Chapter 57

「Welcome back, Akira . Are you injured?」

「There’s no way I would be, right? Leaving that aside, just what is this… . 」

When I moved towards the people who were surrounded until just now while avoiding the place where the unconscious enemies were piled up into a mountain, and Amelia rushed over .

After that, the extremely sleek Yoru came .

The elven warriors, frightened, got out of the way, not because of Amelia passing by, but Yoru .

Seeing that, I, without thinking, narrowed my eyes .

This guy, did it do something… .

No, what did it do?

『I understand well what Master-dono is thinking, but I didn’t do anything?』

「Is that so?」

『Oi, you don’t believe my words, do you! However, it’s also a good thing that humans feel fear when they see me . 』

I was somewhat uneasy about the villainous look on Yoru’s face (even though it’s the face of a cat), and when I confirmed it with Amelia, it pressed its paw against my cheek that was three times bigger than normal due it it changing sizes because of the battle .

Umu, it had a nice feel .

Let’s squish it together with Amelia afterwards .

「Yoru, didn’t lie . These people, just collapsed the moment they saw Yoru’s face . 」

If Amelia says so, then it must be true .

How weak, the enemy .

We left the enemies to the elven warriors to deal with, as we had that conversation, William timidly approached while avoiding Yoru .

「Um, Akira-dono, I have something I want to ask you, is it ok?」

He turned his gaze towards Amelia as he said that .

So he had to ask the person with the highest status, Amelia, first, huh .

What was the thing that a guy who always followed etiquette wanted to ask so much that he would go so far as to interrupt our conversation .

Amelia nodded, and William finally looked over to me .

「Um, is this Yoru-dono Akira-dono’s familiar?」

「U–n . Are you?」

『I am! If you look at the crest on my forehead, and the crest on Master-dono’s arm, it’s obvious!』

I ignored Yoru who was roaring gao gao, and looked at William .

「It seems so . 」

「Excuse me, but may I take a look at Akira-dono’s arm?」

Something like a crest on my arm was very chuunibyou and although none of my acquaintances will see it, I was unable to lay it bare as I walk down the street .

So, my black clothes were always long-sleeved, no matter how hot it was .

I rolled up my sleeve all in one go and showed him the crest .

That crest was black, but it seemed darker than when I made a contract with Yoru .

「Th, thank you very much . However, as an elf, I live much longer than humans, for me to be able to meet ‘the one accompanied by monsters’ before I die… . 」

「‘The one accompanied by monsters’?」

The chuunibyou-like names were quickly increasing .

I thought that, this kind of shame would normally be assigned to the protagonist, but just where was our protagonist (the hero) and what was he doing .

Indeed, if we’re talking about that idiot, it would be hard to imagine him dying in some random place .

He probably left the castle, but because of that, I couldn’t really predict his where he will go .

「If I’m not mistaken, it’s an elven saying . 」

『Aah, a long time ago, it was a phrase that indicated the abominable demons, but it’s talking about a person who was like the master of humans, elves, or beastmen who suddenly appeared . 』

It seems that Amelia and Yoru understood the meaning of it .

「Normally, monsters are existences that are incompatible with people . It’s no different than not having any data on them . Because of ‘the one accompanied by monsters’, there is potential for further research!」

Breathing heavily in excitement, William looked at Yoru .

As expected of Yoru, perhaps it too thought that it was unpleasant, he adjusted to a smaller size and jumped onto my shoulder .

「I see, Yoru-dono’s special magic is size regulation!」

He was coming closer as he made various wrong conjectures .

Certainly, this was unpleasant .

This guy, only thought about being praised by Liam .

「William, I understand that it’s rare, but can you not frighten our child?」

「…haa!! I’m so sorry! It’s something rare that I may never meet again, so I unconsciously… . 」

He was apologetic, but William did not look away from Yoru .

「You’re a man who doesn’t quite know when to give up . 」

「It’s already an obsession, that . 」

『I hate that guy . 』

As it freely expressed its thoughts, the leader who I had been carrying on my shoulder finally woke up .

Now then, we’re going to start the interrogation .

If possible, I don’t want to make it a painful experience .

Let’s hope that he spits it out quickly .