Semi-retired Adventurer Lives Leisurely

k off his head before a fight even happened.
I admit that your assassination skills are something else, but that and general combat fighting skills are different.”

Ageha: “…..you wanna test out that theory of yours?”

 

Henry: “……any time.
You can go back home crying after your loss.”

 

We both rise from our chairs and gesture to each other to step outside.

 

*Ke ke ke, do you really think you can beat me after stuffing yourself full? You won’t be as sharp or as fast as usual like that.

 

But there was sharp and our fighting mood is dowsed and extinguished by Cyril’s chops.

 

Cyril: “No fighting you two, okay?”

“ “ ………yes ma’am.
“ “

 

She smiles in a not so kind way, and both Hero and Heroic Warrior sit back down with heads bowed.

 

Ageha: “Can’t be helped.
Next time I see you, we’ll head to the training field.
I’ll let you know who’s stronger when that time comes.”

 

Henry: “There’s plenty of time to train here in Flowtier.
You really think you can beat me?”

 

Ageha: “How much of an idiot can you be? You can get stronger by just taking off more heads.”

 

Yeah, that only applies to Natural-Born Adventurers like you.

 

……….wait, Adventurer? You’re more an assassin than anything else.

 

Cyril: “Oh, I never got to ask, but Miss Ageha, why do you go after the necks so much?” Ageha: “Hmmm? Um, there’s really not a reason.”

 

Henry: “Cyril, don’t bother asking.
We’ve asked her this same question over and over, and we’ve never gotten one single useful piece of information out of her.”

 

We all had to finally conclude that that’s just the kind of living organism she is.

 

Cyril: “But wouldn’t fighting like that incur significantly more unnecessary risk?’

 

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Ageha: “Yeah, just like you say, Cyril, there are times if you only fight a certain way, it makes the fight more difficult.
But I'm dedicating my entire life to beheading demonic creatures.”

 

……….her life? Well, she is definitely very determined to stick to that style, and her weapon is actually….

 

Cyril: “Iーis that so……”

 

Henry: “And actually, Ageha’s godly equipment is an Uncommon-Rank even though she’s a hero.
It’s called the [Neck Critical Short Sword].”

 

When it hits the heck, its effects increase drastically.

 

It’s not as popular as the [Chest Critical] weapons, but for its additional difficulty, it does even more additional damage.

 

Jend: “Uncommon-Rank…? Then it’s the same as my [Blaze Blade].”

 

Yeah, Jend’s Fire Sword is also an Uncommon-Rank.
So as far as rarity goes, even a lucky beginner adventurer can receive an Uncommon-Rank weapon.

 

Ageha: “That’s true, but if you just want a weapon with a specific attribute, the difficulty of receiving one goes up exponentially.
When I first became an adventurer, I went after this short sword……….never mind.
I don’t like thinking about those times.”

 

Oh yeah, there were rumors of a girl that was hunting demonic creatures solo and without speaking a word.

 

Henry: “How many times did you have to draw?”

 

Ageha: “I stopped counting after 5,000…..”

 

Yeah, that’s way too much.

 

Ageha: “Aーanyways, the moral of the story is, if you have a goal, it makes your day-to-day adventuring all the more exciting.
Cyril, you said you wanted to go to the frontlines, but did you have a specific reason?” Cyril: “…..I do.”

 

Oh, Ageha asked the question that I’ve been wondering how I should approach Cyril.
Alright, good for you, Ageha.
Keep the question going.
Let’s see if it’s enough of a reason to go…

 

Cyril: “But it’s a secret!”

 

……..and she dodges the question.

 

Now I know it’s something she can’t just readily spill.

 

……..really, what should I do? The other 3 are fine.
Cyril’s personality is the least compatible with the way of life over there, so I really want to change her mind if I can.

 

Ageha: “HA HA! Well, yeah, you don’t need to tell me the reason.
Alright.
I’ll be going then.”

 

Henry: “Yeah, it’s starting to get busy, and we’re all done eating.”

 

Well, I do feel some sadness for her leaving, but it’s time to say farewell.

 

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We walked with Ageha to the Flowtier’s outer walls to send her off.

 

In these last few days, Ageha’s face is pretty well known, and she got a lot of attention from adventurer’s on their way to or back from an expedition, but none of that mattered to her.

 

Ageha: “Thanks for seeing me out.
Teo, keep working hard and get stronger, okay?”

Teo: “Yes, please be careful as well, Sister Ageha.”

Ageha: “Don’t you worry about me.
I’ve gotten used to how things work there, and I’ve made a lot of friends.
There’s nothing to worry about now.”

 

Ageha laughs merrily.

 

……..but this is just Ageha reassuring Teo, and it’s not like she’ll let her guard down.
There’s no one who can be overconfident in an environment where Upper-Tier Demonic Creatures come down upon the city like an avalanche.
If there are any overconfident adventurers there, it would just be the stupid ones.

 

……….correction.
Now that I think about it, there were a ton of those idiots.

 

Ageha: “Cyril, Jend, Ferris, it was a lot of fun running expeditions with you guys.
Let’s do it again!”

 

Cyril: “Yes.”

 

Cyril answers Ageha in place of everyone.

 

Ageha: “Alrighty, Henry.
You be well.”

 

Henry: “Yeah, you too.”

 

We bump fists.

 

We finish saying farewell.
I start wondering if she’s serious about running all the way to Ligaleo.
But she carries a small sack over her shoulder and begins to stretch and warm up.

 

Henry: “You’re really not going to use the Teleport gate?”

Ageha: “I don’t like waiting, and it’ll be faster if I run.”

 

…….only for you!

 

………sigh…

 

Henry: “Ageha, tell everyone said hi when you get back.
And don’t forget to give Yuu her gift.”

 

Ageha: “Yup, got it! See ya!”

 

And with that, Ageha began running.

 

…………and like always, she’s fast.
Too fast.
A horse carriage going past didn’t know what just passed by them.

 

Cyril: “………wow, she was a like a storm.”

 

Henry: “Yeah…”

 

But, well…even though I basically ran away from Ligaleo and came here, it was still touching to know there were people willing to come see me all the way here.