Hakai Me no Yuuri - Chapter 51
Author: Kaburagi Haruka
Translator: s.h.i.+roiKaze/Soyokaze Translations
Act 3, Chapter 51: Before Departure
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The next day, Haster and I headed towards Mareba to inform mister Oreas we would take up his request.
To see how convenient [Transform] is, Haster turned into a horse, and Im riding him.
Im riding him without any trouble, which means his young boy form is no good, but Im totally fine if hes a horse?
“Yuuri, it could be dangerous if you dont ride properly you know?”
” Whose fault is that? My b.u.t.t really hurts. As does everything from my naval down.”
“One of those things that comes back to haunt you I suppose.”
“Bahamut left a terrible spell with me”
“Even I wouldnt say something like lets do it while Im a horse, so dont worry.”
“Why did that idea even come to mind? That actually makes me more worried. I would definitely die from that.”
Perhaps thanks to him becoming a horse with a splendid physique, we descended the mountain that usually takes 3 hours to get down from in less than 2 hours.
Once near the village, [Transform] was cast again to return him to human form. Of course I checked to make sure there werent two of those attached.
“Isnt it bigger than usual?”
“It was something like this, right?”
“The difference between imagination and reality, I suppose.”
Yeah, I wasnt being shy about it from the start, but in the places where our thoughts directly connected, I ended up corrupted
After walking a short way, the villages entrance came into view.
As usual, mister Kime was standing as the gatekeeper. That guy should be a mainstay of the garrison, but does he just have a bunch of free time?
“Good morning, mister Kime.”
“Morning, missus Albine.”
“Muu Referring to me that way still makes me kinda embarra.s.sed.”
“HAHA, youll get used to it eventually. Oh, good morning to you too, Haster.”
“Yeah, morning. I see Im being treated as an appendix here.”
“Ladies first, as they say.”
Since Haster took me as his wife, improper misconceptions about his s.e.xual disposition have arisen, and it feels like his distance from the villagers has shrunk as a result.
In exchange, it feels like women with daughters have taken more distance from him though.
Perhaps its because seeing some of a persons faults makes it easier to be friendly with them? Before he was a perfect superhuman after all Thinking that far, I recalled his misconduct from last night.
” Thats probably what it is.”
“Not sure what you mean, but when you make that face, youre usually thinking something rude.”
“Bring your hand to your chest and think a bit, please. Im sure something will come to mind.”
“Hmm?”
He places his hand flat against my chest.
“Who said anything about my chest?”
“I figured it would feel better than my own chest.”
“Mister Haster, Im going to have to ask you not to grope little girls at the village entrance.”
“Ah, sorry.”
A vein bulges on my head, while he nonchalantly replies, and mister Kime looks like hes about to vomit sand while retorting Hasters behavior.
I take back what I said. Their suspicions of him are not misconceptions; he knows exactly what crimes hes committing.
“Out shopping today? Id thought you went shopping just the other day while the banquet was still going on though?”
“No, we have business with Oreas. I heard hes staying with mister Halt.”
“Oh, that magician guy! Come to think of it, he has a similar atmosphere as you used to have.”
“Why did you add “used to” in there?”
Haster glares at mister Kime reproachfully.
But being seen that way is natural for someone who grabs a womans chest in front of other people.
“I mean, yknow Ahahaha.”
“Well whatever. Thats why were here, so may we go in?”
“There are no gates that would turn Haster away in this village. Go right ahead.”
“My thanks.”
Entering the village and heading down the way towards mister Halts house, I try asking him a bit about yesterdays conversation.
He was hiding in the bas.e.m.e.nt yesterday, so there are probably parts he didnt hear, which is why Im checking.
“You more-or-less understand what he said?”
“Yeah, the main point would be a phantom thief needs eliminating. Theyve been rather unusual these days.”
“So people who call themselves phantom thieves appear somewhat regularly?”
“Quite a few, as far as ones who call themselves such go. Theyre not the ones citizens tend to be afraid of, but its kind of like a t.i.tle showing their status?”
Its not very high praise, but I suppose theyre amazing thieves with some type of charisma to them?
However, they seem to be something that spring up with a fair level of frequency.
“Have you ever caught them before Haster?”
“A few. Well, those ones didnt live up to expectations. Besides, most of my achievements were in magic beast exterminations, so there arent all that many Ive met.”
“In other words, youre saying you havent had much experience dealing with them either. Hmmm, will this go all right?”
I feel reluctant about sending him out on a job against a hooligan when he doesnt have much experience with it.
“Moreover, Id like to try out how strong my body is now. How much have my abilities have changed, and how much influence does [Transformation] have?”
“So your basic physical abilities, and what kind of influence [Transformation]s changes to your body have on that?”
“If I fail at magic beast extermination, then lives are on the line, but against a thief, there probably wont be any battles to the death. Even if I fail, all I lose is my reputation.”
He spoke lightheartedly to me and I suppressed my slight anxiety while we arrived at mister Halts house.
For me, I have problems with that, so my feelings of not wanting to take this on were gradually getting stronger, but
Even so, we cant turn back after coming this far. Upon knocking on the door, I could hear Marles voice coming from inside.
” Whoops, Im not gonna take a direct hit from the door opening or something clich like that you know?”
Lately Ive grown accustomed to my tendency towards being joke material. I take a step back to guard against that kind of gag unfolding.
Just as expected, the door flew open and Whoa, if I was standing in front of the door just then, I think being knocked out would have been the least of my worries?
And from inside, Marle
“Ah, STOP!”
” Eh?”
With frightening speed, something flew out from inside And along with a loud thud, rammed straight into my stomach.
“Aww sheesh, Yig! I know youre happy, but you hit her way too hard!”
“HUUEEEeeehh”
Its been a long time since I last barfed.
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“Do you have some sort of grudge against me Yig?”
“s.h.a.gya”
“Certainly, it was wrong to leave you alone for three days in Solkalis, but Haster was the perpetrator of that. I had nothing to do with it.”
“Agya”
“Driving you out of the cottage as soon as we got back was his fault too. I had”
“Stop piling the blame on me for what happens to Yig. I was wrong, I know.”
Having been led into the living room, I was earnestly lecturing Yig, but Haster seemed to be taking damage for some reason.
Feeling somewhat refreshed, I pet Yigs head, and when we were waiting for mister Oreas, Yig slowly left through the window.
” What is he up to?”
“Ah! Dont you dare, Yig!”
“Oh my?”
Marle rushes towards the entryway in a panic.
After a moment, a scream could be heard along with a sound radiating violence.
“Uoh! You again, shrimp! I was called here today you know?! And heck, I could die from that breath! Are you trying to kill me?!”
“Gya!”
“Yig, bad kids do not get dinner!”
I see, Alec came over, so Yig went to stake out the territory. Im glad hes so faithfully following what I told him to do.
Well, this is something like parental affection. I feel sorry for Alec, but having obstacles can turn into a spice Ive heard.
“Should we Leave them like that?”
“Oh, mister Oreas. Its been a day.”
“There seemed to be a racket near the entrance last night too, but is it like this every hour here?”
“Its probably generally like that. Yigs all fired up too; it would be boorish to throw cold water on his hardworking att.i.tude.”
“Alec You have my pity”
Why are you looking into the distance, Haster?
“d.a.m.n lizard, Ill turn you into dried meat this time! PHASE TRANSITION!”
“FUGYA!”
FWOOM, BLAM, BWOOM, went the sound effects that felt discordant with the quiet village.
Maybe its about time we should stop them?
Upon thinking that while sipping tea
“Even though I keep telling you to stop, you I HATE YOU BOTH!”
Right along with Marles angry voice, the noise came to a sudden halt.
The obedience training seems to be going well. For Yig, and Alec both.
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Taking a pause, we greeted Alec and Marle who came to the living room, and it became tea time.
Even now Yig is squeezed between the two sitting on the sofa, showing how accustomed he is to his work as a guardian.
“Mister Haster, it has been a while.”
“Its great to see you in good health too.”
“First, I congratulate you on your marriage. Unfortunately I did not prepare a congratulatory gift for you though.”
“Thats nothing to worry about. My partner is Yuuri anyway. Our lifestyle hasnt changed much from how it always has been.”
“What exactly to you think youre saying about my momentous decision?!”
I pound my fists against Haster who spouted pretty terrible things from his lips. He didnt take any damage with my arm strength, as was already a.s.sumed.
Marle looks our way enviously. Alec looks like he just swallowed a bunch of sugar whole.
“Did you happen to hear what we are asking of you?”
“Yuuri informed me. No problems there.”
“In that case, you coming here means”
“Yeah, I think well take your request.”
“My thanks! I figured this is a little outside the scope of our muscle-brains.”
“Now I can relax,” is what mister Oreas relieved expression showed.
Jack and Kale probably arent suited for anything outside strength jobs.
“Come to think of it, what about miss Bella and mister Bhav? Those two should be able to respond well to this type of case, right?”
“Lady Yuuri For example, half a month ago, were you be able to handle your usual jobs?”
“Yeah, being newlywed It corrupts people after all.”
Why are you responding, Haster?
Ah well, certainly your depravity from half a month ago is a topic that could last a lifetime.
“Half a month ago, huh Certainly It felt like decent human functioning had ceased. For me, and him.”
“Which means those two?”
“Well yeah. I wouldnt say theyre getting along as well as you two, though.”
“Well thats fantastic. Well have to give our congratulations to them.”
“Is it really something to celebrate though I wonder?”
Cold sweat drips from mister Oreas. Is there a problem?
“How do I put this If I say the word “training” comes to mind from them, would you get it?”
“Ah”
Miss Bella must have commenced her ideal boyfriend development plan. Rest in peace, mister Bhav.
“Hey Master, if youre headed to Cornus, then I can”
“Unfortunately Alec, youll have to stay put. You just got back from a long vacation a month ago; do you think youd get to take another one so soon?”
“Ugh I guess youre right.”
“I think the ones heading to Cornus will be Yuuri, myself, and Yig as well. I leave the village in your hands.”
“Yeah, leave it to me!”
Even though he was disheartened when he heard that he would have to stay here, the s.h.i.+ne quickly came back to his face when his Masters trust was put on him.
Hes still a bit of a child I suppose.
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And so, after finis.h.i.+ng up the small meeting and delivering an urgent months worth of rings to Gusta in the magic tool shop for selling, we started heading towards Cornus.
Alec: “Wait, is that the only appearance we get?”
Yuuri: “In the end, you are in supporting roles after all.”
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