Chapter 43
For a moment, I sensed a murderous intent.
Should I intercept it?
I turned toward the hero.
…But it seems fine.
(The chuunibyou maid made eye contact with me.)
More importantly…
I was shocked when I saw a rather small girl.
“Take this! My Special Hero Super Elbow!”
The hero, enraged by the Black Knight’s earlier attitude, tried to land an elbow on him.
(The Black Knight just wanted to go home quickly, but since the hero wouldn’t leave, he said he’d leave it to the maid and tried to walk away.)
The hero misunderstood, thinking he was being mocked and ignored (well, he was ignored), and attacked the Black Knight…
BANG! CRACK!
The chuunibyou maid tripped the hero with her leg.
The hero stumbled, still in the elbow attack pose,
fell on his elbow,
and his own fist hit his face…
I was stunned again, seeing this tiny girl.
“W-what?”
D-did she have feelings for me?
When she had been helped earlier, she had tightly gripped the Black Knight’s black cloak.
A magical girl.
Ah, that cloak! I recognize it…
No, that’s mine… there’s no doubt…
Ah! That’s right, I lent it to her when I rescued her because her clothes had been burned.
And yet…
And yet…
She’s stolen it!
It’s already too late…
My black cloak was decorated with stars and heart patches.
I could feel her strong intention that “this is mine now”…
Ah… I give up…
Usually, I’m the one doing the borrowing-and-not-returning, so it was shocking to be on the receiving end for the first time.
I, the Black Knight, resigned and left…
The magical girl wondered if the Black Knight had been staring at her because he liked her.
Feeling embarrassed, she lowered her face, blushing.
The hero, nosebleeding and teary-eyed, muttered,
“Unfair… the Black Knight attacked me…”
and curled up on the floor in self-inflicted pain from his misunderstanding.
The chuunibyou maid, who had tripped the hero with her leg, looked down coldly and said,
“My master is busy, so this maid will take over and handle the arrangements. Please be cooperative.”
The saint is focused on healing, but she thought this was the hero’s own fault and pretended not to notice his pain.
“Understood, thank you,” said the saint.
“I didn’t get to see the dragon…” said the tank.
“Maybe the Black Knight likes me…
He might toy with me, even with my big body…”
muttered the magical girl, placing her hands on her cheeks.
Hero:
“It hurts… it really hurts… Mama…”
Adrenaline had temporarily numbed the pain, but gradually, his nose started to hurt.
It was red and swollen.
The preparations were completed safely,
the chuunibyou maid granted permission for streaming the dungeon exploration,
and the day after tomorrow, the Black Knight would join the hero party on the dungeon expedition.
Everyone in the hero party, except for the magical girl, returned home dispirited.
