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Intimidating men drinking beers like there was no tomorrow, beautiful girls serving the customers, and adventurers coming in and out of the pub; Angel Heart is as busy and lively as usual.
Among these people, two middle-aged men, carrying long swords behind them, had a conversation about a certain [Rumor] going on lately.
After calling out for a waitress, they ordered two beers just like the other noisy men inside. They paid out a silver coin to the waitress and hurriedly served the two.
Chugging their beers first, they began to talk afterwards.
"Waa~ That really hit the spot. So how did the quest go?"
"We succeeded and got the reward already. Although things really didn't go as expected."
"I saw that the pay was..... decent, y'know. But I didn't...... think you would actually accept....... it alone. You should've done it with me!.......or with some other bastards."
The other man fell silent as he gets scolded by his drinking partner. The partner had signs of being drunk already, so the man had difficulty understanding what his partner just said.
"But I did discover something."
The partner got interested all of a sudden. He leaned down the table to get closer to the man and listened carefully.
"Is it trea....sures?"
"No. It's the [Rumor]."
"Rumor? What...... rumor?"
"The [Rumor] about the sudden increase in demons."
The disappointed partner leaned back and slammed the table with his large, empty cup and raged out.
"HUH? Is that..... it!?— Miss, another.... one please!"
The man just laughed from his partner's reaction and emptied his cup in one go to order another one. After getting their beers, they continued their conversation.
"S~ooo how did you...... manage to live? Hahaha!!....... Demons are vile...... creatures and very dangerous....."
".....Luckily, someone saved me on time..."
"Ooo~ Tell me....... more....."
The partner got interested from the fact that [someone] killed a demon.
Usually, it takes a group of highly-skilled adventurers to kill one demon. But in this case, that [someone] was able to handle a bunch of them. A person capable of killing one by himself can be recruited in the army, but killing a group and saving someone is considered heroic already.
"Remember the quest that I got, which is
The man showed the bag full of cores he got from the forest to his partner, who was amazed upon seeing it and smirked.
..........The man continued his story.
"With bruises and cuts, I ran as fast as I could to escape from the forest. Danger was all in my mind that time, I couldn't afford to meet another monster or beast. And then I unfortunately met a demon. It didn't notice at first, but I accidentally disturbed its meal. Running away was my only option. Then the next thing I knew, I was already surrounded by the demons. And then—"
"HUH? You're talking bull..... shit right now! Did you just....... hit your or........ something!?"
"Calm down........"
As the two have their conversation, two cloaked people in black entered Angel Heart and asked for some place to stay. After paying two silver coins, they were allowed to stay in for two days and two nights. Soon afterwards, they headed upstairs to their room.
Opening the door of the room, it was a very decent and well-kept sight that welcomed them.
Two beds that were tidy and had fluffy and comfortable pillows and sheets.
Soon after, the taller cloaked person dove straight to his decided bed. It was like heaven descended to the world and blessed him.
After indulging himself with the bed he found comfy, he removed his hood and faced towards the ceiling.
"So, explain to me why you killed me."
The whole room's mood became heavy when the young boy spoke.
Opposite to the boy's actions, the other cloaked person stood still near the door.
—And removed her hood.
Unraveled inside the cloak is a very beautiful girl that had the height similar to a 10-year old. But tinting the beautiful image of the girl was an unerasable puffed face, which made her cute instead. Hair naturally dyed sky blue and styled to twin-tails. Blue, pearly eyes that glared at the young boy.
"Oh, come on. Don't give me that shit.... Honestly, at least tell me why. That's literally the least you can do."
The girl was pouting.
The young boy remained clueless.
The mood became more awkward than before.
"W-What the hell is with this situation?! When I woke up, she gave me lap-pillow. Then she forced me to come with her without any explanation. Not only that, we went to a love hotel/pub and asked for a two-bed room...."
The young boy took a glance of the girl.
—She was still pouting.
In reality, they were just glaring at each other. Though inside the boy's mind—
"Explain it to me already!!!!!!!"
The girl also went to bed, but faced away from the boy. And finally, she spoke.
"I won't be talking to a meanie like you, unless you sincerely thank me."
"You damn BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!! You were the one who killed me!!! Why should I, the victim, sincerely apologi— Wait a minute...."
Something isn't right. Is what he wanted to think.
Truly, there was something off from what the girl just said.
The young boy grinned and changed his voice to a lower pitch.
"Heh~ So you want me to thank you?"
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No response from the girl.
"If you want me to thank you, then give me a reason."
.......Still no response.
"If you don't have a reason, then why should I thank yo—"
"Hic—"
Hic? So he thought.
"Hey....Don't tell me that you're going to.......cry?—"
The girl that looked like a 10-year old looked at the young boy with a face that was about to cry.
—Then endless amount of tears flowed down the girl's cute face.
"!!!!!!!"
The young boy was shocked from the sudden crying of the girl. She threw her bed's pillows at him which hurt the boy emotionally.
"Hic— I just wanted to...Hic— save the world from...Hic— the [Demon Lord], so I... Hic—"
Unable to handle the crying girl's cuteness, he gave up.
"Okay, I get it, I get it! You want me to defeat the [Demon Lord] that has been destroying the lives of many fellow humans and other races."
"H-How did you know.....?"
Moe. That was the best word to describe the girl who asked in an irresistibly cute manner.
"D-Damn....Well, it's rather a cliché reason."
"Really?"
Another moe attack!!
The only thing he could do was nod.
She stopped crying and wiped away her tears using the black cloak. She calmed down.
"A-Actually, I killed you so that I can transport your soul and spirit to this world."
The young boy gave up the useless complains he planned to say, after hearing the girl's arrogant reasoning. Clicking his tongue that made a 'tch' sound, he closed his eyes and faced opposite to the girl.
".........I want to confirm one thing...... ....... Is killing me the only way?......."
Expecting a yes as an answer, the young boy lied down once again. But.... the girl didn't answer him.
He was hurt from being ignored. When he checked the girl, she was fidgeting and touching her fingers a lot. She was nervous.
"Ahh.. Well...... About that..... Ah..... You see......"
"Just say it already."
".....Ah....... No....."
A dumbfounded face reacted from her answer. The young boy couldn't believe what he just heard. And coming out of his mouth was a 'Uuuuuuuu'.....
"We~ll.... I was nervous that you'll reject me, so there was nothing I can do....Tehe~—...."
In an instant, the young boy clenched both his two fists and put them on the side of the girl's head. Afterwards, he started twisting both the fists at the same time, which gave intense pain to the girl.
"'Tehe~' my ass!... You. Could've. Just. Said. So!! More importantly, you could've also threatened me instead. Apologize right now. I said apologize, you damn loli bitch!!"
While punishing the girl from her actions, something fell down on the fully-furnished floor that made a slight sound. When the boy tried picking it up, the girl did everything she could to prevent him from doing so. After reading the contents, it said [Fake Tear Drops]. Before the girl could make her escape, he quickly pulled her arm to prevent it.
"Hey......What the fuck did I just read?........"
The girl gasped when she got caught.
Killing intent emitted from the young boy.
The only thing the girl could think of was, "What a wonderful, sunny day it is." As she gets pulled by the young boy into the bed and did naughty things to her.
Two hours later, the two finally calmed, both heavily breathing and lying on the same bed covered with the same blanket. Both of their cloaks were removed and on the floor and only their skin were outside the blanket.
"Wait a minute!!! This is not what's suppose to happen!! I'm still a virgin!"
Trying to convince himself that he's still a virgin, the girl beside started crying again after he did such thing to her.
"Hey! Don't take me as an idiot! I know that you're just using the fake tear dropper again."
After her motives got caught, the girl clicked her tongue, which made the boy rage. Eventually, he gave up and let out a sigh.
"...Argh......This is making my head hurt a lot. I haven't raged for a long time..........First things first, let's do an introduction."
"Ah, sure. Fine by me."
Willing to introduce herself first, the girl got up from bed, of course with clothes on, and started talking with a radiant smile.
"Nice to meet you, Blizzard King. My name is Nelina Lafiésa, a mage in the kingdom of Elxichs. I called — or rather, killed you to help us in defeating the Demon King, Borus. You might be wondering right now why it has to be you, but rest assured, you are the great Blizzard King of your world. It's a pleasure to meet you—"
"I have one thing to clarify..."
"Yes. What is it, Blizzard King?"
Didn't know how to say it, the young boy hesitantly, but clearly thought of the words to say.
"About that..."
"hm...?"
"You know.... The 'Blizzard King' thing....."
"Yes?"
"Do.....Do you know what 'metaphor' means?"
Sarcastically giving off a laugh, Nelina interpretedhat he just said. Didn't get why she was laughing, the young boy laughed alongside her.
"Soo..... Are you saying that the 'Blizzard King' title is nothing but a name saying that you're cold and heartless among others?......"
He understood why he was considered 'cold', but the word 'heartless' kinda struck the young boy real hard.
Then Nelina pointed her sparking finger at the young boy as if she was threatening him, giving the boy quite a shock.
"Die, you worthless scumbag.."
"W-w-w-w-wait!! Hang on a moment there! Don't you think killing me again will solve everything?!"
"Yes..."
With a cold-hearted look, Nelina was prepared to kill him once again. The young boy remembered what that look was.... Those were the eyes that looked at insects...... In other words........ It was how he looked at others who disgusted him.
"Isn't this your fault in the first place? Not only did you cause the mistake, you're also blaming me for everything! Don't you have pride as a mage!?"
"No."
"At least have pride!"
"So rich coming from you."
"Hahahaha.....I wonder what you're referring to.......Hahaha."
After calming down once again, they went back to their introduction. It was now the young boy's turn.
"Geez.....I don't remember what I'm called in my world, probably because of your fucking lightning strike magic. You can call me Blizzard King (Blizzard-sama) instead or just Blizzard if it's more convenient. I don't think I'm gonna be much of a help, but since I'm already here, there's nothing that I can do. I'll help you with all I can."
"R-Really?!"
"—In one condition."
"Whatever it may be. Whether it will be money, power, fame, or. it. could. be. me..."
"No, not really."
"!?!"
Without giving anything of what Nelina said into consideration, Blizzard turned down the offer instantly. Quite giving a shock and making her embarrassed from what she just said.
"Well, I must tell you this, so that we don't have a misunderstanding....... I'm a [Man of Logic]."
"What does that suppose to mean?"
"In other words, I'm emotionless. That's the reason why I'm cold-hearted or so what others think. Although the basic feelings like anger, sadness, happiness, fear and such are there, those are the only feelings I hav—"
Nelina hugged Blizzard tightly, but gently.
Feeling of warmth, for the first time in his life, the young boy has never felt something able to melt his ice-cold feeling inside him before.
"Thank you."
"Don't worry........."
"Neh..... You're hiding something from me aren't you?"
"................... I wonder what you're talking about."
"Then what was that long pause? Are you sure? If there were none, I wouldn't have told you."
"—Okay. There is."
Losing hope of hiding the important things from Blizzard, she explained everything to him.
Doing weird hand gestures and murmuring something to herself, an unusually large, rolled parchment. Blizzard was interested in what she just did.
"I'll make this short............"
"..."
Putting down the parchment, which is a map, on the floor, Nelina pointed where they currently were. At the far northeast corner of the map.
"This is where we are. This is where we were suppose to be at."
"..."
A dumbfounded look responded from where she pointed next. Anyone would, because the kingdom where they should've been summoned is at the opposite corner of where they're at.
Placing his left hand on his face and sighed, Blizzard just let the issue out.
"I see......There's no need to be angry at this kind of thing anyways."
"You won't?"
"It'd be stressful if I did. And besides, you're clumsy, right?"
"...Ah. No......Not really..... Well........."
"Just admit it already."
"S-Sorry."
In fear of getting hit again, Nelina prepared herself for the worst.
As Blizzard walked towards the cowering girl, he placed his hand on top of Nelina's head and petted her.
"Huh? ... Wait..... You're not going to...... hit me?"
"If you lied to me, then I might've smacked you. But since you told the truth, there's nothing much helping it."
"Blizzard King.....You really are not heartless."
"No, I don't think so...... But just for the record, this is your fault."
"My fault?!?"
"Then who's fault is it? It's certainly not anyone else's not even mine."
"Kuuh...."
The young boy ignored Nelina and opened the window for fresh air.
The sun was setting, the moon was rising, and the stars were beginning to appear one by one.
That is how the first day of a new-born legend went.
"Getting killed and then waking up from a new world of fantasies. Meeting the same girl who killed me capable of producing lightning and befriended her. Having misunderstandings one after another. This new life.....isn't that bad compared to the past world. More importantly, this is literally a once in a lifetime opportunity. Well more importantly.................What the fuck is going to happen to me next?..."
In other words, he had no idea what to do afterwards.