We thanked them for the meal and headed back to town. When we left the village, a lot of people saw us off.
[Swaying Bear was very popular.] Shinobu
The children would quietly gather around Swaying Bear.
The meat was delicious, as one would expect from high-grade meat.
I rode Swaying Bear back to town. Shinobu, riding Hayatemaru, runs beside me.
[Yuna, I need to talk to you about something when we get back.] Shinobu
[Talk about what?] Yuna
[I want you to hear my story.] Shinobu
[Could it possibly have something to do with this request?] Yuna
[Well, that’s a part of it.] Shinobu
She tried to deceive me earlier, so what does she mean by that?
Or was it something she couldn’t talk about back there?
[I don’t want any trouble.] Yuna
I’m here as a tourist. I don’t want to be bothered.
[U~u, don’t say that.] Shinobu
[That means it’s troublesome, isn’t it?] Yuna
[…It’s troublesome.] Shinobu
Shinobu answered honestly.
[If that’s the case, I don’t want to hear it.] Yuna
[Don’t say that, please listen to me! I’m begging you.] Shinobu
[I’ll only listen to you if you tell me everything without hiding anything from me.] Yuna
I want to know why Shinobu is following me around.
I don’t understand why Shinobu accepted the request. She said something like it was meaningless unless she was with me. I can’t quite figure out the true meaning of Shinobu’s actions and words.
It’s not like I’m going to let it bother me.
If it’s too much pain to listen, I’ll just pretend I didn’t hear it.
[All right. I’ll tell you when we get back to town.] Shinobu
When Shinobu and I got back to the town, we went to the Adventurer’s Guild to report our success.
[We’re back.] Shinobu
Shinobu walks into the Adventurer’s Guild as if she were back home. The fact that Shinobu shouted out like that as she entered drew a lot of attention.
But Shinobu didn’t seem to mind and casually went to the reception desk.
[We’ve finished the request.] Shinobu
Shinobu took out the request form and her guild card, so I took out my guild card as well.
The receptionist checks the request form.
The request form is signed by Itsuki-san, certifying that the request has been fulfilled.
[Thank you for your hard work. So, what do you want to do about the Kamaitachi? Do you want to sell them?] Receptionist
[Yes, please. My clothes got torn because of the Kamaitachi.] Shinobu
Shinobu showed the receptionist where the torn part was.
[Ara, that’s unusual, Shinobu.] Receptionist
[That’s because of the silver kamaitachi. There are three of them.] Shinobu
[Is that so? Well then, where is it, Shinobu-san?] Receptionist
[I have one. And Yuna has two.] Shinobu
[When you say Yuna, you mean…….] Receptionist
The receptionist looked at me.
[Is that true?] Receptionist
She’s looking at me in disbelief.
[It’s true. Yuna defeated most of the Kamaitachi by herself.] Shinobu
Well, actually, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear are the ones who defeated it.
[What about your Kamaitachi, Yuna?] Receptionist
I don’t know what to do. Should I sell it?
Or should I ask Fina to dismantle it?