Chapter 154 An Unusual Incident?
"Hey, brother, move back a bit."
"Are you okay?"
"Even if the worst happens, you'll be there, right?"
"Well, Maya-chan has never died before, right? And if she falls into the lake, it would make a loud noise."
"Oh, right. But don't worry. Rosalier-san, Alesion-tan, please help."
"Yes, understood."
Maya-chan jumps from Alesion, who is flying slightly above Centrena.
"Oops. Centrena-tan, did it hurt?"
'Kuu'
Maya-chan's tone indicates that she's okay.
She lands smoothly, snugly fitting between me and Centrena's neck.
"Yes, brother."
"Thanks."
I received a sandwich from Rosalier-san, filled with meat, vegetables, and mayo sauce. It looks like a delicious sandwich.
"Maya-chan"
"What's up?"
"Are you okay with drinks?"
"Of course. My inventory has a variety of options, you know."
"You never miss a beat, huh?"
In my inventory, I have both warm and cold items, and even some liquor.
"I wonder if Centrena-tan will fly a little higher next time?"
'Kuu'
Seriously, she's so nimble. Maya-chan fell between Alesion's neck and Rosalier-san in the blink of an eye.
We decided to have dinner now. But Rosalier-san has the food with her. So Maya-chan offered to hold it and jumped into me to come closer to me.
Flying through the sky between Centrena and Alesion, where instant death awaits if you fall. Isn't it scary to jump around like that?
Even if I somehow manage to save her from dying, it hurts, you know? It's painful. Dying is like that. Maya-chan probably doesn't know yet, that's why she can do it so casually. Well, I'm glad she trusts me that much.
"Itadakimasu"
"Itadakimasu~"
"Yes"
Yeah, Rosalier-san, as expected, your cooking skills never cease to amaze. Oh, but maybe Mom (Danna) made this, right? Well, there's no doubt that I messed up the sauce, and Rosalier-san recreated it for me.
"Oh? Where's Rosalier-san?"
"Don't worry, she eat it with Myla-sama."
"Oh, I see. Maya and the others might be running a little late."
"I'm just tasting it, so don't mind me."
"Yeah."
Rosalier-san doesn't lie about such things. So I believe it's true. She said she does it to avoid putting me in a situation where I have to hide or lie.
Probably, when we received a message from Jam-san, she quickly ate. We were packing our bento boxes together with Myla-sama. I think Mom is eating with Mother.
'Kuu'
"After this, Centrena will eat. The flavors are rich, after all."
'Kuu'
I know you didn't have time to have a snack after eating. I understand. I never lie to Centrena. This is an absolute truth.
"Come to think of it, Tigerman (Kojinzoku) and the others don't eat much bread, do they?"
"It's such a waste. It's so delicious. Maya, we can have this mayo sauce every day."
I asked Mom (Danna) and Diemirena-san, and even Rosalier-san, who often talks about cooking. Their answers were different from what I heard from Jam-san.
"Thank you. Well, from what I've heard, it seems to vary from person to person. I heard that Myla-sama likes bread, though."
"Oh, I see. I wonder if it's a difference between being an indoor person or an outdoor person?"
From the outside, Mother may appear to be an outdoorsy person, but in reality, she seems to have been going back and forth to the guild branch. So I don't think she's an indoor person.
"Brother, isn't that irrelevant? Maya is an indoor person, but she likes bread."
"No, we are humans (ningen), or rather humans (hito-zoku). To begin with, we are neither carnivores nor herbivores, but omnivores."
"Well, that's right. Oh, wait a minute, brother."
"Yeah?"
"The front of the ship."
"Ours, uh, yeah. About Ensgard."
"Oh yeah. There's an unidentified floating object probably about 500m (546yd) away from the ship."
You have plenty of time, Maya-chan. It's almost like you're trying to force a point.
"You say it’s like a UFO on the water, but isn’t that essentially a ship?"
"Yeah, you could say that."
"Wait a minute, is that that? An assassin from the Wareels (over there) or something?"
"I don't know if they're assassins or not, but there's a dog race. There are two ships, and there are probably four people."
There were two boats with four people. But, that's...
"That's not quite right."
"Yeah, you could say that."
Well, even though they said it was the water's surface, I couldn't see anything because it was pitch black. Was it Rosalier-san's magic that allowed Maya-chan to see in this darkness? That's pretty impressive.
And what about that Appraisal Skill that can identify someone's race from such a distance? Isn't that cheating?
"Centrena, can you see it too?"
'Kuu'
"So, are those two boats the only ones coming from over there?"
'Kuu'
"No way. Am I the only one who can't see?"
When Maya-chan looked at me, she had a suppressed smile on her face. Rosalier-san had the same expression.
"So what are we going to do, brother? Are we going to take care of it quickly? Take care of it?"
It's like saying something important twice. Maya-chan made a gesture like she was using an Air Cutter. Does "take care of it" mean... killing someone? That's dangerous, this kid is really something.
"Alright, whatever you do, don't go killing anyone. If we make the first move, we lose. Plus, I'm here to protect you guys. As long as we don't get kidnapped, those people will be fine. Even if things get dicey."
Of course, those adventurers understand that they can handle any kind of injury. It was the same in the MMO game too, the strategy changes depending on whether there's a healer or not.
"Sigh."
"Hey, listen."
"――Pupu."
Rosalier-san, your boiling point is still too low as always. But if she's laughing at this kind of exchange, it's proof that she's relaxed. The number of battles we've been through must be different after all.
"――Only 200m (218yd) left. We're fast with the tailwind. We've only progressed 50m (54yd) though."
"Is the enemy a sailing ship?"
"Well, the sails are up. Since there's no sound, being upwind might be effective."
Maya-chan really knows it, huh? If she spins a screw or something with a magic tool, she can tell just by the sound, maybe?
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