“Alright, I’ll be back, Iscar~”
“Don’t ever come back!!!”
A few days after the incident with the Red Dragon.
I was disguised as ‘Sara, the Dark Lady,’ delivering magical wine to Lord Iscar, the lord of the territory.
The official sale was just around the corner.
This time, I was doing the final stock check right before that.
“Now then, I wonder if Van’s doing well…”
Since then, I recommended that he live the life of a free monster hunter.
It’s a lifestyle where you hunt monsters outside and sell the materials within the city.
It’s even more of an outlaw life than being a rough adventurer.
Many criminals who want to avoid dealing with society tend to live this way.
“Even though adventurer life seems free, if you keep going to and from the guild, you’ll still end up interacting with people. That would be too soon for him.”
That’s why I suggested the monster hunter lifestyle. I mean, he caused a huge scene at the guild not too long ago.
If he shows his face again, it might lead to more trouble.
“Hopefully, nothing happens…”
While I was vaguely thinking about that guy, I left the lord’s manor.
That’s when I saw a familiar face making a fool of himself on a nearby street.
“—Wh-What?! Please, go on a date with me, Catherine-chwaaaan!”
“Eh~ Lua-kun, you may have a nice face, but your personality is total garbage~”
“G-Garbage!?”
“Last time I got tricked by your looks and went drinking with you, but you got wasted super fast, tried to jump on me, gave me a lecture when I dodged, puked, passed out, didn’t have money so I had to pay, and it was seriously the worst. You’d be better off dead, you know?”
“Hwaah!?”
“Anyway, see ya. If you talk to me again, I’ll call the guards.”
…There was my bad friend Lua, hitting on a woman who looked like a prostitute, only to get spectacularly rejected.
Seriously, what’s that idiot doing?
“You’re still the same as ever, huh? Well, cheer up.”
As I approached while encouraging my idiot friend, he turned and his face lit up.
“L-Lady Saraaaaaa!?”
“Huh, oh.”
That’s when I realized.
Come to think of it, I’m still in Sara’s form!
Whaaaaat, I was so lost in thought about the Red Dragon that I totally forgot! How careless of me!
“I-I don’t know what’s going on, but did Lady Sara just encourage me!? What, what is this, a dream!?”
“N-No, that’s not what it was!”
Alright, in that case, I need to retreat immediately. Before I make any more slip-ups, time to say goodbye.
But just as I was about to make my quick getaway, Lua grabbed my hand firmly.
“Even if it’s just a dream—please go on a daaate with meeeeeee!”
“Wh- (Whaaaaaaat!?)”
What the hell are you saying, you idiot!?
