While I was wondering whether I should shop or not, a woman appeared beside me, trying to snatch the same item from me.
The tall, black-haired person with two horns on her head and two swords on her back–was the sister of Musashi Kido !
“Aaaaah !?”
“Hmm ? What are you surprised at when you point at someone ?”
“Oh, no, that…… I was wondering, ‘if I should buy this one’.”
“What? Is that so. The clerk explained to me that it was ‘one of the last ones’, but I didn’t realize there was a customer ahead of me…..”
Musashi’s sister – Iori Kido, age 18, became serious and bowed her head to me ?
“I can’t tell you the details, but I really need the Elixir of the Fountain of Iris. This is it. Will you give it to me ?”
It is uncomfortable to secretly read that you cannot talk about the situation. But I’m curious. Hmmm, what to do ?
Her brother is the man with no common sense who attacked me.
Honestly, I don’t want to give it to his blood relative.
While I was pondering this, the owner of the store asked Iori, “Are you aware that this elixir is poisonous to the body ?”
“Obviously. However, I am not the one taking it. I was asked to do so by an acquaintance. Not strictly so….. Oh, no. Of course, that acquaintance is well aware of the dangers.”
Is this necessary for someone else ? I was wary of her because she is Musashi’s sister, but is she actually a nice person ?
“Hey, Mel-kun……” Sylphy spoke to me in a whisper.
“What ?” I responded by lowering myself.
“Do you know this person ?”
“See, I told you about the oni tribe person that attacked us on our journey. She’s the sister of that man named Musashi Kido.”
Sylphy has lost her memory of it, however, I told her about it on the road trip. “I see,” she nodded in response.
“Did you just say the name “Musashi Kido” ?”
Iori’s reaction was startling to the ear.
“Uh, no, I mean…..”
She stared at me, and I faltered and clammed my mouth.
Then Iori shouted loudly.
“You know it ! That man is a nuisance. Tell me ! I want to know where he is. I will cut off his head with my beloved sword, Two Tigers !”
Musashi, what have you done to your sister ?
Iori reached out with both hands for the sword on her back, and then suddenly came to her senses.
“Ex- Excuse me. I just got excited and went to……. So, do you know Musashi Kido ? I am sorry to be late, but my name is Iori Kido. I am, with great reluctance, his sister.”
“My name is Mel Lylute.”
“Mm. Do you ? Mel-dono, know where is Musashi now ?”
Iori-san approached me. So close. Her face is so close !
At any rate, I tell the story of the events in the “City of the End of the Hero” from a third-person standpoint, leaving out quite a bit (such as the pulling out of the “Sword of the Hero”, and Marianne’s going crazy).
“Hoho? Musashi was defeated. Him. He ran away from home with such a big show of force, but in the street, he was beaten to a pulp. Pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft”
(T/N: Using italic for person’s action or noises)
She looks extremely happy.
“But I don’t know what happened after that.”
“He attacked the knight. It would be helpful if he was captured. I hope he is beheaded and then later subjected to exposure……”
You blurted out the last part.
I have come to a point in my life where I have changed my opinion of her. I can’t say that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, but she seems polite and serious (except when it comes to Musashi).
(T/N: Ohhh ! Is Iori’s gonna be his new capture target)
She is not a person to be mean to.
“Iori-san, you can have this elixir.”
“Really ? I’m grateful. I don’t know how to thank you.”
Iori-san’s smile breaks out. Yes, it feels great after doing something good.
“Mel-kun, are you sure ?” Sylphy looks worriedly.
“It’s not something I’m in a hurry to get.”
There may be something better out there if we look for it. Until then, let’s save up some money.