Chapter 96 The Story Of Maya-Chan Getting Angry
Rosalier-san joined us late. There are five of us here: me, Rosalier-san, Risleyria-san, Mahiru-chan, and Asaya-kun.
When Mahiru-chan and Asaya-kun saw me, they seemed to calm down. Mahiru-chan, Maya-chan's twin sister, agreed to tell us what happened at that time.
"It was during the Queen's birthday celebration. It was the first time I had ever seen Maya-chan so angry..."
Maya-chan, Mahiru-chan, and Asaya-kun attended the celebration as heroes. Asaya-kun, Mahiru-chan, and Maya-chan were supposed to give congratulatory speeches in that order. But guess what? Maya-chan insisted on going first with a smile on her face!
In front of the throne, where the king, queen, and princess were seated, Maya-chan knelt down in front of them. She looked to the left at the king and to the right at the queen.
She lightly held the queen's right hand with both hands and stared at her. Then she gently touched her forehead and said, "Congratulations." Next, she did the same with the king's right hand, staring at him and gently touching her forehead as she said, "Congratulations."
Afterwards, Maya-chan turned around and went back to where she was before. She opened her arms and leaned in closer to their faces. Then, in a soft voice, she said, "Maya will cause a commotion, so please run away. When you get to the town below, head towards the mosaic-patterned wall that is the color of bricks. That's where the adventurers' guild is. Hide there, because they will definitely protect you. Maya will be fine. Once Mahiru-chan and Asaya-kun are safe, I'm sure Uncle will come to help. She then gave Mahiru-chan a folded piece of paper.
After that, Maya-chan turned to the king and queen and reportedly said,
'Your Majesty the King, Your Royal Highness the Queen. I have a question.'
It seems that neither of them knew what had happened.
'Do you know about the "Magic Stone Neutralization Magic Tool"? Of course, it hasn't been in operation since the end of last year.'
The surroundings became restless. The king and queen seemed to change their expression.
'Your Majesty the King, Your Royal Highness the Queen, I have seen the condition of your fingers. They are truly beautiful, aren't they? There is hardly any trace of the blackening, not like on Maya's and Mahiru-chan's fingers.'
Mahiru-chan also had an idea. She knew for sure that it caused an unpleasant tingling sensation. Although I had once treated it for her, it seems it was still bothering her a little.
'Maya and Mahiru-chan seem to be affected by the Oso (Dreadful element) poison, but you don't seem to feel the same way. Why is that? Could it be that Maya and Mahiru-chan were summoned just for the purpose of replacing your Magic Tool for purifying drinking water?'
The king and queen seemed unsettled, and the princess may not have been informed. Mahiru-chan finally understood what Maya-chan meant.
'Maya won't forgive you. You kidnapped us to another world just for that, and put Maya's precious family in danger...'
The king stood up and ordered, "Hero-dono has gone mad. Please protect them carefully." But Maya-chan kept her hand toward the king and went behind them.
"Even if I'm mad, I'm still heroes, right? Don't underestimate me. Try moving a single finger. At that moment, the king, queen, and princess's heads will roll, you know?"
After saying that, Maya-chan winked and mouthed "run" pointing towards the exit.
'Remember this, it's important. If anything happens to Maya, both "Rosalia of the Pitch Black" and the "Guild's Saint-sama" will come after you.'
Maya-chan's words weren't just a bluff. It seems that the wall behind the knights who were trying to capture Mahiru-chan and Asaya-kun was destroyed with a loud bang.
'I did that on purpose, you know? If it had hit, I don't think you would have gotten away with just injuries."
Maya-chan's efforts cannot be wasted. The folded paper she gave her had the route to a secret path that leads from the courtyard to the lower town. Thanks to that, the two managed to escape without encountering anyone.
Before I knew it, Rosalier-san was standing behind me. Her hand, gripping my shoulder tightly, was trembling.
Maya-chan, who was a mage in that game MMO, is somewhat of a novice in a way. She took on recommended party quests solo, enjoyed failing many times, and then realized that she's the kind of person who can thoroughly conquer them.
"I'm sure she'll be okay. In a way, she's not really a novice."
'Ping'
"Ah"
"Goshujin-sama"
"Yeah"
I took out the smartphone from my pocket. There was a message from Maya-chan.
'Quest failed. Humiliating. Dealing with multiple opponents in practice was tough. Still, there was enough resistance to buy time. Maybe I went a little too far. I want to become stronger. - Maru'
"I see. But what is she doing..."
"'I arrived at Daioraden. I confirmed Mahiru-chan and Asaya-kun's safety.' - Sent"
'Ping'
'I'm running out of mana and got caught. It's a bummer. I'm in the cell now, operating the phone facing the wall. I'm glad both of them are safe.'
"For now, Maya-chan seems to be okay."
"I'm glad..."
"Yeah..."
Mahiru-chan and Asaya-kun both seemed relieved.
"It looks like they caught her, and she'll manage somehow."
"Yes, that's right."
"'Just wait quietly. Me and Rosalier-san will come pick you up later.' - Sent."
'Ping'
'I'm waiting. I'm here now.'
For now, Maya-chan seems to be safe, so let's quickly finish treating Mahiru-chan and Asaya-kun. Even though the water was somewhat purified, it seems they didn't receive treatment. A faint blackness was starting to appear on Asaya-kun's fingers.
"But really, they're such stingy people, seriously..."
"U-uncle?"
Mahiru-chan looked at me with a puzzled expression.
"What's wrong?"
"Are you exchanging messages with Maya-chan?"
"Um, yeah, for a little while now. Maybe you can ask Maya-chan herself for details?"
"Okay, I understand."
At around the time when I finished the treatment of the two of them, the door to the manager's office opened. There was Privia-san.
"Tiger?"
"Tora-san?"
I felt like saying "What kind of New Year's movie is this?" Maya-chan, who Privia-san knew, seemed to have guessed about the two of them right away. Mahiru-chan is Maya-chan's twin sister, after all.
"Tatsuma-kun. Are these kids by any chance?"
"Yes. Mahiru-chan and Asaya-kun."
"I see, so they were safe for the time being? And what about Maya-chan? Since you didn't rush out, I don't think the situation is too severe."
"Yes. She's in the cell. I received a notification that she's safe, so I was thinking of going there now. Mahiru-chan, Asaya-kun, this person is Privia-san, the most important person in this guild. He's Tigerman (Kojinzoku), a Beastmen with a tiger's appearance."
"Ah, um, please take care of Maya-chan."
"Sorry for being weak."
"It's okay. If you want to become strong, you can work hard from now on. And, you know, Tatsuma-kun and Rosalia-kun will be the ones to help."
"Well, that's true."
"Yeah, it's for Maya-san's sake."
Me and Rosalia-san looked at Risleyria-san and we both looked at each other and laughed. Yeah, we had to make sure, right? So, I looked at Risleyria-san again.
"Risleyria-san"
"What is it?"
Ah, I get it. I'll say something now.
"For now, I'll go conquer a country. Are you ready to become its leader?"
Rosalier-san is giggling next to me, and Privia-san is nodding with crossed arms.
"Risleyria will be fine. It's just a change of duty location. The people in the city below will recognize you as a leader more than the one sitting on the throne of that castle. Maybe you should even change the wall to something similar?"
Privia-san is so sketchy. Changing that castle to a mosaic pattern? It might be funny though.
"Okay, got it. So, all I have to do is just do it, right? Just do it."
She's kind of half-hearted. But, it's all good because she's still smiling.
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