Sepakai (GXG) (GIRLXGIRL) (GL)

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Chapter 4
Section 4: Just Missed Each Other?
“Speaking of which, everyone just missed the hero? Up until yesterday, he was staying in this inn.”

“Huh? Seriously?”

Carol’s spoon stopped in mid-air, and a blunt, surprised voice leaked out. Delighted by the reaction she got, Charlie started acting self-important while handing out the barbato meat stew to the rest of us.

“Mhm, seriously. Ah, he was so cool. He was tall, slim, and very beautiful. In addition to that calm demeanor, I can’t think of a single way he differed from how I imagined him……”

“No way, we missed him? We even pushed ourselves to get here as fast as possible……why, just Charlie getting to meet him is unfair.”

“Nfufufu. But that all-important dragon managed to get away, so he was really depressed. So, I gave him some of our special honey mead, and he told me it was delicious…….Haa, his smile at that time……so dreamy”

“Then as expected…….well, it’s not like there’re that many dragons just flying around after all…….”

Toslin let out a deep sigh, and this time it was Charlie’s turn to be puzzled.

“Eh, what do you, did you all see the dragon?”

“Rather than just seen it, we fought it. Right when we thought we’d finished our job, a dragon suddenly flies in our path.”

“Ah, speaking of which, your job was in Relton. The hero headed that way chasing after the dragon as well. So what happened? I mean, you all look like you made it back in one piece.”

“Honestly, all jokes aside, it’s a miracle we made it. If Iris wasn’t there, then the whole entire village would’ve been wiped out. Stupid hero.”

“H-Hold on Toslin……. You shouldn’t badmouth……..”

“Hold on, back up, what do you mean? What did Iris do?”

“Eh……..I-I didn’t………”

“Iris killed it. With magic like this……..first a schlick, and then with a swoosh the dragon was cut in two.”

Carol held out her spoon as if it were Hadion’s sword and started waving it around in the air.

“Huh?”

“Oi you’re splattering stew all over the place! Quit playing with your food.”

Toslin forced Carol’s butt back into its seat and slapped the back of Carol’s head.

“Eh? Um, what? What do you mean? Rose-san, do you get it? Iris, you can use magic?”

“T-That’s wrong! No um, it’s not exactly wrong, but…… I’ve always had some magic power, but only a little, and until then I’ve never been able to cast a single spell, so……..”

“However it is a fact that the spell Iris-san cast was what had finally felled the dragon once and for all.”

“S-Seriously……….?”

Charlie obediently believed what Rose-san was telling her. Her jaw dropped as a result, and she began to just silently stare at me.

“U-Um Charlie, but you see…….”

“Isn’t that awesome Iris!? You killed a dragon even the hero wasn’t able to beat”

“Wa- You’re wrong! Listen Charlie, it was only because everyone was there that…….”

“But that’s still amazing. Actually yesterday, a merchant passed by the same time the hero was here and said the dragon had already been defeated. He told us a female mage cut off its head in an instant. Nobody believed him at the time……but I never would’ve thought that you……”