Now..........
　I glance at the underwear Ristina-san was holding, then turn my gaze to another pair of underwear.
　The first step would be to get her to shift her interest to the other underwear.

''Those two, did you like them?''
'In its own way. 'What is it, senior?　Have you found something you like?
Yeah, right.

　If I told them as it is, it would usually be s*xual harassment, wouldn't it?
　No, but........I also wanted to get that underwear here.

''Tell me, senpai. Maybe I can put them on for you?
.... the one you like is your underwear.

　I glanced at her. Ristina looks at the thin line of black underwear on the shelf, and her eyes widen as she looks at me.
　Her face turns vaguely red.

''Hey, what are you suggesting!
No, she said she liked it.
Just because I like it...　Who would recommend this stuff!

　I was embarrassed too, but I'll hold back for the sake of my skills here.

'Is there someone you're dating now, Ristina?
'What?　No, no--I'm here!　I'm here, but what is it?!

　Why would he affirm it with such full force?
　It was a reaction as if he wasn't there, but Ristina-san seems to be popular and that's not true.
　If you're there, why don't you just go on a date with that person?　I also thought, but there might be some circumstances.

　For example, if the other party is a knight, it could be that he is away from the city on an expedition.
　Even adventurers and the like can be away from the city for a week to a month on a long journey.

''See, I think you can win that person's heart by wearing these underwear, don't you?
I don't need to rely on those tools, my charm is enough!

　Red in the face, she exclaims.
　It's rare that I've cornered Ristina-san like this.
　Normally I'm the one who gets cornered.......

　.........Perhaps I'm good at making fun of people as I thought, but I'm not good at getting beaten up.
　I'm in a similar situation. That's exactly what's happening right now.

''But, after all, there's a saying that you have to start with a form, right?
Well, that's not hard to understand.
Don't you think it would be more effective to say, "I'm going to seduce you"?　Atmosphere is important, right?
I'm fine!

　Ristina-san pouted and turned her face away.
　Even her ears are red, but I wonder if she got angry.

''........Would you like to buy it?''
I'm not buying it!　Lelius senior's s*x!

　Listina sticks out her tongue and grabs the first pair of underwear she had chosen for herself and heads towards the clerk.
　I glance at the black underwear as I watch her posterior as she negotiates the price.

　........it can't be helped.
　I'll just have to come back to buy them later.


　X


　As we were leaving the underwear shop, Ristina-san looked at me with a bushy face.

''You're a senior.......teasing me all over the place.......''

　He is complaining about mumbling.
　........No, I didn't mean that.
　I was rather serious about recommending those underwear, you know?

　If you bought it, I was going to give you an extra body-enhancing S-rank instead of Weapon Break, right?

Well, I'm glad to hear it. I was afraid to go into a place like this unless I was with someone else.
'Well, yes. You never know where your stalker is, do you?
Yes.

　Suddenly, Ristina hides her previous cheerful tone and closes her mouth.
　It's a shame.
　I should have been more deliberate in my words.

"Ristina-san, is there any other place you can go?
''.......For now, I'm fine. Lelius-senpai had some things to do too, right?
Don't worry about it. I can run my errands whenever I want. But you can't always move around freely, Ristina.
Thank you very much. But I'm fine.

　Ristina smiled at me.
　That's fine then.

''Well then, shall we go back to the inn?

　I said, and Ristina nodded widely.

'Right!'

　Then we walked down the road to get back to the inn.
　A man blocked our way in front of us.

Ristina!　Hey, why are you walking around looking so friendly with a man like that!

　The man who raised his voice and stared pointedly at me.
　Is he an adventurer?　He's a lot older than us.
　The small, fat man is approaching us, his voice spitting and spitting.

　I saw Ms. Ristina's expression turn pale, and I knew he was a stalker, or something close to it.
　So I stepped between him and Mr. Listina.

What are you?
Hey, it's you!

　A man snorts.

'I'm...'

　It felt a bit low impact to say that he was a business associate of Ristina-san's.
　

''My name is Relius, I'm dating Ristina-san. And you are?

　
　He met Ristina's eyes for a moment with a surprised look in them, but he seemed to understand her intentions immediately.

'Bo, I'm her and the gagair she's dating!
...Is that so, Mr. Ristina?

　I check with her to get her to say it directly from Lystina's mouth.

'Nope, no!　I'm not in a relationship!

　Ristina turns a heartily uncomfortable face to Gagael.
　Gagair shakes his head.

'Bo, I'm going out with you!　You're the one who said hello to me.　And I'm going to see your... you every day!
It's my job!　I'm not just dealing with you, I'm dealing with others as well!
'Ugh, you're cheating on me...!　Y-You can't........I won't allow it!

　Gagair raised his voice and took out the sword that was hanging at his waist.　
　A divine weapon, the Aizoblade, huh?
　It's not an offensive skill, but it comes with an S-rank of physical and physical strength enhancement skills that I'm familiar with.

　It's not so much a hit, but it's a sufficient divine weapon, isn't it?
　As he took out his sword, Ristina-san finally turned pale and retreated.
　Gagair's mouth loosens, perhaps out of a sense of superiority, and then he points his sword in my direction.

''Hi, hihi!　You're being duped by the man, Mr. Listina!　Then let me help you!

　Gagair drew his weapon and the area around him began to buzz.
　Gagair swings his sword out.
　It's just ... a perceptible speed.

　I dodge, and Gagael looks annoyed and swings even more.

Mr. Ristina!　Go get the knight!
"But........senpai........!
I'll be fine. Now!

　In a situation like this, it's better to appoint someone instead of relying on 'someone'.
　Well, in this case, I meant to let Ristina-san go.

　Ristina-san runs off with a face that looks like she's about to cry.
　Gagair looked in that direction, but he didn't chase after her.

''Heehee, dude, if you look closely you're the guy working at that inn, right?
'Yes, but so what?'
'You're using that position to force Miss Ristina to obey you, aren't you!
We have a healthy relationship, but...

　I could picture him suggesting naughty underwear in the back of my brain.

'First of all, I'm going to kill you for interrupting Mr. Ristina and I........!
Can you do it?
I'm a C-rated adventurer!　Guys like you, I can twist and turn!

　I dodge as Gagair swings his sword at me.
　I'll just have to stall for time. In the meantime, Ristina will call for a knight for me.
　I dodge and get behind Gagair and slap him on the back.

　A staggered Gagair glares at me with a bright red face.
　And then he starts moving again--

Oh, what?

　It was slowing down.
　Of course. I gave his clothes a muscle reduction skill, you see.

　It was as if he wasn't expecting it.
　It was a bullshit sword, like a child.
　Gagair still didn't seem to notice that the skill had been granted.

　It wouldn't be something that he would be able to notice so quickly.

''What's going on?　Your attacks are quite crude.

　Gagair looked at me in surprise.
　I fired a kick at its face.