A month had passed since then. Up to now, Tenryu* never did cross Gallia border. It did, however, approach several times. (TL Note: Heavenly Dragon)
[Customer, why the long face?]
[Even with this, you can still tell what kind of expression I have?]
[I wonder about that? I just know.]
Eris put on a sweet face as she sat next to me. Is this okay? Aren’t you still at work? Eris then continued as if to address my thoughts.
[My master is so sweet. He won’t get mad at me even if I idle a lot.]
[The shop will be in trouble if you keep doing that.]
[Your employer will die at this rate.]
[Ahaha. He said it himself that he won’t let me do such a thing….]
I quickly looked away from staring into Eris’ eyes. It was dangerous….I almost got attracted to her. Eris had aimed when I dropped my guard down, and tried to get in.
[Chi, . Look at my eyes properly.]
[No can do. I will get affected.]
[Just a little bit should be alright, right?]
[No is a no! There is no such thing as ‘just a little bit’.]
If I got attracted to her even a little, it would be the end. The Lust skill was simply that powerful. Well, since the attraction is actually the unintended harmful effect of the Lust skill, she couldn’t actually control it in any way.
[Even so, Fate keeps coming to my shop so often. That… troubles me.]
[Don’t get me wrong. I come here not just to see you.]
Whilst saying that, I pushed away the approaching Eris. However, she laughed fearlessly,
[Ah, could it be that you are, that so-called a tsundere type?]
[……Ha!? What are you talking about. If anything, it wouldn’t be to you!]
[Aaaaaaa, how awful]
[I wish you were attracted to me…and acted lovey-dovey to me..]
[That’s scary, you know?]
[Enjoying yourself? Mister Mukuro?]
[Ah, about this….]
I peeled off Eris who was boo-ing at me, and pushed her to the side. She seemed to be not liking being pushed like that, so she took my wine and drink it without permission. …..Before it’s Myne, and now Eris. Why do I keep coming across girls that loved to snatch my possessions without my agreement?
[Alright then, what do you want from me?]
[Ee, quite a lot to be honest. Don’t you know about it already?]
[Not really]
[56 cases of violence to other warriors, 21 cases of property damage. All those in only one month. Unbelievable.]
Aaaaahh, those things……..it’s become something that regularly happened everyday, that it barely crossed my mind. I even made short work of several warriors before coming here.
[It can’t be helped. They like me so much, they actually attacked me every single day. It’s not like they’d listen if I tried to talk it out with them. Even you understand that, right?]
[Certainly there are a lot of such warriors in Babylon.]
[Un un, that’s right! They attack me like ants finding sugar.]
[However, as I said before, I cannot condone your violence.]
[Do you know why the other warriors kept targeting you?]
[Because they like me too much?]
[Wrong! It’s because you don’t belong to any party. For normal people, it’s hard to attack you individually, so naturally they grouped up to make it work. That’s why, rather than working alone, why don’t you join some party?]
[That way, will the unnecessary conflict cease?]
[So I have a proposal for you.]
[This is….]
[Ehm, what do you think? For someone as strong as you are, we can hire you as a mercenary under the king’s army. That way, those pesky warriors will not be able to touch you.]
[Oh~, so you’re trying to buy me]
Hearing that, Roxy cleared her throat, looking troubled.
[I’m just feeling vexed. You were able to completely rout a stampede all by yourself. That has been confirmed by the exchange facility. It’s no doubt that you are a skilled person. At the moment, my priority is to strengthen the fighting force of the king’s army. Moreover, I personally think that it’s best to put a leash on people like you.]
Right, right. Babylon is indeed a bit too wild. Even I am considered as a dangerous person by Roxy. I smiled bitterly under the skull mask.
[I’m not a dog.]
[Right….My apologies. I used the wrong words. The way I see it….you seem to live in a hurry for something.]
[Thank you for your concern, but I do not belong anywhere.]
Roxy thought about something for a short while upon hearing my answer, but smoothly accepted it.
[Understood. Somehow, I had expected that kind of answer. Then, would you mind going out with me for a while?]
[What if I refuse?]
[Then you’ll reflect on your past deeds in the district prison. That would be no good for you, right? I myself, am a little curious about your prowess, warrior Mukuro.]
[It has become interesting somehow. I can only cheer, but do your best.]
[You are drunk, aren’t you?]
[I’m just a bystander, remember?]
『This has become interesting, Fate！』
[Even you say the same thing!]
『Hahahahaha, this me is a bystander too. I’m just a weapon, after all. Now go quickly. Otherwise Roxy will be in a bad mood, and you’ll end up spending the night in jail』
Don’t joke around like that! I followed Roxy out of the bar. It would be a bit unreasonable if it’s just for a simple bout. I don’t care, but I have to do it anyways.
