Kuro no Maou - Chapter 381

Chapter 381

Chapter 381 Uninvited Partner

When one thinks back on it, Simon had never really formed a party . When he had first registered as an adventurer to earn his tution fees, he naturally tried forming one but in the end it didn’t work out . Nobody really wanted a helpless alchemist who couldn’t even use a sword or magic .

And naturally, he went solo . He wasn’t really aiming to rank up either and so he just went on doing the rank 1 quest of collecting medicinal plants over and over . But to Simon, this wasn’t unfavourable .

If my memory serves me right, he probably also met Kurono from the Alsace village’s adventurer guild when returning from the plant collecting quest . After that, started the hellish Alsace battle . And then the recent ,nightmarish battle of Iskia . In both of these battles, there were allies in the surrounding lands but they didn’t really form parties . They only moved in a group temporarily .

And then, after the fight had ended, he was supposed to go back to his casual solo quests but—before he knew it, he had made a partner .

“Yaa, the weather is good . Ideal for questing . ”

In the deep green forest, bright sunlight filtered through the trees and among all that, a cheerful, light voice reached Simon’s elf ears .

“R-right…”

Replying with difficulty, he looked at the owner of that voice .

Even though the bottom half of her face was covered by a veil, just seeing her eyes makes you think she has a beautiful face .

This Dark Elf, who only introduced herself as Sofie, is Simon’s partner for now .

(… . How did it come to this… . )

He thought back to exactly a month ago . It was when he had finally returned to his usual worn-out hostel from his elder sister’s mansion .

“Welcome back, Simon . This person will be your partner from today . Her name is Sofie . ”

And this was how the mysterious dark elf Sofie was forced onto him by Lily, when she greeted him with a bright smile .

“Simon, you will be trying out the guns you develop in real battles yourself from now on, won’t you? But it’s kinda worrying to let you go alone into a jungle and we will be busy with our quests so we can’t look after you . And so, I decided on having someone I can trust be your bodyguard . ”

I understand the logic behind it . But this is way too sudden .

As if it was already assumed that this person will be appointed on me and the guarding and so on are just an excuse for it .

“And that’s how it is, so, I look forward to it, Simon . ”