Negai o Kanaete Moraou to Akuma o Shōkan Shitakedo, Kawaikattanode Kekkonshimashita ~ Akuma no Nīdzuma - CH 124

Both turned away as their faces became red with embarrassment, until both snuck a peek.

They did it only once, but since they did it at the same time, their eyes met.

And then… They laughed.

“Fufu, we came all the way here, so we might as well have fun.”

“Hahaha yes! This is my first time seeing the ocean!”

“Hn? Is it?”

“Yes. I never left Nemophila…”

Theo was abandoned as a baby and raised by an elderly couple, so he never had the opportunity to leave his hometown.

He simply spent his days trying his hardest to make a living in the mercenary guild.

Nemophila was not close to the ocean. It only had a small river, so it was Theo’s first time seeing such a beautiful and vast body of water.

“Have you ever seen the ocean before, Helvi?”

“Yes, countless times.”

“Really!?”

It was only natural, since Helvi had lived for over ten thousand years.

A long, long time ago, Helvi was summoned and asked to destroy the powerful monsters that inhabited that world. She granted this wish, killing not only monsters on land, but underwater as well.

A monster that looked like a dragon ruled the seas. This monster lurked within an underwater volcano, and was unleashed onto the continent by an eruption, leading to it causing havoc.

There were many more underwater monsters, big and small.

In fact, it could be said that there were more, and stronger monsters underwater compared to above ground.

Helvi destroyed them all.

(Sometimes I would split the ocean or evaporate it to eliminate the monsters… How nostalgic.)

She could use powerful magic to look into the deepest parts of the ocean and destroy monsters.

At the time, it was a hellish landscape, but the beautiful ocean that stretched before them made it seem as though that never happened.

(The passage of time really is incredible.)

Thought Helvi as she stared into the horizon.

“…You look like you’re looking really far away. Is something wrong?”

“Nothing.”

“A-alright…”

Theo had a bad feeling, and chose to not probe any further.

“So you’ve been to the ocean a lot of times…”

“Yes… But never with someone else.”

“…! I-I see…!”

“This is a brand new experience for me, just as it is for you.”

“Uu… You noticed?”

“Yes, it is written all over your face.”

Theo felt a little sad and self-conscious because this was only a first for him.

He then felt a little embarrassed, but also happy as Helvi saw through this, and tried to cheer him up.

(Or rather, I looked into your mind.)

She would not have noticed this by his expression alone, but could instantly tell what he was thinking by peeking into his mind.

(You think such adorable things… Fufu.)

She thought as she continued to read Theo’s mind, who tried to laugh the embarrassment away.

“I’m glad I can have your first, Helvi!”

“Hnn!? I-I see…”

The suggestive wording Theo used startled Helvi.

(Well… It is true in that sense as well.)

Theo’s words made Helvi start thinking of things that should not be going through her mind in such a public space.

“…Let us enjoy this ‘first’ together as well.“

“Y-yes! I can’t wait to go there!”

Said Theo as he ran towards the water, but…

“Wait Theo. You do not want to get sunburned.”

“Eh? Sunburned?”

“Yes. Long exposure to the sun will make your skin red, as though it had been burned.”

“Really!? Now that I think about it, when I walked around for a long time in grasslands while doing quests, my arms and my face would be red the next day.”

“Yes. That much is fine, but it will be much worse if your skin is exposed this much.”

“So… I can’t go to the ocean?”

Theo looked disappointed, as he imagined going all the way there and returning home without touching the water.

“You can. Luna’s mother offered me oil that protects skin from the sun. You just need to cover yourself with it.”

“I didn’t know about that. I’m glad I can go.”

“Yes. Lie down, I will do it for you.”

“Eh? I can do it.”

“Can you reach every part of your back?”

“Ah… No, I can’t.”

“Them allow me.”

Helvi said as she opened the bottle she was given, with a grin on her face.