, and my left hand was being held by Elisa.
This meant I couldn’t just barge through the crowd.
Forget it.
“Crafting.”
“Huh?”
I didn’t need to make it that high.
I created a small platform in an empty space and stepped onto it.
I was taller than most people here anyway, so I should be able to see if I had a platform-
“…Perinne?”
Why was that uptight umbrella girl here?
“Huh? You know her?”
“…No, I just heard her name somewhere.”
I lied without missing a beat to Milia’s question, but I couldn’t help it.
I couldn’t exactly tell her that Perinne was one of the heroines from the game “Survival Academy”.
But why was Perinne dueling here?
Her opponent was also an Academy student? What is going on? Who was she fighting?
She was wearing a uniform, so she was definitely an Academy student.
But her appearance wasn’t memorable.
Her hair was ordinary black, and at first glance, she didn’t have any distinctive features.
Still, I could roughly grasp the situation.
“It looks like they’re dueling over something.”
“Huh? How do you know?”
“Usually, a duel is the most definitive way to resolve a conflict.”
Just like in any fantasy game, there were many people here who were fond of duels.
Anyway, I didn’t remember if there was an event like this in the original story… was there any clue as to who Perinne was fighting? Should I just go and ask them after the duel was over?
As I was making plans while thinking about these things, the duel came to an end when Perinne’s umbrella was slightly torn.
“I won! So let’s forget about this! Shuri is regretting it too!”
A shout rang out as soon as the duel ended.
What the hell did she do to make her say that?
Ugh, I was so curious.
Then a bit of good news came my way.
The crowd was dispersing.
I put Milia down from my piggyback ride and, using my fierce face as a shield, pushed through the crowd.
It wasn’t difficult to reach the two students who had finished fighting, as the crowd was already dispersing.
And,
“I, I lost… to a mere commoner…?”
The heroine uttered a stereotypical line, and,
“Shuri. It’s okay now.”
“Lewis!”
What is this? Is this a display of affection?
Two heroines?
No, that’s not important.
That annoyingly handsome guy hugging the original heroine… Could he be…
…The protagonist?
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[Bruuuuuuh hope johann smacks this mr nice guy with his shovel in the balls or some shit, cant let the protagonist reproduce]
