Please Do Not Abandon the Adopted Heroine

119 – The Second Holy Sword and Stagnant Dust

“Did your conversation with the chairman go well?”

Anastasia’s smile was not a smile. The moment the word ‘sister’ reached my ears, that smile was clearly filled with murder.

“It’s fire, it’s fire. Look over there. “I’m afraid of murder.”

“… “The princess is not the type of person to do that.”

“Hmm, you don’t know that. Humans are especially sensitive to titles that reveal age. “I’m not sure if there’s something traumatic about looking old, but if I’m worried about counting the number of wrinkles on my face each year, hey, I might go crazy too.”

“It’s Undine. I think I can hear it all… … .”

Cecilia whispered to Undine cautiously, but the word had already been carried by the wind for a long time.

“It’s the same, but I can hear everything!”

“Oh my, I’m sorry.”

Undine nodded curtly in a tone that didn’t seem to be sorry at all.

The situation calmed down only after Freya, who had been quiet, advised him not to fight.

… … No, it may have been a bit hasty to say that things had calmed down.

Because before I knew it, a more annoying being was blocking my path.

Black hair and black eyes. A characteristic appearance that clearly suggests he is from the same neighborhood as his father. But it’s different. It’s clearly different.

In this place, there are not only Lee Min-ah but also other people from other worlds who came from Earth.

We may have been born and raised in the same world and on the same land, but each person is ultimately different.

There was an emotion in her eyes that was hard to call mere curiosity.

“Are you by any chance an uncle?”

“What.”

“Right? Don’t act like a fool. Second Holy Sword. You have it, right? “I’ve already seen your photo so many times that I know it by heart.”

“mister?! Who is looking at her husband and calling him uncle now! Be cheeky! Wasn’t the eye smashed in the first place?! Our teacher looks like an old man now? Where in the world is there such a handsome man? fool! idiot!”

… … The person who said earlier that only humans are sensitive to age or titles was a certain undine living somewhere.

It almost made me laugh at the stupid swear words, such as “idiot” and “idiot,” but it wasn’t all that surprising that those were the worst words she knew.

It’s more embarrassing for me to hear it than that, so please stop…

He said he was handsome… ?

When you shout out so confidently that there is a filter in your eyes, it feels like your hands and feet are going to shrivel up and disappear.

Undine chirps! Cecilia was blocking her from screaming and running towards her, as if pulling her into his arms. Anyway, Lee Min-ah was just saying what she wanted to say.

“Holy sword! The Second Holy Sword! You won’t use it anyway! “Just give it to me!”

“what?”

“Second Holy Sword!”

“Second Holy Sword? hmm… Hmm… Where did you put it… .”

She’s such a troublesome girl with so many things she wants.

After briefly casting the subspace, I opened the space appropriately. Suddenly, he shakes off a sword that sticks out.

“… “You mean this?”

“Master! If you hand over that sword so carelessly… !”

At the same time as Anastasia shouted in shock, I lightly struck away Lee Min-ah’s arm, which was trying to grab the handle of the holy sword that was sticking out its head.

“You have bad hand habits. “Is that what they teach in that world?”

“Give it to me!”

“no.”

“Give it to me!”

Lee Min-ah frowned and came forward strongly.

“What, what? Are you going to fight? Do you know how to be scared? Because I’m a hero too?! I also have a holy sword! Plus, there are party members! We will all fight together. “It’s no joke.”

“Of course, Mina. “I will help as much as I can.”

“… … Ugh, I can’t help it. “I will especially fight with you.”

Reds and Blues stood side by side blocking Lee Min-ah’s path. You have great love for your colleagues.

But I couldn’t lose either.

“under… “This is not how babies should be.”

“… bantling?! “Have you said everything now?”

“If you think you are the only one who has friends, you are mistaken. good! Undine! Cecilia! Body slam!”

puck! Then, someone hit my ribs and I was thrown out. His silver hair sticks out and he falls down helplessly.

Without even having time to dwell on the pain, I looked behind me to see Cecilia, who had immediately let go of Undine who was about to jump out in a fit of convulsions, and was blinking with an expressionless expression.

… The moment I said nonsense, Cecilia released the power that was blocking her Undine.

That’s intentional.

Cecilia… It hurts…

Afterwards, Freyja also sighed heavily, so I cleared my throat again and spoke.

“I’m sorry, but I am not a hero of the Second Holy Sword.”

“I know that. The Second Holy Sword Hero… They said it was a vacant position… ? What did they say? Hero Napajani?”

“I’m Neferna, the hero, Mina.”

“ah! that’s right! I heard that the position has been vacant ever since Hero Nefernange or something. … Officially. first.”

“Yes, yes, hero Neferna. “He will be our father.”

“Whether that hero was your father or anything is none of my business. Are you saying you just have a holy sword? If you put it out gently, it won’t hurt you. … Who cares if we take it in the first place? “I don’t even use it anyway.”

“Unfortunately, it doesn’t matter. “I’m very sorry.”

I carefully opened the sub-space once again and thrust the second holy sword forward through it. On the contrary, Lee Min-ah and other communists and blue-collars backed away, probably because they were embarrassed when they exposed it so openly.

“… … The Second Holy Sword is very angry right now. You know that the Holy Sword has an ego, right? “If you are a warrior too.”

I reached out my hand and slowly squeezed the handle.

“If you put your hand and touch it like this… ”

Chi profit… … .

The first feeling was a dizzying pain as if my hand had been dipped in lava, and a fatal pain that felt as if my hand would melt.

However, the pain also melts away with the intense heat and soon subsides.

The only sound is the sound of boiling skin and fat, and the teeth are clenched, but it is difficult to prevent the face from distorting.

It was almost a moment, but no one could open their mouth.

I belatedly became aware of the stares, grinned, and opened my messed up palms to them.

A palm with sparse bones exposed. It drives a wedge into them as they gape at the hideous sight of their skin and muscles falling apart.

“… Second Holy Sword. This guy has a very dirty personality. It competes for supremacy among holy swords. If you touch it like this, it will burn your flesh, and if you keep doing it, it will eventually melt your bones. All you have to do is touch the holy sword. This is why I carry it around in subspace. how is it. “Do you want to take it anyway?”

***

“Anyway, if you’re too scared… So, are you going to play the role of a hero properly?”

“Eugene.”

Freya quietly reprimanded me. Her face had a complex expression. It was clear that if I said one more word, she would be really angry.

Lee Min-ah, the communists, and the greenies left early. After all, I personally showed such a shocking scene, even sacrificing one of my hands, so it would be normal for me not to have the courage to pick up the holy sword with my own hand.

Anyway, thanks to that, I too was able to relax for an hour. If Undine, who was next to me at the time, had not been crying and treating me right away, my wrist could have been cut off on the spot.

The heat of the holy sword is such that only those who are as versed in elemental magic as Undine can dare to touch it.

Anyway, the hand was fixed and there was nothing particularly wrong, so it was a good thing. Later, if you visit Professor Aegis and receive a few treatments, your scars will be completely gone.

“Eugene.”

“hmm?”

“… … … I think it’s okay. Holy sword. “Let’s just pass it on.”

Anastasia jumped at the words of Freya, who had a serious expression on her face.

“Now, wait a minute! It’s not a matter to be decided so reflexively! “If Your Majesty really intends to destroy the moon and destroy its balance, you shouldn’t hand over the Holy Sword carelessly, right?”

“The princess. Eugene is no longer a warrior. The Holy Sword is also a problem for Eugene. “You probably saw it today too.”

“… … … ..”

Cecilia and Undine, who were following behind, also remained silent as if agreeing with Freya’s words.

I was worried that the atmosphere might get weird, so I stopped the flow of conversation.

“it’s okay. Everyone, let’s not waste our energy on things like this. Let’s eat, rice! hey! Ignis!”

When I called out to Ignis in a burdensome atmosphere, he suddenly appeared in thin air.

“… … Hmm, did you call me?”

“Let’s eat something. Ignis. It’s been a while since we were all together. “I guess you haven’t eaten it yet?”

“suddenly? hmm… what… I haven’t eaten yet… I did… ”

“That’s it. Get ready. “Professor Aegis, Lin, and Ran are all having dinner together for the first time in a while.”

***

For the first time in a while, we finished our meal in a crowded atmosphere. After having a small party at Middle Garden, the number of times we gathered together and had meals like this increased.

Whatever it is, it’s nice to see them becoming close friends. Even after filling our bellies and returning to our respective labs, friendly conversation continued.

thud!

The lab door closes. Silence surrounds the surroundings. At the same time, I spread my senses like a net and expanded my area.

wind noise,

The sound of leaves rustling,

The sight of a cat crying and the flow of water droplets hanging from a faucet… …

Even after looking very carefully, I couldn’t find anything unusual, so I withdrew my magic power.

Take a deep breath.

So much so that my lungs burst.

The words that came out from the distorted face along with the sigh that I couldn’t hold back were simpler than I thought.

“Fuck… ”

The reason for swearing was probably closer to discomfort than nervousness.

There is no big reason. I rarely mumble to myself in my room, but if it were to flow in the wind and reach the ears of the hero of the 6th Holy Sword, it might be okay, or perhaps I hoped so.

“… … “It’s a holy sword.”

He opened the sub-space and removed a holy sword. The name of the sword lying around haphazardly in a corner of the laboratory is the noble name of the Second Holy Sword.

Its beautiful appearance is so soaked in light that it’s hard to believe it was for practical use.

A beauty that is close to perfection, as if a piece of the moon had been removed from the snowy night sky.

Things like that are better on a teacup than on a battlefield.

And rather than a tea room,

“It’s best to just kick up the dust from the floor.”

I bit my lip, muttered as if sighing, and kicked the holy sword away with my shoe. The tail of the holy sword rolled awkwardly on the carpet and came to rest stuck at an angle under a bookshelf… I couldn’t stop laughing just watching it.

Oh yeah. I’m not talking to myself.

I wanted the Holy Sword to listen.

Maybe, from the past.

And even now, you are still shamelessly listening to my story,

To the 2nd Holy Sword.

“Isn’t this enough? … “I’m sick of it.”