051. The Encounter is a Premonition of a Storm
Never make important decisions late at night, especially when you are tired.
Knowing the famous saying of a great wise, we fell asleep hugging each other in the same bed after taking a shower together――The next morning. I tried to persuade her over breakfast at a restaurant on the outskirts of the brothel district, but she stubbornly refused to budge.
She simply said, "I'm going with Yuuto to defeat the demonic beast," "I can't tell you why," "I won't slow you down," and so on, brushing off my words at every turn. Furthermore
「If you insist on ......, I'll cut my head off and die right here and now.」
I don't know if it's for self-defense or not, but I was so distressed when she suddenly pulled out a dagger and said.
「First of all, I would like to know what Lilyza is capable of, so let's meet up somewhere.」
I made a strained proposal to her. Then
「Okay, that's fine. Besides, even if it's me, I'm not going to go out to defeat demonic beasts in the nude, and I need to buy the right equipment for the job. So, do you know of any good equipment stores?」
――I felt as if the boomerang I had thrown came back with an oversized bomb, but I decided to take her with me after telling her about Nora and the store. But ...
「...... Say, Yuuto. Who is this woman?」
The moment she met Lilyza in the store. Nora's face, which until then had been shining with a sparkling expression, suddenly became stern.
I felt something akin to fear as I tried to explain the circumstances that led us to this point.
「My name is Lilyza. I'm Yuuto's partner-rights-sex-friend♪」
I was so surprised when she said it that I gushed, "BUH!!!?" and Nora was so shocked that she was completely speechless with her mouth wide open.
But the person in question didn't seem to care at all.
「We made love intensely yesterday, too――but it can't be helped, can it? The man I love is about to go on a dangerous mission to defeat a demonic beast. I would rather die by my beloved's side than sit and wait for him to come back――Fortunately, I have some self-defense martial arts skills, and I don't intend to slow him down. But it is indeed too dangerous to go there without equipment, so I asked Yuuto to guide me.....」
(This, this, this giiiirl!!)
Even though she had been calling herself "I" all this time, but for some reason, she had changed to "I" and her movements and language was strangely polite.
Perhaps it is a skill she has acquired on the job.
「More importantly, what kind of relationship does Nora-san have with Yuuto? Could it be that you are already pregnant?」
「Don't screw with meeeeeeeee!!」
Nora finally snapped when Lilyza teased her.
「I-it's not that I and Yuuto―well...you know. We only signed a contract about the weapons!」
「So you are "business partners" so to speak♪I'm glad to hear that. Nora-san, you are quite beautiful....so I thought you were "disciplined" like me, but I guess my fears were unfounded♪」
「~~~~~!!!!」
Nora's body trembled as her face turned red at the blatant words, but.
「I-I won't sell it! I would never sell my equipment to a woman like you! If you want it, go to another store!」
She shouted at the top of her lungs, but Lilyza didn't seem to be fazed at all. And what's more,
「I don't mind that, but――What do you yourself have the skill to say that to your customers in the first place? From what I saw, the inside of the store is empty, and the items on sale are the same or less than at other stores. And yet, you talk like that to your customer ...... Hey, Yuuto. I'm not going to say anything bad. You should break your contract with her and switch to someone else」
「Eeeeeehhhhhh?」
I wish you'd stop bringing it up with me in this situation. Besides.
「Back at you, aren't you the one who's being conceited!?」
「Then ......Do you want to test my skills?」
Lilyza said with a grin on her face...... and eventually the two ended up having a duel in the backyard called a "competition of skills".
「...... Heh. These gloves are made of good materials and are easy to use. And the protector looks light and strong.」
Nora grudgingly lent the gloves and protector to Lilyza, nominally for "safety reasons," but Lilyza herself seemed to like them quite a bit.
She then tied up her shoulder-length hair with string in a single bun and, after clapping her own hands with her fists, announced, "I'm ready".
Nora, on the other hand, was standing in the middle of the backyard, wearing the orthodox warrior-type gear of a club, shield, and leather armor.
Her expression could be that of an ogre, a demon, or a shura,...... Though, as it turned out, I decided to act as a referee.
「The purpose is to measure the strength. Killing each other is prohibited.」
When I told them just in case, I heard ""(There's) No need to worry about that"" from both sides at almost the same time, so I let out a sigh and said, "Begin!"
「!?」
It was Lilyza who was the first one who moves.
(S-She is!?)
I was watching from the side and thought, "Did she use some kind of instantaneous movement!?" But it seems that she just kicked the ground and closed the distance with Nora.
Nora seemed to be taken by surprise by her speed, but she calmly caught Lilyza's fist with her shield and swung her club at her without mercy. However,...
「Kuh!」
Lilyza dodged it with a minimal and lean movement, grabbed Nora's right wrist at a close enough distance that she was in close contact with her, and threw her away without killing her momentum.
「Nora!?」
As expected, my voice came out, but Nora recovered in the air like a cat and landed on the ground, albeit awkwardly.
「Heh, that's amazing♪ For a half-dwarf, you have outstanding physical abilities――You seem to have some muscles, so you were quite heavy, though」
「I'm gonna fucking kill you!」
Nora, full of killing intent, went at Lilyza like a heavy tank, but Lilyza smiled as if she were catching a child ―― and immediately changed her mind. Because...
「Cra――!」
Unexpectedly, Nora threw a club and a shield at her and then hit her with her body, and then she leaned over and punched Lilyza in the face.
Even for Lilyza, as expected, could not do anything in such a position――That's what I thought.
「Gaghh!?」
She skillfully used her long, slender, supple legs to strangle the opposite side of her body.
The two sides were on the offensive, never giving an inch――But
「That's enough―――!」
Suddenly, I thought I heard Osada-kun's voice, and a large amount of water started to fall.
Naturally, I was caught up in it, too... and as I was stunned...
「What the hell are you doing!? And Yuuto, what are you staring at!? If either one of them had done something wrong, they could have been seriously injured!?」
I apologized and said, "I-I'm sorry".
「. ......Goodness me. I was literally 'drained'」
When Lilyza, whose legs were entwined, untangled herself, Nora also silently released her body. And then...
「The result was―A tie, I guess. As for me, I'm very dissatisfied.」
Lilyza said in her usual tone of voice. Nora shook her head and said, "Yes, I agree with you".
「But I admit that you were strong, so let's just put a truce on his face for now. We'll settle this in the near future.」
「Yes, that's what I want」
With that, Lilyza and Nora shook each other's hands firmly.
「I don't care what you say, but you're going to explain to me what's going on, aren't you?」
Osada-kun said, the three people, including me, looked at him ...... and decided to dry our wet clothes inside the store for the time being.
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