Chapter 74

CHAPTER 74 – KAKERU BELIEVER

Along the way going back to the town of Roizen .

I told Io who was walking beside me .

「You’d gotten stronger huh」

「Really?」

Io’s eyes sparkled .

「Ahh, pretty much . When did you become something like an A rank adventurer?」

「It was a while ago . While Kakeru-san is busy, I’m clearing quests from the guild . It’s like when I noticed, it’s already like this」

「I see」

「Uhm……Kakeru-san?」

「Un?」

「Did I……really got stronger?」

Very timidly, she asked as if to check my face color .

「……pu!」

It got funny, so I couldn’t help but laugh out .

「I-I’m sorry! I’m still not yet there after all right」

「Nope」

After taking a laugh, I said .

「You’d gotten stronger, with no doubt . You’d gotten stronger that you cannot be compared to when we just met」

「Really?!」

「Yeah」

I nodded clearly .

「……I did it」

Io made a small guts pose .

That appearance of her was very cute .

She was so cute that I want to return to the mansion right away and push her down on the bed .

「And then? I’ve completely forgotten to ask it but, what was those two?」

I asked Io .

The two who’s taking about ten meters distance back after I defeated the goat head monster .

The ponytail female swordsman and clerical clothed female priest .

The two who were calling Io Ane-san and Onee-sama .

「Agnes and Julia?」

「Ahh . When did you get to know them?」

「Just a while ago . On that day, the two suddenly came and said『Please let us enter Io-san’s party!』」

「That’s something I also heard somewhere」

When I said that, Io’s face reddened .

She said the same thing to me, and pushed herself to be in the same party with me . Honestly, it’s the same pattern .

「From there, you were in the same party huh」

「Yes, when Kakeru-san’s not around . Ah! It’s alright, Kakeru-san, I’m telling the two girls that it is only a temporary party」

「Temporary?」

“What do you mean”, I asked back .

「I refused because I’m already in another party, but they said that it’s okay even if it’s temporary party . If they say that much, I couldn’t help it, so I accepted」

「He〜」

I didn’t get clearly how it means .

Is there something like a real party or a temporary party .

But well, from how Io said it, there probably is .

「It’s real okay? I’m in, Kakeru-san’s party after all」

「Ahh, I know」

I nodded .

「You’re in my party, and you’re my woman . Even if you say you’d want to leave, I won’t let you」

I said with a little strong tone .

「……ehehe」

Io had a more and more grinning face .

「I got the story . You’re fighting monsters here and there with those two recently huh」

「Yes」

「And then, you’re being admired like Ane-san or Onee-sama」

「Yes……」

Io looked down embarrassingly .

「I’m telling them to stop, but the two wouldn’t」

「Isn’t it alright, letting them call you like that」

「Eh!」

To Io who’s troubled, I said as a joke .

「Rather, you should win them over more and more . Io should win over them, and give them to me including yourself」

The footsteps stopped .

I looked at Io who stopped on her feet, she looked at me with a surprised face .

Mu, I said it wrongly huh .

That right now wasn’t good huh, it can’t be helped, I should make it up……

「If I do that, would Kakeru-san be happy?」

「Un?」

「Uhm……」

She took a glance to the two on the back, and said .

「If I win over the two, and let Kakeru-san e-eat us together, would you be happy?」

Io asked .

She stuttered, but her face was serious .

Her face was saying, if I said “Un”, she would really do that .

This reaction is unexpected .

It’s unexpected, but I don’t hate it .

「I guess so, I’d be happy」

「Then, I’ll do that」

Io smiled innocently, and nodded .

「I’d do that for Kakeru-san’s sake okay!」

Io, she showed me her best smile today .