The Traveling Hero Won't Let the Innkeeper's Son Escape

Golden shaking hair, peeking through its collar and feet, and a miserable amulet string.

As soon as Ruth saw her figure, she developed goosebumps and something burst up from her back.

"Mr. Maxim, hey, can you get your hands off me!?

"Oh."

I asked Maxim, who was holding my hand, to let me go and hurried up to Alec, who was falling. Gain certainty from drifting atmospheres, breathing and body movements.

(Alec. It's the real Alec!

The clothes were difficult to understand because they had changed, but as far as appearance was concerned, there seemed to be no mistake that they were Alec himself. There were also "how" and "why" questions, but I was more concerned about how it seemed painful than that.

When I pulled the blonde hair on my forehead, I saw a familiar face with slightly longer hair. Noticing that his face was turning blue, Ruth felt his spine cool softly.

"What's wrong, Alec! It's bright blue."

Lie on your back and you will bend over and wake your shoulders. Shaking his body several times, he peered thinly into the green eyes of the beautiful colour he could see. I should be able to see it, but when I saw its gentle colors, there was something that came in.

"Ruth......?

"That's right, it's me, Alec! He said hold on tight."

Alec, who looked a little blurred with a blue face, grabbed that hand as Ruth gently slapped his cheek uncontrollably on his inner upset. And I laughed very happily, loosening my face.

"Oh, seriously............! That jizzy, that's the real thing............!

"Jizzy?

"Ruth, Ruth! Good to see you."

"Uh, hey, ah, Alec?

Alec, excited even though his face remained blue, held Ruth's body in a slightly raised position.

Ruth was going to be hugged with Alec on his knees, which made him a little physically painful, but when he heard a happy voice, he couldn't tell him to let go. Ruth also embraced his opponent's body so that Alec wasn't too hard as it was.

"Alec, you look pale, but what happened?

"Yeah, that's about it, I'm fine. You're better than that…………………"

"Me? I don't care about me. Besides, you've been breathing rough since earlier, and your temperature's low, and you're not okay, are you?

"It's okay, because you... got hurt so badly, I heard from Jijii that you couldn't stay... you're safe, what is it?"

"I don't care... fool, worry about yourself, Alec"

My chest hurts a lot to Alec to make sure Ruth is okay while I say Zeizay. Apparently, Alec heard from someone that Ruth was injured, and he just cares more about you than he does, which is teething.

(Even Alec is not omnipotent...)

I know my strength and magic are way above Ruth's. But Alec is human. There are limits, and you should feel tired. So no matter what they say it's okay with such a blue face, it just builds up worry. There's no way I can feel safe.

Ruth calls Alec in a pitiful voice. Then Alec, who noticed it, raised his face from Ruth's chest.

"What, you look like you're gonna cry, Ruth"

Alec's palm strokes Ruth's cheek. Its warmth brings up so much emotion that it is bitter. I don't know what this is, but I know it's the only thing against Alec.

Ruth rubs it the same way, as Alec wakes up and stretches his arm out on his back and trims his forehead to comfort him.

"I'm glad you're safe."

"That's my dialogue………"

I had never spoken of my anxiety so that I could believe that I was safe, but there was no day when Alec would not be worried about going on a brave journey. Because Ruth knows how dangerous and difficult that journey can be because she has such bad memories of her previous life. But Alec is not the protagonist of a game that will come back to life when the game is over. If you die, you'll never see your face again.

(Good to see you)

As Ruth embraced Alec's head, Gotton and the dull sound echoed from behind.

I was surprised by the sound, and I turned my back.

(Ah, that's right. Mr. Maxim was there...)

I completely forgot about Alec's appearance and his pale complexion, but Ruth was talking to Maxim earlier.

Its Maxim, but although his body is pointing toward Ruth and the others, for some reason he dropped his shoulder and didn't know what look he was wearing because he was pointing his face toward the floor. And out of that hand, that big, beautifully designed knife that I used to try to give to Ruth had fallen.

(Were you going to use it for something?

It was when Ruth was thinking that way. The power of Alec's arm, which he was suddenly holding, grew stronger.

"What... Alec?

"… you are Maxim Calaferty, the Knight Commander of the King's Capital……"

Alec's voice, which until earlier seemed to suffer with Zeizay, changed. Her breathing settled and her voice as low as crawling on the ground was cold as freezing. I actually felt the surroundings get cold as soon as possible. It's like the ambient air is responding to Alec's emotions.

Maxim also raised his face lying down as he felt the chill. Her complexion seems to have awakened her earlier drunkenness, and she is as blue as Alec. And I was nervous like I was being hit with a blade.

"… but I've met Maxim Calaferty before, damn it."

"Why... are you here?"

"Why………?

"Why are you in my room………………"

The power to embrace Ruth's body becomes stronger. Alec's face rides on the opposite shoulder from Ruth's, and two more people stick together. But not in the light of it.

"Why are you in Ruth's room at this hour... and just the two of us... eh... - What are you doing to Ruth, I was wondering...!

Something spreads from Alec, who roared his voice like a roar, to the point where he can't breathe. That was like the pressure I was under when I was at odds with Bal. Ruth doesn't seem to be directly hit by it, but he's just in the same space and he's getting cold.

"… A, Lord Lek……… I, am…………, Lord Ruth, and………………"

"With Ruth, what?

Maxim talks to Alec as he distorts his face in agony. But Maxim's breathlessness increased so much that he uttered words. That's the same with Maxim, suppressing his chest and moaning bitterly. It seems more painful than Ruth's.

Ruth also knew that Alec was turning his anger against Maxim because of the circumstances. Whatever the reason, Ruth remembers the crisis that it should not remain this way.

"Alec, stop being an idiot. What are you angry about, calm down"

"……… Why?"

"Why, Mr. Maxim is the one who rushed to take care of the village."

He was the right man to be in the king's capital, but he was the one who bothered to keep his promise to Alec and come all the way to such a peripheral village. If you appreciate it, it's still wrong to turn your anger.

"But this guy... is in Ruth's room."

"Why are you angry there? That's what you don't care about."

"Not good. This guy is…………………"

"Ugh... uhh..."

At the same time that Alec becomes more powerful in embracing Ruth's back, Maxim puts his hand on the floor and raises his breathless voice. A voice that is as if it is held up in an invisible hand is not an anomaly, no matter what you think.

"You, come on, do it!

"- No."

The shaken Ruth's forehead hits Alec's head. Thanks to that, Alec, who was defenseless in Ruth's attack because he was aware of Maxim, found his anger dispersed in the sudden overhead attack. He had a pretty bad head, but he succeeded in distracting himself.

Finally, my green eyes stared at Ruth. But I'm not afraid of those eyes.

"What the hell, Ruth!

"It's not 'What the hell'. What are you doing to the village benefactor? For the most part, you wanted me to come, because I've had a lot of help, and I won't tolerate that. If you do anything too rude, you'll be banned!

"Banned?

"I'll never let you in my room again."

Alec's eyes wobbled when Ruth said so. Suddenly the signs of swelling shriveled and the cold around them disappeared. Maxim behind me also tells me that he hears normal breathing and no longer suffers.

But instead, I realized Alec looked sad.

"... I'm on a desperate journey... why are you so deep with this guy..."

Always Rin Alec's brow becomes Ha's letter and turns into a pitiful face. The way I muddled my mouth and moistened my eyes just a little bit, all I could see was how obstinate I was. That was too much in contrast to what I had been angry with earlier, and I stabbed Ruth in the heart. I kind of feel like this one is doing something wrong.

(Hmm?............... Could Alec have baked a yakimochi because he thought I could have a best friend other than myself?

I can be a deep companion. I mean, Alec must have thought Maxim and Ruth had gotten along like best friends. And you must be jealously obstinate to Ruth, who enjoys life in the village alone. - I felt it was very natural to think so. I'm sure you thought they would take your best friend's seat, which has always been immovable.

(What, you know what?)

Mistakes and muscle differences are also a good place, but when I think that's the jealousy of the stubborn late, it seems oddly cute.

Ruth couldn't enjoy the love she put in, smiling and staring at Alec.

"Mr. Maxim's in deep company? What are you talking about? This man is the Knight Commander of the King's Capital, he can't be such a deep friend or anything. A friend is different... well, I guess I know him well and admirably."

"Gu-ha."

"…… well,“ do you know "

"Yeah, I wish we could be friends."

"Well... less than friends."

"I'm sorry, though."

"Ka ha."

For some reason, I felt that Mr. Maxim, who was behind me, raised his painful voice a little, but now that Alec's expression had suddenly glowed, I decided not to turn around. Anyway, it should be Alec who forgives this place to calm down.

Ruth caressed her slightly hardened blonde hair loosely. Alec narrows her eyes in a way that makes her feel good.

"Alec, you don't have to worry. Because I can't have any more best friends than Alec."

Ruth decided to verbalize her thoughts on Kittin 'to reassure Alec. I am not ashamed that it is very important because I have learned well in my previous life that this kind of thing is very important because it leads to misunderstandings and jealousy that should not be done like this one.

"... and, um... yup..."

"That's true. Don't worry, Alec's my best friend is no different."

"…………………………"

"Yeah, Alec's my best friend, best friend, childhood friend."

Ruth tells Alec that he is the best in himself while choosing words. - But Alec, who I thought would be very happy with, for some reason, was solidifying his expression and only attracting his mouth. My eyes are looking far away for some reason.

(That, to be honest, was it pulled?

Ruth has no shame in talking about Kusai for some time in his previous life, but Alec is still young, even though he is a young man. That's why they also repeatedly understood that childish lighting existed, but they said something that would make Alec pull off again. Sometimes I do it, but it's hard to add or subtract from it.

"Buhahahahahaha"

"What's wrong!

As Ruth was troubled, Maxim, who had been silent for so long, suddenly started laughing. And Alec bites against it.

Turning to Maxim, who kept laughing, he just stood up. The expression was laughable but seemed a little complicated.

"Neither of us seems to rival Lord Ruth."

"Oh, don't be with me! You must know each other."

"I'm no match for those who have remained 'best friends' for more than ten years"

"……… deceitful"

The atmosphere between the two conversations was not as breathless as it had been earlier, but rather as loose as that of their fellow combatants. Ruth has no idea when his consciousness has changed. And I'm a little jealous.

Maxim sighed loudly, nostalgic for the knife that was rolling, this time removing the small vial. Then Alec grabbed me and approached Ruth, unable to move, pointing at the vial.

"Lord Alec's pale complexion is due to his lack of magic, which has caused him to use his magic. Please let him take this medicine."

"Are you sure?

"No, I don't want that."

"I give it to Lord Ruth. Discuss whether to use it or not."

Maxim left Ruth and the others and headed straight to the door. And now I turned to Alec and lowered my head just a little bit.

"I admit that I have something to do with the timing of your journey to save the world. It was a little cowardly. Therefore, I think the pain earlier is heavenly punishment, and this time I will pull back a lot."

"This time………?

"I don't want to pull it off because I think you understand it in the future."

"Hey..."

"Goodnight, Lord Ruth."

"Ah, Yes. Good night."

Maxim left the room light as he smiled with a refreshing, adult spare smile.

(I thought you wanted to talk to me.

I don't remember talking much, but I can't chase him in this position that Alec grabbed me, and I can only wave him off. You can ask again if you have time tomorrow.