626 Episode 626: Rotten Marriage.txt




Hmm, I guess I can trust you to be okay with that.
It's hard for me to trust you so unconditionally. Well, he's a knight who used to be active on the sea, so I'm sure he's more adept with ships than us dungeon specialists.

 At a time like this, the human resource situation of the White Wolf (Oreo), whose members are dispatched one by one from each knight order, is quite an advantageous one.

 The twelve knights that existed before the establishment of the White Wolf Order are scattered across the continent with different official duties.

 When each knight order dispatches its members one by one - although there are actually some orders that don't dispatch due to various reasons - they inevitably gather people with different experiences.

 The Ulysses of the Knights of the Indigo Shark Order I had in mind is a typical example.

 The Blue Shark Order, which is responsible for escorting merchant ships on the continent's westward migration route and policing various species, possesses a skill that is unusual for adventurers, who are mainly active on the ground and in dungeons because of their duties, and it is likely to be useful in this mission.

I'll leave that area to you. Sorry to make you spend so much time on this.

 Travis waved his hand lightly as he turned to leave, relieved to see that his concerns had been tentatively resolved.

 I quickly grabbed Travis by the shoulders and pulled him back, almost dragging him away.

'Wait a minute. Are you going to go away like this? You haven't even seen Leila properly these days.
"Mmm. ...... That's true, but I haven't been able to find the time to go to .......
''The leading cause of the collapse of an adventurer's love affair is the spontaneous disappearance of the adventurer after spending too much time on the adventure and not dealing with them. If you're willing to do that properly, you'll have to consciously carve out time for it or it won't last.

 Travis couldn't even argue with her, he could only shush her.

 This guy has always had a hard time with young women because of his experience as a boy, when he wielded his skill-enhanced physical abilities to help a girl he could say was his childhood friend, and he got the girl involved and hurt her in a force majeure.

 It wasn't that he disliked them, but rather that he didn't know how to handle them without hurting them, a bitterness that came from his personality.

 Out of self-doubt, he left his hometown and became an adventurer at about the same time as me, but this guy kept himself away from that kind of relationship for the next fifteen years.

 It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of your time with this kind of a product.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work for you.
...... You don't have to remind me of anything superfluous.
'I guess we should be careful enough to be familiar with the example. Thanks for the warning.
And don't let that convince you.

 I send Travis off towards the diner while exchanging an exchange of ideas because we've been in a relationship for fifteen years.

 Unless this kind of thing is practically impossible, you should do it as soon as you think of it.

 But Travis stopped abruptly after a few steps and looked back at me with concern.

 It wasn't because he was worried about what he was about to do, but rather he looked at me as if he was worried about me as an old friend.

'But hey, you can't speak for others either, can you?
'......? What are you talking about?
'It's Alma Argentia. Your fiancée must still be in King's Landing. And all you seem to be doing is messing around with Green Hollow.

 For a moment, I couldn't grasp what Travis was worried about, but I quickly understood and was greatly convinced.

 There really aren't many people who know that Garnett and Alma are the same person.

 So from the side, it seems like I'm leaving my fiancé (Alma) in King's Landing to get lost in his business in Green Hollow.

'I appreciate your concern for our side of things, but you might want to take care of yourself once in a while. You have your own life to live, and you don't need to put it all into fighting Agart Ram.
...... Thanks for the heads up. I'm glad you're concerned, but things are a little different for us.

 I wasn't being sarcastic, but I was really glad that Travis had told me that.

 In retrospect, if I look back on it for some reason, it wasn't often that a third party worried about me in that light.

 I've had people worry about how busy I've been with my dual jobs, but I've rarely had people come up to me and say they were worried that my life was being distorted because of it.

 It's a good idea to be able to tell people to care more about the war than the knights, but it's because he's an old friend who doesn't have to hold back and because he's a high ranking A-ranked adventurer.

 That's why I also decided to give Travis the most sincere response possible.

I'm sure you're aware that Alma's mother was killed by Agart Ram and she wants revenge. So for me to fight Agart Ram like this is in line with her own wishes.
'...... That's right. Considering that you're acting as an avenging agent for your fiancée, it certainly makes sense.
'I mean, from my motivation for getting into this stuff in the first place, I wanted to do something for Alma and to get her dad on the other side to approve of my relationship with that guy.

 When I jokingly mentioned the truth, Travis's cheeks also broke out in a smile.

I see. It's true that I was thinking too much. But then, I guess we'll just have to stay out of this fight. It's also for the sake of your fiancée, of all people.
Stop it. That would put even more pressure on you.

 Travis slapped me hard on the shoulder with a wry smile and headed back toward the diner.

 I watched his back for a while, and then decided to turn back to the diner myself, just in time for Leila to take Travis' invitation to leave the table.