Hakai Me no Yuuri - Chapter 60
And heres one more Yuuri chapter for the week! Expect the next one on Sunday as usual.
Author: Kaburagi Haruka
Translator: s.h.i.+roiKaze/Soyokaze Translations
Act 3, Chapter 60: The City of Cornus
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“Haster!”
“Yeah?”
“Its the ocean!”
“So it is. Well have to buy some swimsuits.”
“I want a cute one.”
“Er, you two know we came here to catch a thief, right?”
It has been a week since then, and nothing happened along the way, allowing us to safely arrive at Cornus.
We went through the entrance inspection, and the expanse before our eyes was a ma.s.sive harbor, and a beach.
“Sea bathing Thats something we can do too, isnt it?!”
I gazed at the glistening ocean with equally glistening eyes.
With a beach this large, forget a week, I probably wouldnt mind staying here for a long while.
Anyway, we need to grab an inn, and immediately take in this coastal city!
I urge mister Oreas along to guide us towards the inn theyre lodging at.
“Oh my, Yuuri and Yig. Been a while, huh?”
” You seem well, miss Bella.”
“Agya!”
When a voice called out as soon as we entered the inn, my excitement immediately dropped away. Oh right, shes here too.
“Hm? Did mister Haster not come along?”
“What do you Oooh, he couldnt win against his “advancing age” and had to stay home.”
“Whos “advancing in age”?!”
He delivered a firm fist onto the top of my head.
What did you expect me to do? Its annoying explaining that youre Haster.
“Hes actually right here. He says hes using magic to disguise himself, since hes famous.”
“Yeah, been a while, Bella.”
“Eh A young boy?! I hadnt considered that possibility!”
“Miss Bella, please dont come any closer. This is mine.”
“Shaa!”
Yig and I intimidate her as she draws near while drooling.
Oh yeah, after the orc incident at Comb, accidentally going into heat and pus.h.i.+ng him down, Ive gotten used to him in this form too.
As such, my desire to show owners.h.i.+p of him is in full effect. Im not giving him to anyone.
“Aah, Im not gonna take him, so relax? Ive got someone I started going out with too.”
“Uuu”
“Speaking of, where is Bhav?”
Miss Bella is at the inns counter. For some reason, mister Kale and mister Jack are in the kitchen, was.h.i.+ng dishes.
Its true, I dont see Bhav anywhere, huh?
“Oh, hes out trying to solve what happened with the memories of the people who saw Leviathans face when we caught her last time. It seems hes diligently working to see if he can st.i.tch a likeness together with whatever information they have besides where their memory cuts off.”
“Collecting information on what happened is certainly important, but Doesnt look like were getting anywhere with it.”
“Because its highly probable that some [Memory Manipulation] is being used. Actually, if our enemy is a magician, then wouldnt it be more effective to stake out shops that deal in those sorts of items?”
“Oh, I see Well have to look into those types of places. Leave it to good ol Haster.”
Obviously. Hes a sage, after all.
Of course I hold that t.i.tle too, but Im less knowledgeable about the world
“More importantly Haster, lets hurry into the city to go sightsee- I mean, go on a preliminary inspection.”
“Just now, were you about to say sightseeing?”
“Youre imagining things?”
“Well, its not as if this is the only area where the next crime could be, so sightseeing may as well be an inspection.”
“Hrm, mister Haster seems to have some kind of sweet atmosphere about him”
“Ah, yeah, apparently they got married. Give them some congratulations.”
” Huh? Who and who did?”
For a moment, an expression of trying to comprehend what was just said pa.s.sed over miss Bella.
Hmhmm, its us, us!
“Sir Haster and Yuuri did.”
“Good heavens To think the sage was in to little girls?!”
“Im not! I absolutely am not! I married her because shes Yuuri!”
He shouts in denial. Unfortunately its not very convincing.
I dragged him along as he proudly refuted it, and we embarked on our sightseeing.
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“First well go to the beach to”
“No we wont. Shouldnt we finish our job first?”
“Ugh I guess so. Then shall we head to the knight orders headquarters?”
“Yeah, I suppose. Since this city has a knight order, Id like to hear what they have to say.”
A damper was put on the sightseeing mood, but our first stroll through the city with just the two of us isnt so bad either.
“Agya!”
“Yes, of course, youre with us too, Yig.”
Since hes been staying behind a lot lately, he seems to have become more intensely self-a.s.sertive, see?
Even if its not as much as in Solkalis, exuberance flowed from us as we walked through the streets.
Along the way, someone in a stall recommended some accessories to me, but Ill have to control myself. Control
“Oh, these sh.e.l.l earrings are so cute.”
“Why not try them on?”
“May I, shopkeeper?”
“Sure ya can. Go right ahead an have a look see.”
I couldnt control myself.
I took a peep at the roadside street vendor, some small pink sh.e.l.l earrings caught my eye, and I ended up trying them on.
They clinked and clanked at the bottom of my ears with a cooling ring, making the harsh sunlight feel a little gentler on me.
“What do you think? How does it look, Haster?”
“It looks mighty fine on ya, cause yalls cute, little miss.”
“Yeah, doesnt it look good?”
Haster piggybacks on the shopkeepers flattery.
It suited my tastes, so I bought a set, and wrapped one of them around Yigs horn.
“Now we match, Yig.”
“Ugyu~”
“Well, aint that cute. This little guy Aint a winged lizard, huh. Dont got front legs, so could it be hes a wyvern?”
“Yes, due to some circ.u.mstances, a wyverns child was put in our care.”
“Wyverns and the like that get familiar with people are so much wanted by them there knight orders that theyll be adroolin over em.”
The shopkeeper unflinchingly strokes Yigs neck.
Now that I notice, this shopkeeper is quite young too, huh? Is she even an adult?
“You look rather young; are you watching the store for someone?”
“Naw, this here be my shop. Look see, heres my store openin permit.”
“Oh, my apologies.”
A store opening permit is something that authorizes a shop to open within the city.
In a city this large, there are plenty of dubious shops, and its easy for them to cause trouble, so the government issues these permits as a measure that grants peace of mind to travelers out shopping.
As proof that a business has the trust of the city, theyre obligated to disclose their permit when opening a store.
“My apologies, you just looked so young that Eh, 16?”
“Sure am. Pretty awesome, huh.”
I was surprised when I saw the age on the certificate. This girl only has a one year age difference from me?
Shes quite relaxed Actually, for a merchant, she gives off a carefree impression.
Mister Elric, for example, hides a sly side within his mildness that calculates his interests, but
She has the atmosphere of a cat sleeping in the sunlight. Thanks to that, I dont feel the slightest weariness of her. That probably draws in the customers though.
“Well, I underestimated you.”
“All good. Names Livy. Usually I open shop right round here, so come on back sometime.”
“Oh, my names Haster. This is Yuuri. Well come by again; would you mind giving us a discount when we do?”
“Ahaha, yall be the shrewd type. Ill be thinkin bout it.”
She squints her eyes and her mouth takes on a “w” shape as she replies with a smile to us.
Her whole face is actually like a cats. Just looking at her makes me feel warm and fluffy. I want to pet her.
“By the way Ive heard theres a robber calling herself a phantom thief breaking into places around here; is it safe for a girl like you to be opening shop?”
“Naw, that thief dont come round these parts. sides, I aint heard anythin bout the phantom thief hurtin anyone, which really gives some peace of mind.”
“Is that so If anything happens, Ill do whatever I can, so feel free to contact me at the inn managed by the guild.”
“Eh? Ya look like a little boy, but yer an adventurer? That theres a surprise.”
“Mm, oh. Not me, but some people I know. Well just get you in contact with them so they can help you.”
“Haw, cant say I approve of yall borrowin someone elses authority at your age, yhear?”
Miss Livy knits her eyebrows and her face seems to be saying, “bad boy,” as she pokes his forehead.
Isnt she acting just a bit too friendly with him?
“Thats not really what I mean”
“Hmmmph!”
“Wh-hey?”
While he tries to continue the conversation, I pull on his sleeve with every ounce of strength I have.
“Hehe, looks like I made yer girlfriend jealous, so hows about we stop this here.”
“Y-yeah, sorry.”
“I am not jealous. We just have places to be.”
“Ah well Sorry fer keepin yall.”
“Its because you had such good merchandise. Dont worry about it.”
“Glad it suited yer fancies. I should have some new merchandise in stock tomorrow, so drop on by.”
“Yeah, later.”
With a light wave of the hand, we parted from miss Livy.
After walking for a bit, he made one of his rare complaints.
“Yuuri, I thought wed managed to get some info on the city, and yet”
“But dont you think you might have been a little too friendly when getting it?”
I puffed my cheeks out like a blow fish and replied with my own discontent.
“No, that was just small talk about the state of things in the city”
“Hmph, by the way, the citizens dont seem very afraid of this phantom thief, do they?”
“Yeah, based on what Oreas told us there hasnt been much damage, so that may just be the case.”
“Ugyu!”
Yig found a skewer stand, and brought my attention to it by pulling on my hair.
“Owowow That hurts, Yig. Yes, I get it already!”
“Well, its almost noon; why dont we eat while we walk?”
Saying so, Haster ordered ten skewers. Isnt that a little much?
“Four for me, and four for Yig.”
“Agya!”
“And two for me?”
“You gonna eat three?”
“No, I actually probably cant even eat two.”
“HAHAHA, my skewers are huge. Youll burst yer belly eating three of em, dont you think, little lady?”
The stall owner said that in good humor But they certainly are big.
I take one of the grilled sausage skewers and immediately try biting down on it, but its so thick it wont fit in my mouth.
“Munch Chew”
“By the way, sir, Ive heard theres a phantom thief in this city?”
Haster is trying to gather information just like he did before.
The result was the same as the last vendor. The klutzy phantom thief is actually something the citizens laugh about, and theyve grown oddly attached to her it would seem.
“Well, what shes doing is bad, of course. Its just with how she always messes things up, its hard to hate her.”
“And besides, there have only been three incidents so far. Theres no guarantee shes still in the city, huh?”
“Ooh, yeah. The next target could be in some other city, huh. That feels kinda sad in a way.”
Whats this about? Has she become one of the citys attractions already?
With ten grilled skewers in hand, we courteously waved as we left the stall.
After that we asked around at several more places, but the results were the same as before. They dont seem to feel theres any threat.
“Is there any real meaning in getting rid of her at this rate?”
“Well, its a request, after all. Besides, she may be harmless now, but that will probably change in the future.”
While I eat the skewer in my right hand, I feed the skewer in my left hand to Yig, whos on my head.
This kid has a bigger mouth than I do, so hes easily chowing down on it.
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While we ruminated on the stories of the non-threatening phantom thief, we came to the knight orders headquarters.
Authors Note: We finally arrived at Cornus. Its already the 60th chapter?!
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