Chapter 36:
Chapter 37 — The Reluctant Hero
S. T. A. W
「Yah, sounds fun, Papa!」 Lena agreed, her initial excitement returning.「That's the spirit! ...Then they kept walking... So, Princess, what do you want?」Lena stopped, her ears twitching as she sensed trouble nearby.「C'mon, Papa, follow me! ...Runs to the place she sensed it from...」「...Following behind her... Princess, wait up, will ya?!」 Jay called out, frustrated by her speed.
They reached the center of town and found a large crowd gathered around a fight.
「Oh no, she's in trouble!」「Huh, they ga— ...Clears his throat... It's a party of guys against one chick. They must be losing... She'll be a'ight.」 Jay dismissed it easily.
In the center, a woman named Rina was skillfully fending off attackers.
「I told you crooks before, leave me be!」「You beat up my boys earlier!」 Crook 1 spat.「Yes. They were bothersome.」「Take her down!」Jay watched the chaotic brawl.【Wow, ten guys, one girl, yet they're still losing. And nobody here wants to help her... It means they're a well-known group.】「Papa, you have to help her!」 Lena urged.「Like I said, she'll be a'ight.」「She's not! She's hurt!」「Ain't my problem.」 Jay was stubbornly avoiding confrontation.Lena stopped, turning to him with an ultimate threat.「If you don't, I won't talk to you again!」【Sh*t!】 「C'mon, anything but that!」 Jay pleaded.「Then we'll help her!」「A'ight, a'ight, we will.」「...Happy... Thanks, Papa!」
Lena wasted no time. She used a swift Transformation Spell, making her cat ears and tail instantly vanish, giving her the appearance of a normal human girl.Meanwhile, Lisa and Saalin had arrived and were watching from the edge of the crowd.
「We should can help her.」 Lisa murmured.「Just say the word, Lady Lisa.」Saalin said seriously.
Jay was mentally reeling at Lena's quick change.
【Transformation? Well now, she's growing faster than I thought... Pause!】Lena ran straight through the crowd.「Mama! ...Then the fighting stopped...」Lena ran to Rina and hugged the astonished woman.「Mama, found you!」Jay groaned, burying his face in his hand.【Of all the plans she could use, she chose this! Damn it all... Hope the others don't see this!】Lisa was already analyzing the scene.「Say, doesn't that little girl look like Lena, but her hair's different?」「Yes, and her scent is similar, too.」 Saalin confirmed.「...Chuckles nervously... But Jay wouldn't be that irresponsible with Lena, right?」「That's true.」Lena kept up the act flawlessly.「I missed you a lot, Mama!」Rina, quick to catch on despite her wounds, played along instantly.「Oh, is that the case? Where's your father?」Lena pointed back into the crowd with an exaggerated pout.「Well, Papa was right behind me last time I saw him!」Crook 2 tried to shoo her away.「Get out of here, brat!」Jay stepped out of the crowd, his eyes cold with fury.「Who the f*ck are you calling a brat, dipsh*t?!」Lena's eyes lit up.【Ooohh! A new phrase from Papa! Dipsh*t!】「Who the hell are you?」 Crook 2 demanded.「For walking corpses like you, that ain't important. But the girl and Princess over there are with me.」Saalin realized the truth immediately.「...Blank expression... So she was Lena.」「Yah... I guess the others would love to hear about this.」 Lisa mused.「Yes, you're right. ...Then they left...」Rina continued the scene, gripping Lena tightly.「Err... Where were you two?」「Well, Lena loves going on shopping sprees, you know that.」「I remember telling you not to run off on your own! I had to fight crooks! ...Picks Lena up and Lena whispered to her... 【So he's the one Father told me to find!】」「Sorry about that, honey. ...Walks to them...」 Jay played the role of the apologetic husband.Crook 3 leered at the "family."「So they're your wife and daughter, huh? ...Laughs... They'll go for a high price!」Rina delivered the final, crushing line.「Yes, he's my husband... Jay von Lancer!」「Hii! I'm Lena von Lancer, and she's Rina von Lancer!」Crook 4 paled, stumbling backward.「No way! It can't be! Not him!」「What's the problem?」 Crook 5 asked.「Rumors in the Capital of the Loscraf Kingdom say he killed the Tyrant Wyvern with one spell!」Crook 6 was shaking violently.「You mean the same one who cleared out a whole group of regular Wyverns just so his kid could have a better view of the sky when she was painting?!」Jay intensified his aura, letting his cold power wash over them.「Like I said, corpses don't need to know who I am.」The crooks turned and ran as a single entity, scattering into the crowd.「Let's get out of here!」Jay turned his gaze to the onlookers, who immediately took the hint.「That's what I thought. ...Calms down... OK, they're gone now.」
They reached the center of town and found a large crowd gathered around a fight.
「Oh no, she's in trouble!」「Huh, they ga— ...Clears his throat... It's a party of guys against one chick. They must be losing... She'll be a'ight.」 Jay dismissed it easily.
In the center, a woman named Rina was skillfully fending off attackers.
「I told you crooks before, leave me be!」「You beat up my boys earlier!」 Crook 1 spat.「Yes. They were bothersome.」「Take her down!」Jay watched the chaotic brawl.【Wow, ten guys, one girl, yet they're still losing. And nobody here wants to help her... It means they're a well-known group.】「Papa, you have to help her!」 Lena urged.「Like I said, she'll be a'ight.」「She's not! She's hurt!」「Ain't my problem.」 Jay was stubbornly avoiding confrontation.Lena stopped, turning to him with an ultimate threat.「If you don't, I won't talk to you again!」【Sh*t!】 「C'mon, anything but that!」 Jay pleaded.「Then we'll help her!」「A'ight, a'ight, we will.」「...Happy... Thanks, Papa!」
Lena wasted no time. She used a swift Transformation Spell, making her cat ears and tail instantly vanish, giving her the appearance of a normal human girl.Meanwhile, Lisa and Saalin had arrived and were watching from the edge of the crowd.
「We should can help her.」 Lisa murmured.「Just say the word, Lady Lisa.」Saalin said seriously.
Jay was mentally reeling at Lena's quick change.
【Transformation? Well now, she's growing faster than I thought... Pause!】Lena ran straight through the crowd.「Mama! ...Then the fighting stopped...」Lena ran to Rina and hugged the astonished woman.「Mama, found you!」Jay groaned, burying his face in his hand.【Of all the plans she could use, she chose this! Damn it all... Hope the others don't see this!】Lisa was already analyzing the scene.「Say, doesn't that little girl look like Lena, but her hair's different?」「Yes, and her scent is similar, too.」 Saalin confirmed.「...Chuckles nervously... But Jay wouldn't be that irresponsible with Lena, right?」「That's true.」Lena kept up the act flawlessly.「I missed you a lot, Mama!」Rina, quick to catch on despite her wounds, played along instantly.「Oh, is that the case? Where's your father?」Lena pointed back into the crowd with an exaggerated pout.「Well, Papa was right behind me last time I saw him!」Crook 2 tried to shoo her away.「Get out of here, brat!」Jay stepped out of the crowd, his eyes cold with fury.「Who the f*ck are you calling a brat, dipsh*t?!」Lena's eyes lit up.【Ooohh! A new phrase from Papa! Dipsh*t!】「Who the hell are you?」 Crook 2 demanded.「For walking corpses like you, that ain't important. But the girl and Princess over there are with me.」Saalin realized the truth immediately.「...Blank expression... So she was Lena.」「Yah... I guess the others would love to hear about this.」 Lisa mused.「Yes, you're right. ...Then they left...」Rina continued the scene, gripping Lena tightly.「Err... Where were you two?」「Well, Lena loves going on shopping sprees, you know that.」「I remember telling you not to run off on your own! I had to fight crooks! ...Picks Lena up and Lena whispered to her... 【So he's the one Father told me to find!】」「Sorry about that, honey. ...Walks to them...」 Jay played the role of the apologetic husband.Crook 3 leered at the "family."「So they're your wife and daughter, huh? ...Laughs... They'll go for a high price!」Rina delivered the final, crushing line.「Yes, he's my husband... Jay von Lancer!」「Hii! I'm Lena von Lancer, and she's Rina von Lancer!」Crook 4 paled, stumbling backward.「No way! It can't be! Not him!」「What's the problem?」 Crook 5 asked.「Rumors in the Capital of the Loscraf Kingdom say he killed the Tyrant Wyvern with one spell!」Crook 6 was shaking violently.「You mean the same one who cleared out a whole group of regular Wyverns just so his kid could have a better view of the sky when she was painting?!」Jay intensified his aura, letting his cold power wash over them.「Like I said, corpses don't need to know who I am.」The crooks turned and ran as a single entity, scattering into the crowd.「Let's get out of here!」Jay turned his gaze to the onlookers, who immediately took the hint.「That's what I thought. ...Calms down... OK, they're gone now.」
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