Beautiful looks. Yuuto thought to call this child a bishoujo3 A fantasy look that can’t be seen in Japan.
Her body looks delicate, though it’s hidden in an armor, she’s swelling with femininity enough. To the white skin of Askua’s legs appearing for an instant, Yuuto spoke from his chest in surprise.
「…I see, that dragon. It’s strong to some degree」
To Yuuto’s murmur to himself, Asuka jumped in surprise. Asuka’s eyes is filled with shock that she wants to say ‘It’s a joke right?’
「No, You see. I don’t like to stand out. You have to exert effort if you stand out right?」
Yuuto gazes at Asuka slowly. While hiding the beating that gets faster, Yuuto smoothened out the cold expression.
「Y-You. Just what are you? …J-just because you don’t want to stand out, you pretended that I’m the one who defeated it?」
Asuka questioned Yuuto with doubt in her eyes. Yuuto laughed and confirmed it.
「That’s right. You’re the one who knocked down the dragon」
Asuka was drawn in Yuuto’s expression.
Asuka is perplexed inside, along with fear, then she feels a little excitement.
「A-are you really sure? S-saying that I’m the one who beat it?」
Asuka glanced on the top of the table in the room.
On top of it are the reward given by the villagers for the subjugation. An amount of money where you won’t have no problem to live for a year.
She wasn’t going to accept it. Asuka intended to pass it to Yuuto.
She just looked at it unintentionally.
The moment Yuuto laughed, suddenly, Asuka was attracted by the sight of gold coins momentarily.
「Fuun. Though I defeated it, I don’t intend to gain rewards」
Are you really sure? Asuka’s body jumped.
「Y-You’re wrong!? That’s not what!!」
Asuka looked at Yuuto in panic.
While holding down her heart that’s about to explode, Yuuto kept talking to Asuka in an indifferent voice.
「Do you want to monopolize the rewards and exploits? You’re cute, yet you’re quite a selfish person」
「You’re wrong! That’s not my intention! I-I intend to give it to you since the beginning!!」
In Asuka’s cry, Yuuto stood up. He was steadily walking on the table on the side of Asuka.
「That’s not what you mean right? Handing it over or not handing it over. …I did seat on the feast but did you hear me wanting a reward」
「ーー!!?」
Yuuto’s eyes blocked Asuka’s voice.
*Doku Doku* Asuka felt her heart beating faster.
「You deceived the villagers, and that doesn’t change the fact that you got gold for that」
「Tha!?…T-that’s not…」
Asuka’s face is distorted in despair.
While seeing that expression, Yuuto laughed in his mind.
He noticed it from the beginning. Asuka had refused the reward in the feast. She kept declining while glancing at Yuuto.
All the gold coins were from the villager’s goodwill. And a certain push is her reason.
「I-I. Realy don’t have such intention…」
With tears filling Asuka’s eye, Yuuto felt a strange feeling running through his back.
I’m really glad I died!!
On this day, Kashiwagi Yuuto decided.
「Fufu, I’m just joking. Let’s divide the reward in half. Let’s not waste the goodwill of the villagers.」
To Yuuto’s voice, Asuka was wrapped in relief.
「In exchange, you don’t mind doing me a favor right?」
「……Eh?」
Her eyes was stained with unease again, Yuuto walked briskly.
Asuka’s body trembled to Yuuto that’s in front of her.
「…Waiー!?」
However, Yuuto took the next action and made Asuka get startled most on this day.
Kneeled. A simple, clear sign of loyalty.
Yuuto took the hand of the perplexed Asuka gently.
「My name is Kashiwagi Yuuto . I’m your treasury from now on. I’ll be your sword, your shield, your spear, I take vow right here.」
That’s what Kashiwagi Yuuto determined for the first time in his life, he made an oath.
This day, It is the one encounter where a miracle was obtained to change the world that no one knows at this time