Cortina angrily waved her knife around in indignation as she wolfed down her breakfast.
“You idiot, stop that, it’s dangerous.”
Gadius carefully confiscated the knife from Cortina.
His motion picking up Cortina’s knife so casually and fluently was very dwarf-like.
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“Ah, sorry. But what was with that timing? When my mouth was full of pasta? To the limit?”
“It’s Reid after all.”
From life on the battlefield to being adventurers. Life without manners continued and eventually Cortina got used to it.
Especially when they were on a job, they’d rush to swallow their food. The time they spent eating could prove fatal.
It became a habit that continued even after the battle was over.
“Even so, he acted like nothing happened the next day…. That pissed me off!”
“I mean, it’s Reid after all.”
Gadius who knows how depressed he really is at night feels like he has to interject. But if it comes from his mouth, it just won’t be right.
Gadius welcomes the happiness of his companions.
Reid in particular is often awkward or incomprehensible compared to Lyell, even he thinks himself unpopular with the girls.
To add to that since he’s famous as an assassin, fear is the first thing one feels towards him.
In fact, he’s pretty popular in his own way with his cool appearance and there are a lot of women aiming for him. If he could tie the knot with Cortina, it’d be a good ending to Gadius.
Gadius wants to support Reid’s unexpected courtship.
However, Reid’s already trying to change his own mind and is forcing himself to pretend everything’s normal. It’s a move made in consideration of Cortina so she doesn’t get angrier with him.
Meanwhile, Cortina is awaiting his next action.
In other words, their feelings are neatly passing alongside each other, but if things are left as they are, they’ll grow apart without knowing how the other really feels.
“Well, don’t get too mad. It might’ve been a blockheaded move but at least he did something, it’s progress ain’t it?”
“It is but…”
“Anyways, take a look.”
Gadius pushed a piece of paper towards Cortina.
“What’s this? Inspection of an orphanage?”
“It’s originally a request for newbies, but I had Reid take it, how about it?”
“Me too?”
And so Cortina let her mind wander.
Playing with the innocent children during the day, then at night under the starry sky with Reid, just the two of them… Then she looks at him with serious eyes, and she…
“Ufufufu, hey this ain’t bad.”
“How about it?”
“Such a thing is a piece of cake for me! I’ll accept your request!”
“I see, the kid’s’ll be happy”
“Come again?”
“They’ll be happier to have a Hero like you rather than an adventurer come visit.”
“Oh, yeah, now that you mention it, that’s right.”
Cortina is special among the six heroes.
She’s unlike Gadius who boasts insurmountable defense, or the key players Lyell or Maria.
She lacks an overwhelming technique like Reid or Maxwell have.
Her abilities are first-class, but they stop short of top-class.
Such a girl gave instructions to a bunch of masters in their field and led them to victory. Something that would normally be thought impossible for an ordinary person without power.
Being a hero without any power or magic.
You could say that is what Cortina embodies.
If it was her sent on the inspection, the children wouldn’t be happy.
Settling on that hypothesis, Cortina lay flat on the countertop.