「 . . nn . 」
I woke up in a place I did not recognize .
『Master-dono, you’re awake . 』
I got up and was looking around, when Yoru, in his kitten form, came in through the window next to the bed that I had been lying down on .
He seemed relieved and somewhat worn out .
「Yoru, where is this?」
「My house . 」
Even though I asked Yoru, a different voice sounded in the room .
It was a voice that I’ve heard before .
「…Kurou . 」
The beastman blacksmith brought something over .
Besides the bed, there was no other furniture within the room, not even a closet .
It was a room that was truly just for sleeping .
「How are you feeling . 」
「Terrible . How long was I unconscious for? Also, where is Amelia . 」
My body was listless, a common sign of one who had slept for a long time .
My head was not working either .
After being summoned to this world, death was always nearby, and I couldn’t really sleep .
Even so, I was not at all sleepy right now .
Most likely, I had slept for a long time .
Time passed, and as my brain became more and more awake, I grasped the situation .
I put my hand on my forehead .
「Aah, I see . Amelia was kidnapped by the demon, huh . 」
『Yes . By the way, Master-dono going berserk and losing consciousness, that was three days ago . 』
I was shocked by Yoru’s words .
I even slept for three days, huh .
A long time ago, I had saved a child who was about to be run over by a truck and was hit instead, but even so, I had only lost consciousness for two days .
At that time, after the impact, my body had fallen just between the two tires and I came out practically uninjured .
This time as well, there weren’t any visible injuries .
It was quite strange for me to have continued to sleep for three days even though I was not injured .
As I was thinking that, the silent Yoru, who had a complicated look on his face, came in front of me .
「Yoru? What’s wrong?」
When I pulled him into my arms and stroked him, Yoru was purring like a cat .
He had told me about it before, but it seems that when he transformed into an animal, he completely became that animal .
The time when he turned into a black cat as well, when he was stroked in places that felt good, he would unconsciously purr .
Sometimes Amelia and I would even have trivial contests to see who would make Yoru purr first .
『Master-dono is…no, never mind . 』
I was extremely curious .
However, I knew that Yoru, who became like this, wouldn’t say anything unless he had the resolve to do so, so I didn’t say anything .
The two of us remained silent, and Kurou dropped the thing that was in his hand onto Akira’s lap .
「This is what you had requested . Also, about the dagger that were using, I have, more or less, sharpened it . Tell its owner to continue using it carefully . 」
The dagger that I had borrowed from the adventurer who had withdrawn from the front lines was shining as if it were new .
Confirming it’s condition, I turned my attention towards the other two daggers .
「You split it into two, huh . Was I too rough with it?」
「Yeah . But, maa, you’re an assassin . It should be easier for you to use daggers . 」
The two daggers were entirely jet black, and when I drew them to take a look at them, even the blade was black .
There’s no doubt about it, the sword “Yatonokami” had been remade into two daggers .
There was a huge crack right in the middle of the sword, so perhaps that’s where it was split .
According to Kurou, the crack was not something that he couldn’t repair, but he took my occupation into consideration and purposely split the sword up into two .
「Also, take this too . 」
He threw a small box to me .
I picked it up and looked at it closely .
Yoru was Yoru, so when he saw that, his eyes widened .
It seems that he recognized it .
「Oi, that’s that… . 」
「That’s right . That is exactly what you think it is . …open it and take a look . 」
Prompted by Kurou, I cautiously opened the cover .
「It’s a ring?」
Inside was crude ring, with a blood-red jewel embedded in the middle .
It was obvious that it was for men .
There was no name engraved on it, there were only words written on the interior .
「“I am the one who guides you”」
Furthermore, these words shouldn’t exist in this world . Unfortunately they were not Japanese, but English, which was what I was familiar with other than Japanese, so I was somehow able to read them .
It was definitely a hero, not the first generation hero, who was from an English-speaking country who made this .
「As expected, you’re a hero, huh . Can you read that . 」
I wasn’t a hero though .
「Aah, they are not words from the country that we were born in, but exist in our world . 」
I see, Kurou nodded .
It seems that, he thought that I wouldn’t be able to read it since the words and lettering was different than the ones that were engraved on “Yatonokami” .
I slept through most of my classes, but I tried to stay awake for the Japanese, English, and math classes .
It wasn’t for a reason like it being useful in the future or something, it was only because the teachers were scary .
The English teacher in particular would put on a carefree smile, seemingly oblivious to everything, but they would quickly notice if any student fell asleep in class .
On top of that, they would call on those who were sleeping, so one needed to be alert .
「Maa, it’s just as it says . That ring, will tell the one who has equipped it the location of anything . Put it on, and focus on what you want to know . It will be at the end of the light that emitted by the ring . 」
My heart jumped .
Something I wanted, something I desired .
Which means, I could also find out Amelia’s location as well .
I hurriedly put the ring on the index finger on my right hand and focused on Amelia .
「Ooh!」
A red string of light came out of the ring, and illuminated the wall of the room .
The beastmen’s Brute dungeon was in that direction .
『Oi, that should be a national treasure . Why do you have it?』
Unlike me who was delighted that I now knew where Amelia was, Yoru softly asked Kurou this .
Even if downplayed, it should still be a treasure that would be stored within the castle’s treasury .
Kurou shook his head in response, as if it was of no concern .
「I got it from someone who I saved a long time ago . He didn’t divulge his social status, so I don’t know who they were, but I accepted it since it was useful . 」
It’s good that it wasn’t a cursed item, towards Kurou who declared that without a change of facial expression, Yoru felt a bit of killing intent .
If this was a cursed item, and something happened to Master-dono, he was determined to immediately tear this fellow into pieces .
「Anyway, with this, I can go to where Amelia is . …are you coming? Kurou . 」
When I looked over towards him and asked this, he tilted his head, wondering why I would ask him .
「You, you’re Amelia’s master, right? Aren’t you going to go save your disciple?」
Good grief, Kurou shrugged his shoulders .
「When did she become my disciple? I don’t remember ever saying such a thing . 」
「But, for you to do this much, that means you care about Amelia quite a bit, don’t you?」
At my question, Kurou fell silent .
Those eyes that hid his thoughts stared off into space .
「…that’s true . I’ll look after her if she comes back safely . 」
Chapter end
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