Hey wait, if he was pretending to be a man then I obviously didn’t know.
…… No, if you think about it, there were many hints of that several times.
Then I remembered when I told him about the brothel, and what happened in the hot springs.
But what am I doing?
『Kukuku! As always you are very interesting! I didn’t think you were lucky like that, it completely exceeded my expectations. Heavens, something incredible was seen 』
Shut up.
…… .Wait, did you notice?
『”Of course! Where is there a man who has that nice ass !? 』
Then you should have told me earlier.
『Idiot, that wouldn’t be fun』
I can hit her right? Right !?
『Oww !?』
At that moment Aria appeared from the other side of the passage.
[Well, why is Cruxie crying?]
[… ..There is a good explanation… ..]
I started explaining the preceding events to Aria (trying to fool her as much as possible).
[Huh? Could it be that you noticed?]
[I wasn’t entirely sure, but I thought it was a possibility]
Seriously? So I was the only one who didn’t notice….?
[Why were you hiding the fact that you were a girl in the first place?]
[W-Well….]
Cruxie was a bit hesitant, but I guess she thought she had no choice but to tell the truth now that it came to this.
[… ..I am an Amazon]
[Amazon? That tribe of warrior women?]
Yes, Cruxie nodded.
Speaking of the Amazons, they are a tribe that played a great role on the battlefields as the strongest mercenaries.
The countries that hired them was always victorious in vital battles, it is said that there was a fierce battle between each country to monopolize the Amazons.
Their biggest feature is that they are only women.
According to one theory, it is said that only girls are born in the Amazons.
The other is their extraordinary physical strength.
For that reason Cruxie has such great strength.
[…… I have to pretend to be a man until retirement. That is our rule]
In an army made up mostly of tough men, several problems would arise if there was a woman among them.
That is why the Amazons must hide the fact that they are women.
[So that’s why you were pretending to be a man… ..]
[Although it’s an old rule….]
[So is it a bad thing for someone to find out that you are a girl?]
[Huh… ..]
When I asked her casually, for some reason Cruxie had a red face and fell silent.
[Cruxie… ..?]
[T-This …… well …… you see… ..]
After hesitating briefly, Cruxie clenched her fist as if determined, and said so.
[I-With that person …… I-I have to …… I-give birth to a child… ..!]